We’re days away from leaving February and entering the month of March, which means that the release schedule is about to get bloated big time. Publishers typically try to release any remaining wares they have before the end of the fiscal year, and next month is looking like a particularly busy period for both remasters and new titles alike. This may be your last chance to work through your backlog, then.
Sammy Barker, Editor
I’m having a delightful time with PlayStation VR platformer Moss, so that will be my main target this weekend. I’m also still working my way through Mafia III as well, which I think is deserving of the criticism it received at release – yet I still really like.
Robert Ramsey, Deputy Editor
I'm getting a bit sick of writing Monster Hunter: World, but... Yeah, I'm probably playing more Monster Hunter: World this weekend. If I get the time I might continue Shadow of the Colossus as well, but honestly, I'm struggling with the clunky controls a bit. It's a shame, too, because if teenage me could see this remake he'd probably lose his mind.
Glen Fox, Guides Editor
Kingdom Come: Deliverance has me obsessed with all things medieval. So this weekend I'm going to carry on playing it to black death. I'll take breaks to dig into Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and For Honor, though. I just got both of those to see which one is the ultimate in melee combat.
Stephen Tailby, Senior Staff Writer
I'm going to be taking a little break from slaying monsters and turning their tails into trousers in Monster Hunter: World. It's review duty once again, and this time, I'm donning a hard hat and Aperture Science lab coat to play Bridge Constructor Portal. I'll be bringing you my review next week, as well as a big, delicious cake. Promise.
Jenny Jones, Reviewer
I’m currently addicted to Demon’s Souls. I’ve started to play it again for the first time in years due to the impending server closures, and I’d forgotten just how much I enjoy it! I’m not going to miss the PvP stuff so much, but will really miss the blood stains, wandering apparitions, and messages. I should probably try to get a Pure Bladestone from someone before it’s too late and I have to rely on the RNG gods.
Liam Croft, Reviewer
My weekend is dedicated to all things Metal Gear Survive. Despite the constant vitriol being thrown at the game across message boards, I'm continuing to enjoy the experience. If I do manage to finish it before Sunday is over, I also really want to return to Assassin's Creed Origins. The positive buzz around the DLC and constant updates it's getting has me intrigued.
Victor Nowogurski, Moderator
So with the next two days off and a house to myself, I’m going to make a dent in my backlog. PS4 wise it will the awesome Assassin's Creed Origins, Call of Duty: WWII, and perhaps some Batman: The Telltale Series. Switch wise it will be Bayonetta and Mighty Gunvolt Burst.
That’s what we’re playing, then, but what about you kind folks? As always, let us know everything you’re playing in the comments section below.
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I'm not sure I'm in the mood for much gaming this weekend, which actually means I'll probably be dipping in and out of lots of stuff oddly enough. I'd say Crossing Souls and a couple of laps on Mario Kart are a sure thing though. Might kill a colossi or two, too, just for the lols.
More time in Paris, trying to knock off a bunch of challenges in Hitman, I am really hooked at the moment. It's so cool, funny, stupid and visceral, all at the same time.
Probably try a little Bayonetta on Switch while the footy is on too , there are some good fixtures this weekend. Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
well i WAS trying to play the Naruto to Boruto Beta but you can never get in a bloody game
Its full on Monster Hunter World this weekend with my squad heading for the upcoming Horizon Zero Dawn dlc. Its such a improvement over the past MH games, i cant imagine ever going back to the old MH now.
As a palette cleanser i have Ratchet and Clank Tear Away Unfolded and Rime on standby.
The Witcher 3. This game is still amazing even on a third playthrough. Geralt still smiles hideously.
I don't have much time for gaming this weekend, but I'm considering buying Celeste and maybe giving that a go at some point - the excellent reviews have persuaded me that it's more than worth trying it out.
I need to finish off games that I started and abandoned because it triggers my OCD. Therefore, Doom on Switch and possibly, well Doom on PSVR!
Switch: Bayonetta 2
PSVita: Digimon Story CS- Hacker's Memory
Finished up the original Bayonetta earlier in the day and moved straight into Bayonetta 2. First time playing it and I'm blown away! The wait has been worth it!
On Vita I really have to finish up Hacker's Memory so I can finally move onto Secret of Mana.
Crossing Souls - it's pretty fun so far, it's gets depressing within the first hour. So far enjoying the Stranger Things vibe.
@kyleforrester87 how are you liking Crossing Souls?
Just finished chapter 2 of MGSV and going to give injustice 2 a go. Absolute years since I've played a fighting game (tekken tag on the ps2 was the last one I bought 😕).
I'm working on the Platinum for Monster Hunter. I got 40 of 50 trophies out of the way.
The next few months I'll be clearing out my backlog before Yakuza 6 and God of War release. On tap this weekend, something I've had since day one but just now getting to it... Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds. Absolutely love it.
I’ve been milking Shadow of the Colossus and just trying to enjoy it, as I had forgotten how short it actually is. The world is really large and beautiful and if you just jump from Colossus to Colossus you miss the amazing intricacies the map contains, so I’m running around eating fruit and lizard tails before the climactic last fight. It’s one of those games I’ll be sad to finish but I don’t think I’ll try for the platinum right now because - backlog.
So then I’m going to play Persona 5 some more.
@Rogueleader76 it's good, though I'm not super far. Went a bit dark kind of quick which surprised me a little. Seems worth the tenner so far.
Still working my way through far cry 4. Really need to finish off AC Origins at some point too though. Pretty sure I only have like 3 missions/quests. I just lost interest annoyingly 😔
Plague Inc
Raiden V
2 amazing games in the sale right now! You owe yourself these beauties.
Still playing Kingdoms of Amalur - just got to that stage where I really start to enjoy the game more, my character is strong enough to take on most comers and I roughly know what I'm now doing in regard to upgrading & crafting etc. Having said that, I do miss having a constant AI companion with me on my travels and it's a shame there is no romance option after being teased & tantalised by Elluvia (I think that's her name) last night and then not being able to further the conversation with her or open up any new dialogue options, seems like a bit of a wasted opportunity for an RPG.
I'm just coming toward the end of South Park whilst just getting into Assassin's Creed Origins, which I have to say is looking like it could be one of the best open world games I've played
It’ll be mostly Football Manager 2018 on IPad for me with some Smite with the Pushsquare crew on Sunday. Highly recommend FM touch on iPad btw, feels like the perfect combination of the old-school simple appeal of the Championship Manager games with the modern touch’s of Football Manager plus modern squads!
Continuing with Breath of the Wild. It's so enormous!
On the PS3 I've got back into Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix after a long break from it (Final Fantasy XII's fault). I'm enjoying the new cutscenes and various other tweaks compared to the vanilla PS2 release. Should be finished by next week and then I'll move on to Persona 4 Arena. I'm terrible at fighters but shall have to see!
The greatest game of all time, knack
And finally finish shadow of the colossus, the last colossus is epic.
Keep playing Monster Hunter World.
Nothing really exciting, to be honest.
I was planning on playing Kingdom Come but after having a village load everything but actual walls, doors etc, making it incredibly hard to feel my way around, I've decided to wait on a few more patches.
I'll no doubt be playing at least a little MHW and DB FighterZ, but I might also jump back in and try to finish the last few chapters of Yakuza 0. It's been a long time coming.
KNACK
Playing some Knack, Nier Automata and A Hat In Time.
All to help me get over the disappointing news that George Martin has said the Winds of Winter will probably not be out this year. So it is keeping fingers crossed for 2019 then.
Finished shadow of the collosus, and so I'll go back to .hack.
Continues to play Rashid:-)
Challenges in Gran Turismo Sport
Game from ps+, Knack
PSV: Continues to play Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
That's all
Monster Hunter World. I'm 8 to finish my Zorah Magdaros armor if it kills me.
For Honor! Can't get enough right now
I'll be spending alot of time playing Radiant Historia for the 3ds cuz it's so addicting!
Also Bayonetta and Pac man Championship Edition 2 on the Switch.
And not forgetting Danganronpa V3 and trying to slaughter Colossus number 10 then feeling full of guilt and suicidal afterwoods.
Witcher 3 and Celeste.
I'll be playing alot more inFAMOUS: First Light, and once that's beaten I'll force myself to resume playing The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Next weekend I'm hoping to finally start playing Horizon: Zero Dawn, been looking forward to experiencing it for ages.
Deciding on whether to carry on with MHW or not. I said a couple of weekends ago this game could go either way for me, and that's still true. With the likes of Shadow of the Colossus, Nier Automata and Rime all waiting for me to start them it's getting harder and harder to stick with MHW hoping it will "click" for me. Games I will definitely be playing though are FIFA 18, WRC7, Super Mario Odyssey & Mario + Rabbids Kingdom
@john_c I think I've just finally given up on winds if winter. Have u ever read the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson? I actually like it more than song of ice and fire.
@themcnoisy
So glad you said that I hadn’t notice raiden v in the sales so I’ll be grabbing this
Monster Hunter XX: Switch since I’m all out of things to do in MH World
Plus I’ve yet to finish G Rank
I just spent this last week blowing through 20+ hours of Etrian Odyssey V and finishing up Twilight Princess HD, so outside of trying out a friend's copy of DOOM on Switch (if the new motion controls are good, I'll probably buy the game, as good gyro controls are now my default favorite for any game with shooting in it), I'm not going to do much gaming this weekend.
@ellsworth004 : No I haven't - but I'll look into it
The usual. Street Fighter V, Monster Hunter World, and Dragonball FighterZ for PS4. Bayonetta 1&2 and Mario Rabbids on Switch.
@gingerfrog Its great. I have only plopped 2 hours on the game but will be back on tonight.
@kyleforrester87 at the end of chapter 1 I thought the same thing, boy this got dark real fast.
@Rogueleader76 lol yup!
Traveling this weekend so I brought my Switch to hunker down and work on the Breath of the Wild DLC packs. Master Cycle by Sunday night or bust!
@Strathnaver1 I loved that game, spent well over 100 hours on it. Using chakrams in combat never got old and made you feel like a boss. I'd love a remaster.
Yay, another cake joke, sigh. =/
Anyway, i'm playing Knack and the game is really cool, I really don't understand the hate. Probably it needs to be a multiplayer only and unfinished game on early access to be considered a masterpiece by the media nowadays.
Still playing Monster Hunter as well.
Edit: Demon's Souls still is my favorite game of the series, would love a remastered version on PS4, it could lead to a sequel.
@ellsworth004 @john_c Agree with you on Stormlight, although I haven’t read the new one, Oathbringer yet. All Sanderson’s stuff is great though and unlike Martin, he pumps out his books amazingly quick. So fast, I can hardly keep up.
I think I'll still be going through Final Fantasy IX. Currently on the Desert Palace, getting some levels before trying to get out. Also been running through Ocarina of Time on 3DS, just finished the Spirit Temple.
Not a bad pair of games, I think.
Last night I completed Sonic Mania as Knuckles with all emeralds. That's all three characters in super form now, so I'm going to celebrate by saving my rings until I get to that Oil Ocean boss and absolutely wasting him.
@Nightcrawler71 Shadow of the collosus and Nier Automata first man. Two masterpieces of gaming. Some of the best story telling ever in gaming history.
@ApostateMage
There are some good bladed weapons in the game for sure - wasn't keen on the bow to begin with (due to the auto aim), but it's really grown on me and is now usually my back up weapon of choice.
Persona 5
@Strathnaver1 A very underrated game. The combat in it is top notch.
Damn you, Barker. Your article's picture made my heart skip a beat before looking at the headline. Thought we were finally getting that remaster for a second.
If I manage to squize some time between studying, I will continue with my Kingdom Come: Deliverance playthrough.
I'm mostly dipping into Tokyo Xanadu eX+, it's a surprisingly good blend of Persona and Ys, plus I've been wanting to play another ARPG anyway (besides Grim Dawn).
Also been putting more hours on Samurai Warriors 4 to try and finally finish all the stories once and for all.
I’m playing FFXV and Persona 5. I’m trying to focus on those so I ensure I actually finish both of them. I’ll try to have some shorter games to along with the longer games after one of them gets finished. I’m loving both though. FFXV has great gameplay, a pretty good story (it’s a little rough in introducing it, but the telling is pretty good). And Persona 5 has an awesome story of course and lots and lots of style.
MonHun World this weekend for me. Possibly some Bloodborne too. I also recently purchased a Gameboy Micro, so I'll be digging into my GBA collection at some point!
Ryse, Mercenaries Saga Chronicles, and Crash 2 Remake.
@Th3solution I haven't read it either, but my brother told me it was very good. I also really like elantris, and the mistborn series.
I’ve been hitting up a couple of oldies but goodies. Wolfenstein New Order and Warframe.
Yakuza Kiwami has been a nice change from my usual genres. Maybe a mix in some Mass Effect Andromeda also....Damn backlog.
I’ll be trying to finish up the platinums for Street fighter x Tekken, and Dark Souls.
Sword Art Online Fatal Bullet. My designed character ended up looking somewhat like Alicia Melchiott, which I'm rather happy with. I really like the premise of the game, it feels like classic sci-fi stuff.
The Seven Deadly Sins. So far my favourite character in terms of combat is 'Ban'. Coincidentally perhaps, he is also my favourite character in the anime.
Dead Rising 4. Frank West is such an iconic character to me, he reminds me so much of Ash from the Evil Dead, which is 100% cool.
I switched weapons to bows in Monster Hunter and I'm having a much greater time than I did with melee, which I did not like the feel of. 'Ranged' works really well even if you are playing the game in single-player. I've managed to collect a tonne of ammo, so I will probably upgrade one of the guns as well.
@Grim-Tuesday Is that the '.hack//G.U. Last Recode' games you are talking about ? The collection is currently on sale and I'm very much interested in picking them up. What's your take on these games?
Knack. 3 trophies left for plat. So rounding that up first before hopping to something else. Next probably, proceeding with Crash Trilogy. Don't really want to start a big game with God of War, Far Cry 5 and Burnout Paradise coming so soon.
@Bonbonetti Yes, it's the .hack/recode series. The world design is very bland so far, combat hasn't been very fun yet, and I'm about ten hours in. It has a lot of cutscenes, and even then the plot seems to be a bit slow. I also do not like the main character so far. First impressions aren't that great, but everybody swears it's a good title.
Finished up I am set-sauna... So obviously the lost Speer is next in line!
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