Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 590

Six weeks off doing my second play through of Ff16

Mainly Half Life 2 on the PC and Diablo IV on the PS5. Another busy family weekend so dipping in and out of those two and of course chasing the last Joker on Balatro on the PlayStation as I’ve got them all on the Switch.

Enjoy your gaming weekend Pushsquarians!

Still going through Star Wars: Outlaws. However I have also been pulled into the absolute quality game of Hades. The rogue lite gameplay truly is moreish.

175 hours into Death Stranding 2 and it’s completely absorbed my life. Loving it. I finally cracked and got Balatro which is fun, but I’m still getting to grips with. I’ve almost made it to the end of the tunnel in The Blue Prince too. Exciting!

Have a great weekend Folks!

Assassins Creed: Rogue… and what a pleasant surprise it has been. I’ve been slowly chipping away at the series since 2019 and while the series has some highs… I’ve found just as many of the games to be a bit of a slog. This is one of the high points for me though and I had no idea that would be the case. It’s basically Black Flag but in the North Atlantic rather than the Caribbean.

Good evening.
This weekend I played The Sims 4 PS4 on my PS5 machine All Day Long. 😀

I renovated some of previous made houses and change the old furniture with new installed DLC furniture, change the interior and exterior looking.

Playing Donkey Kong Bananza on the Switch 2 at the moment. I’m at layer 1.100.
Also bought No More Heroes 1 and 2 last week on sale which I’ll be playing after.
Besides that some more Fortnite on PS5

@Anti-Matter aren’t those adult characters on the cover of your latest game… 🤔 hmmm.

I just keep on keeping on. Taking my time with this lovely game, only just finished chapter 3 after 38 hours. Mixing it up with my daily GT7 credits grind.

I will be playing the fantastic Ready or not on PS5. Loving the slow pace tactical side to this game alot. Theres alot to learn and when things go wrong its generally down to your lack of preparation or awareness. I will also be playing some GT7, Dirt 2.0 and maybe some F1 2025 on my new Thrustmaster T598 wheel. To lighten the mood i may try and get some Pikmin 4 in on the switch if time permits. Happy gaming.

Still playing (and loving) Dragon Age: Veilguard. The closer I get to the ending, the sadder I feel that it's going to end. I'll miss the dynamics between the characters dearly.

More Fantasy Life i as is my norm currently.

All Lives already at Hero rank (highest rank), all buddies befriended (with their affinity maxed out), my next objectives now is to fully prep my current combat team's equipment prior to taking on a certain set of challenges (might be a spoiler, not sure), and also tackle some more Treasure Groves in multiplayer and hopefully beat the toughest difficulty there.

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Persona 4 Golden, The Show, and some Powerwash Simulator. Chill weekend for me

Crusader Kings 3 until Mafia comes out.

Well I finished with Doom Eternal this week and have managed to beat another gold stake run on Balatro already this morning so it's about time I made a start on Cyberpunk before my PS extra subscription runs out in a month. So I'll likely be doing that.

Except I'll probably just play more Balatro!...

Have a great weekend whatever you're up to fellow square pushers.

Still playing Tetris Effect on Psvr2, which I got on sale recently. Before I only played the demo and thought that it does nothing for me. But I think that I did not give it the chance it deserved, since it actually is really great in VR.

Then I looked into the demo Of Lies and Rain on Psvr2. It looked rather unspectacular to me in all the videos despite the praise it got. Anyway I wanted to just have a quick look and got sucked in for more time than I wanted. In terms of art design it is clearly not a big budget title, but it generates a very good atmosphere, sound design and voice acting are very good and if You glance over the sometimes lower res textures, and lower poly objects, it can look very convincing. And in particular the VR interactions are very well done! All in all a big surprise for me. I have not completed the demo yet, but it is supposed last for 90min and I played already for more than that, so I am presumably close to the end, and soon I will be waiting for the full game hoping that the full game has more to offer than what is already in the demo.

Other than that I don't know. I only replayed the Psvr2 version of hitman 1&2 and still have 3 to re-finish and most of the elusive targets , or I might finally pick up *Hell Sweeper" or "Ancient Dungeon" which are currently on sale and are depending on whom You ask good or great games.

Finished the main story for Tales of Arise last night trying to decide if i should go for the platinum or not. I'll also hopefully get back to Star Wars Outlaws today and play some more of Planet Zoo.

I’ll be finishing off the remaining trophies that my skill level can manage in tony hawk 3+4 and I’ll be taking screenshots of all the creepy smiling in Clair obscur.
I’ll probably play something in vr, maybe I’ll see if I can still murder Mads Mickelsen in Hitman.

I will continued playing the excellent smash hit judgment.i will continued playing fan favorite the incredible metal gear 5 the phantom pain definitive edition. I will also continued playing one of the best video games ever made in the excellent crash bandicoot in the n sane trilogy. And I will continued playing the wonderful mafia definitive edition.i will be watching legendary sitcoms TV 📺 comedy shows in the Jeffersons. Good times.different strokes. And saved by the bell.word up son

Doing my best Mario impression in Elex 2:

In a bit of a summer gaming slump so just doing goals and things in FC25 until I get the urge to play something that is actually good 🙃

On PS5 i will be playing Flintlock The Siege of Dawn and Valkyria Chronicles Remastered. I will also be starting Banishers Ghosts of New Eden on the Portal.

On Switch 2 it's more Donkey Kong Bananza and Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. Great game. Some of the best sidequests Ive played the last couple of years.

Have a great weekend!

Doing the latest event on Black Ops 6.
Donkey Kong Bananza on Switch 2.

I'm Currently playing Through Both Atelier Rorona DX and Disciples Liberation.

I've just started banishers ghosts of new Eden and it's very good and I really like the sinister atmosphere. I'll make time to torment @Kidfunkadelic83 on dirt 2.0 as well just because I can...have a great weekend everybody 👍

Finished:

• Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth
  Bought this game from Summer sale for $2 and i feel that price is a steal, which i would gladly pay more to support the devs. This game has one of the best 2D sprites i ever seen in the last 5-10 years. Not just that, the music are pretty good too. The gameplay is a bit standard for metroidvania but still fun to play though. Sadly i don't know much about Record of Lodoss War and the characters. My only knowledge was from the 1990 OVA by Madhouse like 2 episodes. I still reccomend the game for anyone who wants to play metroidvania that doesn't take long to finished (i've beaten it for 6 hours) and fun to play + gorgeous to look at 👍

Playing:

• Gunbird 2
  Bought it from Summer sale for $3 and i'm really enjoying it althogh it's probably one if not the most challenging / punishing shmups from Psikyo that i ever played.
• Neo Contra
  Bought this from PS3 store for 4 bucks and i had a lot of fun with this underrated Contra. The opening movie is still badass as ever and the goofy-over the top set piece like Bill / Jubei running in the helicopter blade and the "MGS clone" story also still fun. Kinda sad that a lot of reviewer and Contra fans hated this game.

Outside gaming, i'm gonna clean up and rearrange my room especially my comic book & gaming shelfs.

Have a great weekend everyone 🍻

Red Dead Redemption. It's the first time I have played it since it came out. It really holds up.

@Northern_munkey im not gonna lie, i jumped in to a more powerful car yesterday and struggled quite a bit. I was all over the shop 😂

I'm still playing Jean D Ark which I'm absolutely loving!About 30 hours into it at the moment and just started chapter 5.
Also playing Death Stranding 2 which I'm enjoying a lot!

Just finished the Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty DLC (still one of my favourite games af all time) and starting Death Stranding 2 now. I'm switching between these darker stories and a bit of Donkey Kong Bananza and Mario Kart World sessions now and then to lighten the mood.

Started Cyberpunk this week. It's all a bit overwhelming, but it's also very good

Deep in the jungle hunting for Stalker Stealth Generators, so quiet I can only hear birds chirping, waiting patiently to ironically ambush my targets. Like a scene from the Predator, and that's the beauty of a series that keeps releasing alongside other equally monumental games it gets somewhat overshadowed. Horizon Forbidden West. Got the Burning Shores DLC, so it's mainly that.

Continuing my push for the platinum in Skyrim. It's a long but enjoyable adventure.
Had to pause it last week in the glorious weather because my PS5 shutdown with overheat.

Batman: The Telltale Series (SW) - Onto Episode 3. I've forgotten how dark this series really got.

Gears POP! (Android) - More YT vids.

Gun Bros (Windows Phone) - Slowly winding my way down to the end.

Got the plat in The Callisto Protocol. Awesome game, perfect length. Now onto to RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business. It’s excellent. I really encourage anyone who liked the first game to jump on in and support Teyon. A great studio who are pumping out some awesome work with these games.

Robocop: Rogue City Unfinished Business, Helldivers 2 and a healthy dose of Ready or Not. Hope to get Donkey Kong Bananza in the next week or two.

Eiyuden chronicle, Pirate Yakuza, maybe some Monster Train 2. And maybe some Diablo 4. Too many games on the go at the moment but I’ll see what I feel like.

Eriksholm on PC. This is a good one. Rise of the tomb raider on the ps5 - how does it still play and look this well.

I'm currently popping creeps heads off in Robocop UB, great game, hard to argue with @get2sammyb review, there are lots of grey corridors but the game is lots of fun for fans of the films even a Robocop 2 reference in there!

@playstation1995 I was gutted when I finished Judgement, Yagami was brilliant, reminds me to give the 2nd one a go!

Having too much fun with Donkey Kong to be thinking of other games this weekend!

Greetings fellow video game enthusiasts. What am I playing? More like what am I NOT playing? The answer being every game except Fantasy Life i. Weekend.

Some new games played since last week 🙂

Oblivion remaster - Finished and platinumed. I must say I really enjoyed playing this game again, but its a shame its in such a bad shape technically and with the studio behind it getting hit with massive lay-offs theres a big risk it wont ever be fixed. Which is like most Bethesda games but its a real shame.

CoD WW2 - Its not the best cod campaign but its still some good fun blockbuster action so far which is great and all I really want from the game!

Banishers - been waiting for this to drop on PS Plus 🙂 I’m a couple of hours in and like the game so far, its a bit slow at times perhaps and might get repetitive down the line but so far so good!

Arken Age PSVR2 - I picked it up in the sale but only managed to play like 45 minutes as I dont have the headset at the summer place so can only play when I’m back home once a week but it seems very promising, it looks and plays well and the story and the world seems cool. Cant wait to play more 🙂

Im in two minds of what to play next. I realistically should be finishing up Persona 5 Royal, but I’m itching to give Cyberpunk 2077 a proper go after it crashed my PS5 when it first released.

I'll be brief: Oh, banana!

DK Bonanza on switch and metaphor refantazio on ps5. Such a good combo!

Hello there fellow gamers.
This weekend I´ll be playing:

• Death Stranding 2 On The Beach. Someone has to make the roads you all are using to travel all over the continent;
• Donkey Kong Bananza. Probably the most fun and terapeutic game I´ve played in a long time;
• Street Fighter 6. I´m kinda having a love/hate relationship with this game, but I can´t seem to stop playing it. Go figure....
  Cheers and happy gaming weekend to us all

Having finished off all the side quests, treasure hunts and Witcher contracts, I'll be finishing off the main quest in the second expansion of The Witcher 3 this weekend, and then I shall be re-starting Cyberpunk 2077 complete with its expansion, which should keep me busy for a couple of weeks...

@Zuljaras Hello there friend. Long time no see.
First, how are you always the the first to comment on these articles? Gotta be some inside conections 😜
Second, Soul Reaver is one of my favourite franchises(even though it´s part of the Legacy of Kain Series) and you could probably have guessed based on my name here.
The intro alone is still one of my favourites and really gets you into the games lore and premisse. It´s that good.
The game is very much Metroidvania like, but in 3D.
Raziel voiced by Michael Bell is phenomenal, just like Kain voiced by Simon Templeman and the Elder God by the late Tony Jay. These games have some of THE BEST voice acting and narrative I´ve heard in a videogame and the games are very fun and engaging as well. Still hoping one day for someone to anounce the final chapters to conclude the story.
Still remember most of these games dialogue, just like my others favourite franchises, Metal Gear Solid and Mass Effect.
Also Link Between Worlds is so good. Still have my copy.
Cheers friend and sorry for the long post

I've just finished The Pathless. Cracking game.

Now deciding what to play next from games I've bought in recent sales, Nobody wants to die, a short hike, tails of iron 2, cocoon & just crow things

Also jealous of anyone getting to play Donkey Kong Bananza. Looks amazing that game

Away at Southport for weekend so just some retro stuff on the handheld. Noticed Galacticon on the ps store (retro joust/defender type game) for £4 on the store, i had it on switch and loved it so will grab that when i get home and also play some more The Pathless which i got on sale and looks good 👍

Still grinding through Death Stranding 2

I’m also stuck on a boss in First Beserker which is not unusual. I spend days working through those because the little ones afford me little time to practice.

Finally, I’ve gotten an itch for the First Descendant mainly because it’s Live Service Slop and I’m preparing to earn the Nier gear.

Welp I've been sucked into Oblivion Remastered and it's taking over my consciousness. I'm only 12hrs in and level 6 but not 1 single oblivion gate has been opened yet 🤣

I will probably play some MH Wilds with the boys later today. Between MH Oblivion and eventually platinuming HZD Remastered I should be good till my planned double feature of Ghost Yotei/Digimon Story Time Stranger in October.

Happy gaming PushSquare comrades!

@Mostik yes he's a amazing protagonist.the gameplay.the graphics.the story.the boss fights is amazing. And the English voice actor is amazing and the name Greg best name ever.word up son

Kingdom Come Deliverance 1, considering it's age and peers, it ain't no RDR2, its very buggy and slow. But, I'll give it a fair chance to improve, and dip into Balatro for the real immersive escapism.

I’m still playing Death Stranding 2. I’ve reached chapter 12 113hours and I feel as if I’ve hardly accomplished anything. Don’t ask me what I’ve been doing this entire time—I won’t have an answer. But gosh dang, am I having a blast. The entire gameplay loop is addicting, from the dopamine rush of collecting packages, to the sound it makes when picking up items, it ticks that satisfaction part of your brain.

I’d like to also mention that Episode 11, “Quake”, might be one of the best things I’ve ever experienced in a video game, from the gameplay, environmental exposition, and answers in its story—everything is intertwined so perfectly. It impacted me emotionally in an unexpected way, and it’s one of those rare gaming moments I’ll never forget.

I have also played a couple of hours of RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business. As a big fan of Treyon, particularly Terminator and the thoroughly enjoyable Rogue City—I got the platinum for it—this is more of the same in the best of ways. I’ve had a blast shooting criminal scum in the crotch. I would buy this game for a dollar, but I felt like it deserved $30.00.

There are also several games on my Xbox Series X I’d like to get to soon: South of Midnight; Atomfall; Avowed; and My Friendly Neighborhood. And in a couple of weeks Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is releasing. That is anime immediate day one purchase, and whatever I’m playing at that moment will get put on the back-burner.

@Perturbator I enjoyed Elex 2 so much despite all it's jank. I actually think that's part of the charm. Doesn't look like we'll ever get a part 3

@Zuljaras i got the first post last week! Finally my life is complete!😄

Will be finishing Black Myth Wukong then straight into Wuchang Fallen Feathers when it releases next week. A bit of Stalker 2 thrown in as well

@Grumps859 Yeah it's a shame. Despite all the flaws in Piranhabytes games, they always nail the world and environments that make them worth playing.

Some of devs started a new studio called Pithead. I hope they will make something similar. And there's also the Gothic remake that looks pretty good but is by different studio.

On holiday in Spain so no PS5 but hopefully some Shmups on my Anbernic

Playing more Tales of Arise.

Continuing to chip away at Doom 2016’s and FFX remaster’s platinum trophy

I'm hoping I can finish Code Vein this weekend so I can be ready for Wuchang next week. I will also dapple a bit here and there in DK Bananza.

Monster Hunter Wilds and Lunar Remastered Collection for me this weekend.

@Kidfunkadelic83 Yo dude, what is the single player campaign like in Ready or Not? I am really tempted but thought it looked more suited to multiplayer and would rather play solo!

Got the platinum on Helldivers 2 but still playing daily doing my bit for democracy.

This weekend is a medley of Destiny 2, Final Fantasy XI and Cyberpunk 2077... Plus finishing the last few chapters of Rhythm of War between intermittent power cuts

What game is the Ninja from?

Ages of Empire 2 platinum march progressing nicely. Treating myself to more hours building and upgrading roads later and being a good porter for my fellow DS2 bredrin.

A good ways into act 2 of Clair obscur. Still a lot to love about this game. The difficulty finally ramped up here and there lol. But the story is too slow. Practically nothing happened in all of act 1 except the end of it. And so far in 2 neither. The twists and turns don't really land with me as much as they could. But what it does excel at is the great character interactions and chats. Makes you appreciate them and want to see how their story ends. But the most enjoyable part has been exploring the overworld and doing all the side stuff. Really fun

Wrapping up the main story of Kingdom Come 2. I’ve had a lot of fun but I’m ready to be done so I can wait for the next DLC. I did have Henry go into murder mode and slaughter an entire town then proceed to dump the bodies in front of the inn. Now the Kuttenberg region hates me. No clue what I’ll play next.

Ghost of Tsushima

Had the PS5 version for several years now, but never replayed the game until I started to this week. I also didn't purposely play it now because it's the 5 year anniversary either. I didn't realize that until the article about it on here after I had already started it again.

All the limited time I have ill be playing Edg of Fate

Mafia 2 for a little bit due to some boxing on tonight.

Playing through Ico for about the 6th time, but this time I'm doing it on an arcade machine. Surprisingly it plays really well! Also going to be working through the Robocop DLC and platinuming Lies of P this weekend. Happy gaming everyone!

I'm the kind of lunatic that juggles like 4-7 games at one time, jumping between a few throughout the day. But today I anticipate working on Tony Hawk 3+4 some more, Shooty Fruity, a fun PSVR game, and Samurai Warriors 4. If I have time, I wan to also work on Sniper Elite Resistance's Authentic Difficulty some more.

Still proceeding with Tav’s adventures. At Grymforge now. Having a blast with it, but still in Act 1 after 70 hrs… 😅

Long list of games for me which is unusual.

Farm Together 2 - Starting this later tonight with my girlfriend. We enjoyed the first one quite a bit and this looks to improve on it.

Tales of Arise - This is my main single player game right now and I recommend it to any RPG fan

Grand Theft Auto V - Might jump into the multiplayer which I’ve been really enjoying recently. Once you get a business and a way to earn a good amount of money the game really opens up. Plus the casino is addictive.

System Shock 2 Anniversary Remaster - Started this co-op with my brother and we weren’t really sure what to expect. We then continued to play it for 2 and a half hours. It definitely hasn’t aged to well, but it’s still fun to play. Shame all the trophies are tied to the single player mode though.

Beyond Galaxyland - Haven’t played it for too long but I love the art style and the story seems interesting so far. Look forward to playing it more.

I finally finished atelier yumia now im on khazan ohh boy i love it 3h in and now i understand why ppl praise this game to high regard

I’m still slowly making my way through Death Stranding Director’s Cut, I’m 20+ hours in and only on chapter 3. I’ve also started up Kingdom Hearts 1 again for the first time in a VERY long time.

gonna watch my man Dubois knock out Usyk , but as i’m waiting through these prelims i’m just on my switch playing some mario 64, and the controls are complete ass! i paid the highest switch tier sub out of desperation to try this game months ago and i’m still at the beginning pretty much

update: welp i was wrong, im disappointed in my boy, smh

@nomither6 ....and how did that knock out go exactly ?? 🤣🤣

@Mostik sorry its taken me half the day to get back to you. Its very good. Once you get used to the controls and issuing orders etc its very tense. AI for the most part is pretty good and does what its told. I love it.

@KingPev dubious is lazy & gave up, he immediately got up as soon as the ref was finished counting and walked off like nothing happened. he was lazy & slow the entire fight and was tired by the end of the second round. dubious threw the fight; usyk just countered 🥱

Death Stranding Directors Cut. I played and beat the PS4 version at release, but I wanna get the platinum before jumping into the sequel which I bought on release to support. Dabbling in DK Bonanza but DS is too addicting.

Quake Arcane Dimensions and Doom Eviternity w some mood mods. Probably some Twilight Princess and Wipeout.

Just finished the Doom Eternal campaign. Phenomenal fast-paced action game, with a bit of a learning curve.

@Kidfunkadelic83 No worries nice one buddy, that's exactly what I wanted to hear, no stupid AI or team mates not following orders gave me a little bit of SOCOM vibes with squad orders, I'll definitely pick it up after Robocop UB.

Thanks & enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Finished Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon this morning (165+ hours). What a fun time I had. I haven't enjoyed an ARPG this much in some time. Even got the resolutions I wanted - per the endgame wrap-up!! 😻 👍🏽

Just finished Until Dawn remake. Great game. Now playing The Last of Us remake and Robo Cop Unfinished Business.

@nomither6...yeah Usyk didnt seem to hit him that hard- though I'm sure he could KO an elephant with it lol. Dubious seemed scared stiff

Y’all had me thinking a new Shinobi game was out lol.

Still chugging away at Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. It's fine. The minigames are a chore, and I can see how they used this to pad out the runtime. I don't love the combat, but it is what it is.

A buddy dragged me kicking and screaming back into Eve Online. We took a Needlejack into null and roamed around in cheap ships (even nabbed a cyno Nemesis asleep on a gate). I won't stick around long. My main turned 18 years old this summer - wild to think about how much has changed since I started playing this game (and stopped...and started...and stopped...and you get the idea).

Have a great weekend, everybody.

Picked up Inscryption in the sale and absolutely addicted. I mean I am pretty rubbish at it but another cracking indie game.

Alrighty what do we got this week for WAYP? A kinda not busy one. Just been plugging away at games like Death Stranding 1 and Mario Kart and starting cool new things like Welcome Tour. Don’t listen to the haters y’all Welcome Tour is peak. That and spending time with the lovely GF. This weekend was mostly spent with Death Stranding Director’s Cut after spending some wonderful tender time in NYC with the GF. Think I finally got up to the point in DS that I was at before dropping it back when it came out. Honestly it’s where the plot gets a little crazy but I’m here for it now. Hoping to beat it this week and to get to move to DS2 On The Beach. Rest of the weekend I’m thinking is gonna be some Mario Kart World or Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma on Switch 2 and either some DOOM The Dark Ages or Clair Obscur or even Raidou Remastered on the PS5. Beating Indiana Jones kinda made me realize I can just push Assassin’s Creed Shadows to the side. It’s not really fun I’ll pick it up later maybe but I won’t put it ahead of say Ghost of Yotei. Rest of the week tho I’m hoping to start lots of fun stuff like of course the game everyone is loving right now Donkey Kong Bananza, Suikoden 1 and 2 that I got on a Prime Day deal, maybe even hopefully the new AI game: No Sleep For Kaname Date. And of course just small sessions of stuff like WWE2K25 and maybe trying a GOTY contender Blue Prince? Maybe some Robocop since I didn’t realize I got it free on PS Plus and the DLC is out? Wrestling thing of the week has to be the build to SummerSlam for WWE. Less then two weeks until it goes down at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and I got tickets and man I just can’t wait. Cody vs Cena 2, CM Punk Vs Gunther, Becky Vs Lyra, Rhea Vs Naomi Vs Iyo. So many great matches so far and still more to come like maybe AJ Styles Vs Dominic Mysterio. So damn excited man. Anime of the week gotta go to My Hero Academia Vigilantes, Guilty Gear Strive Dual Riders, Gundam Gquuuuuux, and Sakamoto Days. All amazing as always. Podcasts of this week gotta go to Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Into The Aether, RPGsites Tetracast, Minnmax, Jeff Gerstmann, Kit and Krysta, Punching Up, Easy Allies, Second Wind, Nextlander, Cultaholic Wrestling, Weapon Wheel Podcast, Let’s Anime and Remap Radio. As always yall stay safe, be awesome to each other. Have a totally safe and awesome weekend. And of course y’all Happy Gaming.

just started diablo 4 having a blast so far love the artwork gameplay and music