Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 431

Having finished most of my newer games, I’m currently working through my backlog, concentrating on older major releases, that for one reason or another, I never actually got around to playing.

After the most enjoyable week of gaming, I finished the incredible God of War (2018) yesterday, which I absolutely adored. I then started the PS5 upgrade for Resident Evil 2, after which, I’ll be moving on to Red Dead Redemption 2. Hey, better late than never, right?

Meanwhile, over on Xbox, I’ve downloaded TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge from Game Pass, which I’m really looking forward to trying out. Probably between RE2 and RDR2.

Have an amazing weekend everyone!

Finishing Cyberpunk 2077 this weekend, done most of the side missions including chatting to a vending machine (!) but still a lot of content left. It feels like it's time to wrap.up V's story and then move onto something new. What that will be I'm not sure, it's between GotG and Resi 8.

Also playing more GT 7, doing the circuit experiences at present. Fun, challenging and big rewards up for grabs.

Have a good one, folks!

Will be playing Concrete Genie on PS4, Beyond: Two Souls on PS3 and Muramasa: Rebirth on PS Vita. Lots of PlayStation gaming this weekend!

Still playing Fist of the North Star on my ps5. From the makers of Yakuza, but then in a mad max kind of world. But it feels, looks and plays like a Yakuza game, with all weirdness side content and serious story included. Sure ita not their best game but it's still highly entertaining

On my Xbox i started Dq 11 after finishing up the og final fantasy 7 last week. Only a few hours in so can't say much about it yet, but it's supposed to be a classic so I think I'll enjoy it.

Have a nice weekend all

Fatal Frame Maiden Of Blackwater I'm trying to force myself to get the bad endings for the trophies but I really don't want to play the bad endings 😅

Ploughing on with Nioh (1) and just made it to region #4 - which I believe is the halfway point.
A great game and effort by Team Ninja, but I still think it can’t quite measure up to most of FromSoftware’s portfolio! The Nioh combat is slick though, and just looks/feels so good when it clicks

On Switch I’m meaning to try the Sunbreak demo at some point, but I’ve been blasting some TMNT Shredder’s Revenge… so much fun!

Horizon FW for the next few days before I get my grubby hands on this PS Plus shake up on Thursday.

Can we all channel some opportunistic energy that Sony with add some classics and Extra games this week.

Monster Hunter Rise

The Talos Principle

Ys Books 1+2

Im away this weekend so brought my Switch along to play Traingle Strategy and Celeste. I did manage to play some TMNT on game pass before I left which is radically awesome!

the quarry 2nd play through and turtles! after the quarry is cleared il watch the movie version see if theres any different outcome.

Horizon forbidden west in the morning
BBQ at bro’s this afternoon 😊

Managed to get some Shredders Revenge in and also played a bit of Shovel Knight (Have been reading Blood, Sweat and Pixels and it’s made me wanna pick it up again) this morning but unfortunately I’m on parenting duties for the rest of the day. Gonna wait until Thursday for the big PS Plus revamp and will give Returnal and Demon Souls a go as I’ve not played either yet

@Lavalera Are you going for the platinum for Fist? If so it will probably turn into the worst RGG Studio game, very grindy, but still fun as hell, the gore is insane. What do you think of the surgeon rhythm game and the bartender mini game? I found those really fun!

70 hours through Dying Light 2 so far and still absolutely loving it!
In the evenings when it's dark I'll be playing The Quarry,really enjoying it and even though it's still not as good as Until Dawn I don't regret buying it.The characters are just brilliant and as I'm near the end of my first playthrough and nearly everyone is dead,I'll immediately start another game to try and save them
Yesterday I bought SpiritFarer for something more relaxing and I gotta say I'm hooked!

Enjoy your weekend all!

@PenguinLtd Well done! Dark Souls is nowhere near as hard as people make out

If you want a souls fix, but with a twist, I highly recommend ‘Salt & Sanctuary’ which is a 2D-style souls game with some Metroidvania elements. Excellent build diversity and really does a great job in capturing the atmosphere of FromSoftware’s games (albeit in 2D)

IMO - Salt and Sanctuary is the best non-FromSoftware Souls-esque game! Also on Nintendo Switch, and plays great on it

(NB there is a sequel, Salt and Sacrifice… but honestly it is IMO nowhere near as good as the original!! So, I recommend the original game Salt and Sanctuary - just to be clear!!)

After not really getting much gaming in the last couple weekends, I hope to actually jump back into Kena: Bridge of Spirits, but it was my intention last week too.

@LtSarge Muramasa is awesome. Love Genroku Legends DLC which is Vita exclusive

@GorosBat Don't think I'm going for the plat no. From what I've seen it takes a playthrough on extra hard difficulty and I usually skip platinums where there is a difficulty trophy attached. I usually keep playing them until the story is far over and the fun is gone with playing that game.

The mini games are done in a fun way. The clinic games is something different than the karaoke or dance rhythm games, it feels like a nice different game this way. The bartender game is fun but it feels like a workout if you're chopping the ice or stirring the drink, but still it's pretty fun.

With the gore you mentioned I sometimes feel more like I'm playing a Mortal Kombat game than a RGG game.

Overall I think it is around the middle of my list of rgg games, but I'm still only on chapter 8 so still have a part of the story to go and see how fast I'm bored with side content

Going to start a Yakuza marathon. Finished both Kiwami games late last year so enough time has passed to begin to put a dent into the remastered trilogy. Have a good weekend all!

Going to try and finish The Quarry which I am really enjoying, if I manage to get it done (tie wise) I'll be starting Final Vendetta

Happy gaming folks!

Today I'm out with the family but got to play some shredders revenge, FIFA and Tony Hawk with a buddy local play last night. Man that TMNT session was a crazy nostalgia blast to the early 90s and endless hours playing golden axe and streets of rage 1 and 2!! It has fun specials and plenty choices for combos if your deliberate but also fun to button mash. Very much hoping that there is a copy of sifu coming my way for fathers day tomorrow! Have a great weekend folks

Taking advantage of the 4 day offer to try and get back into final fantasy 14. Enjoying so far

I will probably be using this weekend to check out what game I want to dive in next. So, I will have a look into a couple of them. Mainly from my backlog. As for recent releases, I am pretty much up to date. Some of the titles I will be looking into: Dragon Quest XI DE, Dragon's Dogma, Disco Elysium. Also, I still have a few games in my PSVR backlog such as The Wanderer, Walking Dead Saints & Sinners. I will probably choose one "flat" game and a VR game and commit to them for the next few weeks.

@Th3solution Kena is a lovely looking game, you can tell its made by a studio with huge animation experience, despite it being there first game. How are you finding the combat? There are a couple of bosses in that game that on normal, gave me more of a tough time than most of the bosses in elden ring! God knows what the ultra hard difficulty is like??

Shredders Revenge with the kid, done a couple of levels already but not had a huge amount of time so gonna get stuck in this weekend.

RE2 PS5 edition will be getting fired up as well.

Have a good one!

Assassins creed origins with all the dlcs.resident evil 4.watching resident evil welcome to racoon city movie.watching in living color.good times.sanford and sons.saved by the bell and martin.word up son

On the switch I will continue with xenoblade chronicles 2 currently exploring the leftherian archipelago, its quite overwhelming how big these maps are in this game plus the amount of side quests and requirements for the side quests.

I will also give Mario Strikers another try, so far in not really enjoying it, it's just too hectic and I've lost 9/10 games online and even when doing 2v2 I've lost all but one.

On PS5 I will continue with Trails of cold steel 1 and Scarlet Nexus

@R1spam I know what you mean with the difficulty spikes on Kena. I'm generally not that keen on challenging games but since I liked it overall I kept on playing. I still have Elden Ring to go, who knows I actually get further than my previous attempts at souls games this time

Hoping to finish Bugsnax. Was an okay distraction at first but it's just becoming repetitive and boring.

Think im going to download Turtles but undecided if i want it on switch or the ps5(ps4 version) switch will give me multiplayer as i have multiple controllers, although i dont really have many interested folk in my household but may atleast get through it co op. PS5 is my go to console and i would like to build my collection but i only have 1 controller.
Also im putting on my big noy pants and finally sitting down to play Resi2. Some may know from my previous that i do not do scary anything in the slightest and im struggling with it already. Not even met Mr X yet either 🤣

@Keyblade-Dan Its better to start with the bad endings. I had the same with Infamous and i still need to finish up the evil ending. I hate those just as much as bad endings.🤪

Busy this weekend, but still finding some time for Shredder's Revenge on my Switch Lite, it's great. Also purchased the encore dlc for Sonic Mania so been playing the extra mode, it's a nice addtion.

Syphon filter, ape escape and maybe the dude guy campaign of resident evil directors cut on ps5 along with eiyuden chronicles rising and Sherlock Holmes chapter one.

FIFA 22 still, just about to finish my third season of winning everything, maybe I'll raise the difficulty level if I do a fourth season It's a game that is mindless fun

Also finishing up Cyberpunk which I’ve really enjoyed. Will to try to set aside a couple hours for Shredder’s Revenge. Want to finally pick up Sifu too but going to see if it finally goes on sale with whatever new promotion starts on PS Store this week first. Have a great weekend everyone!

After the recent announcement, it's Dragon's Dogma for me 😁

Maybe a splash of Assass Origins and Resident Evil 2 at some point. New updates galore.

I've also got Tormented Souls and OXIDE room 104 in the post so hopefully they'll arrive later today! Action all day. Horror come night.

I played PS4 games for this weekend. 😃
1. My Little Pony: A Maretime Baytime Adventure
2. Dreamworks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders

HFW. Picked up a brand new copy on eBay for £35. What a bargain. It’s an absolutely brilliant game.
I’ve already put 40 odd hours in and I’m only level 24.
There’s so much to do and it’s a great variety too.
The combat is thrilling (playing through on hard but will definitely up it for a NG+ run and the world is simply stunning.
I’m taking my time with this game. It’s special.

I've got one trophy left for the Yakuza LAD plat (those that know, will know). So, I'm ranking up some jobs while earning cash for my EX upgrades.

I will continue Horizon Forbidden West, the sheer beauty of the game never caeses to amaze me!! Make more progress in Assassin's Creed Black Flag as well, loving this one. And I'm going to finish the main story of Cyberpunk 2077, after "the show". Good weekend folks!!

Astro Aqua Kitty, again, but this time ps5

AC Odyssey, Legacy of the Hidden Blade DLC, have started episode 3. Probably some GT7, not played it for a while, maybe I'll give Horizon FW another go. Pretty much bit's and piece's until I start something new after PS Plus Premium launch.

Mostly Elden Ring. A bit of Far Cry 6. Also may try and wrap up platinum with Horizon FW.

After finishing Bug Fables I'm in that weird spot where I don't know what to play.
I have a list of games I want to play
Red Dead 2, Bloodborne, Far Cry 6, Dying Light 2, Ghostwire, Hollow Knight.
It's tough to choose.

Still trying to finish my 2nd playthrough of AC Odyssey I started a billion years ago, other games keep stealing my attention. Also going to check out that free dlc crossover stories they put in the latest update. Maybe some Far Cry 5 on the side or any other game.

I’m all over the place with games. I’ve got a list of games to finish and ones I’m revisiting:
To finish:
Ghostwire Tokyo
RE4
GT7
RE2

Revisiting:
Elden Ring
Bloodborne
Nioh 2
SoTN

Hi there fellow gamers.
This weekend I´m diving in the amazing Control on PS5, since I couldn´t play it with my original Dualsense wich was starting to have some sort of drift in the left analog stick, so I got a brand new one and it plays like wonders.
Going to continue Aloy´s journey into the Forbidden West on PS5, such a beautiful game.
And some more Guilty Gear Strive online. Gotta get better with my boy Ky and is new air combos.
Then, on PC I´ll be driving around UK in Forza Horizon 4 and finally play Inside and see what the game is all about.
Cheers, stay safe, stay well and happy gaming weekend to us all

Replaying Final Fantasy 7 in preparation for Crises Core! Will be my first time experiencing the prequel! Happy gaming everyone!

Assassin's Creed Origins on my PS5. Closing in on 30 hours and I'm still enjoying it more this time around than I did when I played it originally on my Xbox.

Continuing with some Cozy Grove which is very chill with some GOT on the side aiming for that Ps5 plat. Been meaning to head back to God of war so might make room for that when I'm on annual leave later this week.

Skipping between Ghost of Tsushima, Cyberpunk and FF7R Intergrade at the moment. I would like to start with Elden Ring, but I just don't find the time to play in longer stretches.

@The_Pixel_King Sounds like you got some back to back awesome weeks in gaming. RDR2 is an all time favorite of mine, flaws and all, you'll likely love it!

Dropped DPA: The House of Ashes because it's rubbish. Easily the worst of the three for me.
Gone back to Cyberpunk 2077 for my 3rd playthrough. This time I'll clear the map of everything. No other game has made me do it, so there's that.
On PS3: more NBA 2K12 with the Celtics and might start MGS: Peace Walker.
Happy gaming all!

@Bentleyma Hey how is Tem Tem? I have a friend that's a huge Pokemon fan, and I've wanted to recommend it to them but have been unsure. Is it worth it to you? I could easily see people saying things like "yeah this is cool, but it's not Pokemon"

@CJD87 Nioh's combat is what elevates it above FromSoft for me. But From's level design, enemy variety, and combat encounters are UNMATCHED

Also I've heard of Salt & Sacrifice, you think it's better than Hollow Knight?

I am ten years too late, but with the announcement of Diablo IV and how stunning it looks, I decided to buy Diablo 3 Eternal Collection (my first entry in the series) and it is phenomenal. I’m not that far in the game; I just discovered what the “Fallen Star” was and defeated The Skeleton King.

I love the loot system and the randomly generated maps and quests that pop up. I find them intriguing and also haunting. For example, I was exploring and found a rundown shack. I got swarmed by monsters after killing them a farmer storms out and says his wife has been wanting them gone for days. He led me inside, and down in the basement was his deceased wife sitting in a rocking chair. Her head fell off and rolled onto the ground. Turns out, the husband was in denial that she had passed away. It was a rather sad story.

Another thing I love is how it’s not overwhelming in its systems and mechanics. It’s easy to grasp, and yet it can be as deep as you want it to be. The customization in skills is really fantastic, and that’s not to mention the different classes and abilities for each one.

Overall, I’m incredibly satisfied with the game. My excitement level for Diablo IV is quite high now.

Other than that, I’ll of course be playing TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge. I played yesterday morning with my 6-year-old daughter and we made it to level six before I had to go to work. It’s so good! And, embarrassingly, she’s much better at it than I am.

Won’t have much time for the PS4 this weekend. It will be WWE 2K22.

Still working through tales of arise. Don’t really get much time to play, but I just got shipwrecked. Loving the game so far.

Currently sock hunting in bikini bottom.
Such is life.

Edit:
Done that.
May go strawberry hunting on Celeste mountain.

I finished Psychonauts 2 (great game, would recommend) and started (or re-started, but I wasn't very far originally) Cuphead.
Gonna mix in some Guilty Gear as well, of course

@TraCuz- if you could integrate Nioh’s combat mechanics into a FromSoftware game, then you would have one hell of an experience for sure! I’m enjoying Nioh, but honestly feel like Elden Ring spoilt me earlier this year… and nothing else is quite filling the void! What is your favourite souls game? (FromSoft or imitation)

This statement might get me shot- so I’ll try to phrase it carefully (!)… I think Hollow Knight is an ‘objectively’ stronger game than Salt&Sanctuary, but i personally much prefer S&S!

@R1spam Agreed. Kena is quite impressive for a first attempt, and kudos to Ember Lab. I am really enjoying the game. Actually like it more the further in I get. The combat is actually pretty fun and I’m just playing it on easy due to the difficulty spikes with some bosses and cursed chests. I don’t mind it being a little on the easy side, but I do think learning better difficulty balancing will be key to Ember Lab’s next effort. There’s a decent variety of moves and powers, and the rot powers add some extra flash to the battles. The story is probably the weaker part, actually. Kena’s a decent character and the rot have personality, but the storytelling is a bit odd and lacking in cohesion.
Overall it’s a quite good though and no complaints for picking it up on sale for $20.

Just arrived in Pacifica to mess with those Voodoo Boys. I'm also gonna try Fallout 76 to see if it's any good.

Elden ring, and a bunch of ps plus games to choose from!

I got the plat for AI the Somnium Files about 2 days ago. That was a great experience. The story can be a little ridiculous at times especially in the shooting segments lol, but as it gets closer to the end and towards the truth. It really hooks its teeth into you. And the music adds so much to the atmosphere and the cutscenes. What a fantastic soundtrack. I'm absolutely getting the sequel. I already miss the characters and want more of this

But while that's still not out, I'll be playing Diablo 3. Really fun so far but I'm still only at the beginning. Kinda surprised it's still being supported with it being in season 26 or something even though I don't really know what that even means right now lmao

@CJD87 Ughh of course you ask me the impossible question! My gut response is that Elden Ring is now my favorite Souls game. Incredible experience in that open world. I experimented with builds in that game more than I ever did in any other. I have 5 different characters, that all use different weapons types, ashes of war, affinities, sorceries/incantations etc. It's incredible you're able to do that. Very memorable bosses, but some lost a little of their shimmer since I explored every corner, and was higher leveled than intended for some fights.

That's my gut response, but there's another part of me that wants to say DS3. Mannnn DS3 was so good, back to back S Tier bosses. Other honorable mentions are Bloodbourne, Hollow Knight, Sekiro.

I’ve been really, really enjoying Ghostwire: Tokyo. As by the numbers and derivative as some of its design elements are, I’ve also never played anything quite like it. Besides that, I’ve been chipping away at Gran Turismo 7, which is as great as ever, and recently started The Quarry with my wife, which seems like a very slow burn but we’re enjoying it thus far. Happy gaming!

Been house hunting today but back home now and somehow I've reached the 10th floor in Guilty Gear Strive. So to celebrate I will maybe take a break from it and finish the last 2 chapters of GotG which has been ok!

Proof of my achievement...

Have a great weekend everyone!

@KidBoruto Black Flag I'm still in the 3rd sequence, so it's less than 10%.

Horizon i'm very far already, more than 50% for sure. I can't say for sure without looking in the game. Only later.

Its the us open so i'm watching that and i had every intention of playing dragons dogma because i came over all nostalgic but i've been all about the golf this weekend folks..played twice too as the weathers been epic for once in old blighty...maybe a spot of bf2042 later to chill out too..have a good one people..👍

@Lavalera I think the ability to just dip and check out another location if you hit a bit of a wall then come back later makes a huge difference to elden ring difficulty vs other souls games. Maybe start with a high vigor/stamina starting class and then build in a bit of magic later.

@Th3solution it's a cracking firsr start for ember labs and I'm with you, excited to see where they go next with some experience under their belt. Enjoy, an absolute steal at that price!

The quarry great game! Despite this websites awful review

@R1spam yeah I already own it I just have to get it into my schedule somewhere. And when I'm going to play it I want to read some class and build guides or try some stuff out to see what is my thing. But yeah the open world and reading it is more accessible because of it made me buy it

@TraCuz- Elden Ring is such a rare example of a game actually living up to all the pre-release hype. It’s reception, from critics and ‘gamers’, was so remarkably positive also… I’m really excited for whatever FS come up with next!

I think my ranking would perhaps still put Sekiro above Elden Ring, but it’s a tight race! I really like that Sekiro has a tight narrative, and also ‘forces’ the player to git gud. Lady Butterfly took my upwards of 50 attempts, and I felt amazing when I finally beat her!

Enjoy your gaming this weekend mate

Also playing RE1 with ps plus

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, triple dipped on this one and bought it for Switch, PlayStation and Xbox. Phenomenal game.

I finally completed Demon’s Souls. Overall, not too difficult really. Didn’t think I was going to enjoy it at all but loved every minute - I’ve definitely been converted! I even got an email from Sony congratulating me on my accomplishment, which was nice 😊.

Also started The Quarry. I’ve enjoyed all of Supermassive Games releases so far and this is no different. Some of the collectibles are tough to find - I always try to search each area thoroughly but I’ve still missed a few (which is kind of annoying) but I’m playing my first playthrough without a guide. I’ll definitely be doing a few more runs for the platinum after this. Great game!

Gt7 on PS5. I can't make progress though. Can't get past menu book 3. Need one more car but it says I need to change the tires and can't figure out how to do so... Any thoughts?? Bought deathloop but returned it cause I didn't like it. Picked up Alan wake remastered and will probably start it tonight. Never played it before so looking forward to it.

I’m playing SMT 3: Nocturne HD Remaster today then tomorrow I’ll start my 3rd platinum journey for FF7 Remake Part 1

I was up until late last night playing 4v4 in Rocket League with my mates. Just like old times! I have also been making my way through the indie game Liberated which has a lot of charm with it's comic book style but needed more time in the oven to improve the gameplay.

On the PS3 I have been playing Shadows of the Damned. I'm a big fan of Suda51 and really enjoying this! Just about to start Act 5 so not too long to go now...

Finally finished Far Cry 6 so now I’m tackling the villain DLC packs. They’re a decent change of pace from the base game itself and quite fun!

TT Wonderlands now after I got the itch to replay Dying Light 1. I am holding back on DL2 for when I upgrade to current gen for 60fps.

Wonderland is not Borderlands or more TT dlc, but I am having enough fun to finish the base game, however it may be one and done. It is another game that has tiny text with no size option.

GT7 and probably Psychonauts 2, Kena, or Slay the Spire. Got the platinum for GoT so I am looking for something different.

@NYJetsfan123 First you have to buy the specified tyres in the Tuning Shop. Then you can change them in your garage or car settings before a race

@Kidfunkadelic83 I'm not 100 percent sure, but apparently playstation consoles don't support more than 4 players on one console. If you see yourself playing 6 player local multiplayer, it might be better to grab the switch version.

@Abeedo no they sont. Your right. 4 player local or 6 between 2 consoles. To be honest i dont really see me playing multiplayer all that much. Ive still not decided what console to get it on. May just wait for a sale and play Turtles in time again on my snes mini.

This WE I've decided to give Biomutant a shot.
Already spent 3-4 hours in it, and it's a good game.
You know, the kind that you decide to buy because it's at a discount, delve into a bit apprehensive, but you soon find out you're having fun with it... and start thinking "why did I not play it sooner?".
It's not a masterpiece, but definitely worth at least 1 playthrough.

I finished Spider-Man so now I am playing the Uncharted trilogies first game as somebody who never played the original three.

I've been playing through Final Fantasy V for the annual "Final Fantasy 5 Four Job Fiesta" charity run using SNES9X on my computer, and Burly Men At Sea on my PS Vita.

@KidBoruto I work 6 days a week in a drugstore. I co-present a sports program in a local radio station 2-3 times a week too. I game almost every night, usually after 22:00, and weekends. I live in a small city, so there isn't too much options. I played games for my entire life, but I admit that I play much more now than in the past.