Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (Oct 31st)

I just beat Luigi’s Mansion 3 on Switch, if I have time to play anything else today it’ll be Ghostbusters Remaster or Resident Evil 2 Remaster.

Bought plenty of horror games yesterday to play during the weekend, such as Infliction and Corpse Party. I also have lots of games from before such as Silent Hill 1 and Resident Evil 1 Director's Cut to play on my Vita. In other words, plenty of horror to be had here!

I'll also be playing Trails of Cold Steel IV on PS4 as it was recently released and it's so good thus far. Will also be playing some Pokémon Sword/Shield Crown Tundra DLC online with friends.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) - Arrived at the Forest Temple.

Growtopia (Switch) - My kids wanted to try this on the Switch after playing on the phone, but apparently the servers closed last year.

AlphaJax (Windows Phone) - Still playing here and there.

I'm going to be playing the guessing game of will a lockdown delay my series X delivery... Playing No More Heroes on Switch while doing that.

I'm playing Halo Reach and Days Gone

@Medic_Alert Excellent saga: Enjoy!! I completed both 1 & 2 in 2010. Been playing AC: Origins this past week and it's my favorite by far!! I will receive my Ezio Collection in mail today and will be excited to continue with Brotherhood and Revelations soon. Love this series!!!!!!!

Demon’s Tilt - Creepy pinball on Switch; kinda halloween-ey

No More Heroes

Crimzon Clover - amazing Shmup
That’s new to Switch!

I am going to continue playing Mass Effect Andromeda. I know the game got a lot of hate, but I am really liking it so far.

Started Watch Dogs, but think Ill leave it for new console instead. Seems fun from the one mission I played so far, before spending time just wandering around virtual London. It's pretty good, although I do keep wondering why certain landmarks are included, whilst others are completely missing...

@KelticDevil Nice to hear that! I've played the main trilogy but I've still yet to play Andromeda. It looks really good and I think people overreacted to the game initially due to technical issues that should have been patched out by now. From what I've seen the game isn't that bad now, so I'm really looking forward to playing it.

@LtSarge @KelticDevil
ME: Andromeda is the best Mass Effect gameplay-wise. Otherwise it's brought down by poor dialogue, uninteresting companions and lame enemy in the Kett. That's my 3 cents, anyway I'm glad you're enjoying it though.

Watch Dogs: Legion. Last night, I used a porn star to recruit a hypnotist, which I thought was pretty funny.

I'm about to finish Deliver Us the Moon. It reminds me of Dead Space, only without the monsters. Great game all around and it makes the wait for my XSX and EA Play to join Game Pass so excruciating 😁

Started Resident Evil 3 remake.

@gollumb82
Have that on my wish list. Glad to hear you are enjoying it.

I will be playing Grid and Dirt 2 and maybe PUBG. The racing games cause I got them as free trials and both take up too much space. PUBG cause I got it with "free play days" for the weekend. I tried it twice now and both times didn't do very well. Kinda reminds me of a cross between Fortnite and COD warzone, but crappy.

@gollumb82 Really? That's interesting. Well I guess the fact that the original ME games had a connected story made you care more about the recurring characters like Liara, Garrus, Wrex and so on, which is lost in Andromeda since it's a stand-alone game.

Nice to see that you're playing Deliver Us The Moon! I played it earlier this year and it was such an amazing game. I think I too thought of Dead Space when I was playing it, as well as SOMA in terms of getting around from place to place. If you really liked this game then I highly recommend checking out Observation since it also takes place in space but it has a stronger focus on the narrative. I can't express enough what a phenomenal experience that game was and it's available on Game Pass to boot.

I'm playing Assassin's Creed Black Flag..

@LtSarge
Whoa, really? I'm definitelt going to check it out then. Also, I keep hearing good things about Soma. Guess I'll have to try it, as well. Thanks for the suggestions! Game Pass has been such a revelation for me in terms of hidden gems.

@gollumb82 Indeed! Also, if you're really interested in SOMA then the game is actually on sale now on Xbox for €3. If I recall correctly, there's a mode where you can turn off the monsters' behaviour of attacking you and basically play the game like Deliver Us The Moon, i.e. a more story-based experience rather than a combination of that and horror. In case you'd rather play it like that.

@LtSarge
Sounds like a second playthrough scenario Love me some monsters most of the time. Thanks again! I'll probably get Soma then.

I’m continuing my adventure saving the world from AIM in The Avengers... have a great weekend everyone!

I’ve started playing Little Hope after picking it up in a double pack with Man of Medan, thoroughly enjoying it even though the reviews are not great. Also been playing a little Murdered: Soul suspect

@LtSarge

There are still little visual glitches here & there. And the story & characters aren’t as good as the original trilogy.

But where I would give Mass Effect 1-3 like 9’s & 10’s if I graded them......Andromeda is more of an 8 or a 7. It’s still cool, ambitious, & worth playing, but not a classic.

@gollumb82

Yea it’s definitely not as good as the original trilogy in the things you brought up. But I am enjoying it, so far. I would give it a 7 or 8, now that it’s been patched.

@LtSarge
Done! While buying Soma I also picked up Condemned (love it, hope MS brings Condemned 2 over as well) and Silent Hill HD trilogy. I know Silent Hill is rated poorly for all the changes that were introduced but it's Silent Hill

@KelticDevil Good stuff, I'm definitely moving it up in my list of games to play soon after reading that. The Mass Effect trilogy is the best collection of Western RPGs that I've ever played and if Andromeda is even a fraction of the greatness that was the ME trilogy, then I'm all in.

@gollumb82 Nice mate! I actually bought both of the Condemned games physically earlier this year when I was on a 360 games shopping spree after reading only good things about them. I'd love to play them on Xbox One or Series X if the games are enhanced there. So I'm hoping as well that the second gets added too!

I'm really torn about getting the Silent Hill HD Collection since most people are saying that it doesn't hold up well but it's literally the only way for me to play the games. I have the collection on PS3 but I'd rather have it on a current-gen system. Don't know if I should double dip or not, but if you play them do share your thoughts!

I am playing the snes Picross on Switch while watching Lovecraft Country. Also I am switching between Avengers and Star Wars Squadrons on Xbox.

@LtSarge

And good part about Andromeda is it’s on EA Play, which is about to join Game Pass. So even if you don’t like it......no harm done or $ spent really.

@LtSarge
I will! But that will happen around mid November at the earliest when I get my XSX 😉 Happy times ahead. I am worried, though, that with Game Pass, Forza 7, Horizon 3 and 4 I will be at a loss as to what to play first 😁

I'm desperately trying to finish Kingdom Hearts Final Mix before my Series S arrives. Yes, I know it's backward compatible, but I really want to use the S on launch day to start an optimised game such as Gears 5.

@LtSarge Honestly, the Silent Hill remasters are just so incredibly bad that’s it’s hard to recommend them. They completely ruin both games in different ways. My 2 cents, the PC version is abandonware and openly available online as abandonware which means it’s a grey area at worst. The PC discs are a fortune so I’m lucky to own my own copy but it’s just so worth it.

Friday the 13th

Some Civ6 on my One X, currently in a medieval dark age ready to hit a heroic era in about 40 turns and earn myself a new achievement.

@KelticDevil I agree with you, Andromeda had many moments I actually enjoyed and gameplay is great (I also played it after they fixed the wonky animations, so never really experienced those). Yes, overall there is much to be desired with big parts of the story and dialogue and I believe this was the cardinal sin - it just wasn't up to the trilogy's standard. Perhaps a really good dlc expansion might have helped improve upon that? But alas, EA.

tldr: Andromeda is not a 0 out of 10, more 7ish imho.

@TanaD

I completely agree! 👍🏻