
Welcome to another edition of What Are You Playing?, where we find out which games we're going to be chilling out with this weekend.
Before we get into that, though, let's go over what's been happening this week. Naturally, there's been a lot of Palworld discussion, and perhaps the most noteworthy event was when The Pokémon Company itself made a statement regarding the game's potential infringement on the firm's property.
Elsewhere, we saw another analyst make a prediction about the 'Switch 2', this time focusing on the screen of the supposed portable device. To go along with that, we also spotted some intriguing developments regarding Metroid Prime 4, so everybody say "ooooh".
Finally, with the launch of Golden Sun on the Switch Online service, we dove headfirst into why the RPG still feels fresh to this day.
Now, let's see what we're all getting up to over the next couple of days...
Jim Norman, Staff Writer
Every bone in my body is telling me that I shouldn’t go back to Vampire Survivors to try out the new Adventure Modes. Whenever I play that game, my clock seems to break and show that three hours have passed despite the fact that I have only been playing for 10 minutes. Weird. That said, I will definitely be going back to it for just a round or two. A couple of runs can’t hurt, right?
Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer
So after that whole nonsense with Palworld, I wanted to go back and give Pokémon Legends: Arceus another shot. I didn't really get on with it much the first time I played it, but something's clicking this time. I'm finding it quite relaxing just wandering around, collecting Pokémon, snatching up some berries... It's nice.
I'm also still going back through Hitman: Blood Money after playing it through for review. It's such a great game, and levels like A New Life are simply all-time classics.
Zion Grassl, Video Producer
2024 has been a solid year for my backlog already. I’ve managed to already wrap up Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, made great progress in OMORI and finally finished Persona 5 after playing through it with my girlfriend for the past five years! Which means I’m basically ready for Persona 3 Reload, right? If only it was coming to Switch…tears
This weekend I’m traveling out to LA to see the NieR: Orchestra Concert, so I’m really tempted to boot back up Automata since it runs so well on Switch. However, I’m about halfway through the first Golden Sun and it’d be criminal if didn’t see this through to the end! What was I saying about my backlog earlier?
Gonçalo Lopes, Contributor
Hopefully, I will put a good chunk of time into Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, where I’m in love with the in-game combat possibilities. The Legend of Steel Empire has also been clocking in some overtime as I try to one credit clear the whole thing to see the “true ending”. There is a great void in my life now that I have completed the GTA V campaign and I’m not quite sure how to fill that. I was hoping to get a few good hours of UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes under my belt but I’ve realized the physical version will only hit the shops in mid-February.
Game of the week is Tekken 8. Like many of my favourite Namco franchises, this is giving the Switch a skip, but I truly hope that this will not be the case once the Switch successor is out and about. I still can’t believe we have the greatest entry of the franchise on Wii U but not Switch.
Kate Gray, Contributor
SURPRISE I was playing Apollo Justice this whole time! Did you guess? What do you mean, you didn't care? Wow. WOWWWW.
So, now I get to watch my partner play the trilogy for the first time! We've been waiting a LONG time for this — me more than him — and although he's played the first 2 and 1/2 cases of Apollo Justice already on my 3DS, we may just replay them to maintain a sense of momentum through the games. I'm very excited for the orca case, to see what he thinks of Spirit of Justice, and the shocking twists in Dual Destinies, too.
Oh, and I'm playing Palworld. Sorry, Pokémon Company!
Alana Hagues, Deputy Editor
After clearing Golden Sun, I've now moved on to The Lost Age for the very first time. I'm really excited to see where the plot goes with this one — Golden Sun felt a little back-loaded so it'll be nice to tie everything up. Plus, if the gameplay is as good? *fans self*
We're also playing through Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth on PS5, though my partner is taking the lead on that — I'm an RGG newbie. So instead, like Jim, I'm very tempted to hop into Vampire Survivors to check out Adventure Mode.
That's what we have planned for the weekend, but what about you? Fill in the following poll with the game that you will be maining over the next few days and then slide into the comments to let us know what other titles are on the cards.
What are you playing this weekend (January 27th/28th)? (595 votes)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)
- Splatoon 3 (Switch)
- Golden Sun (GBA)
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (Switch)
- Persona 5 Royal (Switch)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Switch)
- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Switch)
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Switch)
- Another Code: Recollection (Switch)
- Vampire Survivors (Switch eShop)
- Hogwarts Legacy (Switch)
- F-Zero 99 (Switch eShop)
- Stardew Valley (Switch eShop)
- Super Mario RPG (Switch)
- Fire Emblem Engage (Switch)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)
- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (Switch)0.8%
- Metroid Prime Remastered (Switch)0.8%
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch)0.8%
- The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Switch)0.7%
- Red Dead Redemption (Switch)0.7%
- WarioWare: Move It! (Switch)0.7%
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Switch)0.7%
- Sea of Stars (Switch eShop)0.7%
- Hollow Knight (Switch eShop)0.7%
- Golden Sun: The Lost Age (GBA)0.7%
- Tactics Ogre: Reborn (Switch)0.5%
- Pikmin 1+2 (Switch)0.5%
- Nintendo Switch Sports (Switch)0.5%
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch)0.5%
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch)0.5%
- Theatrhythm Final Bar Line (Switch)0.5%
- Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (Switch eShop)0.5%
- NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition (Switch)0.5%
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)0.5%
- Octopath Traveler II (Switch)0.5%
- EA Sports FC 24 (Switch)0.5%
- Pikmin 4 (Switch)0.5%
- Eastward (Switch eShop)0.5%
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Switch)0.5%
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Switch eShop)0.5%
- Mario Strikers: Battle League (Switch)0.5%
- UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes (Switch)0.5%
- Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - The Indigo Disk (Switch eShop)0.5%
- Arcade Archives RAINBOW ISLANDS (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Suika Game (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Rogue Legacy 2 (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Cult of the Lamb (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition (Switch)0.3%
- Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] (Switch)0.3%
- The Messenger (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Trombone Champ (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (Switch)0.3%
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Switch)0.3%
- Ring Fit Adventure (Switch)0.3%
- Disney Illusion Island (Switch)0.3%
- BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Ys Origin (Switch)0.3%
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)0.3%
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Switch)0.3%
- Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Switch)0.3%
- Persona 4 Golden (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Hitman: Blood Money - Reprisal (Switch eShop)0.3%
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Switch)0.3%
- Batman: Arkham Asylum (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (Switch)0.3%
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Star Ocean: The Second Story R (Switch)0.3%
- Pokémon Black and White (DS)0.3%
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC)0.3%
- Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (3DS)0.3%
- Paper Mario: The Origami King (Switch)0.3%
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (Switch)0.3%
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition (Switch)0.3%
- Castlevania Advance Collection (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Persona 5 Tactica (Switch)0.3%
- Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (Switch)0.3%
- Portal: Companion Collection (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch)0.3%
- Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Switch)0.3%
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA)0.3%
- Chicken Police - Paint it RED! (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Master Detective Archives: Rain Code (Switch)0.3%
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Persona 5 Strikers (Switch)0.3%
- Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Switch)0.3%
- Quake II (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Celeste (Switch eShop)0.3%
- Vectronom (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Samba de Amigo: Party Central (Switch)0.2%
- Illusion of Gaia (SNES)0.2%
- EarthBound (SNES)0.2%
- Dragon Quest Builders (Switch)0.2%
- Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World (GBA)0.2%
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Switch)0.2%
- Saga of the Moon Priestess (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch)0.2%
- Fae Farm (Switch)0.2%
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Switch)0.2%
- Bahnsen Knights (Switch eShop)0.2%
- The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails (Switch)0.2%
- Kirby Star Allies (Switch)0.2%
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)0.2%
- Abzu (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Pokémon Platinum (DS)0.2%
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Wii U)0.2%
- Picross S3 (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Bayonetta 3 (Switch)0.2%
- Monster Train First Class (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Brotato (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Tents and Trees (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Genseisuikoden Plus (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Super Mario Party (Switch)0.2%
- Mario Party 9 (Wii)0.2%
- Pokémon Sword and Shield (Switch)0.2%
- The Outer Worlds (Switch)0.2%
- Kirby's Dream Buffet (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (GB)0.2%
- Rune Factory 3 Special (Switch)0.2%
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (N64)0.2%
- SteamWorld Dig (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Bravely Default II (Switch)0.2%
- Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Fire Emblem (GBA)0.2%
- Pokémon X & Y (3DS)0.2%
- The Monty Mole Collection (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Legend of Grimrock (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Hammerwatch II (Switch eShop)0.2%
- LEGO Worlds (Switch)0.2%
- Worms W.M.D. (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Cotton Reboot! (Switch)0.2%
- GRIS (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Tetris 99 (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Daily Dadish (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)0.2%
- Mario Kart 7 (3DS)0.2%
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero (Switch)0.2%
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Switch)0.2%
- Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (Switch)0.2%
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (3DS)0.2%
- Rhythm Sprout (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Chained Echoes (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Frogsong (Switch eShop)0.2%
- PowerWash Simulator (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Crystal Project (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Alan Wake Remastered (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Dave The Diver (Switch eShop)0.2%
- The Pinball Arcade (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster (Switch)0.2%
- Yo-Kai Watch Blasters: Red Cat Corps & White Dog Squad (3DS)0.2%
- Super Mario Sunshine (GCN)0.2%
- Severed (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)0.2%
- 9 Years of Shadows (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Lil' Guardsman (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Card Shark (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Dark Souls: Remastered (Switch)0.2%
- Mega Man X3 (SNES)0.2%
- What The Golf? (Switch eShop)0.2%
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)0.2%
- Bayonetta 2 (Switch)0.2%
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope DLC 3: Rayman in the Phantom Show (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Pokémon Black and White 2 (DS)0.2%
- Cassette Beasts (Switch eShop)0.2%
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)0.2%
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)0.2%
- Sonic Superstars (Switch)0.2%
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Sonic Advance 3 (GBA)0.2%
- Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Switch)0.2%
- Splatoon (Wii U)0.2%
- Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (Switch)0.2%
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN)0.2%
- The House in Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Disgaea 1 Complete (Switch)0.2%
- Chants of Sennaar (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Arcade Archives ATHENA (Switch eShop)0.2%
- SUNSOFT Mahjong Solitaire -Shanghai LEGEND- (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Pokémon Stadium (N64)0.2%
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Switch)0.2%
- The Stretchers (Switch eShop)0.2%
- SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Metroid Dread (Switch)0.2%
- Brigandine: The Legend Of Runersia (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Switch)0.2%
- Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy - Deluxe Edition (Switch)0.2%
- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (3DS)0.2%
- Let's Build A Zoo (Switch)0.2%
- STAR WARS: Knights of the Old Republic (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Astral Chain (Switch)0.2%
- Fortnite (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Shakedown: Hawaii (Wii U)0.2%
- Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection (Switch)0.2%
- Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (Switch)0.2%
- Baby Pals (DS)0.2%
- Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (3DS)0.2%
- Guardian Tales (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (DS)0.2%
- Zombie Night Terror (Switch eShop)0.2%
- The Last Door - Complete Edition (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Switch)0.2%
- Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (Switch)0.2%
- Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - The Teal Mask (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Cruis'n Blast (Switch)0.2%
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (Wii U)0.2%
- Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)0.2%
- Enter the Gungeon (Switch eShop)0.2%
- A Little To The Left (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Disney Dreamlight Valley (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Super Mario Maker (Wii U)0.2%
- Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Switch)0.2%
- SteamWorld Build (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64)0.2%
- Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos (Switch)0.2%
- Wildfrost (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Digimon World: Next Order (Switch)0.2%
- Final Fantasy (NES)0.2%
- Dragon Warrior (NES)0.2%
- Final Fantasy IV Advance (GBA)0.2%
- The Touryst (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Lumines Remastered (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Silver Falls: Guardians and Metal Exterminators S (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Picross S4 (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Grandia HD Collection (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Immortals Fenyx Rising (Switch)0.2%
- Kamiko (Switch eShop)0.2%
- The Pedestrian (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Batman Arkham Trilogy (Switch)0.2%
- Harvestella (Switch)0.2%
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (Switch)0.2%
- Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Luigi's Mansion 3 (Switch)0.2%
- Mushihimesama (Switch eShop)0.2%
- New Super Mario Bros. (DS)0.2%
- BAKERU (Switch)0.2%
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Switch)0.2%
- Sonic Colors Ultimate (Switch)0.2%
- Cobalt Core (Switch eShop)0.2%
- ASTLIBRA Revision (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Okami HD (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Streets of Rage 4 (Switch eShop)0.2%
- TRIANGLE STRATEGY (Switch)0.2%
- DNF Duel: Who's Next (Switch)0.2%
- Inscryption (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)0.2%
- Dredge (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Sail Forth (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Root Film (Switch)0.2%
- Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & The Secret Fairy (Switch)0.2%
- Pikmin 1 (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Live A Live (Switch)0.2%
- Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (3DS)0.2%
- Into The Breach (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Fashion Dreamer (Switch)0.2%
- Terra Nil (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Fast RMX (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS)0.2%
- Star Fox 64 3D (3DS)0.2%
- Sonic Frontiers (Switch)0.2%
- Dicey Dungeons (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Tetris Effect: Connected (Switch eShop)0.2%
- Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Switch)0.2%
- Monster Hunter Rise (Switch)0.2%
- Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (Switch)0.2%
- F-Zero X (N64)0.2%
- Metroid (NES)0.2%
- Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (GB)0.2%
- FIFA 22 (Switch)0.2%
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Switch)0.2%
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1. Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Horn of the Abyss because of the new Factory town that came out just before the new year! It is awesome! (Steam Deck)
2. Castlevania III Dracula's Curse - really hard game
3. Castlevania 64 - still struggling but I have some progress
4. Gothic - just got it and I have only read and watched the game but never played it
Happy gaming!
Well, at long last, we have Rainbow Islands! I thought it would never happen. Also... The Monty Mole Collection! I absolutely love "Wanted", so am enjoying failing miserably at the game, just like the good old days! 😆 I was also enjoying Hammerwatch 2, but the bugs have stopped me for now... hopefully there should be a patch soon. So... have just started Legend Of Grimrock. Man... I would kill for an Eye Of The Beholder Collection! Have a great weekend, guys, and stay safe out there.
I'm seeing my friends tonight, we'll play either D&D or board games and/or videogames.
Tomorrow I'll continue with my schedule of alternating between Tears of the Kingdom (did all the remaining Shrines around the desert and started the South Labyrinths, all Towers, all Tears, 4 Temples, 91 Shrines, 23 Lightroots and 126 Koroks), Persona 5 (explored Mementos), Engage (did a skirmish, all Chapters, Paralogues, Divine Paralogues and Fell Xenologue), Scarlet (didn't play it this week; finished the main story, all Gym Leader rematches and tournament, still doing the Teal Mask), Advance Wars (did 1 mission of the second campaign A rank, first campaing 11+8 S, 7+2 A, 4+4 B and 2 C ranks, total A; second campaign 21 S, 6 A, 1 B and 1 C ranks), Pikmin 4 (got platinum in 4 more Challenges, all areas 100%, all night expeditions, all parts in 13 days, all those challenges, platinum in all Dandori Battles and 10 Challenges), Samba de Amigo (did the last mission and so "finished" the game, 76/80 missions complete), Super Mario RPG (arrived at Barrel Volcano, still 5 Star Pieces), Mameda no Bakeru (did Kanagawa, Ashigara-yama and Sensou i.e. ship's hold, 8 levels complete), Ring Fit Adventure (did two more levels of World 4, still 2 Worlds completed and 1 finished), Prince of Persia (slightly advanced the story, discovered two new areas, found some treasures and arrived at a new save point) and Another Code (finished chapter 1 and did chapter 2 up to opening the safe)!
Tony Hawk's Project Mod
Super Mario Bros Wonder: I gotta say, I'm pleasantly surprised. I thought this would be quite difficult (given that I have struggled with 2D Mario's in the past) but it's not so bad and really is very inventive. The Wonder Flowers have zany and wacky effects that keep you on your toes, and the Badges provide a nice little boost if you're struggling.
It might be the best Mario I've played since Odyssey.
Playthroughs of Xenoblade 2 and Another Code I had going are kind of temporarily sidelined by Spirit of Justice, probably blitz through it.
Currently at the end of the rhytm game Vectronom. Great game and soundtrack but definitively breaks my brain.
When you first realize where to go in the more difficult stages it's almost easier to do it just listening to the rhytm
I've just picked up Monster Hunter Stories 2, so will be playing that along with more PalWorld.
Starting again with Wonder. Played bits and pieces of it since release, but will dedicate some real time to it this weekend.
It seems full normality will “never” come back to my family, but at least now I can find time and place to rest and play. I’ll try to focus on one game until I finish: FE Engage, starting chapter 21.
will try to finish Golden Sun. it's quite fun, but nowhere near as good as I remember.
On last week's post, I mentioned how I was playing Suikoden for the first time.
Well, since then I've finished Suikoden but haven't yet started a new game.
you know ...I think I might just play Suikoden II next to be honest. I've already gone on eBay and bought Suikoden IV, Tactics and V for PS2, and bought the digital Suikoden III on the PS3's store. ...so I think I may be in it for the long haul haha. The first game is good but very rough. Everyone online says the second game is the best one, so I am hopeful about it.
Finishing Prince of Persia and enjoying Fzero99 again thanks to latest update. Races are full of human players again, it had become boring with all the bots vehicles. Tetris 99 as always
Whenever I'm not studying this weekend, I'll be playing AA: Apollo Justice or Persona 5R on the Switch. Elsewhere, Shadow Tactics have launched on PS Plus Extra and I've been having a lot of fun with the top down tactical game! There are so many creative ideas tucked away in that title. I think it would be a great fit for the Switch actually. Anyways, happy gaming everyone!
I reached the credits of TotK earlier this week. While there's plenty of other stuff to do like shrines I haven't found yet and exploring the depths more, I'm ready to move on for now.
So I'll probably be moving onto Another Code, continuing on from my completed demo save file.
Like many others, still playing Palworld this weekend. My God, it’s so much fun and it’s a shame Pokemon games don’t offer this type of freedom and world in their games.
Playing Palworld and never another Pokemon game again. Finally they‘ve been shown the door
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I really don't know what I want to play this weekend and it's stressing me out 😹
Rainbow Islands at last! I've always been huge fan of Bubble Bobble & had great fun completing that as local co-op on Switch. Way back in the arcades I remember playing Rainbow Islands but didn't get very far as never quite got the hang of the gameplay, whereas I found Bubble Bobble initiative.
After day one purchase, the only downside is I've just realised 2 player is turn based ☹️
Swapping between a few games as usual:
Saga of the Moon Priestess - a cute new top-down Zelda-like I just snagged with some points. First 3 dungeons have been fun though I somehow ended up with an extra key so I think I cheesed something. 🤔
Fae Farm - my recent farming addiction.
Rogue Legacy 2 - randomly picked this game up again after a year. Very fun game although the loops are a bit long.
Mario Maker 2 - Just because.
Suika Game - my game of choice when I have like 5 minutes of free time.
I'm playing Tears of the Kingdom for the 9th week, still almost exclusively.
I've met with the 5th Sage, what a cool surprise, never expected the game would push the whole Ultrahand thing so far, really pleasantly surprised.
I've been told Ganondorf is waiting for me and he needs to be hit in the face! Aha
I want to wrap up my armours/upgrades collection before doing that though, and I'm busy hunting down all of the giant monsters, which is a nice different way of going around Hyrule. I'd also like to complete the Compendium without spending too much rupees. Some more side quests and I'll be ready for M. Ganondorf soon.
I got the reward from completing all of the shrines already and I'm really curious how this fits into the whole story ... I'm hoping for some mind blowing last minute twists but maybe I'm expecting too much and it's just a gimmick.
Anyways...
Happy gaming everyone!
Recently finished TotK. What a game! How Nintendo managed to top BotW is mind blowing to me.
I also earned the platinum for Alan Wake 2 this week. Another incredible gem I highly recommend.
Having completed those two games means my GOTY run only got one game left and that's BG3 on Series X.
HOWEVER, I'm very tempted to buy Tekken 8 so yeah... And to make things even more "difficult" I also want to preorder FF7 Rebirth because I never played the DLC for the first one which comes free with the preorder. I also wouldn't mind trying TLOU2's Rouge mode. Decisions... decisions... Have a good weekend everybody.
The Urbz for DS and Palworld.
Last weekend I managed to finish Persona 5 Tactica, so now I'm playing some smaller stuff until I get Mario Wonder on my birthday in early February. I'm in the middle of one of the Quake 2 expansions (The Reckoning), and my wife and I are playing some Overcooked with our daughter. I might give the Vampire Survivors Adventure mode a shot too.
I just fired up Tropical Freeze on Switch and found the next level was the mining cart one, just like the iconic one from Donkey Kong Country 1. That was a lovely memorable moment.
@Viagro I know excactly how you feel! Wrote my comment before reading yours. Lol.
-Chrono Cross on OG PS1 and CRT
-Secret of Mana Remake on Vita
-Ocarina of Time on NSO
I will most likely finish Prince of Persia in the next couple of days. Other than that, probably just a lot of Quake and Doom. There's a reason people still make mods for those games. I might check out Hitman since it doesn't look nearly as cloying and edgy as I remember. I think the stiff controls might annoy me after Quake and PoP, but I'll give it a go.
Still obsessed with palworld.
I wrapped up Sea of Stars last night. All I’ll say is it exceeded my rather lofty expectations. I’ll be moving on to Gensei Suikoden Plus this weekend with a Tents and Trees session mixed in between.
Nintendo Life: I don't like Palworld that much!
Nintendo Life:
So recently I kinda dropped Trails in the Sky SC at Chapter 7. Honestly not as good as everyone says. It took way too long to get interesting and I got burnt out by the time it did. So, instead I decided to play Fire Emblem Engage. It was a fun change of pace! I'll probably come back to Trails eventually.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (currently on chapter 3). Loving it so far! The main thing I struggled with was understanding how chain attacks work but it’s slowly starting to click now. The characters are all quite likeable, the map is easier to navigate (as is the menu) compared to the previous game, and the side quests have been enjoyable.
I’m also alternating between Celeste and SoS: FOMT, whenever the mood strikes.
I kicked this weekend off, by starting a new season in Rocket League earlier in the day, as it’s one of my all-time favourite games, just always a blast to play. In a bit, I plan on playing through Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, via the Chronicles collection. I also have the demo for Another Code: Recollection, I’m not sure if it’s something I’ll like, however, I figure I’ll check it out, before deciding if I want to buy the game.
After polishing off 100% on ‘The Last Faith’, I’m sticking to tradition in alternating between brutally challenging games and old-school P&C adventure games…
Last night started “Justin Wack & The Big Time Hack” - great P&C very reminiscent of classic Lucasarts, with similar art style to Day of the Tentacle.
Once I’ve finished Justin Wack, I’m torn between what to play for the next ‘hard’ game. Choosing between Lords of the Fallen, Grime or new Prince of Persia
TEKKEN 8 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth this weekend.
@BillyB
I have always considered there to exist a Taito Holy Trinity... Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Islands, and The New Zealand Story. And now we have all three! Parasol Stars is also on the way (not from Hamster). If we could get Memories and Symphony as well, that would be amazing! Also... respect for completing Bubble Bobble... not at all easy, even in multi-player. How close have you got in single player? I think that Round 75 or so is my record.
@CJD87 My vote is for Prince of Persia. When you get the combat it just feels effortless, and controlling the game feels so amazing that running back to destroy the jerk that bested you is fun in and of itself. I'm crazy for the game. I honestly wish it looked significantly better on PS5 so I could play it again with another pass of shaders and post-processing.
More Super Mario RPG! Getting there.Great game. Insanely easy, but enjoyable. Bought Sam and Max: Lost In Time And Space in the New Year Sale, so that will be the next focused game after this!
I have finally started on breath of the wild. And with a 3 year old child, i will propably play it for the next 6 month still. But so far im very happy with the game.
Super Mario Wonder on Switch and Final Fantasy XVI on PS5
I'm playing my favorite game quite a bit. I recently build an aircraft and flew out of the depths for the third time. It took a few tries, but was satisfying to finally craft something that was fairly easy to fly basically straight up and out. I also discovered a very small spot in the depths that has strange music. It is at -0891, 0200, -0538 near Gustaf Canyon Mine. I have this sense that I discovered something in the game, which is really cool.
I'm also playing a fair amount of Breath of the Wild. I'm looking for something, but also just enjoying going around exploring, fighting, and puzzling out Koroks.
From watching symbalily (Amber) I've realized part of why I love BOTW and TOTK so much. They are relaxing. It is just simply relaxing and engaging to jog around or fly around Hyrule.
I play other games too though. On Switch I'm playing Advance Wars 1 + 2, Super Kiwi 64, Toodee and Topdee, Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star (I'm liking this quite a bit!), Dodo Peak, Fire Emblem Engage (finally got it and love the music and gameplay), Jett Rider, Chip's Challenge (love it even though it's a choppy Lynx game, all Lynx games were and are choppy), and Light It Up.
On laptop I'm playing Rocket League and Palworld.
On Deck I'm playing Distance, Zenohell, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, Roboquest, Kingdom games, and Dead Estate.
I also got a 180hz monitor and have been surprised how many games my laptop can run at 180fps. I really really like high frame rates and smooth gameplay. I'm really hoping Nintendo's next system can do high frame rates!
Still playing Legend of Grimrock, but taking some time out to play the Arcade Archives release of Rainbow Islands and picked up the new Switch version of Hitman: Blood Money. The alternative music in Rainbow Islands takes a bit of getting used to, but the game is as fun as ever. I've not played much of the Hitman series, but it reminds me of something like Ocean's The Great Escape which I played on the C64 way back when, even if the objective is quite different. I've encountered some proper UI glitches though, so hopefully Feral have a patch planned.
Been on a WayForward kick this week. Dove back into River City Girls and Mummy Demastered. I started both of these several years ago but never finished them. I forgot how much fun both are. The zombie trash compactor scene in RCG was a total treat, and I can’t get the soundtrack outta’ my skull.
I’ve been trying to play Another Code for 30-minutes to an hour every night right before bed. It’s something of an excellent little bed time story, even though it isn’t something I’ve been able to joy in large binge sessions.
Nursing School is kicking my butt, though I am nostalgic for my first semester when I was able to play Persona 5 in my free time. My personal school days experience + the school motif of P5 gelled together in such a satisfying way, that I’ve finally picked up Person 4: Golden to see if it provides similar motivation!
Another weekend expected to focus on the current gen portables, even if other domains do elbow in as represented by Eternia, VLR, Endless Frontier or Etrian Odyssey. The Switch side is estimatedly in for some freshly added Fell Seal (potentially paving the mood for similar sessions like Children of Zodiarcs, Agarest War, Valkyria Chronicles or Langrisser), a choice of sim RPG goodness (RFs, Portia, Graveyard Keeper) and some 2D exploration across Terraria, Afterimage, Pronty, Lost Epic, Bloodstained and Shantae, plus some other familiar faces from Xenoblades, Rogue Legacy and Doom 3 to TWEWY, First Departure and TMS. As for Deck, most of its allocated time will be likely split among XCX, Horizon, Kingdom Hearts and FFXIII/XV, although I wouldn't completely rule out some Dishonored, NoA or Xenogears either.
@Zeroo Maybe it's less that it's a problem with Pokémon and more that your own tastes changed.
Tekken 8 Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Vertigo 2 (VR) The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered and I might play some more Palworld. Honestly though I've played so much of that game already I feel I got my money's worth out of it now.
Arkham Asylum. Had it on PS4 for several years. Finished City last year and never got around to finishing Asylum, but been enjoying it this past week.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - just finished all of the 2600 stuff.
I defeated Calamity Ganon in Age of Calamity yesterday. Such a fun, underrated game! I spent the evening trying to get my characters stronger, as well as trying to get the Guardian parts to revive Terrako. I also got the expansion pass when I got the game, so I’m pretty close to getting the Battle Tested Guardian as well. I do want to finish up other games in my backlog, though, so I’ll come back to Age of Calamity another day.
So this weekend, I’ll work on getting the new spirits in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and maybe make more progress in Mega Man X3 and Sea of Stars.
Yay the spoiler text worked😄
Palworld, best pokemon game ever.
This week I will be mostly playing
Pokémon Y
Smash 4 Wii U
Just started Castlevania Harmony of Dissosance, figure I'll continue through the GBA-line since I've never played them. Have a good one guys
So I picked up a copy of Under Night In Birth II, I’ve decided that I want to really try and “git gud” at it. Anyone have any recommendations for efficient practice routines?
I actually played Nintendo quite a bit this week, as my father is finally laid to rest. As they say, grief is the price we pay for loving someone, and I think I’ll be paying in installments for a long time, interspersed by generous moments of escape into games and other interests. Whatever gets us through, right?
So I unlocked some characters and progressed in Castle Crashers and sale purchase Assault Android Cactus, and now feel like putting time into something more substantial and uplifting, like maybe Owlboy? Or the kiddos and I might play some Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as it’s been AGES and I’d like to get that Zagreus spirit.
Wishing everyone a happy weekend spent with those you love! 🕹👾💜
Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Vita) - Slowly progressing through this. I'm at the halfway point at this time.
Real Soccer 2013 (Windows Phone) - I feel I've had my fill with this for now. I may move onto something else.
Angry Birds Rio (Windows Phone) - Last leg of the journey. Then delete it and move onto another game.
I’ll probably give Palworld a whirl come next payday and see what all the fuss is about. Till then I’m playing Vampire Survivor’s Emergency Meeting and maybe head back into Pokémon Legends Arceus.
I WAS gonna dive into Apollo Justice Collection but my copy got backlogged :/
Let's see:
(Translation: I'm playing Pokemon Legends: Arceus and Dragon Quest Builders 2)
Happy gaming!
Still extremely addicted to The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles! I simply adore the cast and love the twists and turns in each case. Otherwise, I'm playing bursts of Cult of the Lamb; it's so satisfying seeing my little cult develop, especially when it isn't in a state of total chaos after returning from battle 😂 I've got a lot of other stuff to get 'round to playing eventually, but I'm perfectly happy with these two for a good while yet 😊
Playing the first Like a Dragon game on game pass along with Sea of Stars on the Steam Deck. Also whenever I have some free time I dip into Street fighter 6, Gran Turismo 7 and Mario Wonder. Been really impressed with Like a Dragon so far and looking forward to continuing the series in the future.
Palworld, Sea of stars, and cult of the lamb for me.
Why is some weeks you can only enter one game, and other weeks it’s five? Not griping, just curious.
I recently decided to give Metroid Prime Remastered another shot; didn't care for it when I played it the first time. Restarted in casual mode and man, I am having so much fun! Just got the power bombs.
I'm also playing F-zero 99 obsessively because I want to play those secret tracks. I found one but crashed out immediately because my joy-con decided to disconnect from the console just as I went over the ramp into the track. Lost speed and didn't make the jump 😡
Super Mario RPG Remake
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
Palworld
Heroes III
@Zuljaras
A fellow Heroes III lover! Factory kicks ass BTW, it's such a cool faction. That's my favorite game of all time and I've put an embarrassing amount of time into it... (kinda wish it tracked somehow lol)
Well, I was going to play Granblue Fantasy Relink, whose early access was going to start on Sunday at 7am PST...until they changed it to 9pm PST. So not that.
Probably Theatrythm Final Bar Line and Pocky & Rocky Remastered. Could be some Axon TD or some Pokemon Violet BBQ. I don't know. I was really looking forward to that Relink lol
I have kind of fallen off playing my PlayStation 5 at the moment, and I have been primarily been playing my Nintendo Switch currently. I have been diving back into The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom again to continue the storyline, and explore some more areas I haven't seen. I also have plenty of great quests to continue and I have been having fun playing the game in different ways each time I take a break and come back. I hope everyone has a great gaming weekend!
After having played my New Nintendo 3DS XL exclusively all january, until 2 days ago, I fired up my PS Vita yesterday to play some PSOne era Tomb Raider, trying to decide whether to buy or not to buy the Tomb Raider I-III Remastered collection releasing the 14th of february.
I chose to play Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (IV) in order not to spoil playing the remaster collection's games if I decided to get it. And after going through the initial tutorial level and the first (rather dark) tombs, I really started to dig it when I got to the jeep driving level, which was really fun.
I've made the decision, I will pre-order the remaster collection with the 10% off discount bonus in a few minutes. I've realized that these PSOne Tomb Raiders are pretty unique in what they do, and are really, really good once you properly get into them again (probably also helps that I haven't really played any of them for ten years or so).
Having never played a resident evil game or any horror games in general. I decided to start resident evil 2 on Game pass. it’s kind of taken up all my free time for the past week but I’ve only just got to Mr X and he’s making me want to quit the game because of how annoying he is. Otherwise I’ll probably just play more Fortnite with my friends
palworld and xenoblade 3
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch. “But didn’t you say you were going to play Majora’s Mask?” Yeah, but I figured I should probably finish its predecessor first.
I have obtained the Ocarina of Time at long last. And then…I slept for seven years. I can only imagine how disturbing it is to wake up one day and find that you’ve aged seven years! But however it came to be that way, Link is young no longer, and the quest to defeat Ganondorf may begin at last.
@Digitamamon64 Yes, the game is brilliant and timeless! I like the other games in the franchise as well to be honest
For the Switch- Apollo Justice Trilogy, Super Mario Wonder, Super Mario RPG Remake, and Kirby Return to Dreamland Deluxe.
I got a few I'm kickin' around this weekend.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — I'm finally back with it, I'm maining it, and I'm playing it till the credits roll now. Full-speed ahead.
Akka Arrh — Picked it up on sale and have it at last. Looking forward to diving in.
Centipede Recharged — I've been feeling Atari hard lately, and I haven't played Centipede in eons.
Asteroids Recharged — Same as above, replace with Asteroids.
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider — It went on a rare sale again, so I figured I might as well.
I figured I was going to play Golden Sun and go for full completion to send that data to a friend via NSO's link cable compatibility, but it turns out you can't actually run two different games in an online lobby, in other words, he's going to have to enter a password to retain any save data from the first game. This also means I don't have to finish my third playthrough of the first game and they can finally play the second game, but I'm also trying to finish Great Ace Attorney Chronicles before then. Also probably going to get a little bit of more progress done on finishing the season catalog for Splatoon 3.
Tekken 8 and Palworld for me while patiently waiting for Unicorn Overlord and Dragon's Dogma 2
I'm now 13 hours into Trails in the Sky and you know I don't think this game is as slow as I thought it was going to be. I've often heard it was going to be a slow burn and I can see why, but I was bracing myself for something far worse lol. I guess having played through ARR from FF14 has made me immune to slow burns 😅
Speaking of FF14, last weekend I managed to set it up on my steam deck and man. It's incredible! I might dive in a little more this weekend as well!
Probably just gonna be Apollo Justice for me this weekend (and maybe a bit of Pokemon Scarlet too with those event outbreaks that are currently going on). I've already beat Case 1 and am about to start the 2nd Investigation segment of Case 2 and good lord: this might be on track to become my favourite mainline entry. The plot is incredibly intriguing, the music is fantastic and the characters and the dialogue surrounding them genuinely might be my favourite in the series. I'm literally about to start it up again as I type this, cannot wait to keep on going!
Im playing violet for the new raids and the crystal legacy romhack has been an amazing experience thats making me love my most hated gen of all time. Oh and I never stop playin master duel so theres that too.
I'm in that gaming rut where I have so much to choose from I don't end up picking anything! Going to try for a little Mario Galaxy on Switch - it's been a sick in bed kind of week so now is the time to play.
My main is The Lost Crown but im also playing Robocop Rogue City and Like a Dragon Gaiden.
World of Warcraft (PC) Will.be bouncing between Retail and Lich King Classic.
Ken Griffey Jr Presents Major League Baseball (Super NT) Continuing with my season 94 games into it already.
Super Mario 3D World (Switch)
Bulletstorm: Duke of Switch Edition. I don't understand how I missed such a good game until now. The game is the first league, I have been playing it since this morning.
I’m playing twilight princess because botw and totk aren’t good Zelda games and I feel lost as a fan so all I can do is play the old adventures.
@Zuljaras I am going to have to look up that mod for HoMM3. One of my favorite games of all time.
@Tasuki I call it expansion It is so professional that you can't say that it was not made by the old 3DO before the Ubicrap acquisition
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II [Sys:Celes] – completed Arcade Mode playing (in order) as Hyde, Kuon, Linne, Tsurugi, Kaguya, and Carmine! My first run was with Hyde, and I did a PERFECT RUN! I WON ALL 10 FIGHTS ON PERFECT! Hyde is op character, and you need to keep in mind this fact. Played VS Mode as various characters. Mostly as Kuon, 'cause I decided to see all of his win quotes and I wanted to hear his seiyû's(Yûma Uchida) voice, 'cause I haven't heard Yûma Uchida before! He's a good choice for Kuon, imo. Listened to Yuzuriha's new seiyû, Hitomi Nabatame. She did a good job replacing Ayumi Fujimura... But still, I miss her voice. She also voiced Konoe Ayatsuki Mercury in BLAZBLUE franchise, before being replaced by Rie Tanaka, which was a good recast as well... Sigh
Well, let's return to the game. I've met Izumi and heard her seiyû's(Reina Kondô) voice for the first time as well... Well, she sounds nice. At first, when I've heard her for the first time without knowing her seiyû, I thought that it was Kana Hanazawa's voice, lol.
Bought all website arts in the gallery, started buying pixel arts.
Lack of Chronicle/Story Mode is a quite noticeable con, when you're progressing through Arcade Mode. There are various plot holes here and there... They can implement Story Mode at a later date... They need to do it.
Gameplay seems to be simpler/easier (in a good way), if compare it with the first game...
Music is very good. Almost awesome. Masaru "Raito" Kuba did a great job. I have questions to the choice of song performers only... There's no Yûki Tedokon nor Keito Azuma... This thing kinda upsets me. They performed various openings/endings for UNI franchise for years.
UI is poor, if compare it to UNIcl-r's one.
Announcer's voice lines are shortened, for reasons unknown.
Well... For now, that's enough. I'll do a proper joys/cons list after completing the game.
Zombie Night Terror – completed/finished more than a few levels in the first "chapter". I like the game, but it requires touchscreen controls in handheld mode, and I hate it. Personally, it's a big con for me. But, I have to admit that it's nice to have one more game, which is ~100% playable in handheld mode.
Phantom Breaker Battlegrounds Overdrive – started Story Mode as Mikoto Nishina on Easy difficulty. Finished Stage 0. And played Story Mode as Kona Furugôri(Frau Kôjiro). Finished Stage 0 as well. Kona and Kurisu Makise don't have proper Story Mode, sadly. Played Arcade Mode as Mikoto and Kona and leveled up them. I upgraded Mikoto, while Kona was just leveled up...
The Last Door: Season 2 – got further into Chapter 2. Stuck on globe puzzle. I don't remember puzzles being that difficult in the Season 1... I don't like it. Sigh
My earphones have problems, after all, and I need to buy a new pair of earphones. Sigh
Well, for now, that's all what I've played on this week. Have a nice gaming week, everyone.
@Notsoavid Well... Tutorial Mode and Mission Mode, I guess...
@JohnnyMind You don't miss that much with the UNI2. It has various plot holes in Arcade Mode, due to the lack of Chronicle/Story Mode. But, there's a possibility that the Chronicle/Story Mode will be implemented in the future. My guess is that it will happen only after Izumi's release, the last DLC playable character of the season pass, who will be released in August 2025. But, 1st game is complete, so... I recommend you to grab it when it will be possible. 🙂
persona 5 royal, in anticipation for next weeks' persona 3 reload! Cant wait to play it!
@Baler gotta do what you gotta do
Nier Replicant I'm about 4 hours in. The combat is fun and the overworld looks kind of nice. But the dialogs are so long winded and the voice acting is a bit annoying. I'm really into the soundtrack though.
I've been playing Arceus this weekend as well! Didn't think I would like any of the Switch Pokemon games, but so far I'm having some fun with this one. Really nice UI and I like the revised gameplay for catching and battling. Story is super basic as expected, but what's there is fun.
Well, I just beat Prince of Persia yesterday, so I have a vacant spot now. Might start a new game this weekend, but I'm not entirely sure what. I've still been grinding away at Disney Speedstorm, which I've played every day since it became f2p. Out of morbid curiosity, I also went back and started a new file on Super Mario 64 DS for the first time in over 10 years to see if that game was really as bad as I remembered. I got about 15 stars last night, and yeah, the controls are pretty awful. I don't know if I'll continue playing it or not.
I still have a massive backlog of 3DS games I bought before the eShop closed down, as well as a million PlayStation games to play on PS Premium since I got a PS5 a little over a year ago which is the first PlayStation console I've ever owned. I'm thinking about starting Horizon: Zero Dawn pretty soon, so maybe that will be my next game.
just finished red dead redemption and gotta say the game was quite sad but at least jack got his revenge on the agent ross who betrayed his father by breaking the deal they made but you know wat after talking to the agent by the station who gave jack the info to ross location tells me the higher ups in the government found out about ross's miss deeds/abuse of power and allowed jack to get his revenge as an atonement for the whole blackwater mess.
More tears of the Kingdom for me and that’s all this weekend, not counting a few board games.
I'm playing the original New Soup
Got back into Tears of the Kingdom recently, so mostly been playing that. I’m trying to get some games off my backlog, and still haven’t finished TOTK since release!
I’m not as close to the end as I thought I was…
I’m gonna continue my play-through of Palworld, I’m just having too much fun.
Part of me wants to fire up my copies of Pokemon Scarlet/Violet again to update the Poke Portal News for the Flutter Mane raids and the new Mass Outbreaks but with SV’s performance issues and TPC being unwilling to delay it in order to polish it I really have to say Pokémon, at least in my opinion, has lost its spark..
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. The game is absolutely wonderful so far. It’s so incredibly fun to play and already somehow feels like 2024’s hidden gem after seeing it rank sort of low in the sales rankings. While I still think Dread is the best Metroidvania of all time, The Lost Crown is definitely one of the better modern ones. The more I play it, the more I enjoy it and the more I think it may be Ubisoft’s best game since Assassin’s Creed 2, and potentially beyond that with its sights set on the studios highlight in The Sands of Time. It’s certainly exceeded all of my expectations and I’m truly enjoying it.
Aside from that, I should be booting up Tekken 8 soon enough. I’ll likely play some MK1 and SF6 for comparison as well, though I expect most real gaming time to go to Sargon’s journey. I’m hoping to play a bit of Jackbox with the family too.
@Vyacheslav333 I was already planning to get them in order regardless and even more so after hearing that, will definitely get the first one when I can and hopefully they'll update the second one to improve its single player content and story in the meantime!
Just finished Detective Pikachu, definitely wasn’t impressed.
I plan to play Skyrim for the first time.
Hmmmmmm alright here we go with another WAYP. Been a busy week in many many MANY ways. I would easily say that most of the week I feel you could best sum me up by a WWII solider covered in ash and soot and all that smoking a cigarette with the thousand yard stare. But enough of heavy stuff we here for gaming everyone. And boi do we have some gaming to do. Had a excellent first night with Tekken 8 last night that game is everything I wanted it to be and more it’s so much fun and I just couldn’t believe I’m playing it. Tonight I’m gonna do some more Another Code: Recollection as I really enjoyed starting it on my day off and then after that I’m gonna start Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth. Apparently the first couple hours are like nothing but cutscenes but they play like a J drama so hey I’m here for it. Can’t wait until we get to Hawaii the first time. Also ended up buying Under Night In Birth II Sys:Celes and the Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass now that we have a date for Side:Order so I’ll be playing UNI2 on my day off this week and thanks to Splatoon I’m now motivated to tackle the remaining Expansions for my other Nintendo published games. I’ve done all of Fire Emblem Engage so that just leaves Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed and Pokemon Scarlet The Teal Mask. That’s my long term like do it before the end of the year goal. And of course the Splatoon 3 one when it comes out too. Also got a digital copy of Granblue Fantasy Relink downloaded and ready to go so Wednesday might be a double whammy of new games on my day off of UNI2 and Granblue. And of course as we head into February my two hype titles of the month are coming that being Mario VS Donkey Kong and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Not my two most hype titles of the year so far that would be Rebirth and Princess Peach Showtime. Feels good to feel good with all these new games. On the anime front you already know having watched all the winter shows I have some really good picks. Urusei Yatsura, Shangri La Frontier, Frieren, High Card, A Sign Of Affection, Solo Leveling, Mashle and many more but those are just the stand outs and just absolutely excellent. Podcasts of the week are the usual: Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Nextlander, Minnmax, Remap Radio, Sacred Symbols and Summon Sign from Last Stand Media, Into The Aether, RPGsites Tetracast and Windbreaker and Firelink from the lovely fellas over at Second Wind. And of course a weekly WAYP ain’t complete without a shoutout to my good friend over at twitch.tv/akibread. Excellent stoner catgirl with excellent choices in games like infinite wealth and in wrestlers. As always yall be good to each other and stay safe and have fun. Have a great weekend. And Happy Gaming.
Well . . . my family and I just finished off Over Cooked 2! Not 100%, but to final credits! That was a hilarious game! LOL.
Me . . . I'm still working on OOT. But I'm closing in on finishing! All heart pieces collected. Only 9 Skulltullas before I try going after the final boss!
Happy Gaming!
I played Fzero X and Super Mario 64 back to back this weekend on the switch online app with the n64 controller. I was in a n64 mood this week I guess lol
@Teksetter I'm truly sorry for your loss. I hope you and your family are able to take all the time that you need, Teksetter. I'm glad you are touching base with us, and I look forward to hearing/reading more from you whenever the spirit moves you. 💙💙💙💙💙
@Ooyah
I like New Zealand Story but always found it hard as nails. Well done on reaching so far in Bubble Bobble, TBH my best single player level is probably only about half that!
It felt incredible beating level 99, even as 2 player. I even took a screenshot at the end - does anyone know what to do with that coded message?
@JohnnyMind Okay! 🙂
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