Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 376

Will be working towards the Returnal platinum if I get some play time this weekend. I need to complete most of the biome surveys still.

Happy gaming everyone.

Switch - Picked up Pikmin 3 Deluxe and Persona 5 Strikers the other day, so probably gonna try those out!

PS4 - Borderlands 3 co-op with friends!

PC - Trying out Morrowind via Game Pass!

Have a good weekend everyone.

Just finished up Resident Evil Village (excellent game) and am going to play through Shadow of the Tomb Raider DLC since it came with the PS+ version.

Chrono Trigger on Wii U
Knuckles in Sonic 2 on Wii U
Sonic Mania on PS4
Medievil on PS4

I've taken passage on the Frigate class Starship Nostalgia. Hearing the crew speak of places like the Attican Traverse, or the Skillian Verge, or even the Perseus Veil, it's hard to describe the emotions and memories that go through me.

Good Gaming to you, folks!

Now I've got a bit of free time it's Village all the way with a soupçon of the equally marvellous Returnal.
I love free weekends.

Still Resident Evil Village, I've managed to get 20 hours of gameplay out of my 10 hour game so far, that apparently isn't worth full price according to some

Nothing, a bit tired after playing returnal up to biome 4 so I'm taking a break. Since biome 4 is like biome 1 but with additional vegetation, I hope biome 5-6 is different than biome 2-3.

Returnal for PS5, Mass Effect for XSX. That's if I get any time to play, which is a big if

Finished Returnal yesterday but craving more. So Returnal.

@DeepSpace5D got my Returnal platinum last night it took me an extra 15 hours for the survey trophies got very tedious in the end waiting for the rare rooms to spawn with the last cipher I was waiting for

Slayed Negrigante in MHWorld and felt like laying back a while and then realized I couldn't resist anymore and just started my 3rd playthrough of the legendary Horizon Zero Dawn. Plus decided to go get that Teddy Bear mascot hat from Bosco in D.B. Tech School in Fallout 4, found some BioShock Big Daddy suit too in Far Harbor. Then some FC3 and maybe that awful navigation/waypoint in AC Odyssey won't discourage me from continuing my 2nd run since forever.

Not entirely sure if I'll have any time this weekend because of work, but I would like to finish Oddworld Soulstorm so I can start RE Village.

Mass effect mass effect mass effect.

Happy to see Returnal still getting love in the comments. I love he game but I put it aside the first weekend to wait for a patch to allow saving. After getting to the 3rd boss in a run that took 3 hours I'm like yeah this is too much

@LordSteev
Ding ding ding! We've got a winner! I love ME but won't get Legendary Edition till June :/ I am, however, having a blast with Persona 5 (3rd palace and loving every minute of it!).

Today it'll be Mass Effect, mostly with Tali and Wrex and some 3D Dot Game Heroes tomorrow. Have a good weekend all!

Finally finished Shadow of War yesterday so really not sure.

I'm enjoying Battlefield V but unlike a few on here I can't only play online MP games. They're fun in relatively short bursts but nothing you can really sink your teeth into.

For my next SP title I think I'll go for Infamous Second Son and/or Abzu just for something different. I downloaded the entire Aquatic Trilogy (Abzu, Subnautica, Stranded Deep) that Sony have recently offered for free so got to get started with at least one of them!

Really tempted to take the plunge (no pun intended) and finally head for the Normandy. It's a series I've never played and maybe it's about damn time I did. Maybe next week!

Will be continuing with Dark Souls remastered, currently in Anor Londo, those archers were an absolute nightmare to get past, it took best part of two hour's. Also bought Dark Nights with Poe and Monroe last weekend, an enjoyable FMV game, will be replaying episode's for additional trophies.

I was supposed to be playing Final Fantasy XIV but I tried God Eater: Resurrection on a whim (after having watched some Monster Hunter Rise videos to see how the gameplay loop works in these things) and I've now sunk over 12 hours into God Eater...

The monster slaying genre has sunk it's hooks into me! Pretty deeply too!

Have a good weekend everyone!

This week, I tried Stranded Deep, very frustrating, then Battlefield 5, meh, but I think Days Gone is the winner for the weekend. It's looking like a long wait for Far Cry 6.

I’m done with Returnal so I’ll be mostly watching football this weekend 😊

Resident Evil Village if I get the time. Once I'm done with that I'll be taking a break until Ratchet & Clank drops.

Returnal, battlefield v, returnal, road to Guangdong, returnal, super Mario 3D semi-pros, returnal.

Mass Effect of course! In fact I should play now...I should go.

A couple of BioWare classics. Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect LE. I must have restarted Mass Effect about 4 times before I was happy with my Femshep. I do that every bloody time I play it.

Playing the original Mass Effect for the first time. Having a fantastic time!

@Fuzzymonkeyfunk Hey congrats on the platinum! A respectable one indeed. I have the surveys for biomes 4 and 5 complete, still working on 1-3 and 6. I’m anticipating it to take some time but hopefully the Rng isn’t too harsh on me.

I’m happy that at least with biome 5 out of the way I can skip it and go directly from 4-to-6 via the shortcut for future runs!

Zen Pinball 2 (Vita) - I've been in a high score challenge with a friend for the past day lol.

Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (Windows 10) - Starting Episode 4 this weekend, I hope it isn't as sad as I remember.

Gerbil Physics (Windows Phone) - At the end now.

I recently remembered that despite being a big fan of the series, I hadn’t played a Tales game in so long. So recently fired up Tales of Berseria. First impressions make me think the series has been pretty stagnant which is probably why the latest has taken so long to arrive and seemingly has changed quite a bit.

Outside of that hoping to finally finish Castlevania: Symphony of the Night after multiple attempts although I fear the PS4 version’s music is quieter; plus PS4’s subpar d-pad doesn’t help. Maybe should restart on the PS Vita.

@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L Nice man! Makoto was one of my favorite additions to party despite how she snoops on you. I guess I like her character coming from being manipulated to a free thinking mind. Personally though Morgana remained my favorite throughout the story and 2nd favorite is actually the next person you meet. The 4th palace is my personal favorite in the game, just the music, themes, and story are A1. Definitely gotta let me know how you enjoy it. Btw the theme that plays in Leblanc is called Beneath the Mask if you ever wanna look it up.

Mass Effect is a remaster done right. Not a lazy port like Kingdoms of Amalur was.

Playing We happy few this weekend and the enemies are randomly jumping into space or teleporting around. It's gonna be a good weekend. 😂😂😂

@DeepSpace5D 4&5 were my first ones too got them on the run to the 3rd acts end. Biome 2 was the worst for me and the last one for my plat, it also popped on 19/20 ciphers. Good luck I hope RNG is kind to you

Starting tomorrow I have a week off so I'll be trying to playthrough the first Mass Effect during that time.

Just had Returnal handed to me by Posty, so will be diving into that shortly.

Hi there fellow gamers.
This weekend is all about the Guilty gear Strive second open beta and some Returnal for relaxation.
Having completed, in my oppinion, Housemarque´s masterpiece, I´m now going for the secret ending and the biome surveys for the platinum. Man do I love this game so much!
Played for like 5 hours into GG beta with Chipp and it was a blast..... Besides all the Rams and Gios and now Anjis..... Great!
Next it´s going to be Ky and probably Nago for some blood attack shenanigans.
The lobby is better, not great, but better.
Mass Effect will be next monday. Who needs real life friends when you have the Normandy crew? 😜 Kidding..... Or am I? 😉
Cheers, stay safe, stay well good people and happy gaming weekend to us all

Nice one on Psychonauts, @LiamCroft! I'm starting that soon before Rhombus Ruin. I'm beta testing Hunter's Arena again tonight. So far, it's decent, though the stick sensitivity needs to be turned down and the trigger push turned up. The closed beta only has one map so that's a bit of a bummer, but the gameplay is good. If anyone enjoys an Battle Royale's with some moba elements I'd suggest it. Not my usual things but it's fairly addictive when you rack up a few kills and come in top 5.

@LordSteev Hi there friend. I know the feeling all to well.
Man, it´s so great when people just get what were saying without mentioning much.
Nostalgia is going to be strong on this one for me, I´m sure.
Only on monday for me though.
Cheers, stay safe and have a good one

Darkest dungeon best indie games ever made.and cuphead one of the best indie games ever.and watching the nba season ending games.its going to be a fun nba playoffs. 🏀.word up son

@roe Hi there friend.
Yep, that´s also me alright.
When a game just clicks, it stays with you.
Not just videogames, mind you.
But yeah, Returnal is THAT good.
Had an amazing first act run, hunting for the "real ending" and was able to beat all 3 Biomes, Bosses included.
Absolutely fantastic game.
Cheers, stay safe and have a good one

I’m monkeying around the Oldest House in the post-game content and DLC, but I expect I’ll finally move on from Jesse’s adventures to something else. I had planned to load up my copy of Returnal, but now I think I’m going to sit on it for a week or two and await the next patch since stability is still not optimal I hear. So instead, maybe I’ll finally get on with HZD Frozen Wilds.

@Col_McCafferty Hi there friend. Long time.
Tell me someting, Is Shadow of War as good as Shadow of Mordor? Cause i only played Mordor and all the microtransactions kinda bummed me out of it.
Second Son is pretty good. It was my first PS4 platinum trophy and had a lot of fun with it. Also one of the best PS4 showcase games, in my oppinion.
And do yourself a favour and when you can embark on one of the most amazing videogame space operas ever created.
Join the Alliance soldier, the Normandy waits you.
Cheers, stay safe and have a good one

RE Village: I got it on launch day and I’m about 3 hours in. I haven’t played it much because my wife’s in the room and it scares her, which is funny because RE2make doesn’t scare her as much. RE2make is certainly scarier, whereas Village is spooky at parts but not scary. Maybe it’s the higher graphical fidelity of playing it on PS5 that gets to her? I’m not sure, it’s a mystery to me.

Street Fighter 30 Anniversary : I just picked this up and have been playing a lot of SF3 online. I haven’t played SF3 in 2 decades but have been having some great ranked matches where we’re both down to empty energy bars and are having a push+pull flow to the match.

Guilty Gear Strive beta 2: My wife and I played against each other for an hour. I’ve never played a Guilty Gear before but I admired Xrd from afar. Unfortunately I have no idea how to really play it. I’m not sure whether to dig into Xrd guides and see if it’s the same or to call it a wrap on Guilty Gear as my curiosity is satisfied. It’s looks great but the controls feel unresponsive compared to SF3. I’m just not familiar with the timing.

R-Type Final 2 : I’m a life-long fan of the series and am completely obsessed with beating it. I’ve gotten to stage 5 on normal difficulty but am still getting my ass kicked regularly. This week I’ve been sinking the most time into this one.

Resogun : I never had a PS4 so it’s new to me. Having a lot of fun saving the humans. I’ve been playing R-Type a lot more than Resogun and have noticed that R-Type has made me better at Resogun because R-Type the more difficult game IMO.

@gollumb82

Thanks! Now HURRY UP, THE SHIP'S LEAVING!

Ooh let's see - Mass Effect LE and more and more Mass Effect LE ! It's still a gem of a game though the combat in the first game is a bit clunky but adds to the charm
Will break it up a bit with A Plague Tale Innocence on GamePass, another fantastic game and some King of Fighters 14
Have a great weekend guys ❤❤

I've been playing both Nier Replicant and Automata. I've just reached the new content in Replicant and all I can say is "wow". I was really hoping for it to be something like this, but it's exceeded expectations so far. I think I have about half of it left. As for Automata I'm still pretty early on in the first run. I did get quite close to ending A a few years back but put the game down. After Replicant I feel much more invested in it this time.

Once I finish Replicant I'm pretty sure I'll allow myself to buy Returnal so will be playing that alongside Automata for the next little while (and probably SMT3 too!).

@ApostateMage Hi there firend
"I must have restarted Mass Effect about 4 times before I was happy with my Femshep. I do that every bloody time I play it."
Completely relatable. I spend almost an hour just making my Male Shep look like myself as much as possible and my Fem Shep as beautiful as possible.... So they dont know she a bloody renegade who thirsts for the blood of her enemies 😜
Enjoy your awesome Bioware jorney.
Cheers, stay safe and have a good one

@RaZieLDaNtE Hey Bud!

You really have to hand it to some of those old Bioware writers. Some of the stuff they come up with just sticks with you! Glad you're jumping back in, I have to say, it's actually better than I thought it was going to be, everything's been beautiful compared to the original release, and it runs like butter. And it really just brings back warm feelings from more than a decade ago. A real pleasure to play. Have a good weekend!

I finished endings A-E on Nier Rrplicant yesterday and fired up Returnal. I’m really enjoying it so far.

@ApostateMage

Yeah, I think mine's a little too pasty white when I look at her now, but I'm too far in to want to do it over. Hoping there's a chance for some revisions at the start of 2,. She looked great on the ship, but she don't like sunlight at all.

Resident evil village, Returnal

Rebought the Megadrive collection on PS4 so started with some Revenge of Shinobi and Street of Rage. I'm also still playing Dark Souls 3, as the game is really holding my attention for the two dlc packs. Very glad I picked this one up again in the sale.

@gamiller1978 Dark Souls is great at presenting those situations which can get to a point of seeming almost impossible, until you finally get past. I played the first two back on PS3

I know im a little late to the party but I just completed The Witcher 3. My, oh my what a game.

@RaZieLDaNtE howdy friend. Erm there's a lot I liked about Shadow of War but quite a bit I didn't. It is very grindy but because I haven't been playing new games it didn't really bother me. I started it all the way back in November though and only just finished it so make of that what you will!

Just a started Abzu for something a bit more chill. Camera a bit awkward at times and started off not 100% sure what I'm meant to do but just like Dory I just kept on swimming and it started to make sense. Really beautiful game, both the visuals and the music.

@LobsterJohnson yeah, it's a work of art. Easily one of the best of the previous gen and maybe of all time. Will defer play it again one day when it's patched for PS5.

@Yinx Stuck in a loop, eh? 😃

1. Clearing 1 more ending in Replicant
2. RE: Village (Fantastic game)
3. Starting AC: Valhalla DLC

It has been a fantastic string of releases. And still have R&C, Scarlet Nexus on the horizon. Great time for gaming- enjoy the weekend!

@playstation1995 I was just thinking yesterday that I should give DD another go soon. What an excellent game.

More Children of Morta, which is super fun. Trying to finish on hard mode this time.

I am really tempted by ME Legendary Edition. I convinced myself that I didn’t have time for it in my life right now, but that trilogy was my favorite gaming experience of the PS3 era. The more everyone says how great it is, the more I find myself wanting to take the plunge.

I will be spending my gaming time here this weekend

@Col_McCafferty Shadow of War was odd to me. Mordor was the first game that really grabbed me on PS4-the Nemesis system and the whole formula was so great.

I was so certain I would love the sequel that I bought it day one. But it just felt like an ultra bloated retread of the original, with nothing to add except pointless busy work. I didn’t even complete the castle defense missions to get the true ending (thank you YouTube!) because after the first few I was so bored I was desperate to move on to something else.

Shadow of War shows again that more is not always better........

I might as well give that Guilty Gear Beta a try. And I’ll probably get in Yakuza Like a Dragon.

@LordSteev ha I have the same problem. I was happy with how FemShep looked for me but in game the light bounces off her pasty white face so much its like trekking across the Arctic lol. Having a blast though

@Westernwolf4 I got ssoooo bored with Shadows Of War, quickly lost interest. Its like playing a mobile phone game which has been ported to console

@KingPev

Haha, glad it wasn't just me! I'm playing as a space vampire at this point.

@KingPev Amen

@Westernwolf4. You should.darkest dungeon is the best indie games i ever play.so addictive and a legendary game.and the naraton when you hit a monster make it even more amazing.word up son

Returnal....I can’t stop playing Returnal!

Help me......

@Westernwolf4 Yeah the epilogue is unnecessarily bloated and I had to do a lot of grinding in order to finish it but it's done now and I can move onto other games.

On the plus side it didn't cost me a penny as I downloaded it via Plus and I did have some fun with the game, building my armies, riding graugs and drakes into battle and the story (whilst obviously not Tolkien canon) was pretty good.

6/10

Plugging away at REVillage this weekend, just finished the castle portion. So far I’ve enjoyed my time with the game for sure, but nothing has really surprised or wowed me so far, not like 7 did at least. Excited to keep at it though and see what’s next, because it does look amazing, and plays very well. Overall pretty happy with it so far.

I managed to purchase 2 copys of nfs hot pursuit remastered last week..1 for me and 1 for my wingman shockwave1982..back in the day on the ps3 we had some seriously intense rivalry on the old autolog and now its making a big comeback this weekend..i cannot even begin to tell you all some of the text messages i have recieved from him..he has a potty mouth thats for sure..

Anyone else loving Resident Evil Village? I’m not sure if I like it more than 7 yet, but it’s definitely very good.

Just got end credits for Returnal, what an amazing game! May either work more on the true ending for that, or make more progress towards Act 2 in Nier Replicant! Hope you all have an incredible weekend of gaming!

I'm hooked on Resident Evil Village so that one will be my main focus this weekend.
I MAY go back to Persona Persona 5 Royal as I've spent over 80 hours on the game but the main boss on the latest Palace is absolutely doing my head in!I've managed to get through the game with no problem until this damn roadblock.Must of attempted this boss about 8 times so far with no luck.Such a fantastic game I can't let this stop me.

On Switch its my twenty mins on Animal Crossing and some Mario 3d.
Enjoy ya weekend all.

@ItsATM I feel the same way. It’s great, but hasn’t wowed me like 7 did, especially the beginning hours. I’m excited to see what comes after the castle though, bc I feel like that whole section was previewed and hyped so hard that it lost it’s surprise element a bit. The whole thing has felt a little by-the-books so far. But yeah, it’s definitely been a blast to play, and is bringing the RE4 nostalgia pretty hard, so that’s cool.
8/10 for me as of this moment.

@Wazeddie22 Looking forward to hearing more about your progress in RE Village!

I loved Persona 5 Royal but man is it long or what? I have seen a lot of people say the final boss isn’t too bad, but he was quite the trouble for me. Hard mode was no joke either, even putting it on Normal didn’t change much haha

@LordSteev I wanted to create a blonde Femshep but for some reason that shade of hair colour is awful in this remaster. Can't complain though because it looks, performs and plays so much better than the original.

RIP Jenkins.

@Ear_wiG I totally agree with you on that. Isn’t there just something special about the start of 7? The whole setup of having to go rescue your wife from the middle of nowhere, walking up to this back-woods house and it ends up being one of most unsettling locations. Man I love it lol

Playing some more high rank in Monster Hunter Rise. Also going to check out some of the other choices and endings in the FMV game Late Shift. I'm also trying out the new update in Fall Guys, and I'm tempted to get back into Danganronpa 2 and go for the achievements I missed.

Mostly Mass Effect, but also finishing up a random second playthrough of South Park: The Fractured But Whole. I may also do a little Ghostbusters campaign work in Planet Coaster.

@Col_McCafferty I agree with your rating, and I commend you for waiting until it was free.

I have only gotten a handful of games at launch in my decades of gaming. This was one of them, and I thought I was very clever getting it from Amazon with the big $10 discount they used to give. Oops.

@ViolentEntity Only finished the main campaign. Taking a break before I continue with the DLC.

Cyberpunk 2077 I absolutely love this y

Finished tony hawks 1 but wanting a change before moving onto 2 so I downloaded a load of games from PS collection. Nothing’s stuck so far so I’m feeling a bit in limbo

@RaZieLDaNtE This man says he wanna relax on Returnal xD, Returnal be stressing me out haha

I just cannot get enough of FFXIV the only thing to get me off this game is gonna be FF7 Intergrade in the coming weeks. Still gotta get to Returnal and poor MGS4 has been on complete pause.

Happy gaming fam!

@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L I am with you on this! Was able to get the Platinum but it took 146 hours. Such a great experience, and I can’t wait for Persona 6! I’m really hoping they take some sort of synthwave approach for the next one

@gamiller1978 - For future reference those Archers are extremely weak to poison. With a decent bow you can snipe them before they ever see you and kill them in seconds with a couple of poison arrows.

@ItsATM I did play and finish the original Persona 5 and spent about 115 hours on that one so yeah gonna be on this for a while yet as it's not actually the final boss I'm stuck on,it's actually the boss of Palace number 5!lol
I don't know if they have changed the boss tactics for the Royal version but I don't remember having this much trouble and being stuck on him for so long!
Glad you enjoyed your experience on it,Persona in general is such a fantastic franchise!

Finally got a PS5 yesterday, so… I’ll be replaying Ratchet and Clank in glorious 60FPS in preparation for next months Rift Apart, as well as finishing off the fabulous Astro’s Playroom which I started yesterday evening.

As for what game I buy while I wait for Ratchet? Well that’s between Demon’s Souls and Returnal. But which one?

PS5 - Resident Evil: Village

Switch - Monster Hunter Rise

PS4: Finished RE8 and currently finishing Call of the sea. A little gem of a game frankly.
Vita: Injustice, what an impressive port that was.

I've made it to the fifth biome in Returnal, so I'm just going to keep on keeping on.

Street Fighter V , MK11 , DBD , maybe rogue company

all ''meh'' games (except rogue) but it is what it is

@Shigurui Thanks, think I'll need to start trying different weapon's, I tend to get one type and stick with it, currently using three longswords, a raw, fire and devine, upgrading a standard one now.

@ApostateMage

I wanted blonde too, but when creating, it seemed like the hair color went from brownish into grey, instead. I'm thinking now I should have turned it up to the lightest, maybe it would have looked blonde once I got to the Citadel. Now I've got a Shepard with a hot face, mousey brown hair, and glow in the dark skin. Playing as a Vanguard, and I'm thinking I've got to do better when I go for a tech-ish playthrough.

Finally picked up God of War. And it's great. Production values are through the roof, I really like the interaction between Kratos and Atreus, and the fights and environments are beautifully crafted.

Still - it doesn't really feel different from other triple-AAA games...

Mass effect .. first time and it's pretty good.

I managed to finish Resident Evil 7 Thursday night so I’ll be playing as much Mass Effect as I have time for. I’ll probably also bite the bullet and buy Resident Evil , just so it’s there ready 🤣.

Bless Unleashed, a free MMO in PS4. Can you believe it?

Not playing a remake/remastered game for the first time in a while, thank goodness.

Death Stranding, dragon quest builders 2 and Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

Just got platinum for GoW
Bear in mind this ps5 is my first ps console, now started up a NG+ to experience it again lol

@LordSteev Glad to hear the game looks and feels great.
Monday can´t come soon enough.
Cheers, stay safe and all the best

@Col_McCafferty So it is a bit of a grind.
Ok, maybe one day.
Thanks for the feedback.
Cheers, stay safe and all the best

@TraCuz- Hi there friend.
I mean, after I was able to beat the game and learn on how to play it properly, yes I can now play in a more relaxed way.
But at first? I was doubthing my gaming skills for a bit 😜
The game is challenging for sure and demands a lot from the player.
When it clicks with you? It´s a thing of beauty I tell you.
Super addicting and NO LOADING SCREENS whatsoever.
MGS4 you say. A person of good taste I see.
Cheers, stay safe and have a good one

@Agramonte awesome time

@Wazeddie22 Oh I know EXACTLY who you're referring to... Is it the waves of enemies and you're probably stuck on the green enemies lol. That fight got harder with the Royal edition, definitely my least favorite fight in the game.

Glad to meet more Persona fans! If you'd like to add me on PS, my username is heyheyitsATM

@DarthKiwi Dang, first PS console that's amazing to hear! Platinum on God of War is no joke either. Off to a good start

@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L It's a good Platinum to get! Such a good cast of characters too. I like Strikers a ton, the gameplay is fun as a non-warriors fan that I am, so no worries on that. Dialogue and interactions/story are on point!

I would recommend checking out The Midnight - Vampires, it's hands down my favorite song in that genre.

Also, nice to meet you! If you'd like to add on PSN, my username is heyheyitsATM

@carlos82 I could tell it was going to be short, from the moment I entered the castle to the moment I left. Feels like they patched a game together. Don't get me wrong, it's fun, but I can't help but wonder was a larger castle really meant to be an entire game or the village? Even the naming of the game makes me suspect. It's narrative is sewn together but I bet at some point in the future the developers will come clean on what this game originally was meant to be.

More Assetto Corsa.

@ItsATM Thanks! Absolutely loving the console and looking forward to what's ahead.

A bit of cod cold war, the wrath of the druids dlc on valhalla and an hour or so on unravel.

Mass Effect Legendary for me, already started with the first game.
And maybe I'll squeeze in a few hours on AC Valhalla's Druids DLC, if there's time.

Taken a break from the decent Judgment to play the phenomenal Yakuza 6. Despite so many similarities between the games, the combat and storyline of Y6 is just so superior. I really hope they get the combat sorted in the judgment sequel, currently there is just too much delay and animation between button presses and contact. It’s feels like control is lacking. The wall jump moves are admittedly cool, and I’m glad we still have the tiger drop, but improvement is needed if judgment is to be the only real time combat series.

@ItsATM Yeah that's the one,the green enemies are a bunch of bad words!
I only beat them once but by then I was out of time!
Ah well,will keep pushing on.
Cheers for the psn,I'll add you.

@RaZieLDaNtE Yeah Returnal will definitely question your skills as a gamer xD, I was joking with a friend and told em that if you've never gotten an AC-130 in COD multiplayer before it may not be for you haha.

And yessir MGS is so good as a series, I might even say that it's the best series in gaming. Five mainline games is no easy feat, and as ambiguous as that lore is to somehow make it cohesive is so impressive to me. Not to mention they're just plain fun! So many games have MGS in its DNA it's crazy, they really pioneered stealth in video games.

Mass Effect, but not as much as I'd probably like because I have other life stuff afoot... that and rewatching Castlevania season 1-3 before finally watching the final season.

Pretty much just Village this past week. Doubt I'll get the plat, but we can try! Also forgot to mention I finished MGS3 last week. Masterpiece!

Just started Fallen Order, which I’m really digging so far.

I’ve never played a Mass Effect game. Are they as terrifying as that screenshot suggests? I was going to play RE7 next for a horror fix, but maybe I’m backing the wrong horse 🤔

Returnal is trying its best to make me not finish Act 3 by crashing constantly, wiping my save so that I have to restore from the cloud etc. I will hopefully finish it today though, if not then it’s getting booted over my fence.

Completed RE Village - only took me 9.5 hours on Casual and I was extremely thorough. I really enjoyed it though. I wouldn’t say it’s the best entry in the series but it’s definitely up there.

Also started playing Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Loving the upgraded visuals but I’m having all kinds of issues with the sound. Some characters speech is normal/loud and others is so low I can barely hear it.

@LTPenguin that's pretty normal depending on which games you play.

Returnal, Trails of Cold Steel later on as I had a long session of Returnal this morning.

Happy gaming everyone.

To finish out my weekend I’ll be playing some Season of the Splicer in Destiny 2 and maybe work on my Ghost of Tsushima platinum.

@TraCuz- Absolutely.
MGS as influenced many other videogames for sure.
The story is so unique, so confusing, so bonkers and so interesting that is hard to fing anything like it.
Amazing gaming saga, just like Mass Effect and Legacy of Kain
Oh and there is only four Metal Gear Solid games.
Six with Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.
Nothing else matters, just like the song 😜
Cheers, stay safe and all the best

@RaZieLDaNtE Hi there friend.
I was finally able to get the game today and OMG.....
Playing this on my PS5 and I didn´t even know the first game could become even more phenomenal.
The particle effects, the glorious 60 fps and good the shooting feels......
But when that intro with the theme song kicked in and you see the game Title...... I had the biggest smile on my face 😊
Nostalgia is hitting pretty hard on me. And it´s a good feeling.
I think the Platinum for Returnal is gonna have to wait a little while longer 😜
Cheers, stay safe and all the best