There are ten days until Christmas – wait, what?! Wow, this has really crept up on us and we haven’t even bought all of our presents yet. Never mind, there’s still a week to go, right? Right. We’ll be spending this weekend in front of a warm hearth playing some video games – who’s joining us?
Sammy Barker, Editor
I tried to get into Prey this week but it just didn’t grab me and my backlog is so big that I’ve decided to move on – albeit with some guilt, I must admit. To be honest I’m really struggling to get into “big” story-focused games at the moment, so I may just faff around with my collection of sports games instead.
Stephen Tailby, Reviewer
I’ll be playing a game for what’s probably my last review for the year: Nippon Marathon. It’s an odd multiplayer title with a sort of Takeshi’s Castle vibe. What better way is there to close out 2018?
Christian Kobza, Reviewer
This weekend I'll be trying my hardest to tear myself away from Smash Bros. Ultimate to continue making progress toward the Assassin's Creed Odyssey Platinum Trophy. If games would just stop coming out, I would actually be able to catch up on my backlog!
Graham Banas, Reviewer
I have been both unable and unwilling to stop playing Beat Saber, and I see no reason why that's not going to continue going forward. Plus I'm still levelling up a whole bunch of stuff in Battlefield 5, so between those two games, I've got my weekend ready and lined up.
Liam Croft, Reviewer
This weekend I'll be committing more time to Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. I'm only 10 hours in but I absolutely love everything about the game, beautiful art style and the loveliest characters. I'm sure Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout will get a look in at some point, too.
Jacob Hull, Reviewer
It’s that time of year again when I try to catch up on some of the games that passed me by over the course of the year. 2018 has been a particularly busy journey around the sun so I’ve missed more than a few behemoth entries. I’m kicking off this weekend with a bout of Dragon Quest XI.
Jamie O'Neill, Reviewer
God of War recently won Game of the Year on Push Square's forums, and since it's cold outside, I'll start a new game to play the opening few hours again. I want to be reminded of the cheers of joy at E3 2016's gameplay reveal showing a hunt with Atreus, through to hearing Kratos' feet crunch in the snow as he reaches the mountain's base.
Victor Nowogurski, Moderator
Things are slowly getting back to a normal pace with me which means I will be able to squeeze in some much needed game time. With that said, I will be playing Battlefield V this weekend and perhaps some Mutant Football League Dynasty Edition.
Have you done all your Christmas shopping? What are you playing this weekend? What games are you lining up to keep you occupied over the holiday break? Let us know below.
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After finally finishing the brilliant Yakuza 0, I've started my playthrough of Yakuza Kiwami. I'm already missing the old Majima, though.
So little gaming time but I think I will focus on finishing Dawnguard story and trying to wrap up some quest lines in Skyrim
Gravity Rush Remastered.
Played 2 and it got me into the series. Looking forward to playing through Remastered and then probably playing through 2 again.
RDR2 and Spyro!
Considering I have the game of the year and Read Dead 2 sitting in my ever growing backlog, I'm desperately trying to finish up a few adventures so I can finally put them aside and move onto the next, which currently involves jumping between Dark Souls Remastered, Until Dawn, Spider-Man and Nier:Automata!
My plan is to win the Euromillions and retire to gaming paradise!!
After finishing the main story, I kinda gave up on Just Cause 4, especially when it became clear that my subpar MacGyver skills were more a danger to myself than others...
...so now I'm playing Spyro 2 in the Reignited Trilogy. It's not as good as the first game, but it's still adorable in places, charming throughout and keeping me entertained whilst I wait for the next Elusive Target to arrive in Hitman 2 next week.
Smash Brothers Ultimate and Katamari Reroll on Switch. I'm bouncing between these too games and they are complimenting one another nicely!
The game of life and work
well i might be working Sunday but tonight i'm going to try and finish FFX as i'm still working through my backlog
planning on going for the platinum for all of the ratchet and clank games as well as the ones for crash spyro and sly cooper
Being pulled back into ESO with some odyssey on the side, gaining on that platinum
I'm getting towards the end of Uncharted 3, also getting close to the platinum with Heavy Rain, and I'm not too far from the end of Tomb Raider Chronicles.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Still playing spider-man on ps4, subnautica on pc (got it free on epic store) and smash ultimate on switch.
Probably Darkest Dungeon on my Vita. And some Astro Bot VR if I get a chance.
@ApostateMage
I am starting Yakuza 0 this weekend. It is my first game in the series, and I am excited! I have been wanting to try the series for a long time.
Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Splatoon 2.
And I need to finish Case 4 in Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice.
Red Dead II. I was hoping to finish the main story in time for Christmas, but that's starting to look like an unrealistic aim, due to this whole concept of having to buy presents for people. Seriously, whose idea was that?
While trying to recover from my staff Christmas party today, I’ll try to play some AC: Odyssey and Far Cry 5, some Blackout and Smite and Battlefield V to check out the update
Spyro and Bulletstorm.
I'm going home from uni for the Christmas holidays, so I can actually start gaming more than 2 hours a week now! I purchased a SNES mini in the summer, but only managed to play a link to the past, so I'm going to go through its huge selection of games and see which ones take my fancy!
Horizon Zero Dawn for me. After almost quitting the game after a few hours Ive started to enjoy it a bit more. Ill be honest, the graphics certainly helped with that.
@Gremio108 I'm not doing presents this year, neither is my girlfriend. Just can't be doing with it. We're gunna go out a few days before Christmas and blow some cash on stuff we wouldn't normally buy.
Killzone: Mercenary - Also playing Geurilla Warfare matches inbetween everything else.
Splatoon 2 - Playing in the Splatfest!
What in the World? (Windows Phone) - Still time killing...
Fallout 3 (Games For Windows) - Still watching a Let's Play.
Quantum Break (Windows Store) - Constantly crashing on me so far...
Bit of red dead 2 and some smash bros for me, I got a message when logging in to red dead 2 that they are giving away 15 gold bars for online if you play a mission before Thursday. I've only really played the intro so far so don't know if this is actually a decent amount but worth bearing in mind. Have a good weekend everyone 👍
I have too many games to play. Which is a good problem to have I guess. I'll be digging into Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Some Spiderman. And some Starview Valley.
I'm going back to some games from last year that I never got a chance to finish so it'll be a combination of Horizon Zero Dawn and Yakuza 0
More RDR2 for me. Feels like I'm nearing the end of Arthur's story which is simultaneously both exciting and slightly depressing. On top of that I'm playing Vermintide 2 which is a lot of fun (when I'm not fighting against server disconnections and crashes; needs a patch or 2).
@ApostateMage getting yakuza 2 today
@kyleforrester87 Yeah, we're doing a similar thing. We've bought our own stuff and wrapped them for Christmas. Just need to get the kids sorted. They're easy though, it's parents and in-laws that are the tricky ones!
Super Smash Bros Ultimate is still the main game. Sucks I have to work this weekend. Street Fighter V and Soul Calibur 6 as well.
x com enemy within.amazing game word up son
@FullbringIchigo Sunday is all about NFL football for me.im playing x com today.im also waiting for NCAA basketball .my Michigan wolverines.and tomorrow waiting patiently for my Pittsburgh Steelers .here we go Steelers.lets get this win and go to the playoffs.word up son
@wiiware surprised you got the last one especially with your tastes and expectations of more Story > all else...
@3MonthBeef there’s a rumor of a 2nd one happening but unsure
RaceRoomRacingExperience on PC, continuing with a custom GT3 championship.
Some Euro- & American Truck Simulator, it's a nice thing to relax with on a Sunday especially. Re-installed Elite Dangerous on PC, so might give that a spin too. It's been well over a year since I last played it, so it will be interesting to see how they have improved on it.
On the PS4 it will be V-Rally 4 and some new Ni no Kuni 2 stuff.
@b1ackjack How is Mutant Year Zero? I'm very tempted to buy it, since I do like my isometric tactical games. Plus it looks fun-tastically odd. Are you playing it on the PS4, i.e. how are the controls?
I finally bought God of War so I will be playing that for the first time over the weekend. I gotta say, I'm super excited!
@Derpie1 It's a fighting game, I don't expect all fighting games have a great single player story like injustice or mk x.
Still RDR2. Reckon I’m about 60% through.
Now that the game has gotten a lot more linear, I’m really starting to love it.
@kyleforrester87 me and my wife agreed to not buy anything for each other. Then she went out and bought me a very nice dewalt drill and driver set. So now i have to get her something. 😔
As for this weekend, probaly some rdr2, maybe MHW. I also got subnautica, im hoping it performs better than some of the reviews say it does.
@ellsworth004 sounds like she'll be wanting some DIY done in January!
After doing two and a half playthroughs of the fantastic Detroit Become Human i just have three trophys left to catch the platinum so hopefully I will manage that tommorrow.
I really need to get back to Dragon Quest which I have neglected the last few days for other games..(Spyro Trilogy mainly)
On the Switch I'll be hard at work on the brilliant Ys VIII plus I have also bought my first Shantea game in the sale so will be interested to see what I think of that.
I finally picked up Assassin's Creed Odyssey. And I will more than likely play at some point this weekend.
@kyleforrester87 I agree, Katamari Damacy plays brilliantly alongside Smash Bros. Unfortunately I won't be on PS this weekend as I try to navigate the unsavoury refund ban policy. It looks like I'll have to pay the money that was stolen from me to get my account unlocked, even though PayPal agreed that it was an unauthorised transaction
@Westernwolf4 You're in for a treat. The game will make you laugh, almost cry and let you buy porno mags for children. Enjoy.
Jet Set Radio (yeah I know, I really was in the mood though), Dragon Quest XI and SFV (with ads on).
@wiiware idk with you id expect you would expect every game you play to be enriched with story...
@KingdomHeartsFan so how you feel that Kingdom Hearts 3 leaked?
Red Dead 2 for me, though I do feel it drags a bit by the time you reach chapter 6. I'm constantly switching between that and breath of the wild, which is addictive.
Smash, Smash, and Smash.
I only got my PS VR a few days ago, so will obviously be playing with that. So far I’ve dabbled with some VR worlds, Driveclub VR and Resi 7. Hoping to start Astrobot over the weekend. When not exploring virtual worlds, I’ll be playing AC Odyssey, RDR2 and some FIFA 19. A busy gaming weekend! (most of my Xmas shopping is done 😉)
UPDATE: Well, I started playing Astro Bot: Rescue mission tonight, and so far I’m loving it! Not surprised Push Square gave it 9/10
@kyleforrester87 yeah no doubt...i should get her a vacuum cleaner.
Just started on Detroit - enjoying it so far, except for the sixaxis control bits, which as always suck massively! Expected that before buying though as they're standard with David Cage games as he seems to love them for some bizarre reason, and I can put up with them again as the narrative is good
@KingdomHeartsFan whelp some guy stole like 10-30 copies of the Xbox One version and it’s being sold for dr evil moment ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS!
@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L yeah man they have to win tomorrow.i have faith in them they had it last year until that bogus catch call.it was a touchdown.here we go Steelers.lets get this win.word up son
Weekend is over in Kuwait. So I’ll just say what I played instead.
I played:
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the duelist (one of my favorite games of all time)
Digimon cyber sleuth hacker’s memory (another great game)
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (a crossover that made me orgasm)
And a little bit of symphony of the night
Prey is really great, hope you give it another chance.
Thanks to the PSN sales, I’m playing Wipeout Omega Collection, Donut County, Fe and Mortal Kombat XL.
@KingdomHeartsFan doesn’t matter if he gets at least one sale cus then the game is out there, someone other than him has it... heck if he sells more than one... yup unless those people have thier mouths shut
Spoilers... spoilers everywhere
I am FINALLY ending RDR2. What a ride it has been but now I feel the end is closer and closer.
I may continue my Tomb Raider playthrough (I like it so far).
Playing some Blackout/Fortnite/Overwatch with my friend.
Also, Super Smash Bros. Man I wish PS All Stars was this good! Or sony made a deal with Nintendo so they could do a Switch PS4 crossover game with all the characters
I'm still chugging away at Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Man, this game has so much content. It truly is a remarkable game, and I love the Cult of Kosmos angle. It really adds new life to the game. I'll also probably jump on some PUBG and Overwatch as well, and I'm definitely going to replay God of War again. I'm in the mood for it since the latest awards for it.
@Splat Bulletstorm is so freaking fun. I have a hard time playing a game again once I beat it, but there's just something about Bulletstorm that always has me coming back for more.
@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L yeah if Conner play big boost for Steelers.pittsburgh offence is unstoppable to me.juju .brown.switZer.mcdonald.washington.hayward bey.jesse James..and the Pittsburgh Steelers will step up.mark my words.lets go Steelers from Greg from New York .word up son
@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L Conner did practice yesterday.so he will play..lets get some sacks tj watt.camron Hayward.bud Dupree.artie burns.gets the interception.joe Haden also.word up son
Some quality time with the Vita: Persona 4 Golden, Dynasty Warriors Next and Rayman Origins.
Perhaps some Hyper Light Drifter on PS4 if I can claim the tv for more than an hour. Awesome game!
After achieving the plat in the amazingly awesome Spider-Man. I have decided to take a chance on PS plus title Burly Men at Sea, it’s unlike anything I have ever played before. Not so much a game but interactive book with some really quirky visuals and a easy platinum.
@3MonthBeef ah.
Hitman 2(PS4) and Bayonetta on switch
No man's sky (loads more content each week! ) plus Horace Goes Skiing Remastered on Vita and of course Meteor Storm on the ZX Spectrum. Always a pleasure!
Today I played Gris on Switch. A really magical journey. And tomorrow I'll start Spider-Man.
@KingdomHeartsFan I guess they pulled a Masahiro Sakurai/Nintendo on the KH fans...
I think the biggest Oh Snap moment would be Sora coming to Super Smash Bros Ultimate or something... cus while KH and Nintendo fans want it
Disney/Nomura/SE is like heck no...
Grinding out Black Armory weapons in Destiny 2 across all 3 of my toons, also about to start grinding the new Fortuna expansion in Warframe. It never ends!!!!
@wiiware I hope to use the Epic store eventually, when their selection of games is more to my liking. It's always nice to find alternatives to Steam, and I refuse to use GOG (too right-wing).
@Nerdfather1 It's easily one of the most fun shooters I've played, the mechanics are so fun to play around with. It's one of those games people either seem to love ... or hate (for some weird reason I can't understand).
I picked up Detroit become human, but I decided I'd play Heavy rain, then Beyond two souls on my PS3 first, since I've never played them. I am absolutely impressed and amazed with Heavy rain, what a game.
I'm also playing Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection on PS4. I'd recommend it to anyone.
@Derpie1 I don't expect nintendo games to have great story lol, but I do like smash ultimate world of light single player mode, I like to roam around searching enemies in the map and to upgrade my skill tree like in the old jrpg.
Some genre like fighting and racing doesn't need full story I think, for fighting game as long as there's opening and ending movie plus many fight agains the opponent, I'm satisfied.
@Bonbonetti I just use epic store for the free games, the games are expensive compared to steam because it's full convertion from usd to idr. I don't understand the right wing comment, is it a political difference in usa? I'm not from usa so I don't care about usa politic, I'll buy the games if it's cheaper there.
Was working towards platinum in Transistor until the game crashed, corrupting my save file. Started Ni No Kuni 2 and enjoying it big time.
Mark of the Ninja Remastered.
Anyone with Switch should get this!
@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L Pittsburgh Steelers did it playa.i told you.haha word up son
@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L hahaha I was like I have to text you. Steelers was angry.i told you Steelers got this.they dominated that game.pittsburgh Steelers should have won that game by 17 points.great win.greetings from New York from a Pittsburgh Steelers for more than 20 years word life.word to your mother.word up son
@wiiware I don't like mixing politics and gaming either, but GOG does that rather often on social media, which is why I prefer Steam.
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