Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (28th September)

It has to be echoes of wisdom... Right? Of course it is!!!

This week I will be mostly playing

Echoes of Wisdom

This weekend I will be playing the Star Wars Jedi Survivor and EOW..sorry, I just stubbed my toe. I will also be playing Echoes of Wisdom.

Zelda is not for me, but hope people are enjoying it!
Will be doing a little Crystal Shard hunting in Kirby 64 (NSO). I have 84 percent complete, and just feel like I really want to 100 percent it for some reason!

Zelda, of course. Actually I finished Skyward sword during this week so just in time for a new adventure. Happy gaming everyone!

I bought it, received it, downloaded the update, but now it's sitting in my backlog ... so I couldn't even vote in the poll today XD

After 250+ attempts and around 40h, I've beaten BPM: Bullets Per Minute. That is, in what they call "easy" difficulty. What a satisfying challenge that was! This game is mostly carried by its music, if you like hard rock, it doesn't matter what kind of games you're into, this one is an easy recommendation. It's a FPS / Roguelike / Rythm Game. What I found the most satisfying of all was those last five shots to finish off each boss. When you play it, you will know just what I mean.

So I've started Bayonetta 2 again ... I'm going for Platinum just like I did for #1. Back when I first played the Bayonetta games on Wii U, I never even dared to think that it would be something I'd be able to achieve, but hey, I've done it all over normal and hard with #1, so it will be a pleasure to reach this goal in #2 as well.

Other games I'll switch between are Tears of the Kingdom, Tetris 99, Just Shapes And Beats, and some of the Mega Man / X legacy collections.

Happy weekend 🧡 and Happy gaming 🎮

EOW of course. Loving it so far. The combat reminds me of playing Diablo 2 with the Necromancer.

Enjoy, everyone!

For the last couple of weeks I've been playing Alien Isolation. I just finished the main campaign yesterday. What.a brilliant game. One of the most memorable games I've ever played for sure. I wasn't a fan of the ending but other than that, I loved every minute of it. I'm going to play the DLC Crew Expendable next.
Other than that, I want to go back to Stardew Valley and see if I can get back in the swing of things, without starting over.

@Zuljaras enjoy the world of VR! I have been tempted by a quest 3 for a while. I use to have the quest 2 but I struggled mainly for space at the time. Not sure if I should get the three or wait a few years for a newer device. I recommend trying out a table tennis game, always a blast and especially when playing online.

Yup, Echoes of Wisdom for me too.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
In the 2nd dungeon and I still don’t know what to think about this game. Mixed feelings.

Well, I just purchased a PAL SNES off ebay. I heard Europe has a rare gem of a game never released in North America.

It's called "Terranigma". From what I read, the game is a true classic with a narrative that leaves the player impacted by it's end.

I am playing the new Zelda of course and I love it. Nice Zelda gameplay and everything is so cute and friendly. Two dungeons completed so far.

Happy gaming everyone!

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom: It is a very interesting change of pace and satisfyingly curious wrinkle to play as Zelda for a change. Every move must be carefully calculated (unless you want to go into Hero Mode) but you have such a variety of options it's still great fun.

There's a surprising amount of content on offer for a top-down Zelda game (especially when compared to Link's Awakening) and some truly gorgeous visuals with clever (if not particularly taxing) dungeon design.

Zelda, it's about time you got your dues, and it's proving to be a blast.

This weekend I'm playing the Metaphor demo. I loved Persona 5 so I'm definetly interested.
Other than that I might do some sidequesting in Zelda TotK.
Recently finished: I honestly finished this game and got the plat a long time ago but the other day I unlocked the last outfits in Stellar Blade. It's my GOTY for sure with its excellent combat, boss fights and soundtrack. Oh, and the game has been completely bug free since launch day. A high quality game indeed that I highly recommend if you like action games.

Nintendo Switch:
Fate/stay night REMASTERED – Day 15 Utopia. Fate route.
Windows:
No More Rooms In Hell – playing in LAN with my best friend.
SAMURAI SPIRITS ZERO SPECIAL – played a few matches in Arcade Mode as Yoshitora and Mizuki for some little practice.
Well, for now, it's all what I've played on this week. Have a nice gaming weekend, everyone.
Also... It's sad to see that all that hype about MVC Collection on NL was false. Just empty words. And I expected that. FGs and VNs are unpopular here, after all...

Persona 5 mostly! I really love this game and can’t wait to start automata after! As about two weeks ago Sony was going to take Nier replicant off, I had a week to finish that game, witch I did all ending completed.

And oh my god I fell in love with the world! I had to start doing outside research as not to get spoiled for automata but learning about the books the cd dramas I can’t wait to dive into all of it! The story was just so, so beautiful so amazing so sad! I have turned into a Nier and yoko taro fan just from it (though I always liked how he was in the interviews). I know people say you don’t have to play replicant but god you should, I would have missed out on something incredible had I decided to let the seven day time limit stop me, and I don’t regret none of it, it was all worth it.

I don’t know how automata ends up improving on this but I can’t wait to find out! After persona 5 of course.

Echoes of Wisdom, obviously. Also going to take care of the Daily Commissions and web events in Genshin Impact.

@DripDropCop146
Awesome, you even bought a PAL SNES to play it. I hope you will love it.

I finished Persona 4 and Dogs Life, and dropped Tavern Talk. Been getting ready for my husbands and I’s farmers booth so haven’t really gamed.
Depending on this weekend, I’d like to start Echo Night which is a PS1 game.

Currently alternating between Echoes of Wisdom and Epic Mickey right now, primarily. I played the first couple hours of The Plucky Squire on launch day, but there's just been so many games that it's fallen by the wayside, unfortunately. I'll pick it back up in the coming weeks, though.

I'm wanting to start a new let's play series for my YouTube channel, "Nintentrovert," but I'm not sure which I want to do first! I'm thinking either Super Mario Galaxy or Sonic Mania. Other series I'd like to do in the relatively near future include Rayman Legends, Pac-Man World, A Hat in Time, Zelda: Link's Awakening, Metroid Dread, Super Mario Wonder, and Super Mario Sunshine. I've played all these games before so they aren't blind playthroughs, full disclaimer. Let me know which game you think I should start with! Or, if there's a similar title I didn't name that you'd like me to play! I have a strong bias for platformers if it isn't obvious, but I'm open to playing other stuff on my channel.

Gonna continue through Brown Dust 2 since the Senran Kagura collab is still coming up. So far I'm liking the "puzzle strategy" aspect of the combat and how it seems like a normal RPG, but I wish it was discrete with hiding it's own spoilers...

I've also been playing through Legend Clover, which is basically a Fire Emblem style gacha eroge, these past 2 weeks. In typical classic eroge fashion, the sexual elements are tasteful and focus a lot more on the character expression than shoving breasts in your face and thinking that's enough, so I'm enjoying it a lot. Also it's got cute & funny! 😭

Also, still going through Blue Archive. They just released a super boss that is kicking even max level player's asses. Fury indeed... Still have the current "Rowdy & Cheery" event to go through as well, at least the story to read. Demons taking a vacation in japan where school shootings are a sport? Sounds like fun!

Echoes of wisdom - fantastic game despite slight shortcomings.

Zelda Echoes of Wisdom for me, like the rest... It's provimg to be a great game so far. Then I'll pick up Epic Mickey Rebrushed soon..

@Zuljaras I wish I could play Half-Life: Alyx for the first time again. What an absolutely incredible experience. Enjoy it!

I'll be playing Zelda.
and Animal Crossing, and some PC games
and Zelda.

I’m doing it.. Lunar Sega CD

Zelda obvs, plus I picked up Sociable Soccer for a decent price (thanks Argos) yesterday, so that has to have a run out tonight. Plus I'm thinking of a family session on Tetris Effect.

Peace, love & pixels to all xx

Zelda EoW. Fun game, but not fantastic. Still don't like the blurry vignette effect around the edges. And the low framerate in the overworld is jarring.

On Switch, still Wylde Flowers. There is so much to that game, I was not expecting it to be so long. I'll get to Zelda soon.

On mobile I've been playing Power Rangers Legacy Wars some every day. I've been playing it pretty much every day since it came out in 2017, so nothing new there.

FC 25 for me! Loving it!

Gran turismo 7

I will of course be playing Zelda, but I'll be juggling it with Outer Wilds, which I bought a few weeks ago and was hoping to finish before Echoes of Wisdom launched but I was too busy. I have a bit more time on my hands now though, so hopefully I'll manage to make some progress in both. I'm 5-10 hours into Outer Wilds and I still don't really know what the actual objective of the game is, but it's very intriguing and like nothing I've ever played before.

Switch
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Shadow of The Ninja - Reborn

PC
Unreal Gold
Tetris Effect Connected
TES II Daggerfall Unity

Still waiting for EoW to arrive, this weekend it’ll be Tactics Ogre:Reborn, Oracle of Seasons & Ages, and maybe some Rayman Legends with the in-laws.

Well I got Zelda echoes of wisdom but I'm mainly playing football manager on the steam deck

I'm still playing Tears of the Kingdom all the time. I've been having tons of fun finding clothing and armor (including 4 items I really like that aren't in vanilla totk), thoroughly exploring Thunderhead Isles, and just soaking in the beauty of the game. I've been playing TOTK on Switch and on laptop, but on laptop I just started using lossless scaling again. After some trouble I've got it humming along using the 4 times multiplier for frame rate, so it takes my emulated 60fps and makes it look like 240fps. I absolutely love it! There are flaws, and when I look closely, intentionally, at certain details I can see break up of the motion clarity, but I'm going to always use this from now on.
I also got my Mig Switch Dumper a couple days ago! I'm so happy to have this wonderful little device. Wish I had it years ago! I loaded up Kirby and the forgotten land and was quickly able to get it running at 60fps on laptop, then used lossless scaling to bring it up to 240. What a gorgeous game. I'm glad I waited to play it at a higher frame rate (I expected to use it on a Switch Pro or 2, but it's great on laptop). I highly recommend the Mig Switch Dumper.
I'm also excited about Warside. The Nintendolife article got me to try the Steam demo. Warside runs perfectly, looks beautiful, has awesome music, and I'm just really looking forward to January when it releases!
Also on laptop I've been playing Zelda 2 the adventure of Link PC enhanced edition. Some huge fan of the game improved it and added a second quest and even more after that. It's beautiful and seems popular with youtubers I've watched play it.
Speaking of youtube I really liked Dammit Jeff's video about Xbox 360 and PS3 emulation. He also mentioned Nintendo being "out for blood" so he didn't cover Switch emulation, which is too bad, since I love watching coverage like that.
I'm also still loving Zelda Dungeons of Infinity. I hope to get to the arcade in the village soon!
Finally, also on laptop I'm supremely enjoying Rocket League, Wipeout Phantom Edition, and Ufouria 2 (all locked at 240fps!).
On Steam deck I've been playing Fallen Aces (amazingly fun and polished kicking and throwing gangster stuff!), Leap Year (awesome puzzle platformer with amazing sound design), UFO 50 (might be my GOTY, love it!), and Mario Adventure 3 (thanks to Time Extension for alerting me to this gem!).
Have fun with your games everyone!
I've got to add that I'm also very impressed by Fron Reilly on YouTube. Amazing music! I was thinking I'd like to hear it in a Zelda game. I'm also wondering if his rotating instrument is used in the Kingdom games.

I'm getting Legacy of Kain and Soul Reaver for Evercade next week, so will hold off purchasing Zelda for now.

Meanwhile, I'm playing Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Forza Horizon 4, Stitch and the Atari 2600 version of Crystal Castles.

Enjoy your weekend everyone.

Does anyone else ever step back when playing Nintendo games like the new Zelda and feel slightly embarrassed. I mean I'm an adult and look at this, anyone looking over your shoulder would think it's for children, maybe it is. I'm not talking just about the new Zelda but most Nintendo games in general

As far as this weekend goes, I’m still making my way through Coromon, should have that wrapped up this weekend (will definitely be doing future playthroughs). Once I finish that, I’ll be looking to start Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance. Maybe some Super Smash Bros: Ultimate, with the kids as well.

I would be playing Zelda, but I always get a game for Christmas or my birthday, so I'll be waiting. I was months late to playing Mario Wonder with this kind of thing, but it was worth it in the end. I'm sure it'll be the same for Zelda.

Right now, I'm playing Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 and picking away bit by bit at Pizza Tower. I might play a co-op game with my wife too. Maybe Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons or Vitamin Connection.

@Yalloo
When You beat BPM: Bullets Per Minute with Odr or Sanngriðr even on easy difficulty you'll enjoy the true meaning of the word Epic.

I've been playing Zelda of course. It's great. But I've also been playing UFO 50. It's also really great. The release dates of these two games are awkwardly conflicting, because I would love nothing more than to devote my undivided attention to Zelda, or to UFO 50, but now I'm kind of awkwardly swapping back and forth between them because I want to play both so badly lol.

I wish I could say Zelda, but I still need to finish up this last bit of FF9. Not super happy you didn't let me throw in my FF9 vote, but whatever.

Do I even have to say it? Echoes of Wisdom for me, I am absolutely loving it so far. Happy gaming everyone!

All focused on Echoes of Wisdom, it's been a really fun game so far.

Zeldaaaaaaaaaa! Best time is when a new Zelda is out!

I might get my PS3 out as feel like some classic arcade racing, maybe Daytona and Ridge Racer 7 (would have made a great Switch port). Aside from that I feel in a retro mood so perhaps some Castle of Illusion on the Mega Drive or Streets of Rage. If I have time, might also play some more Witcher 3 on Switch.

I beat Emio: The Smiling Man this week. It was truly a work of art.

I have arrived at the point finally where I have started Outer Wilds. I’d like to play it some this weekend, but am honestly unsure if that is in the cards. Life got crazy all of the sudden

@XE77 aha, thanks for that! I will definitely play this game again sometimes in the future. For now, I'm still super proud to have done it with Goll.
Curious how much more satisfying it can get now 😍

@DripDropCop146 Terranigma is, in my opinion, one of the best games ever made. Enjoy it!! I really hope we see a remake one day...

This weekend is all about Zelda: EoW, of course! What a greeeeeat game, two dungeons in and I can't put my hands off it. They mixed the old and the new perfectly here, what a clever game design. Simply fantastic.

@Zuljaras Let me know how you get on with The Last Faith - I’ve been contemplating that but apparently there’s a game breaking bug at the moment limiting the number of health jars (not sure if that’s right name) that you can get to 7. I’m keen on this but holding back as I can’t find word on if a fix was released or not.
Hope you get Zelda ASAP! It’s worth the wait regardless so enjoy it when it comes

@SuperRetroArt

If anything, it’s the opposite. I’m rather proud to be at a stage where if I am on a flight, I’ll buckle up into Zelda. I’ve played a lot of BotW on long haul 8hrs+ flights.

Beyond Switch, I don’t have any other mobile device that I game on so it’s hard to contrast. If for example I had a Steam deck and was playing a more mature looking game, would that impact how I feel others perceive me? My answer: No.

I've got my copy of Echoes of Wisdom, but I don't feel much like playing it and it still sits sealed in my drawer.

I'm kind of feeling a bit frustrated with the Switch right now, it just feels like nothing runs particularly well and it is still missing features that have been basics on other platforms for some time so I don't feel particularly inclined to pick it up.

Echoes of Wisdom and Metaphor ReFantazio demo on PC. Retro Gamer magazine if I pop into town. Maybe a little bit of Amiga if I get time.

On Steam:

• Street Fighter 6: year-2 DLC is hot.....Terry Bogard is amazing on Street Fighter 6. I´m trying to improve my skills by playing on my new Hitbox controller.

On Nintendo Switch:

• Undernight in-Birth 2 Sys:Celes:: Using my new Hitbox controller on Nintendo Switch. This game is the best to start, because it has the best training mode in a fighting game ever.

Echoes of Wisdom. I’m absolutely loving it. Yeah the frame rate is all over the place but not enough to be unplayable at all.

I’m still knee-deep into Grounded so I may just.keep going with that, unless the kiddos want me to unwrap and play Zelda’s Chibi Adventures. I can’t believe Nintendo didn’t produce a Zelda amiibo for Echoes. Gee, what else possibly could they be focusing resources on right now? 😉

I’ll be keeping an eye out for news from Tokyo Game Show this weekend, too. Hamster always does a multi-day livestream during TGS with lots of creator guests. They had Hideki Kamiya playing Vs. Castlevania yesterday. I truly adore Hamster and Arcade Archives!

Wishing all NL friends a fine weekend! 🕹🪄🛏️

I will be continuing with my playthrough of the amazing Broken sword reforged.
Will be selling Zelda echoes today. Not my sort of game as i suspected but thought id give it a go. As i feared tho, too much menu jumping when having to select echoes for my liking.

I don’t have much to say other than I’m feeling accomplished for wrapping up Ys IX: Monstrum Nox and getting the platinum trophy. I can’t wait for Ys X to release next month.

I’ve now started The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and it’s great. I’m not that far, but I have completed one main dungeon (yay, proper dungeons are back!), a handful of optional dungeons and side quests that are incredibly rewarding, and just reached the Zora region.

It’s what you expect from a Nintendo game—abysmal framerate rounded out by charm, creativity, fun gameplay, impeccable sound design, and a gorgeous Hyrule that beckons to be explored. The best thing about the game so far is how it blends old school LoZ design with its modern counterparts, allowing for a fantastic adventure ripe with creative puzzle solving, making you, the player feel intelligent when you solve a problem. Not many games can provide that sense of satisfaction, but this game does it in effortlessly.

@Kraven For me it''s couple of things.

1. There are so many echoes yet many of them I had no incentive to use solve many of puzzles.

2. The game suffers from what every other open world game suffers from by having such a huge playground. Boring sidequests that amount to fetch and kill. And empty areas that are just there to be there.

3. Zelda is the least interesting character in the whole game. By making her silent, the game removes what could have been grate dialogue to get a since of just how crucial her quest is. You could put her in a green tunic and it was just be like playing Link all over again.

I wish she could speak because unlike Link, her being a princess who must her kingdom would lend some dramatic weight to the story.

Echoes of Wisdom. This game has me absolutely hooked.

Zelda.

(Echoes, BotW, and ST)

I got TOEM on a huge sale last week and I'm going for it today!

Pikmin 4. Thought I’d be done by now but loads to do in this game. What an absolute treat it’s been! A bit of Slay the Spire too.

I will play the new Zelda game one day I’m sure. My son will probs end up getting it for Xmas (as he did Pikmin 4 IIRC).

Edit also played a bit of Goroga on my iPad. Had it for ages and started it once but didn’t get too far. Lovely little game if a little obtuse at times.

Mostly Echoes of Wisdom, but might also mix in a little MK8D with the family or Rocket League Snow Day & Heatseeker. Have a nice weekend everyone!

I will say it here again, as I think many people don't know yet, and it fixed the only problem I had with Zelda EoW:

If you're having performance issues (and until they release another patch), move the data from the MicroSD to the internal storage of the console. This way: Settings - Data Management - Move Data Between Console/MicroSd - Move to System Memory.
It runs so much better now that the frame-rate drops don't bother me anymore. And yes, I have the game physically, so it's not just with the digital copies.

Lol, you already know.

Actually, I'm alternating between Echoes and the Oracle games with each finished dungeon, plus a little SSBU to try and find the remaining spirits.

Echoes of Wisdom.

Beat Xenoblade Chronicles 2 after what felt like a year. Great game, but prefer the pacing of the first entry.

The Balatro addiction continues here. Six hours last night. I'm trying to Gold Stake a second deck. Yellow.

PS5/PS4- Marvel vs Capcom Collection, Lollipop Chainsaw Repop, and Dragon Dogma 2. Maybe Stellar Blade.
Series X- Street Fighter 6
Switch- Ace Attorney Investigation Collection, and TMNT Reshelled.

Zelda. I'm seeing people here talk about framerate and performance issues but I've encountered absolutely none of that so far and I'm exploring all over the map. I don't doubt that they're there, I just lack the attention to detail necessary to notice it.

Zelda

Nah, jk! Actually, i bought UFO 50 on PC last week and i hope to set into it. I’m excited. Of course, i will find time for Moonstone Island. The M.I. Twitter account ran a giveaway(that ends today), and as part of the entry criteria one had to post a spirit design. I had fun posting a couple designs, and really enjoyed reading all the other fan’s descriptions and looking at their illustrations and pixel art.
Finally, i will be getting some DnD played today. I’ve got work to do for that.
Take care all and game well!

Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
Marvel Capcom Fighting Collection
Peglin
Super Mega Baseball 4
Picked up Balatro on my phone last night and played for 3 hours

Echoes of Wisdom is the big one for me. So far, I'm at the Gerudo Desert and working on that quest line. The game is really charming and just nice to play around in. Sometimes I have to remember I have certain Echoes with certain abilities because there's already been so many to get.

Outside on that, continuing my new playthrough of Trials of Mana. I got the first job change for my party (Duran/Angela/Reisz) and went dull dark alignment. Really looking forward to getting to the postgame this time as I never got around to that with my first playthrough in 2020. I am also appreciating how much of a good game this is as a remake and just in general.

Lastly, I'm gonna put some more time into Final Fantasy IX. Just reached Disk 2 and curious to see where the story goes from here. Currently a big fan of all the currently playable characters and how they are developing.

For non-Switch, I may try and get some playtime in FFXIV with post-Dawntrail stuff and Lolipop Chainsaw RePop on PC. Switch is gonna priority for me this weekend tho.

Detective famicom emio

Literally nothing but EoW. It is superb. Feel like such a kid again playing it. Only took about 10 months, but I finally found my Goty and I'm only a few hours in.

I already have too stacked of a list right now to pick up Zelda, but also the performance issues I hear about make me want to wait to see how the Switch 2 is going to treat this game. If they have a BC boost, great, I wouldn’t have lost anything by buying it. However, if there’s some sort of enhanced re-release announced around the time of launch, then I’m left in the lurch. So I can and will wait.

Still not sure what I’m actually playing this weekend. Wife and I finished every level of Mario Wonder last night (finally) except the secret-secret final extra difficult level, which I had to do solo because it’s a nightmare trying that one with two players. In general, I don’t think the crown system works great when there’s a noticeable discrepancy between player skill. I liked Mario Wonder on many points, but that aspect of the multiplayer wasn’t one of them. Still a great game though!

Today I may do some Wario Ware Move It!

Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Vita) - Chase and I are reunited for a brief bit..

Microsoft Wordament (Android) - Dailies and Adventure mode.

Free Slots Fun Factory (Windows Phone) - I can't seem to get this running. I'll watch some YT vids on it and then delete it from the list of games remaining on the Windows Phone...

I would like to play Link’s Awakening first before getting Echoes of Wisdom. I want to finish at least one traditional 2D Zelda game just so I know what I’m getting into gameplay wise.

Other than that, I’ll be playing with the new DLC for Shredder’s Revenge, as well as doing some achievement / outfit hunting in Pizza Tower.

Despite the woeful lack of links to save to pocket (fingers crossed for next week!), Switch looks to remain yet another weekend's hardware focus, if not without potential forays into other platform backlogs like Nights of Azure, Disney Infinity, RE3R, Eternia and The Chase Begins. BotW and Adventure of Link may yet help scratch the obvious franchise itch at hand, stuff like Xenoblades, NMS, Isaac and the sim RPG carousel (RFs, Portia, Potion Permit, Tribes of Midgard etc) remains a borderline given, and there are more moods that might materialize into sessions from Edna & Harvey and Azur Lane to Descenders and Truck Driver to Danganronpa and Cathedral to Sword of the Vagrant and Minstrel Song. Some Skyrim, Carto, Marie/Nelke, GTAT/SR4 and Cruel King isn't all that unlikely in varied doses either. And THEN I'm not ruling out another backlog injection with Them's Fightin' Herds (albeit without the DLC for now), although the base game's own 3.7 Gb might make its relevance to the immediate weekend gaming plans doubtful. But it would be unthinkable of me to grab a fighter and immediately shelve it without so much as a welcome launch... right, BlazBlue?😏😅

@Zuljaras I think I will go the 3 instead of the 3s! Just built a PC as well so it gives me a reason to try more vr content

I wrapped up Emio—The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club last night, much to my surprise. I thought I had at least another five hours to go. I enjoyed the bulk of it, but thought the ending delivery was...interesting.
Tonight, I'll be playing some Element TD 2 with my cousins. After that, working through more Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 with my brothers.
I am pretty sure I'll be grabbing The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and starting that, but I've got a lot of house cleaning I want to get done, and tbh I had emotionally put it off until next week in my head because I thought Emio would take all weekend...
We'll see!

Just wrapped up Octopath Traveler II. I binged played it, was quite the addicting game!

Dunno what I'm gonna play next, but my buddy is starting Pokemon Sword, so I may help him out with my Shield file a bit.

I know Zelda is out but I am not getting it until closer to holidays like December. I am not that thrilled to play this one but I hope I can still enjoy it I guess.

Otherwise I am still playing the same games as the past few weeks. Octopath traveler 2 is the main switch game I am playing. Pretty much the only game I am playing now. I am at everyone’s final chapters for the main game. Can’t wait to see how it ends for each character. Got to also grind for that dang true final super boss. Ugh

As for non switch games, still playing drakengard 3. If I get around to it.

My case is a little...weird. I was hoping to play Zelda after FNaF: Into the Pit. The game was supposed to launch yesterday on Switch, and shouldn't take too long. I figured I could finish that first. Thing is...it never got posted to the Switch eShop, and nobody knows why! Not even the developers! Super confusing...guess I'm playing Zelda first. Still, how odd.

I did copp Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom but I won’t be playing it right away.

Rolled credits on Dead Space Remake (XSX) and Ori and The Will of the Wisps the other week.

Playing Prince of Persia:The Lost Crown and it has been excellent so far. Dope Metroidvania that stands on its own.

Still playing thru runs of The Stanley Parable…still have no idea what’s really going on 😂

@OorWullie
Alien Isolation is an awesome game. That tense atmosphere and experience…don’t know if I’ve ever crouched so much in a game 😂 . Those Working Joe’s need to be patched ASAP! With October coming up I should get back into a horror game, I haven’t completed all the DLC so might have to boot it back up! That ending though…

I just got a ROG Ally X last week, so I'm still getting familiar with it while playing Starfield. I'll probably pick up Echoes of Wisdom this weekend too since that's more appropriate for our daughter.

@Rainz "Playing Prince of Persia:The Lost Crown and it has been excellent so far. Dope Metroidvania that stands on its own."

Yesss I totally agree, I just finished it some days ago, and what a fantastic game that was! Trully reccommended for all metroidvania fans.
That reminds me I have yet to get the DLC...

I have bought echoes of wisdom but I’m trying to be a grown up and saving it for a trip.

DQ11 for me this weekend. I played the demo when it came out, but never bought it until now. Fantastic so far!

Zelda. The website is asking me to be more constructive with my comment. So, here it goes. ZELDA.

Snowrunner (Switch). This freaking game. This freaking game has me by the b@lls. Completely out of left field. I just can't explain how compelling this game is. I finally got myself a good off-road vehicle, tossed some upgrades on it and it became a workhorse. Those long cross-town hauls through the nastiest of roads are going down! Bring it on, nature!

I'm also sticking to the base game vehicles and avoiding any of the DLC stuff because I don't want to cheese it.

im playin zelda ofc!

@the_beaver

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown does come with the highest of recommendations. I’ve been pleasantly surprised with this game. It’s a shame the Ubisoft brand has fallen on such hard times. This game deserves support, I was happy to get a physical copy on the cheap. It’s an easy GOTY contender. I completely forgot the DLC just launched…haven’t even finished the game but I know I’ll buy the DLC as well!

Cheers!

@Rainz GOTY contender for me as well!

@Ganner

I’d always held a mild curiosity about those games. Totally not something I’d typically play but the concept , somehow seems engaging. Not sure I’ll ever give it a try but by your admission this is some digital crack. Always nice when you can discover new genres in gaming!

On the road this weekend so Witcher 3 on Switch for me. Exploring the Skellige Isles and playing Gwent when time permits.

I commented about 5 hours ago saying I was going to start Echoes of Wisdom. Yep, still playing it. Old school Zelda is back. 👍🙂

Phantasy Star 2 (Genesis)

As a Nintendo kid (and then Nintendo Adult I suppose), I missed out on a lot of great stuff on other consoles. After beating the first one, and now making my way through the sequel, I'm becoming a fan of the Phantasy Star series. Simple JRPG set up, but with flair not found in most of its contemporaries.

These dungeons though.....

So I beat Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair this week. Its ending might even be crueller than Trigger Happy Havoc’s, and that’s no small achievement. Anyway, that would put Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School next on the list…but that’s an anime, not a game, so maybe I can’t talk about that here. But there’s a Crunchyroll app on Switch, so maybe I can? In any case, might as well share some of my thoughts on the series so far anyway. Spoilers for DR1, DR2 and DR3 (through Future/Despair Arc 3) follow:

Anyway, I’ll probably start on the final main game in the series, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, sometime next week. Or maybe I’ll play something with less heavy narrative themes first. Guess only time will tell…

@OorWullie I have Alien Isolation but despite a couple of attempts I haven’t been able to get in to it, and I was so excited to play it. Think I’ll try again in the next week or two. Still enjoying DOOM 1 and 2 though!

My weekend is jam packed once again! For Switch, I'm playing:

• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
• Cars 3: Driven to Win (Yes, really! It's actually alot of fun)
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
• Super Mario Bros Wonder

Happy weekend everyone!

Zelda and Astro Bot. I’m actually really close to finishing Astro so when that’s done I’ll continue playing Star Wars Outlaws. I’ve been busy so many weekends so it feels great to have a weekend (mostly) to myself. Time to catch up on games!

Skyrim and maybe Minecraft.

@Zuljaras Oh sorry, I guess I read your post too quickly. Half-Life 2 VR is cool too! But know that you're in for a real treat when you finally get Alyx!

I want to play EoW, but I don't want to spend $$$.. do you see my problem?

DOOM 1 and 2 for me, bought Echoes of Wisdom for my son and he’s loving it, which I’m delighted about as it’s a new experience for him. BOTW and TOTK are his only exposure to Zelda, as he’s only 13.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - When it was first announced, I was concerned the echoes would take away the feeling of control from the combat, having others do the work for you. Recent trailers somewhat alleviated that fear but still needed to play it. About 6 hours in, I love it and can't wait to see how it progresses. It's different but still feels very much like what I expect from combat in 2D Zelda and I got the power up that brings it even closer (I'm sure most know what I'm talking about but still could be considered a slight spoiler so I won't say anymore). The creativity echoes bring in general is great. All sorts of different way to traverse Hyrule, making it more fun than ever to explore.
My favorite part, however, is having the traditional dungeons back. This could be the way for the series going forward. The 3D entries for open world freedom, 2D for the more 'classic' Zelda experience.

@TheBigK
Outside of the opening area of the game at Hyrule Castle, haven't noticed any frame rate issues either. Still early on but nothing distracting at all yet. Granted, I also don't play games on Switch and expect the best performance, especially at this point in its life cycle. The hardware is what it is.

@NintendoWife
Yeah. Ever since I was a kid, the fall/holiday seasons that see a new LoZ are always a little more fun.

I can’t get Zelda till next Friday so I am playing Trials of Mana since it is on gamepass. I really like the remake. There is still a market for non realistic, slightly simple artstyle and graphics. Had forgotten that this was one of my favorite JRPGS (especially from squaresoft whom I am not fond of) as a kid. It is making me want to get the other mana remakes.

Ring Fit Adventure
Fitness Boxing 2

Finished Still Wakes the Deep on Gamepass just in time to for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom! I’ve gone through two dungeons so far and I must say I am smitten with this masterpiece!

@AmplifyMJ It never really clicked with me when I first played it a few years ago either. I got up to the medical facility and kept getting caught, and gave up in frustration. This time, the medical facility gave me problems again but I persisted and eventually got the better of the damn alien. Really, that mission is a kind of tutorial, teaching you how you need to play it if you want to be succesful. Patience, careful planning and a whole lot fingers crossed and hope for the best. When you finally make it past that mission, it feels so satisfying. And the game serves up some really memorable moments.

@Rainz I crouched my way through almost the entire game. I read that you can get away with walking most of the time but she feels so tall and I didn't feel safe at that height. The atmosphere and tension it creates is off the charts. The graphics look so good, it's hard to believe I'm playing a Switch game at times.
I'm thinking of starting over in Outlast 1 or 2. I got pretty far into both before getting stuck. But with my new stealth skills learned from Alien Isolation, I'll hopefully manage to make it to the end.

Doom '93 on PC.
Sparks of Hope on Switch.
Rabbids bring me endless joy.

It's been a crazy week. Between Sonic Central, Level 5, work, it's been a lot. I don't have Zelda, but a friend of mine does, and he should be playing that to some degree.
Still on TTYD, around the end of chapter 6. Checking in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe every now and then. Actually started Partners in Time and finished the winter area in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, so I might play those a bit. Happy Weekend!

Finished Astrobit just in time for Zelda and loving it so far. Is more taxing on the brain than I was expecting which is nice!

@SuperRetroArt
No and never 👍🏻
I love all the Nintendo games
I’m in my late forties video games are for all ages
For me great way to relax kind of similar to reading a great book

Slowly but surely chipping away at Persona 5 Royal, stalking Mementos to take down [redacted], but also plan on taking a shot at the Reaper now that I'm geared up and overleveled from ramming shadows with the Catbus.

Although really more reading and taking my wife to see a concert out of town. But it's still a good weekend.

Happy gaming everyone!

Echoes of Wisdom obviously. Played 5 hours or so and loving it so far! I love exploring this world so much. Great way to help me regain my sanity from a ***** week at work. It's such a great blend of old and new ideas. Like being wrapped in a blanket and brought a warm drink by an old friend you haven't seen in a long time.

While waiting for it to release I got the Zelda bug and pulled out Tears of the Kingdom. I never got all the shrines or finished the Depths so there is a decent amount to do. I'm also really really to get NSO to do one more playthrough of Majora's Mask.

I'm also still getting through God of War: Ragnarok on PS5 and enjoying that one a lot. I'm closing in on the end of it but I want to savor it more, so I'm doing as much side stuff as I can aside from the overly tedious collectathon parts.

@Frailbay30 Yeah it's a bummer Zelda doesn't talk. Usually in a Zelda game Zelda has such an important presence in the story, delivering some important lines... and here we don't even have Link to fill that role because he's silent too.

But I still love it.

No mans Sky. Aquarius Expedition has set its hook on me

I'm not playing Zelda because I've decided to clear more of my backlog before I buy any more new games. Maybe I'll get it as a Christmas gift.

I'm playing Mario Wonder this weekend.

I'm waiting for a sale, so until I actually obtain it, I am going to play other things. I just beat Apollo Justice Ace Attorney yesterday, and I'm now going to return to my Fire Emblem Three Houses Azure Moon draft, I'm on Chapter 15. I'm also still grinding for supports in Fire Emblem Awakening, but I'm almost done now. And, last of all, I finished Book II of Fire Emblem Heroes, so now I'm going back to Book I to beat it on Hard and Lunatic difficulties.

Super Mario 64 (NSO, & 3D All-Stars) (Tomorrow, Sept. 29th, is when SM64 released in the U.S.A)
Mega Man 11
NSO N64
NSO SNES
NSO GameBoy

God bless, happy weekend, and happy gaming, everyone!

I’m playing my trumpet. Lots and lots of trumpet. Also went to my son’s high school band marching competition but game related I’m playing on Epic Mickey Rebrushed on my Steam Deck. Love classic Mickey.

More of the same script this weekend as last. Plans with my friend fell through, so Sunday we're going to get together for...

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons
Abathor demo
Shadow of the Ninja Reborn demo
Night Slashers Remake
Contra Anniversary Collection

And by myself I'll be playing...

Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
This game has really drawn me in. The story is mature and compelling. Day 1 was amazing. Can't wait for Day 2.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Gonna walk around Mach Monastery on my 1st day off.

Rocket League
Just a couple casual matches to stay in shape.

Megablast
An Arcade Archive game at 50% off that I wanted? I had to grab this, so this will be my unexpected retro throwback.

@Ganner okay you’ve piqued my interest about Snowrunner. Seems like it could have a zen-like quality and would be cool paired with listening to some books on audible. How does it run on switch?

@BIG3 how are you liking the Metaphor demo? I only have a switch so it’ll be a bit of a wait until atlus puts it on the switch 2. I’m a bit envious of those that are playing it now. I watched some of the demo and that UI player phase/enemy phase animation is so cool. 😆

@trymer89 It's definitely more a thinking/take your time/puzzle type game with traditional dungeons, and I mean that in the best way. Love it.

@cosmograph It's definetly a good game based on the demo so far. Combat is a bit more complex than Persona 5 (only game I can compare it to) but still easy to learn. Story is very intriguing I think. All characters are fine but I feel I need to get to know them better. I havent enqountered the bonding system yet so I can't comment on that. Design, graphics, music, ui, etc. Is top tier. If you have played Persona games, enjoy them and aren't burned out then I'm sure you will enjoy this game as well.

@BIG3 nice… I really like the combat and style of persona but the high school setting is not my bag. I’m interested in the trippy medieval/fantasy setting they seem to be going for with that one. I hope it’s successful so it’ll develop into its own series.

actually i not playing anything, until my Legend of zelda echoes of wisdom physical media come to me, my Switch is resting until, i able to play my Echoes of Wisdom

Good evening. 😊
This Sunday morning i played Switch games.
1. Animal Crossing New Horizons
2. Cat Quest 1

And this evening i played Cat Quest PS5.

@cosmograph the medieval fantasy setting is pretty awesome imo. All the monsters you meet and fight makes a lot more sense. Lol.

I'm playing Luigi's Mansion 2 HD and I just got a PS5 Digital Slim with Hell Divers 2 which is great fun!

Picking up Zelda today. Very, very excited for that. Hope everyone has fun.

Well here we go with another exciting WAYP. Been a nice and chill week around here. Most of the week was just the usual games like Dawntrail and Astro Bot and Emio. Most of the weekend when not working was taken up by Emio The Smiling Man and more The Plucky Squire. Plucky Squire is seriously so charming and an easy GOTY contender. Rest of the weekend is probably gonna be a little Emio and some Visions of Mana. Maybe Star Wars. I do have Zelda but I’ll probably save it for the day off on Friday. Otherwise I’m thinking this week is mostly gonna consist of some Ace Attorney, Trails Through Daybreak, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, Paper Mario, Bakeru, Dawntrail, Astro Bot, Emio, Star Wars Outlaws, The Plucky Squire and Visions of Mana. Also got some PSN money that I think I’m gonna use to preorder Sonic X Shadow Generations, Slitterhead and Lego Horizon Adventures. That State of Play and Sonic Central were seriously awesome I loved them a lot. Very happy with the Monster Hunter Wilds news. Wrestling this week is quite simple this upcoming Saturday is WWE Bad Blood and I couldn’t be more hype this is gonna be the blow off of all blow offs for so many feuds. Suffice to say I’m pretty sure everyone with a match at Bad Blood has some bad blood with their opponent. Got plans to cook something from my FFXIV Cookbook with a friend that day too. Anime of the week gotta go to Nokotan, Alya Sometimes Speaks in Russian, Oshi No Ko and Mission Yozakura Family. Again all of these anime are absolutely killing it they rule. Also gotta mention Mr. McMahon on Netflix a very very interesting little documentary I’m interested to watch more of. Saw Transformers One this week too and it was seriously excellent one of the best movies of the year. Podcasts of this week gotta go to Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Into The Aether, RPGsites Tetracast, Minnmax, Jeff Gerstmann, Kit and Krysta, Last Stand Media, Easy Allies, Second Wind, Nextlander, Cultaholic Wrestling, Weapon Wheel, Aetheryte Radio and Remap Radio. As always yall stay safe, be super awesome to each other. Have a totally exciting weekend and of course Happy Gaming.

@SuperRetroArt I mean, no-ones looking over my shoulder when I’m playing doom and thinking ‘what a dude’, so no it doesn’t bother me playing Nintendo games as an adult. Having said that I wouldn’t have wanted to play xenoblade chronicles 2 in public, that would have been embarrassing with some of the scenes in that!

Yars Rising continues to impress. The hacking games escalated to some tight reaction windows and gotten a bit nasty. I finally cheated one. :/ The other slight criticism is the bosses. The hit detection is a little imprecise feeling because the animations use large characters. I just don't look forward to them like I do in games like Hollow Knight. Also, it took me a while to realize I could spam the missile and have every shot do damage. That helped. On the plus side, my latest upgrade opened up the map everywhere so I can explore and collect a bunch of upgrades (I noticed that quite a few could have helped with some of the hacking.)

Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is just way better than I expected for me and the family. Everyone kinda wants to play through it separately. It's just a fresh way to look at everything while still a mainline top-down Zelda game. The echoes are just fun, inventive, and the strategies for using echoed monsters are logical and interesting to experiment with. Not to mention, every enemy you find is a new opportunity.

Astro Bot - did one level today. If we are all together we take turns playing levels. This weekend though, I just did one. Continues to be a blast. Just did the first level with the monkey hands.

I broke down and bought a Nintendo Eshop Voucher, using part of if for Echoes of Wisdom ... only to find myself still grinding out Grindstone. That game never ends, I swear. The first 200 or so levels were fun but it is getting ... grindy. If only something had clued me in on that : l

@Rainz Yes, it's digital crack but not in the way of "gotcha" mechanics and/or via instant dopamine hits. It's a very, very slow experience. Especially in the beginning as you're getting to grips of things (there's a whole lot thrown at you). There was a moment or two I was very overwhelmed I was thinking I might be over my head. But I stuck with it and once more things "clicked" (also with help from a few beginners' tips You Tube videos) I just got so engaged it's all I want to play.

My poor backlog. I was doing so well tackling it and pulled the trigger on this game. Ah well I'm having a blast.

@cosmograph LOL oh I can promise you you'll get through lots of audible books and podcasts with this game. As for how it runs on Switch is subjective and will vary per individual. In general, it runs and looks good for Switch. The port was done by Saber Interactive and they have a great reputation for good ports. However, obviously there is usual Switch compromises done in the expected places. Saber sure did though work some magic so that the core of everything is there. Obviously on any other platform it will perform a ton better. The Switch is all I got and I couldn't be more satisfied. I'd recommend watching SwitchUp's review of it because they go in depth with the Switch version. The game has received a ton of updates since then so performance has improved a lot.

I like the new Zelda game but I am not the biggest fan of the soundtrack, while yes it has a style that resembles a traditional Zelda game (on the surface), it's actually very different from Koji Kondo's work. And that is sort of anti-climatic for me.

Example: So in the overworld you will hear the first phrase of Zelda's lullaby and then it starts something completely different.
Or in the Goron city they throw in a few notes from the original Goron city, just enough to get your hopes up.

The music does this a lot, and I wouldn't mind this if the original music by the new composer/composers wasn't melodically so repetitive and dull.

The only original theme song that I actually like is the main theme on the overworld, but it's quite repetitive compared to Koji Kondos work. Even the first Zelda theme on NES was melodically more rich.

But I guess simplicity and repetition is what people crave these days, it's the same on the Radio.