Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 572

Just bought a lot of discounted ps games for my ps portal (along with 1TB ssd expansion for ps5), including some games that I still play on switch and pc but want to continue playing it on ps portal now (since ps portal has better dpad & analogue, speaker, and bigger screen compared to switch).

Bought the 1st octopath traveller, gal guardian demon purge, astalon tears of the earth, narita boy, wonderboy the dragon trap, tmnt shredder revenge, and timesplitter future perfect since I just watch matt mcmuscles let's play on youtube and it looks super fun

Sayonara wild hearts it's crazy weird 😂

High On Life on PS5, and Final Fantasy VII on Switch.

Deus Ex Human Revolution for me again this week. I've reached the Pangu in China, playing on the hardest difficulty and the controls have well and truly clicked into place now. The scale of the game has really opened up, the atmosphere and music are fantastic, and I'm Metal Gear Solid-ing my way through levels like Snake on a really good day. In short I'm having an absolute blast.

It's funny how you come up with head canon reasons for your character's actions in RPG games like this. My version of Jensen is both coldly fair and compassionate, still has much of the cop about him, but is quite comfortable hacking into every sealed storage unit or apartment he sees and taking everything he can get his hands on. My head canon reason? Umm, the psychological effects of being augmented against his will, coupled with an increasing addiction to the powers the augmentations bring him...

As well as being fully immersed in Human Revolution, I see that Neva is currently on sale so planning on downloading that and playing it as I have a week off work, so hopefully more gaming time than normal to enjoy. Still playing Mercury Meltdown on PSP here and there as well.

Enjoy the weekend everyone.

Monster Hunter Wilds for the foreseeable future.

Been meaning to give Generation Zero a go since it was on ps+ around a year or so back but finally found time to start it last night. It got universally panned at release due to shoddy performance, which has subsequently been patched. It’s unashamedly AA but I’m liking it so far. Gunplay is a little rigid but the exploration and looting is good… and I like its chilled-out vibe.

I've decided to rest on the new games and have a replay on some oldies til Shadows releases - stick of truth, saints row trilogy and watch dogs 1 🙂

High on Life, GTA Online Heists, Balatro and that’s probably it, amongst Rugby and Football with some beer of course! 👍

Enjoy your gaming weekend peeps 👌

3D Dont Die Mr Robot - absolutely love it, if you're an arcade game fan or like Every Extend Extra, grab it 👍

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 80 hours played. Henry is off to the Barbers! Avowed and Sniper Elite Resistance on Game Pass

@graymamba I really enjoyed that game. Took a while to get into and it’s a very bland environment but I was absorbed after a few hours.

Trying to beat Call of Duty Black ops 3 on realistic (solo). It’s very, very tough! But I want the bragging rights (and trophies, more importantly). Also replaying The Last of Us 2 on a permadeath setting, which isn’t as difficult as it sounds if you wack it on very easy.

@Onearmbandit yeah I know what you mean by absorbed… it’s thick with atmosphere and the time just flies by when you’re playing it.

My girl will be keeping me busy this weekend. The weather's good, so we are outside.

But I will be finishing up Veilguard with the intention of maybe starting a second playthrough or maybe trying some of the dozen games I have via essential Tier for this month I chose to sub.

Luke Dale cited Khayl Adams in his IG. With the new drop of a massive patch, I have to will myself into not playing.

replaying Tony Hawks 1+2, then need to motivate myself to crack on with Red Dead 1, finding it a bit slow (but good)

Everon truck driver aka Arma Reforger. Somebody needs to deliver supplies for all those cool kits and choppers.

Cowabunga collection.

Have a great weekend!

I haven't played on my PS5 since 1st of February due to unforeseen circumstances but I'm hoping this week that will change as I'm eager to continue my playthrough of Dragon Age Veilguard which I was 60 hours into and loving it!
Meanwhile I have been playing Skyrim on the Switch and have to admit despite putting over a 100 hours into it back in the day on Xbox 360 I am loving it.

I'll been playing Death Stranding DC over the last week (started the day before D2 got a release date actually!). Happy to say it's finally got its hooks in me after 2 failed attempts in the past, I'm really into it now. Sam Bridges and his rowdy crew of useless Megaman boss characters (Deadman, Die-Hardman, Soft Serve Ice-Cream Man, etc) are reconnecting the country, despite the fact that Sam is doing pretty much everything! (I feel for the guy haha)
Once it clicks though, its really cool.
I love working with other players to build freeways, sharing vehicles, safehouses, etc. That part is fantastic, saved my butt quite a few times.

I just picked up Half-Life Alyx in the Steam sale and MK1 in the Playstation sale in preparation for the T-1000 releasing, so it'll be a mix of those

Back on Cyberpunk2077, this time on PS5, it's a whole new game. So many people in the streets, cars etc. I've been taking the skytrain or whatever, so immersive seeing others riding on them. People of night city are one of the best in gaming history with their sense of style, so unique. Plus one of the best looking games ever - Metro Exodus on a whole new enhanced level, I miss the whole crew and the Colonel 😆.

I've gotten a bit tired of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. It's too much hassle looking after mutt and Henry. Haven't played it in over a week. I might play Final Fantasy 7 Remake this weekend as I'm keen to get onto playing Rebirth.

@Anke I wasn't too keen on that game. Didn't like any of the characters

Im wrapping up dead space and trying to get the alternative ending. I need to do the King Ralf fight in Ragnarok too to grab the plat. Still loving System Shock too, such a great remake! Edit: Woo! Got the Ragnarok plat and finished Dead Space, next stop Jedi Survivor

Have a great weekend Folks!

Bought Judgment PS5 for 8.74 and liking it so far as someone who has only had quick blasts on Yakuza games.

Got Rage 2 downloading to try and It takes 2 to try again with my other half as life got in the way last time we tried it

@Anke I really enjoyed True Colours but this seems a woke joke to me lol

Shout out to Jamie o 'neil.pushsquare icon.i will continued playing one of the best fps games ever made in the amazing the outer worlds with all the dlcs.i will also continued playing the legendary masterpiece the incredible dark souls remastered.i will also be continued playing the instant hit the excellent sifu.and I will be continued and playing fan favorite the phenomenal weird west.i will be watching ncaa basketball michigan wolverines.i will be watching my boston celtics 💚🖤 play.i will be watching legendary sitcoms TV 📺 comedy shows in family matters.good times.the Jeffersons. Sanford and son.different stokes.and saved by the bell.word up son

Just replayed Shadow Of The Colossus again now probably play some Bloodborne ^__^

I’ve been playing Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand. While not an AAA title, it is fun and good to pass the time. Some of the vistas in the world are incredible looking and really interesting.

Dirt rally 2.0 and cygni all guns blazing for me mostly. Have a great weekend folks 👍

I'm most likely getting the MH Wilds platinum this weekend. Played for about 53 hours so far, which is crazy fast for a MH game.

Just started Under The Waves, this months game club title.
Plus waving my arms like a madman in Saints & Sinners retribution.
Have a good weekend everyone.

I am hoping to finally get to Kuttenberg this weekend on KCD2. I say finally like it has been a chore but I have loved every minute of my 50 hour playthrough so far and can’t believe I’m not even halfway through. Out of all the big 2025 releases I was the least hyped for KCD2 after not clicking with the first but this will probably end up being one of my favourite games of all time, let alone just the year. Absolute masterpiece.

@12AngryCats I remember hating that campaign. I loved the multilayer though

I’ve picked up another cold after only getting rid of the first last week; so I’m staying away from irl people. I will instead be running around with Majima in Like a dragon:Pirate Yakuza hunting for treasures, whilst cursing humanity. 🥲😅

I'm hoping to finish Evil West as i am on the final boss. The game started really fun but it's very copy and paste by about half way.

I'm playing Street Fighter 6 and Yakuza Kiwami 2. But i will watch Reacher S3 and Daredevil: Born Again S1.

Have a good weekend everyone 🍻

Didn’t finish Call of the Mountain, it became too frustrating because of the controls. Started RE: Village instead and might pick up F1 24 on my way home. For the first time in four years I’m watching F1 again so I have some homework to do to learn the “new” tracks

This weekend I can officially say I’m playing something different other than Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. I finally beat the game and managed to obtain the platinum trophy. This is easily one of my all time favorite RPGs. It’s hard to see what game(s) come out this year that can reach this level of quality, from its writing, characters, immersion, and world building. Maybe Death Stranding 2 can stand toe to toe with KCD2, but we shall see.

What I’m playing in earnest now is Suikoden 1. This is an exceptional JRPG. I love how the mechanics of the game take centerfold, creating a world that reacts to your choices in meaningful ways. When you get to name a castle you have seized and getting to name it, in this case FARTNUGT, it feels like it is yours. Subsequently, the more characters you recruit - optional or otherwise - your castle begins to expand with different rooms and layers, so it feels like a living and breathing world tailored to your decisions.

Then there are full scaled wars that take place, and this is where the characters you have recruited along the way come into factor. If you take the time to put these characters in your party and level them up, the stronger your army will be. And you feel the weight of your decisions in battle because some characters can die depending on the options to choose from - attack, defend, or using bows and magic.

The entire game feels like a personal journey, which many games cannot evoke those types of feelings out of me. What’s even more shocking is that Suikoden 2 is considered to be better in every facet, and one of the best games of all time. I can’t wait to experience that next.

Still on Avowed, about 80% through now. It doesn't capitalise on the excellent start, and has some really bad oversites and bugs (ever played an RPG with no light spell or torch?), but it's still a good time!
Intend to start Star Ocean second story on ps5 tomorrow having
picked it up in the sale at a good price.

Whatever you are playing this weekend, I hope you have fun!

Dragon Age: The Veilguard - So I´ve practically only been playing Veilguard as there are games coming soon I want to play and didn’t want to be in the middle of this game. It’s a good looking game with a sense of being in a beautiful fantasy world, art direction is great, and combat is good enough and exploration, meaning finding hidden chests etc, is fun. I finished the story and got the “bad” ending since I focused on the main story and did little else. There are some things I wish were better though, the story could have been more “seamlessly” told and some of the dialogs (and topics in those) I wasn’t interested in felt forced on me. However, after having watched the other endings, I feel like the one I got made the most impact on me and sort of felt right given the game is about fighting really powerful gods. I mean how good can that end?

All in all I enjoyed the game more than I expected, and don’t regret not doing all the side stuff that would have given me a “good” ending and I don’t see myself going back and completing all the side quests and go for the platinum which I often do in games like this, I´ll just be satisfied with my playthrough and leave it at that as Im happy with the ending I got.

I hope to get deeply into Star Wars Outlaws. I’ve liked what I played so far but I’m only a couple hours along. Excited to see more though!

Good wholesome nazi-testicle-popping laughs in Sniper Elite Resistance, punctuated with bouts of the cerebral Disco Elysium. I feel like I've achieved a nice life balance.

@Kraven Suikoden II improves on the formula in every way, but the first game certainly has its own feel. They share quite a few characters so it's best just to see them as two parts of a bigger journey. Enjoy!

Just beat Bakeru on Switch half an hour ago. Debating on wether to continue Jedi: Survivor on Ps5 or wether to start Sea of Stars on the Switch.

Elder Scrolls Online and Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Turning this weekend up to “Elven”!!!

I’ll be impregnating everyone in the Sims 4 with my little sim me on my lappytop and I’ll also will be feeling like a bad ass but looking like a goober while playing synapse on psvr2.

Been playing Wuthering Waves for more than 3 hours building my waifu Changli. She is so fun to play!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Right now I’m continuing playing Ys VIII. My first YS game

On ps5, Monster Hunter Wilds. Just started high rank and the forest looks absolutely gorgeous. I love this game so much

On pc, I'm playing Xenoblade X Definitive Edition. So far I'm loving it

These 2 games are probably going to keep me busy for a good chunk of the year. And I'm fine with it cause they're 2 of my favorite series

Robocop Rogue City and it is fantastic. Also playing Prince of Persia and I may revisit Silent Hill 2 Remake since I stopped after I knew I just wasn’t in the mood for horror.

I’m really just killing time until the end of the month when at least 3 games I want to play release.

@Northern_munkey Cyngi really showed what a more graphically intense Shmup could look like. I loved it even if it wasn’t my favorite in the genre.

@iPaud Evil West was perfect length and made me wish we got more games as zany as it

@ErrantRob how fantastic is Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown?! The game is immaculate! Wish it hadn’t flopped the way it did. Hopefully more people give it a shot now that it’s “free” and they realize its true goodness!

Huuuuge backlog here but this weekend it's Star Wars Outlaws (I waited for a sale and the numerous patches and you know what? It's Star Wars and it's fun), Split Fiction with my wife and hopefully some more Alien Isolation VR (an hour at a time for both battery and pant wetting reasons).

Elden Ring and Lies of P. After so many years, Souls games have finally clicked for me. I don't want to play anything else now.

Got some clothes to put away and gonna try to get some reorganising and tidying done.
I’ve got a Lego set to finish.
Gaming wise though will be SH2 Remake, MH Wilds, MH Rise, DD2, BG&E for PS5 games and for PS4 Tunic, Spyro and Hades via backwards compatibility since my PS4 isn’t working properly on TV still at the moment

@AhmadSumadi I like it so far. Can’t say I love it but I may be too early to realize its potential. I love Metroidvanias but I always hate the beginning of them when you’re underpowered or lacking skills. I have no doubt it’ll grow on me.

And hopefully more people will give it a chance now it’s part of PS Extra tier. I bought it last year and just now am getting around to it.

Finished off Life is Strange: True Colours last night, fantastic entry in the series. Now my attention shifts back to Dead Island 2 and Assassins Creed Origins both of which are very early doors but liking them.

Have a great weekend everyone and happy gaming 👍

I’m playing BANISHERS: Ghosts Of New Eden. So far I’m fairly impressed with it. The graphics are amazing and the storytelling is quite strong. It has very light RPG elements with solid combat mechanics and a surprisingly large world to explore though I wouldn’t say it’s an ‘open world’ since it’s fairly linear, but there are a lot of branching paths and you can backtrack easily enough through a fast travel system. All in all I quite like it and I’m enjoying my time with it. Hope everyone is enjoying whatever they’re playing as well!

This is a rare weekend that I actually get a good amount of gaming time. I’ll continue making my way through Tails of Iron and Avowed. I also grabbed Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, so I’ll spend some time with that. Finally, I randomly decided to throw on Burnout Paradise last night. I’m not much of a race game fan but I enjoy Burnout, I was having a great time with it last night.

Baldur's Gate 3

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

I keep trying to focus more on the story but then more and more side quests and tasks pop up which I absolutely love doing. Some of them are hilarious.

I've got too many games on the go at the moment - I'm struggling to focus! The steam spring sale certainly hasn't helped.

But, I am slowly making my way through Divinity Original Sin 2 on PS5 and thoroughly enjoying it.

@ErrantRob I talked my cousin into getting it after I’d platinumed it. A day later it arrived on PS+ 😬.

Yakuza 5. Even though I've already played through Yakuza 0-4, it's great to see that Yakuza 5 is still finding ways to mix things up and offer surprises.

I've started Dragon's Dogma 2, but my hearts just not in it this weekend so I might try and get caught up with Invincible or I might grab a month of Apple TV for Severance and Silo and just do a weekend of binge watching if I can find the focus.

@AgentCooper true colours is the best since the first Life is strange. They dropped the ball big time with Double exposure though

Finally bought Unicorn Overlord. I came around on the combat. While I wish it was playable in real time, I have a better understanding of the strategy elements at play. I'm going to finish the demo, and if I'm still into it, I'll go ahead and take the plastic off my copy and spin it up for real.

I started Alan Wake II - not a big fan of the mind room mechanic at all.

Spun up the PS4 remaster of Onimusha this past week and had a lot of fun with it. Started Onimusha 2 on original hardware, but abandoned that after about 10 minutes and went to PCSX2 upscaled to 4k with a wide-screen patch. There's a bit of jank, but it works great.

Have a good weekend, everybody.

@Th3solution I keep circling Outlaws as it seems just the type of thing I would relish. I've been waiting on the Sol certificate of approval though, so don't disappoint 😉

Trying to finish Banishers Ghosts of New Eden before
Assassins Creed Shadows releases next week.

@rusty82 Yeah i felt that it was really well done and definitely hit the feels in places. Now my spirits are slightly dampened from your comments on DE. What exactly didn't land for you?

PS5- WWE 2K25 and Metaphor Fantazio
Series X- Disney Dreamlight Valley and Monster Hunter Wilds
Switch- Mario Party Jamboree

@JamieO now you giving me goosebumps about vendetta wow what a memorable game.i remember here in queens new york in the early 1990s i play it in my local arcade.extremely fun and underrated classic beat em up.keep doing your thing playa.word up son

Borderland on the PC
Alan Wake on the PS

I do however keep getting distracted by Pantheon on Netflix so probably not as much gaming as their could be.

For some reason I never really explored the Vita's library. I've had one for years just sitting in my closet and decided to finally use it. Discovered Soul sacrifice delta and got addicted. I was never a huge fan of monster hunter style games but this is another of the few exceptions.

The outfits, the spells and attacks, the save or sacrifice mechanic, the artstyle and best of all are the fairy tale characters. I love when we get games that do their own take on fairy tale characters like with Alice madness Returns and Lies of P. Didn't know SSD also had red riding hood, the wolf and 3 little pigs. This series definitely needs a new entry on home consoles

@AgentCooper the characters weren't likable. Some very weird choices. Just felt off.

May not have helped that I played it right after Lost Records and that was way better

@wiiware

Pretty funny that 2024 was the year PS outdid Nintendo in portables AND software.

Nintendo's switch 2 might be able to play games offline, but will it have the same ergonomic feel, haptics and screen quality of Portal?

Might do a few more hunts in Wilds and may start Indiana Jones since I grabbed it on sale.

@mac_da_man

What race and class did you go for?

I am tempted to finish what will be a 'good' ending I suppose with a Elf male Rogue romancing Neve that specialized as Duelist and would maybe want to to try a Male Qunari Mage that makes Taash become the little house wife she was destined to always be. *****... I should have said 'they', but honestly they are pretty and feminine in their own way.

@EfYI

I also chose to go with a male Elf rouge 🙂 maybe would have been more fun with something like a Qunari..: maybe next game

And good luck with the romances 🤓

@ErrantRob yeah it's a very graphically intense game and those explosions give my sub woofer a decent work out much to my wife's displeasure 🤣. It's certainly a challenge and it's got a very interesting upgrade system. I've been itching for a really cool vertical scrolling shooter for decades ever since Konamis axelay on the snes...this scratches that itch for me.

Endgame of MH Wilds, might pick up WWE 2K25 because the roster and gameplay might make it the best 2K game to date.

I finally beat DS3 2nd DLC last week and not much played since then - was watching yt videos about lore and story because as usual I miss lots of that during my playthrough. So atm I beat DS1+DLC, DS3+DLC's, Bloodborne+DLC (my only platinum), Demon's Souls and of course Elden Ring (DLC - only final boss still to beat but gave up several times already). I love From Soft games and really wondering what they'll do next because Nightreign is not for me.

Now change of genre for me as I decided to give Ys series a try, picked up Ys 8 from current ps sale so that's what I'll be playing this weekend.

Also, looking forward to watching some PL, F1 maybe and of course Carabao Cup final tomorrow.

Happy gaming and Enjoy the weekend, ya'll!

A bit of beat saber on psvr2, and finally got the platinum. Not that is anything special or that I am particularly good in beat saber. But still kinda proud .

And than a bit of Arken Age also on psvr2. It is certainly a good game. I am not sure whether it is more than that for me. It has many strong points. But, then a couple of negatives for me. I am not a big fan of its music, and art direction and either I am really bad in this game, which is absolutely not excluded, or it is occasionally a bit unfair or unbalanced. Still a good game, but won't be my game of the year.

Dragon quest xi s. Got it as an early birthday present so im really gonna knuckle down with it this time. Kids complain at me when I play because the monsters are cute and don't deserve cleaving in half with a greatsword.

I finally fixed my PS5 which was out of warranty - it was sitting there in my hall for almost an year broken while I switched to PC gaming- Sony did not want to give a discount for new one so had to dish out almost 60% of the original price to replace the motherboard.

I got Silent Hill 2 for my reentry into playstation., so far its been awesome . My kind of game - horror with great graphics and story , with enough action but not much ammo.

I got around to testing a new horde base design on 7 Days to Die. PS5 console edition is up to date with PC now so it's packed with new loot/weapons overhaul/new mechanics/new vehicles/points of interest/better enemies with better AI etc. There's a big update planned for May too, biome overhaul/more new enemies/elemental mechanics and 50 more POI's. I'm on day 300+ on this current playthrough but I'll start fresh for the next update. It had a very stealthy PS5 release but it's been out for months now and keeps stealing a large chunk of my gaming time.

i need The Simpsons Arcade Game on the ps5