Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 627

This weekend is only Crimson Desert, Minishoot Adventures and RE Requiem.

I do hope to finish at least one of those and latter two and add something new or different to the rotation!

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend that it is! And enjoy whatever you’re playing everyone

Juggling a few games but primarily working my way through Resident evil 5 for the first time. Pleasantly surprised by how many similarities it shares to RE4 combat; I'm not sure why I've never played it! Guaranteed, the AI partner is absolutely awful and the story so far is very minimal. You can tell capcom wanted to nail the co-op feature and I'm sure it's quite fun playing with a friend. Punching zombies as Chris has yet to get old. After that, I'll move on to RE6 and see if I can push through it knowing all the criticism it has.

Some more Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown and World War Z: Aftermath hopefully. The latter is more my bag but after getting over the initial shock of how shoddy TDU: SC looked, I’m actually enjoying that quite a bit too. Had an absolute nightmare trying to get in the same server with @CaptD yesterday though, to finish off the last FRIM (free ride instant money) action (slipstream). For a constantly online game, built around social racing it has possibly the worst multiplayer implementation yet seen. We eventually managed it through sheer bloody-mindedness though 😅.

Just arrived in Staunton in GTA3, Rescued Roland in Borderlands 2 and plowing through Holland Valley in Far Cry 5 🙂

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Chilling at a friend's, in the country ^_^

Greetings, good people.
This weekend I'll be playing ping-pong! Oh wait, we're talking about video games. Actually right now I'm on my way to pick up Switch 2 version of Bravely Default, I specifically ordered Asian version with English localisation without censorship, so that's what I'll be playing today.
And earlier this week I tried Disaster Report 4 before it left PS plus. Guys... I swear, 3/10 review on this site doesn't do it justice. The game is so f-ked up on every level, you have to try it yourself to believe it. I could write an essay on how utterly ridiculous every aspect is, but you better experience it yourself. Trust me bro™.
That's it for today, love each other and have a great weekend.

I've been feeling nostalgic recently so I dug out my my 24 year old, very clunky PS2. I bought some games from Cex and I've been having a great time.

Already played through Urban Chaos: Riot Response. This weekend I'm jumping between Conflict: Desert Storm, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and Gran Turismo 3.

I'm shocked by how small the controller is compared to the modern dualsense. Been having some pain in my left hand after lengthy sessions so I may need to look for some sort of larger replacement.

• Metal Slug 2 and Garou: Mark of the Wolves from the Neo Geo Arcade Collection 2
• 40 Winks
• And depending on my available time maybe Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves and/or Copycat

I'm playing crimson desert and I'm enjoying it a lot. I'll also be getting stuck into GT7 later using the psvr2 as it's just flipping mental. Vr racing has destroyed flat screen racing for me. Maybe some marathon if the guys are online. Have a great Easter weekend folks 👍

Finished Avowed during the week and I'm now playing Judgment really liking it so far I've never got on with the Yakuza games but something about Judgment has clicked for me. I'll also be playing some Battlefield 6 later on with my brother.

Platinuming Elden Ring + DLC was quite an investment, so just doing some GT7 races currently. Perhaps I’ll start up Forspoken this week. Pretty sure it won’t be my game though but it’s been sitting in my backlog for too long now.

Continuing Alan Wake 2 and Trails in the Sky the Third this weekend. Taking my time and thoroughly enjoying both.

I want to start Sekiro, never played it before.

After becoming a Souls player, it’s hard to get back to other games.

I spied Death Stranding 2 and Astrobot for £29.99 and £33.99 at Smyths so I bought them both straight away using some birthday money.

I've been trying out a few games. I played Haste for a bit last night and it's fantastic. I'm about 5 hours in Ender Magnolia superb sequel. Also started Fist of the North Star. Love how OTT it is with the violence.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Got a few games on the go. Trophy clean up for Final Fantasy XII. Then also need to do the highest difficulty run on Resident Evil: Village towards acquiring the platinum. Happy Gaming All

Marathon for a few hours got to get my goop hit for the weekend

@Northern_munkey playing GT7 pancaked actually hurst my eyes now! Especially if I've just played in VR

Still pushing through Dark Souls 3', I've got the Lothric fight which I've probably spent 6 hours on I'm going to finally have a crack at the nameless king. Then it's the boss of the Ariandel DLC and the whole of The Rings City.

Almost got my Power Washer Simulator 2 platinum, despite no giro controls.

I'll have to polish of Doom Dark Ages after that, then I might actually pick up a new game! Oh, GTA5 too, and my first Sekiro replay since I bounced off it, so maybe a new game in 6 months

Have a great weekend Folks!

Doing postgame for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment before moving on to Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2: had a ton of fun slicing and dicing tons of bokoblins, moblins, and horriblins with incredible performance throughout and a fun deep dive into the events of the Imprisoning War.

I played Galaxy on 3D All Stars but this will be my first time with Galaxy 2 and it will be nice to revisit the first with improved visuals/performance. Looking forward to them!

On the Pro Crimson Desert gold bar hunting

Back on the most complex dialogue and outcome trees in gaming - Baldur's Gate 3. Continuing our wonderful journey with the masterpiece Karlach. Gone past 315hrs with Henry in KCD2 and it might just be one of the longest games I've played if you include side quests. Plus some MHWilds, CP2077, TW3 - yeah that new year's resolution of playing a few games at a time has failed miserably but I'll keep on trying.😆

South of midnight for me. Absolutely loving it. Just my sort of game.

Also Minishoot' adventures. Loads of fun

Started RE Requiem but it's pretty had, ans delling again after 2 or 3 hours

Reanimal os awesome obviously
And then Crimson Desert which I never will finish and is crap in a way but the animations and value are so rare quality

Greetings fellow video game enthusiasts. I finished Final Fantasy XVI in the week and boy, what a game. I'm flabbergasted it wasnt even nominated for game of the year. I've given up doing all the P switches in Mario Kart World as some of them are just impossible. Next up is Donkey Kong Bananza. Happy gaming time everyone.

@TrollOfWar I never played 40 Winks. Liked the look of it but then the reviews said it was a baby game so I didn't get it.

That era of playstation 3D platform games has a deep nostalgic root in my head, tried so many even obscure ones like Jersey Devil that was hard to track down in the late 90s.

Been playing the Gex trilogy recently and even though it's probably not a set of actual classics they are a lot of fun (well the 3D ones at least)

I’m continuing with Dave the diver and some Tomb Raider 2013 on the side. I’m aiming to finish and get my platinum for Dave before it leaves PS Plus.

I’m transferring old ps5 data to my pro and then I might start resi again.

I bought Vampire Survivors and all of its DLC on sale 3 days ago. Big mistake, I’m already 25 hours in.
Besides that I’m halfway through Resident Evil Village and I’m a third way through doing all 140+ levels in Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition

I've taken the plunge and moved up a world tier in Skull and Bones. This meant that before I knew it I had to choose which faction to fight for, the choice (spoiler alert) is the Dutch or the French. As a Brit, that choice was easy, and therefore I am fighting for a future of coffee shops, bicycles and tulips. I was already enjoying the game massively, but now there's a whole new level of intensity, just floating out of port with the sole aim of blowing up French ships and stealing their war assets. I started playing Skull and Bones in December, and I can easily see myself continuing until GTA6 comes out, and I am slowly convincing other gamers, who enjoy a more arcady experience, that it's really worth trying. The game play may be simple, but it's so intense, and the whole world lets your mind run riot. After some full on battles, you just want to sail through calm waters to an island where you know you can dig up a treasure chest. I might not even bother with the GT7 weekly races this weekend.

I snagged Star Wars: Jedi Survivor for a dirt cheap price and why not replay it using performance mode lol? Hope everyone is doing well.

To my own surprise, Mass Effect 3.

Planet of Lana - Remembered that I had this game to play after reading last weeks comments, so thank you for that! I’ve finished and platinumed the game, and I really enjoyed it. Beautiful, nice story and a pretty nice soundtrack made this a very good game. Its also pretty short which imo suits the game as it would overstay is welcome otherwise. I already have the sequel ready to go but I’ll wait for a week or two before playing 🙂

Life is Strange Reunion - so, after reading and watching some reviews I decided to go for it. I picked bae before bay in the original LiS so that Chloe was back was storywise ok but for my first playthrough I’ve picked the other option (you get to decide the backstory) and I have to say that building on the last game, Double Exposure, they pull the twist that Chloe is around again off better than I expected. So, is the game any good? Yes, I havent finished it yet but I’m enjoying it a lot even if its not nearly as good as the original game. There have been some awesome moments in the game so far though, they’ve always managed to make these in their games. Doe it feel like a money grab? Not really, theres enough of a good story here that even if they’ve used a lot of the same places and people as last game it doesnt really bother me. Should they have left Max and Chloe with the first game? Yeah, it feels good to continue their story but it should have been left with whatever ending we chose in the first game. That was what made is special.
I think I’ll reach the end of the game this weekend, and I’ll probably play through it again immediately with the other backstory.

Have a nice weekend 🙂

I will continued playing one of the best video games ever made in the excellent the elder scrolls 5 📜 skyrim.i will also continued playing fan favorite the incredible darksiders warmaster edition I will be watching my michigan wolverines 💛💙 play.i will watch my boston celtics 💚🖤 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. Married with children. And saved by the bell.word up son

World at Arms (Windows Phone) - I'm really tiring of resource management games. On the flip side, this one is going quickly so far.

My wife and I are passing and playing Ball x Pit together, each earning half the gears required on each stage. We just made it to the final stage yesterday, so we'll be trying to finish it up this weekend, along with Borderlands 4, which we only have a couple of main missions left. I'll also play a bit more Doom: The Dark Ages when I can find some solo time to game.

@rusty82

@TrollOfWar I never played 40 Winks. Liked the look of it but then the reviews said it was a baby game so I didn't get it.

It's a decent 3D collect-a-thon, where you have to collect cogs and the winks to progress, but the combat is not that great. You are right, it's rather simple and there are better options like Spyro the Dragon or Banjo Kazooie.

I'm playing it on the Evercade VS-R console, because my 3-year-old kid wants to watch.

That era of playstation 3D platform games has a deep nostalgic root in my head, tried so many even obscure ones like Jersey Devil that was hard to track down in the late 90s.

Been playing the Gex trilogy recently and even though it's probably not a set of actual classics they are a lot of fun (well the 3D ones at least)

That's basically the reason why I got into Evercade. I wanted to play the original Tomb Raider games on the go and got a Gameboy-sized Super Pocket handheld (part of the Evercade platform) with the Tomb Raider Collection 1.

There aren't many PS1 games on Evercade and only 1 N64 with Banjo Kazooie & Banjo Tooie releasing later this year. I hope more will come.

@Northern_munkey I will be online tonight if you are up for it!!

@Boxmonkey I didn't bother swapping data over from my og ps5 as when I signed into my account on the pro I guess all my saves were cloud based because I just picked up where I left off. I'm loving my ps5 Pro and I hope you do too.

@Steelhead 8-bitdo makes a PS1/PS2 adapter that allows you to use a PS4 or PS5 controller with the older consoles. I haven't used that product specifically, but the other things of theirs that I have used have been excellent.

Marathon! Even when I am with the kids and wife I am craving for some multiplayer

I’m playing The Great Ace Attorney 2. I’m at what I presume will be the final cross examination of Case 3. If it nails down Case 4 & 5, it’ll probably overtake AA3 as my favorite AA game. I’m hoping to finish this game before Hades 2 takes over my gaming life

@DrVenture69 I tried GT7 the other evening without the psvr2 on and I just could not overtake or hit the apex of the corner anymore. The immersion is obviously far superior using vr and now I'm struggling on the rally games 🤣. It's pretty cool playing dirt rally 2.0 via the headset even though its not vr.

@Sanquine defo buddy..just message me when you are on.

Ive put Hollow Knight on pause and started Fury Unleashed. Played for an hour and half and I like it a lot.

Slay the Spire. Finished the spire with the first character. I think I need two more runs and have then all the cards for this character.

Hell let loose. Imho the best shooter on console.

Also dont scratch the tattoo. Its healing and itches A LOT.

Tomorrow I will be watching de ronde van Vlaanderen. Beautiful race and its going to be crazy as Pogacar, Van der Poel, Evenepoel and Van Aert are about to start.

Have a great weekend!

Finished Borderlands 4 last night, really good dumb fun. Only a couple of weeks before Pragmata so don't want to start anything too big so maybe Ready or Not as I have had this one for a while but not got round to it!

Happy Easter & Happy gaming folks

@psmr

Stopped playing it because of this. I got a lot of lost connection to the server when doing solo races.

I've just bought a secondhand 32 GB memory stick for my OLED Vita. It's pretty cheap around 13 bucks and it can hold like 95% of my PS1, PSP, and Vita digital games. So, this weekend i'm playing:

• Batman: Arkham Origins (PS3)
• Dead Nation (Vita)
• Prince of Persia: Revelations (Vita)
• The Warriors (Vita)
• The Walking Dead: Season 1 (Vita)

And i noticed when i redownload my Vita games, looks like Chrono Cross and MGS 1 PS1 Classic has been delisted from Vita store 😔. Fortunately, both games are still in my download list.

Outside games, i'm currently watching Batman: Caped Crusader and Daredevil: Born Again S2.

Have a good weekend everyone 🍻

Just built the ranch in crimson desert so ill be looking to steal some livestock, and i might go on the hunt for that nazgul armour , 'i wants it'😁

Going to have my second try at Cryo Archive in Marathon. Im not holding out much hope for success but still fun all the same!

Also bought and started playing Screamer yesterday so going to get really stuck in to that. So far it's super great and a real hidden gem of a title!