It's been an incredibly slow week compared to the last one, even if the promise of major PlayStation announcements never really occurred. The release schedule has also calmed to a crawl, but we'll always have our backlogs to turn to.
Sammy Barker, Editor
I remembered recently that, despite enjoying what I played of it, I never got more than a couple of levels into Sonic Mania. Realistically, I'll probably spend this weekend on MLB The Show 22, but I wouldn't mind finally working my way through the Blue Blur's relatively recent outing.
Liam Croft, Assistant Editor
I'm still working my way through Horizon Forbidden West, which is still consistently great but isn't impressing me quite as much as I hoped just yet.
Jamie O'Neill, Reviewer
A combination of chatting with Sammy about a buffet of PS4 retro games, alongside a bargain £4.89 price at 50% off in the PS Store's Spring Sale, led to me buying Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol. Admittedly, I became impatient with my physical order currently being at Limited Run Games' warehouse, but I don't mind supporting retro compilations by purchasing them twice.
What's keeping you busy this weekend, then? As always, you know the drill, so let us know in the comments section below.
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I think I also only played the first two stages of Sonic Mania. Can't remember why I dropped it but I did enjoy it.
As for this weekend mainly Lego Skywalker Saga and maybe a little bit of Elden Ring just so I don't completely fall off that game just yet. Also the Monkey Island 3 (or 5? Or 6? Idk) news made me start up Secret of Monkey Island on PS now.
I'm still playing through RAINBOW SIX: Extraction. Quite enjoying it too. Far more so than I initially thought I would.
Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise, Blue Reflection, and Falcon Age. Haven’t started Falcon Age yet but bought it on sale recently. The other two really have their grip in me.
After beating Xenoblade Chronicles DE last weekend, this weekend I'll be getting lost in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Getting ready for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 by playing all the games.
Elden Ring. I’m 37 hours in, and still feel like I’m just getting started. I’ve only taken on one of the main bosses. Mostly still exploring the map and levelling up.
Ghostwire Tokyo. I’m about 10 hours in and it’s my favourite game of the year so far. I haven’t enjoyed an open world game this much since Breath of the Wild.
I’m playing it on high frame rate performance mode since it seems weirdly slow on the quality and normal performance modes
Still on Elden Ring and GT7.
Although I'm itching to play Horizon again. I want to see if that one glitched lore collectible was fixed in one of those recent patches...
@Ryall good to hear. I played for around 4-5 hours so far, had very limited time for games the past week. But nice to hear, you still enjoy it
GT7 (of course), COD Vanguard and Horizon Forbidden West all on PS5.
I'll watch Sonic 2 in cinema. Besides that. I will play a bit Switch this weekend. Crystar will arrive today together with Spirit of the North on PS5.
Also in the mood for Mario Kart 8 and Kirby. Ahh, so many games
Still waiting for something to stick after beating "Elden Ring". I've just started a replay of "Max Payne 3" on PS3 . Failing that I've got "LEGO Skywalker Saga" sitting on the shelf. Failing that I might have to read a book or something. Damn you FromSoftware!!!
Weather is gd this weekend so I'll be spending alot time outdoors cycling etc, but In the evenings probably the stunning gt7 and f1 2021 happy gaming weekend to all gamers
Patrick's hoarding my last 4 golden spatulas for the platinum but he's not giving them up till SpongeBob finds all his socks the lazy sod.
Other than that maybe a bit more HFW and start something new.
Have a great weekend everyone!
I’m working all weekend, so I’ll be playing a stress free game called Lake. It’s a pretty laid back game involving delivering mail in a sleepy American town. It’s a bit rough around the edges technically, but it seems decent so far.
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Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - really enjoying this so far! This is everything I was hoping it to be.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus - hunting shinies...
3DS
Smash 3DS - had an idea to go back to Smash 4 this weekend, just to see how the online is. It's still going kinda strong!
PC
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - loving the gameplay so far, on the 5th story mission!
GTA Online - multiplayer with friends later tonight!
Have a good weekend everyone!
Football. Two games, one Saturday, one Sunday.
Nioh with all the dlcs.borderlands 2 from the handsome collection.manhunt and witcher 3 complete edition. Watching dont breathe 2.watching whats happening.good times.sanford and sons.the Jeffersons.saved by the bell.martin.word up son
The absolutely brilliant Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga. I've started the saga chronologically with The Phantom Menace and I'm loving the fact that all comedy mishaps so far have involved Jar Jar.
Horizon zero dawn complete edition on ps4/ps5. Trying to get the platinum trophy.
After that I’ll go back to spider-man miles morales to get the newgame+ trophy and the platinum.
No switch, 3ds or xbox this weekend.
Will be continuing my gaming marathon since I've got all next week booked off.
On playstation 5 I will be playing Tiny Tina Wonderlands and Elden Ring.
On switch I will be continuing with fire emblem three houses and just started dragon quest 11s, I've also just bought AI the somnium files so looking forward to starting that.
And on xbox I will continue with the guardians of the galaxy which has been pretty good so far.
@ApostateMage “I’m Queen Amidala!”, “no, I’m Queen Amidala!”, “no, I’M QUEEN AMIDALA!” really made me laugh. The cutscene after you fight Darth Maul was funny too.
Watched Sonic 2 thought it was great, must be up there for best game to movie but competition would be small I know. Playing Horizon Forbidden which I would agree with Liam, absolutely solid but not maybe Ghost Of Tsushima or Naughty Dog level of amazing. Playing Weird West also which is decent and Ghostwire. Have a great weekend of gaming
Finally got round to playing Cyberpunk and I have to say I am really enjoying it. The menus and hacking and stuff are all a bit overly complicated but the world is gorgeous and am just having lots of fun with it.
Finishing up the iki island in ghost of tsushima DC. Ghostwire Tokyo im also still playing and its a good game, working towards the platinum on that one. On my Xbox I'm playing Tiny Tina for some looter shooter fun
Cyberpunk 2077. Had the final main story mission sat waiting for about 20 hours but I'm cleaning up everything else beforehand. I known this game gets a lot of deserved hate but I absolutely love it, really hope we get some significant DLC down the line. Have a good weekend all!
Well its the masters weekend so i'm just watching in awe at how tiger can still play how he does after that horrific car crash..but i'm playing the ascent as i need something i can just drop instantly..cant do that with elden ring..that game just takes over everything..have a good weekend everybody..
Been playing Lego Star Wars all week, same again this weekend. Just the sequel trilogy to do now. Such a fun game, probably the best Lego one full stop! Makes a nice change from the challenge of Elden Ring too. Have a good one folks!
Final Fantasy IX on PS4.
Been two weeks or so since I last really sunk my teeth into it but I should finally get enough time over the weekend to get a good few hours in.
Just gotta get past this card tournament.
Tetra master is easily the worst card based minigame I've played thanks to it relying on RNG in the stupidiest way possible!
But otherwise I'm really enjoying playing FF IX for the first time and can't wait to see where it goes!
Have a good weekend everyone!
I'm playing more Wytchwood which is enjoyable but buggy in the sense that it doesn't automatically pop trophies. I have a sad feeling that I may have to do another run just for one stupid trophy. Apart from that playing some more sims of which I haven't designed them to look like my bosses and torture them. 😂🤔😉
John Madden 92 on Megadrive and Sonic 3
Halo Infinite on Xbox Series S, fantastic campaign and multiplayer. Its like binging on Halo 3 from years back, love it
GT7 on PS5 and loving the grind ( sorry)
Finally started on Dying Light and all its DLC, only been in my backlog for an eternity - not sure I'll play it much tbh, it's all a bit repetitive but l give it a chance
Have a great weekend guys ❤️
After spending over two hundred hours immersed in the glorious world of Elden Ring, I have no idea what to move on to next. When's the DLC coming out? In the meantime, I might invest in a stress ball.
Elden Ring, just about to go over 100 hours and I’m in the frozen north. Can’t be much left now.
I will continue Horizon FW, do more of the Dead Kel campaign in Kingdoms of Amalur, and maybe play more Assassins Creed III or Doom Eternal. Let's see.
GT7, will do circuit experiences, maybe one or two marathon races, the rewards have got better, but more world circuit races are needed for when you run out of mission and circuit experience one-offs.... there's still plenty for me to finish though, last weekend I spent hours tuning to win the Daytona Gr3 race
Hitman: Blood Money. Should wrap the trophies up and then onto Absolution
@Shigurui I was lucky I waited for the PS5 version and I got my console just as the current version came, so I'm playing Cyberpunk with almost no bugs. The best way, the game is beautiful, very immersive!!
Elden Ring's world just keeps on surprising. Still on HFW too. I'll be playing these 2 for months.
@Doctor-Moo I'm 112hrs in and I've only beat 3 bosses.
Where's @Col_McCafferty
@Shigurui I must have left Hanako waiting at Embers for at least another 50 hours!
@HallowMoonshadow I really liked Tetra Master, I didn’t like the one in FF8 once it started introducing all the weird region rules. Although if I am honest I am still not completely clear how TM works 😂
Enjoy FF9 though, lots of fun.
@LN78 Why not check out Divinity Original Sin?
Elden Ring is my life now. I have accepted that.
MLB 22 the show
Chrono Chross Radical Dreamers Edition and binging Better Call Saul!
I’ll be playing my GOTYSF (Game of the Year so far), Gran Turismo 7 this weekend. I was extremely sick last weekend and ended up in hospital for three days, so taking pity on me, my wife preordered me a copy of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, so I’ll be continuing with that, too. I finished A New Hope the other day and I’m really looking forward to playing through my favourite of all nine movies, The Empire Strikes Back! It’s a gorgeous game and a ton of fun to play.
After 95 hours I finally finished Horizon Forbidden West. I absolutely loved it. I still have a few more trophies to knockout which I plan on doing soon.
I think I will make a start on A Plague Tale: Innocence (PS5) and maybe Slay the Spire (PS4) amongst other stuff.
Have a good weekend PushSquare Pals.
[scrolls through comments thusfar and clicks the heart icon on anybody mentioning LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, as well as that one person who's playing Hitman games]
I’ve had a week off work so I thought I’d finish Elden Ring & get started on Pokemon Legends: Arceus -which I bought over a month ago.
Nope. Weather has been too nice & made no progress in Elden Ring.
Not much this week as I applied for a potential life changing job, but even if I don't fit the criteria because of past mental health issues I will be fine with it and will gain the courage to get back into the world and maybe study something, maybe even try to go for a career in gaming, big question is what I'd want to do, maybe something to do with writing as I'm finding that I have immense satisfaction from just talking about what I play each week🤔
Anyways, gaming has been a little light so I've played more Monster Hunter Rise, crossing the 160+ hour mark just hacking away for those monster crowns a couple hours here and there.
Also bought this months Humble Bundle which had a peculiar game in it called Chicken Police. It's a Noir themed adventure game in black and white where all the animals have human bodies aside from their heads. The game has crazy politics where the city takes place, it's basically the first city where predators and herbivores live in harmony and don't eat each other whilst also being a buddy cop type place set in what I'm going to guess is 1960's? Anyways it has its hooks in me but I can only play it for a little while at a time or my legs just get restless and I need to stretch or do some exercise. Wonder if anyone else gets that feeling while playing VN or text heavy games. I think it is on playstation consoles if anyone is interested and wants to check it out.
Lastly I'm playing Monster Sanctuary, which is a Pokemon Like and a Metroidvania at the same time, it mixes up the formula enough to be its own thing, I only wish the art style wasn't so pixelated, all of the monsters have a beautiful splash art in their codex entries, but when you're actually fighting their sprites are just the same as the ones in the overworld before engaging in battle, just a bad choice IMO. Imagine if pokemon did the same thing, fighting the same sprites as your follower pokemon in D/P remakes, just ugly.
Anyways, hope everyone here has a good weekend and I look forward to see what you're all playing this weekend😊😊😊
Having finished HFW and got the plat I am chilling with Life is Strange True Colors, decent enough game if not a bit slow but I needed an easy one after the open world of Horizon and before I start Ghostwire!
@Sorteddan I really enjoyed A Plague Tale, wasn't sure beforehand but found myself really impressed - have fun.
Have downloaded Werewolf via ps now, intend on giving that a go, but will probably spend most of the weekend playing Elden Ring, just beat Melania, which I think is the final shard bearer, now time to return to Leyndell.
Oddly enough, I also hardly played any of Sonic Mania when it came out despite it being good and Sonic being one of my favorite series when I was young back on the Genesis. Someday...
As usual, I'll be playing Horizon Forbidden West this weekend.
I finished my God of War build in Elden Ring. Dual Magma Blades are pretty nuts. I couldn't name my character Kratos because if he was actually in yhis game he destroy it. So I names him Krotas. And Krotas is starting to make some decent progress.
@kyleforrester87 Thanks for the tip - I've heard lots of good things about these games. On first inspection, copies of the second game look to be much cheaper than the first. Can I jump straight into Part 2?
@freddquadros - I actually started it on the Series S just before the update came out but I didn't find it to be buggy at all, though I didn't get too far in before I gave that console to my niece. I'm playing the PS5 version now but I've since picked up a Series X. Once I'm done here I'll carry on with that playthrough lol.
@ApostateMage - Yeah I can see Hanako waiting around for a similar amount of time for me. I sort of beelined the critical path then turned my attention to everything else once I got the point of no return warning.
@LN78 sure, it’s set centuries after OS1 and they are all part of the same Divinity universe but they are perfectly fine to play on their own. Number 2 is certainly more refined overall but I have a softer spot for number 1.
I finished the Ascent last night, which was good mindless fun. It ends with a boss fight that is terribly designed, but overall it was a good time-and a great looking game as well.
On to Weird West!
I played Divinity Original Sin II before the first @LN78 and whilst there is a few references to the first game (I think? I haven't actually got round to playing it yet as I only picked it up about a month ago) you can certainly enjoy DOS II without playing it!
I dropped FF VIII after reaching the end of the first disc and never went back to it @kyleforrester87 so I don't think I even saw those region rules with Triple Triad
Played better then TM in my opinion with the basic ruleset. Still didn't think much of it though
And thanks! I certainly am so far. Easily my favourite of the 3 PS1 FF's!
Fallen Order, because I ship Cal and Merrin so much! Such a cute couple lol.
@kyleforrester87 @HallowMoonshadow That sounds good to me. I'll get a copy ordered, then.
Horizon FW and Elden Ring. Btw only noticed that my downloads menu on ps5 seems to have changed which I guess is not a big deal. Just not sure why they did it when it looks worse imo? I initially was like omg what is happening with all these patch sizes for Horizon and GT7 and then I clicked on each download individually to see. Kinda seems like when you look at all three downloads each seems to show the download time of the entire game file size while clicking on one download then just shows the patch size. Weird though lol.
@CynicalGamer Agreed mate, I don't like the new download format on the dashboard, much better the way it was. Now I constantly think I have an update as the download logo is always on the home screen! I like the friends and trophy list now but not this...
@PenguinL as far as main mission goes, the sites of grace show you the direction you need to go.
@LN78 cool! All I would say is maybe pick one of the preset characters instead of building your own, just because they have their own story lines to follow and you won’t get that with a totally custom character. You can still fully customise their abilities etc but you just need to keep their basic appearance.
Elden Ring continues to dominate any and all of my free time. 105 hours, level 80. Currently fully exploring Mount Gelmir, last rested at Hermit Village. What an incredible journey this game has been.
Been playing TUNIC on PC. Amazing game, I hope it comes to Playstation eventually because you guys need to play it.
When not at work...playing some of the built in games on the A500 Mini, Stunt Car Racer and maybe some Chaos Engine. Also, Slipstream on Switch, as a fan of OutRun and OutRun 2, this game excels in the retro style racer genre. Possibly... more Elden Ring if I can fit it in!
Far Cry 4.
Not liking it as much as Far Cry 3 and this one is crossgen.
I can see why people dislike their open worlds. After playing hfw and elden ring, if this is how Ubisoft normally makes their world it is pretty uninspiring.
Might start Mass Effect.
I recently beat Tunic on my Series X and it’s a strong contender for GOTY for me personally, and I also completed Elden Ring on my PS5. I have all of the trophies other than two other endings so I want to go back and platinum the game — but I didn’t do the save scum trick so I’ll have to do a NG+ and I’d rather take a break for now.
I’m now in a fun on what to play. I think I might play Fallout New Vegas for the first time on my X, or do a replay of Prey; a game that that I adore and originally played on my PS4 when released but wouldn’t mind playing it on the X. I did start Gears of War Ultimate Edition and strictly playing co-op with my friend so that’ll be a weekend game for us.
@LN78 if you have access to it, I can recommend tunic if your craving exploration and discovery. Some souls like mechanics in terms of stamina/save points and a real love letter to game manuals 😂. Other than elden ring, it's the best thing I've played in ages.
@R1spam I've got "Tunic" on the backlog already!
Y'know I'm not entirely sure how far I am in Forbidden West. I just keep doing side content and progressing the story every once in a while.
@kyleforrester87 I'll keep that in mind! Any idea what's "enhanced" about the enhanced version of the first game?
I'm taking a break from elden ring for a weekend and exploring the atlas plateau and nokron to play some more tunic and some guardians of the galaxy. Tunic constantly amazes me with how both mechanics and locations can be obsficated in plain sight. Guardians has surprisingly decent writing and looks gorgeous. I say it often, there's probably never been a better time to be a gamer. Happy weekend folks
Still at it with King of Fighters 15 and Persona 4 Arena.
@LN78 if you've got it, give it a go. It's in no way as cutesy as it looks and really trusts the player to come up with solutions, which I think is one of the things I like most about fromsoft.
@LN78 they released it on PC and then an enhanced PC version came later which is the one you get on console, I am not 100% sure about all the changes but in general I understand it involved including a proper tutorial, lots more voice acting and I believe I read they reworked one of the 4 chapters substantially. And then I am sure there are lots of minor additions and balances etc.
@R1spam I'll get to it soon enough - I think it's about 3 or 4 down on my indies list. Is it really similar to "Death's Door" (which I really liked apart from the last boss)or is that just the isometric perspective?
@kyleforrester87 I see - so not a complete overhaul like "Scholar of the First Sin" or anything. It's bloody expensive pre-owned for some reason.
Still playing Elden Ring and GT7 on PS5 (great bang for the dollar)
Just got my SteamDeck yesterday. So testing over my Steam collection. Just in time for Easter Travels.
PS5+SD... Home and handheld upgrade are complete. Can't spend any more cash on hardware for a very, very long time.
I finally finished Elden Ring last week and also played through the Kaito Files on Lost Judgment. Both really great times! My plan was to return to Cyberpunk afterwards but instead I decided it was finally time to try Horizon 2. It is jarring as heck playing it after Elden Ring!
Elden Ring gives you practically no guidance while Horizon is super heavy handed with guidance. Aloy will not be quiet for more than 2 minutes while your character in Elden Ring was silent most of the time. The Horizon map is filled with markers while Elden Ring's is clean and clutter free.
To be clear I'm still enjoying Horizon. The combat is pretty great although human enemies are still as dumb as a rock compared to the machines. The visuals are excellent and the skill trees do establish differentiate play styles very well. Story has been kind of boring so far but I'm still pretty early so I'll cut it some slack there. Anyway it's just interesting to see how different Elden Ring really is from the norm of open world games! Seriously impressive work Fromsoft!
Rumor has it that some playstation vita and ps3 users are finding games and libraries inaccessible. I honestly didnt know, but there was an "expiration date" on the older digital games, on ps. A bug or something more...diabolical?
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/users-report-their-digital-playstation-classics-are-expiring-and-unplayable/
Elden Ring and a bunch of games with my son!
@Ristar24 Great retro themed picks, as always. I'm also interested in your two weekend gaming choices.
When I submitted my recent WAYP entry, I mentioned to Sammy that it was cool to see the OutRun and Yu Suzuki references in his recent PS4 Slipstream Mini Review, and he said he thought I'd enjoy that racer.
I bought The A500 Mini from GAME on Friday, as well, complete with a free t-shirt of colourful floppy disks. I even found Issue 11 of a magazine called 'Amiga Addict' in WH Smith, with The A500 Mini on its cover.
The trouble is that I'm out-and-about this weekend — hence I'm typing this incoherent response on my phone — and I don't want to rush my first boot-up of The A500 Mini.
Consequently, PS4 Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol at a £4.89 sale price is easy for me to dip my toes into for a quick play when I get home, so I'm going to save The A500 Mini for a lengthier gaming session — which I've been looking forward to for a while — probably during next weekend's WAYP 422.
Enjoy your A500 Mini and Slipstream, though, mate.
Still on Horizon forbidden west. Loads still to do
Mass Effect 3 on the Legendary Edition. I never played it after they psyched the endings so this will be interesting
@Mgene15 nice. How do you like MLB 22? Baseball starting makes me want to pick it up. I was going to skip a year. I might just go with super mega baseball though as I have PSNOW for a year. Problem for for me with the show, is I can never seem to get the right camera angle for seeing pitch location for batting. Any suggestions?
@LN78 it has a couple of similarities to deaths door with regards to exploration and maybe even the wider world structure but for me, even as someone who really enjoyed deaths door, tunic has so much more going on in terms of trying to get to grips with the world and mechanics. I'm maybe only 5-6 hrs into tunic so things might change, but it's mechanical discovery, world exploration along with the visuals and music put it right beside hollow knight my favourite indie ever.
@LN78 I strongly second DoS2 or the first as well. The second is more refined. Fantastic game. Thinking about makes we want to play it again.
Hopefully the studios new game Baulders Gate comes out of early access on PC and eventually makes its way to consoles as well
@R1spam Wow - high praise indeed. I might move it up the list!
i used to play sonic mania when i’d listen to podcasts , the game was good for mindless playing while you’re attentive to something else . i beat the game with all 3 characters & unlocked their super forms .
i prefer the 3D sonics though , 2D was always boring in comparison for me & i don’t know if i would’ve gotten that far in mania if it wasn’t for the way i played it
@Elodin I enjoy it, get it annually since forever. Game seems like a legit copy and paste from last year except for the new commentary team which is fantastic!
@Elodin I always just use mlb 15 the show camera preset. It centers me directly looking at the pitcher. I just kinda swing at anything in the zone , I’m terrible! Lol
Finished elden ring. And while I think it's a fantastic game, I'm ready to never touch it again for at least a decade lol
So now I'm going through Tales of Arise and so far so great. I was a little unsure of the characters at 1st but they grew on me really quick. And the gameplay just feels like your usual Tales of gameplay but that's not a bad thing
Finishing Elden Ring. I'm at the last boss and he keeps kicking my ass. I haven't felt the difficulty spike at all up to this point, but now, yeah I feel the difficulty spike.
Hopefully I can finish Elden Ring this weekend to start off next week with probably Ghost Wire Tokyo. Let's see if Radagon can stop being a bully and let me slay him.
Some more Kirby Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga Astro Bot Rescue Mission and Lucky's Tale.
I did play some of The Avengers too but then after resuming where I left off I remembered why I stopped playing it, it's just an enormous unbalanced mess beyond imagination.
Still working on my backlog. Just finished Ape Escape 2, and currently working on finishing The Witcher 3, Resistance 2, and Borderlands DLC.
A bit of everything this weekend. GT7 is still the main dish, but I have some more time than usual, so I'll be able to throw in some Horizon, Lego Star Wars and Elden Ring in as well.
@JamieO Cheers, likewise with the retro choices! Had the A500 Mini on a pre order, I actually have some ADF files from old Retro Gamer cover discs I's like to add (Lotus Turbo Trilogy), but at the moment ADF is not supported, will be in a firmware update. Quick tip for setting up the Mini, if you're formatting a USB for adding games, use one under 32GB as you'll need to format to FAT32 for the loader to be recognised. Also set to 50Hz output for an acurate refresh rate, if your display supports it. To be honest, the included games will keep me going, there are some great choices. Nice one with the Amiga related bonus! I feel its a computer I want to explore more (I had a C64 myself), and the Mini seems a good route in.
I read Sammy's review and greatly recommend Slipstream as a fan of the genre, OutRunners level 2D scaling with a drift model similar to OutRun 2. Like the best SEGA arcades, it feels like an easy game to learn, but hard to master. Plus on Switch Lite, I could play at work.
Good choices on PS4, hope you fit in some gaming time!
@TheArt He got banned for constantly derailing the comment section and trolling after being told to stop by the staff on an Elder Ring article.
@JamieO Awesome games man. I still fire up my Wii from time to time to play some Zombies Ate My Neighbors. I spaced that they had it on current consoles. Definitely will look into that.
@LN78 New Game +
I will be playing Tiny Tina's Wonderlands and The Show on my Series X (thank you Gamepass) this weekend in between working and D&D.
@Fragile @Tasuki Oh wow. Why PushSquare have to do my homie like that. Anyway hope he's unbanned and gets back to commenting.
Elden Ring and Lego Skywalker. Also playing The Show from time to time on GamePass but am finding it disappointing how little effort seem to go into upgrades from last year.
Oh Jeez, the sheer quaintness of spending your time playing Sonic Mania. You’d be better off literally doing anything else with your life. Please try to give a fk!
@TheArt that guy was an ejit. Made me make ab effort to find out how to ignore someone on the this website, which is not something I should have to do.
Just got the platinum for Horizon forbidden west so now gonna get back into Returnal and also working towards the platinum in Ghostwire Tokyo and a bit of the ascent since I've nearly finished it, in 2 mind's about getting lego star wars the skywalker saga
MLB 22 & GTA 5 on PS5.
Finally beat the storm in the main storyline of Frost Punk so spending the weekend getting into the DLCs for that.
@Ryall yeah I notice the slowness. So I put it on performance mode myself. Still looks beautiful!
Might play through sonic mania again never finished it because I got stuck on one of the bosses
Elden Ring, Cyberpunk, and WWE2K22 pretty much. Also some Persona 5 Royal, currently stuck a bit on the Okamura boss & trying to wait a little before going back. Elden Ring finally got it's hooks into me after toppling Margit & exploring a bunch, so looking forward to it.
Finished Elden Ring so I'm cleaning up the backlog until Horizon and Tiny Tina go on sale. I've been switching between Doom Eternal (such a blast), DMC 5, and Psychonauts 2. They are all a ton of fun and are great palate cleansers after getting so immersed in Elden
Made the mistake of downloading Slay the Spire, it's all I've been playing, already 20 hours in.
@TheArt Man 112 hours is a ton for only doing 3 bosses! Have you just been exploring all corners of the map? I know a lot of people are replaying but I feel like I am pretty much done with it after finishing everything atleast for a few months
@Logonogo Exactly that. Exploring all corners straying from the main path, that's how I usually play my open worlds. And if I finish it, I might take a short break because can't wait to start a new game as a different class. The game gives a lot of playstyles for more playrhroughs, it's simply one of the best games ever made!
Picked up Tales of Arise, Lost Judgement and Guardians of the Galaxy on a good sale. Not sure which one to play.
@kyleforrester87 Tunic is also available on MacOS via Steam
Still playing Horizon Forbidden West! I'm maybe 50% of the way through nothing much going on so taking it steady.
@LN78 exactly my situation. Platinum’d elden ring and now I’m like what do I play?
@edwinjoe450 love slay the spire! Trophies are hard as heck though
@Mgene15 yeah, wanted the platinum but some of them are really rng dependent, no thanks xD
I'll be playing more Kirby...if I have time will also return to Super Mario Odyssey.
I’m going back and forth between Arkham City (never had a PS3 so it’s my first time) and MLB The Show 20 (I’m too cheap to buy 22 yet). Then I have baseball going on my 2nd TV except when the Red Sox play- they need all my attention 😎😉 Hopefully they do better tomorrow 😭😭😭
Twisted Metal 2 (PS) - I decided to finally complete this with all characters.
007: Quantum of Solace (PS2) - I can safely say that this is the best version of this game hands down.
ExZeus 2 (Windows Phone) - Still replaying levels for high scores.
@Sam_ATLUS awesome commitment there my friend. Xeno 2 was a return to form after Xenoblade Chronicles X. The narrative in x was dreadful..
Excited to see how they are going to connect the numbered games story.
@TheArt Ummm because he kept breaking the rules after being warned several times.
This weekend, I'm playing the same game I've been playing for two months: Destiny 2. The game is very good, so I just can't stop playing it. The Witch Queen expansion cranked the game up to a whole new level.
Bit of Elden Ring, some Gran Turismo 7 and finishing off the side quests in Horizon Forbidden West, and then I thought I'd get back into Kena Bridge Of Spirits, too many games to play but really enjoying the ps5
Already finished Horizon FW and Elden Ring.
Now I'm back in Yharnam, having another go at Bloodborne's Platinum on a different account (since Sony was kind enough to allow games from one account to be played in any other account made on the same console, without having to buy it again).
Elden Ring is a good game, and totally worth the 100-120 hours spent in it. But after all the exploring is done, all of the endings are seen, all the important NPC quests done... there's nothing to make me come back. To me at least, it has almost no replayability.
After more than 600 hours in Bloodborne and discovering everything, done and seen everything more than once, even Platinumed it on one account ... and I still want to get into it every now and then. It just is that kind of game... A complete masterpiece however you look at it!
I made a detour from my usual Diablo II (PS4), Gran Turismo 4 (PS2) and purchased The Sinking City, which is on incredible sale for PS+ subscribers and gave it a go. Nice Lovecraftian game if you are into the genre. I am very satisfied for the money (85% off the original price).
@Link41x how 'bout Twisted Metal Black?
@Ristar24 Cheers for the quality information regarding setting up The A500 Mini, because to be honest I'm not very knowledgeable about things like formatting a USB for adding extra games, so sticking to under 32GB to format to FAT32 for the loader to be recognised is a good tip for someone like me.
I stuck to the built-in games for my C64 Mini, so I'll most likely focus on The A500 Mini's integral 25 titles — like you say they represent some of the best games the Amiga had to offer, anyway — but you've helped me if I add any more later on.
I knew about your point regarding setting The A500 Mini to 50Hz output for an accurate refresh rate, because I remember thinking that it must have been a challenge for the developers to adapt Amiga Turrican and Turrican II to run on a PS4 display at 60Hz, back when I reviewed Turrican Flashback.
Also, I'm completely sold on PS4 Slipstream based upon your description of it as, "OutRunners level 2D scaling with a drift model similar to OutRun 2." If Ansdor and Blitworks ever release a physical version, they should put that quote on the box!
I'll play The A500 Mini on the Easter weekend, and I'll be sure to check out Slipstream the weekend after.
@JamieO No worries, Retrogames offer an additional game for download with the loader in the official A500 Mini support pages, so hopefully we'll see more free games added and some good firmware updates. The Mini certainly has some quality titles out of the box, Stunt Car Racer is a favouite of mine. I added the Last Ninja games to the C64 as have fond memories of the originals, and handily I still had the game files for those too as they were given away on a Retro Gamer cover disc. The Turrican collection was really well done, it's another I bought for Switch and PS4.
With Slipstream I also picked up the PS4 version and encountered the frame Hitch Sammy described in his review when the music changes. I didn't notice that issue on Switch, so hopefully a small glitch they will patch out. Its a great arcade racer to play though, especially on a handheld in short bursts. OutRunner is one I really wish SEGA had got to with the AGES releases on Switch.
@Tasuki Hi there mate, it's great to hear from you, nice one for responding to me here.
Talking about playing ZAMN on Wii reminds me of the old school Nintendo Life days when I really enjoyed reading Corbie Dillard's separate reviews of both Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol, back when they released on Virtual Console in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
The PS4 collection of Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol bundled together also includes a 10 minute-ish developer interview, which reminds me of how I appreciated unlockable developer videos in the PS3's Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection in US region).
Take care, bud!
@Ristar24 I meant to say that Nintendo Life published their A500 Mini review today, as well.
Here's a link for you:
Review: A500 Mini - A Refreshing Alternative To The NES And SNES Classic Editions
Cheers again!
@JamieO Thanks for the heads up! I actually really like the bundled controller myself (maybe I am just used to a Playstation D-pad), and it works on the C64... There are some issues with using the C64 Joystick though, in that the fire button when used with the A500 Mini is mapped to the right fire button, it should be the left side and I can't currently figure how how to remap it! Certainty some room for improvement in the firmware.
@eM1x029 I've only ever played the second game myself. That one is the PS2 game correct?
@Link41x yes, yes. But it' has been "revamped" for PS4. My personal opinion is that TM3 (PS1) was the best of 'em all.
@eM1x029 I'll have to look into it on PS2 as I don't have a PS4 myself.
@Link41x if it is not hard to find it, it is good game from the franchise. I recently purchased PS2 (again) just because it was sold with a Gran Turismo 4, and it came with a Twisted Metal game, which was a surprise....
@playstation1995 I've been curious about this because you often list the same movie in your post from week to week: do you just watch like 20 minutes at a time and stretch it out over several weekends?
@mrraditch. Yes i will finally finish watching dont breathe 2 tomorrow.i watch couple of minutes of it and its a really good movie.word up son
Played RDR2. I'm about 43% done with the game. This is a long one. I need to take a week off just to play games, ha
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