Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 314

Having seen the credits (both times) on Death Stranding I’ve started Control this morning. Loving it so far. Will probably dabble with DS every now and then for the 5 star and legend of legend stuff. Hoping I can get Control done this month before Resi 3 launches.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves on PS4!

Yakuza 0, FFXV, SAO Hollow Realization, Trails of Cold Steel... probably more. But I also bought one of those multi-gym weight machines and it has literally (and I do mean literally) hundreds of parts - so I'm probably gonna spend most of my time building that.

Might start skyrim again.

There just something about that world that makes me come back every so often.

Mixed bunch for me. I only need 4 more trophies for the Bayonetta plat then I'll start either Vanquish or The Surge 2 with some Division 2 on the side.

I've finished the main campaign of Resident Evil Revelations 2. Got a bunch of collectables and the bonus/extra chapters to do but I might leave that alone for the time being.

I'll probably play some more Iconoclasts and maybe some Dragon's Crown Pro over the weekend amidst lesson planning.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Looking to finish the first BioShock then more Days Gone, more Battlefront 2 and then back to Greece for my Odyssey!

Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Daughter, i only have one trophy left for the Platinum and then after that i'll probably carry on with Dragon Quest XI

I started up Rogue Galaxy yesterday after about year so may focus on that as well as helping the wife clear the 360 back log.

Shadow of the collusus.kingdom hearts the story so far.and fist of the north star lost paradise.word up son

I will be watching college basketball tomorrow.when my Michigan wolverines final games tip in before the tournament.so fun times ahead 😄.word life.word is bond.word to your mother.word up son

just finished shadow of the colossus and I have to say it's the straight opposite of dark souls. Hard bosses that do no damage whereas in dark souls you have easy bosses that can one-hit you

@Matroska What would U say about FFXV ? Been planning on buying on buying it for more than half a year and could really get a proper expression of this game. Could u change that?

I’ve been playing Oxenfree. What a game! Can’t believe I’ve had such a gem in my backlog all this time!

Final Fantasy VII Remake demo. It's about time for me to see whether or not I'll enjoy it.

Also playing a bit more of Rhythm Paradise, Super Smash Bros Ultimate and Yooka-Laylee & The Impossible Lair.

Finally about to finish my Yakuza 6: The song of life and oh boy, what an amazing and so underrated Yakuza series are!

Looked through my backlog to see if anything might catch my eye, and saw something I picked up years ago but never got around to play, maybe its finally time for me to dip into Nathan's final adventure in Uncharted 4: Thiev's End.

Other than that gonna be progressing on my Dragon Quest XI S thatI play from time to time on Switch.

Also due to Coronavirus outbreak in UK all colleges are cancelled in Manchester so Im gonna be having 1 month of gaming! Cant wait to start

If I find some time, I’ll be playing Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.

@ZeroOverOne This guy PERFECTLY sums up how I feel about it. Our opinions on the game are so similar it feels like I as basically hearing someone read my thoughts out loud.

https://youtu.be/v8lvAq_yp_w

But in short, for me, I hope they don't make future FFs like XV but, now that I'm over the disappointment, and since I got Royal Edition for £15, it's an okay game. Not much of an RPG, more like a "going on a road trip with friends" simulator with somewhat dodgy combat. Some really great bits lost amongst hours of boring driving and terrible fetch quests.

Final fantasy 7 remaster demo, it's everything I wanted it to be, the only downside is the game isn't full game but if this part 1 can at least gave me 20-30 hours of gameplay, I'm okay with that

Already cancelled my steelbook because I want to buy the digital version, I want to play it right away after it's unlocked. I think the special digital edition have carbuncle, is that from the main ff7 game? I still undecided whether to buy the normal or special digital version from psn.

I'm juggling a couple of games at the moment, Far cry 5, Murdered soul suspect and We happy few.

I'm having a love hate relationship with Dark Souls. I've just got to the Capra Demon, and have loved parts of the game a lot. But some things, like checkpoints not being near bosses, are really starting to grate, and the game doesn't explain enough of its insanely complex mechanics for my liking. I'm also dying. A LOT. But I am making sure but steady progress!

Just picked up this little lot so probably these

Surviving Mars, I have developed an unhealthy interest in cloning people. Never knew I had a mad scientist side in me.

Also some Sonic Mania and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Bastion on Vita

@kyleforrester87 hand sanitiser at the ready 😉

I was playing Nioh but with the spring sales I saved 175 bucks so I couldn't resist buying Grid, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Nobunagas Sphere of Influence. So now I'm playing Grid and Tomb Raider but I wanna get back to Nioh cause I preordered 2 and it's coming out next week. So too many games, not enough time.

Bulletstorm: Duke of Switch Edition - Just getting started on it, I think I'll play as Duke Nukem for sure though.

Turtle's Quest (Windows Store) - I feel I'm making my way to the end.

Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles (Windows Phone) - I feel that this controls better on the Nintendo DS if I remember right.

I just finished the visual novel of World End Syndrome and got the Platinum. I’ll probably mess around with Street Fighter V and Samurai Shodown. I gotta get back into Control as well.

Ever since I bought my PS4 I haven't had time to touch my Switch but I just saw an article about Rune factory 4. Now another game I might have to get...lol

I've been back to Bloodborne this week. It's not anymore the same as the one I played on release. The loading screens are so fast now. It's not Bloodborne anymore haha

Nearing the end of Horizon Zero Dawn's main plot but I'm a bit over-leveled, so I might head up to the Frozen Wilds for a change of scenery, and grab the final few collectables on the way.

I'm going to play Bloodstained while getting caught up on that Netflix Castlevania show.

I'm still playing Fallout 4 and have just started Far Harbour. It's a pretty creepy place with some proper nasty critters but nothing my gauss rifle wouldn't sort out. Nora is a badass Mum.

Mixed games .. Little big planet 3 PS4 ( Its a sheer joy to play ) Splatoon 2 and broken gears pop mobile pay to win trash the i want some more trophies for and mario kart tour mobile.

Still on The Order 1886. Had almost no time for gaming last week. This game oozes style and atmosphere, such wasted potential. I like it very much though. Once I finish it I will probably have a look at FF 7 remake demo, but it could be awkward as I have never played a FF title in my life.

So Im getting close to unlocking the new Wizard Zombie in PVZ battle for Neighborville and working on MK11 grind trophies

My fave part of the weekend I love this section for me a little bit more mad max - cracking little game

I finished Bayonetta this morning and started The Order 1886, so more of that. Will also continue Days Gone, story is slow going but I like it!

If I could take six weeks leave just to hide myself away from this Coronavirus I would,unfortunately I just gotta get on with it and hope I don't catch it..
Still while I am at home and healthy enough to do so I will be playing Stardew Valley as well as Rune Factory 4 which is my first time playing this franchise...Loving it.
On Ps4 I'll be continuing with My Time In Portia and it's possible I may finally have to give up on Atelia Ryza...had no trouble at all all through the main game and suddenly hit a wall with the final boss.I'm max level,best armour but that boss just absolutely slaughters me!Will give it one more try but I really don't have the patience anymore,great game but id rather just call it a day and start a new game.

@Arugula yeah I'm a big fan of Sega arcade games

Trying a hardcore run on Diablo 3. Only died 4 times on a standard run, which was my first go and I didn't know what I was doing, so playing a whole game without dying may not be as hard as it first seems.

Still going through Yakuza 3 remastered. Just got to chapter 10.

I forgot about the FF7 demo. I think I’ll download that and try it.
Also, like Stephen I’ll be spending blissful hours with BD-1 roaming the galaxy in Jedi: Fallen Order. I’ve not done much gaming lately with running the forum Megapoll but I think I have got to be at least half way through JFO. Probably more like three-fourths of the way through. Great game.

Grid on PS4, great Racer !
Definitely finishing Greedfall, I keep saying that but it's taking longer than I expected. Great old fashioned RPG though
Gonna start Black Mesa on PC, the Half Life remake that's finally been completed by the mod team and it looks awesome

I love Sprint car racing and Tony Stewart Sprint Cars dropped out of some oblivion portal lol. Actually a sweet game with a solid wheel setup. Also the constant that is Rocket League. No big games really on my plate. Kinda refreshing lol

AC Odyssey, Witcher 3, GTAV, maybe FIFA 20. Trying to see if I can start my 3rd playthrough of RDR2 as dishonourable, if not I might just start Fallout 4 for the 5th time or just try to plat Dishonored 2. Left MHWorld on the curb, it got dull.

@BearsEatBeets Control is a fantastic game - be prepared for some tough difficulty spikes just after the halfway point ! Teeth gnashingly hard, but get past that and it's superb

@jdv95 it's one of those games I'll play forever ! Timeless

@gamiller1978 if you're levelled and got good gear it's a walk in the park, with zero challenge

I'm playing stranger things 3 the game atm and at chapter 8 facing the final boss then after I'm probably going to finish off shadow of the tomb raider tomb dlc and missions still haven't had time to watch the new season of altered carbon yet but I can't wait to see it!

Nothing. In a funk right now... Haven't really been in the mood to play any video games. Probably just stir crazy cause Winters are so long and cold up here. Eager to get outside, work, grill, etc. Sadly the warm weather is still a month or two away... Hoping this funk goes away before April when FF7 and RE3 come out.

I picked up a cheap copy of the witcher 3 the other day to try and get myself out of the funk, and after 3 hours I couldn't stand it... Haven't played anything since... I'm gonna give it another go when I'm out of this funk (4th time I've used that word now, makes we want to listen to George Clinton and p-funk haha). But at the moment, I don't quite understand all the praise for the witcher 3!

Finished Pillars of Eternity II last week & after a long RPG I'm in the mood for a shooter, so just started Gears 5 on the X - only played the first mission so far but it felt pretty good, although may take a while getting used to reloading using the Right shoulder button as too used to pressing Square on the Dualshock to reload 😆

Still playing Death end re;Quest as my RPG and have started Strange Brigade as my action game.

I picked up Sniper Elite 4 and Wolfenstein 2 on sale, so I'm looking forward to murdering some digital Nazis.

A fair old chunk of skyrim, it's like gaming equivalent of domino's pizza isn't? Not always the greatest but theres something satisfying about having shed loads of it! Also some mario aces for the first time in ages, my guilty pleasure! Havent played in ages, when you get a good match online, it's a joy!!

@NYJetsfan123 I felt the same way about the Witcher but you've really got to take your time with it, learning how it works as well as your limitations.

The Witcher 3 IS a truly great gaming experience, you just haven't cracked it's code yet.

😝

Don't give up, put it on easy for a few hours or so to begin with if that helps, the story and characters and the world are each what makes it so special NOT the combat or menu screen!

@jdv95 just started playing on xbox one after completing it on ps4

@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L Couldn't agree more. I've been lucky enough to visit Lapland 3 times. The time I did the husky and snowmobile riding was one of the best weeks of my life. I never caught the Northern Lights either.

@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L I didn't quite go as back to nature, it was a skiing based hol for me. I stayed in a cabin with your modern conveniences tv, fridge/kettle. We had our own sauna which was great after freezing on the slopes. It's so cold even the slopes had little huts you could stop off in with a fire going to warm up. Beautiful country and I'd definitely go again.

Batman Arkham Knight

Completely immersed in the world and have played it 10 hours straight now.

Coronavirus means most places are off limits so im indoors all week

@Col_McCafferty

Thanks for taking the time to say that! I thought for sure I'd be chased out of here with my unpopular opinion. I will give it another go when I'm back in "gaming mode". I recall people saying something similar about bloodborne. Never had any interest in that game, but when it came free to plus, I recall an article saying, take your time, learn the combat, etc.

I'm sure my lack of interest in the game comes down to me at the moment and not the game. All I can think about now is tuning up my equipment, getting my trucks ready for spring, new clients etc. Working for yourself can drain on you sometimes!

I decided to go back to my PS3 and play FarCry 3 as terrible as it looks and feels since I've also played it on PC. You can see it pushes the PS3 to a limit and it can be sluggish and poor in places but I never did finish it on PC either which my pc isn't even out together.

But I occasionally dab between GTa5 online for a few solo missions and God of war if I've got a few hours

@NYJetsfan123 No problem at all mate, preserve though as it IS a truly great game.

@NYJetsfan123 I had a similar luke-warm experience with Witcher 3. I played a little more than you I think, probably about 5 hours I’d guess before I drifted away. I think all the accolades make for really high expectations. I still plan to go back maybe one day, as I expect that it gets better if one puts the time into it.
Hope you get out of the funk. I go through those times too. Maybe something short and simple to disconnect your brain from the outside world. Like Tetris or something. Oh, and drop by to vote on the forum poll if you care to, btw. 😄

@Th3solution

Definitely right about the expectations being really high. I go into it thinking, "this is going to blow me out of the water right from the get go!". Most of my favorites have, in fact. I'll give it another go some day, and if I don't like it, well then so be it. Yeah, the funk kinda sucks in a way, but it has me doing other things that I enjoy or need to do as well. I know I'll be back. Still drooling about the thought of resident evil 3 remake!

That megapoll by the way. I've been peeking at it from time to time, and damn you've had your hands full. Nice job keeping everything organized thus far. I know I had a hand in the voting for what the topic would be, but I didn't realize what went into your guys 'megapoll' before I voted for the topic. It's really involved and there are so many options and votes to look through. I'm a pretty simple dude so I opted to not get involved with it. Should you guys have a more simple (well, simple to me I should say) poll in the future, I'm definitely in!

Just bought an M cable for my PS3. So that has breathed new life into all those back catalogue games