Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 28-29)

Only Alan Wake 2. This is my game of the generation and to be fair I don't think there's been anything like this ever.

I'm out of town this weekend so I just have my switch and ROG Ally. I will play more cities skylines 2 when I get home.

Switch - Mario Wonder
Ally - dead island 1, the evil within

Having Game Pass again, I'm playing Lies of Pi, Eastern Exorcist and the first Ori game.

This weekend my goal is to complete and platinum Spider-Man 2. How people are achieving this in a matter of days is beyond me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a long game — but I played for almost 6 hours straight two days in a row (thanks to my supportive wife) and still only managed to get 15-20% more completion rate, with it currently being 70% after 25 hours.

With all of the trifling aside, I was initially lukewarm on the game because I felt the game wasn’t providing enough. And then I realized I was playing the game wrong. My approach to Spider-Man how I do most open worlds - do all side content before I tackle the main story. What I didn’t realize is that the world, common crime activities, and the gameplay evolves as you progress the storyline, and even gets more challenging.

From gameplay perspective, it has the best traversal in any game I’ve ever played. The swinging feels incredible, and the web suit is such a fun tool to use. As for combat, it’s quick and snappy, with a ton of tools to use at your disposal that are all equally valuable. The web-line alone is a phenomenal tweak that makes the game standout, and offer diverse ways of completing missions. And the powers you get — good lord, are they a blast. They amplify the gameplay significantly, and animations for them are so full of painstaking detail, it’s hard to grasp how it’s possible.

In terms of story, find the game expertly paced. I do have two complaints, though. For starters, the developers sprinkle out really intriguing concepts that you hope will continue throughout the game but only seem to offer a one-and-done situation. Not overstaying your welcome is a positive in some respects, but it’s a shame because they are excellent additions. Lastly, I feel like some of the story beats are undercooked. Without providing any spoilers, some of the character developments and revelations seem a bit rushed. Thus, the emotional impact wasn’t there with some of the cutscenes. That said, when the story beats are good, they are extremely good. High highs and low lows.

Ultimately, despite my grievances, Spider-Man 2 is amazing. In my opinion, Insomniac is Sony’s best and most consistent developer in terms of quantity and quality. I can’t wait to see how they handle Wolverine, especially with its violence and more grittier tone.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder and probably some Halo Infinite and The Finals beta.

Alan wake 2... it's simply amazing

Is Alan Wake 2 as scary as Dead Space? I’m playing through Dead Space at the moment and i’m thinking if I can get through this then Alan Wake won’t be as bad. I played through AW1 back in 2011 and don’t actually remember it being that scary but I get that this is different.

Starfield - working my way through the UC faction missions and have just got my UC citizenship. Woohoo.

A Game Pass kind of weekend. Forza Builders Cup which is fun despite the technical issues, last hurrah in MLB The Show before I put it down for the year [hopefully, what a time suck !], and maybe Dead Space

I’m not sure if I’m going to play anything this weekend, but I’ve been playing like a dragon ishin. Good game, but I’m going through so much to do and I’m only just starting.

@BRT15 Oh It seems nice that people not just reviwers seem to like the like the game so far. I myself will be playing an hour or so of the Super hero game Iam currently into.

I think I will try Frog detective and see how it goes. Otherwise Borderlands as my backup…

Everspace 2, Darktide, Remnant 2, Halo Infinite

@K1LLEGAL no Dead Space is way more messed up. That being said Alan Wake is more psychological. Though Alan Wake 2 is definitely horror make no mistake.

Xbox Series X: I unlocked all the achievements in Starfield recently so now Im doing a 2nd playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077. Played it on release and only focused on main story due to buggyness. This time I plan to explore more.
Switch Oled: Nothing, but I really should wrap up TotK soon...
PS5: Nothing, but I plan on jumping into Alan Wake 2 and BG3 once I've finished the other games mentioned already.

Alan Wake 2( played about 2.5hrs so far) and pikmin 4( Only about 1.5hrs in).

Forza motorsport and some Dead space.

@CHAOSbutler117 thanks 👍

Halo Infinite has sat on my backburner for so long but I've heard its in a much better place, so going to finally give it a go, campaign and then multiplayer.

And still plugging away at Cyberpunk 2077 with the 2.0 update leading to Phantom Liberty, making steady progress there.

And then there's Super Mario Wonder and Dave the Diver, who are also calling my name. So many good games right now. What a time to be alive.

I've just finished Mario Wonder and had a quick go of Spider-Man 2 but Alan Wake 2 has taken over and could well be the best game I've played this year

Plants vs. Zombies (Windows Phone) - Made it the rooftop levels.

Doodle God Blitz (Windows Phone) - Half of all combos made so far.

Xbox Series X - Sonic Superstars

Switch - Super Mario Bros. Wonder

PS5 - Assassin's Creed Mirage, Spider-Man 2

I'm continuing to play Yakuza: Like a Dragon this weekend on Xbox with a bit of Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the side.
Still got many new games in the backlog so at least I have lots to pick from once I've beaten Like a Dragon.

Alan Wake 2 for the next few months. Lol. I played the crap out of Dead Space and RE 4. Both GOTY contenders.

Alan Wake 2
Wayfinder
Disney Dreamlight

Spider-Man 2 - Wow! This game is so much fun to play. The story, the humor, the details are really good. Swinging is superfast, gliding is a superb addition and the slingshots are great. The graphics are super. Is it more of the same? Basically yes, but its such an upgrade I dont mind having already played two Spidey games in New York.

Playing this game just puts a smile on my face 😁

Dead Space - just started dead space on the Series S, really promising start.

I've not had time to play anything for a couple of weeks and am intrigued by Alan Wake 2. Don't fancy paying £50 for a digital copy though, because I'm not sure it's my bag. I know nothing about the series but might pick up the original (as opposed to the remaster) as a starting point.

Might also have a go on Deadspace remake because I never got round to playing any of the games.

Im utterly captivated by 'Roki' (on psplus if you have access).

Im afraid ive finally stopped playing Motorsport for now and returned to 'The Crew Motorfest' because that title is so much fun.

I took a look at 'Gotham Knights' expecting to switch off fairly quickly, but Im really enjoyig it, so I plan on giving that a good play through - much to my surprise!

Whatever you are playing, have a great weekend. 😊

Alrighty a interesting week this week for y’all. Not much to really speak of from the past week other than preparing to beat TOTK, getting the money for Like A Dragon Gaiden, the entire Bahamut section of FFXVI and beating Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways. That one is a excellent one by the way very big fan of the latter half of it and yeah I think Capcom’s next thing is gonna be a RE5 Remake. As for this week tho as the great Sojiro Sakura would say HOO BOY. On Vacation this week from and all I can say is we gonna try to beat some games this week friends. Gonna try to beat TOTK today actually and have the first of the GOTY contenders under my belt. Did some Splatoween already this weekend so I got my fill of that I’ll admit. But we’re talking more progress in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Future Redeemed. Wanna try to beat that by the end of the year. Fire Emblem Engage Fell Xenologue. Apparently it’s 6 chapters long and I’m 3 chapters in sooooooooooo yeah that’ll be good to wrap this week too. Hell I might even decide to just beat Sonic Superstars too since that’s fairly short too. And over on PS5 more Spider-Man 2 and FFXVI of course. But that’s not even mentioning the new games this week I’ll be delving into like Alan Wake II on Halloween for my special Halloween game and purchasing Like A Dragon Gaiden, hopefully picking up the Tales Of Arise DLC Beyond the Dawn and also hopefully snagging a copy of Warioware too. In terms of anime this week yall already know we gotta rep the two best shows this season Spy X Family and Eminence In Shadow. Tho special shout-out to probably my third favorite Ron Kaminohashis Forbidden Deductions. As for podcasts this week with vacation and all it’ll be kinda limited actually so I’ll limit it to my favorites. Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Into the Aether and Remap Radio. Happy Halloween to everyone and have a excellent weekend and Happy Gaming.

Frogger, currently on canopy capers.

Didn't get much time this weekend, but yesterday I decided to give Forager a go as it kept popping up on my suggested. There was a lot more to it than I was expecting and I'm really enjoying it.