Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 4-5)

Planet of Lana - Remembered that I had this game to play after reading last weeks comments, so thank you for that! I’ve finished and platinumed the game, and I really enjoyed it. Beautiful, nice story and a pretty nice soundtrack made this a very good game. Its also pretty short which imo suits the game as it would overstay is welcome otherwise. I already have the sequel ready to go but I’ll wait for a week or two before playing 🙂

Life is Strange Reunion - so, after reading and watching some reviews I decided to go for it. I picked bae before bay in the original LiS so that Chloe was back was storywise ok but for my first playthrough I’ve picked the other option (you get to decide the backstory) and I have to say that building on the last game, Double Exposure, they pull the twist that Chloe is around again off better than I expected. So, is the game any good? Yes, I havent finished it yet but I’m enjoying it a lot even if its not nearly as good as the original game. There have been some awesome moments in the game so far though, they’ve always managed to make these in their games. Doe it feel like a money grab? Not really, theres enough of a good story here that even if they’ve used a lot of the same places and people as last game it doesnt really bother me. Should they have left Max and Chloe with the first game? Yeah, it feels good to continue their story but it should have been left with whatever ending we chose in the first game. That was what made is special.
I think I’ll reach the end of the game this weekend, and I’ll probably play through it again immediately with the other backstory.

Have a nice weekend 🙂

Just picked up Doom Dark Ages in the Xbox sales. Played a bit on Gamepass. But as I don't have that now, looking forward to continuing it.

Also Final Fantasy Remake on Switch 2. Really love this.

Finished Long Dark Wintermute after they released the final episode. Obviously Survival mode is far better, but it was nice to finish a story I started in 2020. Some novel gameplay and they actually tied up all the loose ends.

Finished Resident Evil 7. Didn't love it. Very linear, no real puzzles, like 3 types of enemies, takes control from the player for micro cutscenes, bosses are janky. I thought 8 was more fun.

Been grinding Absolum with my girlfriend. Got to the final boss once.

Heading back to Starfield this week.

• Metal Slug 2 and Garou: Mark of the Wolves from the Neo Geo Arcade Collection 2
• 40 Winks
• And depending on my available time maybe Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves and/or Copycat

I don't have a lot of time as a friend is visiting from the UK but I'm squeezing in some Asgards Wrath 2 on Quest 3 and maybe some more Banishers Ghosts of New Eden on Series X - such an underrated gem of a game.

Happy gaming y'all.

I will be continuing on with Borderlands 4 and my C4sh play through.

I didn't really get on with the four original characters so I never bothered to max them out & just did the story with them. I am having so much fun with C4sh that I want to keep playing even past the story part so will be grinding away to level 60 & working my way through the ultra vault hunter levels.

The Division 2 just dropped a new season so I will spend some time looking at that to see if that is worth investing my time into or not.

Given up on Crimson Desert for now as the game is just not hitting the right notes for me.

Continuing the division 2, trying to finish the Brooklyn DLC, some TMNT splintered fate and Adventure of Samsara. Have a good long weekend!

I've just finished Fate/Extra CCC which I had in the backlog for years. But it has two very different routes, so I'm planning on doing the other one. I liked Fate/Extra a little more, but it's an interesting one. The fanservice is way too much though.

The same as last week—and will be for the foreseeable future—Marathon (PS5).

With that said, I’ve actually been in an Xbox mood as of late. I typically play on the PS5 or Switch, but Marathon has me wanting to play online with buddies, and they are Microsoft focused. And yeah … I may have double dipped. You don’t have to judge me, alright; I am judging myself.

On a tangent, if you ignore the incessant negativity about console wars on Twitter (X; I’m looking at you, SnapPlay) about either brand, and people bashing others for liking certain games on whichever console they prefer, the overall product is quite amazing. Seriously, all I’ve been seeing lately from people is, “IGN scored Marathon a 9, but Crimson Desert a 6. They are paid shills. Their credibility is so bad.” It’s at least something to that effect. And it’s not just with those two games — it’s practically everything. It’s mentally exhausting trying to find a community where people celebrate games as they are, regardless of the console it belongs to.

Anyway, back on topic. If you mute out the discourse about Xbox (though it has been positive lately with its changes in leadership), you will see how it’s a great consumer product. Game Pass, while expensive, is still a great deal for customers. Backward compatibility is also a strong features. While Xbox may not have any (console) exclusive games to draw you into buying the consoles, it has an extensive library worth checking out.

So, yeah. Maybe I did go on a shopping spree and buy a handful of games on the Spring sale. I thoroughly enjoy third party games on Xbox more than anywhere else. In the sale, I picked up Silent Hill f, Hell Is Us, and Arc Raiders. I also redownloaded The Division 2 to play cooperatively with my best friend.

In conclusion, what I’m trying to say is I’m 113 hours deep in Marathon, and I’ve decided to play it on another console. That is the TL;DR version of this disjointed rant 👍