Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 261

Finishing off the epilogue of RDR2 this weekend. Not going to lie, it’s going to be really difficult to let this game go.

a bit of Jump Force and a bit of FFIX

i have finished my Devil May Cry play though in preparation for DMC5

i have started getting into the tomb raider reboot series a few days ago.

and tbh so far it is better than i claimed it was!

i actually enjoy the 2013 game a lot! the shaky camera effect is distracting though.

On the road this weekend, so it’s Vita only for me. So that probably means delving more into Persona 4 Dancing All Night. Quite a high production value and despite the story being a little cheesy, the game feels like a proper sequel to Persona 4 Golden. And I’m not saying it plays anything like P4G, but how it picks up after the events of P4G and has all the same voice actors and music and feels so polished for a niche music rhythm game is amazing.

Dead or Alive 6 is likely gonna be my main game this weekend! Getting the rust out with the training and story modes before I hop online.

Also trying the Division 2 Beta...played the original a looong time ago and wasn’t really into it, but mostly wanted to compare it to Anthem, which I’m surprisingly loving so far (playing on solo, btw, with the hard difficulty so I actually have to think about what I’m doing instead of flying out in the open and spamming abilities).

If I get time, finishing the very end of Bayonetta and maybe Hyrule Warriors or some Shadow of the tomb raider...

@LobsterJohnson me too, I’m in epilogue part two with about 10 missions left. Hoping to get the 100% by next weekend.

Just starting the second DLC for Spider-Man also, my god some of the combat is getting hard.

Back to FFXIV for me this weekend. Both Red and White Mage are so close to max level. I might jump back into Anthem's endgame and also might start a replay of DMC4. Never need an excuse to replay a DMC game but in this case I could really do with getting back into the feeling of the combat.

PS4 - Dead or Alive 6 will be the main game I focus on with Resident Evil 2 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey also in the mix.

Switch - New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

PS4 will be Soul Calibre six and Kingdom Hearts three. Combat in Kingdom Hearts three it’s like a fireworks display very pretty but not entirely under control.

On PlayStation Vita I will be re-playing Trials of Cold Steel.

As well as taking down hyenas in The Division 2 beta I'll be continuing my new game plus playthrough of the superb AC Odyssey.

I'm not a Ubi shill, honest.

Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove. Also, Smash Ultimate with a friend. And I've been trying to ease my young nephew through Cuphead.

Some more Kingdom Hearts 3 and Persona 4 DAN.

Finish Pac man and the ghastly adventures 2 😁 on 360 and continue trying to 3 star every spiral splatter level. Oh and in a non gaming sense, watch the final episode of sabrina the (not a) teenage witch 90s/00s t.v. series

Mainly AC Odyssey and a bit of Destiny 2 Gambit, might squeeze some Resi 2 in there as well.

Rise of the tomb raider for me this weekend. Its OK, hasn't got me as hooked as the first one to be honest

I don't normally comment on these articles but having seen the image, I had to mention I'm playing through Yakuza Kiwami at the moment.

MAJIMA EVERYWHERE!!

Nintendo NES:

Dragon Warrior - I'm having a blast with this, even if it is a little grindy...

Game Boy:

Pokemon Red Version - I'm making my way to Viridian City to challenge for my Earth badge.

Windows Phone:

Ridiculous Marathon - Almost done
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit - I keep on rolling...

Continue playing Kingdom Hearts 3. I'm still early in the game, but part of me feels like I enjoyed the combat more in the 2nd game compared to the 3rd, but maybe that'll change once I unlock more abilities and magic.

With all the good things I read about AC Odyssey and @ApostateMage 's constant praises, I decided to buy it this weekend, it's downloading now, I should be playing it this night. For now it's finding paintings in the painting of Dishonored 2 on my 4th playthrough.

I beat BioShock 1 and 2, thought I'd enjoy Infinite the most but it isn't looking interesting anymore, which is weird considering how I loved it in 2013. And I beat BioShock 1 over 5 times in 2008 but it's still fun this day, dunno what happened to Infinite, guess it didn't age well

Just bought hollow knight on psn last night, can't wait to try it

Ape Out on PC, Kingdom Hearts II on the PS4, and Deltarune on Switch. I miiiiight try The Division 2 open beta.

Trials rising, AC Odyssey, DiRT Rally 2.0, Far cry new dawn and FIFA 19. How I’m gonna fit in The Division 2 when it arrives I have no idea! 😉

Nearing the end of Bioshock, which I've absolutely adored. Not sure whether to play 2 or jump to infinite next though!

Dead by Daylight and Yakuza Zero! 🙂

just got hitman 2 and far cry new dawn which was a gift so i will be playing between these 2 for a while till dmc V comes out.

Toejam and Earl for me, it's pretty good so far though it's early days and I'm currently on level 0. Also been digging through my digital library and downloaded Assassin's Creed Origins and after having a quick go remembered that it is actually rather good. Gonna give the Hitman 2 demo a bash as well

Continuing Tales of Beseria, Also jumped back into Nier Automata to do sidequests!

@BranJ0 Definitely play two first! Infinite is great and the DLC is also really good for that game but it works better playing through sequentially.

I'm really missing playing Resident Evil 2 after finishing both campaigns so I may go and give the dlc a go.
Also I had both Atelia Firis AND Atelia Lydie arrive this week after I finished Atelia Sophie a week ago but instead of starting the next in the series I ended up starting Final Fantasy XII Zodiac Age instead which I'm absolutely loving!Played the original when It first came out on the Ps2 but apart from the characters I can hardly remember any of it.
Assassins Creed Origins and Valkyria Chronicles 4 have also still pretty much taken over my life.

Going to carry on with shadow of the tomb raider. Thought I'd be well done by now but keep getting invited into blackout by nats and wasting time there. I'll also be starting out on soulcalibur 6 which I picked up in the sale probably only put 30mins or so into it so far. Really can't see me getting into any other games as I tend to Complete before moving on.

A good amount of fighting games. Dead or Alive 6 will be the main game. Tekken 7, Jump Force all thrown in for PS4. I also bought One Piece Burning Blood since it was on sale.
As for the Switch- SNK Heroines, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and some Neo Geo games.

Friend's birthday this weekend so I have to be sociable...with people! 😮 Will try to fit in some Hotline Miami and Urban Trial Freestyle on my Vita though. Playing the Rising beta last weekend really gave me the trials bug again!

fallout 4 goty edition. the division 2 beta.shout out to my favorite rap groups ever .wu tang clan word up son

@BranJ0 play infinite next.it took place before the first bioshock.and.word up son

Just platinum until dawn needed to go back to my backlog and now I’m full go with KH3 till division 2 comes out.

AC Odyssey, and i picked up RE2 friday so ill be checking that out. I also got far cry new dawn, dont know if i like it or not yet.

@TheArt if it plays anything like Origins you'll be in for a treat. I'm not the biggest fan of Assassin's Creed, in fact I didn't like any until Black Flag but Origins is an excellent game and one that ironically I've just returned to and am thoroughly enjoying. I must say I've considered Odyssey as well and may pick that up at a later date

I'm not really in a big gaming mood this weekend, but I might play some Xenoblade Chronicles and Persona 5. It feels like I might be getting towards the end of both of them, though at my current pace it could still take a couple of weeks for me to complete them.

Well, it's supposed to snow quite a lot here this weekend so that has got me in the mood to replay God of War. I'll probably also play some Detroit Become Human and finish up the post-game content in Dragon Quest XI.

@Wazeddie22 yeah the same for me a bit with Resi 2, after a bit of a break I'll be back for hardcore mode and trying to get the special weapons. I've only dabbled slightly in the DLC and it's fun, Hunk and Tofu are cool though

Anthem, Injustice 2, PUBG

Mass effect 2, a bit of okami hd and Mario aces for the new Pauline character (aces is my guilty pleasure, online is so much fun)!

Trials Fusion seems to be popular in my house this weekend. The ragdoll physics in that game are hilarious.

The Division 2 beta, Anthem and some Apex Legends!

The dlc of Marvel’s Spider-Man, it’s great to play this amazing game again.

@carlos82 Well they say it's a better version of Origins so it means it's that good. It might shock you the last AC I played is AC3 lol I never really cared about it cause it kept coming every year like FIFA, and I could only manage to buy one in that release window and it had to be FIFA. Ubisoft release too many games it makes people downplay their quality. For example, most of the gripe with Odyssey(and most of their games) is because it's more of the same - from Origins and they've had enough. They need to relax and do like R* and put some respect on their IPs.

More of the The Grand Tour game and Nascar heat 3 on the PS4. I'm making consistent progress in the latter, with the dirt racing. It's really cool and impressive how they have managed to make the dirt feel different between so many of the tracks. It really hits home how different each oval is from the others. The more I play of the Tour game the more I enjoy it; you watch some fun videos, then do the stuff they do. It's just a very nice thing to chill out with on a weekend.

Age of Wonders III and The Bard's Tale IV on my PC. I've played Age of Wonders before but haven't played this latest one. In case you don't know; it's like Civilization but with a Fantasy setting, and where the only real winning condition is 'conquest'. I played Bard's Tale 3 a long time ago, but don't remember that much from it. This new one is great though, the combat is old-school dungeon crawling stuff, which I really enjoy. It suits the game better than being in 3rd-person. It's rumored to arrive on consoles as well, but I couldn't really wait for that, I hope it does though.

@playstation1995 @Thrillho Very conflicting responses haha, but I think I'll go for 2 next, despite people raving about it less than the other two games, it's still meant to be excellent!

Hey guys I’ll be playing Red Faction mainly. Beat it on easy and medium, now going through the hard playthrough for its respective trophy at the moment.

Also started Killzone: Shadowfall and working my way through hard mode for my first playthrough. It’s a pretty good game so far!

Finally leapt into the deep end with Ogre Battle on pstv, and man is this game special. Love the art, writing and the AI function, though it looks blurry on a tv unless the battle is zoomed out. Also finished Cowboy Bebop again. So, warm blankets and tea this weekend.

@TheArt I'm definitely guilty of that when it comes to Ubisoft games, generally their quality has been very high for a few years now. There is a lot of crossover of systems and mechanics between their series which can make even their new games feel a little bit too familiar as soon as you start to play them, not to mention each of them has a ton of content so it's easy to get burned out before the next Assassin's Creed/Far Cry game releases. For the last couple of years it has been like clockwork every 6 months or so between Assassin's and Far Cry which is certainly where my frustrations come into play. They just need to take a breather once in a while and let gamers recover from the last adventure and have a break before the next one comes out.

Speaking of which this little discussion has reminded me why I like Black Flag in the first place, sailing around sinking other ships, also the last 2 games are more like open world rpg's which is more my type of game. So with that being said I'm currently downloading Odyssey as it's on sale at the moment 😁 those pyramids will have to wait just a little bit longer.

@TheArt I hope you enjoy AC Odyssey, mate. If you liked games The Witcher 3 or Horizon Zero Dawn then I'm sure you'll like Odyssey.

@Carlos82 That's just it. I always say if Rockstar released GTA or RDR every year, they would stop being the highly-rated games they are. You need to make people miss games a bit, so they want it badly. If there wasn't Origins and FC5 I bet Odyssey would've had a higher overall score. And I checked my trophies it's actually AC2, and it's the only AC game I've played prior to this one. Lol you decided to get Odyssey I see, I might also pick up Origins later.

@ApostateMage Yep already having a blast and yea I love all those games too - HZD, Witcher 3 - I knew I definitely had to get this

NieR: Automata.

Played some Gran Turismo Sport yesterday (looking forward to the Tuesday update) and will be playing some Red Dead 2 tonight.

@Cpt_Price well at least you seen it through to the credits!

@IBeAGamer i'm doing sidequests and going to platinum this bad boy, over 62 hours played and level 61. One of my favourite games ever!

@Cpt_Price i did not but it doesn't surprise me. I haven't seen everything this game has to offer just yet!

Finished DMC1 for the first time in preparation for next weekend. (I'm sorry)

The Division 2 Beta .. Feels like pubg with human land destiny and same missions clear out a place and clear out another place. The sound gave up as to many sounds and felt same old i got to level 5 rank single player. My eyes are raw and it can looks like a ps3 game. I think it will get 69 or 72% reviews some players where floating and you cant run though bush's or swap weapons easy.

@TheArt AC: Odyssey is really good - I'd likely be playing it on NG+ right now if I hadn't lent it to my brother last month (will return to it in Summer though)! It's the kind of game that gets better the more you play it; hope you're having fun with it!

@MistressTonberry Yes I'm having fun. It's a great game. I knew it was my kind of game.

Playing Super Mario Run, Apknite's Idle Supermarket Tycoon, and Pubg