
This is it, folks - our final WAYP feature for 2024. 2025 is going to be a pretty huge year for Nintendo fans, with the likes of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, and Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition all launching within the coming months.
Oh, and we're getting new hardware too (probably!).
Yes, Nintendo has promised to make an announcement on the successor to the Switch before the end of March 2025. Given that the company has shied away from making announcements too early these days, it's likely that the 'Switch 2' will probably land on store shelves within just a few months of Nintendo's upcoming announcement. One can hope, anyway.
Exciting times ahead, then! 2024 has certainly been a quieter year for the Switch, all told, but we've still been treated to an absolutely incredible line-up of first-party games, bolstered by a near-constant stream of excellent third-party titles and indie games.
So for the last time this year, let's see what we're going to be playing this weekend, hm..?
Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer
I've decided that enough new games have been added to Xbox Game Pass that it's time to resubscribe for a couple of months or so before dipping out again. I started Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and it's... well, great! It nails the vibe of the movies and the focus on stealth is wonderful. I plan on rinsing the campaign for Black Ops 6 once I'm done.
On the Switch, I'm still playing a game for review, so keep an eye out for that soon.
Have a lovely new year, everyone!
Gavin Lane, Editor
With the bank balance looking worse for wear, I've stuck my fingers in my ears to resist the eShop's siren call. I've got so much to play already, but Pentiment at 40% off is calling me.
Other than that, I picked up Railbound for gold points and still haven't managed to touch Arco yet. And I'm considering picking up the Lego Skywalker Saga for the kids. Loads to be getting on with!
Alana Hagues, Deputy Editor
No video game gifts for me this holiday season from anyone except myself. I nabbed Arco, Railbound (less than £1!), Minami Lane, and TOEM in the eShop sale, so I’ve got some nice treats to look forward to when I need something a bit different.
But I’ve committed to Trails through Daybreak, hoping that I’ll at least beat it before the sequel arrives in February. I’m only in chapter 3, but it’s fantastic so far – and I’m enjoying playing it at a relaxed pace rather than blitzing through it.
We’ll be in 2025 next weekend, so here’s to a safe and fun new year!
Nile Bowie, Contributor
Happy holidays, folks! It’s that time of year again, and I’ve gone hog wild on the eShop. I’ve scooped up a helping of acclaimed titles that have caught my eye throughout the year, all at sweet discounts. The heavy hitters include Antonblast and Pizza Tower. Being an ardent fan of the Wario Land formula, I’m stoked to give these beauties a whirl.
I also clinched Crow Country and am totally on board with its Classic PlayStation survival horror aesthetics. Then there’s the bizarre skeletal shmup Angel at Dusk, which piqued my interest after a glowing Nintendo Life review. Though it's not my usual fare, I’ve jumped on the quirky Thank Goodness You're Here! because everyone who plays it has nothing but praise. The art style is brilliant, and being prone to the holiday blues, I could use a laugh.
I’ve also grabbed Arco, an indie turn-based strategy RPG published by Panic that’s reviewed well but hasn’t garnered much buzz, as well as Kill Knight, a demonic bullet hell that sold me with its raucous gameplay trailer
Gonçalo Lopes, Contributor
New Star GP 1990’s racing season finale has become something of a wildcard with two GPs to go and 6 points between me and the leader “Jeanne Asselin”. May have to taker her out in one of these following races to ensure that first place. With 2024 coming to a close I decided to wrap things up with titles I have yet to complete because “stuff got in the way”: Yakuza Kiwami, Neva and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. The latter one I must truly complete not just because it is an excellent take on top-down Zelda but because I will not pick up Fantasian: Neo Dimension until I clear it. No way in this day and age I can manage two RPGs at once.
Game of the week is Target: Renegade on The Spectrum. While I always preferred the original game I have vivid memories when me and my childhood friend discovered that this game two player mode was not turn based but simultaneous, Double Dragon like! No more need wait until someone messed up to get to play. It has aged quite well.
Guess that is a wrap up for the last year of the Nintendo Switch. See you in 2025!
Tom Massey, Contributor
The game of Christmas for me is definitely DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou, because it has an explosively festive, non-stop nuclear glow, with craft that detonate like a confetti poppers all over the place. I like to listen to Christmas Classics as I merrily Hyper the night away.
Merry Christmas to you all!
Oliver Revolta, Contributor
Between festivities, one game has been luring me back to my Switch over and over – I picked up Super Hydorah in a pre-Christmas sale for next to nothing, and so much has impressed me about it – the gameplay, the music, the balance to the levelling up and progressing.
It’s a difficult SHMUP, but persevering and getting better feels so rewarding – I’m only half way through, and I’ve used almost 100 continues, but it’s been worth it. The game has such a great atmosphere too. I think I am in love tbh.
Kate Gray, Contributor
This weekend I'm playing Fields of Mistria. I don't usually play early access games, but people kept recommending it to me, so I bit the bullet. It's good! I'm burning through it quite fast already.
Other than that, it's family Christmas, so not a lot of gaming time. Unless you count jigsaws, or having to explain motion smoothing to a 60-something-year-old. We're staying at an AirBnB, which does have a Wii, but I didn't bring any Wii games with me (what am I like) so I'll have to check if there's anything in the cupboards...
That's what we have planned for the weekend, but what about you? Let us know in the following poll which games you're planning on booting up over the next couple of days.
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This weekend continuing with The Witcher 3. I have a long road ahead of me! Met a witch and on the trail of some elven mage.
I got Clock Tower Rewind so I will play some of that
And if time permits some Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters Edition 2006 and Resident Evil 3 Nemesis!
Happy gaming and see you in the new year!
This weekend I'm playing DQ11 on the Switch and Indiana Jones on Series X. I've put STALKER 2 on hold for now. Its a great game but its really testing my patience at times and I'm not really in the mood for that. On PS5 I'm currently not playing anything but I am considering Rebirth, Infinite Wealth or Silent Hill 2. I might pick up one of them before the sale ends.
As for next year, there's currently 31 games I'm looking forward too. If 1/3 of them actually releases I'll be more than happy with 2025.
Tonight I'm not seeing my friends so I'll continue with my schedule of alternating between:
I hope that everyone had a great Christmas, full of cheer and joy! I have fully switched over to the ROG Ally now, but am playing two games which will hopefully appear on Switch 2. The first is Visions Of Mana. I am only five hours in, but it has been incredible so far. It is simply beautiful to look at, with a staggering amount of attention to detail. Gameplay wise, it feels close to classic Mana, so we will see if it can keep that up! The second is Returnal, which is fast paced, and flows wonderfully. In terms of structure, it is very close to Isaac, so it feels strangely familiar for me! 😆 I am not very far in, but it is very good so far. Have a great weekend, guys, and take great care of yourselves out there.
This week I will be mostly playing
Lego Skywalker Saga
New Super Luigi Bros
I'm lost in the caves of Core Keeper and i can't get out. Love this game! Gives me the exact feeling Terraria gave me 10-11 years ago.
I’m finally jumping into the Ace Attorney spinoff games, starting with the Investigations duology. I’m enjoying it so far.
I prefer to spend the days leading up to the New Year, quietly. Some Animal Crossing New Horizons, Stardew Valley and Dave the Diver is right up my alley.
Dragon Quest III: Having played XI earlier this year I instantly fell in love with the series. It's old school JRPG done right, and III thus far is certainly no exception. True, it's somewhat more difficult but this is mitigated if you do a bit of grinding (which I typically do anyway) and the HD-2D visuals, while initially not my cup of tea, have grown on me and are quite stellar. It's a great entry in what is, by all accounts, a legendary series.
I was very fortunate to get the Arcade1up Time Crisis cab for Xmas. Hugely enjoying this plus Point Blank. My accuracy and trigger finger needs work in my older age 😁
Really hoping for lightguns to make a comeback.
Pepper Grinder. Played the demo earlier this year, but did not get around to buying the full game until now. Finished the first world yesterday and loving it so far. This may be one of the year's best indies.
Also, Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed. Sadly, this is not available on Switch, so playing on the Deck. The single-player is more fun than Mario Kart, tbh.
Enjoy the weekend. See you all next year!
Just beat Dragon Quest III HD-2D remake. I'm back to playing Minecraft now for the rest of the year until I get started on Hogwarts Legacy on PC next week.
Hope that everyone has a good weekend and fun time with your game(s) of choice! For me, I will be finishing off ToeJam And Earl: Panic on Funkotron (NSO). A child hood favourite that I never beat. Started on Christmas Day and love it even more than I remember. I think I am on the last level or near about. Never got this far at all before. There was a Password system, still is, but it is one of those that give stupid codes like PF*&XIKJjwufkbjksaruiohsdkl! Of course, you write one letter down wrong or whether it was a capital or not and that was you screwed. Thank Goodness for NSO save states.
Also, can someone please tell me how to BOLD a word here? I am not very good at this stuff!
I’ve been playing Kirby and the Forgotten Land whole week. It’s the perfect Christmas game! Yesterday I rolled the 2nd credits, now trying for 100%.
My plan was to finish Metroid Prime Remastered this year, but now I’m not sure I finish it at all. Arrived to Phazon Mines and it’s hard now and I suspect a lot of backtracking. Anyhow, I’ll give it a few more tries.
On PS5 i will be continuing with Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D, it's been great so far but boy it's an hard game, that easy mode is starting to look enticing 😅. I will also be playing some more Marvel Rivals and HellDivers 2.
On Switch I'm hoping to complete Mario and Luigi Brothership this weekend and then move onto either Bravely Default 2 or Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, although I'm leaning towards the former.
On Meta Quest I've just started Moss and thoroughly enjoying it so far, such a charming and intriguing game.
Finally on my Portal I will be playing some more Monster Hunter Rise, just started the Sunbreak DLC with the misses and quite underwhelmed so far as it's just the same monsters from the base game. I will also be playing some more Sackboys Big Adventure but I've hit a snag as I'm on a level that uses motion controls and it's quite impossible to do on the portal.
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D. Was worried I wasn’t going to really enjoy it after hearing a few people say it still feels like a product of its time but I’m having a great time with it. Visuals are stunning and yeah, the gameplay is basic but that’s exactly what I’m in the mood for- just a great world to explore with ace music and without a ton of mechanics getting in the way.
My usual Genshin Impact. But I'll be spending Sunday with my girlfriend, and we're planning on watching more Star Trek (which I got her into), so there won't be much game time other than later today after work and tomorrow morning before I go to her condo.
Hey everyone. Hope you all had a great Christmas.
Between all the family outings and get togethers I played some more Rebel Transmute, I'm enjoying it, it's not perfect but I'm enjoying the punishing and rewarding gameplay.
Also opened my Standard edition of The Last Faith as I wait for my Nycrux Edition.
I'm really enjoying it, can't wait to sink some more time into it.
Also my copy of Rainworld arrived from LRG so I'll get into that and my copy of Rogue Legacy 2 CE.
I also got Ash Vs Evil Dead and Halloween double pack on cart, so I'll also be hooking into those as well, bad pun intended.
Good time to be a gamer!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Got Astro Bot for Christmas, and THAT‘S a game!
One of those games you complete not because of a useless trophy but because of sheer fun.
Greetings fellow gaming enthusiasts. My betwixtmas gaming roster includes Mario & Luigi Brothership, Metaphor Refantazio, and Pokémon TCG Pocket. Happy new year, fellow gaming enthusiasts.
THE SIMS 4 PS4 on my PS5 machine. 😊

I have bought some DLC: Getting Together, Get Famous and Spa Day.
I like the Spa Day furnitures and make a Spa venue with manicure, pedicure, massage, meditation and yoga activities.
I also have a lot of house renovation projects to makeover the ugly looking default houses by EA.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (XSX) - I've just started the Sukothai level.
Euro Truck Simulator 2 (Steam) - Have visited all of the cities in the UK doing quick jobs and have just bought my first truck.
Also playing the occasional session of Vampire Survivors and Tetris Effect: Connected.
I think I am nearing the end of Kingdom Hearts III. Yesterday I got the Golden Highwind and holy moly is this gumi ship overpowered and fun to use. So I will try to finish the gumi ship missions.
Happy gaming everyone!
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Series X) Still working through this game and really enjoying it. Easily my GotY for 2024
Batman Return (Supet NT) I replay this game this time of the year. Still one of my favorite game adaptation of a movie.
@Freek I am tempted for Ash Vs. Evil Dead as Bruce Campbell is my fav actor but not bit the bullet. I was a bit put off as heard it was really really unfairly hard?
@Mana_Knight
I'll let you know what I think.
This weekend I'll have almost no time for playing! Instead I'll get ready Stardew Valley with a Chocobo mod on my steamdeck for next week, gotta enjoy hatching these babies! Happy gaming everyone!
Well I finally finished Dragon Quest III, my team was a bit too cracked for the final boss to put up much of a fight.
Arus - Hero LV59
Milky - Gadabout to Sage back to Gadabout (for exclusive skills) back to Sage again and finally settled into a Thief LV45ish
Garland - Mage to Sage LV54
Ralph - Monster Wrangler to Martial Artist LV50ish
Xenlon was kind of a pain, defeated in 44 turns, didn't feel like grinding to improve that number.
This weekend I'm gonna finish up Victory Heat Rally. Addictive little arcade racer, easy recommend to fans of the genre. Also gonna play through MiSide, a horror game dressed up as a dating sim, I was lucky enough to catch a bit of it on YouTube before getting it myself.
Also might start Silent Hill 2 Remake with my brother, been looking forward to that one though I'm worried all the new stuff might be superfluous and ruin the brisk pacing of the original.
Oh, and I played Mouthwashing the other night. It was okay, had a decent story but started to veer into walking sim territory with there not being much game to it ultimately.
I think it being a bit of viral success led to it attracting a certain kind of community that hard focuses on particular aspects let's say and makes it out to be more than it is. But that's not the fault of the game itself obviously. It's not bad, play it if you're in the mood for some horror with a side of misery.
"We're staying at an AirBnB, which does have a Wii, but I didn't bring any Wii games with me (what am I like)" 😂😂
For me, I'll be working through the Unicorn Overlord demo (it got me, guys...), Sonic x Shadow Generations, Okami, F-Zero 99, and Splatoon 3.
I’ve somehow fallen back into Monster Hunter Rise. I’m currently grinding through Anomaly Investigations before I take on Amatsu. Still have quite the backlog to clear but I’ve been wanting to replay Astral Chain, really hope it gets a sequel on Switch Deux. Shout to Nile Bowie for picking up KILL KNIGHT, one of my underrated games of 2024.
On Xbox series X still playing thru Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, just started Stalker 2 and Nine Sols, will get back to COD 6. Man…that’s quite a bit of Xbox gaming! Finally seeing this gen hit its stride.
It would be pretty interesting revisiting the history of the WAYP section throughout the Switch’s life cycle. 2025 will be the year of the Switch 2!…it will also be the year we start hearing about Switch 3 😝!!
Strain of the week-Blue Lobster 60. This took me straight to space 😝
Have a Happy New Year everyone!
Thank Goodness You’re Here, Neva, and Trombone Champions for me.
I got a The Spectrum for Christmas, and have found myself hooked on a puzzle game called Snake Escape.
On Switch, I am back on career mode in Grid: Autosport while I try to figure out what I want to play next.
I hope you all enjoy your weekend.
I’ve been playing Salamander (Life Force in America) because I fancied a shooter and the DS game Project Rub after Retro Gamer magazine reminded me about it.
I dropped Ys X: Nordics for now. I'm not a fan of the fact that Falcom announced "Ys X: Proud Nordics", an enhanced version that fans will have to buy all over again. I hate it when Atlus does this, and I'm disappointed that Falcom is doing it as well.
For Christmas I received Fantasian Neo Dimension from a relative, and I'm currently much more interested in trying this game out straight away. So Sorry Ys X, I'll get back to you later (or maybe never if I leave it for until Proud Nordics comes out), but for now my focus is on Fantasian. And I really like it so far! It's got that classic PS1-era Final Fantasy feel to it in the way the camera has fixed perspectives, and there are invisible random encounters, which is surprising to see in a 2020s release since that style of RPG design has definitely gone out of fashion by now. But I never thought invisible random encounters were bad, so I'm having a great time so far.
No Man's Sky.
Work has me swamped these days so I can only get a few hours in daily.
Between Pizza Tower, ANTONBLAST, Battle Brothers and The Binding of Isaac: Repentance for me. Happy final gaming weekend of the year everyone 🥳
Trials of Mana from Collection of Mana still. Finding it a bit grindy for my liking now, but I must be in the last quarter of the game now so I’m determined to see it through to the end. Normally I’m not one for playing a game while doing something else like watching tv but this is one instance where being able to play handheld and just grind some levels with only a bit of attention works well. Although generally I prefer to stay away from games that you can play on auto pilot for something a bit more involved.
Also trying to avoid the sales. Would love to clear the backlog a bit!
sdoj on switch, ketsui and daioujou on mame. ordered a blissful death on switch yesterday so Im hyped.
Last weekend of 2024 ushers in a rare generous streak of gaming time to potentially afford (if with a brief hiatus of New Year's Eve itself and a couple more days afterwards inbetween), and we all know what that means for backlog ambitions. My Switch treasure trove just saw me wrap up Queen's Quest 2 and spot the light at the end of the 1000+ hour tunnel that The Binding of Isaac has been, but I'm also hoping to dedicate more time to a variety of other playthroughs - Xenoblades, Personas/Nocturne/TMS and plentiful sim stuff from RFs, Harvestella and Portia to Graveyard Keeper, Mars Base and Deadcraft; more JRPG goodness from Fuga, DerQ and Mary Skelter 2 to Bloodstained, FFXII and Atelier Marie; other big journeys from Echoes of Wisdom, AC2 and Hogwarts to Dying Light, Skyrim and Sailing Era; vehicular hijinks from Burnout Paradise, Wreckest and Lego 2K Drive to GTA Trilogy, SR4 and Truck Driver; roguelites galore from Bad North, Undercave and Children of Morta to Cult of the Lamb, Firegirl and Swindle; more mystery solving across Danganronpa, Great Ace Attorney and Murder by Numbers; more shooting across Bioshock 2, Borderlands 2 and Doom 3; more of yet other itches from Train Valley, Powerwash and Crashlands to Dredge, Azur Lane and Regency Solitaire...
What? The post was asking about what we are playing this weekend rather than next year? Touché, but you know how I roll - by the end of the designated period, any combination of the aforelisted adventures will have made my holidays. And my gluttony still doesn't end with Switch either, making plans like a variety of Tales sessions across Deck and Vita, Fire Emblem Echoes and more Atlus offerings like Strange Journey and Etrian Odyssey on 3DS, more NFS, RE3R and a variety of Catalogue items on PS4 (since the recent PS Store investments left me some ten rare trophies away from next Stars tier, I suppose I'd be remiss not to take at least a leisurely shot at it), other possibilities across the board like FFXV, Watch Dogs, Endless Frontier, Gravity Rush and Fantasy Life... oh, and besides all this stuff, this week and a half should also feature endeavours to advance my similarly bottomless book and animation backlogs, too.
They do say in my country that you're likely to spend the year the way you brought it in, so all of these sanity-defying ambitions may count as a future investment in themselves. The busier and more solemn parts of our lives have no trouble permeating upcoming months anyway. May your 2025 sail smoothly enough to balance all of it, everyone!
I’m continuing with ‘Octopath 2’ and I did get ‘Sonic Generations’ for Christmas - but haven’t got too far, only done Green Hill Zone but will aim to go further over the weekend
I'm on the last 2 days of my holiday break, so I'm going to try to finish up Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. It's been an absolutely incredible game. Such a perfect way to spend my break. I may also try to squeeze in one last co-op game with my wife before the end of the year. I'm thinking of Vitamin Connection.
I'm almost over being sick, so I just recorded another video of myself playing Mario Party online. It's currently uploading and should be live in about an hour at the link here: https://youtu.be/K-658k-qEHw?si=ISAjud8AaW2tgZaP
I recently wrapped up my New Super Mario Bros. U playthrough on my channel and will be starting a new game. Not sure which one I'll do next, though. I've been promising people that Zelda is coming soon, but I'm not sure if I'm feeling it this week. I've really been itching to replay A Hat in Time, so that might be my first series of 2025, with Link's Awakening coming at a later date.
Wrapping up Final Fantasy 1 pixel remaster. Happy new year everyone!
@PtM Thanks so much
@Freek Cool. Thanks!
I got the NES version of Batman at Christmas, so finally getting around to playing it, it's certainly challenging. Also made me revisit Batman Returns on Game Gear which is a really good game.
When not retro gaming I've been playing some Ace Combat 7 on Switch, it's a really good port.
Finished Unicorn Overlord AND Kirby & the Forgotten Land this week! It’s been a perfect gaming holiday for knocking things off the ol’ backlog
With Unicorn, I found myself immersed in the strategy of every battle versus the art as most folks claim to hang as it’s true positive. Still captivating of course, I was eager to see the numbers go up as they say. Story wise the ending had me cheesing but otherwise it was pretty solid. I hope to do post game someday! Kirby on the other hand - what a CHARMER. I enjoyed it very much and find the creative transformations adorable. The team developed some of the most intriguing stages as well! I see all the praise for Astro Bot and wonder if people were just being dismissive because this our kid friendly Kirby.
After enjoying Sonic 3 the movie I bit the bullet and bought Sonic x Shadow Generations. Currently a couple acts into it & loving the movie crossover as well! Happy gaming and new year to all!
I've been playing a lot of Tetris Effect and Ring Fit Adventures (where I've finally unlocked the Hall of Famer title - I thought the Core Crusher mini-game would just never let me) this past week and I've started Melatonin, which is fun, very simple and easy but kinda has Warioware vibes to it. Curious if I can perfect all of the mini-games.
Happy holidays and all of my best wishes 🧡🎮
Happy Holidays Everyone!
In preparation for the Switch 2, my youngest and I started going back to unfinished games. This week we finally got to the Final Boss Battle of Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Haven't beaten the Final Boss yet, but at least we're close.
Next on our list is Yoshi's Crafted World. We started this long ago, but homework got in the way. LOL.
On my personal list is Captain Toad Treasure Tracker. I'm still stuck on that Zombi level near the end.
On another note, I finally installed Linux Mint Cinnamon on a laptop that can't go to Windows 11. I installed Steam for Linux on it and started playing Axiom Verge and Hollow Knight. I think I can use Linux for my work-for-work stuff as well so I might forego Windows 11 and see how far I get with Linux. 'save my money for a Switch 2 instead.
I’ll be continuing Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth on Switch. I’m currently on the middle section of Episode 4: Turnabout Reminiscence. It’s a fun flashback case that tells the story of how Edgeworth, Gumshoe and Kay first met, five months before Turnabout Beginnings in AA3. It’s the story of a time long ago, back when Gumshoe was paid a living wage…
I'm currently playing....
Switch - Detective Pikachu Returns and Bulletstorm.
PS5 - Mafia Definitive Edition and Transformers Beyond Reality on Psvr2.
I picked up Mario & Luigi: Brothership for Christmas, so I'm going to continue my progress in that game. I've already cleared about 4 islands.
At the moment mostly focusing on working my way through chapter 1 of Project Eden's Garden. After I get done with that I might get back to Xenoblade 2 or try a quickie run of some old Pokemon game.
A bunch of Borderlands 3 on the PS5 with some Wild B*starts on the Switch.
Continuing with Mario & Luigi Brothership, it's looking as though I'm near the end so if that is the case I need to find something else to fill in the gap in the lead up to DKC Returns HD. Leaning towards trying MGS3 from the beginning again after the mistake I made earlier in the month.
Finished both GTA III Definitive Edition and Super Crazy Rhythm Castle (both on the ROG Ally X, but both are available on the Switch) leading in to the weekend. Now im playing through Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order myself (ROG), and Lets Go Pikachu with my daughter.
I beat Ys: X Nordics this week - what a wild ride!! - but not only did I beat it, but I 100%’d it. That is something that I never do.
Now I don’t know what to play. I tried Thank Goodness You’re Here Eternights and Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes
But for various reasons none of them clicked with me! So I’m just going to read a book I guess, see ya around
OGRE TALE – beated Main Missions 06, 07, 08, 09, 10. Leveled up Ran to 100th level (maximum level). Game's localization is pretty bad. It has one of the worst localizations that I have ever seen in my life.
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger – played Arcade Mode. Replayed some levels. Beated one level on all 3 stars, and two levels on 2 stars.
CAPCOM ARCADE STADIUM:
Cyberbots – replayed the game as Jin Saotome. Even after replaying... Its gameplay is quite unbalanced and poor.
Well, for now, it's all what I've played on this week. Have a nice gaming weekend, everyone.
Monster Hunter Rise has hooked me once again, after dropping at the 200+ hour mark to play other games, all thanks to the Sunbreak DLC. Another factor is my kids' changing game preferences. Unlike before, they now have that adventurous streak that lets them enjoy watching me hunt down huge monstrosities (how much my kids enjoy watching while I play is a huge factor on which games I spend time on).
On those times when I don't have the Switch with me, I have Balatro on my phone. Excellent way to pass the time. All my other mobile games lie ignored due to it.
Hopefully everyone had a great Xmas. I will be playing something from Santa's stocking - Luigi's Mansion 2 HD. With the children it will be Mario Party Jamboree and (sigh) Just Dance 2025.
First, my Switch Christmas haul:
I'm currently still plugging away at both Ys X: Nordics (In Chapter 5, exploring the new area I unlocked, last brought Rosalind aboard the Sandras) and SteamWorld Dig 2 (Two earthquake devices left!) on Switch. Fun games, even if I meant to get to the former before now and have played the latter before lol.
Happy gaming, and a Happy New Year to you all!
I had a pretty fun Christmas! I’ve been busy with other things (family time, eating food, fanboying over the new Wallace and Gromit), so I haven’t had much time to play games, but I did get a few things for Christmas. On the Nintendo side of things, I got Mario and Luigi Brothership, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and Sonic Origins Plus, but currently I’m not itching to play either of them. I blasted through Sonic Generations on my Xbox Series X, and am near the end of Shadow Generations, but I might try and complete all the side missions and collect everything before I move on to something else as I’m enjoying my time with it.
Other than that, I need to get onto that backlog. I’m planning on finishing up Mario RPG soon, which I’m close to finishing but then other games got in the way. After that I’m looking into getting stuck into Pikmin 2, and finally dive into Elden Ring, which I know like, nothing about. And I gotta get on those Shiny Rayquaza raids before they end.
@EarthboundBenjy Can't say I was happy about the Ys X: Proud Nordics reveal either. Especially since I've had the base game since near launch but only got to it this month thanks to IRL. I rarely buy games at launch but usually do for Falcom games since they don't have long print runs. Falcom pulling an Atlus gives me pause though. Granted, this is far from the first time they've released an enhanced version of a game, but normally there's a gap of several years and a console generation or two.
I plan to continue with my Ys X: Nordics playthrough since we don't know when or if "Proud Nordics" will come West. If it does, I won't be getting it despite knowing I'm missing out on some content. Too many other games to play to bother rebuying this anytime soon (if at all).
I’ll mostly be on Super Mario Party Jamboree. It’s pretty fun. Get down on some Resident Evil as well as the Marvel vs Capcom Collection.
I wouldn't put down meg's monster if I didn't need to sleep.
Being off from work, the kids being off from school, and family in from out of town has meant lots of Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario Party Jamboree (which arrived on Christmas).
Aside from that I've been staying up after everyone else is in bed and playing Echoes of Wisdom (another Christmas arrival) along with some TotK. Aside from Switch, I also started Stray (gorgeous game btw) on PC, after finishing up Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order right before Christmas. Trying to get as much gaming in as possible before returning to work on the 2nd.
I got alot of new switch stuff so I'll be playing all of that here is my haul:
mario kart 8 DLC
nascar heat
sonic orgins
paper mario thousand year door
new denpa men.
I haven't had time to play yet but expect to put in at least a few hours toward reaching Completionist++ on Balatro. I've been adding a joker ot two to the Gold collection every day, so it still seems like I'm making progress. Happy holidays, everyone!
@Ooyah I know you spoke about your Journey from switching from Nintendo to Rog Ally but I cant remember if you mentioned if you had the X or the Z? I have had a steam deck for about a year and sort of use it similarly. If a non-Nintendo game runs better on the deck I purchase it there.
Hopefully everyone enjoyed the holidays.
As for me, I'll be playing Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, as my primary game. Outside of that, I’ll probably play a quick(ish) game of Super Mario Party Jamboree, with my wife and kids as well.
My nephew got Sonic X Shadow Generations and Super Mario RPG for Christmas, so I borrowed his copy of Sonic Frontiers: currently on the 3rd Island.
Beyond that, I got SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos in preparation of Capcom Fighting Collection 2 and the return of the Capcom vs SNK games. Holy s#!t! the AI is as cheap as it gets, even on Level-1, the lowest difficulty. The only way I can beat the Arcade Mode is by enabling the infinite Power Gauge and also be cheap with the Supers.
I'll probably disappoint myself (again) before New Year and buy a physical copy of Sonic Superstars I saw. I kinda want it, but physical copies are already scarse around here and hardly ever go on sale. I could play it on my nephew's Switch to try it out, he has it digitally.
If I don't disappoint myself, I'll buy the Marvel vs. Capcom collection digitally. As much as I want it physically, I cannot find a copy.
My sister is looking for Super Mario Party Jamboree, but that game seems to be also sold out around here.
Family:
Me alone. I' m playing my new games:
I have finished playing Muv-Luv Alternative Remastered.
Truly, the best grand finale this saga could've asked for. Muv-Luv Alternative Remastered is an epic full of action, romance, and tragedy. A tale of constant struggle where people must fight against insurmountable odds, and learn to contend with inner tumoils. This game does not shy away from subjecting its characters to all sorts of cruelty and vile events in which they must quickly grow to adapt. Through all the pain and suffering, the numerous losses and sacrifices, while upholding the heavy burden of responsibility it was inspiring to witness these characters rise above to the occasion. Despite having limited experience with visual novels myself, Muv-Luv Alternative Remastered has raised my standards for impactful stories to new heights.
That being said, while the story and characters deserves much praise the same cannot be said about the Nintendo Switch port. Somehow the voice clips and the background art have drastically fallen in quality when comparing Muv-Luv Remastered to Muv-Luv Alternative Remastered. The voices are no longer clear and instead sound crunchy and scratchy. The background arts show heavy compression artifacts making them look blurry and pixelated. The texts themselves are even slightly misaligned with improper alignment and varying font sizes. These detractors are prevalent in just about 99% of the game, and actively harms the overall experience regardless of how engrossing the story is. The Muv-Luv saga is a journey worth experiencing, but dropping the ball on the porting quality of the final chapter is disappointing.
I just started Echoes of Wisdom, while also playing some Metroid Prime and Metroid Dread. I’m also delving into Stormlight Archives book 5, so good. Should be a cozy new years week for me
Have been waiting for Islets to go on sale for a while so snapped that up when it did. Am 38% through and enjoying it very much - it's manageable enough to avoid hurling abuse at the screen after 30 odd progress-free attempts at some fiendish boss, but challenging enough that I feel like I'm achieving something when I do make progress. Also downloaded Balatro, which seems fun enough, haven't been bowled over by it yet but keep going back for more, so I guess it's working its magic?
Eyeballing Neva and/or plumply discounted Octopath Traveller on sale, haven't given myself a Christmas gaming treat yet so might try one of them imminently...
Christmas gifts have changed my plans by quite a bit. On Steam, I was gifted Arco, Crossover: Roll for Initiative, Tyranny, Minami Lane, and Firewatch. I'll be starting Act 3 of the fantastic Arco this morning.
I bought myself stitch. on Switch, so I'm hoping to start in on that, too. But I'll probably wait until I finish Arco.
Otherwise, still playing Granblue Fantasy Relink and Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Watching my brother play Indiana Jones, too.
Busy busy busy
Metaphor ReFantazio: Unlocked the Masked Songtress Archetype, currently farming in the Spire of Blind Faith.
Dino Crisis: Finished the game (so good).
Fate Grand Order: Almost finishing the Part 1 of the Lostbelt 7 (only 3 fights left).
Have a great weekend everyone.
What did you play this week?
Same thing I play every week,
Try to take over the splatlands!
I’ve played in order of time spent: Splatoon 3, XC3FR, botw, and Fire Emblem three houses (I just started it)
currently playing dragon quest 3 remastered.
After one week of playing, Spelunky 2 I have been enjoying it but I also have felt like a sucker for punishment. I have played difficult games before (I finished Hollow Knight, Celeste B sides, Ori) but this one is on a whole new level.
For me, it'll be Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (playing through MMBN2 to be more precise).
@honshu Hey there! Yeah, it's an X. Am loving it so far. I have been surprised to see how many Steam games are incompatible with the Steam Deck... quite a problem. ☹️ I am loving the Steam sales! Although I can see that 1TB doesn't last long in PC land! 😆
I've also unlocked high rank in Monster Hunter Rise this week, and I still want to play more. However, I got Mario and Luigi Brothership for Christmas, so I'll probably be playing that when I can!
Next week, I'll be going to a Youth conference, so hopefully I'll do some good shopping then! Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year! It's gonna be a big one, I can feel it.
I picked up TMNT: Splintered Fate on sale and it's been fun working through it the last couple of days. The description of it as a lesser Hades is very accurate, but a decently-made Hades clone is still worth playing, given how high Hades set the bar.
Got four new games for Christmas. STAR WARS: OUTLAWS and SPACE MARINE II on PS5. TOMB RAIDER I-III REMASTERED and TMNT: MUTANTS UNLEASHED on Switch. Have played them all, but man is WARHAMMER 40K: SM2 good! Star Wars is scratching that open-world itch. Tomb Raider is always fun. TMNT is really faithful to the new movie's universe, but framerate is rough; hope Switch 2 fixes a lot of these issues with game patches. And, of course, I will be playing some OG TETRIS on NSO NES and some rounds of TETRIS 99. Happy New Year, everyone!
Borderlands 2 (Vita) - Picked this up again after a long time of being away from it. It's at least playable at least...(Even if this is the worst way to play this game ).
Microsoft Wordament (Android) - Adventure mode and Dailies as usual.
iStunt 2 (Windows Phone) - Almost halfway through the game again getting all stars.
@SonnyBonds
My game of last Summer. And as Nintendo advised me, my most played game of the year, lol.
Animal Well on Switch and Indiana Jones on XBOX.
Not a big sports game fan but I picked up Super Mega baseball 4 for $4.00 and love the heck out of it. Being an American the MLB "legends" are familiar and nostalgic but the gameplay is simply elite. Maybe the best baseball game ever made.
Started Sonic X Shadow Generations, which I received for Christmas.
Meanwhile, dusted off the GameCube again for a few rounds of Double Dash with the kids, as well as a chance to try out a bit of wrestling in the kingdom of Far Far Away following a recent purchase of Shrek SuperSlam.
My brother got me New Pokémon Snap and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for my birthday, so I've been playing those. Good thing he bought me Switch games really, as I've not been well (man flu, so I may as well be dying) the past few days, so I haven't felt like sitting at the desk. Incidentally, I haven't played Helldivers 2 in 4 days; I don't know if the shaking is from the illness or from withdrawal.
@JohnnyMind I’m always impressed how you manage to keep track of and juggle playing 15-20 games at the same time. I am not able to do it
Wow I almost missed my weekend post! I love Christmas, but it sure is a mad dash every year - time now to relax for a few vacation days and recharge. I’ve looked forward to just kicking back and luxuriating in a few good games.
I’ll keep going in Astral Ascent, which for me has been a joy to play and just as compelling as Hades or Into the Breach.
Beyond that, anything goes. I’ll try to play Charlie Brown Xmas Pinball or maybe the newish Star Trek pins I bought on sale for Pinball FX. I’m sure to have a few goes at Ake-Aka’s Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, or some other arcade titles, since the two Ake-Aka NEO GEO Selections and Taito Milestones Vol. 3 (containing all 3 Rastan arcade games!) delivered from Japan, just in time for my Xmas vacation.
Wishing everyone a relaxing year-end, and a New Year of Peace, Health, and Prosperity! 🕹👾🎉
I got Ace Attorney Investigations Collection for Christmas, and I'm loving it so far! I'm about half way through Case 2 as of now. I also returned to Pokémon Moon, and I'm currently at Konikoni City, just doing some evolutionary stone stuff. Last of all, I'm still playing good old Fire Emblem Heroes, in which I just finished Book III, and also Book II on Hard mode. Now, I'm starting Book II on Lunatic mode before I start Book IV.
This weekend is...
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Been slackin', time to get back to it.
Rocket League
Always nice to get in a couple sessions.
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
I'm so glad I stuck with this one. Almost time for the ending.
StarTropics
I felt like some retro throwback, so I cleared out Chapter 6. This game is soulfood to me.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
This will be a surprise entry as I've been missing it. Let's have some fun. Too bad I forgot about the tourney this weekend.
@cosmograph I got a notification directing me here but I can't find your comment, how weird!
Good that you're feeling better, I've also been a bit sick during the Xmas holidays.
Wish you lots of fun with your Ring Fit, this game is just perfect for exercising at home!
To let you know, Hall of Famer is the title you get when you reach S rank in the Core Crusher mini-game in advanced mode. Took me literally forever to get that one!
Otherwise, I'm tracking my progress and here is what I am still missing:
Titles: 275 / 281
Open & Close Leg Raises 2486 / 3000
Overhead Squats 2233 / 3000
Hip Lifts 2987 / 3000
Bootstrap Tower Adv. S
Hoping to get the last title by end of January, curious which one it will be.
@Zeroo Thanks, as I mentioned last time I'd say it's a combination of my gaming schedule, my relatively strong memory so it's not an issue playing each game only once per week (but it has to be said that I write down my progress as soon as I finish playing or when I wake up for those I play before sleeping as it would be pretty difficult to keep track of that in detail otherwise) and of course my love for games in general as that's why I can't help but play so many of them at the same time - on the flip side, by doing so it takes me longer to finish/complete them so playing less games or even just a single one is better in that sense!
After 1 1/2 years I've finally returned because I once again own a Switch OLED and am rebuilding my physical collection. Currently playing Marco and the Galaxy Dragon on Switch and The Last of Us: Part II on PS4.
@JustMonika welcome back
I finally finished Persona 5 Royal, mixed feelings about the Royal part of the game overall. And I'm also going through The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, where I just got the equivalent of the hookshot.
Started up Sea of Stars this past week, finally got around to it since I now have the physical version. It's been fantastic!
Back on Snowrunner (Switch). I'm tackling the Taymyr map like it owes me money! I'll admit though it kick's my @ss at times but I love the challenge of delivering the cargo through the worst of terrain. I'm also in a small 'in between' time since I polished off Epic Mickey (Switch) last week. My next top priority game will be without a doubt Donkey Kong Country Returns HD when it releases next month. I have a little time till then so I'm debating about grabbing something small that I can for sure finish but we'll see.
I got a bunch of Nintendo eShop cash for Xmas so I'm torn on what to do. I really, really want to keep on the backlog and not let Snowrunner keep throwing a monkey wrench into it. However, there's so many discounts right now so I'm debating about picking up the ones I'll play "for sure" this year (at some point!). I'm just horrible about utilizing discounts properly. Just knowing I have purchased game(s) waiting to be played stresses me out, so I tend to not buy anything until that particular game is "on deck". The major downside in doing that is I miss out on the discounts and end up paying full price. I guess I technically pay money to not be stressed however I miss out on those really good discounts. I'm a mess.
I'm in a Mario and Sonic phase at the moment, Sonic because of Sonic 3 and Mario because of the 40th anniversary next year, so this weekend I've been playing Shadow the Hedgehog (going for all 10 endings 💀) and a handful of Mario games including Mario Galaxy, Bros Wii, Bros Wonder, Mario RPG, and Origami King!
Well here we go with another awesome WAYP. The week was more of the GOTY hunt again. Trails Through Daybreak, Emio and Metaphor with some Mario and Luigi and Call of Duty Black Ops 6. Most of the weekend was spent with Silent Hill 2. For all the crap that people throw it I think Bloober Team did a good job. Rest of the weekend I’m thinking is gonna be some YS X Nordics or Arranger. Yet again almost done with YS and I’m super hype about it. Arranger is pretty fun. It’s quite interesting for a puzzle game. Also beat Black Ops 6 this week and that’s a good campaign it’s a lot of fun and a great spy thriller sort of thing. Got some awesome Christmas gifts this year like a FFXVI Postcard book, Marvel Vs Capcom Fighting Collection, mangas like JoJo, Spy X Family and Chainsaw Man and the crown jewel a Replica WWE belt like the one Cody Rhodes carries around. Also gave some awesome gifts. Otherwise I’m thinking this week is mostly gonna consist of some Trails Through Daybreak, Emio, Dawntrail, Metaphor, Mario and Luigi Brothership, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Bakeru and Visions of Mana. To talk about the New Year for this holiday themed WAYP. Thinking that the first new game of the year is Tales of Graces F for the switch and the first games to work on? Fantasian Neo Dimension for PS5 and Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake for Nintendo Switch. Maybe some Black Myth Wukong and Mario and Luigi Brothership AND Trails Through Daybreak before the sequel too. The wrestling thing this week is the WWE Holiday Tour show I went to at MSG after Christmas. It was pretty hype with some of the matches like CM Punk VS Ludwig Kaiser, Damian Priest VS GUNTHER and Iyo Sky VS Liv Morgan being really cool and seeing the Wyatt Sicks in person was Magical. They’re called House Shows and honestly everyone should go to one of these they’re just genuinely good honest fun. Anime of the week gotta go to Dandadan and Dragon Ball Daima and Shangri La Frontier and Yakuza Fiancé and Ron Kaminohashis Forbidden Deductions and Ranma 1/2. Still amazing shows with Dandadan AND Dragon Ball Daima AND Yakuza Fiancé AND Ranma 1/2 continuing to be the standout ones. Gonna start collecting Dandadan mangas I think. 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. As always yall stay safe, be cool to each other. Happy New Year to everyone I hope all of yall have a absolutely amazing and safe New Year for real. Have a totally amazing weekend and of course Happy Gaming.
@Ganner I give you credit, you see I jump at the discounts usually and now I’m stressed because my backlog continues to grow and my time with games is too short. I think it’s better to exercise control and just be content with what you have. Greeds an ugly thing.
I’ve taken a break from Snowrunner. Currently I’m in Tamyre and unlocked the awesome Taygar truck with its suspension but I turned it over on a mission far from a recovery point and just had to put it down. I’m back on Mario and Luigi brothership and just made it past the first great light house and having a good deal of enjoyment with this one despite its slow start. Pizza tower I just started and so far it’s blown
Me away, it could be my game of the year as long as it never lets up. Mario kart got some play as well. I’m trying to get those golden tires.
@TYRANACLES Yeah, I totally hear what you're saying. Thanks for helping me realize I'm not alone about the stressed part. When I was a lot younger I didn't stress nearly as much or if at all. The more games across multiple platforms the better! Now being older (I'm 40!) and time being so limited it makes me crazy having games waiting to be played. I found it a lot better to keep it limited HOWEVER I miss out on a lot of deals. On my phone though I keep a list of games that I hope to eventually get to. The list is soooo long!
Yeah, good take a break from Snowrunner as needed. Never forget that games are supposed to be fun. Snowrunner can be a very fun game but it can also just be the biggest brutal slogfest. If you're not careful you could be putting hours into it not realizing you're not having much fun. I know for sure I'm guilty of doing that so I try to recognize when it's happening and play something else. It's still one of my most favorite and rewarding games but after 100% Michigan, Alaska and digging deep into Taymyr (I originally intended to stop after Alaska) I tell myself it's time to slow it down some and get back to the backlog more. We'll see how well I do because once I get "in the zone" with Snowrunner the time fly's by and I'm having fun. But damn I know if I just didn't get Snowrunner back in mid September I'd be so much further in the backlog by now. It's why I quit anything Monster Hunter games. That franchise dominated my game time to the point I knew it was time to step away so I can play other games (add to the fact they were changing the mechanics of that game to something I wasn't completely down with). Snowrunner may have filled that spot unintentionally.
I'm giving SaGa Emerald Beyond a go. I tried the remake of 2 this month and enjoyed it but missed the more modern SaGa feel, so here I am. Also replaying Pokemon Legends: Arceus before its (hopefully still) eventual release sometime next year.
Happy New Year(s Eve) everyone! 🥳 🎉
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