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

Will be playing Psychonauts 2 and Forza Motorsport 5 on Xbox One as well as Tales of Vesperia on the Switch.

Really liking Psychonauts 2 so far, it improves upon the first game in pretty much all aspects and it's just a more enjoyable game to play overall. I feel like now we're getting a true taste of what Game Pass is going to consistently offer us in the future. Like I've only paid €10 for Game Pass and I get to play the entire game for that small price. It still boggles my mind, what a great service.

Psychonauts 2, GOTY quality.

I have recently got Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition and have been enjoying playing through all the content. Sadly it's not all good news as even at this late point in its life the game is still quite buggy and crashes quite a lot on a series S. However, when it works it's a ton of fun so I tolerate the crashes (but I really shouldn't have to).

I downloaded Psychonauts 2 on gamepass because of all the good word of mouth but haven't played yet. I will be honest I didn't really enjoy the first one, it just wasn't my sort of game. I will give part 2 a fair go and if it's still not my sort of game, shrug. At least I will have given it a chance and who knows I may find this one fun but if not no worries.

I finished Psychonauts 2 yesterday, definite GOTY. Gonna finish up all the collectibles and then probably start either No More Heroes 3 or Great Ace Attorney 2.

My Series X is taking a bit of a backseat atm as I’m playing a lot on my still quite new PS5 (only had it 2 weeks). Saying that, on my XSX I’m playing F1 2021, The Art of Rally, and have just downloaded Psychonauts which I’ve never played. After hearing all the good things said about Psychonauts 2, I thought I’d better play the first game...erm, first.

I played some more of the DLC for Outer Worlds and jumped on Psychonauts 2 for a bit, just to see how it is.

Pscyhonaughts 2 and Hades. =)

In addition to Psychonauts 2 and Hades, also still finishing up Death’s Door, which is still in the lead for GoTY for me.

Playing Psychonaughts 2, The game is absolutely fantastic. Definitely my GOTY..

Definitely Psychonauts 2 but has anyone else noticed that the controller vibration is not working in the game at all?

DOOM Eternal on Nightmare mode is still ongoing m absolutely love the franchise. Only then can I play Quake!

Switch - Picked up FE Three Houses, so gonna dive into that!

PS5 - GTA Online and Borderlands with friends!

PC - Honestly nothing much this weekend, mainly console for me.

Have a good weekend everyone!

@Razputinman Enjoy 3 Houses. Thats the game Ive sunk most hours into on my Switch and Ive absolutely loved it.

Series S: Trying to wrap up Twelve Minutes and unlock all the achievements without a guide

Switch and PS4: Nothing. Though I am considering buying Monster Hunter Stories 2 and Ghost of Tsushima DC.

Angry Birds Star Wars (Windows Phone) - Finally made it to the end!

Equalicious (Windows Phone) - Haven't played all week, so need to get back into it.

Bug Village (Windows Phone) - I think I'm done with this, nothing left to do really.

Probably just Cyberpunk 2077 this weekend. I'm pretty absorbed into the world right now, which is probably the best thing the game has going for it. I'm playing on PC, and seeing glitches/bugs here and there, but nothing outright gamebreaking - immersion breaking, yes, but I haven't experienced any crashing or anything like that - just graphical oddities, floating loot, unlootable loot, etc. The narrative in general is a mixed bag to be sure, but I'm enjoying it overall.

Quake, Psychonauts, Scarlet Nexus (or BioMutant; either action-RPG is still on my backlog so I just gotta make progress in either) and Splitgate from this list. But also Fort Triumph, which I'm shocked to see no outlet really covering right now. I know it was pretty well-received when it hit Steam awhile ago; figured SOME strategy fans would be paying attention to the console releases besides me, but oh well. For what it's worth, if anyone else IS looking for a fun strategy title, it's a good 'un!

Art of Rally has taken up a lot of my time. I did finally finish the story for Ghost of Tsushima on PS4 after taking like four months off of it. Art of rally is such a chill and zen like game for me. Great to zone out to while listening to a podcast. I also finished the first three levels of Quake.

I don't typically play multiple games at once, but I'm in a weird mood as of late. Currently, I'm playing Spelunky on the Switch. There aren't many rouge-likes that can hold my attention aside from Hades, but this game is very addictive - I always have to do one more run when I die. I'm also making my way through Blasphemous. The pixel art is something to behold, and I love the sinister tone and theme of the game. Lastly, I wanted something different than what I generally play so I decided to download Wasteland 3 on my Xbox Series X - and wow, what a game! The writing is top notch, and it genuinely feels like an RPG. I don't have a lot of time with the games I play due to working full time and other responsibilities in my life, but I feel as if I can take my time with this game and not get burned out, which is rare.

I’m still driving around New Bordeaux in Mafia 3 DE. I feel like I’m getting closer to finishing the main story campaign since I’ve 2 districts left to win and assign but there’s still a lot of optional missions and dlc left. So I’ll probably be playing this for a bit longer- it’s pretty engrossing. Meanwhile I watch my backlog grow by leaps and bounds because there’s so many GP games releasing! Have a great weekend everyone!

I've been playing Art of Rally still, and Aliens: Fireteam Elite caught my eye so I've been giving it a go.

Just finished getting 100% on Psychonauts 2. It was perfect.

Absolutely trounced the new Ratchet and Clank it did.

Baldo now!

Psychonauts 2 for the most part this weekend which is wonderful. And Art if Rally.

I finished Psychonauts 2 yesterday. I was playing it every evening until 1AM during the working week and literally spent all day yesterday playing it. With a great big grin on my face throughout. Very, very few games can hook me like that these days. I just couldn’t stop, it was so much fun and I was enthralled on the story, world, and characters Double Fine have created. They took the winning formula of the original and modernised, expanded, and polished it to near perfection. It was both nostalgic and fresh feeling at the same time. The art design, the music, the writing - I love everything about this game. Combat is the weakest aspect of the game as all the media reviews have mentioned, but it’s still a marked improvement over the original ‘ combat. I could keep ranting on about how much I love this game but in conclusion it’s absolutely my GOTY and I can’t see it being bested by anything else still scheduled to release this year. Bravo Double Fine!

Mostly playing psychonauts 2 and the ascent. Slowly working my way through MCC in anticipation of halo infinite and playing Pokémon Unite with friends here and there. Car is in the shop so I’m just saying home and gaming baby!