We’re nearing the end of May and we’re yet to enjoy a single day of sunshine here at Push Square Towers. In fact, it’s positively depressing out there. Good thing the sun is always shining on PlayStation – well, depending on what game you’re playing, we suppose.
Sammy Barker, Editor
God I’ve got so much to play and I want to play it all. Realistically, I’ll be dividing my time between Rust Console Edition and Knockout City, but I did just re-download Steep and I still love that game. And, if I’m honest, I’m kinda enjoying The Crew 2, too. My backlog is just outrageous at this point…
Robert Ramsey, Deputy Editor
I lost track of how many times I played through Mass Effect 2 on the PS3, and it's back in my life thanks to Mass Effect Legendary Edition. It's still one of BioWare's absolute best.
Stephen Tailby, Associate Editor
I'll be playing a couple of smaller games for review purposes this weekend. Knockout City has just launched, so I'm putting that through its paces, but I'm also playing King of Seas, a top-down pirate adventure. I'll be sharing my thoughts on both of these in the coming days.
Liam Croft, Assistant Editor
After beating the first game in the trilogy (and unlocking the associated Platinum Trophy), it's time for me to move on to Mass Effect 2. That will take up most of my gaming time this weekend, but I also want to check out the Scarlet Nexus demo on my Xbox Series X.
Jamie O'Neill, Reviewer
It's lashing it down outside, so spending time with the Capcom Arcade Stadium collection's 32 retro games will be a quality way to make the most of a rainy weekend.
What are you playing this weekend? Will you be digging into something new, or revisiting an old favourite? Let us know in the comments section below.
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I’m on vacation so I’m depending on my switch and 3ds. So no ps3 and ps4 backlog this weekend
Yoshi’s island (SNES/NSO) - played this when I was a kid a lot on GBA and decided to replay it.
Super mario odyssey (NS) - beat it yesterday again, still the best mario game.
Pokemon ultra moon (3ds) - finishing up my playthrough.
Chrono trigger (ds/3ds) finishing up my playthrough.
when I’m back from vacation I’ll probably finish:
50 cent: blood on the sand (ps3)
Resistance: fall of man (ps3)
God of war (ps4)
Home front: the revolution on ps4 playing on Ps5 through backwards compatibility. Bit old now but it’s not bad with its rpg elements and I got it for a steal so
I’ve got two xenoglyph ciphers left in biome six of Returnal for the platinum.
After that I plan on doing a playthrough of Uncharted 4.
Happy gaming everyone.
Switch - Miitopia! My second playthrough after the 3DS version!
PS4 - GTA Online with friends!
PC - Team Fortress 2 with friends!
Have a good weekend everyone.
I’ll be racking up a few more cycles in Returnal and trying desperately to get better at Sackboy. Edging slowly towards the platinum in both.
I was going to play Mass Effect, but Persona 5 is just too good to let go of. Palace 3 is done and the plot thickens Loving the game!
Balan wonderworld. Just unlocked world 10 to 12 so will be making progress through those.
I've now clocked over 20 hours in the aragami (monster) slaying game of God Eater: Resurrection
While the story is utter tosh (Probably one of the worst and so out of place with the moster hunting gameplay) I'm REALLY enjoying the gameplay loop quite a bit.
It's fiendishly addictive and I can't wait to go on to try Monster Hunter at some point in the future
Have a good weekend everyone!
Resi 8 and Returnal still.
Debating if I should continue playing Valhalla. Who has the time???
Currently playing Nioh 1 via the Nioh Collection on the PS5. Completely shocked at how thoroughly addictive it is and how good it feels to play. Got a feeling that this and the sequel will keep me busy for a while.
Almost finished with ME3 but my copy of Biomutant just came so gonna give it a go
It's been a long time since my last gaming session.
There is really only one thing for me to do this whole weekend which is:
Taking a certain commander through a certain space odyssey.
It involves aliens, drama, romance, as well as a morality system known as "Paragon/Renegade".
Stay safe & have a great weekend to all.
Yakuza Like a Dragon for me after finishing Resident Evil Village.
I did reinstall Last if Us 2 to check out the 60 fps patch, but my backlog is so horrendous that i dont see myself going back to it properly anytime soon.
On my Vita i just started Astro Aqua Kitty - which is a pretty fun shooter so far
Spider-Man Miles Morales for me. After that, I’ll try and find time to mop up the last odds and ends to pop the Platinum trophy in Astro’s Playroom. Man, that’s been some of the most fun five hours gaming I’ve had in years!
On my way to the (very easy) platinum in the original Mass Effect. You basically earn every trophy by playing the game, which is kinda sad, really. Can't wait to replay ME2, though, and I'm glad I finally got to experience the first game in the series.
Started inFAMOUS Second Son last week and whilst at times it feels very much like a game from the beginning of the last console gen, it is still fun to play and I'm getting a strange little kick out of exploring Seattle post-The Last of Us Part II. Oh so that's where Ellie did this and Abby saw that and this is where that Scar was almost beheaded.
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I like the game though, not sure why I have left it so long in my backlog. It can be quite hard though or at least easy to become overwhelmed by enemies and suffer too much damage. Just need to learn from my mistakes I guess.
In addition, more Battlefield V. Just a few rounds here and there, trying not to die within seconds of respawning. It's a well made MP title and I'm generally progressing nicely
Oh and finally I played and finished ABZU last Saturday, over three playthroughs. To truly appreciate it I think one needs to finish it in one sitting. Then I'll be able to judge it more accurately but boy is it beautiful and a great argument for games as art.
Enjoy your gaming time and time gaming!
Probs not too much today as its sunny and am heading out with the Mrs for a drink in a beer garden. I played a fair bit of resi 7 last night along with firing up hades for the first time. Its my first rogue-like and the one more run thing is so addictive! The folks at supergiant games are some talented peeps. Hoping to get a run or two in later and explore more of giants deep in outer wilds. Have a good one folks 😀
Mass Effect on XBSX and if I manage to put it down for a bit I will boot up Ghost of Tsushima for the first time.
Is there anything you have to do to reap the PS5 benefits for Ghost of Tsushima?
A little bit of returnal. After getting 86% of the trophies I think I’m done for now, can’t find 2 xenoglyhs :/ . Patiently waiting for Biomutant next week
Legendary Horizon Zero Dawn. Clearing street crime cases in LA Noire. I'm at DiMa's memory game for the 3rd/4th time again and feeling lazy to complete that part in Fallout 4. MHWorld, Far Cry 3.
Anyone tried Rust. On the fence on whether to get it or not. I know the type of game it is but not sure if its good as made by a different team
@Ben8371 I’m wondering the same. It being out and nobody talking about it is slightly worrying
I finally caved and bought Returnal last night. By the time it finished downloading I had enough time to do the first run, which I guess is a hardwired tutorial and you're supposed to die when you hit that huge enemy. Now back in the ship and will continue today. I'll also carry on my second run of Automata. Just hit the fairground again.
My copy of SMT3 popped through the letterbox this morning too, which was rather unexpected! I will be booting it up later. I'll probably play on my PS4 so I can keep rest mode free for Returnal.
The greatest game of all time god of war. 👑.and my 2020 game of the year 👻 ghost of tshushima .and watching the nba playoffs today and tomorrow.word life.word is bond.word to your mother.word up son
Finishing off Village then back to Returnal.
Resi 8 then bk to days gone
Still on returnal, managed to get to the 5th biome now, although I did play few hrs earlier and was stuck in 4 couldn't get back to 5 lol, so little break then get back to it
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (3DS) - Going back to finish Episode 2.
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (Windows 10) - On the season finale now.
Lines: The Game (Windows Phone) - Just starting on this.
Done with Returnal now so it's time to go back to a few things, like Immortals DLC. And gotta get back in the Kombat League of course
Playing some Immortals Fenyx Rising which I'm enjoying. I've got TLOU Part 2 loaded and ready to go on the side.
@Mgene15 @Ben8371 I played about an hour last night. It's very rough, but oddly compelling. I think if you're intimately familiar with the PC version, you'll probably be disappointed. You might like it more if you've never played it before (but it's still ROUGH).
Playing BioMutant this weekend and prolly a bit of Returnal also.
Ratchet and Clank on the PS5 for me so I can get ready before Rift Apart is released next month.
After finding the first few hours a little underwhelming, I'm completely absorbed in Atelier Ryza 2. The alchemy and fighting systems are just a blast.
More shamefully, I picked up a copy of Corpse Killer: 25th Anniversary in the current remaster sale and have been enjoying it in short bursts. I vaguely remember playing this years ago on a towering Sega Genesis/CD/32x stack, but my memory's a bit fuzzy. The game definitely falls into the "so bad it's entertaining" category though.
Street Fighter V, Samurai Shodown and Yakuza Like a Dragon.
I've got a couple of endings left to get on the FMV game Late Shift for the platinum trophy. Also grabbing some more of my missed achievements in Danganronpa 2, and I'll be doing some post-game with Monster Hunter Rise.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition, however after finishing Mass Effect 1, I might take a break and quickly replay through Ratchet & Clank 2016 in preparations for Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart, but I may not have enough time to finish Mass Effect 2 and may have to shelve it temporarily for Biomutant, we'll see how it all plays out.
I’ve been playing a little Mass Effect (for the first time). I am not sure what’s going on to be honest but it’s pretty fun.
Gone back to Yakuza like a Dragon now that Village is done. On chapter 12 now, need to start grinding!
Back on warzone this weekend storming the nakatomi building..awesome and i'm loving the john mclane and rambo skins..also watched army of the dead on netflix..great fun..
Days Gone for me, it seems I average two PS Plus games per year that can maintain my attention
@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L I absolutely agree with that Palace number 5 being the worst so far.I think I attempted the boss a minimum of 12 times! Spent over 80 hours on the game with no problem up until then.Thankfully I'm past there now and currently on the next Palace which I'm enjoying a LOT more!
Apart from Persona 5 Royal which I put hours into every day because it's so damn good I'll be playing Resident Evil Village which I'm enjoying a lot and also Miitopia on the Switch because the demo was so much addictive fun I just had to buy the main game.
Oh and complete and the Stamp Rally in Animal Crossing.
Enjoy your weekend all.
Only one of course Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered ...the characters in these games are still among the best ever and Mirandas arse is still the stuff of dreams lol
Will also be blitzing the online trophies for Need For Speed Hot Pursuit
Have a great weekend guys ❤❤
@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L @Wazeddie22 yeah, non fun fact, but they made the boss in palace 5 much harder (unecessarily) in Royal than in base game. It is a shame as i bet some put their controller down at that point. Wierdly its easier to knock difficulty up on that boss as technicals do much greater damage. Thats the one low point of the game. And everything after palace 5 is so good.
Finished Mass Effect yesterday so jumping into ME2 today. Got Destroy all Humans remake and The Puppeteer lined up for tomorrow. Have a good weekend all!
Mass Effect The Last of Us Remastered Super Mario 3D World and New Pokémon Snap. I've nearly finished Snap and I enjoyed it a LOT more than the original game on N64, in fact I would say it's one of the best looking Switch games available right now.
@gollumb82 I don't blame ya, Persona is too good to let go. And it only gets wayyyy better.
@Relygon Ghost runs at 4k/60 on PS5, yonna be one of the best looking games you ever laid eyes on. The intro is amazing as well.
@Rob_230 I played the base game too but to be honest I had forgotten alot of the story and Palaces but I was sure I never had as much trouble with a boss as that one.Didant realize they had changed it until recently.And yeah I can absolutely see people giving up there.I've never done it in all my gaming years but I came that close to throwing the controller out the window lol.
I played it on normal difficulty but turning the difficulty UP was the last thing I was thinking of!
Still hopelessly addicted to Mass Effect. I find myself doing what I always used to do with this game. I'm still on the first game of the trilogy, because, like in days of old, I got about 2/3 of the way through, then decided to start over with a different build so I could team up better with different squadmates. I'll finish both playthroughs before moving on to ME2. I'm in no hurry, and don't want to rush the experience. I'm already hit with the feeling that whatever I play next, it won't be as great as what I'm playing right now. Forgot how much I love these games!
@KingPev
Haven't made it to 2 yet, but I'm pleased to hear Miranda has aged well! Equally pleased to see something THAT fine is still allowed to be released in these beauty-hating times.
Some Dark Souls remastered, a couple more trophies to get on Dark Nights with Poe and Monroe for the platinum, and have started a Adventure Time, Pirates of the Enchiridion, which is an easy turn based game. May load up Until Dawn when finished with Poe and Monroe.
@Shigurui
From what I've heard, jumping straight from Mass Effect into Destroy all Humans is going to be a bit of a letdown. Good luck!
Finished Children of Morta (highly recommend), and now continuing my agonizingly slow advance through the Yakuza series and starting Yakuza 3 remastered.
I am looking forward to seeing what Push Square has to say about King of Seas. If a game is sci-fi or about being a pirate, it automatically has my attention. Reviews are going to dictate whether I make a purchase, so I thank Mr. Tailby in advance for his thoughts on the game.
I finished RE Village in the week. Great game but wasn't so sure about the factory section. Since then I have started another run of Days Gone, all the talk about it recently made me want to go back. Will do a second run of RE Village alongside
Finally decided to put Oddworld Soulstorm to bed. It's been a fun time but it just doesn't hold a candle to Abe's Odyssey and Abe's Exoddus. I'm sorry.
Anyways, I started Resident Evil Village last night. What a game so far. Massive props to Capcom, the lighting is absolutely fantastic.
I’m nearing the end of Resident Evil Village! What a great game, it’s proving to be a lot better than expected.
In terms of RPG’s, I’m in my first playthroughs of Dragon Quest V and Final Fantasy 1! Enjoying the classics.
Looking forward to playing Shin Megami Tensei 3 and Biomutant when they both release next Tuesday!
Make it a great weekend gaming, everyone
@TraCuz- Sounds promising! I see it’s just a PS5 patch now. Just wanted to make sure I got the right version of the game but that shouldn’t be an issue if it’s just a patch.
@render Both amazing Platinums to get!! Sackboy was probably my funnest plat so far
I’m also working on Returnals 100%! My PSN is heyheyitsATM if you’d like to add friends! Happy gaming!
@LordSteev - Nah mate, no letdown at all. I love the Destroy all Humans games.
Gta III. Going for the plat.
@Shigurui
Sorry, didn't mean to disrespect a game you like. I'd just heard the control scheme was a bit archaic from some reviews, don't have any personal experience with the game.
I’m currently playing through Mass Effect 2. I’m enjoying the series so much. I’ve played them before, but I’m appreciating the games more now than I did when I played though them several years ago.
Finished RE8 last night and enjoyed it quite a bit. Will be interesting to see where the story goes from there. The setting made me want to start a new playthrough of RE4 and about 2 hours in so far. I just realized the one and only time I've ever played through it was at release on GameCube. Also making my way through ME1 as a renegade this time
@LordSteev - No worries mate. Yeah they have archaic controls but so does every single Rockstar game lol. Still fun to be had.
The Witcher 3 2nd playthrough.
Just finished Resident Evil 6 last night. It was actually pretty okay for what it is. It definitely has it's issues - clunky controls, excessive QTEs, fetch quests - but I had more fun with it than I expected. I enjoyed how the story was told from multiple perspectives. The partner mechanics/AI are much better than in RE5, and the over-the-top action sequences are just dumb fun. I'm planning on playing the story DLCs I missed from 5 and 7 this weekend, which will get me completely caught up before jumping into Village.
@Rob_230 I’m with you on this! I’m nearly at the last hour or two of RE Village, brilliant game.
I really wanna get to Like a Dragon sooner rather than later. It looks absolutely amazing
I recently pulled out my Vita yesterday too! Playing through Final Fantasy 1 after probably 15 years haha. Happy gaming my friend!
@Shigurui
True. Didn't stop me from enjoying the heck out of Vice City, come to think of it.
Still going through Ghost of Tsushima
@LordSteev ha ha yep..its still a thing of beauty. I even showed my wife it and she shouted "FFS YOURE A GROWN MAN!!" 🤣🤣
Finished wraith of the gods,excellent dlc, now doin borderlands 3 dlc before res evil village and mass effect trilogy.
@Relygon Precisely, enjoy the toils of reclaiming the island of Tsushima friend. Tons of memorable moments and characters, and if it wasn't for FF7R or P5R it would've been my GOTY 2020.
@mwatcher This was the first game I ever got a platinum in. It's a masterpiece. You won't be disappointed.
@R1spam
What’s your thoughts on Hades mate?
I was close to buying it this week as have thoroughly enjoyed Returnal.
I just finished playing through A Plague's Tale on PC and I'm figuring out which game to start next. I'm torn between RE:2 Remake, Nier: Replicant, and Bug Fables.
@Hurblyburbly I haven't played Hades yet, but if you are interested in Hades, I know that it's currently on sale on the Epic game store and that they were offering a $10 coupon to players, so you could pick it up for $10 if you haven't already.
@B_Lindz
Thanks for the tip but I’ve got a switch and not a PC so won’t be able to take advantage of that I’m afraid.
Managed to snag Biomutant five days early somehow so enjoying that, although let's not talk about having the controls wrenched away every two minutes.
@The_Pixel_King I loved Astro's so much, it was an amazing game to Platinum on launch weekend and was created with so much love. I hope that Astro kinda becomes Sony's mascot because they don't really have a truly dedicated one yet haha.
I need to play Miles Morales ASAP, I was waiting for the crashing issues to get figured out but I haven't heard of anything regarding it still happening so I guess I'm safe
@B_Lindz Oh man those are all great choices! I have A Plagues Tale waiting for me to play when I can dive deep into the backlog again. Currently it's RE Village, SMT 3 and Biomutant until Ratchet & Clank as well as Shadowverse in June.
I've played all of your next picks, and I'd vote for RE2 Remake. Best RE game easily! Happy gaming
@ItsATM Thanks for the recommendation! RE:2 it is! Happy gaming to you, too
@Hurblyburbly I'm still pretty early in, maybe 10 runs but so far, the game oozes character. If you've played bastion, the gameplay feels like it has a fair bit in common with their first game. You can save as you go in a room so your not committed to a run like I understand you are returnal as you can save and the voice acting is good (I think some of the folk who made did some of the vo, which is mental). I'm playing on switch and it runs nice but there are some dips when it gets really busy. Nothing that's a deal breaker, it's mainly smooth and decent in handgeld/docked. I got a physical copy of amazon for 25 quid and at that price with a tenner trade in, it feels worth it. I think there's a rumour though there are ps4/5 versions coming though if that's a factor.
Just Mass Effect for me and a little bit of ffx-2 platinum (Trema at this point).
Struggling to get into a single player story game at the mo so just playing through tony hawks 2 and FIFA 21
@R1spam
Thanks for giving me your early impressions.
It gets superb reviews. Returnal has opened my eyes to this genre so I might well dip my toe.
Currently £22:99 in the e shop so we’ll see.
Might be a good one to take travelling (when we’re eventually allowed to again).
Jedi, sith, geth and reapers for me. Playing KoTOR and Mass Effect.
Returnal and Pokemon Snap again. Definitely already missing the feeling of that first play through of Village because I’ve had a hard time persisting with the two titles this previous week. Might drift off into some backlog titles since I’m getting sort of irritated with the grind in both of the other games.
I mean, seriously, the no save point thing is a real issue in Returnal. If anyone else in my family uses the PS5 while I’m at work, any progress I make could be gone and I’ve got to start over. How many times must Selene die because HBOMax can’t keep it together?
And don’t get me started on New Pokémon Snap. When you have to replay levels to proceed, that’s not good game design. It’s Bamco grind design.
Rift Apart and Intermission can’t come soon enough. I might give up on Returnal and Snap by then and be completing Bugsnax or finally going back to Control’s DLC
Just finished Paper Beast and Astro Bot. Could platinum the former but won't... Too long. Astro Bot I will, though. It's just too good not to. Shocked it's only 1.4% platinum rate.
PS5 - Resident Evil: Village
Switch - Monster Hunter Rise
@Jayofmaya I think its got a low rate because it's a giveaway on a fairly content starved system. So literally every single person with a PS5 has checked it out, even people that have no interest in it. Whereas other games, people generally buy them because they are interested in them, which should lead to a higher platinum rate. I base all of this on the fact that I know nothing about anything and I'm probably wrong but like to act like I know what I'm talking about.
ATM Starting a playthru with streets of rage 4 then hopefully next onto time sink neir Ultima goty, hope it's worth it 👍👍
@ILikeStake you sound like the average politician.
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@ILikeStake I meant Rescue Mission haha Should have clarified! It was indeed, free during Play At Home, though. I was wondering that myself, but who thatcowns a psvr didn't complete the first level at least? XD Apparently 5 percent of people REALLY don'tlike platformers...
The single player from Battlefield 1 from the PS Plus collection. It is quite enjoyable actually.
Been using this site for quite some time now and read this particular article every Saturday. Only now (long overdue) have I created an account and am finally able to contribute. No better way for me to kick things off than the legendary edition of Mass Effect!
Yesterday I went through:
RE5: Lost in Nightmares 👍
RE5: Desperate Escape 👎
RE7: Not a Hero 👍
RE7: End of Zoe at $15 is just too pricey - I'll wait for a sale.
Picking up RE Village later today 😎
Yesterday I got Ending A in Nier Automata. I’m about 2/3 into RE Village and I’m playing a lot of R-Type Final 2.
I picked up FF7 (original on PS4). I’ve never played it before but loved Remake so much, I had to do it.
My plan was to platinum astro bot rescue mission didn't quite get there though. Thought I could replay the bosses to get the spider trophy looks like you can't though.
Hi there fellow gamers.
Way late to the party though, but it´s fine 😉
This weekend is Mass Effect Legend.... Wait for it..... Dary Edition!
I actualy just finished and Platinum the first Mass Effect.
On to Mass Effect 2 now.
Cheers, stay safe good people and happy gaming week to us all
@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L
Hey there again my friend glad to hear that Miles was good for you. I'll prioritize playing that between new releases, I'm very excited. See you on next weekend's post!
@everynowandben
Amazing weekend from the sound of it! I've been loving Village myself, I think I'll be finishing it up tonight see you next weekend!
@B_Lindz keep me posted on how it goes! Feel free to add me if you'd like on PSN my username is heyheyitsATM
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