Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 621

Finally finished AI Limit. A good souls like and honestly one I’ll go back to. Beyond that spending some time with Crisol Theatre of Idols. What an atmospheric Bioshock meets Resident Evil style game! I’m going to love it I can tell even if it is janky. And of course Romeo is a Dead Man has also been consuming my time. It’s my favorite Suda so far.

Lastly, Arc Raiders and maybe I finally get Nioh 3 and begin my journey. We shall see! With Requiem around the corner I’m torn on waiting or diving in!

Missed top by 25 seconds! Lol

I’m still neck deep into NiOh 3, working my way to the platinum trophy. It’s been such a tantalizing experience, and scratches that Elden Ring itch. By that, I mean its open world design. I prefer this approach to the genre because the difficulty of formidable bosses can be overwhelming. Being able to go somewhere else, explore, and level up gives you the feeling of always making strides to improvement.

That said, the final boss for the first region, Takeda Shingen was the bane of my existence. There were moments I contemplated whether or not victory was even fractionally possible. My death count was approximately 25 times, and my head hanged low before I had to go to work for the day. Prior to him, the (boss) fights had been challenging, but my confidence grew with each attempt. Nine hours later, I arrive home from work, and tell myself that I can beat him. Once again numerous deaths. And then I learned a pattern. Though I still died I was consistently getting him to the halfway mark. And then I learned another pattern. And another. Two attempts later, I beat him.

Sometimes, you just need to take a step back for a while. You have to realize that this is just a video game, and it can be beaten. Once I didn’t let the enemy frustrate me, toy with my emotions, and make me play defense, reacting for sheer survival rather than be offensive minded and focus on positioning, I knew I could do it. There is no other feeling like adrenaline. Subsequently, the next main boss I encountered I was victorious on the first attempt.

Meanwhile, during my lunch break at work, I read the news that Xenoblade Chronicles X got a Switch 2 upgrade; I downloaded it as soon as I could. It’s nearly been a year since I’ve last played — I have forgotten the controls and sole core mechanics. I’m debating whether I want to start a fresh playthrough, or boot up my save file that has 120-hours logged, and get accustomed to the systems again. I will probably choose the latter, knowing I more than likely won’t finish it if I start anew.

Real life Power Wash Simulator (washing my car).

Real life FC26 (watching the football).

And a whole load of Slime Rancher because my kids are obsessed with it and now we own it on three consoles so we can play at the same time.

In honour of Bluepoint Games, ive finally started Demons Souls and its as brilliant as ever. Been in my backlog for years but I played the PS3 version around 5 times back in 2010 on release. It will forever be in my top 10 of all time. The PS5 version is just as brilliant and stunning to look at. Playing as a Royal and making surprisingly good progress and making light work of the bosses so far. That muscle memory kicking in.
Have a great weekend guys and gals ❤️

Wrapping up some Special Support Section requests through Crossbell in the amazing Trails to Azure! This game is peak after everything that was build up in Trails from Zero.

The way it also actually set up certain plot points for the upcoming series is nice. Man I can't wait to see the credits roll and make my way to the next arc.

Have a great weekend all!

Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake: Completed DQ1 in about 15.5 hours and have spent that same amount of time really just completing the first third of the sequel. It's cool how spells and abilities are divvied up between the party, of whom my favorite is definitely Matilda for her feisty passion and witticisms. The already gorgeous visuals are improved even further and the scope is quite impressive (seeing the entire first game's map fit into roughly one-quarter of this one gives you an idea how much bigger of a game this is). Looking forward to closing out the Erdrick trilogy in style.

Spiderman 2 and A little to the left.

Have a great weekend!

This weekend I shall be continuing with Transformers: War for Cybertron. Second playthrough, and still having an absolute blast with it. I'm tempted to launch straight into Fall of Cybertron after this, as I've heard that's even better.

Also still playing Patapon in my spare moments.

Have a great weekend.

@Kienda ill bring my car round for you to wash too....think of it as a multiplayer / co-op game 😉

A lot of Halo Infinite this Weekend for me.

Happy gaming everyone.

Finally finished the grind for 10k online kills for the Seriously trophy on Gears of War: Reloaded this week and after it has put me in quite the gaming funk this last month or so, I’m looking forward to getting into something new.

Thinking of starting one of my two scheduled souls-likes for the year… and maybe returning to Resident Evil: Revelations to play it through on Infernal for the last trophy remaining. Ahhhh… it feels good to be free of that Gears grind! 😊

3 chapters to go in RE4. Also doing coop with a friend in Little Nightmares 3.
Enjoybthe weekend everybody

On the Pro Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Silent Hill f. Resident Evil Requiem and Fatal Frame 2 remake around the corner survival horror fans are eating good. On Ps3 Siren Blood Curse

Couldn’t resist Clair Obscur an any longer. Such a great game! I thought it might be overhyped, but not a bit of it.

grinding out the last of the trophies in dragon quest 11 and hopefully finishing it by monday. no clue what i’m going to play after.

After polishing off Hollow Knight last week I'm now playing through Infernax, though most of my gaming time is being spent playing Mewgenics on the Steam Deck with a little System Shock 2 on the side.

On chapter 3 of the great Judgment, doing some sidecases and friendship events. Also, thanks to PS Plus, finally started Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and it's really amazing.

Hunting some targets on Assassin's Creed Shadows, about to return to the main quest. And, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. Very good to relive that unforgettable journey. I wish you all a safe weekend with great gaming!!

Greetings fellow video game enthusiasts. I have a cold but thankfully I've got my trusty new Switch 2 to keep me company. I've been playing Mario Kart World, it's really fun. I'd say Sonic Crossworlds is a better racing game but MKW is a better all round experience. Let's weekend.

I'm finally giving Hades a go (picked it up in Asda for £3.74 a couple of years back) I'm totally hooked. Stayed up until the early hours last night to beat a run for the first time. Now I'm awake I just want to jump straight back in. This has me concerned.

Still KCD, KCD2- so relaxing, solving mysteries, helping people, so much immersion feels like you live there. More MHWilds, would have to get back to Deathloop, trying out some free to plays like Marvel Rivals, got back to Fall Guys...yeah.

Playing:

• Vagrant Story / Vita
  I just beat a Lich enemy that gave me teleport magic to any magic circle. But i'm kinda forgot where i must go now lol. I got iron key, crimson key, bronze key, and two sigil.
• Fatal Frame 2 / PS3
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  Finished:
• GoW: Chains of Olympus HD (Normal diff) / PS3
• GoW: Ghost of Sparta HD (Normal diff) / PS3
• GoW II HD (Hard diff) / PS3

RIP Bluepoint 😔🥀

Took a notion and played a few PS Plus games. I have Premium but only because it renews at half price, so why not.

First up is Dredge. After two sessions the dashboard says I'm 80% complete. Enjoyed it immensely, but is the type of game I'll probably never play again once I finish it.

Also downloaded Cocoon. I'm not too deep into it (beat the first two bosses), but such a charming art style, and some ingenious level design.

For more hectic gameplay I've got Doom The Dark Ages. Love everything about this bar the soundtrack. It did prompt me to boot up Doom Eternal (the PS4 version) for the first time in a long time and I think that the latter is somehow the better-looking game.

Planning on getting back to either Dark Souls III or Death Stranding 2 this evening.

Star Trek Voyager Across the Unknown (a sort of The Alters/Xcom base management with choose your own adventure bits of Dispatch/This is the Police.) Really enjoying it as a Trek game.

Maybe a bit of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 grinding in between.

After the week of bad news, it's only fitting i finally give Tormented Souls a go

@graymamba Kudos on that GoW achievement!!

My subscription to PS Plus ends in four days and I was never offered the discount to renew (neither in the Black Friday sale, the New Year sale nor the more recent sale) and I refuse to renew without the discount, so I am trying to finish Thank Goodness You’re Here before I lose access. I am a bit frustrated though because I didn’t slap a mole in a dirt bed near the start of the game so now I am unable to get a trophy at the end and I don’t know if I will have enough time to replay it. Looks like I’m going to be one trophy shy of the platinum. Game was quite enjoyable otherwise.

@KingPev cheers buddy, felt like I’d be doing it for the rest of my life at points… not a platinum I’d recommend to friends if you get me 😁

I'm replaying Resident Evil 4 remake to get back into the swing of things for next week. Despite playing through RE1/2 and 3 multiple times, I've only gone through this remake once and I'm enjoying it even more than I remember

Currently playing Towers of Aghasba which I took a gamble on when it was on sale. Hasn’t been a bad game actually. It definitely has some Jank to it, but it looks nice!

I’ll Hopefully be done with that tomorrow and will be moving on to Crisol: Theatre of Idols which from what I played so far will be a really good game.

I'm going to continue my new playtrough of Kena. Amazing game, cant wait for the sequel. Maybe going to play a couple of rounds of Splatoon.

Nioh 3 here, currently in the second zone just working my way round exploring all the areas. Really enjoying the game so far playing my spear build. I would say my only minor gripe so far is the removal of some item sets which is a shame. I miss the red demon armour set

@Kraven that boss was a huge step up compared to anything before it. His speed, huge AOE and status effects was a bit much, and the room felt too small for the fight. I also found I died a few times because if he knocks you down he will attack again faster than you can get back up, and that felt a bit cheap. Its also got the issue that Nioh 1 has where living weapon is so strong that attemps without it just feel like your headbutting a wall. Still its a great game and boy was I glad when I got him.

@graymamba A good send off for Phil 😉 Well done mate, that's a lorra lorra kills.

A bit of shocking gaming news yesterday with both Spencer and Bond departing Xbox and the boss of AI taking over. Not sure if thats a good thing but time will tell i guess. Anyway, the games we've been playing is why we are here so:

High on life 2 - I've finished the game and I had a blast playing it. There are some very hilarious moments in various missions that had me laughing out loud (of course, its subjective but still). Im also impressed with how different the missions are, not all are brilliant but many are really cool imo. The only complaint I have is that the end part of the game could have been a bit better as it dragged on a bit but other than that, it was a very fun game imo, however its not a five star game without flaws and its certainly not for everyone just so you know. Perfect game to be on a service though 🙂

AC Shadows - Claws of Awaji - I havent really decided what to play next but remembered that I hadnt played Claws of Awaji yet. After a bit of a struggle remembering the controls (I actually managed to die more than once... wtf!) Im back to enjoying this awesome game again. Love it. Its really beautiful and it plays really well, also love to switch between the different playstyles of Yasuke and Naoe. Going to enjoy this revisit 🙂

Have a great weekend!

@Bundersvessel I just hope that the other three Xbox studios games I have lined up for this anniversary year don’t funk me out in the way that this did! 😅

I'm about 30 hours into Yotei just killed the Oni. I've spent ages in the photo mode game is gorgeous. I bought Avowed and I'm tempted to start but should probably stick to Yotei. I'll also be playing some Battlefield 6 later with my brother.

@graymamba

Wow, thats some real commitment right there! Congrats! I gave up at 500 kills or so 😅

On PS5 i will be playing Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined, Still Wakes the Deep, Okami HD and Daemon X Machina Titanic Scion

On Switch 2 I will be playing Mario Tennis Fever and Shuten Order

I haven't played any AC Origins since last week, I've been a filthy casual and played hours and hours of PowerWash Simulator. I'll probably just do more of that and delve deeper into some Japanese Noise music 😄

Have a boss weekend and happy gaming 👍

I will be continued playing one of the greatest video games ever made in the incredible crash bandicoot 2 Cortez strikes back. From crash bandicoot n sane trilogy. I will be continued playing fan favorite the wonderful psychonauts 2.i will also continued playing retro classics the excellent teenage mutant ninja turtles the cowabunga collection teenage mutant ninja 1989 arcade game since I already beat the Nintendo turtles version. I will be continued playing the instant classic the amazing little nightmares 2 with all the dlcs.and I will be playing one of the best remakes and one of the best video games ever made in the phenomenal shadow of the collosus. I will be watching my michigan wolverines 💛💙 play. I will be watching my boston celtics p💚🖤 play.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

Playing Atomfall and Avowed at moment. Love both games, especially Atomfall (Fallout in Cumbria - awesome!).

@mac_da_man @themightyant in all honesty I can’t claim much credit, other than the vast amounts of time invested. I was lucky to find a boosting group where we all helped each other out on the multiplayer stuff. Probably turned a couple of years worth of playtime into a couple of months tbh.

I’ve done something mad and decided to play three games at the same time - I’m too old to make this reckless decision 🤣. I know I’m going to forget the controls for every single one. I’ve got V Rising, art of rally and Spiderman 2 on the go. I’m also eyeing up the news of Pokémon fire red and currently debating buying a switch 2.

GoW sons of Sparta - I’m not blown away so far but it’s a fun enough 2D metroidvania.

After my copy of Nioh 3 went missing in the post I’ve decided to play kena bridge of spirits instead.

After seeing the sequel at last weeks sop thought it was about time I knocked it off my backlog list!

@graymamba Forza is time consuming but in a completely different way, not sure about the rest.

Unicorn Overlord remains my sole focus still; currently grinding my team's levels in the Albion region.

Maybe also a bit of Monster Train 2 (Steam Deck) on the side, making a bit more progress with the recently released DLC.

Have a great gaming weekend y'all!

Just finished Expedition 33. Wow.

Will play some Puzzle Quest and may start Subnautica. Otherwise I will just be doing DIY and probably watch some Peaky Blinders.

@Bundersvessel My pursuit for Chicken Dinner on Forza will be an interesting one no doubt. Halo: Campaign Evolved should be fine as there is no mp. Same for Fable in terms of there being no mp (I’d imagine) but you’d have guess it will be a big time-sink anyway.

I just got the platinum trophy for Spider-Man 2! What a game ♥️. I am now in the mood for a similar game to complete 😁. Any suggestions?

I'm playing a nice 3D platformer: Kao the Kangaroo. Happy gaming everyone!

More Horizon Forbidden West for me. I've explored pretty much all of the map and have made it to LVL 45, and I haven't even started looking for Poseidon, Aether, etc. Although I just got the diving mask before Poseidon, but now it makes me want to explore any underwater caverns I've passed by previously.

Yakuza Kiwami 3, mostly. I just completed the full Training List for the main game and I'm close to finishing the story too. Not sure how long it will take to do everything in Dark Ties, but hopefully I should be able to wrap up the game before the weekend ends.

If I've got leftover time after finishing Yakuza, I'll probably start Death Match Love Comedy, which arrived in the mail a couple days ago. It's from the writer of Raging Loop (one of my all-time favorite VNs) so I'm pretty excited.