Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 344

@Arugula Um... Fortnite...?

Genshin impact,rogue's company and paladins,yes,it is a free to play week end.

Genshin impact.ashen.borderlands the greg handsome collection😀.dead rising 4.and darkest dungeon.word life.word is bond.word to your mother.word ☝ up son

Persona 4 golden on my psvita and super mario party on the nintendo switch.

I'm still obsessed with Genshin Impact. It took a while, but I finally found a free-to-play game that clicks for me.

@Arugula At least you didn't ask me where I've hidden the camera.

Super Castlevania IV, from the Castlevania Anniversary Collection...been 25 yrs since I beat it 🙂

Just finished the Banner Saga again, currently playing Mario 64 and DOOM 64 (which is the much better port of the two and only cost me a staggering £1.99 to boot).

Chillin' in Red Dead Online. I'm just counting the days until Cyberpunk 2077 now.

@Shepherd_Tallon

Picked up Squadrons yesterday, only had the briefest go, yet to try in VR. I found it strange that the controls some reversed compared to every other flight sim - it was unplayable without first swapping pitch and yaw around on the sticks.

Genshin Impact. Just beat the first real boss, hit adventure level 21 and moving out of Mondstadt to properly explore Liyue. Absolutely loving this game. Think I'll fire up the old Vita too for a while and play some Severed. Happy gaming all!

@Arugula I don't even wanna know what that is!

[checks footage]

Yep, I was right, didn't wanna know!!

Red Dead Redemption 2, deep into Chapter 6 now. Still trying to drag it out as I don't want it to end. New* games can wait as right now I'm playing the GOAT!

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*Also, I don't have the money to buy anything new at this point so reckon I'll be playing Spider-Man next even if that Peter is already outdated!

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I do have both Resi 2 and Jedi Fallen Order in my backlog but reckon I'm just not feeling motivated to start either. Anybody else ever feel that way when it comes to starting new games?

I recently subscribed to PS Now and am currently playing through Sly 4 Thieves in Time, hopefully I can finish it up this weekend.

I recently bought Astrobot on PSVR, and whilst I haven't had a lot of time to play games lately, the small amount of this game that I've played I have LOVED. I just finished world 2, and the minecart level made my jaw drop the entire way through. The game looks gorgeous, is so inventive, plays so well and gives me the most 'pure joy' I've had from any game in a longgg time!

Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate (bargain for £3-odd at the moment), Darkest Dungeons. But really just waiting for Terraria Journey's End on PS4..

Bought Star Wars Squadron so itching to try that after work. Can't wait, looks great
Also treat myself to Elder Scrolls Greymoor Deluxe Collectors Edition on Xbone for £30 ! Bargain... so will start a new character on that
Downloaded Genshin Impact too after following the hype so that's Sunday sorted!
Have a great weekend guys ♥️♥️

@ApostateMage
Same. Got my XSX preordered as well as Cyberpunk 2077 and I'm giddy as a schoolboy at the thought of playing it next month (to the point I don't feel like playing anything else really). Can't wait for next gen to start

Trying to finish my second run of Tokyo Xanadu and then any other ps now game I want to complete before my sub runs out.
I doubt they’ll add PS5 games for a while so I’ll let it lapse for a good few months I think while I’m playing through some launch games.

Heading back to the council and maybe some Vampyr to get me in the mood for the month. Also need to clear some more backlog for when Valhalla hits next month.

I’m absolutely loving ghost of Tsushima. It’s stunning, everything feels satisfying especially the combat and horse riding. So I’ll be sinking some hours into that from my sick bed.

Also Hades on switch which is fun so far (4-5 runs in so far)

Modern Warfare, Genshin Impact (PS4) and Super Metroid (Snes).

Genshin Impact - can't put it down. Unlocked Noelle and her gigantic sword is so satisfying slashing enemies. The combat is great, graphics is great, EVERYTHING is great! Now it's made me so hyped for Immortals Fenyx Rising I don't know what to do with Cyberpunk 2077 also coming. I don't wanna spend money on 2 new games in the space of 2 weeks. As much as I enjoyed AC Odyssey I always felt it would've been fitting if it was cartoony with all that running around. The realistic stuff should be left to R* and ND. Watching gameplay vids of ImmortalsFR has gotten me so indecisive. Been keeping tabs on it since it was announced as Gods & Monsters.

Elsewhere it's continuation of my 2nd run of TLOUII. MHWorld, RDRII, PES2020. FIFA20 maybe and some AC Odyssey all because Genshin Impact got me hyped for Immortals.

Back to playing ghost of tsushima again, I'm not in a hurry to finish it now, I want to play all the sidequest at least one sidequest perday.

Also playing genshin impact on my smartphone/tablet/pc, still in the library reading all the books, some of its story is quite interesting, and sometimes it turn dark lol. It's a great game 😃

Just got into Yooka-Laylee. Amazing game!

For me it will be my first weekend off in a month & can actually put a little time on stuff. I'm going to try and finish the plat on God of War, if so I will move on to Shadow of War which I picked up for $12 on the current sale. I am also playing Avengers still with mates closing in on power level 150 with my main Black Widow.

Genshin impact

@Arugula Hmmmm you make a point there. But man have you seen videos of IFR...the graphics is just sweet! Now I dunno, I dunno, I don't know.

Will be trying to put more time into Ratchet and Clank into the nexus on PS Now. Really enjoying playing through all the games I missed as I didn’t own a PS3. Will also play some Jedi Fallen Order later.

Finished up Assassin’s Creed 2 so onto Brotherhood now. I’ll also start DOOM with Game Club and finish off Hollow Knight. Probably some more FFXIV as well, my subscription’s almost up but I hit the first level cap and have almost finished the story.

13th sentinels: aegis rim on PS4
Super Mario 64 on switch
legend of Zelda skyward sword on WiiU

@Daleaf Ha, I had a backlog but then lockdown happened and now I don't!

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. Never was the biggest fan of the Crash Bandicoot games but this one I'm liking a lot.

I am playing God of War Chains of Olympus on PS3 as haven’t played the PSP games yet. Will also be playing some more Hades on PC I think.

Nothing. Sadly I have commitments.

I'm mainly focused on Crash Bandicoot Warped, Yakuza 0, and Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate this weekend.

@deadfred77
Love Darkest Dungeon, what an underrated game.

I was planning on waiting for Hades to come to PS4 but I caved in last night and bought it for my Switch. Believe the hype folks, it is staggeringly good.

May dip into Nioh 2 on PS4 and continue my progress through this fantastic title.

Recently got Dragon Dogma and Vanquish that were both on sale. I had Vanquish on 360 back in the day and loved it but this will be my first time playing Dragon Dogma.

I'll be starting chapter 6 of Tokyo Xanadu Ex today.Still loving the story and combat.I like it a lot more than the Trails Of Cold Steel series to be honest.
Genshin Impact has also been getting a fair bit of hours put into it.Really strange how they made it a f2p but it plays like a full game.
Can't forget 13 Sentinels either.Fantastic game!
I also recently bought all the dlc in a sale for Final Fantasy XV because I plan to go back and try it again at some point.I finished up to Chapter VIII and then quit..can't remember why..

On Switch its all about Paper Mario.

Crash 4 and nothing else till it gets platinumed. It's one of the best modern sequels I've ever played. Animations are fantastic, and all of the classic mechanics have been improved upon.

Star Wars Squadrons in PSVR with the Thrustmaster HOTAS. Loving it so far.

@BranJ0 It was my game of the year in 2018. Very jealous of the first time experience you are having now. Amazing game.

Won't be able to play ps4 this week coming or even tonight, so tomorrow will be a long session Dragon Age Inquisition GOTY topped off with a bit of Warframe.

I'm in one of those weird moods where I don't know what to play. I recently beat Ghost of Tsushima and got the Platinum trophy for it. I then immediately started Mafia: Definitive Edition. I got to the 10th chapter, and I just wasn't feeling the game as much as I thought I was, so I'm done playing that for the foreseeable future. I'm thinking of replaying God of War and cleaning up a couple of trophies in order to get the Platinum (I only have three left).

Worms Revolution Extreme on PSVita. I want to play Star Wars Squadrons, but my son is hogging that...

Doing daily Halloween preparation in Animal Crossing, and I'm currently on the third chapter of FFXV for PC.

Decided to try Persona 5 Royal, and geez I'm hooked!

Some Marvel's Avengers to the site.
But these phantom thieves stole my heart!

Not much from me as I will be working and have some family coming over. Probably some No Mans Sky (loving the new update) and maybe a couple of hours of Assassin's creed odyssey, I'm around 13 hours in and I can't quite get into it. I enjoyed origins a lot more for some reason.

Star Wars Squadrons, ok game but buggy in the online matchmaking. "Wrong version"error a few times but I have latest patch. Restart and it works.
A few annoying bugs with spaceships hanging stuck in space with a "follow" tag in the Main missions. Cheap game doesn't defend lazy programming imho. Otherwise fun game.

Wolfenstein YoungBlood backlog playing.

STILL on Digimon Cyber Sleuth Hackers Memory.
I am 301 digimon and want them all 😵

Genshin impact. Still loving it

I'm moving out this weekend so i wont be able to keep playing evil within 2 on the ps4. Great game that went totally under my radar and im able to enjoying it thanks to ps now.
For now im just playing Hades on the switch, so far im liking it but not as amazing as i thought it was gonna be. I'm only one hour in so for sure there's room for improvement.

Playing Halo 5 on One S & ghostbusters remasters on PS4 Pro.

Crash 4 will take most of my time.

I will also probably try Odin Sphere Leifthrasir for the first time tomorrow. Never had the chance to play the original. I have it on PS2 but I bought the remake during the last sale so I'm going with the remake.

I'm in a Vanillaware mood with the launch of 13 sentinels but it was not reasonable for me to buy 2 new 80 $ games at the same time. Will probably succumb when my next paycheck will come lol.

Genshin Impact and Trails of Cold Steel. If you want to add me in Genshin, feel free.

Zelda Links Awakening on Switch and I may level up a bit of Rogue Galaxy. It's about time I get on with my oldest ps4 game.

@Turbodream it's a beautiful game. And the platinum trophy isn't too hard to get either.

Well, I won the treble with my beloved Liverpool in PES 2017. So I think I may just watch Match of the Day.

Just finished Concrete Genie and absolutely loved it - can’t understand why it didn’t get more attention. Going to delve into the backlog and make a start on Shadow of Mordor next

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) - Starting a 100% playthrough today, so just starting out in Kokiri Forest.

The Gunstringer: Dead Man Running (W10) - A decent endless runner based on a character from a Xbox 360 Kinect game.

AlphaJax (Windows Phone) - Can't seem to get the offline workaround up and running to play yet.

I shall be profusely sweating looking at my copy of Crash 4 while I 100% finish Ghost of Tsushima.

Two games at once which is something I never do! I'm slowly creeping towards the platinum in thps1+2, and also the incredibly boring star wars jedi fallen order. I've never been a fan of anything star wars related, but the reviews kept saying "star wars meets uncharted". Huge uncharted fan BTW. I find the game extremely boring, the combat atrocious, serious input lag, and the facial animations are terrible. I feel obligated to beat it because I paid 60 bones for it, but it's gonna be a chore before anything else.

@NYJetsfan123 Star Wars, ouch! But still can't be worse than watching the Jets.

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Ha they really are bad, worse than the Giants? Quite possibly. There are some proper garbage teams in the NFL this season but hard to bet against a team from New York 'winning' first pick in next year's draft.

Back to Fallen Order. I got it for Christmas, along with Days Gone and Death Stranding, but whilst I've played and thoroughly enjoyed the other two there was always something putting me off starting FO and I'm a big Star Wars fan. What do other people think? Is is really that bad?

Started new game + on battle chasers Nightwar yesterday, so will be carrying on with that. Just about to start gensin impact. Off work for the week, so I'm going to try FF7 remake again.

@Col_McCafferty The highlights of Fallen Order for me was the exploration and the map, all 3D games should have 3D maps. The combat was rubbish, didn't help Control was still fresh in my mind, you put Control's combat into Fallen Order, you would have a great game.

@Daleaf
Where did you get up to in DS?

1. SW: Squadrons VR
2. Genshin Impact
3. 13 Sentinels

Great gaming weekend!

@Col_McCafferty

Hahah! It actually is worse than watching a jets game! IMO. The jets are so bad and trust me, the first pick in the first round, will not be doing them any favors. Need to start with firing the moron head coach first.

@NYJetsfan123 Yeah something needs to change. Bills have shown the way, a steady progression under a good head coach and now they're reaping the rewards.

@gamiller1978 @Bentleyma- Thanks for your thoughts, appreciated!

Still working on the platinum for Ghost of Tsushima. I have been taking it really slow with the story and instead focusing on exploration, side missions, and stat boosting. I’m only in the middle of act 2, but I’ve updated all my weapons to near highest level and got fully upgraded mythic armor. I like the feeling of being over powered. I love this game so much. The story, with its twists, is great and the combat makes me feel like a skilled samurai.

@SoulChimera I'm really enjoying it, if it keeps up on being this good it'll be my game of the year easily!

@Arugula

I know it! I've hated the gase hire since day one. Idk if you saw the game Thursday, but the final straw for me was in the 4th quarter. 4th down and 3 with the game on the line. Knowing the jets have the worst offensive line and mekhi becton on the sideline, gase calls for an empty backfield pass. No need to tell the rest of that play haha. And yeah, I hate the joke that people say... The jets are where quarterbacks go to die. I hate it cause it's true. Gase needs to go, like yesterday. End rant haha

@Arugula

Also, I really like darnold. I honestly think he's a great qb who can become an elite one day. But he can't do it when he's on his back for half the game

@BranJ0 I loved every moment of it. Stayed for the Platinum and wanted more. Praying for a full sequel.

@Daleaf
Good to hear that you’re sticking with it - it’s always good to have a little break and come back to it. I’ve really had to pick up my game on Sekiro with some of the tougher bosses but once you beat them it’s a great feeling.

It's zombie season, so the House of the Dead 4 on PS3

I've resumed my Evil Within 2 . it justs gets better in the second half. Hope they make no 3.

With Rift Apart coming out, I've decided to get the only Ratchet and Clank Platinum I never got, the 2016 reboot game. Just didn't feel motivated to play it after I beat it the first time but I've been thinking about how I want my Platinum collection for the series to become complete again.