Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (22nd March)

This week I will be mostly playing

Super Luigi Galaxy 2

@Zuljaras Belmont’s Revenge is next up on my backlog. Race ya!

I will be on a giant boat playing Xenoblade for a week. Seems like a good way to spend my time.

World of final fantasy! Got it on latest sale, I played the basic version on ps4 years ago and loved it, and recently I had the craving of playing it again. Happy gaming everyone!

My weekend plans, gaming-wise:

• Aragami: I've been playing this during the week and I've got 3 missions left with 2 seals missing each. So I'll be doing that, and I'll look into the DLC afterwards to see what is left for me to do there.
• DKC: Tropical Freeze: that's the next game I plan on getting into. Probably I'll start that on Sunday.
• Tetris Effect Connected: I'll participate in the weekend ritual and full moon, as usual.

Happy weekend! Happy gaming! ✌🏻🧡🎮

Final world of DONKEY KONG for GB (NSO).
What an excellent game it has been. This and Pokemon Blue/Red were stellar examples of how much could be really done with that little machine.

I love this feature btw - @Olliemar28.

I like reading what people are playing and thoughts on the games.
The poll is always interesting seeing such a mix of old and new and what sort of games are popular just now.

I bought 3 new games, Atelier Yumia and Xenoblade Chronicles X for the Switch and Assassin’s Creed Shadows for the PS5, but I can’t decide which game to start playing first. Now which one should I choose? 🤔

Mira Mira on the wall, what is the greatest game of all?

XCXDE

The gear lists need a filter, but otherwise it's 🥰🥰🥰

You guys, meet Gina. She and I are gonna be spending a lorra time together:

Peace, love and Mira to all xxx

Bye-bye Hello Kitty, moving to Mira. See you in 2 months!

I'm playing Suikoden. I played this on PS1 many many years ago having rented it from the local video store.

I rented it a few times to get it finished and it has long been in my list of favourite ever games.

Having the HD version and being able to pick up the second one which i never played and sells for hundreds of pounds in its original form is amazing!

I’m still playing thru Laika: Aged Through Blood and getting covered in Bird guts and loving it! I’m sure I’ll mix in some more Ace Combat 7 as well but I’ve also returned to Hollow Knight to finish up some post game content…this game is still a special gem…it didn’t click with me for sometime but it became one of my all time favs after giving it a proper go.

Also I’m probably the only one who’ll be playing Xenoblade X:Chronicles on the Wii U you cowards!!! Nothing more definitive than the original way to play the game. I was getting close to the end but never did finish it. The Wii U gamepad is the true OG Switch 😝

We are getting close to the Switch 2 reveal…gonna be funny looking back on all the speculation and hype once the dust settles.

Enjoy the 1st weekend of Spring!…and the last weekend to earn them Gold Points!

Nier Automata for me. It's pretty enjoyable to me so far, but I was kind of expecting more, since many people were reviewing it as this 10/10 experience. The story isn't gripping me, the environment feels kind of empty, the quests feel random and uninteresting (collect this, get that), and the map is terrible. I do really enjoy the combat and music though, as well as the set-pieces that involve bosses and mechs. I'm hoping it gets better. It's sitting as a B+ kind of game right now. Any lower and I might drop it. I've put in 7 hours and I hope it picks up more. I guess ill just have to see.

Afterwards, I'll probably start Master Detective Archives Raincode, but I have a feeling it won't be this weekend.

Suikoden II HD Remaster. It feels like the perfect sequel.

Happy gaming everyone!

Nothing on Switch this weekend, but on Steam I am working through Episode 2 of Taisho x Alice, and I picked up the STGs Ginga Force and Natsuki Chronicles so maybe those too if I have time (they are set in the same universe, but Ginga Force is vertically scrolling and Natsuki Chronicles is horizontally scrolling).

Xenoblade Chronicles X, my copy arrived Friday so had a decent start on the game. I remember buying Chronicles on Wii at lauch and it's great to finally play X as I never had a Wii U. Aside from that will continue with Beyond the Ice Palace 2 or Tomb Raider 3 on Switch, or if I feel like something less involved, some Ridge Racer 2 on PSP / PS4.

XCHXDE but man, cannot enjoy the game the same way i did on Wii U...the less complex and more streamlined gameplay is not as interesting for me as before ...field skills levels gone, Blade levels gone, Divisions levels gone ....i really do not understand Monolith Soft

After finishing Romancing SaGa 2, I played Gimmick! 2, and while I did enjoy it, it did not enamour me to nearly the same extent as the original Gimmick did. Was by no means a bad game though.

I decided to start Omori. I've always been a big EarthBound fan, and I enjoy Undertale and Deltarune and Yume Nikki, so this game seems like an important one to add to my repertoire. So far so good. The characters are full of personality and the colouring pencil art style mixed with pixel graphics is really good. Very curious to see where the story goes.

Swapping between assassins creed: shadows, xenoblade chronicles X DE and a bit of atelier yumina too. first time playing this xenoblade game too and im loving it so far.

I mean .. What else could it be for me? Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive. 17 hours in and loving every second of it.

Almost done with Sea of Stars on Switch, I was recommended to pursue the true ending.
Not sure what to play next yet but Octopath Traveler 2, Elec-Head, Grapple Dog, Jedi Survivor and Princess Peach Showtime are all on the shortlist.

I’ll be giving comedy to the good people of Glasgow as part of the Glasgow international comedy festival on Wednesday, which leaves little time for gaming. (But if I had time I would play Titanfall 2)

Shin Chan and the professor. Strange game, but oddly riveting. It definitely reminds me of Attack of the Friday Monsters, but also different. New Rocket League season! Moto GP 24, Rush Rally Origins.

Happy gaming everyone!

Still on MH Wilds. About to reach HR 30 and doing every optional quest I see. I don't mind how linear the story was but HR is way more fun with how open ended it is. Seeing an unknown icon running around the map and heading towards it yo see what it could be is so fun

And now that it's officially out, Xenoblade X DE. I'm on Ch.5, I'm loving the story and characters so far. Nothing amazing but it beats the start of XC3. The Sawano music during the world building cutscenes was fantastic and peak anime lol. I'm determined to get to my skell this weekend

@JohnnyMind I have no clue how you can alternate between that many games lol.

Xenoblade Chronicles X for me, a few Chapters in and it is a stellar game. Also playing Black Ops 6 routinely and College Football against a friend

I’m off out for a game of Papers Please. Inasmuch as I have finally completed the fetch quest to assemble all the bits needed to get a new passport for the Head-Spinner. I’m that old and warty, they don’t even bother cancelling the type I last had (black hardback), so it’s got to be a complete from-scratch application. Docs up the wazoo, including birth and adoption certificates - which my workplace lost 8 years ago.

Oh - and Rogue Waters.

Typically I am a “one game at a time” kinda gal, but lately I’ve been itchin to scratch so many that I’ve channeled @johnnymind this week!

Trine 5; I am just ending the fourth chapter, I reckon it’s only a jump away from the ending by now, I really feel like I have my groove with how these puzzles work

• Fantasian Neo Dimension; I made it to the end of the first part. I still enjoy it, but paused it not allow myself to be overwhelmed
• Bakeru, does my heart good! Perhaps Goodfeels finest effort, I love that they have a great relationship with Nintendo, I am the direct beneficiary lol
• Star Ocean Second Story R; I had been craving a ps1 style rpg,and forgot this was in the stack. It’s a fine effort! I’ve never touched this series but it’s earning its place as one of the great B RPGs

Xenoblade Chronicles X and hopefully Bleach Rebirth of Souls if that comes in.

Several days ago I finished Suikoden 1. It was my first time playing the game, and it was excellent from start to finish. It was expertly paced, with story beats that never overstay their welcome. There were well written characters that had story arcs that made me genuinely emotional. Moreover, from a gameplay standpoint, it was cinematic in a way that drew you into its world.

By the time I finished it — 22 hours in total, with 90/108 characters obtained — my main party was between level 59 and 60, and I beat the final boss with relative ease. There were two boss fights, whilst I did beat first try, gave me a run for my money - primarily due to how they were introduced at the most in-opportune time. Aside from that, the game was quite generous in its leveling system, especially with low leveled party members. It kept the game evenly balanced.

I’m now playing Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition. This is one of my favorite franchises, yet this title is the black sheep of the family for me. I finally get the opportunity to play it.

Currently, I’m in chapter 3 and the game is excellent. It reminds me a lot of Monster Hunter paired lightly with Mass Effect. I think it’s a great combination. My only issue is the quest designs. Some side activities will present themselves as a low leveled requirement to complete. However, some of them can lead to you to places where it’s unavoidable to fight enemies that are 29 levels above you. It’s an unbalancing issue, but it’s minor in the grand scheme of things.

Additionally, I dusted off my Nintendo 3DS XL and purchased Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright. I’m looking forward to seeing how it’s comparable to its predecessor, Awakening.

@GregamanX okay, that’s fair. It’s definitely one of those “you get what you put into it” kind of games!

Thankfully I think the core is solid enough to carry to when it starts getting really excellent! Though at the same time I don’t believe people when they say “once you are X number of hours in it gets really good.” Lol how far are you?

I just started a replay of Mega Man 9, and I plan on finishing another replay of Mega Man X4. Oh, and I’ll definitely get some more hours into ACNH.

@gaga64 Please come to Switch 2! Low Weegie’s lack of importance in Odyssey is unacceptable.

@Rainz Hardship truly builds character.

Ok. I finally finished TLoZ Ocarina of Time 3D!.

What an amazing game! Definitely one of my all time favourite games now. I usually don't replay through a game, but this one I would.

As for this weekend, I still got a bit of moving I have to do. But I'll slip in some gaming.

I'm planning to pick back up some games I haven't finished yet (but I'm so close to being done) and see what I'm in the mood for.

Donkey Kong 94 (NSO) — Only 1 level left.
Super Mario Odyssey
Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Yoshi Crafted World
Super Mario 3D Land (On my 2DS)
Metroid Zero Mission (GBA on my DSL)

And I'm starting a couple of games . . .

TLoZ Majora's Mask 3D (On my 2DS)
TLoZ A Link Between Worlds (Again, on my 2DS)

Happy Gaming Everyone!

Had pre-ordered Xenoblade Chronicles X but alas, it has not arrived. In a bad habit of stockpiling games again (also bought Suikoden I/II as I missed out on them during my PS1 childhood).

Finished up FFXVI recently so I've made a start on Dragon Quest III HD-2D. Partner and I are also in the home stretch of the 1st game in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles so will likely sweep that up this weekend.

Have a good one when it comes folks!

@ScalenePowers I just got to an area that has to do with a "King of the Forest", where 2B and 9S are questioning if robots can have loyalty. It's still pretty good, but I found myself getting a bit lost off the beaten path for a bit and wandering around aimlessly looking for the bext save point. I ended up traveling all the way down this waterfall side route just to fight a bunch of robots and encounter a LVL 50 one that was too strong, so I had to double all the way back. But I think I'm hitting the main quest line of the area. I'm still giving it a decent shot. It's not bad (pretty good I would say), but there are a lot of little things holding it back from greatness for me. I do hope it picks up far more than what I've been experiencing up to this point.

I get what you mean about not being a person who keeps playing when someone tells you it gets really good later. I'm on that cusp of finding it just enjoyable enough to want to keep playing. If it gets better, than all the better for me. But if it gets worse, I'll be dropping it. Not every game needs to be a 10/10 for me, but there's a fine line that I have for when things are worth continuing with. My standard has gotten higher over the years, and there's just enough here for me to want to keep playing a bit more.

Xenoblade Chronicles X for sure! With a few Street Fighter 6 ranked matches mixed in there.

XCX, I'm enjoying it so far. The game seems to be structured in such a way that despite being open world, I'm not feeling the burnout I felt early on in BotW.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure on the Switch and Elite Dangerous on my PC

Reaching for the stars as Lady Six Sky of the Mayans in Civ 6. Just entered the medieval era, yay me.

Off to stay with friends so maybe some Mario kart or Mario party this evening.

Indeed, chances are I'll be spending most of this weekend's allocated time on Mira and in Aladiss, idly wondering if it's just the concurrent releases and playthroughs or these two wondrous games really feel like they have a few things in common besides the genre. If something else elbows in, it might well be more of their respective series alongside a chance of RE0 (with RE2R wrapped up last weekend, that franchise binge is fully back on Switch for the visible future, at least in regards to flagships and Revelations 2), Wreckfest, Carto, PowerWash, RF3/RF5, BotW/Echoes or Mudrunner. And perhaps other playthroughs from Wolfenstein New Order, Gravity Rush and Death Stranding to Eternia, Fantasy Life and Unwound Future? Alas, the latter recently bumped up its crash/freeze ratio with added oddities like failing to display most of the trunk menu; Google doesn't yield any mentions of related anti-piracy tricks, so it may boil down to needing the whole card formatted before I can resume my progress reliably. But then again, this is still a whole bunch of ifs surrounding one guaranteed pair of Switch-facilitated journeys. Come Monday, my sleep-denied brain might only remember something about Yumia needing a bigger gun.

XenoBlade X, obviously!

Crown hunting! I’ve got about 6 or 7 crowns in Monster Hunter Wilds. Picked up the Logitech G Cloud to have a ‘Switch like’ experience with it. Game changer!

This last week I was able to wrap up Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown (Switch). What a game!

Moving on in the backlog of already purchased games I'm going to start Sonic X Shadow Generations (Switch). The last Sonic game I played was back in the 90's so I'm way out the loop. Heard a lot of good things about this game so looking forward to it. Whenever I complete this I have Red Dead Redemption (Switch) on deck next. We'll see if I stick to that. There's just too many games in the backlog that keep screaming at me to be next in line.

Also if time permits, I'll continue some tasks/contracts in Snowrunner (Switch) and maybe some more of my second playthrough of Red Faction Guerrilla Remastered (Switch). So much games but not enough time

I'll give you a hint, game I started playing this weekend will likely be the game I'm playing for the next few months ;P

@GregamanX Nier is a 10 out of 10 for sure. It picks up more later.

After looking at some footage of XCXD I decided to play a good game instead and fired up Hades for the umpteenth time.

X was always ugly as hell, I'm stunned that they didn't even attempt to fix some of the worse things about models and animations. It's like if they decided to just up the texture res on XC1's remaster.

Xenoblade X is obviously my main game that I will be playing 😂. I picked up my friend’s copy and he says to wait until he gets back from his trip so we can play it at the same time. I am not waiting though. 😂

Other than that I will be playing card en ciel just a little bit. I beat the game and just got the true ending. Didn’t even know this game had multiple endings. It’s a good game though frustrating at times. This company does make a lot of games hard though 😂

Other then that I am playing bravely default on 3ds. Need to play it more to get it done for good.

It’s a busy dual-birthday weekend with a cake to bake and a play to attend, so I won’t have much gaming time, but I’ve taken my first steps back on Mira and it’s even lovelier than I remember it being on the Wii U! My Wii U has now officially become my NintendoLand and Affordable Space Adventures machine.

So yes, I’ll be joining many of you in Xenoblade Chronicles X: DE this weekend, and I’ll probably be there for a couple months or until the Switch Deux arrives! And what a send off for the Switch Uno!

But I am thinking guiltily now of my sinner in Freedom Wars Remastered, still with 650K out of 1 million years left on her sentence, abandoned in her cell without me. I’ll come back for you!! See, I left the cartridge out in a prominent spot on my shelf to shame me!

Wishing everyone a sunny spring weekend! 🕹🌤️🌷
(Serene fall weekend for our neighbors Down Under!)

@JohnnyMind Wow, you still play New Denpa Men. Respect!! I kind of lost interest after too much FOMO.

Me? I bought Various Daylife on sale and have been enjoyibg it greatly. It's definitely not for everyone, but I personally like these low stakes slice of life sim RPGs.

I'm already deep into Civ VI this weekend. In between, hacking around on the Game Boy Color and maybe a little Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Happy gaming, everyone!

I somehow got sick...again, so I don't know. I decided to continue my Pokemon Red file during the week and I'm just about to surf down to Cinnabar Island, so maybe I'll continue that while I consider my underachieving immune system.
I have Xenoblade Chronicles X downloaded. But unless this is a miraculously short ill-gotten illness, I'll probably be saving it for next weekend.
Ugh. At least I got to be well for a week of skiing!

Still playing Fire Emblem Engage on chapter 17, I've managed to break the game on hard with evasion tanks (I can clear a map with just Alear, Chloe, and my thieves-turned-wolf-knights). Which is good because I've got a handful of other characters that I'm struggling to make useful outside a support capacity. Most if the early cast is pretty well forgotten by now.

Also starting Jack Move which I picked up on sale. I'm traveling this week so given it's length I might get through that just in flight.

Happy gaming everyone!

I'm week two into Xenoblade Definitive Edition now. This is my first JRPG and I think I got my head around most of the mechanics now lol

Really enjoying it so far and will definitely play the other two games in the series.

Spring is finally here! Which means it's getting warmer and my allergies are flaring up. Let's see how long I can put off mowing, especially since I'm shopping for a new unit....

• Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Azure Moon) - I'm about to start the massive Chapter 20 story map. After briefly checking a spoiler-free guide, it appears I'm nearing the home stretch of this route. It's been a fun ride, but I'm starting to feel it after 65+ hours.
• Kirby: Planet Robobot - I'm partway through Area 5. Still having fun with this game when I play it, but the "side game" spot lately has been half-usurped by....
• Mario's Picross (Game Boy/NSO) - I'm back in Picross purgatory after playing through most of Mario's Super Picross a couple years back. I've burned through about half of the "easy" puzzles and have finished a couple of the regular ones as well.
• Pokemon Go - Totodile's Community Day Classic is today. I missed the original day but found a shiny at full odds some time ago. "Sale" (if you know, you know) needs some friends to keep him company. It IS supposed to be nice this afternoon...unlike tomorrow.

Happy gaming!

- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: my most played game on the Switch. My wife and I are addicted. Every day we play 1 championship of 6 tracks, and 2 balloon battle tournaments of 8 rounds. This gives about 1 hour and 40 minutes of gameplay per day.

- Rogue Legacy 2: what a wonderful game. I can't stop playing it. Extremely fun.

- Metroid Prime Remastered: I'm trying. I swear. When I don't like something I stay quiet, but this time I just can't. What a pathetic game. Bad. Terrible. Zero fun. The layout of the maps is a mess, ugly graphics and design, boring gameplay. Boring. The button mapping on the controller is terrible. The gameplay is weak. The game is slow, limited. A game of 3/10 for me. Nintendo could have tried harder and put many improvements in this Remaster. I probably won't finish it due to sheer lack of fun. Metroid Dread (and old metroids) is far superior. There's no way I'm buying Metroid Prime 4. I thought Metroid in 3D was horrible.

Nintendo urgently needs to learn how to develop artificial intelligence in the enemies of its games. This simplistic scripted model is starting to get boring. And this game is a great example of this: the dumbest and most obvious enemies I've ever seen.

Metroid Prime would be a little less boring if at least the enemies actually faced you, with intelligence and strategy. There should be better combat. Even though it's an adventure FPS. The aliens are capable of building ships and when it's time to fight, they don't do anything, they just exist there in a silly script. zero immersion.

It seems like you buy Metroid Prime just to walk. Walk and see a static and dead scenario. You walk, and walk, and walk. And come back, and walk again, through the same scenarios 10 times. You go back and forth... at a slow speed, and occasionally, you face something, more or less relevant. It feels like a display of scenarios and not a game.

I feel relieved. I said everything I felt while playing Metroid Prime, with all sincerity, and without any special care because it was a Nintendo game. I feel 10 kilos lighter now.

@BlackenedHalo yeah I kinda wish that it was an option to have field skills and division and blade levels in, but I don’t feel like it affects my overall experience that much. The way I see it just kind of streamlines the game more. I’m still enjoying it immensely and agree with the majority opinion that it’s definitely an improvement over the original in most regards.

Avowed and XCX:DE two giant games that will be taking me well into may. At least XCX will. I'm hoping I can finish avowed by the time South of Midnight launches.

Like many, Xenoblade X. I’m really loving the exploration but like the other games, I’m not over the moon with the combat. I’m putting up with it like I did with XC3 (the only one I’ve finished) because I’m so enamored with the world, music and art but the combat is just a confusing jumble to me and always has been with these games. Add on the complexity of the skills and different classes etc…man. Hope it doesn’t get too much for me to the point that I put it down especially considering there’s no difficulty settings (that I’m aware of anyway?).

What I’d do for a game like this with a more straightforward combat system. Big part of why I love BotW/TotK is that they don’t bog down the gameplay with a million different systems and mostly emphasize exploring the world without things getting in the way. I know there’s people who relish the complexity of games like XBX and that’s fine, it’s just personally the biggest knock against it for me. Still enjoying it so far!

@JohnnyMind I am not going to advise you to try it, as I have been following your comments for a while and there are currently 53636 games you got but haven't had time to play yet and another 373627363736 that you are interested in trying at one point, and I don't want to be responsible for giving you the straw that breaks your back.

I am teasing you, obviously. I think Various Daylife can be played in short bursts, much like Denpa Men, but it can easily become a time sink. It's very much a sim first, RPG second, so it's not for everyone. But I enjoy it.

I started Suikoden I. I've heard of these games for years as being some of the greatest ever made so I finally made the plunge now that they are on Switch. I really want to play II since that's the one that gets the most praise but I'll try to get through I first. So far... it's not really holding my interest. But I'm only an hour or so in. I'll give it a few more hours and see how it holds up.

@wollywoo it picks up after about an hour and a half, I guess, and Suikoden II is MILES better if you finish I first, as there are quite a few returning characters.

@Daniel36 I'll stick with it and report back!

Recently started Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Something about playing the game just makes me smile, and it's very enjoyable. I'll probably just play that this weekend.

world of warships legends- azur lane event
elder scrolls IV obilvion- gave up on the thieves guild quests as sneaking around is too hard for my character is his stats.

Spider-Man 2 (PS5) - Bought this months ago and finally getting around to it. Really enjoyed the first one so looking forward to starting it.

Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection (Switch) - Don’t really remember playing Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter when it was in the arcades. Started playing it a couple days ago & what a fun game.

@wollywoo Do that.

It is, of course, a very classical turn based RPG, so that should be taken into account, but it has a few fun sub-systems and sub-quests and such. Also, once the story goes, it goes! At least, I think so!

If anything, as you may be aware you can find up to 108 characters and finding them all triggers some things, but don't feel pressured to find them all the first time around. The games are short enough to do a chill playthrough first and a 100% run next.

@JohnnyMind Cheers, mate!

I'll be playing Yumia this weekend and probably do a few matches in Pokemon Unite when my friend bugs me to.

@StewdaMegaManNerd
Ain’t that the truth! I also find that really challenging games inspire some very creative profanity!…I’ve swore at a Tv screen in ways I’d never imagined using on a human. It builds character and new ways of applying foul language at inanimate objects. 😝

@Eduard_Brenton
Wow that’s really cool! I do wish u good luck at the festival. Ironically one way to stand out amongst your fellow stand up comedians is to sit on a chair. I will show myself out now

@Rykdrew
Metroid Prime..or the Metroid series in general isn’t for everyone. It’s not meant to play as an FPS…as Nintendo considers it more of a First Person Adventure game. It’s all about feeling a sense of isolation and exploration and mind you…it was designed over 20 years ago! Nothing wrong with venting if you don’t like something!

@Ganner
I’m still enjoying my play through of Ace Combat 7 there’s a funny glitch on the mission 444 where if you fail the mission you hear the guy repeatedly say “Shut up!…Shut up!” …cracked me up every time

Just XCX: DE for me this weekend.

Yeah probably just Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. Somehow, I’ve already sunk 20 hours into it and I’m just at the beginning of chapter 4 lol. I only played about 8 hours of the Wii U version but the QoL changes Monolift Soft have made are excellent.

If I can claw myself away from XCXDE long enough, I’ll also play a bit of Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna the Golden Country and Fire Emblem: Three Houses (crimson flower route) to finish those playthroughs.

@Rainz Ah yes, nothing like quoting Dr. Robuttnik when getting hit by five green shells in a row! “Grrragyagrayararak!!”

Wario Land 4 on Switch Online. I’ll most be on the other consoles playing WWE 2K25 and MH Wilds.

@gaga64

That made me chuckle😆 Where is Wario galaxy? Or Princess Daisy Showtime!? I also would love to play Super Bayonetta kart😃

AC Shadows but I will put xenoblade x into the switch.

Im nearly done with farmagia getting close to the final boss just wrapping up remaining side quests along with maxing out the elemental spirit quests as well and gotta say this game is hilarious so many eye puns.

Right now I'm currently playing Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. I'm working my way around Mira doing a bunch of side quests, and just vibing to the song Uncontrollable whenever I fight against Tyrants. This game has been a blast to play, and so far I'm on Chapter 5 using the Astral Crusader class.

I also finished playing Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut. This is another cool game with a sci-fi setting, and it takes full advantage of its limited gameplay to immerse players in every scenario. Part of that immersion is due to the wonderful pixel art that meticulously recreated Hoshi Yoshimiru's art. The backgrounds are limited in scope, but the level of ambition to portray its world is impressive. Characters are well animated, and when viewed up close their expressions are lovingly captured. From its humble beginnings to the climactic finale, Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut is a short, yet wild ride that ends on a high note.

Still playing Rocket League. Might try Mario Wonder, but 2d platformers don't tend to excite me too much. As far as I can tell, I'm mostly waiting for Switch 2. I'm not sure anything else will come out for the Switch that I want. (I don't like many games)

@Darthmoogle I loved X because it was unique. Now it is not as unique as before. When it comes to being streamlines. I think theres much more to it than people think. Blade levels and Divisions levels were basically the core gameplay feature which held together all its subparts. Now, for example, divisions...what for? No real difference between them. You have basically no reason to be in a division. For me the Wii U version >>> the Switch version.

oh my god NL...you are so ...geez .... that is TRUE ROPLAYING DDDDDDDDDDDDD

"So, there's been a slight change to Divisions in the Switch version of Xenoblade Chronicles X, thanks to the removal of BLADE Levels. In short, that means it doesn't matter which Division you pick.

In the Wii U version, joining a Division and working for them would get you Division Points, which in turn would increase your BLADE Level. Each Division used to get more Points for jobs and missions related to that section. Prospectors, for example, got more Points for mining Miranium with FrontierNav, while Mediators gain more Points by completing missions.

On Wii U, the best Divisions to level are considered to be Prospector (since you'll always be mining and have Probes installed), and Curators (as they get increased Points from exploration).

On Switch, however, you don't need to worry about any of this. Your chosen Division has no bearing on your gameplay, relationships, or progress. That means you can simply pick your favourite, or pick the one that suits your avatar. Now that's true role-playing."

Felt it was time for a proper RPG, and time to take a huge chunk of gigabytes off my memory card, so it’s Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. So far it’s basically just a lovely Studio Ghibli cut scene - yet to reach any gameplay - but the production values are stellar.

Not quite ready for another RPG grind so I'll be putting off Xenoblade X for a few more weeks. Rivals of Aether 2 is scratching my plat-fighter itch in the meantime.

Mostly Xenoblade Chronicles X DE for me, but maybe some Monster Hunter Wilds as well.

I briefly fired up Xenoblade X on Wii U today but didn't really make any progress. I never did beat the final boss and probably won't at this point, I'll just pick up the Switch version some day and play through that instead since it has new content and apparently fixes some of the game's many issues. That'll be a while away though as I still haven't played Xenoblade 2 or 3 yet, so it's nice to be able to revisit Mira on Wii U in the meantime.

Other than that, I played a few levels of Little Big Planet 2 today and I'm intending to continue my playthrough of Okami HD. I'm making fairly slow progress on it, as I do with most games, but it's very good so far.

Probably nothing this weekend, it will be really nice out and the college basketball tournament is on

@larryisaman Don't approach the battle system as button mashing and spamming arts. Pay attention your position, Soul Voices, and Art effects. It's a really good battle system if you don't go in expecting an action hack and slash system.

I’ll be playing on wwe 2k25 trying to get some of the persona cards in world tour and maybe some Mario party with the family. I’ve recently ordered dragons dogma and kingdoms of Amalur for switch. I can’t wait to sink my teeth into them.

I am finally playing Dark Souls 2 after finishing every other Soulsborne FromSoftware title, and its a rocky road. There are moments where I fall in love with it, and there are moments where I hate it with a passion. Its a strange Dark Souls. Im not sure if I can be bothered to do any of the DLC. I think I may just skip it and do the base game.

Other than that, I'm playing Xenoblade Chronicles X DE and having a blast. But it is reminding me I still need to finish XC2 (inc Torna) and XC3.

I may jump back into the Demo for AI Limit again as I never tried the boss rush, but have pre-ordered as I think it seems like its going to be great, especially for the price.

I’ve had a bit of a retro kick this weekend with some time spent on my Sega Mega Drive (NBA Jam, Sonic 2) and some PS2 (Gran Turismo 4, Kingdom Hearts 2). As for present day gaming, I’m rocking Sonic vs Shadow Generations, Pokemon Scarlet and Streets of Rage 4 on Switch and Gran Turismo 7 on PS5. Happy autumn to my fellow southern hemispherians!

Help. Jimbo's holding me hostage. I have now lost three days to Balatro. How do I get outta here?!

@Yalloo how involved does stealth get in Aragami? The sequel is very much like Shinobido 2, and what I played of the first game reminded me of the contextual stealth of Tenchu Shadow Assassins (PSP)...but I only played an hour or so of the first.

Moving to the third sea in Brothership. Also played some GBA Switch Online with my brothers today. Nothing else too crazy.

This weekend will be mostly

Picross S Namco Legendary Edition
Completing a puzzle here and there on Picross Mode, mostly to get more pieces of Clip Picross, of which I already completed 3/5: Pac-Man, Xevious and Mappy.

Pac-Man World Re-PAC
On the Circus World. I'm taking a "one level per day" approach with this one.

Next week or in the next 2 weeks at most my priority will be on a game I bought online but unfortunately I did using the slowest shipping in Mexico.

@abbyhitter Yeah, I’ve got the gist of it (as I said, finished XC3 and put dozens of hours into 1 and 2) but it’s just never fully clicked with me. I lament the lack of an easy mode to be honest, I enjoyed XC3 so much as a result because I didn’t really have to think too much about the battles and could just enjoy the stuff that I really like about the series, namely the story and exploration.

Actually kind of baffling that a casual mode isn’t included after the last few games had one…maybe the online play is the reason?

@LikelySatan Hey,
I can't speak for the other games you've mentioned but the Aragami games are all about stealth imo. There's some tricks involved like "warping" to nearby shadows and such, but most of the games, you're looking around at what are the enemies doing and how you're going to get around the place to reach your goal. It's a lot of waiting around and planning your next move.
I've spent around 100h on #2 clearing all the missions and getting all of the badges (killing everyone, killing no one, .. ) and I knew I was going to get back to #1 to finish what I had started. I'd say both #1 and #2 are very similar. Just maybe the missions are longer in #1. They do have checkpoints though.
Be warned, the performance on Switch is pretty bad. It lags and it crashes. (both of them) But still, I've been enjoying myself a lot. Cheers!

My time with Civilization VII has inspired me to return to a better game, Civilization VI which I have all the DLC for. I’ll also be dipping into some Helldivers 2.

Progress in gaming has been a little slow the last couple weeks due to some socialising!

Mainly just been progressing with my first ever playthrough of Persona 5 Royal. Palace number 4 completed, somewhere between that and the next major section (about to go on the Hawaii trip). The story is really growing on me the more it expands, think the latter stages are going to be very strong!

Played more of Afterparty as well. Mentioned last time that I was interested to see where I land on it given some polarising opinions. I'm a few hours in now and still finding the dialogue fantastic. Had some legitimate laugh-out-loud moments which is rare for me, and overall enjoying the writing and working through the plot.

The rest, no progress. Will be continuing to try and collect all strawberries in Celeste, with visual novel House in Fata Morgana DLC, and with learning Guilty Gear Strive.

Have purchased my physical copy of Xenoblade Chronicles X, but won't get to that for a while, as I'll be playing through XC3 before I get to that one. That will get started after Persona 5

Guilty Gear Strive! Let's rock!

Microsoft Wordament (Android) - Dailies and Adventure mode as usual

Final Fantasy (Windows Phone) - Finally just started it this weekend.

Droplitz Delight (Windows Phone) - Having problems getting this to run without crashing...

Am still playing Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, I'm about 4/7 done with the last case of the first game now. "The Yatagarasu's True Identity" was a peak chapter. I'm also playing Trails in the Sky on Steam, where I am still doing the prologue. I'm about to do the quest for the mayor. Last of all, I'm playing Fire Emblem Heroes, where I recently finished Chapter 4 of Book IV, and am now back to replaying Book III on Hard Mode. I just started Chapter 4. My gaming sessions are really limited now because of school, but at least the holidays are coming up.

Nothing but Atari 50. So incredibly insightful and entertaining. This was the generation I missed (mostly) and almost was a part of if not for Nintendo stealing my soul.

@Yalloo I own both on PS5 and Switch, just didn't get super far into either. Thanks for the reply.

Did not expect XCX to be so popular. I have it on my WiiU, but haven’t finished XC1 on my Wii yet, lol.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons keeps on, keeping on. Tried to give souvenir chocolates to a camper that I have been waiting to pop up on the DLC but no luck. Wisp finally appeared on ACNH’s 5th anniversary, but the new flooring he gave me wasn’t one of the three floors I was missing. Oh drumsticks…

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble has another 4.5 months of season rewards to snag, and the lottery should be cleaned out in the next week. Up to 85% completion on the stage missions, and starting to think 100% completion may be possible for me.

Splatoon 3 is starting to fall off and I may not pick it up again until SpringFest in two weeks. But Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is attempting to fill that gap. It is pretty daunting to start from scratch with the DLC providing 120 race courses.

But the game that will take up much of my time now is The Legend of Link: Echoes of Wisdom. Completed the first dungeon and now I am doing what I love to do in any RPG/Adventure game… everything I possibly can while avoiding where the game/story wants me to do. But I would like to resume my visual novels in April, so I might push forward a bit quicker this time around.

Cyber Shadow for babe

Metaphor: ReFantazio (PS4): Last Dragon Trial completed, 6 days until the final battle.

Rogue Flight (Switch): Finished the game 2 times (Beta and Gamma endings)

Skullgirls 2nd Encore (Switch): Finished Arcade mode with 2 teams (this game is really good)

Happy weekend everyone.

I've been really enjoying my Switch since I got it jailbroken. I'd love to have a 120hz screen installed, but many games still look good at 60 (more so on the small handheld screen, gets blurry looking with fast motion on my TV).
I'm mostly playing TOTK, but also Soul Calibur, EVO Search for Eden, Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius, Parodius Da!, Super Aleste, Dezaemon, Dragon Quest, Ms PacMan, Bomberman 4, Super Famicom Wars, Castlemania, Mario Kart Horizons, Return to Dinosaur Land, Mario's Ruined Seclusion, Mr Do!, Terranigma, Gun Nac, Tengen Tetris, Burning Twinbee the rescue of Dr Cinnamon!, Fitness Boxing, Pokémon Pure Green, SF Rush, wipeout 3, Tekken 2, and Taiko no Tatsujin Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na orb!
Take care and happy gaming!

I've only played the first Xenoblade Chronicles so far, but it had become one of my top favorite games of all time. Despite having all the other Xenoblade games too, I've never even bored booted them up yet.

So using Xenoblade Chronicles X as an excuse, I decided it was time to finally start another one for myself: Xenoblade Chronicles 2, in my case. Been great so far. Only thing I wish would be them having toned down certain.. aspects of certain characters, but it's not the biggest deal lol.

Also played a bit of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. I recently picked up all the other games in this series on Switch on the recent sale, but have yet to dive into those.

Still working on Hatsumira: From the Future Undying and Turbo Overkill

@Rainz thanks🫶 and that’s a not a bad suggestion🤔

Switch - Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition

PS5 - Monster Hunter Wilds

shao-lins road for switch. couldnt believe it was on the shop. it was the first arcade I ever played at my orthodontist.

Well here we go with another wild WAYP. The week was some awesome games all around. Mostly Trails Through Daybreak, Mario and Luigi, Monster Hunter, Pirate Yakuza, Emio and FFXIV Dawntrail. Was able to wrap up the current patch of XIV so I’m gonna put it down for a little. Also got to start Disgaea 7 and that game is really charming and cute. Oh I also finally beat Emio and man lemme tell ya that is a hidden gem of the switch generation and a dark horse of last years releases in terms of GOTYs. The story was easily the best of any of the Famicom Detective Club games. Most of the weekend was spent with the GF so the only game we even thought of was maybe some Split Fiction. Didn’t end up doing it tho we did have a fun day at the mall where I got to complete my JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Manga collection. Rest of the weekend I’m thinking is gonna be some Trails Through Daybreak and Monster Hunter Wilds. Trails I really wanna beat soon so I’m just gonna keep chipping away at it with even the smallest of sessions per day that then maybe one big session can knock it out. And Monster Hunter is still crazy fun man the gameplay is so addicting I don’t care if it’d easier them other games it’s way more fun now too. Otherwise I’m thinking this week is mostly gonna consist of some Trails Through Daybreak, Mario and Luigi Brothership, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Tales of Graces F Remastered, Split Fiction, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Dynasty Warriors Origins, Monster Hunter Wilds, Disgaea 7 and Pirate Yakuza. Still wanna knock out Mario Party before the Switch 2 Direct. Also wanna try to start WWE2K25 to coincide with RAW from Scotland this week, Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition, Atelier Yumia The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land and Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Then that’s the lead up to late April with Fatal Fury City of The Wolves and Clair Obscura Expedition 33.The wrestling thing this week being WWE2K25 and the Road to Wrestlemania again. As stated I really am excited to start up WWE2K25 and see all the fun new stuff in it like The Island and try out stuff like The Bloodline Dynasty Showcase mode. As for the Road to Wrestlemania honestly it’s getting semi boring but we did get a really hype match announced in the Triple Threat of Roman Reigns Vs Seth Rollins Vs CM Punk so I am still really hype for Wrestlemania 41 in Las Vegas. Anime of the week gotta go to Solo Leveling, 100 Girlfriends and Sakamoto Days. Trying to get back into the swing of things with anime and those are the three that really hit right now like they’re really really good. Mostly still working on shows on things like Netflix and Disney Plus like Daredevil Born Again or Running Point. Podcasts of this week gotta go to Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Into The Aether, RPGsites Tetracast, Minnmax, Jeff Gerstmann, Kit and Krysta, Last Stand Media, Easy Allies, Second Wind, Nextlander, Cultaholic Wrestling, Weapon Wheel Podcast and Remap Radio. Still shout to Weapon Wheel it seriously has come out as like my new favorite podcast right now. As always yall stay safe, be amazing to each other. Have a totally safe and amazing weekend and of course Happy Gaming.

I’m continuing on my backlog denting mission with KOTOR II after putting Tunic to rest after hitting the midpoint (I find as I get older, such brutally difficult insanity causes me stress in my actual life lol).

@Zuljaras hehe, started and cleared it today. Maybe 3 hours?

@Zuljaras haha, nice one, you win! 😀