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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (2nd November)

Freek

Hey everyone.
Hope you all had a great week.

I had a busy week.
Had eye ops to replace both my lens.
Had a fall 2 days before it and dislocated my shoulder, popped it back in but tore 2 muscles

So I've been resting and playing my Switch.

Started and finished Escape from Nazarick after my CE arrived from LRG.

Also about 3/4 of the way through Rack n Ruin retro edition.

Started and finished Wife Quest retro edition.
It has a couple of frustrating parts but overall I enjoyed it.

My copy of Astral Ascent arrived from LRG, I love this game.
It is soo good.
So much to unlock and you always feel like you're achieving something on each run.
Highly recommended.

Have a great weekend everyone

Re: Reaction: With Xenoblade Chronicles X On Switch, The Wii U's Demise Is Complete

Freek

This reminds me, I need to buy a replacement Gamepad for my Wii U

Also, NFS Most Wanted, Deus Ex, Zombie U, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Rayman, Batman and Project Zero all play significantly better on Wii U with amazing gamepad features not seen in any other versions so I'll gladly keep playing those and other games on my Wii U.

Dead?
Nah.
Forgotten?

Definitely.

Re: Cat Quest: The Fur-tastic Trilogy Scores A Physical Switch Release

Freek

Furtastic!
My daughter will love this fur sure.
It is great they're all on the one cat, sorry cart.
Makes me feel all warm and furry on the inside.
Meowbe I'll try them since I havent played them yet.
Then I'll be a cool cat.
Ok, I'll stop now, these cat puns are becoming a bit tiresome, I'll go take a catnap.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (19th October)

Freek

Finished Grime,
Started New Game+, level 112 and still going strong, love it.

Started and finished Pepper Grinder.
Awesome little game that reminds me of some of Nintendo's platformers.
Some great gameplay mechanics that both surprised me and made me smile at the same time.

Just started Rack n Ruin, brilliant so far.

I will start Wife Quest next as well.
Love the quality of Premium Edition Games Retro Editions, really high grade.

My copy of Overlord: Escape from Nazarick CE is finally on its way from LRG so I look forward to playing that when it arrives.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (12th October)

Freek

Still playing Grime, absolutely loving it.
Plays great on Switch now since the update.
Load times have been dramatically improved and the lag is non existent too.

My copies of Zelda Echoes and Pepper Grinder arrived so I look forward to getting into those.

So too my Retro Editions of Wife Quest and Rack n Ruin arrived last week so I have those waiting for me to play.

Good to have a backlog full of quality games.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (5th October)

Freek

Finished Unsighted.
Awesome game, absolutely loved it.

Also finished Saviourless a great action platformer with some great hand drawn artwork.

Finished Dex Enhanced Edition.
Amazing game, highly recommended.

Finished Gunbrella from my copy of the Doinksoft Collection
What an excellent game, really enjoyed it.

Finished Yars Rising after my copy arrived.
Great game, loved the Atari retro hacking mini games.

My copy of Grime arrived from Super Rare Games so I've started that, really enjoying it so far.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (14th September)

Freek

Finished BΓ΅ Path of the Teal Lotus, absolutely brilliant.

Also finished Beholgar, really enjoyed it. Now I need to buy a physical copy.

Also finished MO Astray.
This game is amazing. Absolutely loved it and the unique gameplay concept pushes it into my top 5 action puzzle platformers. Highly recommended. Wish it had a physical release as it absolutely deserves one.

Started Unsighted.
This game gives me Hyper Light Drifter vibes and that can only be a good thing
Really enjoying it so far.

My copy of Yars Rising arrived this week too so I'm looking forward to getting into that as well.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (7th September)

Freek

I'm up to the last boss in BΓ΅ Path of the Teal Lotus.
Started Batbarian Testament of the Primordials, what a great tough as nails Metroidvania. It has some very cool puzzles that break up the combat.

Also bought Dex, Beholgar, MO Astray and Unsighted off the eShop whilst they were on sale so I'll have them to play as well.

Have a great weekend everyone

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (31st August)

Freek

Finished Sanabi last week.
What an excellent game, didn't expect such a great story but man, it is so well told. Loved it

Also put in 30+ hours into Rusted Moss and still have heaps to discover. I have discovered hidden challenge areas that are as big as the main map. The bungee mechanic takes a fair bit of practice to "get" but once you do, boy does it pay off.
One of my top favourite Metroidvania's ever. Highly recommended to anyone that loves an original concept in a MV game.

Also started BΓ΅ Path of the Teal Lotus
This game is amazing, beautiful to look at and a joy to play. Highly recommend this game to those like myself waiting for Silk Solong

About halfway through Metroid Prime Remastered. This game still looks great today but looks even better now with the remaster.

Edit:
I got The Doinksoft Collection as a father's Day gift!
Can't wait to get into that too.
Have a great weekend everyone.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (17th August)

Freek

Started and finished Hunter X
A great Metroidvania that I really enjoyed.

Started Metroid Prime Remastered, a great little Metroidvania, some of you might have heard about it.

I was planning on sticking at it right untill the end but then my PlayAsia order arrived containing Sanabi, Rusted Moss and BΓ΅ Path of the Teal Lotus so I caved and started Sanabi
What an amazing game so far.
Love it.
I will play the other two straight after each other.

Have a great weekend everyone

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (3rd August)

Freek

Finished Steamworld Heist.
Really enjoyed it, a nice change of pace.

Started Witchcrafty after grabbing it on sale. Enjoying it so far.
EDIT: I have to add that it currently has a lot of bugs. I've encountered a bug where my character can't move and is frozen = hard reset.
A bug where I died but wasn't loaded back in = hard reset.
A bug where my character glides instead of walking and can't jump = hard reset.
A bug where there were invisible enemies.
This is all in the first few hours. It's a shame as the game is very good but man does the Switch version need a patch.

Also bought Hunter X whilst on sale so I have that to play next.

Enjoying Geist on my Cube. I wish Nintendo did more games like this these days.

Have a great weekend everyone

Re: Nintendo Life's Switch Summer Survey 2024

Freek

No questions on whether you play docked or handheld?

Docked all the way btw.

Also the game I put the most hours into is Dark Devotion Physical, NOT ESHOP. Not that there was an option for physical, grrr.

Re: SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos Limited Run Games Switch Physical Release Revealed

Freek

Also available from Pix n Love with a beautiful Deluxe Edition that includes:

The game SVC CHAOS (physical edition) for Nintendo Switchβ„’
An official NEOGEO snapcase numbered to 1000 copies with a reversible cover.
An 64-page artbook featuring never-before-seen design documents and illustrations
SVC CHAOS original soundtrack in CD format with digifile
Four doublesided lithographs

I've used them many times and they are excellent. Their Art books are beautiful.

Here's the link for those interested
https://www.pixnlove.com/video-games/1040-snk-vs-capcom-svc-chaos-collector-s-edition-nintendo-switch-9782371882904.html

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (27th July)

Freek

Finished Ginsha.
A very good Metroidvania that I enjoyed.

Started Steamworld Heist after I got it on sale.
Thoroughly enjoying it so far, nice change of pace.

Bought Grime off Super Rare Games which I'm looking forward to getting.

Also started one of my many Cube games I own.
Playing Geist which I wish Nintendo would go back to.

Have a great weekend everyone

Re: Feature: Super Rare Games Talks Digital Publishing, "Shorts" Criticism, And Anticipating The Switch Successor

Freek

I'm really glad companies like Super Rare are around.
Smaller games that would not get a release otherwise can only be good for those of us who want a physical copy of a game we love
I recently missed out on Haak and sent Super Rare an email asking if there were any chances of getting a copy and they put me on a waiting list for a chance to pick up a cancelled copy, which I did.
It was such a nice surprise and something other companies don't seem to do.

I also grabbed Haiku the Robot off them which I'm so happy about.

I get why people don't like these companies but I'm glad they exist so I can get physical copies of games that I love that might not get a release or overlooked in the huge library of games that are available.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (20th July)

Freek

Finished Aggelos.
Completed it and loved every minute of it.

Started and finished CryoGear.
An enjoyable Metroidvania, so much so I went back through on New Game+.

Started its sequel of sorts, Ginsha.
More of the same with some nice additions, enjoying it so far.

Also ordered Bō Path of the Teal Lotus, Sanabi and Rusted Moss off Playasia so I have those coming to me in the next couple of weeks and I can't wait to hook into all of them.

Have a great weekend everyone and game on.