Tokyo 2020, after such a long wait, is finally underway – so this author is operating on Japan’s time zone from now on. Not really, of course, but it’ll be fun trying to catch as much as possible of the iconic event these coming weeks.
Sammy Barker, Editor
It’s the calm before the storm in terms of new releases, so I’m somewhat psyching myself ahead of the busy review season around the corner. I’ve mainly been playing the new Los Santos Tuners update in GTA Online.
Liam Croft, Assistant Editor
I’ll be finishing up my playthrough of Last Stop this weekend. I’m enjoying it so far, and I’ll have a full review ready on Monday.
Jamie O’Neill, Reviewer
I usually try to vary my WAYP picks, but just like last weekend, I'm keen to hop back on my retro remake broomstick to play more Cotton Reboot! on PS4.
That’s what’s keeping us busy this weekend, then, but what about the rest of you? As always, let us know what you’re playing in the comments section below.
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I bought the last of us 2 to play on my ps5, got about 4 hours under my belt last night and am loving it. £34.99 permanent price drop. Been looking forward for a while but been so busy with work great timing with price drop
I'm finally free from teaching for six long weeks (the last three weeks have been partically busy) so I can finally relax and take a breather 😁
I'll probably be spending most of my holidays (and certainly this weekend) playing my second ever CRPG of Pathfinder: Kingmaker on PS4 which I'm really rather enjoying.
The kingdom management aspect that's now come into play really makes it stand out... But there's so many different options I'm a little overwhelmed and all the quests that have popped up and areas opening up means I'm a little lost and spoilt for choice on what exactly to do next!
Have a good weekend everyone!
Mostly Darksiders Genesis this week. I put off playing this game for so long because I didn’t like Darksiders 3 and thought the change to a top down perspective wouldn’t be as good. Huge mistake. It’s easily the best Darksiders game since the first one.
Finally getting to play Zelda Skyward Sword the only Zelda I've never played as I never had a Wii...so pretty much only this
But will also crack on with Miles Morales on PS5 which I'm loving so far and also Starcraft 2 on PC
Have a great weekend guys ❤
Smashed the Ratchet plat this week. Just started demons souls and it is quite difficult. That won't stop me though!
Star wars jedi fallen order and mafia definitive edition.2 amazing games with amazing graphics .gameplay .and stories.and watching the Jeffersons marathon.word up son
Running around shooting and looting in the Outer worlds, I'm aiming to finish Peril on Gorgon today at some point. Apart from that catching some of the Olympic games whilst playing Stardew Valley on the switch.
1. F1
2. Finishing MH Stories 2 (PC)
Probably check out Cris Tale on xCloud.
Ratchet ps5 and demon's souls.
I'm surprised at how welcoming demon's souls is compared to rogue-like games like returnal, spelunky, dead cells, etc. The first time I died on demon's souls, I'm really surprised that only my souls is gone, I still have all of my healing, attack items, equipment and my levels aren't resetting. This is waay better than returnal, I feels really punished by my characters deaths in that game.
For Ratchet ps5, now I'm addicted to taking screenshots from where the cinematics change to gameplay, lol. And the flying centipede robot is really great 😃. The difficulty is too easy so I recommend playing on hard.
Persona 5 Royal, just beat the ship Palace I've also picked up A Plagues Tale & DMCV so looking forward to diving into those
@KingPev hope you enjoy Skyward Sword more than I did felt like a real step back after Twlight Princess (for me anyways)
Finishing RE Village and Mercenaries / trophies after.
Sniper Elite 4 then, if I finish that, Watch Dogs 2. Went to the backlog / discarded games during the week and finished off Assassin's Creed Revelations, I hope the next AC game is more Ezio and less Valhalla
Finally bought a Switch Lite so started Xenoblade again, which I really did enjoy on the Wii but didn't complete. Also picked up Arcade Achives Vendetta which I'd never heard of, my first impression is its a really great scrolling beat 'em up.
Finished Resi 3 during the week (really enjoyed it, short but it was well worth the £15 I spent on it) so delved into my backlog and last night started Final Fantasy VII remake on PS5.
Finished Chapter 1 and what can I say apart from....wow, what a rush!
I'm already completely charmed by it, the characters, the combat, the graphics, the lore and, of course, the absolutely amazing and kick ass soundtrack. Performance mode is pretty darned impressive and it really does feel like my first true PS5 gaming experience.
Complete newbie to this series but obviously I'm aware of what a legendary title this is, one of the Holy Trinity of late 90's games along with Resi 2 and Metal Gear Solid.
And Barret, already he's become one of my favourite characters in games. Almost every line is pure gold.
As well as losing myself in this wonderful adventure I'll also be playing the odd round or two in BFV and watching some of the Olympics.
Have a good weekend everyone!
Started Uncharted Lost Legacy on Crushing, had to halt my 3rd run on the ever exciting HZD. Was tempted to start my 4th run on the game of the gen RDRII but realized I got other games that need 2nd runs. Then some GTAO definitely while it's free. Some Mafia 2, 3, maybe DiRT Rally.
I'll be playing Control on PS5 I'm really enjoying the difficulty spike it's great, may hope on D2 also, just a shame not many PS5 games about ATM
Finally started Shadowbringers in FFXIV, and an hour in it's as good as everyone says it is.
Jumping between XIV, Apex Legends, and now some Skyward Sword too . Happy gaming!
Now it is a lot cooler I'm going to play Shenmue 3
I finished Last Stop yesterday and I liked it A LOT more than I thought I would. That was particularly surprising since I really disliked Variable State's last game Virginia.
I also got an early PS4 copy of NEO: The World Ends With You, so I'm definitely going to be playing that when I can.
Probably finish my play through of last of us then straight on to part 2. I have played part one over 12 times and I still love it, not many games I play over again but the last of us is special.
I just finished my first playthrough of Scarlet Nexus as Kasane. I really enjoyed that game! Probably my favorite game I've played this year honestly. I thought it was brilliant but I'm probably going to hold off on my 2nd playthrough as Yuito to try out some of my other games so I'll probably start up Miles Morales this weekend.
If I have time from my flight I might jump on Guilty Gear Strive.
Picked up Twin Mirror, Ghostbusters Remastered, The Sinking City, and Warhammer Chaosbane for PS4 on the summer sale, so will be trying them out. Saw Last Stop on the store, looked interesting, decided to check some reviews before buying, then found out it was on Gamepass, so will be giving that a go on my Series S.
It won't come as a surprise, but it is another weekend of FFXIV. Finishing the last few post Stormblood quests and hopefully see the opening of Shadowbringers, though that may be further off than I anticipate...
Good weekend all!
I'm doing an evil playthrough of Vampyr! Felt a bit gutted after "embracing" some innocent citizens, but I promised myself to pull through lol.
Having taken most of the week off being away on holiday I'll be back hopefully making some progress with Demon's Souls. Each time I hit a new boss I wonder how I'm going to ever beat it, but then somehow it just comes together and I edge forward. It's a great game though, really enjoying the entire environment and the choice of options with combat.
TLOU Part Deux.
Got up to that shocking bit.
Love it thus far.
Completely brick-walled in Yakuza, Millenium Tower, haven't been able to get past Tendo. Feel like the game design suffers here. Will finish eventually.
Temporarily moved on to Death Stranding. 18 Hours in. Love it!
@Col_McCafferty nice to hear your FFVIIR thoughts. I found it to be a wonderfully lovely and engaging cinematic experience. I did the first one when I was 14 maybe, few years after it came out. Truly loved it, but found this to be a very different experience.
Hopefully, you haven't had any of it spoiled for you. No matter what happens in the future I think the sequel will be worth the wait.
Pokemon shield (NS) - I got a shiny tapu koko yesterday in 6 DA runs, got a shiny tapu fini 4 runs after that and a shiny Gmax duraladon 5 runs after that. Trying to breed a shiny dhelmise, shiny phantump and shiny larvasta now. I still need a shiny tapu lele to get all 4 shiny tapu’s (already had bulu).
Wolfenstein: the new order (ps4/ps5) - started playing this on Wednesday but didn’t feel like continueing yet, maybe this weekend.
Not much basically, I’m not really feeling like playing games atm besides pokemon.
Gundam on PS Vita
@pocketjazz I'm aware of some things that happen but nothing that will spoil my enjoyment.
Yes it's very cinematic and that's fine by me, I enjoy playing games that have a good story and feel at times as if you're inside a good film or big budget TV show.
I'm keen on the Yuffie DLC but should I leave it until the end? Not sure if there will be any spoilers in it or if it will ruin the flow of the main story.
@Kopite Nice man seems like you're making good progess in p5r, what's your thoughts so far?
@Daleaf I relate to this man, even though I know all the story beats I still find it enjoyable to replay. Is this gonna be your 1st playthrough on part 2?
Hopefully I’ll be finishing off Psychonauts and Doom Eternal this weekend as part of both here and Pure Xbox’s Game Clubs. Hopefully! Both have been rather hard to be motivated to play in this heat. I normally get a few games of Overwatch in but after everything with ActiBlizz, not sure I can really bring myself to go near it. I’ll probably use Enter the Gungeon as a palate cleanser instead.
@Kopite yeah I've heard pretty mixed reviews so far but I'm looking forward to a 7 hr session on it later. Twilight Princess and The Wind Waker will both take some beating, they're works of art
Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Loved it the first time, and I'm loving it again playing the PS5 version. The load times were already fast, but being in the game from the PS5's UI before most games would even get through the company logos is very nice. Obviously the graphical upgrades are appreciated as well.
Yakuza: Like A Dragon for me! On the final chapter, so I should finish it by Monday. Wasn’t expecting the game to be as long as it is, over 60 hours playtime so far!
Probably Wattam and whatever old arcade game I feel like wasting time in. Maybe Mappy? I’ve been jumping around in my gaming catalogue a lot lately. Nothing has seemed to stick for me for about a month, not since finishing Rift Apart and INTERmission. Just hoping that my preorders for next week turn out to be what I’m looking for.
No Man's Sky finally clicked for me so I'll be sinking some hours into it. And I'm having a blast with Judgment so I'll most likely dip back in as well. Not to mention having just re-purchased Shadow of the Tomb Raider at deep discount to enjoy it at a newly patched 4K 60FPS on PS5. Why do I treat myself so well?
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and hopefully will finally get around to starting Scarlet Nexus which I bought day one.
Finally picked up Yakuza Like A Dragon. Loving it so far. About 5 hours in and I've played maybe 10 minutes total lol. Such a good story so far and I much prefer the turn based combat (I tried a mainline Yakuza game before but that combat just made me wish it was Sleeping Dogs instead)
I finished Trails of Cold Steel yesterday so still deciding what big game I want to play next. Leaning towards Yakuza 4 until then though I've been playing Everybody's golf and Burnout Paradise Remastered which I got for just over a fiver and it's loads of fun!
@Daleaf So you've passed through the dreaded flooded basement generator room 12 times...wow.
I'm struggling to stick to anything at the moment. I've done a few rounds of Fall Guys, a bit of Wreckfest, and got my arse handed to me a few times on UFC 4. But now the Olympics have started there won't be much happening for the next couple of weeks.
Just started Disco Elysium and so far what a treat.
Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Vita) - Finally escaped our captor and now playing Indiana Jones in the jungle!
Minecraft: Story Mode (Windows 10) - After a few delays, I'm finally ready to start Episode 4.
Doodle God (Windows Phone) - Still playing here and there.
Splitgate for sure
Not in the mood for a new game. Going for Metro Exodus platinum on new game plus. Halfway through now. Really want another Metro game but would prefer less open world elements. May also wrap up trophies on Nioh 2 which feels way smoother on PS5.
@TraCuz- I've played the base Persona 5 through twice so I'm still in familiar territory but the additional content so far is really worth it, I don't even know if I've done enough to get to the new Palace. I'd recommend it 100%.
@KingPev no arguments about TP or WW (Wind Waker is my favourite in the series)
@Col_McCafferty i think you should definitely wait until you finish it!
@Bentleyma- i thought the same thing last weekend! be careful!!!
Playing RE3 on steam and getting the platinum on Ps4 Spiderman.
@Link41x Sounds like Golden Abyss keeps getting better and better xD
@TraCuz- yea I absolutely love it, I even have the plat for it and still pick up and read the notes it truly is a masterpiece. No I have played part 2 before and did a quick 2nd run just for plat but didn't finish the 2nd run but it was because I had just finished it a month or so prior. I really enjoyed part 2 but I think part one was a better story, think part 2 just dragged a bit towards the end but still absolutely love it.
@TheArt haha, I was talking to a friend a few weeks back about that part he couldn't pass it, I found it quite easy, I just put those cans by doors and a few other spots have enough Molotov's and pretty much done just kill a few stragglers with shotgun. But I do remember the first time thinking how the hell I'm I going to pass this bit. And I think it's probably more than 12 times I have completed it, just a brilliant story.
@Daleaf I've beaten it on Grounded, and it was hell at that part. I didn't have enough bullets to bother with the bloater and runners so it had to be sprinting past them. I retried countless times for close to an hour till I made it to the door. The Rat King is now the new playthrough blocker/discourager in TLOU2. 😆
@TheArt Haha, I have yet to try grounded mode that's the extra hard one with additional trophy to main list yes? I mostly try to do it stealth so I usually have plenty of bullets and bombs for when I need them, but guess on grounded there is even less bullets to pick up. Will have to give that mode a go sometime.
It's all about limbs, decks and muneh for me. Playing Dead Space, Skate 3 and Red Dead Online.
Finally starting Returnal, and enjoying it so far. I’ll be playing Crash Drive 3 when taking breaks from that.
1. Super Robot Wars T in preparation for SRW 30th ☺️
2. Medievil
3. Nathan Drake trilogy
4. Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart
This weekend I finished up TLoU 2. After nearly bouncing off of it like I’ve talked about here before. It finally clicked and I just powered right to the end of it in like four days. I think it’s way too long, and it has some seriously frustrating things about it. But it’s a good game and tells a compelling story. But I was never invested in it like I was with the first game. Now I’m changing gears and cleansing the pallet with Skyward Sword HD on switch. Have a great weekend everyone!
@TraCuz- Pretty enjoyable so far! If I ever get a PS3, I'll have to try out the other games in the series.
@playstation1995 Hope you're enjoying Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order there, my friend. May the Force be with you!
@Col_McCafferty Keep me updated with this FF7R playthrough!
@Kopite As long as you've invested time into Kasumi and Dr. Maruki confidants you're good
@Link41x You can play 1-3 HD collection and the 4th installment on PS4
Finally started playing Knack while delaying the ending to Judgment.
@RogerRoger. Whats going on playa.yes its a amazing game.its a mix of dark souls.shadow of mordor.titanfall 2.and uncharted.the graphics and story is pretty good also.word up son
Dark souls 2, 3 and mlb 21 the show.
After finally picking up a PS5 this week I've been making my way through Demon's Souls and just started Returnal today. Picked it up as part of the current sale going on.
Probably just some a Dead by Daylight and Rainbow six siege
@TraCuz- I maxed out Maruki and I'm at 3 with Kasumi
@playstation1995 fallen order good game, easy platinum trophy too! Word up playa!
I'm at the final boss in sekiro. After I beat it I'm going to go to NG+ and try to get the other endings. Definitely one of my favorite games ever, when combat clicks it makes u feel like a bada%#!
A strong contender for Game of the Year, Death’s Door. I’m absolutely in love with this game.
@ellsworth004. Whats going on playa.yes them games are so fun.im playing star wars fallen order and mafia definitive edition.2 amazing games with amazing graphics and gameplay and story.and yes sekiro is one of the best games ever.word up son
On PS5: Mass Effect 3 (made a bad choice during suicide mission in ME2 and I have to live with it)
On XSS: Forza Horizon 4. Waiting for The Ascent and Hades to hit Game Pass!
Happy gaming all!
@pocketjazz All done! Well, the main story at least! The last few battles were a bit of a slog.
@Bentleyma- kudos - i gotta get back to it. after spending 40 minutes with Tendo and then getting KOed, i had to step away.
@pocketjazz He was a pain in the a**. It was more that I was doing so little damage than anything else. Took me about an hour. It was plain sailing after I took him down.
Im slowly picking away at the Ratchet and Clank plat, but im also just starting Spider Man Remastered and then Miles Morales. These games plus some others i have should tie me over until Hades becomes available for PS5,PS4.
@TraCuz- I only just got a PS2 this past Christmas, It'll be awhile I imagine before I get to the PS4
I'm playing horizon zero dawn on PC. I stopped playing it on the base PS4 years ago because got frustrated with controller . Mouse and keyboard works best for me. Truly enjoying this now. Looking forward to the sequel if I can get a ps5 by then.
This weekend is going to be full of Monster Hunter Stories 2 and Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation on the 3DS!
I was also able to snag my best friend a PS5 after dozens of attempts, so we're gonna be jumping on Battlefield 4 in preparation for BF 2042 releasing in a few months!
Happy gaming everyone
@Demon666Joker I don't blame you for that at all haha. I was planning on finishing Ratchet within a week given how stoked I was, but I'm only halfway through cuz I wanted to savor it. You are going to love Hades!
I really should have a tidying up day around the house, but that adorable little Sackboy is calling me again
@ApostateMage Coincidentally 'Limbs, Decks and Muneh' is also the name of my upcoming autobiography about my wild years as a hospital radio DJ
@Gremio108 Haha. Love it!
Wrapping up the last loyalty missions in ME2. What a wonderful game and a great remaster!
Just got the platinum on yakuza like a dragon. Great game but I like Kiryu and the old style better. Now playing Astro Bot Playroom! Finally understand what people are saying about the dual sense controller
Just got promoted to 10th floor in GG Strive!
Feels like I’m actually getting a little better at this lol.
Edit: Aaand got put back in my place very quickly lol
@stu123 No, is that something to do with the Knitted Knight Trials?
@Link41x In that case I gotta recommend the Jak games so you can go deeper into the Naughty Dog Legacy!
@Kopite I think you should be fine, you may have to max Kasumi tho
I'm still working my way through Assassins Creed Odyssey, and The Last Of Us - Part 2 (both on PS5). Recently bought Metro Exodus, and have been dipping a toe into that. Slowly.
So... it's only taken just over a decade but a little-known indie title called Skyrim has finally clicked for me... don't judge! I have started it multiple times previously on PS3 and PS4 and hit a wall every time. Not this time.
Around 30 hours in with an Imperial battlemage and completely hooked - but the best thing has to be that my son also started his first ever playthrough this week, so loads for us to talk about.
Been busy this weekend but still managed to play a couple of hours of the pathless which is excellent
@stu123 Ah right, I'm still a PS4 pauper so I'm not sure I can access them just yet...
Picked up Godfall on sale. I'm digging the combat and having a better time than I thought I would.
I ended up pouring hours into the Frozen Wilds expansion. Loved it, some right nasty machines those Fireclaws!
Now debating whether to pick up PGA 2K21 or the entire Tomb Raider definitive trilogy on sale...leaning towards Tomb Raider.
@TraCuz- I'm pretty sure I have the collection on the Vita. I'll have to double check.
Nothing yet, but planning to finally start playing Final Fantasy VII Remake: INTERmission.
If I have time left afterwards, will fire up A Plague Tale: Innocence maybe.
I also want to try out Judgment 1 though, and replay Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
@ItsATM Ive played a bunch of Hades last year when i seen it was available on the Switch.
@TraCuz- I got her to rank 5 before the end of the cycle for that Palace so hopefully I'm onto the Royal section
@Kopite Tag me in the persona forum with a spoiler tag with your thoughts on the next part
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