Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 479

Vengeful Heart, a cyberpunk visual novel with a cool 80s vibe

Just had the credits roll on Far Cry 5. It dragged on for way too long, but overall I had a good time with it. Really great ending. Guess I have to play New Dawn someday.

Going to start No Straight Roads before it leaves extra & carry on with DQXI S.

Diablo IV and Splatoon 3.

I’m going to hell this weekend.

Street Fighter 6! Loving it so far playing through arcade modes. Will lab the new characters later. Manon seems great.

Also trying not to buy Diablo 4! Even though I never really got into the previous games I’m intrigued. Any other month I’d have already jumped in but with FF16 also coming there’sa lot going on!

Finished the main story for Tears of The Kingdom last night so this weekend will be dedicated to finding the 50% of the map I have yet to scour for Koroks, world bosses and Stuff!

Zelda TOTK last regional phenomena. Resident Evil 4 Castle. Dead Island 2. On PC We Happy Few and might pickup System Shock

Street Fighter 6 is absolutely destroying my sleep cycle. Sorry Zelda your on the back burner for a bit.

more PSVR2. Finished Moss Book II yesterday and next will probably be Red Matter 2.

I played Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town PS4 All Day Long. 🤠

I won the Spring Horse Derby Race and Cooking Exhibition in year 2. 😁
Still building my money and waiting for Summer to boost the relationship with Kai until Red Heart.

SF6 and continuing to whip my wifes ass on EA PGA.
Enjoying both games especially PGA as its got both me and my wife gaming competitively together.

Apart from the usual games I play

Jedi Survivor – Finished and platinumed. Loved the game, many improvements from the first game. Technical issues remain, but other than that a great game imo.

Ravenlok – so the eldest starting playing this and needed help occasionally and in the end I helped him so much my own playthrough got ruined. Totally worth it though, so nice to play with/help him 😀

Planet of Lana – slowly going through this. Pretty nice platformer.

Red Matter 2 PSVR 2 – great game, think I’ve played like a third of the game. Really fun puzzles and it looks really crisp. Pretty cheap too, so if you have a PSVR 2 I´d recommend checking this game out.

I finally got the platinum for Jedi Survivor and I don’t know how I feel about the game overall. I enjoyed it but it didn’t blow me away or leave a lasting impression.

Crash Bandicoot: Warped

I’m having a chill time with Lake at the moment just being a post lady whilst not adhering to the rules of the road. I’m also thinking of getting back to Yakuza like a dragon for that final trophy, which has annoyed me and plagued my thoughts for the past several months.

Playing Diablo IV. So far it's been awesome. After they solved the license error debacle.

After going through a phase of not really being in to games due to illness I think I'm back to my usual self and bough Crisis Core On the 'sale' yesterday.Really enjoying it but then I never played the original psp version so it's all new to me.
On the last job of Jetwash Simulator which is taking forever!
Tried to get back into Octopath Traveller 2 but that one unfortunately has lost me.I'll put it aside and maybe come back to it at some point..
Enjoy your weekend all.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint, embracing the infinite amount of collectibles and baddies, I have a favourite helicopter for those more tricky opponents, or to randomly blow stuff up, still prefer Wildlands though.

Since Sekiro looks like it's NEVER dropping down from that $30/£30 sale tag, I gave up and copped it. So it's this holy trinity for me this weekend: Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring. Just can't get enough of FromSoftware's art style. Finally beat that fack - Glintstone Dragon Adula in ER, if you know where to find him. Plus some AC Valhalla definitely.

On PS5 i will be trying to complete God of War Ragnarok according to my console it's says I'm 88% done so not long left now. I will also be playing some Humanity which is fun but also challenging especially if you want all those goldies.

On Switch it will be some more Zelda TOTK, Bayonetta Origins and Splatoon 3. Been playing splatoon a lot lately and it's starting to get to me now that they only rotate the stages evey two hours, with how fast matches are in this game playing the same two maps for two hours does get boring.

On Xbox I will playing some more Phoenix Point and Hi-Fi Rush*

I'm just 3 trophies away from a platinum in Hogwarts Legacy so I'll sweep those up on my broom.
Also continuing to play what i think is still one of the best looking games on PS5 - AC Valhalla. I've just had that excellent cutscene of Basim telling Eivor about his son.

Will hopefully find an hour here and there to carry on with Dead Nation at some point. Can’t believe I’ve only started this game this week, brilliant game.

Pga road to the masters plus a trip to the golf course later on this afternoon. The weather is just too good to pass up a round or two. Have next week off so its diablo 4 from there on in. Have a great weekend everybody 👍

Diablo 4, just starting act 6 and level 45 - bloomin good game!

Im playing the amazing middle earth shadow of mordor game of the year edition.the excellent persona 5 royal.the fantastic greedfall.the wonderful the last of us part 2.and the incredible infamous second son.i will be watching legendary sitcoms tv 📺 shows in Sanford and son.good times.the Jeffersons.and saved by the bell.word up son

I'm about a level 30 in Diablo 4 and have done like two main story quests.

going to start Tchia as its the pushsquare.com gameclub game of the month, looking forward to it

Some Dragon Quest XI S, Yakuza 0 for sure (great story!!), Star Wars Jedi Survivor. I think that will be it, hope to have more spare time than last weekend. The backlog keep growing up haha

I picked up Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Chaotic Great Edition in the Days of Play sale so I’m playing that now. $90 worth of content for $36 - I couldn’t resist.

NieR Replicant and some seasonal stuff in Destiny 2 on PS5 and over on XSX I'm playing Planet of Lana. Have a good weekend all!

@playstation1995
How many times must you have now watched all episodes of Saved by the Bell?? I find it amazing that you still enjoy it so much. Word.

Trying to balance finishing Jedi Survivor while I add to my 32 hours in Tears of the Kingdom.

Also they got me. I’m headed out of town next week so I got D4 early access so I could enjoy it some before I travel. Already made it to level 12 despite my two children lol.

That’s about it for me!

I will have a couple of missions on Helldivers, a couple of failures on Descenders but my main game this weekend will be The Ascent (PS5). Oh and the inevitable grind that is the final trophy on Grid. Maybe some progress on Back for Blood if I can catch my mate while he's online.

And watching the cup final where I would like to see both teams somehow lose.

Have a good one people.

TotK for me with a bit of Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart on the side, enjoying both. Wish I had enough time to play Diablo 4 but maybe one day!

Nothing again, as I'm currently out of town reroofing a groceries rooftop. This makes rooftop number 3 this year.

Immortals Fenyx Rising

Other than a few of the parts of climbing up the mountain being frustrating, it's been an enjoyable run this week focusing on mostly just the main story to try to finish it up.

I haven't decided if I will play the DLC for the game or not after I'm done, as I would like to play something else before Final Fantasy XVI comes out. I'll have to see how much of it is worth it or if I just put it off until later.

@ItsBritneyB_tch I can’t quite put my finger on it either. Survivor just didn’t grab me (not quite finished with the main story yet) the way Fallen Order did. I can’t help but think it’s total Star Wars burnout. It feels like it takes more to wow when it’s always there.

If I have the chance to play anything, it will be BotW.

I've started Tomb Raider, the first of the recent reboot trilogy that is. I'm beginning to enjoy it quite a lot after being unsure for the first hour or so. Also I've raided a couple of tombs now, which is good because I was just about to phone trading standards.

@sorteddan Ma boy dropped Martin though. Word up son.

@dschons
Word Up yoself playa!

This weekend I’m still playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. I had to take a four day hiatus since last Friday due to work and family obligations, but I was finally able to pick it back up yesterday, and I made some fun progress.

So far, I’m roughly 80hrs in. I’ve finally unlocked the entire base map and have completed all of the main dungeons/temples. I’ve gotta say - the temple in Gerudo Town was absolutely brilliant. I loved the entire quest line.

Regardless of the hours I’ve poured in, I’m still being surprised by little secrets here and there. In fact, I randomly found the auto-build feature, which in itself was a fun discovery. And with this unearthing, it brings forth two more quests that are extremely valuable to you.

Speaking of, I have fully upgraded my Purah Pad, found the last geoglyph I needed, and retrieved the Master Sword - a quest that simply gave me chills. I’ve also restored The Lost Woods and The Great Deku Tree, bested Master Kohga of the Yiga Clan, and unlocked all memories.

Now it’s time to fight Ganondorf, but before I do I’m going to spend more time in the depths and explore more mysterious things down there. I’m also planning on obtaining each domain’s prized weapon(s) by scouring for diamonds, and tackling side quests.

Overall, I’m simply blown away by how deep this game is, and how there are mysteries around every corner that continuously amaze me. Here is to another week of playing this masterpiece.

Street Fighter 6 and Red Matter 2!

Diablo IV. Can't think of anything else to be playing this weekend.

Going to finish up Trails to Azure before Diablo 4 comes out on Monday. Want to make sure I'm caught up on Trails before Reverie comes out on a month

Back on the Genshin wagon, but this time I switched things up a little by changing the voice language to Chinese. Slightly less annoying to listen to Paimon, at least for now… My mandarin was actually rather decent back in the day but now I can barely follow Genshin dialogue.

Also trying my hand on Dragon Age: Inquisition for the first time. On PC though to make the experience feel a bit less aged.

Gone back to Spider-Man Remastered 'The City That Never Sleeps' DLC & Spider-Man Miles Morales with the intention of getting the Platinum Trophy for both games

Gaming has kind of been on the back burner ever since I got the platinum for Resident Evil 4. I resisted the urge to buy the early access for Diablo 4. It was tough, but I endured! I decided to jump back into Cyberpunk 2077 and I’m having a great time. Whatever I play right now is just filler until Final Fantasy XVI anyway.

@PenguinLtd DS2 is an intresting one, probably the only Soulsborne game that feels cookie cutter over innovative in my opiniin. It has its fans, and the DLC is pretty good, am intrested to see your thoughts on it...

Street Fighter 6. Love what I've played so far and very happy there's a nice suite of single player modes.

The Dishonered trilogy.

Street Fighter 6, kinda sucks I have to work this weekend though. 😞

Tears. Probably for ever!
Though I took the plunge and pre ordered FF16 yesterday (after grabbing the usual %15 shopto discount) as im not missing that even for Tears.
Poor Xbox hasnt been switched on for a bit, but I expect a couple of fire drops from the xbox show to compete for my time 😀

@KilloWertz Loved that game. BUt beware, the DLC doesnt land the same and I was disspointed with it. The first dlc did have some decent new trials and introduced some good new mechanics, so if you enjoyed solving these aspects of the game, its pretty decent, but the humour didnt feel the same and theres no real exploration. I only got halfway through the asian themed dlc, and im pretty sure I wont go back.
Its almost better to not sully the memory of such a fun game by playing the dlc... Sadly.

@TheArt I’m fascinated that you’re able to play Sekiro, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring concurrently. I guess they might be similar enough to keep from getting confused but I can barely remember the controls and where I’m going when I play two very different games at the same time. 😅 Especially Sekiro is supposed to be fundamentally different from the other From games (I’ve not played it)

For me, it’s more Jedi Survivor and then I’ll sprinkle in some Tchia when I need a break from lightsabers and wall running.

Puzzling Places is my main focus this weekend once the cup final is over. Hoping for a United win but I’m not confident. Still playing Battlefield 2042 extraction mode despite the disadvantages of playing against PC players who have an ability to make me question if they’re either cheating or are basically at the levels that the likes of Shroud are at. I believe season 5 is happening next week?

I promised myself I wouldn’t jump in on more and more games with VR2 because I want to take my time enjoying one game at a time but I’m probably going to buy Kayak VR and the mini golf game that just came out in preparation for when I have 100% Puzzling Place

Have a great weekend everyone! (except you City supporters)

My wife and I started co-oping Diablo 4 last night! Got us a necro and a sorcerer. I do have a question though, I made my character first then she made hers. It will save all her progress on her character as well as mine and transfer between us, right?

I'm about 28 hours into Octopath Traveler 2 on PS5 and it's really coming together. A great in between game to lead up to Final Fantasy XVI. Happy gaming everybody!

Ea sports pga golf and Dark Souls 1 remastered

BotW. Need to finish it off before I can play TotK which is sitting on my SD card having not been booted up yet!

Not paying £20 to play D4 early, as one can buy some cracking games on the PSN deals page for that price.

FA cup final then maybe continue my Jedi survivor playthrough. Root of nightmares raid tonight

@sorteddan. Haha in the early 1990s that was one of my favorite sitcoms comedy tv 📺 shows ever along with martin.in living color.family matters.and married with children.i always enjoy my childhood.and those sitcoms comedy are enjoying and extremely funny.word up son

I’m playing Immortals Fenyx Rising. Loving it! Exploring is so fun in this game

@Th3solution Haha time's changed, most games are no longer the linear 10hr campaigns we used to be done with in a week and move on to the next. You could spend months playing a single game and there lot of great games out there so why don't we play them side by side. Yeah you're right, I sometimes mix up the controls haha but hey I feel it is what it is now, too many great games to focus on one, you're likely to rush through that one in a hurry to get on to the next.

Finished Bramble the Mountain King last night
Mix of Hogwarts Legacy, Rustler and Moss Book 2

I will try to finish Red Matter 2 this weekend and then start on Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge.

My son went to visit cousins for a week now that school is out and he took the Switch with him, even though he has a Steam Deck. So I guess my Tears of the Kingdom play through is on hold until he gets back. It’s going to be a long week of me daydreaming about Koroks and hidden shrines. Guess I will jump back over to Tchia with its BotW influenced gameplay. Wonder if a sequel will include building as a mechanic. Hell, I wonder how many future open world games will have building for that matter. Maybe I can finally get the Plat on Tchia while waiting for my return to Hyrule.

@TheArt You’re definitely right about the surplus of awesome games to get to, all the while the games are getting longer and longer.
I spent around 60 hours thoroughly enjoying Dark Souls Remastered recently, and could totally see myself turning around and starting another 60 hrs playing through another build, but like you say, I felt a little rushed to get on to the next game in the backlog. But I do try to savor each game fully before moving on. I didn’t platinum DS1 but I thoroughly explored each area and did all the optional bosses. (I was so OP by the end that the final boss was an absolute joke). But because of having played DS1 and also Demon’s Souls last year, I still have times when I reflexively hit the wrong buttons during combat in Jedi Survivor. 😅

I’m trying to spread out my From Souls games too, since I only have 3 left to play (DS2, DS3, and ER). I’m not sure if I’ll play Sekiro. If I do, I think it will be after all the others.

RE village, GT7 and Drums Rock on my PSVR2. Happy to try out my new head strap for a little extra support.

@Titntin Thanks for the info about the DLC. Once I finish the game, I'll look up the DLC and see if any of it interests me. I did pay for the Season Pass when it was on sale quite a while back, so I'd like to at least play something in it. We'll see.

Well for me this weekend is a interesting one. Probably gonna skip a session of TOTK tonight and just dedicate a whole 5 hour session to the newly launched Street Fighter 6. I’ve been waiting for this game since the State of Play that showed it off for real last year and I’m just so happy it’s here. I can’t personally wait to play as my new favorite character the French model Manon. Tho I do wanna make some time for TOTK obviously but I think after this weekend it’s gonna go on the back burner. I think starting Monday I wanna tackle Fire Emblem Engage full time. I know some of these later chapters are long, annoying and difficult so I’m not exactly looking forward to it but I am looking forward to the story and the DLC. Otherwise it’s my birthday this week on the day of Summer Game Fest so I’m looking for two things. 1. Some really great and cool announcements there. And 2. Hopefully snagging a copy of Dead Island 2 from a family member for my birthday. Last year it was Horizon Forbidden West. On the anime front this week it’s some Hells Paradise, Mashle, Demon Slayer, My Home Hero and Café Terrace as usual. Happy Gaming y’all and have a great weekend.

I am continueing with hogwarts legacy. I struggled with it on my first attempt but enjoying rhe second playthrough. Decided to learn the unforgivable curses but feel bad everytime i use them. Especially after sebastians uncle's rant about them. Looking forward to finishing so i can move onto either jedi survivor or finally trying to get into elden ring.

Just finished Survivor, started Hogwarts today (and having a blast in spite of having zero interest in Harry Potter). I’d have considered Diablo 4 if it was offline, but I guess I better go dig out that install CD of Diablo 1 if I want a fix (that starting town music (Tristano?)! Ahh!)

@Th3solution Damn so far Sekiro's been quite tough, very different, trying to get the hang of it. The nice typical FromSoft art direction is present, just hoping I master the combat cause damn!

Octopath Traveler 2. I’m on the end of chapter 2’s/start of 3’s. Playing by level instead of story order. Loving it so far!! But, there’s such a huge jump from early 20’s to 30’s that makes me feel like I’ll have to grind soon

Bioshock remaster PS4, Plus download. My first replay since 2009 and feels all new. Smooth 60 fps on my PRO and looks great at only 1080p.

I picked "easy" after having a recent replay of Bioshock 2. That is because "easy" in Bioshock 2 felt like the hard setting on some games I have played that makes enemies be bullet sponges and their attacks do more damage. However "easy" in Bioshock does play easy.

I am enjoying playing those two old Bioshock games. It's all fun with a nonsensical story with creepy little sisters, and silly enemies to battle. Then there is the the welcomed simplicity of design and play. I recommend both Bioshock and Bioshock 2.

@PenguinLtd nice DS2! Enjoy!

@somnambulance hopefully your health gets sorted out. Can’t go wrong with TOTK! Enjoy

I decided to download Thymesia from PS+, and I’ve been playing that and yelling at my tv a lot. The problem I have with games like this is that I suck at blocking, so I’m constantly dying, and I don’t have the patience to continue playing because it’s such a grind to go back and pick up my lost essences after respawning. Are there any good Souls-like games like Thymesia where I don’t lose my essences every time I die?

For me this weekend is Diablo IV all the way.

Enjoy your preferred games everyone!

Back on Destiny 2. Started crossplay progression today and was pleasantly surprised when the platinum popped up immediately.

Also copped Battlesector and Space Hulk Deathwing. For the Emperor!!!!

Hi there fellow gamers.
This weekend is all about STREET FIGHTER 6, both World Tour mode and Online matches.
See you guys there.
Cheers and happy gaming weekend to us all

F1 (Spain GP weekend 🏁🏎️)

Finished Jedi Survivor (love this game!!!!) so Taking a break from action games before i start Doablo 4

Fighting games not my thing but SF6 looks amazing.

Final Fantasy 7 remake PS5 and Tears Of The Kingdom

PlayStation and xbox remain powered off. Its Tears of the Kingdom all the way and will continue to be for a long time to come yet. Incredible game.

Ghost of Tsushima and Gems of War.

D I A B L O 4 my friends

Returnal ., what an awesome experience