Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 573

I bought 3 new games, Atelier Yumia and Xenoblade Chronicles X for the Switch and Assassin’s Creed Shadows for the PS5, but I can’t decide which game to start playing first. Now which one should I choose? 🤔

I shall be continuing to play Deus Ex Human Revolution (or Detroit Become Less Human, as I've nicknamed it). Still loving it, and very impressed with how the developers have integrated first and third person gameplay and made it so smooth. Reached the second boss battle earlier this week, and it was like something straight from MGS - a tense game of cat and mouse. Great stuff.

I played and completed Neva this week as well, and hoping to launch into a second playthrough this weekend and appreciate the whole thing again (while hunting down all the glowing flowers this time). What a beautiful game it is. My daughter's playing it also and I think she was expecting a relatively relaxed Planet of Lana type experience and it's definitely a bit harder going than that. I think she is likely to need a little helping hand from dad with some sections.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Assassin's Creed Shadows for me this weekend.
So far a better AC than the others RPGs but still an Ubisoft game meaning I'll get tired of it soon

I shall finally be properly sinking my teeth into Dragon's Dogma 2. I will also be doing some mogtome farming on FFXIV to pick up a few mounts I'm missing before the new patch drops on Tuesday.

[Edit - I'm kinda coming to the conclusion that whilst I am really liking DD2, I'm also not really in the right headspace to see it through, so I think a change of plans is in order, a few smaller games from the month of PS+ Extra I have! Anno Mutationem caught my eye so we'll see how that unfolds!]

Just got the platinum for Uncharted 4 as my 75th platinum. Also then followed that up with Ghosts of Tsushima platinum. So thinking of now starting Assassin's Creed: Shadows to follow the theme! Happy Gaming All.

I’m replaying Jedi Survivor which looks fantastic on the Pro, buttery smooth. The replay does feel a bit empty though since I’d collected everything the previous time through. Still fun though.

I’ve also got Thank Goodness You Hear and Just Crow Things which also looks fun.

Have a great weekend Folks!

Still punishing myself with Black Myth Wukong, hit a bit of a wall with the Scorpion Lord fight, he is optional so I am tempted to move on and get him in NG+ but we'll see, I haven't got him past about 25% health which is worrying after so many goes!
Really want go get it finished so I can make a start on Atomfall sooner than later.

Happy gaming folks

I’ll be wandering and sneaking around in a Ubisoft open world.

… Taking on stormtroopers and riding a speeder bike, that is. The other Ubisoft game.

Crown farming in Monster Hunter Wilds.

If my copy of Shadows arrives I'll start that if not I'll carry on with Rage 2

Started Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 Remastered this week, so I will continue this nostalgic trip, now understanding the story better as I just got the plat on Blood Omen 1. I'm doing some Yakuza 5 and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion too, the later as I will dive into Rebirth next. Maybe some Borderlands 3 if I'm in the mood.

I wish I could play Assassin's Creed Shadows already, as everyone sure will, but my Plus Extra will be renewed next month, so i can't spend too much in gaming right away. But Shadows will be my next purchase.

Finished Valiant Hearts Coming Home. I really love these games. Also finally started Alan Wake 2 and just finished opening chapter. Loving it so far. Enjoy the weekend

I’m currently playing The Last of Us Part II Remastered. It’s the first time I’m playing it since the PS4 version and I’m having a blast. The combat still feels one step ahead of most other games, as do the visuals. Still my favourite game of all time.

Once I’m done with that, I’ll be moving on to either Death Stranding: Director’s Cut, Dragon’s Dogma II, Metaphor: ReFantazio or Silent Hill 2. Whichever game I go with, they’re all great, so I can’t really go wrong.

Purchased Vampire Survivors a couple days ago on the Switch so that will most likely be the main game I’m playing over the weekend.

Helping a mate out with his businesses on GTA online at some point and a little Balatro.

Also got Darkest Dungeon on the PC for cheap so if I can tear myself away from VS (highly doubtful) I’ll be starting that.

Enjoy your gaming weekend everyone!

I had planned on picking up Atelier Yumia physically, but it was delayed a few weeks. So I'm finally playing through Sand Land, a game I've been making to go back to for ages.
Also finshed Death Stranding a few nights ago, that was a trip! Looking forward to DS2!

Like last week, I'm playing SF 6 and a bunch of shmup / run & gun like Contra Anniversary Collection, Capcom 19XX & 1943, and Tengai.

Have a good weekend everyone. Cheers 🍻

Assassins Creed Shadows

@Ichiban I managed to snag a physical of Yumia awhile back, was delivered alongside AC, so won't play it just yet,
But it seems alot of places are having trouble getting the physical in for sale/ and or late deliver.

I will continued playing one of the best video games ever made in the excellent beat em up hit classic batman arkham asylum.i will also continued playing the amazing valkyria chronicles remastered.and I will continued playing one of the best video games ever made the instant classic fan favorite fps bioshock infinite.i will also watch the ncaa college basketball. I will also watch my boston celtics 💚 🖤 play.i will also watch legendary sitcoms TV 📺 shows comedy.in family matters.the Jeffersons. Good times.sanford and son.and saved by the bell.word up son

Since it released I´ve taken every chance to play

Assassins Creed: Shadows - Im around 4 hours in and so far this is really good. First off it looks amazing on the Pro, been switching between 40 fps and 60 fps and Im settling on the balanced mode of 40 fps. Last night as I was climbing a tower there was a thunderstorm, and I ended up just sitting there enjoying the show. Very beautiful game. I also tuned the hud, removing health bars on enemies for example which makes it a lot more immersive. Gameplay and combat is great, combat is a lot better than I expected as playing as a ninja really means you need to be sneaky most o the time as open conflict against several opponents (they´ll come running from the noice) often ends with me dead. Exploration is fun, but its been done before as it’s an AC game. Cant wait to play more, I love these kinds of games and this one is very good on top of that so Im probnably looking at 60-100 hours of pure fun here 😊

For me it is finish up and platinum Robocop Rogue City and Split Fiction

Afterwards I plan on squeezing in a game or two like Prince of Persia before I buy one of the following:

AI Limit
Berzerker Khan
Atomfall

All 3 have me eager to play and experience them.

@LucantoVerdi Atelier Yuma all day long !

Assassins Creed Shadows for me - a 1000% improvement on the yawn inducing Valhalla. Superb setting
Will be blitzing Tekken 8 with FF16's Clive who is so overpowered it's guaranteed wins in online ranked matches 😉
Have a great weekend guys and gals ❤️

I'll be continuing with Final Fantasy 7 Remake this weekend, it can be a bit tough but it's a great game. Next month I have to decide between buying Monster Hunter Wilds, Assassin's Creed Shadows and Xenoblade Chronicles X. Decisions, decisions.

AC shadows for me one of the very best and looks gorgeous on pro ,then next week atomfall,plus shadows

finally had my ps5 brought to the lounge and despite it being on an old tv compared to my newer and bigger tv I'm just glad to finally get back on my PS5 since it was 1st Feb I last played anything!
So I'm straight back into Dragon Age Veilguard which I was already well into.I'm now on chapter 12 and 72 hours in!

Assassin creed shadows on Pro
60fps VRR, silky smooth and great ray tracing still enabled, definitely a looker.

Still enjoying taking Henry, and his new hairstyle, around the Kingdom of Bohemia; single-handedly driving the events of history, whilst seemingly in a permanent state of drunkeness!

I said I was just going to test the quality picture and ray tracing on Elden Ring for a moment but oooooohh 5hrs later I've already gone to Stormveil and beaten Margit for the 4th time, it looks even more gorgeous. HFW is just one of the best games ever made and at 60fps is a dream. Will continue CP2077 and Metro Exodus.as well.

Pro Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and Assassin's Creed Shadows. Switch Xenoblade Chronicles X

Other than still playing KCD2, I've started the Shadowrun series. Just near the end of Shadowrun Returns and wondering why I've never picked up these games until now. Great stuff.

Almost done with Sea of Stars on Switch, I was recommended to pursue the true ending.
Not sure what to play next yet but Octopath Traveler 2, Elec-Head, Grapple Dog, Jedi Survivor and Princess Peach Showtime are all on the shortlist.

I've recently bought the Arcade 1up Street Fighter 2 cabinet, so it'll be some of the various versions of that and stuff like Final Fight and Giga Wing that's also on there. Then on PS5 I'll be putting the T-1000 through his paces (well, fumbling aimlessly with my Arcade stick at least)

I’ll be giving comedy to the good people of Glasgow as part of the Glasgow international comedy festival on Wednesday, which leaves little time for gaming. (But if I had time I would play Titanfall 2)

@Zuljaras The Messenger is so much fun and one of the best games of recent years

I beat the excellent Split Fiction with my wife a few days ago, but we finished it with 40% of the trophies complete. So we will probably go back to chapter select now and clean up some of the trophies we missed.

Happy gaming everyone.

Still on MH Wilds. About to reach HR 30 and doing every optional quest I see. I don't mind how linear the story was but HR is way more fun with how open ended it is. Seeing an unknown icon running around the map and heading towards it yo see what it could be is so fun

And now that it's officially out, Xenoblade X DE. I'm on Ch.5, I'm loving the story and characters so far. Nothing amazing but it beats the start of XC3. The Sawano music during the world building cutscenes was fantastic and peak anime lol

I just platty’d deliver us Mars so Im still debating what to play next. Abandoned or retro probably.

@Wazeddie22 ....fantastic game ! I seem to be well in the minority on that 😅

I’m continuing my life at sea with Like a dragon:PY, but I really wanna start AC:Shadows at some point. I’ve also got deliver us the moon and deliver us mars to complete at some point.

Several days ago I finished Suikoden 1. It was my first time playing the game, and it was excellent from start to finish. It was expertly paced, with story beats that never overstay their welcome. There were well written characters that had story arcs that made me genuinely emotional. Moreover, from a gameplay standpoint, it was cinematic in a way that drew you into its world.

By the time I finished it — 22 hours in total, with 90/108 characters obtained — my main party was between level 59 and 60, and I beat the final boss with relative ease. There were two boss fights, whilst I did beat first try, gave me a run for my money - primarily due to how they were introduced at the most in-opportune time. Aside from that, the game was quite generous in its leveling system, especially with low leveled party members. It kept the game evenly balanced.

I’m now playing Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition. This is one of my favorite franchises, yet this title is the black sheep of the family for me. I finally get the opportunity to play it.

Currently, I’m in chapter 3 and the game is excellent. It reminds me a lot of Monster Hunter paired lightly with Mass Effect. I think it’s a great combination. My only issue is the quest designs. Some side activities will present themselves as a low leveled requirement to complete. However, some of them can lead to you to places where it’s unavoidable to fight enemies that are 29 levels above you. It’s an unbalancing issue, but it’s minor in the grand scheme of things.

Additionally, I dusted off my Nintendo 3DS XL and purchased Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright. I’m looking forward to seeing how it’s comparable to its predecessor, Awakening.

Split Fiction with my wife, then hopefully I'll be reach another Star Wars Outlaws planet. I've been dabbling with Dirt Rally 2.0 in VR using PS5 controller 'gyro' to steer. Surprisingly immersive.

Happy gaming fellow gamers!

Still taking my time going through High Rank in Monster Hunter Wilds, it's getting tougher and I'm actually carting here and there. Not playing anything else. So little Time, so much to do!

Have a good one yall!

Baldur's Gate 3

Still working my way through Act 2.

Since I was considering to sell my PS VR2 because I don’t play it very often I decided to give it one more test and fired up Gran Turismo 7. Holy *****! I never experienced anything so real before. The total immersion of being IN the actual car, looking around to check your mirrors and seeing all the interior makes racing so real. The side to side action on tracks is literally heart racing.

Mixing this up with some Resident Evil Village (non-VR) and F1 24 on my Pro.

Edit: Wow, the word sh*t is forbidden? Feels like I’m at my grandma’s again 😅

I put kcd2 on pause while I started AC shadows , but I'm missing henry so will probably jump back in , there's something about shadows that isn't clicking with me , I think its because I've played so much of KCD2 lately and it's intricate quests, im finding AC shadows quests extremely mediocre , kind of worried that henry, has ruined every other game for me.

I'm about 8 hours into AC Shadows and it's pretty great so far barely touched the story I've just been exploring and petting loads of dogs lol.

@darkswabber I HIGHLY recommend Octopath Traveler 2. Its fantastic.

I finished Arken Age. The scale of the final boss is impressive. Overall a good game. For me the biggest short coming is the music, which I did not like very much. I am presumably not very good in the game, but it felt often a bit unfair to me. I died quite often without knowing why, At other times I felt far too slow to evade attacks or underpowered. In my opinion there are a few flaws which prevent this game from being great. Still a good game.

Now I am mostly waiting for the psvr2 version of Hitman and I am curious about Wanderer, whether it is extended enough over the psvr1 version to warrant a repurchase on psvr2.

Decided to play through Disco Elysium again while playing Mark of the Ninja. Unbelievable game, incredible replayability

I'm hoping I can beat Indy and the Great Circle so I can start AC Shadows.

Still trucking in Arma Reforger.

When Im not driving around in Everon I am trying to get some jobs done in Arcade Paradise.

Have a great weekend.

Not sure, I might start Kena given it's got a month left on Extra

Desperados 3 a fun game I will hopefully finish before I go to my holiday to Japan in two weeks

On my way to a certain wedding in the next best NieR game after NieR Gesthalt, NieR Replicant. Have a good weekend all!

I was enjoying veil guard but around act 4 the dialogue started getting on my tits so off it trotted. So it's back to dirt 2.0 which is so much better than EA wrc in every way which is shocking really considering its a lot older but I still have a soft spot for the newer,uglier EA wrc. Playing throne and liberty with a couple of mates who told me it's as close to guild wars 2 we will ever get on the ps5 so I tried it out as its free and it's pretty good but does have a few annoying quirks. Gangs of London series 3 is also on the cards...have a great weekend folks👍

I’m playing BANISHERS: Ghosts Of New Eden and I have to say the game is quite impressive to the point it may be one of the more overlooked gems of this generation. Really enjoying taking my time with it. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys story-heavy action adventure games.

@carlos82 that is Awesome! 🤩

I got to the final battle in Avowed late last night, but wanted to see the end of the game fresh so will finish that today. Good game! Next is Star Citizen 2. And watching a lot of college basketball.

I am tempted to purchase Shadows-it sounds great. But I am short on time at the moment. I will get it eventually. I am thinking it would be perfect for when I get time off for Christmas holidays.

Hello there fellow gamers.
This weekend is all about Assassins Creed Shadows.
Can´t get enough of it. Been awhile since I played a game that hooked me like this. And the imersion mode were the characters speak their native tongue is just perfect.
I might also dable in Bleach Rebith of Souls..... If they fix the subtitles that is. I do understand most of Japanese, but I´m not fluent enough, so I need my subtitles to help me out 😜
Cheers and happy gaming weekend everyone

I will not be branded a murderer! He was a ruffian, admittedly well-dressed, and I merely acted in self defence. Sure, I may not have needed to strip the fellow of his earthly possessions but he didn’t exactly need them anymore, now did he? So I simply sold them on to be of use to someone none the wiser. One does not wish to picture the animal when biting into their morning sausage, do they? I’ve done a favour, really. I shall accept your praise immediately.

I’ll be running from the law in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. Happy gaming!!

UFC 5 for me. I’ll punch some pixels and try to finally master submissions.

Picked up a bug during the week so have been convalescing with some Power Wash Simulator. Just the remedy.

Have a great weekend and happy gaming everyone 👍

Besides working (tax season). I'll be playing Stray Blade on PS Plus since that is leaving in April and Animal Well for the same reason.

I just platinumed Dragon Age: The Veilguard some days ago. It was slightly better then expected, but still a huge letdown from previous entries and the writing was just hilarious. But since then I yearn to experience more of the DA universe again, so I started a new playthrough on DA:Origins again via gamepass. It's also fps boosted which is pretty cool.
Also will try out Madjack Mullet and return to my inferno playthrough on Lords of the Fallen.

I have made it my religion this month to exploit my 1-month sub of PS Plus essential. So I'm taking my time and actually allowing the start of DA:Veilguard to unfold it self and making different choices.

Obviously, it is a better game when you aren't speed running. After that, I'll try Bioshock: Infinite or a few other games, just to tap out my backlog of games only available when subbed.

Working again this weekend. But I'll play some Majong and Stitch before bed.

PS4 - Infamous Second Son

PSP - The Bigs 2

WWE 2K25 for the most part on PS5.

Lies of P. After years of never really getting the Souls games, this one finally clicked with me. Now I want to play them all!

Helldivers 2 as I can’t stop playing it, one of my all time favourites. I’ll also be playing through TMNT hyperstone heist with my daughter tomorrow.

Prince of Persia in Persian. The English dub is not great but the game itself is.

Gaming is far less important to me these days, leave this to the kids these days. 60 bucks is better spent on better things in life. Just think of the world as a whole and think was your money spent on games the best option unless you live with your parents then life's a dream...

Shadows baby! That's it!

@Onearmbandit I've been meaning to get one for years and it's so good. I might have to get a Mortal Kombat one to go next to it

@Darude84 GT7 on PSVR2 is spectacular, even more so on the Pro which is a big upgrade over the base console, throw in a wheel and it's gaming heaven

Kenseiden and that will do for me.

Stopped playing Like A Dragon to give Assassin's Creed Shadows a whirl lol!

Around 3 hours in, it's good but it doesn't have its hooks in me yet.

I caved and bought Two Point Museum and I’m adoring it. It’s not typically my cup of tea, but I’ve been in the mood for a low key relaxing game like this.

@carlos82 nice one! MK would be fantastic, remember playing that in the arcade back in the day 👌

I´ll continue playing Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana - I´m new to JRPG´s eventhough I already tried several ones in the past, but mostly demos - I´m just in the mood to try out something completely out of my comfort zone. Only 5hrs in but really enjoying it.

Also downloaded demo of Atelier Yumia latest game, would like to check it out too.

Whatever you´ll be playing this weekend, have a fun Happy gaming, ya´ll!

@KingPev we both seem to be in the minority.Been loving it just like I really enjoyed Dragon Age Inquisition which also received a lot of negativity.Shame,I doubt another Dragon Age will be coming our way.

If I get any free time, it is dedicated to Assassin’s Creed Shadows. I finished up Castlevania Lords of Shadow on my Steam Deck earlier in the week (great game) so my game slate is clean. My daughter is due May 15 and there is still some work to be done in the nursery. There never seems to be enough hours in the day. Happy weekend, friends!

GoW: Ragnarok on PS5 and if I get any extra time I may continue Dragon Age 2 on PC.

Blasphemous it's taking sometime because I'm following somebody walkthrough. Played some Helldivers 2 also this week

Plugging away at Nioh still. Another commenter turned me to focusing on armor and the bonuses from them rather than on straight stats ala dark souls. Thank you whoever that was. It was a big change in how I’ve been playing!

Most definitely not Feudal Japan and I'd argue no one is! Fantasy Japan maybe 😂

I completed KCD2 and now moved on to Syberia 3, which I'm sure no one else is playing!

The Veilguard for me. I came to the realisation this week that DAV is a more of a action JRPG than a western RPG with the combat and story telling, even every character having one "quirk" (Lucanis always talking about coffee etc).

I do like it though so far. 7.5/10.

Veilguard a little bit, but I think I'm about to bounce off that

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Great start to this one. Naughty Dog are great

Split Fiction with my wife and LOVING it

I am nearing the end of Ace Attorney 6 with the final case seemingly close to wrapping up. Why the heck isn’t there an Ace Attorney 7 through 197 made yet to play afterwards?!? These games are so addicting to play. I’ll do the special episode after then wait awhile to play Investigations. I’m going to miss Phoenix, Maya & Apollo so much though 😭😭😭

My copy of Shadows didn't arrive on Saturday as I hoped. Should arrive tomorrow.

For those playing what modes you gone for, performance, balanced or quality?

And any playing using cannon mode?

I'm thinking of playing quality mode with cannon mode on

Trying to wrap up the platinum for MH Wild. Also playing the best sport sim in MLB the show 25.

Tennis Elbow 4, Robocop Rogue City, Solid Void Nature Puzzles, Horizon Chase Turbo, Infinity Nikki, Warframe, Chess Royal.

Well here we go with another wild WAYP. The week was some awesome games all around. Mostly Trails Through Daybreak, Mario and Luigi, Monster Hunter, Pirate Yakuza, Emio and FFXIV Dawntrail. Was able to wrap up the current patch of XIV so I’m gonna put it down for a little. Also got to start Disgaea 7 and that game is really charming and cute. Oh I also finally beat Emio and man lemme tell ya that is a hidden gem of the switch generation and a dark horse of last years releases in terms of GOTYs. The story was easily the best of any of the Famicom Detective Club games. Most of the weekend was spent with the GF so the only game we even thought of was maybe some Split Fiction. Didn’t end up doing it tho we did have a fun day at the mall where I got to complete my JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Manga collection. Rest of the weekend I’m thinking is gonna be some Trails Through Daybreak and Monster Hunter Wilds. Trails I really wanna beat soon so I’m just gonna keep chipping away at it with even the smallest of sessions per day that then maybe one big session can knock it out. And Monster Hunter is still crazy fun man the gameplay is so addicting I don’t care if it’d easier them other games it’s way more fun now too. Otherwise I’m thinking this week is mostly gonna consist of some Trails Through Daybreak, Mario and Luigi Brothership, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Tales of Graces F Remastered, Split Fiction, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Dynasty Warriors Origins, Monster Hunter Wilds, Disgaea 7 and Pirate Yakuza. Still wanna knock out Mario Party before the Switch 2 Direct. Also wanna try to start WWE2K25 to coincide with RAW from Scotland this week, Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition, Atelier Yumia The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land and Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Then that’s the lead up to late April with Fatal Fury City of The Wolves and Clair Obscura Expedition 33.The wrestling thing this week being WWE2K25 and the Road to Wrestlemania again. As stated I really am excited to start up WWE2K25 and see all the fun new stuff in it like The Island and try out stuff like The Bloodline Dynasty Showcase mode. As for the Road to Wrestlemania honestly it’s getting semi boring but we did get a really hype match announced in the Triple Threat of Roman Reigns Vs Seth Rollins Vs CM Punk so I am still really hype for Wrestlemania 41 in Las Vegas. Anime of the week gotta go to Solo Leveling, 100 Girlfriends and Sakamoto Days. Trying to get back into the swing of things with anime and those are the three that really hit right now like they’re really really good. Mostly still working on shows on things like Netflix and Disney Plus like Daredevil Born Again or Running Point. Podcasts of this week gotta go to Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Into The Aether, RPGsites Tetracast, Minnmax, Jeff Gerstmann, Kit and Krysta, Last Stand Media, Easy Allies, Second Wind, Nextlander, Cultaholic Wrestling, Weapon Wheel Podcast and Remap Radio. Still shout to Weapon Wheel it seriously has come out as like my new favorite podcast right now. As always yall stay safe, be amazing to each other. Have a totally safe and amazing weekend and of course Happy Gaming.