Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 493

I'll be playing a lot of Baldur's Gate 3 this weekend. I'm having a blast with it so far. Still only on Act I but I'm still finding lots of stuff to do and explore!

I'm also very tempted to pilot my mech once again in Armored Core 6. That game is undoubtedly one of the best releases of the year, in my opinion! I'm planning on checking out the PvP section also!

Finishing NFS The Run challenges on my PS3

It's gonna be BG3 for a while. I dropped my first character after a couple of hours as I was totally out of my depth and getting destroyed. Made a new character (half elf paladin) and its going much better now. Great game but naturally a big learning curve!

Playing sea of stars before I let Plus lapse. Fantastic game.

After beating Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty and Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara on my Ps3 this week and A Short Hike and Gris on my Xbox Series X this week I started Playing Starfield on my Xbox Series X and continued playing Ace Attorney: Justice for All on my Switch.

Once I’m done with those I’m thinking about playing Firewatch, TOEM and God of War: Ghost of Sparta.

Been on a bit of a JRPG kick lately so I’m going to continue on with the excellent Sea of Stars & Final Fantasy IX.

I’ll also be checking out the new season in efootball 2024.

Finished FFXVI which I absolutely adored! Now going to try and finish tears of the kingdom over the next couple of weeks - I'm itching to get back onto my PS5 and play all the great games I've missed out on so far like miles morales and ragnarok, but I'm hating the feeling of zelda hanging over me!

I have a few games on the go now...too many,something I promised myself would never happen again but..
Lego Skywalker Saga,
Sea Of Stars,
Bus Simulator and..
A Space For The Unbound

Plus Switch games..

Pikmin 4,
Dragon Quest and obviously Zelda TOTK.

May bet diablo 4.

Finished the excellent Immortals of Aveum (highly recommended) and then tried Atlas fallen but can't get into it. The awful voice acting and dull story doesn't help.

I'll try diablo 4 now can get it if take atlas fallen back

Starfield. I think I'm gonna be a while on this one. Loving it.

I have the next week off work and I am fully absorbed again in Skyrim. Trying to finish that off and gain my second platinum before I give my full attention to Bauldurs gate 3. Still deciding what build to play with.

Days Gone for the most part. Also do a few decks on Dread Nautical.
Have a good weekend and keep cool people.

Nothing mostly, my weekend has consisted mostly of being outdoors, boating and kayaking.

If I can get around to playing FF16 at some point without my ps5 melting, then I should be able to finish it this weekend 👀

And if I do finish it, then it's straight onto buying and playing the hell out of Baldur's Gate 3 I'm seamlessly planning and developing my first character in the back of my mind, which makes it feel like I'm playing the game and getting good value out of it already 😆😆

Starfield and Bomb Rush Cyberfunk for me. Have a good weekend all!

Baldurs Gate 3 for me. Really enjoying it.

Starfield with a bit of GT7 and sea of stars I think

I’m playing Final Fantasy XVI this weekend. I’m late to the party as I was wrapped up in Tears of the Kingdom for three months, but I’m already 20hrs in and loving it so far. For me, it’s right up there with TOTK as my favourite game of the year so far. I may even like it a bit better.

It’ll be a lot of Baldur’s Gate 3, and a bit of Goodbye Volcano High sprinkled on top. The latter is a beautiful little game, the former is just ridiculously addictive.

Started a new playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077 in prep for Phantom Liberty. Also noticed Bloodborne is likely in the final of GOAT mega thread and that meant I also started a NG+ run. I can't pass up Yharnam, even after all these years.

Thread is here https://www.pushsquare.com/forums/retro_and_other_gaming/another_definitive_best_game_of_all_time_megapoll_semi_finals

Been playing the wonderful Mario odyssey on switch. First time playing it & wow, what a brilliant game.

Starfield...lvl 10 now and it's opening up and I'm getting used to its clunky systems and loving it ! A solid 9/10 for me. Then I'll play my GOTY Baldurs Gate 3 on PS5 which is consuming my life.
2023 must be one of the best years for gaming ever !
Have a great weekend guys and gals ❤️

I will be playing the excellent the legend of heroes trial of cold steel.the amazing octopath traveler 2.the fantastic dark souls remastered.and the incredible divinity original sin enhanced edition.its nfl season time.i will be watching my Pittsburgh Steelers 🖤💛 play.here we go steelers here we go. I will be watching legendary sitcoms tv 📺 comedy shows in Sanford and son.good times.and saved by the bell.word life.word is bond.word to god.word to your mother.word up son

Baldurs Gate 3, probably a little bit of Baldurs Gate Three to break it up a bit and some BG3 if I get bored of doing that.

In all seriousness I was gonna fire up Starfield today to give it a try but in all honesty, as much as I was quite looking forward to it, my hype for it has wained somewhat because of Baldurs Gate 3. I might get to it a some point but looking at the release schedule over the next month or so, it's fallen so far down my list I can see me never actually getting to it. Looks like just another Bethesda game from what I have seen, not overly concerned that I'll be missing out on much at all if I don't ever get around to it.

On Xbox it'll be Starfield for the foreseeable future loving it so far. On PS5 I'm going to hopefully start Dead Space and play more of Sniper Elite 5 not really enjoying this one as much because it seems to push you into more cqc.

@Cyrus29 Mario odyssey is superb. Hard to beat a Mario 3D platformer

I’m playing Bomb Rush Cyberfunk on PlayStation! I was a huge fan of Jet Set Radio and this is a worthy spiritual successor to that game! On Xbox, yep I’m playing Starfield! So far it’s been quite good, but the menu system is definitely a bit cumbersome. Apart from that it’s a very solid game. It will keep me busy until Spiderman 2.

Starfield fraction missions and side stuff Level 14 its awesome

Was back to work this week and barely scratched the surface on BG3 so with crap weather here looking forward to really having a go with it. Have a great weekend everyone!

I’m unfortunately sick with Covid, so I don’t know how much energy I have for gaming, but I am solely playing Sea of Stars on the PS5. I thought the hype of Starfield and Baulder’s Gate 3 would sway me to put it aside, but alas, the game has its daggers hooked in me quite deep.

It amazes me how the game continues to evolve and get better every hour of playtime. It’s hard not to be charmed due to the engaging characters (Garl, ftw!), and there are so many surprises, particularly with the gameplay and story. The game is expertly paced. You’re constantly doing something new, and nothing outstays its welcome. And then, there are specific references to The Messenger that has me grinning from ear to ear.

Let’s not forget the soundtrack, which is superb. Even my wife, who doesn’t play video games and always wants me to use a headset, was captivated by the score. That says a lot.

I find this game to be an utter masterpiece. This feeling is bolstered by the incredible sales the game has reached — 250k — despite being on PS Plus and Xbox Game Pass. It goes to show that if you make a really solid game, people will buy it. This is what the industry needs.

I'm working, jealous of everyone gaming and hopeful I can squeeze some starfield time in Sunday night!! Have a great weekend folks

I’m actually enjoying Dysmantle more than I thought. Going for the platinum but the Ark quest is an absolute grind!
I’ll be giving that some hour’s in between family life.

BG3.. FF XVI 👍 what else

Playing some Guardians of the Galaxy today, a conforting game that we make progress in a fast pace, very thrilling ride. Tomorrow I will be dealing with the sons of Ragnar in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and battle dark wizards in Hogwarts Legacy. There is good work to do.

Just killing time awaiting the Cyberpunk update/DLC. That Saints Row 'freebie' was surprisingly crap I thought, somehow managing to strip away the charm of its predecessors without notably improving the graphics/gameplay. Whereas Generation Zero at least feels vaguely original. And Swedish!

Armored Core VI 🔥🔥🔥 Baltheus is absolutely destroying me… back to the drawing board…

@Zuljaras Love your 'This Weekend' posts, mate.

Keep it up please.

Probarbly a bit mor Armoured core 6. Only about 10 missions in but its pretty good so far. I have however got BG3 downloading tho so i will be giving that a go. Think it will overwhelm me tho.

@Kidfunkadelic83 I thought the same, knowing little about D&D and whatnot, but honestly, read a few guides, watch a couple of beginners guides on YouTube and you will be fine, you will get the hang of it in no time

@Kidfunkadelic83 Stick with it.
Well worth it.

I'm finishing (platinum) Elden Ring before Spider-Man 2 and Mario Wonder release. Then I have to get through those before Mario RPG launches, which will keep me busy the rest of the year. I'll get AC Mirage when it's $20 on a Black Friday digital sale, but otherwise there's no other game worth playing this year.

@rusty82 I’m not really into Mario games. Haven’t played much of them-but odyssey has made me a fan of Mario. I’m looking to get more into the other mario games now. But odyssey is a game that whilst I was playing it, I had a huge smile on my face. Brilliant game.

Starfield - its a good game and Im enjoying it but there are some issues. It really is fallout in space, not a bad thing but feels like a reskin basically (not really, bit harsh that maybe). Feels like I’ll play the main missions and bigger side missions but then move on to other games. Oblivion, Skyrim and Fallout 3 I’ve played so many times, but Fallout 4 only once and probably the same with Starfield. Feels like Bethesda needs to change things for the next Elder Scrolls or it might not be all that good.

Edit - I wrote feels a lot. Feels ok though so not editing that 😁

Well i downloaded saints row and i can honestly say after experiencing it that its a hideous game. There is no redeeming feature and it really is bad. So its back to diablo 4. Have a great weekend everybody 👍

Mass Effect: Andromeda

41 hours in and I'm definitely enjoying it more than I was at this time last weekend. Not that I wasn't enjoying it already, but since landing on Havarl the game has clicked even more for me. It won't end up being on the level of the original trilogy, but it doesn't need to be.

@somnambulance

• whip sound *

Baldur’s Gate 3 on my Steam Deck and Starfield on Xbox… sorry PlayStation, you’ll be getting no love this weekend.

Baldur's Gate of course. Had it for a bit now and still haven't picked one main yet.

@Zuljaras More than well deserved, mate.

Picked up Hitman World Of Assassination It’s Great Playing All 3 Games On One Disk Perfect

Armored Core 6. Highly satisfying as a puzzle game when you try to solve which pieces best fit which encounter haha.

Otherwise Sea of Stars, which is smartly designed and addictive in its combat loops.

Remnant 2 I’m at the end and keep rerolling other worlds for dungeon variants.

Lastly, I have a weird itch to play COD for the first time in probably 12 years so Modern Warfare 2 campaign is waiting on me.

@ear_wig I spent 20 mins grinding the wall mission boss to have enough money to buy most parts, then I just playing around until I found what worked.

Firewall Ultra - still some jank but so much fun.
Rocket league - on PC with high refresh monitor. Even 120 fps looks shaky to me now.

Hi there fellow gamers;
This weekend I´ll will be mostly playing Starfield on my Series X and Street Fighter 6 on my PS5, since I´ll be leaving town for a week.
Wich means I´ll be all over my Switch and Zelda Tears of the Kingdom.
And once I return it will be MORTAL KOMBAT 1 (Cue the techno music MK theme).
Still need to check Sea of Stars and Baldurs Gate 3.
What a time to be a gamer. It´s almost to much. Almost.
Cheers and happy gaming weekend to everyone

Starfield, obviously. My PS5 can cool down for a couple of months, although I was in the middle of a very enjoyable run with WRC Generations until Starfield came out.

My 9 year old and I have started watching the Marvel movies so that’s inspired me to try Spider-Man, it’s so much fun moving across New York I forget to progress the story, and I enjoy the stealth bits that come up then less anyway.

I also introduced him to a little bit of MvC3 this morning. I also want to get back to Guilty Gear Strive now we’re on season 3 and Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel I squeeze in where I can too.

Back to Sekiroooooo, GT Sport, legendary RDR2, AC Valhalla, Elden Ring and whatever else.

Been playing Uncharted 4 on my steam deck, locked at 30fps at medium settings it looks great

I’m in Spain at the mo so Castlevania Dawn Of Sorrow on iPad - it’s great so far. Also dipping in and out of Minish Cap. Loving the Delta emulator.

Dragon’s Dogma - played through the main story this past week and paid my first visit to Bitterblack Isle this morning. BBI is epic… like one massive Dark Souls area and really elevates the game.

@KilloWertz I have it here, will play for sure before the next Mass Effect comes.

@ErrantRob That’s exactly my plan today. I’m still rocking beginning weapons, tried to see how far I could push them lol. Time to grind and buy some new armature. Love this game though! Armored Core is back!

@colonelkilgore Bitterblack isle is amazing. I never finished it and its something i really should do at some point. The whole game is brilliant.

Starfield on Series X. Bought an Xbox for the first time since the original one, which I thought was a total letdown at the time. PS5 and Switch are still my two go-to platforms, but as I huge Bethesda RPG fan I just couldn't resist.

I also bought NBA2K24 on PS5 and probably will give that one a spin as well this weekend. I miss the Kobe Bryant era a lot and have watched almost every game, so it'll be great to relive some key moments of his career while controlling the man himself.

I just started playing sea of stars and I just can’t stop, I’m having so much fun! Never thought a game like this would be something for me!

First time I ever caved in to people hyping up a game so much where I wasn't nearly as excited for it. Very early in Baldurs Gate 3 but so far Im loving it. It's very reminiscent of witcher 3 but with SRPG gameplay. I'm kinda just wandering around atm but I'll manage lol. Just wish you could run faster

Going old school with the Sega Genesis Mini. I got addicted to Monster World 4 on there. For current games- Street Fighter 6 and WWE 2K23.

Switch- Pikmin 4
Series X- Diablo 4
ps5- Baldurs Gate

ACA NeoGeo: 3 Count Bout (Windows Store) - I can't seem to really get into this, which is a shame considering how much I love wrestling.

Contre Jour (Windows Phone) - Nearly halfway through this one now.

Yakuza: Dead Souls which I have incredibly get my hands on. Impossible to get without paying as much as a PS5 game here.

@Northern_munkey agreed mate, I’ve put 45 hours in this week… and can see myself putting in at least a further 100. Such an underrated game!

Greak

Gorgeous hand-drawn style side scroller where you play 2 or sometimes 3 characters at the same time. Just started it but it looks promising so far.

Loot River

Top-down roguelike where you float these Tetris-like block in a maze of waterways, with some Souls-like battle along the way. Initially I liked it but it doesn't work well as a roguelike unfortunately. The game is very short but also very grindy so I finished it long before unlocking most of the weapons/spells/armor.

Going off topic for a bit but did you guys ever review the Gran Turismo movie or talk about the box office? You reported on the Uncharted movie like crazy but nothing for Gran Turismo?

@Tecinthebrain https://www.pushsquare.com/features/movie-review-gran-turismo-an-unexpectedly-great-racer

God Of War ( 2018 ), Batman: Book Of Shadows, You Don't know Jack Edition 7 & 9, then some le'enterloop.

Still haven't opened by Collector's Edition of Starfield (and may not end up doing so), as I am still playing, and loving, Baldur's Gate 3 on my PC. Once I eventually finish BG3, Starfield is next, maybe on the Game Pass, still haven't decided yet. I also have the Collector's Edition of BG3 on the PlayStation on order (I've received the code, but not the CE) so I might fire that up at some point too... 😊

Quake 2 and Bomb Rush Cyberfunk 👍

@Northern_munkey thanks allot I was looking everywhere at where they put the movie reviews ✌️

@ear_wig I had my best luck with Balteus using a lightweight build, the bubble shooter in RH, Shotgun in LH and missiles on the shoulders. The shotgun has been a complete game changer for me! It reloads so fast, it’s devastating.

Playing star field this weekend

@Tecinthebrain 👍

Tekken 7. Have a great weekend folks 😄🤘

Fumbling about in baldurs gate 3 along with short bursts of sea of stars and FF16

Splatoon 3 & fallout new vegas are on my menu..

Starfield parts of it is cringe 🤦 what was Bethesda thinking.

Saturday I'll be going to the stars... a bit of Starcraft: Mass Recall ('cause nostalgia...) and a bit of Starfield

And Sunday i'll be getting back to earth.
I'll be tearing down the Zotac AMP RTX 3070 TI of a friend of mine, to change the default very noisy air cooler with an AIO solution.
We'll be adapting an NZXT Kraken G12 to it (it doesn't fit by default, but it can be modified with a bit of "craftiness").
And mount a Kraken x63 AIO cooler on the GPU (for those that don't know, it's an all in one liquid cooling solution, usually used for cooling processors, with a CPU block, connected to a 280mm radiator and 2x140mm fans, prefilled with a cooling liquid).
And we'll thermal glue radiators to every "needy" component (VRAM, VRM etc). Got a kit of 102 radiators of many shapes and sizes, and a tube of 2W/mK thermal glue, isopropyl alcohol to clean everything up, Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut thermal paste for the GPU... all prepped and ready to go.
I did this before, almost 2 years ago, on my old Aorus RTX 2080 Super, and it reduced the GPU temp from 83°C to 52°C in full load, while being extremely silent.
It's the cheaper way to liquid cool a GPU, compared to a custom loop. It may not look as fancy but it works very well.
Quite excited to get to do it again, I very much enjoy the activity : )

Have a fun weekend everyone!

Starfield. Level 16 now and the more I play the better it gets.
Not without its fault but I’d definitely give it an 8.5 - 9 so far.
Brilliant game

Xbox - Starfield (obsessed with it)
Playstation - hoping to make some progress on FF7 remake. Not really liking this one and it is just bogging down my ps backlog.
Nintendo - nothing
Pc - nothing

This week is gonna be chill. A little Octopath Traveler 2 and some Horizon Forbidden West on PS5 but i have some anime plans today and hanging out with some friends. Happy gaming!

I finished Sea of Stars (beautiful game) in time for Starfield, which promptly made me really motion sick and unable to play it! Doh!
Ive bought BG3 to soothe my woes, but im tempted to try Starfield again with better frame rate and increased fov on the PC, ive waited so long to play it I feel I need to give it several tries!

Wish you all a really nice weekend and sending greetings from The Lands between

Just discovered that Outriders on PS+ Premium includes the Worldslayers expansion, which is not advertised. So I accidentally discovered that and I am having a real fun time playing that.

Just having some dumb fun til Cyberpunk drops Phantom Liberty.

I went to Halloween Horror Nights last night (Xpress Pass is the only way) and had a blast; still recovering from it. Bought BG3 but not sure if I’m gonna dive right in, as I’m still really early in my Divinity Original Sin. I thought initially that the non-linearity if it would be difficult for me, since I’m honestly quite used to handholding in most of the RPGs I’ve played. This Larian stuff though is a breath of fresh air, and it feels super good to just head out into the fog and (with the help of regular saves) discover, fight and at times fail spectacularly.
Failure in this sort of game is a good teacher for me, it opens my mind up to different possibilities and ways of play. I’m generally not very creative…so this is kinda addictive and new to me

Loving it!

Also might grab Disco Elysium bc why the hell not.

Starfield on't PC! Although not playing as much as I'd like as my room is trying to reach the temperature of the sun and where I live is getting no outside air movement so open windows do nothing... send help, I am melting.

Same as before

1. Starfield (PC Gamepass)
2. Armored Core (PS5)

Both are fantastic games.

Let me play for Starfield for $10 means I bought the Upgrade. So the Microsoft strategy actually worked this time.

I started Star Wars Jedi: Survivor but the performance issues on even Quality Mode were very jarring. The combat is so smooth when it works. I think I’ll wait for one more patch

Sea of Stars- I got to the Sea of Stars 😂🤣😂 Felt burned out so that’s why I played SWJS. Fantastic game though!! Highly recommend it. I’ll continue it mid next week.

I’m playing a mixture of Gran Turismo 7 and The Evil Within, and I always set aside some time for Crypt of the Necrodancer.

Happy gaming everyone.

Finished the brilliant Baldur's Gate 3 one day before Starfield official release. So it's a Starfield weekend (it's a damn good game, I don't care what anyone else says).

Definitely Only Baldurs Gate 3!! What a top game

Tails of Iron. Quite a good game I think

On PS5 I'm playing Judgement. Just reached chapter 4. Fantastic game!
On Switch ì've been clearing up DKC: TF and and continuing with Eastward. Besides that I'll continue watching Gamera Rebirth, which I'm enjoying. Maybe watch Godzilla VS Kong as well. Then also continue reading The Republic!

A packed Sunday after spending yesterday painting the fence and weeding our neighbours garden in the sun.

@TabulaRasa Sounds like gaming isn't for you at the moment. I often just switch to other hobbies when gaming isn't doing it for me.

@TabulaRasa I'm a big fan of theirs also. Hope you do find something you find fun soon! 🙂

Hour 70 in rdr2, working through chapter 6 with massive emotional turmoil. Words cannot do justice…

Still playing Kingdoms of Amalur (which I’m really enjoying, in spite of the lazy remastering), and just started Zombie Army 4, which is great fun. A few races in Wreckfest (probably the best “arcade” racer so far this gen) to rinse the palette.

Well this weeks a interesting one. Finally after a summer of nothing but early shifts and a general poor composition of balancing gaming and anime I’m finally free on Wednesday of the early shifts. The model store that my job is preparing for starts on Wednesday so when I clock out of work on Tuesday I’ll finally be free and back to gaming all night baby. So obviously it’ll be great to celebrate with Sea of Stars. But that’s not the weekend hahaha. For this weekend I’ll be playing some more Tears Of The Kingdom. It’s so cozy and soothing and relaxing and I’m really just loving it. And also I’ll shoot for some time in Baldurs Gate III. That game really is something special too like it really is on TOTKs scale because man you just feel how good and impressive and insane this game is. Otherwise throughout the week y’all know it’s gonna be the usual rotation of Zelda, Pikmin, Fire Emblem, Xenoblade, Rain Code. And Baldurs Gate 3, FFXVI, Sea Of Stars, One Piece Odyssey, and SF6. Yep that’s right I beat RE6 and now I’m free to celebrate with SF6 until A.K.I comes out for it later in the month. And do RE7 in October for Halloween. Special shout-out this week goes to the Live Action One Piece on Netflix it’s absolutely excellent and has made me a huge One Piece fan now. Over on the anime front y’all already know the usual. Atelier Ryza, My Tiny Senpai, Liar Liar, Zom 100, Ayaka and Yohane the Parhelion. Summer Anime almost over and man do we have one crazy Fall Anime lineup already. And for Podcasts we keeping it simple with Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Into the Aether, Giant Bombcast and Remap Radio. Have a great weekend to everyone and Happy Gaming as always.

I'll be playing Final Fantasy XVI some more. I'm about twenty hours in and loving it!!!

@Jimmer-jammer Thanks for sharing! I have yet to try a shotgun in any capacity, will have to try one out. I did end up finally beating Balteus with that awesome plasma rifle in RH, that long grenade launcher in LH, vertical missles and the back laser rifle. The trick was to stay in the air though, which took me WAY to long to figure out… 🤦🏻‍♂️ Very satisfying when it exploded into flames however 🔥🔥🔥

@LetsPatchItOut is that Sensible Soccer in your profile pic? I can't quite make it out! If so, bravo sir/madam!

@tomassi it is! We used to make drinking games out of the shorelines back in the day