Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 11-12)

Final fantasy 7 on my Xbox. Think I'm nearing the end. It feels old in a lot of ways but the story is very good so I can look through that.

On my ps5 I'm playing Fist of the north star. A game from the makers of the Yakuza series. Not one of their best games but still highly enjoyable. Outside of that sweeping some missions here and there in Lego the Skywalker saga.

Spacelines from the far out , a nice stocking filler from game pass that for me turned out to be a big present

Vermintide 2 and probably Dying Light haven't played it in a while

@Lavalera Best game ever. Even today I love the simplicity of the combat and level system. You played 8, 9 or 10?

As for the thread, I'm playing Spyro the Trilogy. Never played Spyro before and I must say, I'm rather enjoying it. I won't lie though, I did hold the assumption that it would be harder than it is.

Continuing to getting close to ending Sniper elite 5 and need to finish season 3 of f1 career

Finally finished Cyberpunk, that game turned into a slog in the end but enjoyed it nonetheless.

Needed something slower paced so knocked out Lake over a couple of days, nice and chilled game, but glad it didn't outstay it's welcome.

Now moved onto Cris Tales for a bit of retro style JRPG'ing. Only just started bit enjoying it so far

Recently started Chorus

Mostly Minecraft and exploring the Wilds update. So lots of the new deep dark, ancient cities and lots of running away from the Warden (it wrecks your face if it finds you.)

Also downloading AC: Valhalla again as I never got round to doing the Ragnarok DLC so once that is installed going to have a crack at that too.

Trying to get up a few leaderboards in FH 5 and it's appearance on the weekly rewards tasks has got Lost in Random off of my play later list.

@Barrymat23 I keep looking at that every time it gets a 50% price slash. Does it hold a candle to TW3?

@Kaloudz haven't played those yet. I only played 14 and 15. Always been more of a pc mmo player and really started to play more single player games this generation. Since I loved playing 14 so much I decided to try out the rest. Couldn't really get into 15, even though I like action combat generally something feels off in that game. I bought 7 to 10 on a sale recently and will play the others too later on

Age of Empires: Castle Siege (Android) - The offline workaround is very sloppy on here, progress has crashed twice on me so far.

iStunt 2 (Windows Phone) - Still playing here and there.

The Great Wobo Escape (Windows Phone) - Still not sold on this, but I will see it to the end.

@Lavalera Oh nice!! Yeah 15 was very particular. I liked it but I'm a sucker for the series. Both FF 8 and 9 (especially 8) feel very alien when you go into them off the back of 7, but once you get past that learning curve, they're amazing. They don't touch 7 imo, but they're very very good in their own ways. That said, I really loved the fantasy themes of 9, and that medieval vibe.

X on the other hand is something else. It's probably my fave behind 7 because of how colorful and (to a degree) how spiritual it is in theme. X-2, which I'm guessing you got too, can do one. Never has there been a more unnecessary addition to the series...

Let me know what you think when you're done with them

@Kaloudz thanks for the extra info m8, seems I still have a lot of good stuff ahead of me. Will take a while before I'll finish them all since i generally differentiate between type of games I'm playing so will probably do a non jrpg game once I finished 7 and after that I'll probably play 8. I'll let you know if I start those and what I think about it

I recently finished my first Heartlands run through on State of Decay 2 and just started a new campaign on dread difficulty so I'll be popping on and off it to gain influence and materials. This game works amazingly with quick resume by the way.

I'll also be trying out Battlefield 2042 again now there's a new map and updates because, well, you can't complain about something you've never tried.

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, which is great so far.

Tried out Generation Zero with the guys last night. The game itself is just okay, but we were having fun with it anyway.

I’ve been playing Greedfall before it leaves game pass, and I’m really enjoying it a lot.

@Lavalera I love the ff games. Haven’t ever played 14 since I only have an xbox, but I want to finish playing all of them. I started 12 and that was something very fun.

Sniper Elite 5 and looking foward to Turtles Shredder's Revenge on game pass next week

@Lavalera Anytime brother and yeah I do that too. I'll mooch from shooter to RPG to platformer etc... Keeps things fresh! Looking forward to seeing what you think down the road

Dawn of Ragnarok

I’m playing Sniper Elite 5 (Xbox Series X). I’m still having an absolute blast playing this game. I spend hours in each map scouring for collectibles and killing all enemies in stealth without being detected or forced into combat. Speaking of levels - the level designs provide so much freedom to complete objectives in any order you see fit; and exploring every nook and cranny will generally lead to optional missions, so it feels more organic than previous entries.

Ninja Gaiden Master Collection (Xbox Series X). I adore these games. In fact, I recall desperately wanting an OG Xbox because of the Ninja Gaiden reboot, and I was so thrilled as a kid when my parents surprised me with one. Despite a few camera issues, the trilogy holds up remarkably well, and it’s great to take a trip down nostalgia lane.

Currently playing Spyro Reignited Trilogy, After that depending what happends during the Xbox showcase, I plan on playing AC Origins

Back and forth between Assassin's Creed Origins and Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion with maybe some Gears of War Ultimate mixed in.

I started my second playthrough of RRD2 after it was released. I'm playing more evil and see how different things play out this time around. The level of detail of this game still remains unmatched.
Also i downloaded Chorus which I honeslty never heard about it and im absolutely loving it so far
I also played a bit of AC origins and immediately deleted it... I like it but i got my hands full with other games at the moment.

@Tsushima I can’t wait for TMNT Shredder’s Revenge next week. Thursday can’t come soon enough.

@Kaloudz In my opinion TW3 is a far superior game, I personally prefer the setting, characters etc.

However that's not to say that Cyberpunk isn't worth it, I completed everything and I clocked in around 120hrs ish, there is a lot of 'busy work to do' but without that I feel that the main game is rather short.

It runs well on my Series X and I came across a few bugs here and there but nothing game breaking.

I picked it up at around £20ish and for that price I'd say it's definitely worth it but did feel glad when I'd finished it.

@Barrymat23 Ah cheers my man! I may well pick it up in the next sale. I'm kinda burnt in open world at the mo so I'll definitely grab it on the next way round. Thank you ☺️

Mobile: Diablo Immortal — Still plugging away at this one. Still really enjoying it as well.

Tabletop: Dungeon and Dragons — Continuing with my groups trek into Eislecross this weekend. We had a few weeks break due to job schedule conflicts but, it's time to get back to the game.

The only correct answer is whatever surprise drops happen tomorrow lol

Diablo Immortal on PC. Fun and light. Maybe too light, I’m feeling the need to jump back into something else soon.

I bought The Quarry on Friday, so naturally I played Stardew Valley. 🤷‍♂️ Fancied something chilled. I loved Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town back in the day on my GBA. It’s much more of the same and better.

@Clankylad It's so addictive isn't it? Did you see the trailer for Super Zoo Story, posted in an article yesterday? Looks right up the street of anyone that enjoys Stardew.

https://youtu.be/ObWVB7Ooyto

@Kaloudz That looks fun - I recently really enjoyed Jurassic World Evo 2 and it looks like a Stardew/Harvest Moon version.

@Clankylad Oh really? See that's one series I've not tried myself. The store images just make it look super confusing :/ is it more accessible than it appears?

@Kaloudz It is complicated at first, but it does a good job of holding your hand until you get it. It’s oddly opposite to the films - the fun is making a successful prehistoric zoo with happy dinosaurs and customers!

@Clankylad Y'know what, I might just make that the next game I play after Spyro. Would you say I need to start at 1? Or can I just go straight to 2?

@Kaloudz go for 2 - it’s not a sequel as much as an enhancement of the first

@Clankylad Smashing. Thanks so much buddy!

I beat A Plague Tale Innocence and then started up Prey. Im going through some backlog while there’s nothing exciting coming out.

The Quarry for me