Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (13th September)

This week I will be mostly playing

Street Fighter Alpha 3
Broken Sword Reforged
Tears of the Kingdom

Hey everyone.
The last couple of weeks I have finished Chronicles of the Wolf. Thoroughly enjoyed it, great old school Metroidvania with some amazing music.

Got further in Cyberpunk 2077, love the amount of things to do.

Also started a game by a small indie developer that has gone under the radar, it is called Silksong.
You should really check it out.
It is a punishment simulator that is disguised as a Metroidvania.

Also have Mandragora Collectors Edition and Earth Atlantis Elite Edition arriving this week so I look forward to getting into those too.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Going to participate in the weekly ritual @ Tetris Effect Connected, as usual. I need more points to unlock the last Guardian Avatar so I'll do some games of Full Moon as well.

Looking for 3 more P-switch missions to complete before I take a break from Mario Kart World. I'm at 90 hours, which means an average of 1h per day since S2 launched. I've had my fun, and would like to keep 100 missions to play while in the online lobbies when I'll be getting back into the game.

I've managed to Platinum all the chapters with Jeanne and Viola in hard mode @ Bayonetta 3, so now I'm enjoying playing with my favourite character again!

Happy gaming!! ✌🏻🧡🎮

I'm going through Split Fiction and Cronos on the Switch 2, South of Midnight on Series X and Killzone on PS Vita.

South of Midnight is one of my games of the year so far.

Happy gaming everyone.

Seeing as I wrapped up the incredible Donkey Kong Bananza just last week, I may as well try the new DK Island DLC and check out the Emerald Rush content. I think it looks super fun.

Other than that, I was planning to go back for another run through the Mario Wonder campaign, but now that it’s getting the Switch 2 Edition + [insert preposterous title] treatment, I may as well wait.

With Mario Galaxy 2 (the only mainline Mario I’ve not yet played) less than three weeks away, I may as well go to Super Mario 3D All-Stars and play the first Mario Galaxy for the first time on Switch 2. At least that way, it might stop me from buying both Galaxy games just for the 4K resolution and added story book pages. Then again, who am I kidding?

Oh and I almost forgot, I’m also just over halfway through the Kirby and the Forgotten Land campaign. It’s the first time I’m playing it since the original release, which I played entirely in handheld mode while on my last holiday abroad back in 2022. It’s still great to play in handheld – especially in bed – and once that’s done, I’ll go straight to the new Star-Crossed World content. Such a fun, chill game, this.

Have a great weekend, folks!

Greetings fellow video game enthusiasts. I’ve been away the last few days and am hankering to get back to Ys X and Hollow Knight. (Note to self: always bring some kind of handheld with you when travelling. Travelling light is overrated.)

Been playing a lot of puzzle games this year, but putting off starting Lorelei & The Laser Eyes as I know it’ll be good but super challenging! Will aim to make a start on that and maybe some more Patrick’s Parabox too (continuing the mind-bending puzzle theme). Happy gaming all!

Virtues Last Reward on 3DS. Maybe a little bit of Splatoon 3 and Mario Kart World too. Once I’m done with VLR it will be back to switch 2 properly again. Also by then my son will have gone to uni so I’ll actually get to use my own console again!

I started Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow from the Advance collection, really digging it so far. Have a good one everyone!

Touch Detective, forgot the actual title but it’s all games and more. I’m enjoying the simplicity since I’ve been kind of burned out playing games.

I am going to finish my first playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077. I am going to meet Hanakoat Embers finally. I am sad... this game is amazing.

The next game I am going to play is Broken Sword 5. I didn't decide it yet, which console. Switch 2 or Switch Lite...

(inhales) Super Robot Taisen Original Generation Saga: Endless Frontier Exceed.

Beat the first one ages ago, now finally got around to play the sequel. It only got fan translation, but it's really good.

More of Kirby and The Forgotten Land DLC! Also, more Chibi Robo! But the poll did not seem to work for me this week doing more than 1 option. Loving both these games. Sort of thought we would have Mario Sunshine for this weekend, but no matter. Plenty to do here still in these games! Have a good weekend everyone!

This morning I finished the story of Bananza, now collecting stuff. In Patapon 2 I’m stuck at a hard mission mid-game, I want to pass somehow. And the usual rounds in Hello Kitty Island Adventure.

So far the only thing I have played is Tennis (og gameboy) on my analogue pocket!

Simpler times and surprisingly enjoyable for a game with virtually zero 'content'

I will be playing Knuckles's story in Sonic Adventure on my Dreamcast. A simple but fun game with a good atmosphere.

Happy gaming everyone!

Last week I obtained a RAD2X for my Saturn so have been playing some of my favourite games on the console. This weekend be some more SEGA Rally, which I still think is one of the best arcade racer ports ever made, plus some other great sprite based racers, OutRun (with the correct car sprite), Power Drift and Chase H.Q.

Also the Saturn version of Road Rash is really good fun (and the music very much takes me back to the 90s), and I've restarted Panzer Dragoon Saga, I never did finish the game as the battery save in my console had died.

@MischiefMaker
Ooh VLR!
Is that a first playthrough or a revisit?

Really looking forward to the Nintendo Life review for Silksong! I’ve done my local Parkrun this morning, and I’ll be playing Super Mario RPG and Pikmin Bloom. Have a good one

My condolences to Gavin for falling into Deepnest. It changes you.

I appear to be late in my playthrough of Trails into Reverie, and of course the series that has its hooks into me introduced my greatest weakness: loot runs. I've seen other procedurally generated dungeons and mostly despised them, but they rarely provide consistent quality loot seen in the Reverie Corridor. Objectively, it's one of the weaker stories, but I'm having fun nonetheless.

I was ordered to rest a bit this weekend, so I'll definitely be getting some time in on that.

Happy gaming everyone!

I finally got around to starting Expedition 33 on the ROG Ally X. I've had to adjust the settings pretty low to get a playable experience, and even then, this is an amazing RPG so far. I could definitely see a Switch 2 version running very well at 30 fps.

Hopefully I'll get to play it this weekend though! While I finished my studies for work, I'm still working on lengthy home repair projects.

Partner and I finished up the final case on The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles last weekend. Holy smokes! Really got into the story of the 2nd game especially so a bit gutted it's all over. Still, have the Apollo Justice trilogy waiting in the wings!

As for solo play, downloaded the demo for DK Bananza after watching the Direct yesterday and will continue plugging away at Xenoblade Chronicles X.

Main event of the weekend, however, is the first Demon Slayer Infinity Castle movie! Enjoy the weekend folks!

This weekend, I'll be playing Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion on Switch 2.

Cyberpunk gripped hold of me about a month ago (been playing since Switch 2 release) to the point that now it’s the only game I play - thoroughly enjoying it and not ready to roll credits just yet

No games again just game dev.

This week I pivoted away from my PvZ like game to make a top-down adventure game. I’m currently working on occlusion and chunking techniques for level rendering.

In regards to Silksong, I'm going to wait for that difficulty balance update before I start it. My biggest complaint with Hollow Knight was the difficult early game (it made me initially rage quit until I came back to it months later), so if there's anything I can do to alleviate that just a little bit, I'm going for it.

Until then, I'll be finishing up Shinobi: Art of Vengeance this weekend. Feels like a real GOTY contender to me. The action, the visuals, the music...everything comes together perfectly. I guess the story is kinda meh, but I'm not playing it for the narrative anyway. I've also dipped a bit into Gimmick 2, so i may play that for a bit afterwards.

*animal crossing new horizans- been playing this for about a hour and a half everyday after I wake up.
destiny 2
far cry 6?- depends on how much destiny takes my time.

I think my answer for the next few weeks will be silksong. I'm still in act 1 after 30 hours. This game is HARD. It might be the hardest game I've ever played and I've completed all the From Software games.

On the Xbox I got Borderlands 4 ready to go so I’m keen on getting that started. Switch might be a toss up between Killing Time: Resurrected and mayyyyybe Shuten Order.

Storm lancers. Great fun!

I'll water my crops in ACNH. Then I'll be playing some FE:Three Houses, and possibly some West of Loathing.

After work Simulator has finished today. I’ll be spinning some silk well into Sunday. Pretty sure I am at the end of act 1. I have the last judge to tackle first. At first I thought I had hit a major wall but I’ve almost got the blighter after many attempts/patiently learning tells. I’m putting it down to tiredness so will get red bull’d up tonight. He’s going to face my final judgement tonight.
In between that, back on SF6 for some online play. And some banana hunting on DKB.
Happy gaming all

You should sort out these polls threads properly, the way sometimes you can vote for five games and others (like now) just one is kind of annoying.

Anyway, as for me:

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar - still absolutely loving this one, easily the best game in the series. Kate Gray really hit the nail on the head.

Monster Train 2 - my most played game of the year so far and I'd comfortably say the best roguelite deckbuilder ever, now with with a new patch with a bunch of balance changes and fifteen new cards.

Hollow Knight - still making my way through it before I tackle Silksong. Absolutely loving it all over again, maybe even more than the first time.

Might pick up the Bravely Default remaster too, which I put on pause for the last few days, or Kirby blah blah blah: Star-Crossed World, I grabbed the upgrade pack the other day but have barely touched it yet.

@GregamanX
Hello sir, I’m pleased to tell you, the silksong update went live yesterday FYI

@Neckcrane Ah, nice! I'll still be finishing Shinobi first, but now I can hop into Silksong right afterwards. Many thanks for letting me know!

This weekend I am playing Hollow Knight Silksong. There are so many wondrous things I can say about the game, but I want to use one word to describe my experience: exhilarating.

I could also discuss how incredible the world design is, from its atmosphere, intertwining levels that connect together, the music by Christopher Larkin, but I won’t. What I will talk about is how the game makes me feel, and how this culminates.

I’ve reached Act 2 and I’ve realized how brilliantly paced it is, particularly with its difficulty. It’s been challenging, yet fair. There were a few boss fights that had me stuck for an hour or two, but I eventually overcame my adversity.

Silksong gradually introduces you to new mechanics (obviously, it’s a Metroidvania), but also enemies and bosses. It will start you off with enemies that will take three hits to finish; a boss encounter with one phase; or a region that has more traps than the previous area. This happens just when you, the player, begin to feel like you’re getting comfortable with its design, and subsequently makes you uncomfortable momentarily. The crescendo is the boss fights that make you remember everything you have learned up until that point. And then you discover a second phase, and then a third.

It is at this moment your skills and reflexes take over. When they do, my goodness - you feel like a God. It reminds me of the movie Dodgeball, with the quote, Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge! You begin to realize you are memorizing enemy patterns. Muscle memory starts to take over, and suddenly you are jumping, dashing, dodging, and parrying attacks all at once and in between multiple enemies. It is utterly satisfying.

I haven’t felt this type of emotion since Bloodborne. I have fond memories of fighting bosses, dying repeatedly, but inching my way closer to victory each time. And when I knew I had the enemy on the cusp of defeat my adrenaline would start pumping, my hands got sweaty, my arms got shaky, and I entered the zone. It’s been 11 years since I’ve experienced those same dopamine spikes, and I didn’t think I’d ever have that again from a video game. Thank goodness, I was wrong. As I said in the beginning: it is exhilarating.

P.S. Screw Sinner’s Road and its bench!

I dipped back into Love Story behind the Restoration and have been playing through Keiki's route.
I'm also trying to give UFO 50 another go here and there. I want to like it more, but I feel like something just isn't hitting for me. I mostly play visual novels and the occasional Arcade Archives these days, so maybe I'm just not in the headspace for it. Anyway, the game I was playing this time was Warptank.

@Zuljaras I’d like to recommend you a few games if you haven’t played them or can find them for a good buy, nightmare creatures n64/ps1, hunter the reckoning gc/ps2/xbox, spartan total warrior gc/ps2/xbox, and gauntlet dark legacy gc/ps2/xbox. Also have you tried blade chimera, it looks similar to castlevania but I haven’t tried it myself but was considering it in the sale.

This weekend I’ll continue silksong, drop in for a few Overwatch mystery heroes matches, and my daughter and I’ve been playing savage planet on gamepass. Happy weekend everyone hopefully you’re happy with the direct news. I may be most excited for galaxy 2 at the moment since it’s so soon to release.

I'm happy to say that I took a gaming break last night to book a holiday for the Spearess and me in Aruba later this year. One of the few worthwhile non-gaming pursuits for a Friday evening!

Later this morning, I'll start a new Civ VI run, this time as Joao III of Portugal. The last run as Eleanor/Britain ended gloriously on Monday with a culture victory but just one turn short of my space-race project reaching its completion, all the while with foreign cities all over my continent flashing Britain's crest, signaling their impending defection to Eleanor's rule. Gaming joy at its best!

Happy gaming, everyone!

Silksong. I still have to 100% it. It's a great game, but some aspects (how much HPs boss generally have, which make their fights long and tedious) are definitely making the experience worse, for no other reason than, in my humble opinion, artificially increase the game length. But that's only my 2 cents.

Donkey Kong Bananza for the new DLC announced ! I'm not sure it's worth the price tbh, but it's a great nostalgia trip, and it's always fun to smash stuff

After watching the wallet-busting Direct last night, the main game I’ll be playing is saving up my money! There will be a lot to buy between now and March. 🤑

While the kiddos are with me today I’ll mainly play Spelunky. Every time I start that game, I vow to my kids that I will beat it, and then never come close. 1,120 failed attempts now. I must be the worst player in the world who still loves the game! I’ll play some UFO 50, too.

After the kids depart, I think I’ll go back to playing Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion. It’s already got a Metroid motorcycle to ride! And I betcha Samus’ ride doesn’t turn into a laser buster cannon! I’m patiently waiting for Marvelous to add gyro aiming to the game, though - that and the other improvements they’ve announced really should have been ready day one and on the cartridge.

Wishing everyone a leisurely weekend with time for your favorite games! 🕹️🐍🚀

hello lovely people! this weekend im jumping into the new DK BANANZA DLC!!! i played a bit last night and its so fun but gonna be hard to 100% 😭 im also gonna probably finally continue my progress with wind waker, and check out a few levels in mario maker that were posted here 😸
happy gaming NL!

Still playing No Man's Sky on Switch 2 myself. The more improvements I give my character the more addictive the game becomes, right now I am just trying to improve my settlement to where it gets profitable.

I should be able to wrap up Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker (Switch) this weekend. What a cute, fun little game. Now knowing Hades II is around the corner I won't be starting the next backlog game for sure. Once I get my hands on that I see it being the main game for a long time.

I also finally settled on the next Snowrunner (Switch) DLC I'm going to tackle. After completing Season 9 which was based on the aftermath of wildfires, I wanted to get back to an actual snow setting so I decided on Season 1 "Search & Recover". I barely just started it, but I can already tell this one is going to be a real pain in the @ss. Bring it on!

Whole lotta Crypt Custodian and Dark Deity 2. Some small amounts of silksong

Being a latecomer to Switch 2, it's still MKW, DKB, and Fast Fusion for me.

Oh, and Adventure of Samsara, the other Metroidvania that was released last week.

A somewhat hectic weekend coupled with the proverbial storage space juggling requirements on both hybrids suggests that the latest Switch batch (a fairly wide range from Railgrade, Into the Breach and No Straight Roads to Gris, Lovecraft's Untold Stories and Raging Loop) may all stay in the figurative drawer for now despite the almost radiated temptation, but time will tell; some shuffling will be in order next month or so at latest anyway (in pursuit of pre-installing my Roughly Estimated™ 1900th Switch game aka Tales of Xillia👀), so I might as well ponder the necessary adjustments in advance. For now, what session time I'll ultimately manage to squeeze in is likely to be spent on the familiar lengthy playthroughs encompassing the familiar Xenoblades, Rune Factories, Ateliers, Personas, already installed Tales and their genre brethren/neighbours from Skyrim and EoW to Ys Origins and Shalnor Legends, plus other itches to potentially scratch like Powerwash, Train Life, Regency Solitaire, Layers of Fear 2, Tumbleseed and Pocket Card Jockey. NS2's native Cyberpunk alongside not-so-native Carto, Doom 3 and Pillars of Eternity are in this bingo ball machine, too, as are options on the other platforms like Dishonored, Pokemon Gold, God of War, Luigi's Mansion and Virtue's Last Reward.

This weekend I'm gonna try to continue my replay through of a hat in time I'm hoping to finish off the dlc areas mainly the metro because that's honestly my favorite area in the game alongside the battle of the birds chapter and the subcon forest. And I mabye try the arctic cruise 🛳 area for a bit.

Hello again, y'all! This weekend I'm playing:
Kirby and the Forgotten Land: I only have two levels left in Redgar Forbidden Lands, so I'll probably beat the game today, then try the postgame, though there's no guarantee I'm finishing the postgame.
Plus the usuals:
Pokémon Sleep
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket

After I beat Shantae Advance, I’ve been on a real Shantae fix as of late. Just recently beat Seven Sirens again, now I jump on Pirates Curse. Probably will play Easy Come Easy Golf as well.

Steamworld Heist 2.
Unmetal.

Didn't take long for Bubsy 3D to get really annoying on launch day, I can see why people call it such a bad game but still it was nice to be given the option to check out this bad game for the novelty factor kind of like how despite Virtual Boy's infamous reputation, Nintendo's giving people the opportunity to check out the game's library next year on Switch/Switch 2.

Prime 4 is too far away for me to start my Prime 2 and 3 playthroughs on Wii U now (will wait until November) so I'll be starting Shinobi Art of Vengeance.

@AJWolfTill First playthrough. I wasn’t really sure what to expect but it has gripped me! I never played the first game (999 I think?) so maybe I’ll go back and do that some day

Still playing Split Fiction with my friend on switch 2 and While there are are some annoying parts of the game and it seems to copy too much from all other games I still like it. I am near the end of it I think. My friend and I will try to finish it this weekend hopefully. Then I will delete the game because it takes up way too much space for something I can’t even play by myself or even own 😂.

Xenoblade chronicles X - on chapter 11 finally, but doing a lot of side stuff first now that I can fly lol.

Donkey Kong bananza - on sublayer 600 still. Haven’t played it much but since there is dlc, I got to go finish this game fast.

Fire emblem the sacred stones on NSO - on chapter 17. Pretty deep into the game. I should be done with it soon.

Zero time dilemma on 3ds - work in progress again lol

Shoutout to the person playing virtue’s last reward on 3ds. Great game!
Also shout out to the person playing super robot wars endless frontier exceed. Played the first one and I loved it so much. I still got to play the second one.

Happy gaming everyone!

Whew! What a meaty Direct yesterday, huh? Plenty of reveals I'm into, and some release dates are sooner than I anticipated.

Playing:

• Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit (AAIC/Switch) - I think I'm towards the end of the beginning part of case 3, Turnabout Legacy. Many familiar faces in this one, and it's a joy to play as Gregory Edgeworth 18 years ago. Unsurprisingly, his eventual murderer has joined the fray too. It's really hard to talk about this case without spoiling anything from previous games.
• Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii) - I finished the short and sweet Neva, so the side game spot was vacant. With all the Kirby fever lately, I decided to boot up this relatively recent retro acquisition. I'm only in the opening levels, but I'm really enjoying the yarn-y visuals so far! I'm curious to see how this game unravels. Pun intended.
• Pokemon Go - Flabebe Community Day is tomorrow, so I'll try to bag a few shiny flower fairies. Not sure how successful I'll be with the unseasonably hot weather though....

Happy gaming!

@MischiefMaker you should definitely play the first one 999 before doing the second one. They should all be played in the order they came out. Otherwise the twists won’t hit you as hard and you will be confused a little.

@Medic_alert The GameBoy is always on my desk for whenever I need a short distraction. I had just finished some Tetris Plus when I saw your message.

@Burning_Spear amazing! I have my og gameboy in the loft but it needs a bit of an overhaul. It has gone a little yellow...

I was looking at buying some consoles to mod when is saw the analogue pop up on Ebay for a decent price and it seemed to be the perfect solution to have access to these games.

I absolutely love having the option to go completely old school.

@Medic_alert I was thinking of putting the Analogue on my Christmas want list. No complaints with it?

I continue to be fully drawn into Hogwarts Legacy on Switch 2, though my focus lately has shifted more toward slow, intentional exploration than story progression. I’ve reached the cusp of the Second Trial and hit 70% overall completion, thanks to a lot of wandering off the beaten path. The Highlands are rich with secrets, and I’ve been savoring every hidden nook and forgotten ruin.

The shift into autumn has breathed new life into my cozy gaming habits. In Hello Kitty Island Adventure, I’ve redoubled my efforts to woo visitors into becoming permanent residents. Dear Daniel is nearly ready to clinch at 4 stars, while Mimmy, Baku, Berry, and Ruby remain interested but elusive. One day, they’ll all unpack their suitcases. I believe.

Meanwhile, the Scholastic Celebration event has been a tiny joy. Collecting pencil boxes — chock full of those marshmallow-like erasers that never actually erased anything but only ever created giant smears all over your homework — has tapped directly into something nostalgic.

Wishing everyone a peaceful and playful weekend in their respective worlds.

@Burning_Spear the only thing that's disappointing is that it doesn't automatically do the gameboy color palletes on og gameboy games. The data was stored in the gbc and it couldn't be copied across - so none of them have colour.

But otherwise, gba, gbc and og games all work great and I want the game gear adaptor too.

Definitely recommend it if you can get one without hugely over paying.

I loved Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, so I'm exploring the studio's prior work, Blasphemous (which was on a steep sale). It's great!

It will be a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder weekend for me. Maybe sprinkle in some time for Street Fighter 6 and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves on PS5 too.

Silksong for me this weekend! Just finished act 1 last night.

I can only pick one game again... anyway, here's what I'll be playing. (Edit: I'm MarioVillager92 in case you're not aware, I changed my username.)

Super Mario All-Stars - My way to celebrate Mario's 40th anniversary... it's a childhood favorite of mine. Might play through the entirety of Super Mario Bros. 1 tonight, and I'll likely play at least some of SMB2 and 3 this weekend as well. This is the game I picked on the poll.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Gonna try to look for that dang bug for my museum, and hopefully the Able Sisters will finally have my conductor hats. I might play the DLC too.

Tetris Effect: Connected - Playing in today's ritual event.

Donkey Kong Bananza - I've finished the game already, but there's still some stuff I wanna do in the game. I don't have the DLC as of now.

Be good, and have a wonderful weekend. Happy gaming, and happy 40th anniversary, Super Mario!

Currently about 31 hours into Elden Ring now! I'm also around level 121. It has been pretty solid so far, likely going to be playing more this weekend!

Resident Evil 3 Remake (PS4): Completed both Greande Launcher challenges.

Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance (PS5): Farming Miracles, defeated Naamah (I like her design).

Digimon Story Time Stranger (PS5): Played the Demo, really good.

Happy gaming & weekend everyone!!!

still going between gal guardians 2 and donkey bananza and after that i'll hit daemon X machina 2.

When I find the time, after I just finished Persona 3 Portable last week, started playing Monster Hunter Stories 2, and what good fun it has been! The turnbased gameplay totally surprised me and is right up my alley so yeah. Looking forward to MHS3!

Playing Octopath Traveler 2, and also started Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Never played a Warriors game, but my partner is a huge fan of the series. I can see why, great fun!

Also completed Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed earlier today. Maybe the most enjoyable 30 hours of gaming I've potentially played in any game. Much shorter of course, but probably enjoyed it even more than the main game!

I'm playing Silksong, and SO PUMPED that Alana's review is coming next week! (first 10/10 on S2?)

Got into New Star GP thanks to recommendations on this forum - cheers mates!

The DK drop made me try the Bananza DLC, but while I found the island very nice as a location, I'm not a fan of the Emerald mode.

And as always, some Sky: Children of the Light 😁

Now that college life has started to slow down a bit, I've been able to get back to some gaming. I started Pokemon Rangers since it's not a game I need to invest a lot of time and effort into, and I must say it's super fun! I was worried that the circle-drawing mechanic would become easy and repetitive, but it changes things often and puts up a hard challenge at times. There's real technique required to master this game. Definitely recommend it!

A particular boss in Silksong is giving me a right load of gyp. It came out of nowhere, has an odd name and no context whatsoever, and I have no idea why I'm fighting it, but also at some point I realised I was having a great time getting my booty handed to me...so, more Silksong for me. Having lots of fun actually making the effort to push forward in Loop Hero too, though.

On Switch 2 I'll be playing Star Wars: Outlaws and on PS5 I'll be playing NHL 26 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Have a great weekend everyone!

@Aispen Nice, I love Mystical Ninja 64! The soundtrack is a classic; the overworld theme gets stuck in my head at least once a month, no joke. I hope you continue to enjoy it! (No spoilers, but man does it get weirder and weirder...)

Good morning.
I played The Sims 4 PS4 on my PS5 this weekend. 😊

I realized I couldn't purchase Retail store lot from the Vacation lot like Granite Falls as the lot was specifically for Vacation purpose, so I changed back to Vacation Rental lot again to make it work.
I have imported that lot to other place to test the Small Business rules for campsite and it didn't really work as I expected as I saw some people just randomly sleeping on the couch, not inside the tents and the outdoor activities from my customers after I watched them didn't look satisfying as I expected. Guess the assigned activities from Small Business expansion pack couldn't really replicate the outdoor activities for campsite. 😟

@Ganner Hey, man. Long time. Good job with Captain Toad. I played it on the Wii U and thought it was one of the five best games on that console. So much fun!

And good to see you're working toward that eventual 100 percent on Snowrunner!

@Burning_Spear Oh it ain't a mission to 100% Snowrunner. At my pace it would take years! I just regulated that game to a endless side game if I want to lose myself in something for however long. You still have to use the brain but once you get things going you can just sit back and get to work.

I have to admit I've been very entertained with your Civilization adventures ever since you finished Balatro. Your stories always sound so edge of your seat epic. I know nothing of the game but it seems intriguing by your stories. Perhaps someday I'll add it to the "long list" backlog.

I wrapped up the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter demo yesterday. I'm playing Powerwash Simulator... So mad there's a part 2 coming now. Lords of Exile is FINALLY 50% off, so I'm picking that up. There'll be some dabble, including possible retro throwback action, so here's a spitfire of possibilities:

Chrono Cross
Mercs
StarTropics
Omega 6: The Triangle Stars
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

... And some Mario 40th anniversary action-- Probably Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 eReader levels (phew).

bananza. also some felix the cat for nes, quite the hidden gem.

Silksong of course. I'm still pretty early. Enjoying it a lot except for the boss runbacks.

Might squeeze in some Cyberpunk.

Doodle Jump (Windows Phone) - Fun little distraction I need right now.

Gears POP! (Android) - Need to get back into my YT LP this weekend.

Battleship (Windows Phone) - no progress since last weekend has been made sadly.

The eShop had Farm Together 2 on sale recently and I got it… and what an enjoyable, cozy time sink that game is! I can’t put it down!

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. It's addicting going back into stages and trying to accomplish all of the tasks to get a high rank. No S ranks for me so far (I just go to slow), but at least Aced each of the stages I have gotten through. It's great.

@Zuljaras well if you do try them I hope you like them. Of those, gauntlet dark legacy and spartan I have fond memories of playing on the gc the most. Both are dungeon crawler games similar to Diablo.

Got sick and the in-laws are visiting, yay! So I haven’t played anything serious. Wanted to play super Mario bros but the nes is in the guest room on the crt so I brought out my 35th game and watch to play some Mario. I actually haven’t touched a switch or switch 2 in a week. I’ve been absorbed with Pokemon red again lol. Switch between my gameboy pocket, gbc, and analogue pocket. Thought my childhood gbc was shot but it was playing fine! Just needs a new speaker it’s toast

@Riku3456 I think I’ve missed that boat now! I’m probably 3/4 through Virtues Last Reward. About halfway through I looked up a plot overview for the first game and struggled to get my head around it! I can see the points where it follows on I think. Still enjoying it

@MischiefMaker ah ok. It’s fine lol. Might as well keep doing what you are doing. I am still working on the third game myself. 999 is worth playing if you ever get the chance though.

Also on that note, if you enjoy the series and want more like it, look into the Ever 17 game. It’s from some of the same people basically and it’s like a prototype of the 999/virtue’s last reward games.

Got a late start of Hollow Knight: Silksong but it’s everything I hoped for!

I'm a little late to answer since I was in the mountains until late last night, but now that I'm showered and once again human, I'm planning to start Borderlands 4, make more progress in Donkey Kong Bananza (1400s!), and try and decompress after catching that Nintendo Direct this morning.
Lots of thoughts on Fire Emblem, Metroid Prime 4, and Pokopia.

Alrighty here we go with another wonderful WAYP. Been a while since I did one of these but well it’s been a while since I’ve been playing games ahahaha. Yeah most of my weekends now are spent with my loving and lovely girlfriend. So I value the time I get to spend with her over writing up one of these. From seeing SummerSlam and A.G Cook in concert with her to then getting to meet the dude in person it’s all been incredibly awesome and with her by my side even more so. Truly I don’t deserve her but I’m gonna try every day to prove I do. Like everyone else I saw the Direct and loved it. Fire Emblem and Mario Tennis look absolutely amazing and I can’t wait for them. The weekend so far has been spent with No Sleep for Kaname Date and Clair Obscur Expedition 33. Kaname Date is an absolutely amazing game that I almost finished and just have a little bit of Epilogue wrap up to do. Think I’m gonna try to do that on Wednesday after my driving test which I really hope I’m successful with in my first try. With Clair Obscur I’ve been making good progress and think I’m near the end of Act 2. Made it to an excellent boss with I dare say the greatest song of the year, game music, pop culture music, anything. It’s called For Those Who Come After and NO SPOILERS it’s easily winning my vote for Best Soundtrack at The Game Awards if it’s up for that award. Incredible game with a very rich story. Rest of the weekend is gonna be Trails Through Daybreak 2 and either Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater or Raidou Remastered or Lost Soul Aside or just something to work on after beating Mafia The Old Country. Trails of course I gotta execute my patented favorite relaxation of a nice Sunday afternoon with some Trails and NFL on the TV in the background. Rest of the week is gonna feature the games already listed but also easily four of my biggest other GOTY contenders for Switch 2 and PS5: Donkey Kong Bananza, Story of Seasons Grand Bazaar, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Hollow Knight Silksong. Absolutely fantastic and amazing games all around. From story to gameplay to overall vibes they’re all easily 10 out of 10s. Also wanna figure out getting the games for the rest of the year outside of the obvious Nintendo ones like Pokemon Legends Z-A, Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment, and Metroid Prime 4. Those being Borderlands 4, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, Atelier Resleriana, Silent Hill f, and Ghost of Yotei. Above all else I really just wanna do good on this driving test tho. Send your best wishes. Wrestling thing of the week has to be the absolute good eating we got next week with WWE Wrestlepalooza and AEW ALL OUT. Drop the tribalism and you got some good matches all around with stars like Okada, Moxley, Edge, John Cena, AJ Lee, CM Punk, Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch. Let’s just enjoy some good wrestling. I know I’ll be booting up WWE 2K25 to celebrate. Anime of the week gotta go to Dandadan, My Dress Up Darling, Kaiju No 8 and Sakamoto Days. All excellent as always. Podcasts of this week gotta go to Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Into The Aether, RPGsites Tetracast, Kit and Krysta, Easy Allies, Second Wind, Nextlander, Cultaholic Wrestling, Weapon Wheel Podcast, Let’s Anime and Remap Radio. As always y'all stay safe, be cool to each other. Keep cool if it starts getting a little warm as we finish out summer. Have a totally safe and awesome weekend. And of course Happy Gaming.

@MischiefMaker
I love them both dearly despite having some issues with them. Whilst I imagine VLR works perfectly well as a standalone experience, as you get deeper in it will spoil a lot of 999. I can see someone has already pointed this out though so nevermind! Hope you enjoy it at least half as much as I did!