Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 210

I bought Persona 3 FES on PSN earlier this week, so I'll spend a lot of time on that. First time I've played it since high school, and I can't believe I forgot how hard it could be.

I also plan on starting God of War II whenever I can. I finished and enjoyed the first game, and I'm looking forward to the rest.

I'm also thinking about those elusive Platinum Relics in Crash, but I'm still kinda licking my wounds from Native Fortress, so maybe.

Gravel, the offroad racing game. I really like the "boss fights", its a fun lighthearted addition to the game. Also some GT Sport, Monster Hunter and Lost Sphear.

I started a second playthrough of Prey, focusing on the tech-paths, not the alien stuff. I had forgotten how tough the game can be, it's not an easy game. The game-world though, still impresses me a great deal.

I’ll also be playing wolfenstien the new order. Even though I beat this game and sold it. My wife bought it again for me thinking it was the new one and I didn’t have the heart to tell her as she never does things like this normally. So I’ll be taking a bullet and playing again. Luckily it’s a fun campaign

@kyleforrester87
I know. She keeps asking me if I’ve played it yet and she looks so pleased with herself. What’s a man to do

I am still recovering from a week of hell with illness, hospital emergencies with my daughter and chronic neckaches. So games have been left to the side. I want to get into God of War on vita and download bloodborne and continue my chalice dungeon run through. We'll see though.

PS4: Monster Hunter World, Dragon Ball FighterZ
PSVita: Secret of Mana

I'm back at Monster Hunter World. Just got to Elder's Recess and I feel like such a scrub again! Time to hunt and grind!
I would also like to get back to DBFighterZ and continue Secret of Mana on vita.

@Rudy_Manchego That sucks . Hope everyone gets better soon.

There's a few little things I want to do on Monster Hunter World, then I'll be done with that game for now. Also getting towards the end of Tomb Raider The Last Revelation, and I'll play some more Mega Man 7 if there's time.

@Rudy_Manchego
Hope you are all on the mend fella.

For me, I'll be cheering on my beloved Liverpool and then it's on with Shadows of Mordor which I started yesterday. So far it seems excellent although, the menu stuff seems quite overwhelming so I have some learning to do.

There are other games apart from monster hunter world?

I've just had a stash of Atari 2600 games delivered so I'll be working through the likes of Millipede, Combat, Star Wars, Raiders of the lost Ark, Pacman and E.T. and possibly some Modern Tomb Raider

Finishing knack 1 and playing the last stage of shadow of the beast ps4. Knack 1 is a good 7/10 game but I really want to be done with it by the 10th level, and I think I'll be disappointed with the game if I have to pay $60 for it rather than downloading it for free on psplus. Knack 2 is good though, worth the full $40 price

I enjoyed shadow of the beast ps4, the graphics is good but it's the alien design and lore that make the game special. And the music, sometimes I just open the game to hear the main theme music, it's really great.

Now I'm focused on Dying Light, but maybe I will play Monster Hunter: World as well.

And Grêmio is the best football team of the entire America. Thanks.

Just finished up Kingdoms of Amalur, so will probably take a break from gaming this weekend before picking another gem from my (ever expanding) backlog.

And obviously will be spending tomorrow with my Ma & the rest of the family etc. Happy Mothering Sunday to all you mum's & Grandma's out there - you're the best !!

Traveling away this weekend and so will be spending time with my Vita. So I’ll try to complete Ultra Despair Girls and then start Trails of Cold Steel.

@PS_Nation

Corinthians or Boca Juniors are The America's best surely ?! 🤔😜

I'll be jumping into the Tera beta, seeing how well it translates to console. I'll also be playing the DMC collection on PS4 since my copy just got delivered. Played these games to death on PS2, they're just so good (well, apart from the second, though I do like it more than most other people).

I'm thinking about playing some crash bandicoot 3 warped, sonic genesis collection on ps3, and then some murramasa on wii

Farming for Crowns in Monster Hunter. The Platinum grind is real...

Tera OBT

Probably a mix of Football manager, Smite and Bloodborne in between the football and rugby. Looking forward to the big derby this weekend....Villa vs Wolves

I'm back on Elite Dangerous because I've finally been able to buy myself a beautiful Imperial Cutter. Man, those curves.

I tried the Tera beta but every MMO I play now just disappoints. I blame FFXIV for being so good.

@Shepherd_Tallon
Darkest Dungeon is incredible squire, it's tough and the controls are a little awkward at first, but persevere as after an hour or two you'll be hooked.

@Lovespuds @Fight_Teza_Fight Thanks guys!

I've just gotten on the PS4 this morning to update it since, then ended up downloading Bloodborne again and buying The Old Hunters. I can see myself being sucked back in....

Happy Mothering Weekend! Another weekend of the year my wife gets to pick what we do. Booo I want to play Yakuza.

@Hego nah the big match is Everton vs Brighton! Lol.

@Rudy_Manchego get well soon Rudy!

@carlos82 I struggle to play 2600 these days. Really limiting but pretty amazing they made them back then. Combat and Outlaw ftw.

@themcnoisy Cheers - and thanks for the reminder about Mothers Day. Best get the wife a card!

With a group: Overwatch, Borderlands 2, and just started playing Diablo 3 (I had played it solo before)

On my own: inside (which I’m really not enjoying much for some reason) and trying to decide what game I start next. Some options: Gravity Rush 2, Hellblade, Yooka Laylee, Rime, Agents of Mayhem

Still playing World of Final Fantasy. I'm having a lot of fun with it.

The Division grind continues with another weekend global event, time to complete some sets!

Dishonored 2 what a game. Hope they make a third one.

A bit of bloodborne. Kept dying.

I kinda have a toe in a lot of games. I'm loving Wolfenstien the new order, and dirt 4 is better than I expected. I'll try and focus on them two.

Persona 5. I'm about to embark on an epic boss battle and apparently that isn't even the end.

Goin back to Monster Hunter.

Gotta work this weekend. I want to get in Monster Hunter and Street Fighter V but I may not have much time for them.

Monster Hunter XX

Just did the Limited Bounty in MH World tho

metal gear survival near the end and tt isle of man on the edge

@carlos82 let me know what you think of Raiders of the Lost Ark. I had it as a kid, and it didnt make much sense, maybe it will as an adult?

So I'm still attempting to get anywhere on Bloodborne..failing pretty miserably after my confidant start...until I manage to beat some boss and be able to start levelling up all I seem to do is keep going back to the safe place to buy more health pickups...
when I get too frustrated with dying I'll be playing...Danganronpa V3 (I love it!), Moss on VR (cuz Quill is my little mate and that)Bayonetta on Switch,Radiant Historia on 3ds and I might start Telltales Batman season 2 as the final episode is out soon..
Or I might just go to bed cuz I'm knackered.

@Rudy_Manchego Sounds like a bad week!Hope you are all doing ok now

PS4: Battle Chasers - I love the art work, and I'm actually interested in the story. I find the game play to be addictive too.

Switch: Splatoon 2 and Zelda, just got a Switch yesterday.

PSVita: Dragon Quest Builders

Mostly I'm planning on playing rugby 2018, spectator edition, with beer dlc.

When I make my way back to the ps4 its going to be gt sport miles, dirt rally dailies, battlefront 2 challenges , division global event, and some more bloodborne.
Loving it all too much to choose just one, so I'm mixing it all up!

@carlos82 Raiders of the Lost Ark on 2600 is awesome. I spent years uncovering all the secrets in that game (pre-internet).

@Rogueleader76 Lost Ark is certainly confusing at first but if you stick at it, the experience of figuring it out is very satisfying.

@Wazeddie22 Thanks! Don't give up on Bloodborne!

@themcnoisy there's a couple of games that always get me in the groove for Atari, from then it doesn't matter which games I play and I'm now discovering many games that if never even heard of as a kid. I don't think I have Outlaw but I played some 2 player Combat with my 11 year old step son, interrupting his Assassin's Creed Origins session and he loved every minute. I never even knew there were so many variations of that on the one cartridge either.

@Rogueleader76 @sketchturner As for Raiders of the Lost Ark, I only ever saw 3 different screens as a kid, that after not being able to work out how to start the game for about a week. The thing with these games is that you really need the manual, I've worked out how to buy a flute and blow up a wall, then escaped the next room but I'm stuck again. I'm determined to finish it without Google though and E.T. isn't as bad as it's reputation would have us believe.

Just finished Firewatch, what a brilliant game. Will probably start Arkham City next.

@Strathnaver1 Boca? Okay.
Corinthians? LOL, no...

@brubeck Are you playing TT on the PS4 ? If so, how is the game on this system? I feel like buying it since I'm a fan of bike games (SBK, MotoGP, Ride...), but this is the first time Kylotonn has made a game like this, so I'm hesitant.

Windows Phone:
Angry Birds Star Wars
Make It Rain: The Love of Money
Dragon Mania Legends

Bayonetta 2

I’ll be finishing FFXV tonight. So I’ll probably start Uncharted 4 too and keep playing Persona 5.

Assassins Creed: Origins for me, about 25 hours in!

Probably finish up my challenge playthrough of Ratchet, log into Warframe to collect my 550 days played reward and do the daily Sortie then finish my NG++ run of The Surge. Might even fire up Bloodborne to help out any new Hunters in need.

It’s a big day at Push Square Towers as Manchester United take on Liverpool in the Premie.. 😴

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga, again.

Turok 1 on XB1, Mario Galaxy on Wii U (Wii mode), and Mercenaries Saga Chronicles on Switch.

Witcher 3, ratchet and clank seems pretty fun, may try it out some more.

@Bobbycuckoo ... no! ....bad, get back in your corner and stay there

Will be playing splatoon 2 till the end of the splat fest.
Then on to Lego city with my son

After 3 years I finally finished the Witcher 3 and all its DLC. There are some question marks left but I think I'll let Geralt rest for a while.

@Bonbonetti best bike game ive played the reviews were good to plenty to do on it also you can use some of the famous rider controller smack on

@brubeck Good to hear, thank you for replying.

Been bouncing between Fornite, The Last of Us and Persona 5 this weekend.

I'm still Monster Hunting so my backlog is getting bigger and bigger as a katamary rolling down a hill...

@Wazeddie22 You may have done it by now, or realised what I'm about to say, but you don't need to defeat Cleric Beast to level up. You need 1 or more Insight to see the doll as alive and thus talk to her to level up. Simply seeing the boss gives you Insight. Also there's an item called Madman's Knowledge in the first area that you consume for Insight. Also try to find the Saw Spear in the first level in the sewer area. Serrated weapons do bonus damage to beasts. The Saw Cleaver starter weapon is only serrated in its extended mode, as is the Chain Whip thing. The Saw Spear is always serrated.

@brubeck I actually bought the game and have played it for a couple of hours now. You are right: it's a really good game! The helmet view is awesome, the sound is fantastic, and the physics is robust and consistent. The atmosphere too, is very immersive.

In my opinion, we now have two good bike-game developers: Kylotonn and Milestone. It's been a veeeery long time since we had more than one such developer.

@Matroska Thanks!No I haven't even got to the boss yet lol although I got much further last night than I thought I would but died after killing one of the two werewolves.But that's really helpful info there,including the weapon advice so cheers!

Continuing the hunt in Bloodborne and Monster Hunter World.

Have Dishonored 2 and Secret of Mana still in their cellophane as I can't tear myself away from FF 14: Stormblood.

Playing Earthlock And somehow Gamestop sold me surviving Mars. Been playing that game too not that exciting at the moment!

@Wazeddie22 Yeah, the werewolves are really tough. In fact, I got the game when it first game out but repeatedly died on them and gave up on the game for a while (yet later I went on to plat the game, so there's hope for anyone, ha). Having those two attack you at once in such a narrow space is unusually hard. There aren't many of them in the game after that, and you often have a more open space to fight them, or at least it's easier to run away from them.

A good way to beat them is to wait for them to do that slow lunge attack. They rear up a bit and do a pretty long animation where they lunge at you. If you shoot them at almost any point during the animation, you get a parry and they slump down for you to do a visceral attack on them. It makes them a lot easier. To be honest, it's best to just run past those two at the start.

By the way, it's really important in the Soulsborne games to upgrade your weapon - so find that Saw Spear (google for how to find it) and upgrade it as often as you can.

@Matroska Yeah I got the plat on BB without a single visceral and realized later that was a huge mistake. Talk about hard mode. lol

@Matroska i know that move yeah,but for some reason I kept forgetting I could just shoot them and just swiped at them..usually to be bitten again as I'm too slow to quickly jump out the way lol.
Still,I managed to kill em last night AND got that Saw Spear!Couldn't find the boss though...and died..again.lol