Summer appears to be coming to a close, but in celebration of National Burger Day recently, we hope that there's one last BBQ on the agenda for you all. We can't think of a better way to spend the weekend than with a DualShock 4 in one hand and a hot dog in the other β who cares whether it's cloudy or not?
Sammy Barker, Editor
For the second week running I can't really talk about what I'm playing without looking like a tearaway, so you'll just have to wait for our coverage to unfold.
Robert Ramsey, Associate Editor
It's more like 'What Aren't You Playing' for me this weekend as, like a naive fool, I try to finish off numerous PS4 titles so that I can make room on my hard drive for the upcoming onslaught of holiday releases. Newcomers One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 and Nobunaga's Influence: Sphere of Influence are both on the agenda, while second runs of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Dragon Age: Inquisition are inevitable. Oh, and I still need to get my Guardian maxed out for Destiny: The Taken King's arrival. PS4 definitely has no games.
Ben Stead, News Reporter
I'll be scaring myself daft with Until Dawn; I'm aiming to get everyone killed. I'll also be playing the infuriating thrill ride that is Rocket League.
Matt Adcock, Reviewer
This weekend is going to be an old-school one for me, with single-screen 16-bit looking brawler Curses 'n Chaos topped up with some Gauntlet: Slayer Edition, which is superb in short bursts.
Jamie O'Neill, Reviewer
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes has been stealthily concealed in my PlayStation 4's library menu since it entered PlayStation Plus in June this year. I purposefully kept it boxed away, and I've covertly been waiting to play it until closer to the release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain next week.
Joey Thurmond, Reviewer
After reading Sammy's surprisingly positive review of Until Dawn, I had to give it a try for myself. I've rented it and am really enjoying the beautiful presentation, characters, and the whole Butterfly Effect theory undergirding the narrative so far. Other than that, I bought Evolve, too, and am going to hunt and be hunted with some friends to see how it plays.
What have you got planned for your main gaming course this weekend, then? Have you prepared any sides to keep you occupied? Lick your lips in the comments section below.
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I will be on the Xbox One with Rare Replay and KI. Maybe DOA5 LR too.
MGS5 i'm glad to say!
A bit of diablo 3 and spending my time mostly on Crunchyroll
I'm going to try to finish up The Witcher 3 this weekend, and do one more run through the main mission in Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeros before Phantom Pain launches on Tuesday.
My copy of MGS5 has been delivered early by littlewoods so I'll start that tomorrow πππ
Maybe some AC: Unity, but I think I need to take a break from it. I'll probably play some DMC3 HD. I also might play some Mount and Blade: Warband - Viking Conquest, Civilization V, and maybe, though not likely, some Skyrim.
Single Player
PS4;
Mega Man Legacy Collection β I am a sucker for the classic Mega Man games, so naturally I had to get this. Working my way through Mega Man now.
Diablo III β Still need to check out the new stuff that dropped this week.
Multiplayer
Xbox
Halo-- I can't believe how well this game has held up all these years
Wii U
Sonic Transformed β Still really enjoying this one, in fact it has become our preferred racer for multiplayer madness.
@Tasuki I'm gunna be picking up MML. It's one series I've never really experienced.
Final Fantasy X HD
@seanobi question, does DC have private lobbies yet?
I've been playing a lot of Persona 4.
Just beat borderlands 2 main story - I'll be playing some of the dlc soon. We just beat until dawn last night and it was great! I'll probably be switching back and forth between borderlands and rock band this weekend...
After being forced to watch the new Cinderella movie with the wife last night, thanks for the like btw Sammy π I've tried to spend an hour or so on shadow of mordor this weekend, much better than Cinderella π things you do for love.
More Batman Arkham Knight for me. What a blast to play.
Lost Dimension on Vita. Atlus did it again. Awesome game
MGS - just got mother base yay - onwards and upwards. Amazing game.
@seanobi It's a lot like Heavy rain, but I would describe it as a lot more intense and it is more scary than heavy rain or beyond. There were times I was playing where I was very tense even when passing the controller off to someone else (we took turns between three of us and all made decisions) The acting is very...b-rate...but the atmosphere is excellent. Gameplay wise there are some QTE's, but more often you are given 2 choices and have to decide either slowly or quickly about them such as whether you want to run or hide, or whether you want to run left or run right at a fork in the road. The other part of the game is exploration - and it's great that even the collectibles mean something. They either give you clues on what is going on, or you can find "Totems" which reveal something that is going to happen in the future (either how someone could die, guidance in a choice you may make later, etc). Cool mechanic, although it was hard to see sometimes because the clips were so short. The butterfly effect mechanic does a great job of showing you that every choice you make matters. That's probably the biggest takeaway from the game. Even seemingly insignificant choices you make early on can have an affect in the late part of the game.
All in all, great game. I would definitely recommend it (although I rented it through Redbox). I would definitely play a second time in the future to try and fix some of my mistakes! (Only 2 of the 8 survived in my playthrough).
On my hols so Vita only, Child of Light, Michael Jackson thingy and some other stuff, probably Danganronpa Sunday evening.
Two italian weddings today and tomorrow, so videogame detoxication and food intoxication for me
@kyleforrester87 If you like classic platform action you will enjoy them alot. It's probably my favorite video game series.
Dying Light
Last of Us Remastered
Saints Row 4: Re-elected
The Walking Dead- 400 days
& maybe some Rocket League
@seanobi Yes it was better than expected, and that was even with slightly raised expectations from Sammy's positive review. If you're looking to buy, maybe wait and see if Black Friday has anything good! I'm sure the price will go down eventually and it will be an even better buy.
I'm with you - I'm picking up MGS on Tuesday. I'm probably going to give Mad Max a pass for now due to funds.
Busy busy this weekend so doubt I'll get much of a chance for gaming this weekend! In fact September is more or less a write-off; got a lot to do.
Might sneak in some games where I can!
Splatoon (go Team Decepticons!) and Runbow, a really good and original indie.
Maybe I will tackle the 4th dungeon in Shantae 1 and if possible beat it. Plus 3D Gunstar Heroes.
I'll be playing Drivecub and Rocket League. I've been thinking about finally getting myself a Vita as well.
Until Dawn, absolutely loving it so far and it's made a nice change from all the open world games lately. Other than that a bit of Rocket League and Persona 4
@Cowboysfan-22 glad to hear the game is good, Atlus does good by their games. So are you a Dallas Cowboys fan? If so, I can't wait till the 2 games against the Birds! Gonna be a throw down.
@Clay_Davis83 oh yea I'm a huge fan. Yea the showdowns against Philly are gonna be great. I think Philly is gonna be tough to stop for everybody. If Bradford can stay healthy, watch out
Should be busy completing Alien Isolation on PS4 but always find myself booting up the WiiU to play Q.U.B.E. Director's Cut... I love artsy platform puzzlers too much for my own health...
@Cowboysfan-22 absoulutely! Health is gonna be key this year. Hopefully the Eagles press coverage will be able to contain Dez and not let anything loose over the top. let me know what you think of Lost Dimension when you finish it. I am playing Master Reboot and Steins;Gate.
Snake Eater for me, maybe Peace Walker too
@Clay_Davis83 I definitely will. And let me know how Steins;Gate is. I just finished the anime and it was incredible
Donkey Kong Country 2 (Wii U VC) - Felt like replaying this, so I bought it on the virtual console a few days ago because I don't own the cartridge anymore. This is still my favorite of the SNES DKC games.
Paper Mario (Wii U VC) - Getting close to the end. I just finished chapter 7.
Splatoon (Wii U) - Splatfests have gotten boring.
If I finish Paper Mario this weekend, I might start playing the Metal Gear series. I've never actually played any of them, and I don't want to play The Phantom Pain until I've played most of the others.
X1: Gears Ultimate (starting online campaign with friend)
Wii U: Runbow.....Sin & Punishment (N64).....Fire Emblem (GBA)
PS4: [nothing- waiting on Dishonored and MGSV)
3DS: Little Battlers eXperience.....Gunstar Heroes 3D (Genesis)
Vita: [nothing]
Ok time to get it crackin! Lots to play and very little time!
Diablo III and Madden 16.
PC:
a bit of World of Tanks, slowly getting through The Witcher 3, in Novigrad now. And Mark of the Ninja playing a new game plus to get all achievements.
PS3
nothing, maybe a match of AC: Revelations MP
Vita:
FFT The War of the Lions, in the middle of game, playing slowly to get some interesting jobs, this game is so amazing. Rogue Legacy, playing rarely, mainly to help my brother to beat this game.
I've just traded in a few games for MGS V, so for now since I'm low on games I'll replay ff type 0 and squeeze in Warframe and Destiny
Metal Gear Solid V all weekend, got it this morning and already 12 hours in
Batman Arkham Knight (PS4): finishing off the game and trying to get platinum.
Destiny (PS4): still at the beginning, but will get further in it this weekend.
Sonic 1/ 2/ CD (Android): yea, I'm playing some Sonic on my phone
Bloodborne (still) for me.
Beat Rom the spider yesterday, woot woot!
I will be playing a lot of one piece pirate warriors 3, I waited a long time for this game. Also it will be my last planned physical games for several months, I normally buy 1 new release per month but I haven't pre ordered anything until November. (Star wars battlefront and fallout 4)
I played a little Yugioh still & Madden 16 MUT league. Wanted to get to One Piece but won't for another day or 2.
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