Lies of P: currently level 52 having reached the boss in St. Frangelico Cathedral after about 20 attempts to get through the frustrating platforming elements which aren't a strong suit of the game.
Hollow Knight: restarted this after falling off it years ago in anticipation of Silksong finally coming out, plus I owe it to the developers as they're from my home town. Played the introductory level and have reached The Forgotten Crossroads. Still can't reliably manage the Nail Jump so abandoned trying to get the first charm.
Monster Train: won with Stygian Guard allied with Umbra and levelled Tethys Titansbane up to Level III Conduit. Lost twice with Umbra allied with Hellhorned but levelled Penumbra up to Glutton III and Architect III. Unlocked the Melting Remnant clan then won with them while maxing out the Hellhorned clan to Level 10. Playing on Covenant Level 0 and aiming to win with all clan combinations before raising the level.
Beat Saber: just started playing this. Finished level 3 in the campaign. Great fun!
F1 23: I usually play on the days leading into a real race weekend on the same track. Won at Zandvoort and I'm leading both the Drivers Championship and Constructors Championship for McLaren.
Avowed: picked up my save from about 4-5 months ago and am re-familiarising myself with the game. I've just reached the third main area, Shatterscarp and am cleaning out some side quests near the starting area.
Finished Indiana Jones - 100% the game except for the bugged Uncle Sunan photo. Am now losing my life in Euro Truck Simulator 2. Have also picked up my playthrough of Zelda BotW again after completing the first divine beast.
Indiana Jones (XSX) - have 100% completed the Vatican and Gizeh levels and am now heading off to the Himalayas. Pretty good game but the open world collect-a-thon aspects are wearing a bit thin.
Also playing the occasional bit of Vampire Survivors on Steam Deck and Tetris Effect: Connected on Meta Quest 3. Have also just bought Euro Truck Simulator 2 in a Steam sale - don't have any great expectations but I can see this turning into a time sink.
F1 Manager 2023 (XSX) - played half a season and have decided I’m done with this game. None of my micromanagement seems to be moving the needle and progress and performance seems to be mainly determined by random events. There’s also a sameness to the gameplay between race weekends which I’ve become bored with after doing the same things for the tenth time. Rating: C-Tier.
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS5) - still haven’t progressed past the chained ogre mini-boss, but if I’m honest I haven’t really put in a decent effort to try and get past.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) - finished just about all the side quests in and around Haetano village, including maxing out my house. Now cleaning up shrines and korok seeds the vicinity.
The Case of the Golden Idol (XSX) - not a bad puzzle game, but became a bit repetitive and there was a frustrating difficulty spike for the last couple of cases. Rating: B-Tier.
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS5) - haven’t really progressed this week and I’m still at the chained ogre mini-boss.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) - finished all the shrines in the Duelling Peaks area and am cleaning up the korok seeds.
I have Game Pass Console and am just fine with it. I only play single player games, not multi-player online games. You can still play the single-player campaign content of online games like Diablo IV with it.
F1 Manager 2023 (XSX) - heading into Monaco and sitting 8th in the Constructor’s Championship with Williams. Par for the course.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS5) - just reached the chained ogre mini-boss. I think I’m going to be stuck here for a bit.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) - completed the Kakariko Village side quests and am cleaning up the shrines and kook seeds in the surrounding area.
@Fishysensei I'll be interested to see how far I get in Sekiro. When I'm under pressure I tend to go into button mash mode which looks like is not going to work.
F1 Manager 2023 (XSX) - got my first constructors points with Williams in Miami with Albon getting a 10th place finish. Looking to move Sargeant on at the end of his contract by signing the current F2 leader as a rookie for next year.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS5) - just started and have finished the tutorial level. I’m hopeless at Souls-like games so not sure how far I’ll be able to push through before bailing.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) - cleared the Great Plateau (4 shrines, 18 korok seeds) and am heading towards Kakariko Village.
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (PS5) - Finished the main story and 100%’ed each region. Don’t feeling like cleaning up the remaining trophies for the platinum right now, as I’ve sunk about 200 hours into the game and need to move on. Will probably pick up the DLC sometime down the track and go for the platinum then. Rating: A-Tier.
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F1 Manager 2023 (XSX) - finished my fourth grand prix weekend in Azerbaijan managing Williams. Was a disastrous race with both drivers crashing into each other and taking themselves out. No points scored as yet. I am not the next Christian Horner.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) - recently restarted this after falling off it years ago. Cleared most of the Great Plateau (4 shrines, 17 korok seeds) and about to head out into the wider world.
Diablo IV (XSX) - finished the campaign as a barbarian reaching Lvl 50. First time I’ve played a Diablo game. Enjoyed the power fantasy. Rating: A-Tier.
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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (PS5) - Finished the Snotinghamscire arc and heading to Wincestre.
F1 Manager 2023 (XSX) - into my fourth grand prix weekend in Azerbaijan managing Williams. No points as yet - best placed finish is 13th so far (twice) with Albon.
@BleedingDreamer Have wanted to play Days Gone for a few years now since I picked it up on PS Plus. Trying to limit myself to playing no more than 3 games at a time so I don't know when I'll get to it as AC: Vahalla is a time sink and I'm committed to 100%-ing it and I need to resume D:OS, BotW, and Yakuza: LaD at some stage
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 30-31)
Lies of P: currently level 52 having reached the boss in St. Frangelico Cathedral after about 20 attempts to get through the frustrating platforming elements which aren't a strong suit of the game.
Hollow Knight: restarted this after falling off it years ago in anticipation of Silksong finally coming out, plus I owe it to the developers as they're from my home town. Played the introductory level and have reached The Forgotten Crossroads. Still can't reliably manage the Nail Jump so abandoned trying to get the first charm.
Monster Train: won with Stygian Guard allied with Umbra and levelled Tethys Titansbane up to Level III Conduit. Lost twice with Umbra allied with Hellhorned but levelled Penumbra up to Glutton III and Architect III. Unlocked the Melting Remnant clan then won with them while maxing out the Hellhorned clan to Level 10. Playing on Covenant Level 0 and aiming to win with all clan combinations before raising the level.
Beat Saber: just started playing this. Finished level 3 in the campaign. Great fun!
F1 23: I usually play on the days leading into a real race weekend on the same track. Won at Zandvoort and I'm leading both the Drivers Championship and Constructors Championship for McLaren.
Avowed: picked up my save from about 4-5 months ago and am re-familiarising myself with the game. I've just reached the third main area, Shatterscarp and am cleaning out some side quests near the starting area.
Re: Poll: What Were Your Top 5 Reveals At The Xbox Games Showcase 2025?
There are No Ghosts at the Grand
Clockwork Revolution
Keeper
Resonance
P4: Revival
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The Xbox Games Showcase 2025?
Easily A - and I'm mainly a Playstation player.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Hoping To See In The Xbox Spring Sale?
Phantom Liberty DLC for CP2077.
Re: These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 7-11)
Really looking forward to Blue Prince.
Re: Opinion: It's Been A Quiet March, But Next Month Looks Awesome For Xbox Game Pass
Really looking forward to Blue Prince.
Re: Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Update 3 Now Live On Xbox
@Coletrain lol - me too. Now just need to go in and take that snap of Sunan fishing to check everything off the list.
Re: Avowed Review Roundup: Here's What The Critics Think So Far
For Metacritic scores I treat 90+ as S-Tier, 80+ as A-Tier, 70+ as B-Tier, 60+ as C-Tier and below 60 as D-Tier.
So A-Tier for Avowed.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 18-19)
Have driven every centimetre of the UK in Euro Truck Simulator 2 and have headed off to the continent.
Need to get back to Zelda BotW.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 11-12)
Finished Indiana Jones - 100% the game except for the bugged Uncle Sunan photo. Am now losing my life in Euro Truck Simulator 2. Have also picked up my playthrough of Zelda BotW again after completing the first divine beast.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 4-5)
Thought I’d use this week to summarise my gaming in 2024. I had 650 gaming sessions with my most played games being:
1. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS5 - 64 sessions)
2. Persona 3: Reload (XSX - 63 sessions)
3. Diablo IV (XSX - 40 sessions)
3. Divinity: Original Sin (XSX - 40 sessions)
5. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (XSX - 38 sessions)
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch - 38 sessions)
7. Vampire Survivors (Steam - 35 sessions)
8. Balatro (Steam - 33 sessions)
9. F1 23 (PS5 - 26 sessions)
10. F1 Manager 23 (XSX - 25 sessions)
10. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch - 25 sessions)
10. Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS5 - 25 sessions)
My most played platforms were:
1. Xbox (245 sessions)
2. Playstation (157 sessions)
3. Steam (151 sessions)
4. Nintendo (86 sessions)
5. Meta Quest (11 sessions)
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 28-29)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (XSX) - I've just started the Sukothai level.
Euro Truck Simulator 2 (Steam) - Have visited all of the cities in the UK doing quick jobs and have just bought my first truck.
Also playing the occasional session of Vampire Survivors and Tetris Effect: Connected.
Re: Talking Point: Which Xbox Games Have You Managed To Finish This Year?
Games I finished on Xbox:
Cocoon
Gears of War
Diablo IV (campaign)
The Case of the Golden Idol
Divinity: Original Sin
Persona 3: Reload
Will finish Indy before the end of the year.
Re: Poll: What Were The Best Xbox Game Pass Additions In 2024?
Indy
Diablo 4
P3R
The Case of the Golden Idol
Neon White
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 21-22)
Indiana Jones (XSX) - have 100% completed the Vatican and Gizeh levels and am now heading off to the Himalayas. Pretty good game but the open world collect-a-thon aspects are wearing a bit thin.
Also playing the occasional bit of Vampire Survivors on Steam Deck and Tetris Effect: Connected on Meta Quest 3. Have also just bought Euro Truck Simulator 2 in a Steam sale - don't have any great expectations but I can see this turning into a time sink.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 14-15)
Like everyone else, Indiana Jones. Great game!
Re: Poll: What Is Your Xbox Game Of The Year For 2024?
Indiana Jones for me. Great game.
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Re: Rumour: Xbox To Announce 'Big' Game For PS5 Next Week
Starfield probably.
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Re: Four Years Later, People Are Still Getting Confused By Xbox's 'Horrible' Console Names
Next gen should be called the Series Evolved Xbox, or SEXbox for short.
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Re: Rumour: Day One Releases Delayed On A 'Case-By-Case Basis' For Xbox Game Pass Standard Tier
I have Game Pass Console and am just fine with it. I only play single player games, not multi-player online games. You can still play the single-player campaign content of online games like Diablo IV with it.
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@Fishysensei
If I make it through I'll let you know. If I can beat it, you definitely can beat the final boss!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 29-30)
@Fishysensei I'll be interested to see how far I get in Sekiro. When I'm under pressure I tend to go into button mash mode which looks like is not going to work.
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@BleedingDreamer Have wanted to play Days Gone for a few years now since I picked it up on PS Plus. Trying to limit myself to playing no more than 3 games at a time so I don't know when I'll get to it as AC: Vahalla is a time sink and I'm committed to 100%-ing it and I need to resume D:OS, BotW, and Yakuza: LaD at some stage