Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 368

Finished Doom Eternals surprisingly easier second DLC, got some PVZ BFN on Switch with friends tonight, and it's everything the game should have been from the start with regards to progression (all the changes are specific to this version weirdly).

And then...I dunno. Finally fixed my PS3 may try something on that.

Nothing yet! Gotta fix that soon.

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel of Persona 5. Maybe I’ll see the ending this week.

Also mixing in The Outer Worlds, which has been a nice time so far.

Dark souls 3 is a masterpiece. and bioshock collection is iconic.playing bioshock infinite with all its dlcs.and watching my Michigan wolverines playing today in college 🏀 basketball ncaa tournament.lets go wolverines.word life.word is bond.word to your mother.word ☝ up son

Got the Far Cry 5 Season Pass so it's all that DLC and FC3CE for me. Every single FC is lovely, I'm convinced I prefer it to AC by far, probably the best Ubisoft IP imo. Plus some Ratchet & Clank and anything else.

Embracing the year of the backlog and playing Odin Sphere Leifthrasir. Thoroughly amazed at how good it feels to play

Yakuza 5. On to part 3 with Haruka and, so far, it’s the best one out of the whole franchise (from 0-5, I’m playing them in order)Also stuck two levels away from the platinum for Tesla vs Lovecraft, so might grind a bit to be able to finish that.

For me this weekend is a all assassins creed weekend on ps4. I wanna continue my playthrough of both Assassins Creed Valhalla and Assassins Creed 2 via the Assassins creed ezio collection

I returned to Little Hope (after a long break) and finished the main story with all characters alive. Wasn’t sure at first but in the end I really enjoyed it.

Looking forward to the next instalment which seems to have ties with the demon from The Exorcist. Can’t wait.

PS4- Tekken 7, Samurai Shodown, Yakuza Like a Dragon.
Switch- Animal Crossing, Super Mario 3D World, Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

Grinding out the Plat for Mortal Kombat 11 on PS5. Just 3 more trophies to go.

Finished MGS2 earlier this week, great game and can't believe its taken this long to get to! Now though, its time to end Kiryu's story in Yakuza 6!

Marvels avengers today (saturday) and fenyx rising tomorrow...maybe a bit of divet dash inbetween..

I'm back on Genshin Impact grabbing all the freebie stuff in the Windblume Festival Events and playing through Nier Automata: Become As Gods Edition courtesy of Game Pass. Have a good weekend all!

13 sentinels, I can manage 30 to 45 minutes before it starts putting me to sleep so I’ll also be playing quick burst of trials rising and destruction Allstars to wake up.

I've downloaded Doom Eternal's second expansion... I'll get into it. Just finished the first expansion last week.... It wasn't as captivating as the main game, it lost a bit of spirit along the way... but it wasn't bad either, so now I'm curious to see how it all ends.
If there's more time I'll continue my "England Odyssey" in AC Valhalla.

Continuing with Persona 5 Strikers this weekend. Only on the second jail, so a long way to go. When i fancy something different, i'll try to make progress on Bugsnax on my PS5, so i will try to make some more progress on that too.

Honestly - too many games. I already have a huge PS5 backlog (nevermind my PS4 backlog!), with the likes of Yakuza like a Dragon, and Assassins Creed Valhalla waiting in the wings for when i finish Persona.

And with Ratchet and Clank and Resident Evil Village just around the corner i am going to have plenty to play for a while

Horizon Zero Dawn, that is all.

😉

Just had my first encounter with a Stormbird high in the mountains. Attempted the sneaky approach rather than risking outright combat. It worked!

Yesterday I came across two corrupted Rockbreakers and they kicked my butt. Took them on the second time but on this occasion an enraged Behemoth joined the fray, ably assisted by a Longleg. With their help (and sacrifice) I was able to prevail.

Games like this are why I love being a gamer!

I started playing AC Odyssey and, as good as Eivor is from Valhalla, it's damn good to be playing as Kassandra again. Also checking out the new Outlaw Pass in Red Dead Online, some of the clothing items on offer are like something straight out of GTA Online, though. Won't be long until we get hot air balloons that fire missiles.
And on the 3DS I'll be continuing my journey as the fallen Celestrian in Dragon Quest IX.

finally got around to playing Sekiro, I think it's my second best From game after Bloodborne...

I’ll be playing Destruction AllStars - Mayhem. Really enjoying an online multiplayer that doesn’t feel like an exclusive club in the way Fortnite etc do, in my experience anyway.

@Get2sammyb funnily enough I've been playing avengers as well, enjoying it so far

@Arugula agreed. I prefer Tomb Raider personally

Working my way through Nioh this weekend. I’m currently stuck on some kind of water slug boss which is driving me mad. So far I’m really enjoying the game but it is very complex and I haven’t got my head around all the menus and mechanics yet

I would’ve said final fantasy XIII but I finished it last night. So I’m going to play final fantasy tactics and maybe start FFXIII-2.
Besides that I’ll go shiny hunting in pokemon shield. Finally got a shiny tapu bulu 3 days ago after trying to get it since the dlc launched.

@Col_McCafferty Man I gotta say Rockbreakers are some of the most intense enemies I've faced in open world games. And they have the nerve to make you fight two?!

Too say that Persona 5 Royal has dominated my 2021 gaming would be an understatement, but I am loving every minute! Gonna swap between this and Apex Legends for when it gets stale.

Happy gaming fam!

@fR_eeBritney I enjoyed Little Hope as well - keeping them all alive was very fun

I plat'd Yakuza 6 a couple days ago, so now I'm doing Resident Evil VII. The goal is to at least finish the main game (and its trophies) by the time the weekend is over, and then get the DLCs done later.

Finished a plague tale: innocence which I really enjoyed massively, didn't expect much from it. But I've just bought the new Outer worlds dlc as a treat for gaining a promotion and a little pay rise, looking forward to using my "little grey cells". Happy gaming everyone

Ps5 - Crash Ps5 and a spot of GoT. Waiting for Tony Hawk upgrade next week!

XSX - Continuing The Medium and more Forza Horizon 4

Switch - Mario 3D world.

Stacked weekend!

Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age. Got it last night, so will be diving into that for the foreseeable future. Early days so far, but am liking it so far.

Having finally gotten a ps5 last week I’ll be getting stuck in to Spider-Man remastered having missed it on the PS4. Can’t wait!

Finished God of War early this week, and played the first few hours of TLOU2 just yesterday. This is going to be one hefty ride, it seems. I'm really impressed so far!

Started Persona 5 Strikers a few days ago. Having a blast.

Switch - Smash Ultimate, practicing with my main man Mario, and Crash 4!

PS4 - Weekly GTA Online session with friends and Borderlands 3.

PC - Skyrim Special Edition on Game Pass for mod support!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Mainly playing Nioh at the moment, completed a few mission's in the fourth area of Japan, probably will finish the area this weekend.

@deathaxe Oh yeah I know, I'm playing it a second time, but sometimes I would just rather not awaken the beast if you know what I mean.

I am just exploring and enjoying the story and world rather than going hunting. So far I've only attempted one Hunters Trial and that was one of the hardest ones. 30 hours in and it's looking as if I'll still be playing the game come May. Defintely getting my money's worth and then some.

😁

In my continued effort to clean up a small backlog before diving into Skyrim, I will hopefully be finishing up Ashen. It’s very souls like but has enough of its own ideas and style to retain a unique identity. In particular I’ve enjoyed watching the town be built from the ground up and filled out with travellers and villagers. As for Skyrim and Disco Elysium, might have to flip a coin...

dragon's dogma: dark arisen, i'm one trophy away from getting the plat. i know i'm late to the party but man, what a great game DD:DA is! after that, i don't know... maybe monster hunter world if i'm in the mood for some online co-op.

I'm doing some more Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, and Your Turn To Die.

Any time I get this weekend to play games will go to Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Just got to chapter 5.

polishing off Skyrim VR, 13 more level ups and ill have that platinum

Pokémon Blue Version (GB) - Found the basement in Rocket Game Corner, clearing it out now.

Angry Birds Stella (Windows Phone) - Going back to 100% all of the levels now.

Gerbil Physics (Windows Phone) - Also just starting this as well.

Finally have a PS5 so I’ll probably try and finish off The Pedestrian since I got Astro’s platinum. Qualified for FIFA 20’s weekend league thingy and have won two games out of 8, most of which were 8-1 pastings by people with ludicrous teams who spammed me with messages calling me slurs and telling me to hurry up and quit because ‘they had better people to play’. So naturally I made those games last as long as possible even if I wasn’t going to win.

I too am playing and really enjoying Marvel Avengers so far also playing through all the doom eternal DLC in-between now its all out

I’m watching Zach Snyder’s Justice League this weekend so if there’s any time left over for gaming I’ll be lucky!!

FF7 Remake for me.

Demon souls, enjoying trying out a magic build. Started playing hitman and am replaying the Paris level with the mission stories. I'm really enjoying it so far. Finally my 3 Yr old nephew is over, so we are going to play switch for the first time. He's already mario obsessed without ever playing a game, don't know what he's going to be like after mario kart!! 🙈

I finished little nightmares so jumped into streets of rage 4 loving the art work so far

I finished Bioshock for the first time this morning. It was fantastic, thoroughly enjoyed but boy was the ending abrupt! A main boss who barely touched me, a quick ending video and oosh back to the main menu! Still, looking forward to number 2!

@TwomanybuttonS That’s the first disparaging thing I’ve heard about 13 Sentinels. I’m planning to play it sometime. Hopefully it picks up for you soon! 😄

The Avengers

Playing online on ps4 and having to wait for ages to start a mission, or constantly having to reload checkpoint because the game glitches is getting on my nerves.

Still the campaign is awesome, so maybe I should focus on that instead.

So much potential...

@nessisonett Welcome to the world of tomorrow....😂 hope you enjoy the new toy 👍

Radiata Stories for the PS2.... I feel like no one was expecting that...

Alien isolation. I don't know how the hell I'm gonna get through the whole game with how anxiety inducing it is...

I'm playing the remastered crash bandicoot games. Very tricky game and it's making me swear loads lol

FFXIV - Zodiac weapons or go home, and Nioh 2.

Exotic farming on The Division 2, maybe some Hades on Switch, I bought Toy Story 2 on Xbox for my four year old son, so some of that too.

Bit of cod multiplayer, finishing death stranding (surprisingly enjoyable) and doing control again on ps5 ,great fun

@Hootnoodle Congrats!

@Jimmer-jammer

Happy to hear it! Any questions, I've got answers!

Whilst waiting for the next Cyberpatch, I've been going through my backlog trying to find something that draws me in, so a little bit of a lot of things, lately. Just finished downloading Remnant: From the Ashes as a freebie from plus. Started it up, went through the tutorial, and died very shortly after that, but I've got to say I like the controls and the camera, and the story is good enough so far, so I'll probably strap on my combat boots and grind ahead with this.

Happy gaming to all, and to all a good night.

I'm flipping between three PS4 games currently: trying to finally finish The Avengers campaign, methodically clearing the map of Ghost of Tsushima, and playing a chapter or two of A Plague Tale.

Still playing YS IX Monstrum Nox

• gameplay loop is so fast/fun/satisfying. Characters are very likeable and the overall story is intriguing.
  >>> Play (more) JRPGs people!

finishing up FF 7 remake then on to something else I haven't pick yet.

@LordSteev got you on speed dial 👍

What’s going on guys, I just made a final push last night and finally got Terraria to 100% trophy completion. Total playtime was a little over 225 hours. What an indie game! Moved into my top 5 indies all time.

I’m burnt out after that and probably gonna take the weekend off from gaming. Happy gaming everyone.

In between houses so doing things like building a new hutch for my ferrets and fixing up any damages so barely any time for gaming but I'll play some of Fill A Pix when the time comes up. Maybe some Red Dead Redemption 2 online as well.

I'm having a great time right now playing Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Just like I imagined it when I played it back in the day in PSOne; hell, looks even better.

I've been playing Bloodborne for the past few weeks. I'm battling my way through the nightmare of mensis, or should I say trying to battle my way. The game difficultly has definitely taken a sharp spike. What a game though.

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. has been in my backlog since I finished Ni No Kuni 2. Great game. Just wish Oliver had a dash option.

Uncharted lost legacy from my backlog

I've been hooked on Maquette this weekend. Some of the puzzles are infuriating but so satisfying when it finally clicks. Really glad it was on plus this month would never tried it other wise. Also working through Control which is excellent. I am about halfway through and can't wait to see where the story leads.

@TwomanybuttonS Why does 13 Sentinels put you to sleep? That game is beautiful, and the story is awesome. Lots of great characters too

Approaching the endgame of Bravely Default 2 which has been my main focus for the last few weeks. Going to finish up Mario 3D World, as well as make progress in Immortals Fenyx Rising (which is actually unexpectedly excellent).

Finished the Story in the Lego NinjaGo game we got free last year, Also must be nearing the end of Yakuza 3 Remastered. Was a bit jarring at first coming from Kiwami 2 into the remaster but I honestly just love everything about these games have enjoyed all 4 that I've played so far!

Still playing valheim, 50+ hours and still a long way to go to the second boss, I'm more excited to build a house / base rather than adventuring and defeating the boss lol.

Tying up the loose ends on spiderman remastered and miles, and maybe some retro games, mega drive mini and PC engine mini

AC Valhalla, about 50 hours in, it's good,, but Far Cry 6 is what I'm really looking forward to this year.

Marvels' Avengers on't PS5, was a bit of a ball ache getting my old save to come over, but other than that I've been really enjoying catching up on Kate and Clint's stuff.

Also been addicted to Loop Hero, cannot get the music out of my head and I'm not even mad about it!

Still ploughing away on Dirt 5, on chapter 5 now, so not long left to go.

I played Avengers for hours Friday night and was thoroughly unimpressed with the upgrade. Wasn’t until last Saturday night that I realized I’d been playing the PS4 version. After jumping through the hoops of getting the PS5 version to download I’m actually very impressed with the upgrade.

This is the 2nd PS5 game I’ve played and it’s by and large much better than the PS4 version.

Still playing final fantasy 12.... about 50 hours

I've spent the weekend playing Pistol Whip on PSVR. Can't believe the Iron Man game beat it to PSVR game of the year last year. Absolutely brilliant game.

Was playing a bit of WoW, FFXIV and started Jedi Fallen order on ps5 (ps4 version).

dragon age 2 soooo blinking good!