Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 615

After 132 hrs I Platinumed Hades so now moving on to Green Hell which was only £2.99 in the store. So lots of passing out and dying from infections this weekend 😂

Some Zombie Army 4/Ghost Recon Breakpoint with my son as well as dealing with a hangover 😵 (Dry Jan didn’t go the way it should’ve)

FA cup football as well 👍

Have a great gaming weekend Pushsquarians! 🍻

Made some new friends(Zizka).Escaping Trosky castle and on my way to the Kuttenberg region.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

Have a great weekend!

Finally getting to FF Tactics, a game I missed growing up. Afterwards, AI Limit will be keeping me busy. Beyond that I downloaded Lego Journey and it’s simple but touching on its subject matter. That’s probably all for now. I finally gave Kingdom Come a proper go before realizing I’d need to dedicate my time to that solely. So it’s on the to do list.

So much to play before all the 2026 games arrive! Happy gaming all!

I'll probably finish Granblue Fantasy Relink's story today, but I'd really like to wrap up Octopath Traveler so I can finally jump into Octopath Traveler 0.

Heading back to 2016/17. First off to assassinate "Crocodile" in AC Origins before tackling the next puzzle in Inside.

Loving both games.

My mate lent me Metroid Dread so trying to smash my way through that. It's quite tough but about 2/3 of the way through. Enjoyable game.

It was back to work for me this week, so back to my normal limited gaming time. This weekend I will be continuing with Red Dead Redemption. Just reached Mexico and still loving it - it made me chuckle that right after you complete the dangerous crossing, the bridge to Mexico is miraculously fixed 😁

Also continuing with Ys 1 & 2 Chronicles. Still on the first game as I've neglected it a bit this week, but hoping to make some progress today. It's great, but some of the bosses are frustrating for all the wrong reasons. That amazing soundtrack carries a lot, though.

Have a great weekend, folks.

Having finished the brilliant Silent Hill f, I'm going to get into Metal Gear Solid Delta before my NG+ run of SHf. I'd also like to try some Arc Raiders after picking it up in the sale.

Outside of that I'll be closely following the NFL Wildcard round, and the FA Cup 3rd round.

Will be trying to grind my final legs to be able to finally upgrade my fleet with Boeing 737 Max and Airbus 320 Neo in Flight Simulator 2024!

And on the side diving deeper into the Trails in the Sky Chapter One.
I feel a bit guilty for never jumping in sooner. The game is so much fun and the character/world building is amazing.
Just finished the prologue (9 hours...!!)
It's like a cosy and relaxing RPG so far. Can't wait to see how this story unfold😃

Have a great weekend everyone!

Haven't posted on here in months mainly due to the fact the only game I had been playing was Power Wash Simulator 2 and although I still go back to it often I have added Ghost Of Yotei to my list which I really enjoying.
On the Switch I'm 5 hours into Octopath Traveller Zero which I'm enjoying a lot!

Gonna start NG+ on Silent Hill 2 with a no radio, chainsaw only speedrun attempt and pick off another ending (hopefully). A couple of runs on Dicey Dungeons... And have a poke around my PS4 library to try find some inspiration.

Have a good one folks.

i’ll be finishing off metroid prime 4 hopefully, absolute turd of a game i’m only seeing it to the end because how much it cost. once that’s done i might start the outer worlds 2 or mega man legends.

Finishing up my platinum run of Resistance: Burning Skies followed by some Unfinished Swan on Vita and RE: Revelations and Strider on PS3.

Happy weekend folks ✌️

I finally played the silent hill 2 remake and finished it last night. I have to say I am slightly disappointed as it's known for it's impactful psychological horror story. The characters were one dimensional with only Angela being of any interest. I got the leave ending.

Maybe it was the length of the game that ultimately left me disappointed. It really needed to be 1/3 shorter. It took 25 hours to complete on hard/hard.

Also the puzzles were not exactly memorable and fairly easy to solve.

It's a shame as despite being let down with the overall story it was a great game to play (unlike silent hill f) but once fatigue around the middle of the hospital it all got a little repetitive and the story reveals felt like a huge let down.

The sound design is simply exquisite though and made the play through well worth it. It may be the best I've ever experienced.

Not sure I'll ever play this again for the other endings and using the chainsaw for a quicker run seems it may kill the dread and tension.

Played on the pro in performance mode. I was holding off for a proper update but gave up. It plays great (with vrr). Yes there is a shimmer at the beginning and a few times throughout the game but it's not that much of an issue as it's made out to be.

I wish I knew the no radio was a trophy as I thought it was really annoying and kills the atmosphere so turned it off after hearing it once ... So no trophy !

God of War Ragnarok, Tsushima and Exp33 all here to play but not really wanting to get into anything new. So I've just stated the foundation dlc in Control.

I'm currently 53% complete after 78 hours in Mass Effect Andromeda. I only started playing it as a comfort game whilst I was ill over Christmas but I got into the role of a pathfinder. I actually enjoy Andromeda more than ME3.

Mafia The Old Country - so I picked this up a week and a half ago and I've finished the story which I really enjoyed and I'm now finishing up the last few trophys for the platinum. The game is a bit on the slower side which I dont really mind, I found the voice acting and the setting to be really good, the game looks great and the recently added free ride mode gives some extra things to do. Overall a really good game imo.

Cyberpunk 2077 - again?? well... yeah Met an old mate of mine over a beer recently who had just finished the game for the first time and was lyrical about it so I was hit by a strong desire to start a new game and finish the main story and then replay Phantom Liberty which I've "only" played once. And it feels really awesome to be back in Night City, sure its not a perfect game and there are some missed opportunities but I just love it. One of my all time favorites

On the Pro Dynasty Warriors Origins and Ghost of yotei. Switch 2 Metroid Prime 4 and checking out the Dragon Quest 7 reimagined demo

When I'm not unlocking skater movies in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, I'm on the path to become the best junior bracer in Trails in the sky: 1st chapter remake.

Assassins Creed shadows for me I think but in all reality it will probably boil down to Arc Raiders and one or both of the rally games. I've been dipping in and out of Project motor racing but it's pretty damn hard-core (in a good way) so I'll probably have a crack at that. Have a great weekend folks 👍

I got my 1st platinum trophy for this year with Samurai Aces II: Tengai. I already got the plat on my US account but i really like the game so i plat it again on my Asia account.

Anyway. I'm playing Ys: The Oath in Felghana on Vita with Hard difficulty, FF IX HD, and Detroit Become Human which i'm surprised no PushSquare staff make an article about the game latest sales numbers at 15 million copies.

Outside that, i'm watching Fallout season 2 and it makes me uneasy that we could get the real Fallout after what Orange Man has done lately. sigh...

I hope you guys enjoy your weekend 🍻

Bloodborne.. more Bloodborne. This game is quickly jumping to the top of my FromSoft favorites, absolutely loving the gameplay and especially the world. It just oozes that gothic atmosphere I adore so much, had no idea what I was missing (at least to this extent 😅.) So good!

@Fartingale I finished it yesterday. It wasn't perfect but I enjoyed it.

Let down by grinding for green crystals a bit towards the end but as I collected loads while exploring and looking for upgrades it wasn't it too bad

Finally getting around to Kodaka's Rain Code+. Finished Chapter 0 yesterday and I'll probably try to do one chapter per day this weekend. Fun game so far.

Picked up my playthrough of Red Dead 2 again but finding it feeling really slow for my liking right now so will probably mix in some Spidey 2 and Doom Dark Ages which I just grabbed for half off. Enjoy the weekend everyone!

I will be playing one of the best fps ever in the excellent far cry 5.i will also be playing fan favorite the incredible valkyria chronicles 4.i will also be playing one of the best video games ever made in the instant classic the amazing injustice legendary edition.and I will be playing the wonderful tomb raider.i will be watching my michigan wolverines 💛💙 play.i will be watching my boston celtics 💚🖤 play.and I will be watching my pittsburgh steelers 💛🖤 play.and I will be watching legendary sitcoms TV 📺 comedy shows in family matters.good times.the Jeffersons.sanford and son.different strokes.martin.the wayans brothers and saved by the bell.word up son

Continuing my play through of Borderlands 4 which continues to be much better than 3 (not hard) and probably better than 1 (2 being the best). It is juts good mindless FPS fun, I am yet to get that 1 gun though that you just can't do without so might go hunting side quests.
FA cup football and probably a bit of the Activision collection on Evercade.

Happy gaming folks 👍

Continuing (& hopefully finishing) our co-op run of Gears of War: Reloaded on Insane. Not quite as good as I was expecting… but I’ve quite enjoyed it nonetheless.

@Midnyte-Monkey You've been missing out for a long time then. It's so unique, nothing like it. Could've easily won goty in 2015 but Witcher 3 was also so good. I still play it till this day even after the plat. Bloodborne is timeless.

On PS5 i will be finally completing Digimon Time Stranger, I've got the final boss to do but the game just gave me about 20 side quests to do 😔. I will also try a wrap up Borderlands 4 and start Edens Zero

On the Switch 2 I will be continuing with Metroid Prime 4, I put around 3 hours in last weekend but it didn't hook me in, hopefully it clicks with me this weekend. I will also be playing some Kirby Air Riders.

On Playstation Portal I will put another hour or two into Banishers Ghosts of New Eden, solid game so far.

And finally last week I bought me a Steam Deck Oled 1TB for £400, I've bought Sunset Overdrive for my first game so I'm looking forward to starting that today.

Octopath traveler. Got the 4 hidden jobs, just need to mop up the final chapters and then prepare for Galdera.

Now finished Metroid prime 4 started in Hellblade 2.

Not 100% sure on it so far, was really looking forward to it but but not grabbed me yet.

Got blades of fire and Cronos lined up as well. Waiting for the patch to land before I start Cronos though

Starting Bayonetta for the first time.
Have a lovely weekend all

Oh also forgive me for off topic but anyone who loves Capcom artworks or anything about Capcom needs to watch this video!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j8TUrvKDzu4

Greetings fellow video game enthusiasts. I’m resisting starting my shiny new PS5 games until I’ve finished the game I was playing pre-Chrimbo, which is Fate/Samurai Remnant. Happy weekend everyone.

@EfYI Going for a revenge arc so I'm banishing them all and killing any living that I need to. I will go for the good ending on my second playthrough though.

Been awhile since I last posted on these. Family life has been hectic over the Christmas period. Now, I am finding more time to get back into gaming. I have again jumped massively back into Diablo IV. It really is an excellently moreish game. Slowly building the character to get up to the higher PIT difficulties is addictive. Anyways, Happy Gaming All.

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

Switch:
Animal Crossing New Horizons: a few days ago, I paid off MY FINAL HOME LOAN!!! Now I'm starting to save up for the two more from the new update next week 😅.
Tetris 99: I got the theme from the new Maximus Cup yesterday already, but I might play a few more rounds just for kicks this weekend.

PS4:
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1+: found a great monster for grinding and have been doing a lot of that before taking on a story boss that I lost to a few times, most of my party member characters are now in their mid 50s in terms of level.

I'm playing through a game called Blood of Mehran. It's sort of like Assassin's Creed meets God of War, except with a fraction of the budget. It's definitely got it's problems, but I'm enjoying the gameplay enough that it doesn't feel like a chore to play.

Hopefully going to also be cracking on with Borderlands 4 and Coral Island, both in co-op.

I'm playing Wuthering Waves, I said I'd give it another go once Cartethyia got a rerun.
I tried keeping my distance from this one because the last thing I need is another gacha addiction. But I also didn't expect them to add an 8 foot tall sword mommy to the game when I wasn't looking.

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Ive hit the 20 hour mark and am finally getting the hang of combat and the games mechanics. Still a long way to go.

Continuing my co-op campaign in Baldurs Gate 3 with my girlfriend. She is new to gaming and after recently completing it takes two, she has got the bug.

Happy weekend gaming everyone!

Started Fallout 4 for the first time. It's very much a Bethesda game. It's fine, but I don't know that I will stick with it for long. I do imagine that I'll get my $5 out of it, but it's the type of game that gets boring to me rather quickly.

I'm also rolling on Final Fantasy VI pixel remaster. I was playing the GBA version 17 years ago when life went nuts and never got back to it. Finally ready to beat this one.

That'll just be in my limited free time - I have a plumbing project that needs finishing, playoff football to watch with my son, and nieces and nephews (with spouses) coming over for a late Christmas gathering.

Have a great weekend everybody.

Haven’t had much free time this week, but will be spending time on the Divinity 2 upgrade, never having played it before. Just finishing Act 1. Obviously not as polished as BG3 overall, but the combat is great and the story is ok so far.

I finished all of the prominent side quests and companion missions that I want to in Divinity Original Sin 2, so now I’m focusing on beating the game. I’m hoping to have it wrapped up in a couple of days—and I’m sure I’ll somehow get distracted by another side quest(s) despite saying I am fulfilled.

I did start Donkey Kong Bananza finally. I can acknowledge how great the game is, and its overall delightfulness, but it’s not for me. I find it to be too dense in its content. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an incredible achievement to have a game be tailored toward absolute destruction, yet at its core still be a platforming experience. That’s hard to do, and it’s done immaculately, with an ample amount of secrets, and provides an organic sense of player freedom and expression, it’s ultimately detrimental to my enjoyment.

Sometimes, there is simply too much content. I shouldn’t feel overwhelmed by a 3D platformer. Granted, a lot of my feelings could be remedied if I focused primarily on getting to point A to point B, but that’s not how I play video games. As a result, I feel completely disconnected. That’s okay, though; not every game is meant for everyone regardless of how critically acclaimed it may be.

My goal is to earnestly start Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles. It has sat on my cross media bar for months, tempting me regularly, only to be too intimidated to start since I’ve been playing meaty RPGs as of late. Interestingly enough, I’ve never played this game; my time was spent with the Gameboy Advance version, and I have fond memories of it. I’m looking forward to seeing why this game is hailed as one of the best in its genre, if not the greatest.

@Kraven I too am just getting around to FF Tactics for the first time, and 5 hours in I get why so many consider it so highly. Maybe I don’t play many tactics games, but there’s something special even about the story when you think of the time period in which the game was made and released.

I snagged a physical copy of Gears of War Reloaded very cheaply during the week (for €15.99, new and sealed). I've played the first twenty minutes of it, and it reminded me why I stuck with PlayStation back in the early PS3 days - the dialogue is so utterly cringe, it's so gosh darn brown (plenty of PS3 games were as well in fairness), the AI enemies feel brain-dead, and it's honestly dull as dishwater to play - "roadie run" (or whatever nonsense they call it), take turns shooting from cover, rinse, repeat. I'll probably play another hour or so of it just to confirm that yeah, it's overrated and what I've been honking since 2010 - Vanquish eats this tripe for breakfast.

Picked up Absolum last night, and having a blast. Stayed up with a "just one more run" feeling longer than I should have.

Have more deliveries to make in Death Stranding 2.

Tempted to stick on Street Fighter 6, as the new Alex trailer has me hyped (I mained him in Third Strike and his early days in 5).

@ApostateMage I recently finished Mass Effect Andromeda and glad you like it. I don't think it's as good as 1, 2 or 3 but I think it's not as bad as the internet made out.

Just beat Hitman: Blood Money for the first time this week, such a classic. Great game.
After that I was excited to play Dragonball Sparking Zero but whole experience was underwhelming to say the least. The combat is repetitive and how they've implemented the story and cutscenes is lacklustre.
So I'm going to drop that and try Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy! It was cheap and I've heard great things about it like the soundtrack.
Have a happy weekend all!

@Kraven FFT is a game that I've been playing every couple of years for (nearly) the last 30 years - this iteration is outstanding. I always manage to find something new to appreciate in each run or a new build that's hilariously effective. Have fun!!

I’m replaying Thief from 2014, as I’m debating about going for the platinum. I wanted a nice little palate cleanser before diving back into Ni No Kuni.

@Hootnoodle I played through that for the first time a couple of months ago and really enjoyed it. One of those games that made me wonder why I didn't play it sooner. I don't get all the average reviews at all.

I picked up METRO Exodus and all of its DLC for just under $10 in the recent sale on PSN so I’m going back and working on 100% completion on the trophy stack. I played and platinumed the game years ago when it came out but never bothered with the DLC so I figured why not complete it all since it’s so cheap? Hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoys whatever they’re playing!

A bit of Dark Souls 3 I think.

Probably a few runs in hades and I’ll try to get some death stranding in. It’s hard to game as much I’d like to these days

I've got a second job (besides my graphic design one) working nightshifts. Most of the time I have nothing to do but keep watch, so I have around 5-6 hours a night of doing whatever I want. So what could be more natural than digging out my old PS Vita for the first time in 7 or 8 years?

The only problem, which I didn't foresee, is that most of my gaming catalogue on it was tied to the PS Plus sub. I've become a PC gamer over the last gen after PS4, so I'm not planning on resubscribing.

Still I have some games and I've been playing Hitman GO into the early hours of morning. Just finished it on my last watch, good stuff. Next up is Ys: Memories of Celceta, which was the last game I purchased for the device in a deep sale years ago, but never got around to play.

I’m back playing Yakuza: Like A Dragon, amazing game.
Got final raid tonight before pre patch for TBC, WoW Classic.

@Fandabidozi2025 Just finished Yakuza Kiwaimi 2 and Yakuza 6 over the holidays. I also just fired up Yakuza LAD for my first replay since it's debut year

@playstation1995 I did not mange to get into far cry5 I thought the setting was interesting,, but i did not enjoy playing it.I did like far cry4 and thought that far cry 6 was excellent. Maybe, I should give it another shot ? Maybe once a VR version comes along ...

Assassin's Creed Shadows and Forza Horizon 5.

I'm about 25 hours into AC and haven't unlocked Yasuke yet. I've been having way too much fun exploring and infiltrating castles. And I guess I'm doing it the same way I did Yotei- explore every little spot in the map before furthering the story. The combat isn't quite as deep as Yotei (at least not with Naoe), but the sneaky bits are so much fun. Assassinating the samurai in the castles and running away is a thrill. I haven't played an AC game since Ezio was the main. I'm so happy to be back.

For Forza, I grew up playing arcade racing games, like the original NFS games on the PS1. I've bounced off other racing games of late, but I couldn't resist picking up the premium version when it was on sale. This game has completely sucked me in. I'm not remotely good at it yet, but I'm having so much fun losing races and driving around in the open world. I can't wait for FH6 to release on PS5, whenever that happens to be.

While Mr. Ramsey plays Yakuza 2, I am finally wrapping up the mainline series with Yakuza 6. Now that I am past the baby chores portion of the experience, I am having fun! Kiryu is a great protagonist, and I am enjoying finishing the main part of his story after all these years.

I got "Resist for psvr2 on sale. Although I have not mastered the swinging mechanics yet, the swinging feels amazing. Graphics-wise not a revolution, but absolutely fine.Haven't played enough to say more.

Then, I started to play Hitman again on psvr2, but now the freelancer mode. So far, I absolutely suck, and never managed to successfully finish a mission triplet. I always got spotted before I managed to identify the target among the 4 suspects, and then hell broke loose. Still a fantastic VR game.

Sonic Racing Cross Roads. About to play online with this now.

@tselliot
This is my first game of the series. The turn based appealed to me. I’ll def try more after these two.

I've been playing King Arthur: Knight's Tale on my Series X. I have had it in my library for well over a year, but not played it, and where I had been playing Warhammer: Chaos Gate in order to scratch my XCOM itch without actually playing XCOM, the bugs eventually wore me down, so I opted for Knight's Tale instead, and have to say I am really enjoying it.

I'm currently on my 11th mission, some of which take an hour or more, and it amazes me the level of replayability the game has, which is down to those Knight's that you can recruit, which is dependant on the decisions you make. No bugs, which is nice, and challenging combat that tests your strategic capabilities on the harder difficulties. Thus far, I would recommend it...

Showdown with Shodan. System Shock remake.

Started Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and really digging it so far. For multiplayer Arc Raiders as always and just hopped into Elden Ring Night Reign with a friend.

TMNT: Splintered Fate. Never thought I’d like a roguelike game. But, alas, we are…

Arc raiders and kingdom come deliverance 2 🎉🎉

@Perturbator You should look into modding it. It'll save you a fortune on games.

Going to continue and hopefully finish Forever Skies. Really good game that would have been much better if I played it co-op. Still recommend it though!

Just finished Viewfinder (fun puzzle game). Might as well check out Lego Horizon Adventures next.

@BentIeyma I'm planning to buy a gaming handheld soon, probably the Legion Go S. I have about 500 or so games in the Steam/Epic/GOG backlog and now I can finally get to do work on it.

Continuing Indivisible.
Doing a small street fighter marathon, going through the 30th anniversary collection, the marvel VS Capcom collection and the one with the Capcom VS SNK ^^

Hoping to finish up my co-op playthrough of Lords of the Fallen this weekend. Will also continue with Ghost of Yotei if I end up playing something by myself. So many games to play!

I’m seven hours into Xenoblade Chronicles X and loving it.

Really enjoyed grinding my way to level 30 in Fallout 4, so I'd be at the right level to start the Nuka World DLC. Now I'm there, I weirdly feel like I can't be bothered with it.

I'll probably push on a bit longer and see if it grabs me. But it focuses on raider factions, and the raiders have always been the least interesting antagonists for me.

Having a chill weekend romping through Diablo IV's latest season with a chum, we haven't had a lot of time online at the same time the last few months so Lootin' n Chunterin' for us.

Just finished Syberia Remastered, for me a 9/10 game, original one was 10/10.
Since there is no Syberia 2 Remaster available but only 3rd game on PS, playing Syberia 2 on iOS now

I've been sick so I haven't played anything this week. Hoping to play the Dragonquest 7 Remake demo soon though. Have a great gaming weekend all!

Playing Sonic Crossworlds mainly

Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted (SW) - A few levels away from Zomboss now.

Doodle Jump (Windows Phone) - Back on this to complete the run I was working on.

Angry Birds Space (Windows Phone) - I'm finally back on track after getting dug in on a couple of difficult levels.

Good morning.
This Sunday, I played something unusual.
I have never played this game before but I tried to get some different experience.
I played LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII PS3.

Something that really different from general JRPG which you given by deadline to save the world before the doomsday in 13 days.