Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 613

I started Clair Obscur and after a pretty slow first hour, I'm absolutely loving it. Best action RPG in ages. I wasn't sure I was going to be that invested, but now I feel a bit of a dope for snoozing on it this long . The environments are fantastic and, honestly, that's the kind of combat Final Fantasy should be doing. Just goes to show (along with Lords of the Fallen) what a UE5 game can be.

Also playing a bit of The Talos Principle Reawakened (my Christmas game), SOMA (for the first time in 10 years), The Eternal Cylinder (where you evolve little creatures to be able to outrun and giant cylinder crushing there world) and Nobody Saves The World from the Guacamelee folks.

Have a great weekend Folks! Edit: I got the first post! It's a Christmas Miracle!

The same thing we do every weekend Pinky… try to conquer Resident Evil: Revelations Raid mode! 😡

Still making my way through a 4th or maybe even 5th playthrough of one of my favourite games this generation - Hogwarts Legacy (my first full playthrough on Pro).

Happy post Xmas gaming binges to all!

Started Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 yesterday. I think i'll play this game until Hell Let Loose: Vietnam comes out.

A couple of rounds of Hell Let Loose.

Have a great weekend!

My current focus is playing Squeakross: Home Squeak Home on Steam Deck; it's essentially picross, but each puzzle unlocks a cute furniture piece to decorate your home for your cute little mouse :3
I might be nearing 200 puzzles completed now, apparently there's around 600ish total.

Still planning on getting back to my PS Portal once that's done, not sure what I'm playing next though.

Halls of Torment. My god, I have a serious problem...

Someone take survival roguelites away from me.

i’ll be holding up to make my way through hellblade 2 on pc, i may start outer worlds2 or go back to playing kcd2 on the 5pro or play something that’s short on the vita.

I'm finally getting around to Dispatch.

I'm wrapping the remaining content of the Valey of Memory DLC from Assassin's Creed Mirage, so I can return to the excelent Shadows. Also, more Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Getting close to the end, but there is many things to do yet... I will beat some stages in Blood Omen 2 as well. If time allows it, the final touches in Yakuza 6 or more The Last of Us Part 1.

I wish a happy New Year for all our gaming conrads here!! Push Square has the best gaming forum I ever seen on internet. Here for many more years!!

Received Metal Gear Solid snake eater and Metroid Prime 4 gifts for Xmas so will be playing those on the break

Going through Anonymous;Code, the latest entry in the Science-Adv series and the only (localized) one I haven't completed yet. On Chapter 6 and liking it quite a lot so far.

I might also start Wo Long this weekend, since it got added to Plus and I also bought the DLC on sale. Really wanted to get to it before Nioh 3 comes out.

Back on Cyberpunk 2077, this time Phantom Liberty. The game is just soooo good! Ray tracing is just too good. At this point I don't know which game's citizens have more style than this game. The graphics is just so beautiful. Simply the only the game competing with GTA right now. Then I'll continue Henry's journey in getting Capon out of a mess for the 1000th time in KCD2.

Bought two games from PS store Holiday sale and played a couple ones from my backlogs:

• Tormented Souls
  It's a nice mixed of classic RE and SH. They even 'copied', maybe not intentional?, the weird / cheesy voice acting lol. But i have some complaints: 1) The game looks pretty dark like i can't see sh*t even when the lighter on. 2) Why there's no shortcut to switch between lighter and guns but there's a shortcut to open a map? It's just annoying that you must open the menu every time to switch between lighter and guns. 3) I get it they want to replicate old school survival horror games. But some puzzles doesn't even give the slightest clue at all. Like that skeleton puzzle in the experiment room for example, i need to check a walkthrough to complete it because none of the diaries give some hints.
• Strikers 1945-II
  I think this is one of Psikyo best shmup.
• Final Fantasy VI (PS1 classic)
  I start a new game because i forgot where to go. Next time i'll write it on the notes.
• Detroit Become Human

Outside games, i just relax and watching Fallout season 2.

Have a nice weekend & holidays everyone 🍻

I'm about halfway through Tales from the Borderlands I'll try and finish that today and then get back to Outer Worlds 2 and probably play a bit of Battlefield 6 later on.

Greetings, good people.

Unlike great many of you, I'm still into holiday shopping and preparations. You see, here in Russia we have the same thing: decorated tree, presents, sparkling wine, drunk uncle under the table, but it all happens on New Year's night. So... yeah, besides preparing for that and ice skating, I didn't had lots of gaming time. I finished platinum in Diablo IV (had to kill my friend five times for that), some levels in Captain Toad Treasure Tracker and that was pretty much it.

That's all for now, stay safe, love each other and have a nice weekend.

Merry greetings fellow video game enthusiasts. I got some new games for Chrimbomas so looking forward to getting to those once normal service resumes. Happy 2 days after Christmas everyone.

I will be continued playing fan favorite the wonderful code vein. I will also continued playing one of the best rpgs in the excellent south park stick of truth.i will also continued playing another fan favorite in the amazing wolfenstein the old blood.i will also continued playing one of the best video games ever in the incredible sniper elite 3 ultimate edition. And I will also be playing the smash hit the phenomenal shadow warrior 2 .I will also be watching my michigan wolverines 💛💙 .I will also be watching my boston celtics 💚 🖤. Play. And I will be watching my pittsburgh steelers 💛🖤 play.i will be watching legendary sitcoms TV 📺 comedy shows in family matters.good times.the Jeffersons.Sanford and son.the wayans brothers.martin.and saved by the bell.word up son

Hope everyone’s having a festive old time!

Been making my way through my first ever trip playthrough of Nioh recently and having an absolute blast with it. Awesome to know theres two more to play once I’m done!

I do want to treat myself to something new over the break though, I’m think either Ninja Gaidan 4, Black Myth Wukon or Metal Gear Delta, so hopefully jump into one of those as well. Have fun folks!

Apart from eating my complete and utter body weight in food, I’m replaying Dishonored and the excellent dlcs; for my yearly present to myself.

Got a PS5 Pro a few weeks ago, so I'm putting it to work.
To increase the "new console" experience, I'm using a 3rd playstation account that I've made a while back for the UK region (alongside 2 others, one for US and another for my country) but never used it for gaming - now I'm using it to (re)play some of the 1st party games on it to get the trophies again, like a fresh start.
Renewed the PS+ subscription on BF last month on the US account, using it to install the games, then playing them on the UK account. Finished with God of War 2018, now I'm in God Of War Ragnarok, Uncharted, The last of us, Ghost of Tsushima to follow.

Happy holidays everyone! Party plenty, game religiously, but consume everything consciously - nothing is ever good in excess!

Finished Red Dead Redemption 1 and Im now playing Red Dead Redemption 2 ( just started the 3rd chapter). To relax in between robbing and stealing, I've also started Fantasy Life i. In between I'm also doing the daily tasks in Umamasume. I've also played devil may cdy 5 but somehow after getting to Dante it's lost its steam for me. Currently thinking of starting Dishonored 2 but not so sure. I have a stupid habit of starting tons of games and then not finishing them. RDR 2 was a victim of that in years prior.

Got the alien load cell mod for my Moza peddles for Christmas, so am back onto sims. If only psvr2 was better supported it wouldn't now be plugged into steam for ACC and F1 25. That and the fact I went to Moza which won't work on PS5...

Family stuff, so just very briefly digging a hole in Hole Digging Master.

Just bought Trails in the Sky First Chapter with my Christmas vouchers. Now I just need to get away from the in-laws.

😭 Still Darkest dungeon 😭 I hate this game....I love it...I hate it...I love it.

2 of my Christmas presents. Metroid 4 and Terminator 2d. Loving both so far

@Slippship you can get an adapter from Brook so it will work on your PS5

Started Everspace 2 because I was a fan of Freelancer back in the day, enjoying it so far!

Out of town and two very sick kids so not much. Using my Portal though I’ve worked on Wuchang Fallen Feathers as I head toward the platinum and some Cosmic Invasion mixed in. I am working on Phantom Liberty and occasional Skate Story chapter as well; but several games in my cart are also calling my name in this latest PSN sale. So much to play!

Unfortunately nothing as my controller has started to act up. Sticks aren’t working and the buttons have a weird lag for some reason 😡.

I’ll try a reset and hopefully I can get back to more Hades and the Witcher 3 🤞

Have a great gaming weekend Pushsquarians 🍻

Elden ring Nightreign which was a surprise Christmas gift.

Ha, is it the weekend already? I'm deep in the Christmas time vortex and have lost track.

So this weekend I will be playing: -

• Red Dead Redemption. I'm a few hours in and can already tell this is going to be one of those games were I lose track of time (like, even more so). It really nails that Western aesthetic. You can almost feel the dust in the back of your throat.
• Ys 1 & 2 Chronicles. I love the Ys series but have yet to play this, so looking forward to giving it a go, though I imagine the 'headbutt' buttonless combat is going to take some getting used to.

Hard to believe 2025 is almost at an end. For anyone who cares, here are my top three of the games I've played for the first time this year. These games were all extremely close in my estimation, though they are all very different to each other (and yes, I've cheated a bit with a joint third place): -

• Joint third place: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. The best puzzle game I've played since The Witness. Amazing game.
• Joint third place: The Messenger - pure 2D platforming joy, a real love letter to 8-bit and 16-bit gaming. Technical and challenging, but also fair and fun. The sense of humour and the wacky story are the icing on the cake.
• Second place: Deus Ex Human Revolution. Vividly memorable, with a fantastic soundtrack and art design. I think this is a game that will stay with me for a long time.
• First place: The Last of Us Part 2. Just a tour de force from Naughty Dog. Everything is there - amazing visuals and setting, ambitious story, tense gameplay. The Last of Us always had something of the Western about it and the story of revenge wreaking havoc on the lives of those involved fits that influence perfectly.

Honourable mentions: -

• Trails in the Sky First and Second Chapter: cosy, charming and comforting gaming with a story and world that really draws you in.
• Owlboy: equally cosy and charming, and surprisingly epic at times, with some of the best pixel art design I've ever seen.

Whatever you're playing this weekend, enjoy - here's to 2026 when it comes.

Mafia 3 with lots of praying to the trophy gods for a glitch free experience.

Hello again, y'all! This weekend I'm playing:

Switch:
Animal Crossing New Horizons: I'm halfway there to being able to afford the (currently) final house storage upgrade. Will also participate in the New Year's countdown just like the last two years.
PS4:
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1+: got this game as a Christmas present two days ago, and have been playing it and loving it. Most of my party members are around Level 10 and I already have access to two of the cities: Planeptune and Lastation.

Hello there fellow gamers;
On this final weekend of 2025 I´ll be playing:

• Silksong and Expedition 33 on my Series X;
• Continue and go for the Platinum in both Astrobot and Lords of the Fallen on my PS5;
• Continue my playtrought of Blasphemous 2 and my second playtrough of Metroid Prime 4, Hard mode, on my Switch 2.

We had some amazing games this year in all platforms and 2026 is also looking to be absolutely golden.
Cheers everyone and happy gaming weekend to us all

Some Pixelated Myers mayhem with RetroRealms: Halloween! And F.I.S.T. Forged In Shadow, because I remembered I'm excited by Zoopunk.

Have a great weekend and holidays.