Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 401

With Endwalker being delayed 2 weeks it gives me some time dive into other aspects of FFXIV, and also check out the new season of Apex Legends!

Happy gaming PS fam

Forza Horizon 5

COD Vanguard on PS5. It's actually really nice.

@lolwhatno It's around 90GB on PS5 as it downloads assets while you play.
You can turn it off though if you down't have unlimited internet.

Likely going to finish up Kena this weekend. I have no idea what I'll play next, but I'm having a great time with it over the last week after taking a bit of a break from it after the first corrupt boss frustrated me so much I had to take a break.

On my Switch I’m nearing the end of Metroid Dread.
PS5 will balance my time between F.I.S.T., Guardians, and RE Village. I can’t say enough about how many good games I’ve got to play right now. For an average year in gaming we got some real gems.

Shadow warrior 2. Excellent fps.in my top 5 of my favorite fps ever.days gone.ps4 exclusive most underrated unsung heroes really good game.and deacon st john has become one of my favorite protagonist ever.and after resistance borderlands is my favorite fps ever.the handsome collection is legendary. Borderlands 2 is one of the best games ever made.watching vs krs one vs big daddy kane.2 of the best mcs ever.im almost done.the battle is amazing with a lot of legendary special guest.real hip hop playas.watching good times.the Jeffersons.martin.saved by the bell.watching nfl 🏈 football tomorrow. My💛 Pittsburgh Steelers🖤.is playing on Monday night football.so im hyped.and chilling like a villain.word life.word to god.word to your mother.word is bond.word up son

Just finished Rift Apart so will either look through my plus library or go pick up Tales of Arise

I’ll be playing more of Terminator resistance enhanced edition along with making my way through the terminator films. I’ve made it to Genesis? Gyne3i5sss? It’s currently the worst of the lot so far.

Got Returnal this week for a great price. Was always interested in jumping in but the suspend cycle was what sold me on it. Played for a few hours and its a real tech showcase for ps5 loving it so far. Also playing guardians and enjoying. On game pass just beat the forgotten city which was very well done I thought. Hopefully get some time on Outer Wilds and the expansion this weekend. Enjoy ur gaming all!

@lolwhatno I spent 75 hrs in Days GGone.it only gets better .

Continuing my run through the Mafia Trilogy and I'm on the last game. Gathered my crew, and just played the Faster Baby! DLC.

I think I'd still rate the series as starting with its strongest entry, and the second was the weakest entry. I do kinda wish the third had a bit less open-world-itis, but it's still a blast.

I decided to start playing red dead 2, hopefully it doesn't suck me in too much. Also started rise of the tomb raider, played it on xbox but now going to go for the plat on ps4 version, too bad no 4k 60 fps option on ps5 yet so I'm just going with 1080 60. Also started Darkest Dungeon on Monday and already have 25 hours into it, but man, this might actually be the hardest game I've ever played. Hopefully my 450+ hours in Slay the Spire will help me with this, I'm trying not to look up help and play it completely blind.

Persona 5 Royal. I've been harsh on P5 in the past, saying that it's not as good as everybody makes it out to be. I was wrong, it is a sublime JRPG.

Finished Prey last week. Started Mooncrash and I'm not sure for now if I like this roguelite thing yet. Continuing my Mafia 3 3rd/4th run, some laps in GT Sport and also went back to continue my 4th run of the best game in the Universe - RDRII.

After getting the platinum in Returnal, I’ve dived straight into Kena on ‘expert’ difficulty… and am getting totally destroyed! (But having fun)

On the side I’m playing BOTW (for the first time!) on Switch, and loving it.

Deathloop and Metroid Dread for me! Am having an absolute blast with Deathloop despite being put off originally by the constant promotion and exposure. It’s an easy 9/10 for me!

Grinding dead by daylight for the new chapter let's goooooo

Animal crossing happy home paradise on switch. Enjoying it lot so far. Put a lot of hours into it yesterday.

Psychonauts on xbox series X. Fun game but mainly playing it to play the sequel after.

Nothing on ps5 this weekend, tho the VR ps+ games do interest me.

@GoodGame
Can u just download the Campaign if your not into the multiplayer?

@RedKnight34 You can choose between Campaign, Multiplayer or Zombies.

@GoodGame
Thanks for the information dude happy gaming

Mass Effect 3, it's really really good. Can't say more than that!

AC Valhalla, hmm not so great or at least I'm over 20 hours in and not feeling it yet. I'll probably still be playing it in a year's time. 😝

Enjoy whatever you do, people.

I'm playing through the Myths of the Eastern Realm DLC for Immortals on PS5. It's okay, but it's nowhere near as charming as the main game.

On Switch, I'm diving into the 2.0 update and Happy Home Paradise expansion for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It's been pretty fun, so far.

Just finished Assassins Creed Valhalla last night, 120 hours and power level 459, got the good ending. Lots more to do, but I’ll probably take a breather and look for my next big game.

Kinda was hoping PS5 Cyberpunk would be out by now, but with delay after delay maybe I’ll just do the PS4 version. Gonna look for holiday sales on Far Cry 6 and Riders Republic. Ideally would like a nice open world Fallout-like game for the winter months.

@Col_McCafferty Valhalla was a very slow burn for me, I was not into it until like 40 hours. It is however a great game to play for like 25 hour stretches in between other games. It’s great in chunks but straight through playing just the game it’s kinda long.

Series S: I'm saying goodbye to Forza 4 this weekend.
Switch: My S/O is hooked on Pokemon again so i wont be playing any games on that system in a while. Lol.
PS5: Death Stranding DC. Going for plat. 💪

Been playing FFXIV free trial now I have finished 7 remake. Was going to play with my mate but bizarrely they won't let us party up, way to ruin the experience! Apparently you can get a non trial player to party you when you're f2p so will try that after we hit level 30 or so and do some dungeons or whatever together. For now, solo running.

@Nekomichu @Tharsman Any chance either of you 2 are still around the first area or can party me and my friend up from a distance? We were planning on subbing after doing the starting story and first dlc but wanna do all of the first part to maximise the freeness haha

CoD Vanguard enjoying the campaign so far and multiplayer is as peerless as ever
Also GOTG a great game and Dirt 5 the best racer on PS5
Have a great weekend guys ❤

Started and finished Pumpkin Jack - the perfect Halloween game (and a brilliant one too). I loved everything about it - it’s a fun, colourful, MediEvil-esque, old school 3D platformer. Just the right length too, as not to outstay its welcome. Easy platinum. I can’t praise it enough. I’ll definitely be replaying it on the PS5, when I get one. I’ve watched A Nightmare Before Christmas three times since completing it, just loved it 😁

Still cleaning up trophies in Far Cry 6, having plenty of fun especially with the LMG & Sniper rifles. The recent update has made it a bit more glitchy though IMO.

Vanguard campaign only, interspersed with Forza Horizon 5, and Gears 5 Horde mode with my mate. Yet another busy weekend...!

An xbox 1 download as I've got a lot of my wife's downloads now I'm on her machine. And animal crossing on switch for the new content.

Walking dead s2 on ps4 too.

I finished Guardians of the Galaxy and it was a great flarking game. I really flarking enjoyed it.

Carrying on with MGS V and also playing A Way Out, which me and my mate started last night. Looks like it's going to be good fun.

Resident Evil VIllage has sucked me in. The first hour or so was a little rough for me but it’s come together. The story and characters are completely off the wall, in the best way. Heading for house Beneviento. Happy gaming!

Finishing up the rest of the trophies for Tales of Arise to get that platinum. Beat the main game yesterday and it's one of the best JRPGs I've ever played. Then onto Scarlet Nexus (loved the demo so I'm looking forward to it).

Gonna try and get back into Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope. Got stuck at the Spectre Knight fight and haven't played in about 2 weeks. Is it just me or does combat in the game only feel fun during the main stage and not much during the boss fights at the end?

I’ll jump back on Control and Nier Automata.

Playing minecraft and avengers on pc gamepass. Already uninstalled minecraft, the nights in this game are super annoying, I prefer playing valheim on pc. Also playing kingdom of amalur on ps5, it's kind of average, but the world seems interesting.

Edit: Just starting the avengers, why I'm playing as some random kids in avengers games? I though I'll be playing one of the super heroes in avengers, not this kid. The opening in this game is a stark contrast to insomniac spider-man opening, which is super hype (spidey in the kingpin lair).

@DominusPlatypus I already finished shovel knight (the main game), with the exception of bottomless pit, the game is super fun

@JamieO Kudos for holding your fire on Cotton Panorama until after the patch. Of all the Cotton anniversary releases, this has been both the most interesting to me and the hardest to get in to. Still, it’s amazing what they were able to do with the technology available at the time. Space Harrier eat your heart out.

Playing The Persistence. It’s been good so far and I actually managed to complete an objective last night. I am getting through a few clones though 😆

Returnal now that I can safely stop playing if reality demands my immediate attention.

Vanguard, finished campaign and I thought it was great! Just running through a few missed campaign trophies.

Multiplayer is much better than in beta and they have improved so much from then. Enjoying the new patrol mode and blitz options!

Played a round of zombies and looks interesting.

For me at least it’s better than Cold War and I’m liking Vanguard a lot.

Finished P5R and it was just as amazing as the original. Being able to spend more time with everyone actually made me appreciate haru more lol, the ending though wasn't as good as the og

With that out of the way, I could finally start what was supposed to be my spooky game for Halloween, Doom 3. Certainly spooky with all the dark hallways and spawning enemies behind you all the time. The only problem is the obnoxious enemies with guns, I hate fighting those

Also, Far Cry 6. The number of times I’ve leapt to my death because the parachute is disabled... 😡 very annoying.

@Ward_ting the 2 best games of the year so far perhaps ? I reckon so

Today ill mostly be playing nothing because I'm working a 12hr shift again and I cant be arsed,but Sunday probably far cry 6 and guardians

@fR_eeBritney yeah crouch and the parachute are messed up ,crouch isn't so bad because you can fix that with a slide ,to many accessibility options are messing with it in my opinion, there's a conflict somewhere hopefully they will fix it soon.

@Scarla88 how long is the campaign ?

@vapidwolf
Like 4-8 hours depending on skill and difficulty setting. 9 missions in total.

Continue my adventure in Nier Replicant.
The game is fun but the combat feels bare compared to Automata but I like the story.

Nothing but Forza Horizon 5 since the early access started. So much fun!

Jumped back into warzone this weekend with my wingman shockwave and my brother after a brief hiatus..and a spot of pga2k1..needed a break from diablo 2..

Taking my time with ghost of Tsushima. Still in act 1!

Going to try Kingdom's of Amalur this weekend on PlayStation. Finished Final Fantasy on PC yesterday, will play some more Persona 4 Golden on there, I'm not enjoying it has much has Persona 5 Royal though.

Metal Gear Solid 4, the first of at least 8 playthroughs from what I gather, as I’m attempting the plat. Loving it so far.

@TeapotBuddha funnily enough I have played the original MGS though not back in the day… I played it earlier this year. Long story short, I played (& frikkin’ loved) MGSV this time last year… and it affected me so much that I had to go back and play everything I could. This year I’ve gone MGS:PW, MGS3, MGS, MGS2 and now MGS4 (I have Metal Gear Rising scheduled for December).

I have a few ‘classic’ games series that I missed for whatever reason actually, this year was moving through MGS and the old God of War games (as well as more ‘modern’ fare), next year will be the old Assassins Creed games and Devil May Cry… the year after Yakuza and Resident Evil,

Mahjong by Microsoft (Droid) - Daily challenges and puzzle packs.

Bad Piggies (Windows Phone) - This is a fun take on Angry Birds so far.

Burn the Rope (Windows Phone) - Love slow puzzle games.

I've been going through Borderlands GOTY on PS4, got 16 trophies left til Platinum!

I have played very little today as my switch and tv were commandeered by my daughter to play the animal crossing dlc. She got really in to designing the holiday homes, great to watch her play and get creative.

Starting a new playthrough of the Witcher 3. I have beat the game twice before but this was before the Blood and Wine expansion dropped and I'm very much looking forward to finally digging in to the expansion. If it's half as good as Hearts of Stone I'll be happy 😁

The Persistence Enhanced & Farcry 6 with a broken trophy 😞. Rouge like, first person stealthy dead space clone. Pretty good, hard and rpg mechanics. Weapons galore, grenades, not so much. Beat Farcry, insurgency broken, still looking for extra collectibles, this may take awhile.

I was playing Guardians Of The Galaxy, on chapter 12 then the game crashed, wiping my save in the process😐 karma is a right bugger.

Finished Guardians of The Galaxy on PS5 over the week. Loved it!, good Marvel game.

Made me want to watch the movies again.

Not home this weekend so nothing for me. Would be playing Sword and Fairy 7 (God for $29) or F1 (Mexico GP 🏁) right now. My SteamDeck can’t come soon enough.

@Ichiban oh wow... sorry to hear that. If you have PS+ it could be saves there, even if not the last one.

Still playing Kingdoms Of Amalur, only this time being lazy without having to get up from the sofa to change the disc (thanks PS+)!

@RBMango Have to agree on the Immortals DLC - nowhere near as engaging as the main game. Got bored with the new god stuff as it seemed to be tedious trial after tedious trial?

@Link41x Are Windows Phones still a thing or are you retro-phoning?

@sanderson72 Windows Phones were discontinued some time ago, I'm just playing around with my wife's old Nokia model.

Rift Apart, Metroid Dread, It Takes Two and TMNT Turtle's In Time on Snes with the boy lol

Repentance on ps5. And only that for the foreseeable future

What did I play? Hmmm.

Bit of FIFA.
Bit of Dreams
Bit of eFootball (and realised again why I keep uninstalling it)
Bit of Lonely Mountains Downhill
Bit of Mafia remake

@Daleaf
Its great been playing all weekend