Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 259

Really swamped with work this weekend, so I think I won't have any gaming time, unfortunately.

Finale of KH3! It's so amazing, and I can't believe it's almost over after all this time... Dunno what I'm gonna do with myself after!

I will be playing Metro Exodus, Apex Legends, AC Odyssey (which I’m finally nearing the end of the main campaign in) FIFA 19, and doing the last race in my first full season of F1 2018 - just in time for DiRT Rally 2.0!

Hoping I can finish Claire B this weekend with an S rank. I'm making good pace.

At work this weekend, but I’ll make time for some games for sure. Street Fighter V and Resident Evil 2. Jump Force as well, despite its many problems.

lords of the fallen complete edition.and nioh. 2 amazing games.hard games.but extremely fun.im used to playing those kind of games.so I'm used to them.word up son

I finished RDR2 last night, stayed up till 4am after getting back from watching Alita Battle Angel at the cinema, will still 100% the rest of it but time to browse the backlog for the next adventure /challenge!

I’m working this weekend as Marko Dragic’s assistant, but hopefully I will get some down time in Saint Denis.

Maybe some Apex Legends with friends, and some Kingdom Hearts here and there.

Got Ace combat 7 for Vday from the wife so that, started Horizon again because BotW happened, and maybe some Astrobot challenges since we already have all 164 bots

Still having crazy fun with BioShock The Collection. I think there's a lot of great remasters this gen because the graphics from PS3 to PS4 isn't a huge difference compared to coming from PS2 to 3.

And almost finished downloading Apex Legends and mistakenly hit Cancel and Delete...Tsk Sony needs to completely remove that option when downloading or ask confirmation. What an awful design when cancel and deleting is just a button away.

Crimson Expired Vindication 2. That’s what I like to call it since it sounds like I’m actually playing a different game than the same one I’ve been playing for over 3 months. Alas, I am wrapping up Chapter 5 though. The story seems to be moving along at a quicker pace now and I am curious to see how ol’ Arthur Morgan ends up.
If I either finish the game finally (unlikely) or need a break this weekend, then I’ll finish off Virginia, which shouldn’t take long.

Going to finish the Battlefront 2 campaign and then hopefully try and get my gaming mojo back with Shadow of the Tomb Raider

I'm out of town for a few days so I'm mostly playing wargroove on switch. Man this game is good, the difficulty is perfect medium hard like gow, the graphics are good, the story is interesting, and arcade mode is pretty good.

I've got into The Division again after re-installing it but I can't remember it being this tough in places during my first playthrough. I'm not usually one to complain about bullet sponge enemies but some of these elites and bosses take the mickey.

Kingdom Hearts III and Jump Force

This weekend I'll be playing Resident Evil 2..halfway through 2nd run with Clare.
Atelia Sophie which I'm loving...and I'm right near the end.
Far Cry Vietnam...this is definitely the better of the Far Cry 5 Dlc..
Valkyria Chronicles 4 on Switch...still on Chapter 10 and despite failing the mission twice..I'm still LOVING it!
Finally,I'm thinking I may start an Assassins Creed game which I got for Christmas but I can't decide between Origins or Odyssey..

So......on PS4 I will be finishing Thronebreaker: Witcher Tales. Good game!

But in a strange development, I now have my first Nintendo console since N64 (Am I allowed to post that here? ). I have always been a PS guy, 1-4 and soon 5. But my awesome wife surprised the family with a Switch for Valentines Day-with a bunch of games for the kids and Breath of the Wild for me. So once the kids tire of Minecraft for a minute or two, I plan to spend some time with the only Nintendo game I regret not having played. Looking forward to it!

My PS backlog was already getting unmanageable, and now I will pile BOW on top of it. My goodness.........

@MightyDemon82 what did you think of Alita Battle Angel?it's the only film I've been interested in for a while but I really can't decide on whether to see it at cinema or wait..
Is it in 3d?

AC Odyssey, killing mercenaries.

Got the week off again. So looking to finish off shadow of the tomb raider which I guess Im going to need a few evenings on. Then something from the backlog. Hoping England stuff the Welsh I'm the 6 nations later and set themselves up for a grandslam on the way.
Edit: or as it appears next weekend for the rugby

Just finished mass effect, brilliant!! What an ending, can't wait for two!! Don't want to burn out though so thought I'd finally get round to Titanfall 2 campaign before I start. On switch I played oxenfree this week (bit meh actually) and can't decide between okami and hollow knight for next game

@Wazeddie22 i absolutely loved it, definitely worth watching. I seen it in 3D 4DX not too many scenes utilising 3D but they really pop and 4DX was a new thing for me and was a fun experience, i want a sequel that's for sure!

I'll be playing Dragon Quest XI (I'm 60 hours in, and I think only 75% finished). I'll also be playing Metro Exodus and Detroit Become Human. I'm pretty excited to play those games.

@R1spam Story wise, ME only goes downhill from the brilliant first game, in my opinion. ME2 is still quality, though.

Monster Hunter World, AC Odyssey and Judge Eyes

Spyro Reignited. Nice and low pressure after a stressful week at work. Plus the first time ever I have President's Day off. Huzzah.

Loving Metro Exodus. I came to the series as a STALKER fan so this more open, explorable environment really feels like the STALKER sequel I've spent 10 years dreaming of.

Oh and more FFXIV. Can't. Stop.

Hoping to polish off AC: Odyssey this weekend. They’ll be some Apex and Legends and Snite too as always. And I want to get back into For Honor and Hitman 2 ideally

Resident Evil 2, finished my first run as Leon and this is now my favourite entry of the series and one of the best games this generation for me. I'm currently on Claire's second run and Mr X still freaks me out and I find the atmosphere is even better with the classic soundtrack. With plenty of things still to do with Hunk, Tofu and the DLC as well as trying to get the infinite ammo weapons this'll be taking what little free time I have for a while.

@ApostateMage aww mate, I hope not! Mind you the first one is one of the better stories I've played in gaming so I can see it would be hard to keep that going. I'm all in now regardless, I know I'll be playing 2 and 3 with dlc. I might even play andromeda in the end (i know its meant to be pants) but im just going to take my time, space it out with other games and avoid spoilers.

Ride 3 on the PS4. I don't like the Career mode though: the difference between the competing bikes taking part in an event is just too large. The game really wants to force you to buy the über-bikes or upgrade everything as much as possible. It would have been much better if everyone in a race used the same bike, as with their Ducati game. That and the blatant rubber-banding really annoys me, because it makes the difficulty is so uneven. So I put the game on 'easy' and harvest the money to buy new bikes, which I then use in what has become my main gameplay event: the Time Trials. It's a shame they can't learn from Forza or Gran Turismo, which they obviously borrowed this Career design from. Neither of these really forced you to upgrade or buy the best possible car, the games adjusted and matched the AI's selection really well to whatever you were using. The Ride games simply don't do that (well enough).

What else?! I'm split between doing more racing/driving (MXGP Pro, Dakar 18, RaceRoom, Euro/US Truck, Spintires, Grip) or some Pillars of Eternity, Wasteland 2 (both on PC), Jurassic World Evolution and Aven Colony (both on PS4).

Tales of Zestiria.

I'm just carrying on with Persona 5, Xenoblade Chronicles and Super Mario Galaxy. The story is getting really good again with Persona 5, so I'm eager to play more of that. I'm not sure if I'm getting towards the end of Xenoblade Chronicles or whether there's still a lot more of it to do. As for Super Mario Galaxy I'm mopping up some of the stars that I've missed.

I'll probably struggle to get some Red Dead in, so I'll continue my quest to platinum the first Spyro game. I'm just testing it works properly so the kids can play it. Honest.

Cuphead and Resident Evil 2 on my PC.

Still playing Tales of Vesperia. I’m 42 hours in and think I’m about 2/3 of the way through.

@Quintumply #wheelgate

Finished sottr this week after finishing rdr2 last week, going for some light hearted fun with dead rising 4

Wwe 2k19, and possibly crash bandicoot

Probably Spyro 3 and I will try the campaign of For Honor.

Going to start Claire's first run over again in Resident Evil 2, this time on hardcore difficulty. Also getting back into Assassin's Creed Odyssey which had been put on hold for a bit in favor of RE 2.

@MightyDemon82 Sounds cool!I might give it a go at the cinema then..last time I went was to see Jigsaw..
Never heard of 4dx though so unless our local cinema has changed in the last year or so I doubt I'll get to experience it lol

@Wazeddie22 Jeez that was a while ago, although i'm playing more games and reading these days than regularly going to the cinema. Let me know what you think if you do go, you will at least enjoy cinematic spectacle!

Continuing kingdom hearts 3 , resident evil 2 and genesis alpha one, also got nonary games to day so been playing that.

Senran Kagura Burst Renewal. Don't know what all the fuss over the canceled intimacy mode was about. The game still is extremely sexy as it is.

Now Spider-Man is done I thought I should finally return to Tales of Symphonia on PS3. Tine to finally beat that first play through and start the new game plus hopefully tomorrow.

@R1spam Mass Effect is still my favorite game series of all time. You are in for a treat! 1-3 are amazing and Andromeda......has its moments.

Ridiculous Marathon (Windows Phone) - Just time killing.
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (Windows Store) - This has been a blast so far, starting episode 2 tomorrow I think.

I'll be playing the doting father, my second boy was born on Friday. Called him Samuel, began red dead 2 midweek so should be finishing it around about Red Dead 3 release time 😜

@R1spam The first Mass Effect is still the best in series, savor the moment. It's what I hoped the sequels would be like, but for me the series only went downhill after the first game. However, there are things to like about each game, even Andromeda, which I enjoyed overall.

@MinerWilly Congratulations!

@Westernwolf4 cheers, enjoy botw and your switch!! It's an amazing game. Avoid any guides and just go for it. I was amazed when I watched some clips after I finished the game how many ways people can do the same thing but in such different ways. The game gives you so much freedom. It was my first Zelda and I loved it.
@Bonbonetti I love your profile pic, mass effect definitely has a bit of deep space 9 (my fave star trek) going on with a healthy dose of Babylon 5, my inner sci fi geek is in heaven lol!

I'm finally playing kingdom hearts 3😍😍😍 loving it so far! I'm playing it reallllllyyy slowww so it will last longer

I played a little Let's Go Eevee yesterday got my 4th badge and Silph Scope. Today might start doing some clean up on Lego Marvel 2 or GoW

Some Metal Gear Solid 3 on Vita. It’s glorious.

I was in the mood for a bit of sci-fi so I've fired up Transistor again. Forgot how mysteriously good it is.

@R1spam thank you for the great advice-which I intend to follow! My first and only Zelda was the original gold cartridge on the NES, so I am really looking forward to diving in to BOW.

@ApostateMage Transistor is so great. Every time I finish a game from Supergiant, I wish I could play it again for the first time.

Dragon Age: Origins (PS3 - loving it)
WRC5 (PS Vita - not too good)
Persona 3 (PS Vita - great)
WRC7 (just got on sale for PS4 - good, easier than Dirt Rally)
NBA 2k19 (also on sale for PS4 - fun and my Nuggets are on this year)

So, so close to platinum in Yoku's Island Express...