Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 26th)

I bought Mario Golf today at Gamestop, so I’m definitely going to be devoting most of my gaming time to it this weekend. I already played a few hours today, and it was really fun, especially when I played some matches with my friend who also has the game. In addition to that, I’ll probably play a couple rounds of Super Mario Party with my friend who just got a Nintendo switch today, and make a little more progress into Dragon Quest XI. I finished act one of the game and am doing the little sections of all the party members on their own now. I definitely won’t be bored this weekend, that’s for sure!

Mario Golf, Mushihimesama and thps 1+2 on switch

edit: ah and mh rise as always!

Dariusburst AC EX+ from Cozmic Revelation and also some MushihimeSama for me.

Been a while since I've played anything in particular aside from some casual Monster Hunter with my friend now and then.

But I did finally start playing Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne HD Port, I've been looking for an excuse to finally give the hard difficulty a shot and I felt like this was a pretty good opportunity and well... It is pretty hard, for the dungeon crawling your team definitely does need to be pretty well designed to tackle all the enemy ambushes you'll be facing. Just beat Matador earlier and made it to the Mantra HQ.

Had a good week, completed Metroid fusion on ambassador program, nearly rage quit with nightmare bloody hell that’s a spike! And then got lost a bit after because I didn’t jump ball past a wall! Grrr , thanks YouTube , but it’s things like that which sour me. Was gonna do zero mission on wii u but remembering that boss near the end I couldn’t get past puts me off. Anyway gonna download carrion on sale and maybe that ninja saviours x happy gaming xx

All the games, all at once! I have too many and not enough time, lol. Between Switch and Series X I have a full plate, not to mention backlog on 3DS as well still….

That said, if I can manage some free time I’ll be focusing on Legend of Mana, Astalon, and Coffee Talk. Possibly doin a few runs on MHR to get SnS kills closer to 100 while I work on getting to HR200 (187 now)…. Next up is HH. Already have LS and LBG above 200, and Bow (my normal main) over 100.

Tony Hawks! I completed the tutorial last night and I'm so pleased I chose it over Mario Golf as I forgot how incredibly fun it is even just skating around aimlessly! Also helped get over my disappointment that Mario Golf isn't the game I was hoping for (my friend said the single player is super dumbed down and unchallenging compared to the older games) but I might still pick it up after the DLC potentially.

Really recommend Tony Hawks. It oozes quality and love from the developers.

Will also starting on Moving Out and continuing to try to come first in Bomberman R Online/Pacman 99.

Mario golf I’m really enjoying it so far, not tried it with motion controls so definitely gonna give that a go also managed to get myself a negcon so will be trying that out with ridge racer on ps1

Mii be playing one game and here's a clue.......... FORE!!!!!! Inbetween the rugby (come on Exeter Chiefs and England) and walking the dog

Tony Hawwwwwk, Mario Goooooolf and Monster Hunterrrrrrr trial

A little game called Breathe of the Wild, it my first time playing it a second time. I am glad I waited years to play it again, it is fresh, but familiar and still utterly fantastic!

ACNH, picross 3D (on 3ds) and Rocket League.

Happy gaming everyone!

Well, I had planned a day of golf, but average reviews put an end to that. 🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♀️

I'll have to look for something new.

I've spent longer than I expected on the MH Stories 2 demo tbh! Loving it and can't wait until it releases. It kinda made me want to go back to Rise XD

Other than that, Ni no Kuni and SMT 3, switching between them as I see fit. Usually Ni no Kuni on TV and SMT 3 on portable. I have kids and I rather have them see some magic from Studio Ghibli rather than the creepy atmosphere from an apocaliptic Tokyo. I must say I'm loving both of them.

The games, not the kids. Wait, no! I meant the kids! (...and the games! XD)

I played these games. 🙂
1. Yokai Watch 3 Tempura 3DS
2. LEGO Jurassic World PS4

I tried to finish all the sub quest from Hailey side from Yokai Watch 3 Tempura. Still a lot of to do. 😉

I got the game LEGO Jurassic World PS4 from Tokopedia this afternoon. I played the game for straight 3 hours and.... I wasn't really impressed despite i have proceed my progress inside Jurassic Park Centre. 🤔
Honestly, i don't like Jurassic franchises, not interested with the cast, the storyline, but i tried to give one chance from this LEGO series, a risky trial. And i got not so great first impression. The only things i like are the natural environments, free roaming world and normal clothing LEGO (I don't like Western super heroes, Star Wars, famous Western franchises with flashy outfits). I don't think i will double dip for Wii U version even if i can get them.

It will be Mario golf and a little Animal crossing thrown in for good measure.

Neo: the world ends with you Demo. And I am loving it 😍🥰
Will continue my playthrough on bravely default 2 about to defeat Edna, she's tough.

Switch should see me juggling some new stuff (FAR Lone Sails, Little Dragons Cafe, Iconoclasts) and older stuff (Starlink, Immortals, Xenoblade 2 and Terraria, potentially more FFXII, plus some progress in stage-based ones like Gravity Rider Zero and Mugsters). Endless Frontier and Fire Emblem Echoes should get some attention on other platforms, but so should Tail Concerto - I promptly started it (and even simultaneously loaded Solatorobo into my NDS clip) after getting sold hard on the upcoming Fuga: Melodies of Steel, the latest game in the related universe and a tragicute premise that promises some Valkyria Chronicles and Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume gameplay vibes at once.

And yeah, I blew another chunk of time on Luxor's last stage yesterday. Hope springs eternal, but still no cigar. Alteric at least stumped me somewhere in the middle; it's the "almost there" feeling that keeps itching in my bacon about the casual puzzle I expected to tick off my backlog half a year ago.👺😆

That particular golf game.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Vita) - I wanted to replay this again, so here we go for a Hard difficulty run.

Battleship (Windows Phone) - Nearing the endzone with this one.

Lines: The Game (Windows Phone) - Also about 3/4th done with this as well.

Aside from the last few lessons on Game Builder Garage, I figure I'll go a few rounds on Mario Golf: Super Rush. It's also time to try out a new quest in Legends of Mana! Other than that, I'll just hit the arcade to fill in the gaps.

Soo late to the party, but perhaps timely, I’m still playing Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. With my day job and all, I think I have enough to keep me busy until the sequel is released! That way it doesn’t feel like I’ve waited centuries.

Finishing up Hades then finishing up Dragonball advanced adventure.

Wow, not much of a mention for Mario Golf Super Rush in this article. I picked it up yesterday, and I'm having a ball with it so far. I'm pretty sure that this will be my go-to game for the summer. Also, I've noticed some people saying that they were disappointed in the review and didnt pick it up. I decided early to not even click on the review and just pick it up and play it instead. I'm so glad that I didnt listen to anyone else and get these preconceived notions in my head. I'm having a blast with it. Mario Golf World Tour wasnt reviewed that well either, and that game has sat in my Top 10 games of all time for years.

Aside from that, I'm rained out today, and there's nothing really open to go out and do, so my wife and I will play some Arcade 1ups, along with maybe trying a few Switch party games I've had sitting in my digital library forever, like Ultimate Chicken Horse and Screencheat. Oh, and maybe some Boomerang Fu, which I just picked up yesterday with my remaining gold coins. Its 89% off and actually looks like a lot of fun.

Just finished replaying Metroid: Zero Mission, and now playing through Samus Returns again on 3ds. Such great games!

I am also playing:
Uncharted 4 (PS4)
The Way: Remastered (Switch)

Have a great weekend, everyone!

More XB1 stuff like MCC as Season 7 began on Wednesday (I'm close to unlocking all the content). If I play Switch this weekend it'll probably be the MH Stories 2 demo.

It’s the first weekend of summer vacation for the kiddos, so we planned a little day trip to go see some animatronic dinosaurs and have a sleepover at auntie’s. Gaming time will be limited, but my copy of Bubble Bobble 4 Friends just delivered so I’ll pack that and see if we can try some 4 player!

The fishies and creepy aliens of Subnautica get a break from me harassing them this weekend.

Have fun NL friends! 😄

A bit of Mario Golf and I have just started a new playthrough on Monster Hunter World enjoying the Series X enhancements.

It's that weird time right before all sorts of big and amazing games start dropping at the beginning of next month, and I was mostly coasting with a second playthrough of Ys Origins and catching up on 3DS titles (Castlevania Order of Ecclesia!) But on a whim I picked up Immortals Fenix Rising and it's pretty fun so far! The banter between the gods is legitimately charming!

Playing Mass Effect 3 right know. Hopefully the ending not as bad as I heard🤞

@Teksetter Can you please me know how Bubble Bobble 4 Friends is? I grew up during the 80s, loved the original Bubble Bobble, and have been wanting to BB4F for my kiddos as well! Cheers, happy gaming and have a good weekend!

Lots of harvesting going on as I'm playing Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin and waiting for the 1.0.5 update to Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town. I've also started Game Builder Garage and have gotten to the part where we build a side-scrolling shooter. I'll probably do that this morning.

I've been neglecting Ring Fit Adventure since I was not allowed to work out for a week after surgery. I'll try and get back to it today.

Far too many games to play, and Disgaea 6 is coming next.

All my controllers (joycon and pro controller) are drifting despite my attempts to fix. It's a pain to play any games and I don't want to buy another controller from nintendo, I do not trust them anymore.

So it's a video game pause for me until I don't know when.

Attacking the backlog with Octopath Traveler after finally finishing the first game of Ace Attorney Trilogy this week. I'm considering getting Tony Hawk but somehow the price is too high for me although I usually don't care too much.
Additionally I want to try getting into the Metroid series and will start with the offers from Nintendo Online. Also, some training with Samus in Smash.

Probably not much for me besides a little Animal Crossing and Doom Eternal while sitting in the car. Heading to Tennessee to see the aquarium for the first time since 2009!

Murder By Numbers I’ve just started after sitting on it for a year.

I thought it would be a nice change of pace after some long RPGs. It’s really good.

I am playing the mainline Metroid games in preparation of Dread, so I am commited to Samus Returns before i dip into Super and Fusion.

Metal slug anthology and XX (psp) - going to binge play all 8 games.

Zack and wiki (wii) - need to beat the final 3 levels.

Donut county and part time UFO (NS) - bought them in the switch E3 sale with some of my leftover gold coins.

Vader immortal (ps4/ps5) - the physical released last week so I decided to finally play it.

This weekend I'm celebrating a friend's birthday 🎂

I just finished Ori and the will of the wisps last night. I really loved the gameplay but don't see myself attempting to 100% the map

I also beat dragon warrior 1 on gbc and almost finished yo noid on nes.

I can't decide between going back to streets of rogue or the escapists 2 or maybe even starting burnout paradise.

@Cyz I know Nintendo US fixes the joycons for free, and possibly NoE as well, but not sure.

Set up a support ticket with em, they’ll send ya a shipping label and just mail em in. You’ll get fully repaired ones back in about 7-10 days. I had two sets (my original launch set, and a set I bought a month later) go out on me nearly at the same time, so I bought 2 more sets and sent in the other sets. They take up to like 6 or 8 joy cons at once, any more and you have to file a second ticket.

This week I will be mostly playing

Pokémon Black
Age of Calamity

I'm playing to the crowd.

Legend of Mana

Mario Golf, Hyrule Warriors DLC, Doom Eternal DLC. I may hold off on Doom while continuing Ori.

Having a break from MH:Rise so I've just finished Anodyne (great game) and I'm about half way through the first Tiny Metal, getting hyped for Advance Wars Reboot Camp.

After years of waffling back and forth, finally took the plunge on Mario+Rabbids before the big sale ended. Really enjoying the game.

I totally forgot Tony Hawk was dropping this week. Would have been a day one if I didn't already buy and start a game. So it'll be my next purchase.

Probably play some Animal Crossing as usual. Try to tackle a few objectives in New Pokémon Snap.

Got a bit of a backlog of games I've neglected or haven't started. Someone mentioned Burnout Paradise above, which I've put 5 hours into, but it kinda got lost in the shuffle even though it to turned out to be one of the most fun games I've ever played. So maybe I'll sink an hour or two into that

Spent 7 hours straight on Mario Golf so probably that.. it’s a little lack luster in some areas but the golf mechanics are spot on and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed myself so far.. Set up 2 player motion controls w the old lady but as fun as we were starting to have, we got too drunk to remember how to swing .. back at it!!

A mixture of Yakuza 7 and Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition on PC, and Monster Boy and the the Cursed Kingdom on Switch. So far I am enjoying all three of them immensely. At some point I will start Mass Effect 2 after finishing the first in the Legendary Edition last week. Oh, and I need to start Trails in the Sky SC at some point. So many RPGs, so little time....

Shredding it up in Tony Hawk! Been pumped for this ever since it was announced for Switch. Gonna be a good summer with this one 😎

@GregamanX Was stuck on golf the entire afternoon yesterday.. I really dk why people are butt hurt over it.. it’s a really fun game

Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to play anything this past week. Last night though I did buy Mario Golf and installed the Demo for Ys IX, Monster Hunter Stories 2, and NEO: The World Ends With You. All of them are so good but I have no clue when I'm gonna actually be able to finish any of them lol.

Just beat Final Fantasy 9 (STILL the best one), going for a couple last trophies, and then on to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven! My backlog is kind of crazy (400+ games...) so no new ones unless it's something I really want

Probably finishing Samus Returns (3DS) soon. I think I have like 7-8 Metroids left, but I am only in Area 5 and I think I heard there were 8 areas, so maybe there is a twist or something. I’ll also have to decide if I should go back and collect more items (generally I am not a completionist though).

I also started playing Wind Waker HD on the Wii U yesterday. My kids were enjoying watching it so maybe we’ll do more of that. Maybe they can play a bit too, although I may not be able to watch because watching kids play 3D games sometimes makes me nauseous when they don’t move the way I expect.

Still on my BOTW replay, I'm doing Tarry Town right now. Also making my way through OoT HD and Majora's Mask 3ds
If Nintendo doesn't want to put them on switch to celebrate the anniversary year, I'll just play them on the 3ds

I’ve been tackling Super Metroid all week. Finally made it to the second Ridley fight! Will hopefully finish that. As always, Monster Hunter Rise daily & getting my hand on the Monster Hunter Stories 2 Trial. Loving Stories animation, battle system and storytelling so far! Idk if I’ll ever put Rise down 😅

When I'm not playing the ever-recurring Yard Work game this weekend (It's supposed to rain over most of the next week. Gotta beat the - admittedly needed - sky water!), I'll continue my The World Ends With You: Final Remix playthrough. Finally made it to Week 3, which is hopefully the final week. Currently on Day 3. So far I like this week over the previous week, though Shiki is still my favorite partner.

On 3DS, I got to the end credits in Fire Emblem Echoes and have done what post game content I wish over the past week. I wanted a short palate cleanser, so I picked up Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale on the eShop. It's been on and off my radar for years. Hoping to dive into it later this morning.

As usual, a few minutes of Pokemon Go here and there.

Have a great weekend! Stay safe, and happy gaming!

Mario Golf Super Rush came in yesterday so I’ll teeing off with that. Maybe some Monster Hunter Rise as well.

Prepping to go try to beat Ganon in Breath of the Wild. He kicked my butt last time. Need more potions and upgrading some gear.

Also spending time with The Longing. That little shade is my buddy.

Will first finish the NEO: The World Ends With You demo.

If I get time I fancy going through Sonic Time Twisted again, a fan game in the style of Sonic CD. I was reminded of it while reading the comments on the Best Sonic Games article and definitely worthy of another run through.

Tony Haak, love it.

3DS: Style Savvy: Styling Star. I also went ahead and bought Rhythm Heaven Megamix so I'll probably be playing that too.

PC: Va-11 Hall-A. Steam is having their summer sale right now so I bought a couple things. The biggest one was probably Stardew Valley. Among the other things I bought (which include Halcyon 6 and Lazy Galaxy) is an absurd looking visual novel called Cat President ~A More Purrfect Union~. I saw someone play a little bit of it and...I had to. I have to know how silly it gets.

Switch: ACNH, as per usual. Maybe one of the games I bought recently like Steamworld Heist. I played some Mario Kart 8 yesterday...I might play more of that.

Wrapped up FF VII and Bloodstaind. Now playing Streets of Rage 5 and Tony Hawk.

Ohh, I've been trying to get my hands on Sonic Pinball Party for a long time, specifically the Sonic Advance combo pak. Such a unique pinball game.

Sonic Mania's free on PC, like every good fangame so I guess I'm playing that.

Tony Hawk,Dunk Lords and Crystal Crisis.
Tony Hawk is gonna be a problem I played for a couple hours and then played a couple more hours in bed.

I was going to go back to Star Ocean: FD R, but I decided to finish up Ys Origins with the 3rd character to put that game to bed. That Ys IX demo motivated me lol. I'm out of town so I think that's all I'll be able to get to this weekend.

I was pretty bummed when the reviews for Mario Golf came out this week and were (no pun intended) sub par. I was still in the mood for a golfing game, so I've been having a fun time playing through What the Golf. It's gotten me to laugh out loud more than a few times.

SMT III: Nocturne. About halfway through it. Always playing tournaments in Pinball FX3. And various Picross games.

I got Alwa's Awakening during last week's sale. It's hella addicting.

Time to finish gathering 900 moons in Super Mario Odyssey.

I have the attention span of a ferret at the moment. Trying unsuccessfully to juggle age of calamity dlc, smt 3, monster hunter, and for reasons beyond my ability to understand I'm playing another season of diablo 3. Got mario golf, although that's a game I'll only play with friends. But next week is disgagea which officially kicks off the month long gauntlet of switch game releases.

I just finished Xenoblade definitive edition and plan to start the second one soon. I might get X at some point but it takes up so much space on Wii U. I’m going to need a large usb drive.

MARIO GOLF since yesterday afternoon. Will try to finish ZERO MISSION on the GamePad.

Rabbids Kingdom Battle owns and I'm so happy more of you are picking it up!!!

My wife and I officially have a new game to play together in addition to Mario Kart thanks to Mario Golf!
Otherwise I'm hoping to finally beat Atelier Ryza 2, while also continuing work on SMT3, Bug Fables, Age of Calamity DLC, and Uncharted 3

Started the Monster Hunter Stories 2 demo last night and am now hooked. This game is beautiful and very addicting. A very long demo as well. I haven't reached the end yet.

I really like this demo more than the Monster Hunter Rise one. Gives a great feel for the game. I'll purchase this for sure. Maybe even full price since they had the confidence to show me so much of the game.

Highly recommend the demo.

Tony Hawk, and eventually mario golf once I grab it

Continuing DQ 11, onto the post game stuff now, this game has some of the stronger post game content.

Time to fire up Soul Blazer. The ost has been bouncing in my head for a bit.

mario golf...have been craving a sporty game

im playing sonic mania

Mario Golf cus' I'm a normie now I guess.

Sega Ages' Sonic 2

Scarlet Nexus. Yeah, it's not a Nintendo game, but I'm being honest. That is what I'll be playing this weekend. I'll wait on Mario Golf until I go with my folks this July, because really, games like that are meant to be enjoyed with other human beings.

Been on a retro game kick lately.
Doom(original)
Psycho Dream
Mega Man X4
SMB Lost Levels (All Stars)
Fire & Ice
Pac Man 99(not retro but still)
Galaga
Rolling Thunder
Fatal Labyrinth
Comix Zone

@Nontendo_4DS
It's called an Anbernic rg351p, but I call it the best thing ever!

Game Builder Garage. Working on Alien Blaster, already made on a roll & tag showdown. Then it's off to [UNDISCLOSED] for a week! See you next week!

Well, I was planning on playing Mario Golf and I did pick up my copy on Friday. But between an unreliable WiFi connection and OS + day 1 updates, I somehow got distracted and dived back into retro. So far in no particular order: Crisis Force, Pop'n Twinbee, Batman Return of the Joker, Fire Emblem Genealogy of the Holy War. The first two are great fun in Coop!

@TheHumbleSavage rayman is awesome

For me it's Mario Golf Super Rush, Mushihimesama, Clubhouse Games 51, Ninja Gaiden sigma (nice frame rate), Game Builder Garage, Rocket League, and Super Mega Baseball 2. Have a great weekend everyone!

Working through Obra Dinn and hoping to start Oxenfree. Happy weekend!

Age of calamity dlc, mario golf, I need to finished all lessons in game builder garage too and if I got time left I'll play some crisis.

I've spent all weekend playing the Monster Hunter Stories 2 demo.

@Dm9982
Hi and thanks for reaching out!
We found time to play Bubble Bobble 4 Friends Saturday night, but sadly it didn’t hold my daughters’ attention at all.

I played maybe 6 screens with my 7yo, and couldn’t even get her 10yo sister to join in. Granted they were tired after a fairly busy day, but progressing in arcade-style games just doesn’t appeal much to them I think. The elder said she mainly wanted to explore the kid’s bedroom used in the game (like she would in Minecraft, her fave game), but it’s just a background graphic!

In the little I’ve played so far, the new content seems ok, if a little bland somehow. The arcade version of the original game is included, thankfully, and I think I enjoyed its sprites and straightforward action more than the new game! I really only dabbled w BB back in the 80s though - ymmv!