Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 485

Lots of Diablo IV

@Zuljaras Bro, you're camping for those posts to go up, aren't you?

For me, a little bit of Crisis Core Reunion which I finally started this week and probably starting with Synapse on PSVR2.

Mainly Zelda TotK (will be for a while) and some NFS Unbound and Apex in between.

Oh and me and my younger kid double dipped Peppa Pig for two shiny Platinums. Awesome! The experience, not the game 😅

Mostly grinding post game on Disgaea 6 and mix in a couple of Helldivers missions to keep the kill count rising... Same as I have been doing seemingly forever.

Have a good one peeps.

I should be wrapping up FFXVI tonight. Does it have issues? Yes. Have I had a GOOD time? Oh yes!!

Honestly, the way Twitter reacts, I would have thought everyone was playing Call of Duty!

Gonna play stranger of paradise ff origin

@JamieO yeah there's about 20 or so games stranded on that generation, but every few weeks a new port/rerelease gets announced that chips away at my reason for keeping my ps3 hooked up — and DD Neon is a stone cold classic, I was so chuffed when that got ported to modern consoles recently

I picked up Original Sin 1 + 2 from CeX and now I'm lost in D&D like it is the 80s again. Can't believe I skipped this series.

Will be finally getting around to finishing the Diablo 4 story, ready for season 1. Then also jumping back into FFXVI.

More FFXVI as it's a great game, almost finished it at 92%, but trophy hunting before I head towards the endgame. I can tell this game will be superb in new game +.

@Sekijo It's a fun game for trophies. I still have ages to go before the platinum. Currently looking into crafting a
Certain weapon and still 2 story based trophies to pop.

Enjoy your weekend everyone.

I beat Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition last saterday on Ps5 and I’m currently replaying Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade.

I’m also still playing Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 Wilds on my Switch and Ps5 with friends.

Lastly I’m thinking of starting Final Fantasy VII Remastered and/or Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion on the Switch.

Maybe some Jedi Survivor. Though yesterday it crashed on me 5 times, which has kinda put me off it a bit. Fun game when it works lol
I picked up Soul Hackers 2 & the latest Star Ocean game cheap today, so maybe either of those if the force isn't strong enough to run Jedi without crashing.
Have a nice weekend you lovely people!

Final Fantasy XVI. Im about 40 hours played and doing hunts. Definitely a Witcher 3 influence on this game. I also have Forspoken, Hogwarts Legacy, Street Fighter 6 and I made progress in Star Wars Jedi Survivor which is awesome. On Switch I got Zelda TOTK and Oxenfree 1 and 2

I am getting near the end of Ragnarok, think I will go for the platinum once I have finished the story.

Really liked the game, only let down was when you didn't play as Kratos. Those bits were poor in my opinion. Just nowhere near as fun and the combat is nowhere near as good. But only a slight blemish on a really enjoyable game.

Waiting for my Steam Deck to arrive and afterwards I will be playing Hi-Fi Rush, The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky and the demo for Eternights.

A metroidvania called Alwa's Legacy

Final Fantasy XVI so drink it in, kupo!

And probably a bit of Zelda TotK

I got to my first weird tonal shift in FF the other day, where quite a bad event happened and then the next conversation was like the beginning of a heist movie set up with music and everything 😅 but apart from the odd awkward thing like that, it's still an absolute blast to play.

I had an absolutely epic boss fight too, where the screen was 87% covered in fire effects and I barely knew what was going on, but somehow it still remained fluid and fun and now I can shoot fire out of every orifice, it seems 😁😁😁

On PS5 i will be playing Final Fantasy 16, currently 65% done and it's been a blast so far and definitely moving closer to becoming my favourite FF title. I will also be playing some Atelier Marie Remake and Cat Quest which the latter I have found to be quite fun so far.

On Switch I will be continuing with Zelda TOTK after I've had a month break, so much to do and explore I had to give it a rest but I'm looking forward to continuing, I will also be playing Master Detective Archive and of course some Splatoon 3 for the latest splatfest, team mint it is but that's only because the misses forced this choice upon me 😑.

Just finished FF 16 on Thursday game of the year so far for me the story was absolutely fantastic. I've started Days Gone again hopefully actually get to the end this time. I'll also be playing some Exoprimal on Gamepass later with my brother.

Scarlet Nexus which I’m having a ton of fun with. The combat is excellent. So flashy & engaging. The story is interesting, but I’m skipping most of the ‘team bonding events/cutscenes’. This ain’t Persona.

Also need to catch up with some of the events & challenges this weekend for efootball23.

Working through my first ever play through of Bloodborne. Superb game and I absolutely can see what the fuss is about.

Resident Evil: Code Veronica.

It's been enjoyable so far, even if doesn't hit the same as the original trilogy since I completely missed this but I can see why it's the most requested for a remake.

Final Fantasy XVI. It still hasn’t really clicked with me, but yesterday I did the (first) Ifrit fight and it was AWESOME! Hope the game will pull me in now.

@Fight_Teza_Fight Still looking forward to SN as well. Is it comparable to Tales of Arise?

Just put everything on hold and playing my 2nd playthrough of the magnificent Horizon Forbidden West. God the graphics, the details on those machines still amazes you like it's the first time no matter how many playthroughs. Kojima had to admit like "damn I need that engine." Then it's probably some AC Valhalla, BB, Sekiro, ER.

Mostly just FF16 still. About 60% through now according to the dashboard. I'm really enjoying the game and all the Final Fantasy elements it incorporates. I sense that the story is about to ramp up another level following a huge Eikon battle. Speaking of story, the "active time lore" feature is really useful. Something I'd love to see in other games with lots of world building and lore.

As for the combat, well I'm over the fact that it's not turn based now. I can't really imagine the game with anything but the combat system that it has. My only real criticism is that AP is quite slow to build up and I'd have liked to have unlocked a few more abilities by this point in the game. But overall I can't complain about it too much.

And that might be in part because I'm really going in on the Trails series now. I'm slowly grinding my way through Sky FC on Steam Deck and enjoying it. Once I finish FF16 I will be able to put a bit more time into it, and Diablo IV.

I'm considering picking up the Atelier Marie remake. Looks like a good entry point to the series (being the start and all). Especially given how short and simplistic it is. I have Ryza and Sophie 2, both of which I'd love to play but have never quite got around to. The systems on offer seem much deeper and more satisfying but if Marie hooks me in then I think that'll push me to really get going on one of them.

And on the other extreme, also thinking about picking up Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam Deck. There seem to be mixed opinions about the performance but on the whole it sounds like it's compromised but acceptable if you go in with realistic expectations. Ideally I'd wait for the PS5 release but I'd love to dive in ahead of that and see if the game is for me.

Finally got around to playing Tales of Arise, and loving it. It’s very Tales, but also very pretty. Got TotK coming today, so that should be me sorted for the next two weeks holiday. I might sneak a bit of Diablo 2 in as well (£11 in the sale)

Im playing the amazing 🕷 spiderman.the excellent red dead redemption 2.the fantastic destiny the collection.and the wonderful greedfall with all the dlcs.im watching legendary tv 📺 sitcoms comedy shows in Sanford and son and saved by the bell.word up son

I’ll be out of town for a bit so I can’t take my arcade stick with me so that means no Street Fighter 6. I will have my PS5 with me at least so I’ll play Ghost Trick and maybe start the Resident Evil 4 Remake.

@Darude84 I haven’t played a Tales game since Zestiria, so I can’t say for sure.
It plays a bit like Astral Chain meets Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

It’s very flashy. It’s a party of 3, but you’re able to use every party members unique skill at the same time which give you temporary abilities (with cool downs). So without spoiling too much you end up with some insane combos.
Having said that the game is somewhat challenging even on normal.

The game if you have Extra does come with the Burning Blade from Tales of Arise as a ‘bonus’ (which I used for a good chunk of the game).

@sorteddan How you finding D6? It’s meant to be the weakest of the mainline games. It kind of slipped trough the cracks with the initial Switch exclusivity. Need to get to it before D7 launches later this year.

Final Fantasy XVI

In the early 40's for playtime and a little above 70% complete if I remember correctly. Still highly enjoying it.

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Started Playing Midnight Suns Very Promising Early Signs 👍

I’m currently having a lazy day playing a short hike after playing some heavy RPG’s lately.

Gotta finish Deathloop and Elex 2 but really wanna start Alan Wake: Remastered

I was going to play a bit of Oxenfree 2 in my android phone but I can't as it's broken (the Walkie talkie controls don't work).

Started scars above but cannot beat the first boss to save my life which is a shame as was really enjoying it till that massive difficulty spike.

May try soulstice on plus and wild and heart.

Finished Scarf and Gylt mid week. Both were brilliant short games that I can highly recommend

I tried exoprimal for a couple hours. That game is not for me. I found the gameplay loop boring right out of the gate.

Xbox - tom clancy ghost recon wildlands
Ps2 - ace combat 5
Ps5 - final fantasy 7 remake
Pc - far Cry 3 blood dragon/xcom enemy unknown

Started doing some cleaning in Assassin's Creed Origins map, then venturing in the very hard post-game of Dragon Quest XI S. I think I will play some Hogwarts Legacy and Yakuza 0 too. And Rogue Legacy 2, for sure. Hard as nails, but it draws you in!!! Let's see. Safe weekend everyone!!!

Diablo 4 of course. Have a smasher of a weekend people..

@Fight_Teza_Fight
I mostly enjoyed the main game, now just levelling to do end game stuff. It's weird to say but feels like it's both overly simplified and more complicated than it needs to be. I would advise you to not bother with the DLC until you beat the main game as it gives you a bunch of OP characters that negate any challenge - I restarted after a couple of hours as I wasn't enjoying it. But pretty much what you would expect... Dood.

Lots of games on the go at the minute for me, too many lol.

TotK, f123, TMNT Shredders Revenge are the games that I'll play once in a while and the Space Marine (ps3) campaign is my longer session game. Think I'll then go onto the Black ops cold war campaign and then start saving for Baldur's Gate 3 as that looks incredible. It comes out around the same time as Starfield but that doesn't interest me for some reason, can't put my finger on why.

Octopath Traveler II

I'm completely hooked! The visuals, the characters, the battle mechanics, this game just manage to find the exact balance between complexity and simplicity that I yearn for in JRPGs!

I’m not playing anything this weekend because I’m in Nashville, TN with my wife. I surprised her with Blink-182 tickets for her birthday, so we are both excited to celebrate the occasion.

With that said, I’ve still been playing Final Fantasy 16. Unfortunately, I was unable to beat the game before heading out of town, but I am 92% of the way complete, with 64hrs played according to my PSN stats, and 41/50 trophies. I’m taking my time with the game and doing every side quest that comes along.

My thoughts have stayed the same - this game is absolutely incredible. It continues to get better and better as the story progresses, and the side quests - if you do them all as they present themselves - really tell a compelling story towards the end.

The amount of optional cutscenes is fantastic, especially during: Trading Places II; Rekindling the Flame II; Blacksmith Blue’s IV — the side quests that provide signboards to you for the trophy. This, along with the missives that are back at the hideaway provide world-building and character development with fulfilling payoffs.

I’m really looking forward to completing this journey even though I don’t want to end. The last few boss fights and everything leading up to it is phenomenal and I want more. And the soundtrack in its entirety, particularly near the endgame — just wow. Here’s hoping for that potential DLC!

Nothing as I'm sorting out my games room, but if I get chance I may fire up the PS2 for a bit of the original Killzone

@sorteddan Sounds like it’ll be a good bit of comfort gaming then😃.
Thought D5 did a reasonable job in making it more accessible, but don’t want them to dumb it down too much. It’s kind of what Disgaea has always been about.
I never use the DLC characters anyways. Feels like cheating I just have them sit in the classrooms, committees, etc.

Still trying to finish FF16. It's starting to get a bit long in the tooth. I have about 40 hours into it and if I'm being honest, just a tad disappointing. Not much! It's still a good game but I had pretty high expectations for it so maybe that's my fault.

I also continue to lose my sleep to SF6.

Well after many weeks of the same games, I think I’m almost near the end of some.

70 hours in TOTK I’m headed to the castle

35 hours in Diablo IV I am in the midst of ACT 5

25 hours into FF16 and I have no idea where I am, needless to say there is a score about to be settled

Beyond that looking to finally check out some other stuff, maybe downloading Gal Guardians Demon Purge. Who knows!

I'm currently in between games having just played through the excellent Forgotten City. Trying to decide between Ghost of Tsushima and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart

Switching between Garden of the Sea and Pioneer of Olive Town. Don’t have much play time this weekend so need something I can just jump in and out of without a big narrative.

Well, I'm one trophy away from 100% completion on the trophy stack for CALL OF DUTY - Black Ops: Cold War, and it's the one giving any trophy hunter a run for their money; completing Dead Ops Arcade 3. Even doing it using Solo Advanced Start is a BRUTAL grind but I'm determined to get it done, so I'm chopping away at that. Next weekend though is a big one for me as my most anticipated game of the year drops: REMNANT 2!

Playing as a shadow rogue in Diablo 4. Shadow imbued Twisting Blades then Dashing through crowds of enemies and watching them explode never gets old.

I'm also playing as cockney chavs hacking everything across London in the entertaining Watchdogs Legion.

I finished Midnight Suns this week (it was so good!), so last night I started Dredge. I am really enjoying it so far.

I like fishing in games. I like horror in games. Was the development team reading my diary?

@LN78 L Prepare to be judged……..in the comments. 😃

Playing Final Fantasy XVI if I get any time to play.

@theheadofabroom either way you win. Both are superb. Ratchet is less of a time sink and never a dull moment.

@rusty82 sounds like R&C is the winner then!

Angry Birds Rio (Windows Phone) - Nearing the halfway point on levels beaten now.

Imperia Online (Windows Phone) - Past the halfway point with this one.

Didn’t take long for me to platinum Synapse which was slightly disappointing as I was hoping to be still playing it this weekend. Great game, needs more content and a more challenging mode because once you have the grenade launcher you’re pretty much set for the rest of the campaign even on the third difficulty run. If you’re on the fence wait for a discount because it does a lot of things really well. No way is this game a rougelike which some have claimed it to be.

Tried the Star Wars VR game earlier and I had it switched off and uninstalled within 30 minutes. It’s probably a good game but I’m done with these type of VR experiences where you’re seemingly in different shooting galleries that are made to show people what VR is capable of. I felt the same way with Horizon Call of Mountain and uninstalled that quickly to.

Just bought The Light Brigade, i read PushSquares review and others comments and I think it might crave the itch I have had since I last played InDeath on VR1. It looks very similar

High on Life with my son on his Steam Deck. It’s a bit repetitive but if you enjoy Rick and Morty the character interaction and constant chatter from the gun is amusing. Luckily Justin Rolland started his own game company, so I guess he can’t get cancelled from that at least. Also Alan Wake on Extra. Never played it when it was first released because it was an XBOX exclusive. Maybe because I played so many games from that era I have no problem with the combat mechanics. Really looking forward to the sequel but I wish there were going to be a physical release.

Right this weekend is a kinda simple one. Having beaten Bayonetta Origins earlier this week I’m putting a pause on my work through Nintendo 1st Party backlog and swapping over to my 3rd Party Backlog hence my choice this week of Trails To Azure. I’m on chapter 2 and am really looking to speed through this game so I can get to Reverie. Honestly I’m almost tempted to just start Reverie for a little today just to get a taste of the game I’ve been waiting for 3 years for. I already got in some participation of the Splatfest in Splatoon this weekend. Team Mint Chip so as to be able to play with friends. Might get some Mario Kart in this weekend too so as to try the new tracks out too. Over on PS5 it’s a random time consisting of playing FFXVI, buying Witch on the Holy Night and reinstalling DNF Duel and buying its first DLC character Spectre. In other areas my sweatshirt of one of my favorite VTUBERS Sinder finally came in so I’m fairly happy with that. The Limited Edition copies of Rain Code are finally out so hopefully my copy arrives soon of that. And I’m getting ready to start my Summer Anime finally with the inaugural first two of the season, Atelier Ryza and My Tiny Senpai. I did finish up all my spring anime this week with the finishing one being Gundam Witch and seeing as it took Second in my overall ranking only beaten out by the immeasurable Oshi No Ko I imagine y’all can guess my feelings on it hahahaha. Wishing everyone a awesome weekend and Happy Gaming y’all.

@LetsPatchItOut the Original Sin games are awesome, you’re gonna have a great time. I gotta get back to them myself.

Once I figured out I could teleport enemies onto burning oil slicks I was sold

@DETfaninATL this whole time I thought you were playing BLOPS Cold War mp bc you were enjoying it

Elden ring greatsword strength build. “Guts”

Final Fantasy XVI (tried arcade mode and OMG imho the game would have worked even better like that, they chickened out)

Street Fighter VI 💜

@Dusk_Actual Oh I am. For sure! I dig MP FPS and few do it as good as COD so I’m all over it but I’m also a relentless Platinum hunter (ck my profile 😉👍🏽💪🏽) and I like a challenge so I’m doing the Dead Ops Arcade 3 grind right now.

@Northern_munkey I’m really trying to get into Diablo 4, having purchased the bloody thing! I thought I liked the beta. It’s just that it seems SO SO repetitive. Like beyond repetitive even. I’m wondering if I understand the appeal at all tbh.

I’ve played to the point where I’ve beaten a few story bosses, done a stronghold or two, tried to keep myself bothering to do side quests despite the intense tedium of them. I dunno if I can keep going. What is it that devoted fans love so much?

Burnhouse Lane

@Totheteeth i get it. Some people dont like it and dont understand why people go nuts for dungeon crawlers. I dont like rts games as they send me to sleep. Its horses for courses i guess and its a question i cant really answer.

@Stevemalkpus I think he already has been pushed out of it

Trails to Azure, over seventy hours in and I've just started the final chapter. My Reverie collector's edition is staring at me forlornly.

I've been trying to play Two games (One in the morning and the other in the evening), but I find it difficult to do so.

So now I am currently playing and focusing on Ishin: Like a Dragon!

@rusty82. Well that’s a shame especially since the charges were dropped.

Well it's been a fun weekend of FFXVI. Only one more main Mission to go, will save the finale for next weekend. Currently have 39 out of 50 trophies, definitely going for the platinum, but not right away. Will play something else first and that way I can experience the story all over again!

@Stevemalkpus mud sticks even if the mud hits an innocent man unfortunately. As soon as it hits innocent or not companies get rid in case it's true. It'll never change unfortunately

Deus Ex Mankind divided landed on extra, so ive been digging myself into that world again.

But then...... a little game caught my eye on YouTube so switched my ps5 off put my pc on and now...

I'm deep diving in Dave the diver. An absolute spectacular game. Honestly can't believe how much depth and systems are in this game. It just keeps on giving the more you play

Completed Returnal last Saturday. I will remember this game for a long time

halfway there in Final fantasy XVI.
Started Metroid Dread on Switch.This one looks and plays great. my first Metroid game.,