Hello Everyone!
Another week without me playing too much.
- Playing and enjoying New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. The game is super fun, but can be a bit tough sometimes, or maybe I am just not good at platformers. I am at 2nd boss, would try to clear it and the 3rd area.
- Finished Carto, loved the game. Some of the puzzles require you to think a bit, and there’s one puzzle near the end that I couldn’t figure out. Saw a YouTube video, and cleared the puzzle, but still can’t figure out the logic behind it. Other than that, there are some secrets that I didn’t get, I may go for them, not sure yet.
- Back to Monster Hunter: World, cleared couple of missions. Going to keep at it.
Now that I have finished Carto, going to start another smaller game, not sure which one yet, have a few lined up, will go through my list and decide.
What about you guys? What have you been playing? And what are you planning to play over the weekend?
I’ve just started playing TotK, and so far it’s great! I also try to make some time for Diablo IV and Catan with my SO.
How are you playing Catan? Actual board game or some digital version? I have the boardgame version, and just got the Cities & Knights expansion pack (though haven’t played it yet).
TotK is a great game, just don’t try to rush through it, and enjoy it at your own pace.
Who are you playing as, in Diablo IV? Finished the campaign?
Both the Catan Universe android app and board game. We just got Seafarers as well! But We’ve also been playing a bit with the 5-6 player expansion, even if we’re only two or three, and it’s been great!
Yep, I’m going to take my sweet time with it. I only have a limited time with it with two kids and my SO that also plays it (she’s only got Ganon left though).
My eternal character is an Arc Lash Sorc. I can’t say I noticed the nerfs that much, but I’m quite hyped for the buffs that are incoming! On Seasonal I’m trying out Druid. The leveling is quite slow, but I’ve heard it’s going to pick up quite a lot after 50, so I’m holding on to hope!
Ah, using 5-6 expansion for 2-3 players, interesting. Will check that out.
Yeah, gaming can be tough with kids and family. That’s why I like the hybrid nature of Switch, gives me a lot more gaming time (still pretty limited though), compared to what I would get with just a home console.
Good that you are enjoying the Buffs coming, while I have mostly seen positive reaction for Diablo, the season had somewhat of mixed reception.
Regarding Super Mario Bros Ultimate, If you think it’s hard in the 2nd world wait till you get down the way. Especially the hidden levels and the star levels. But the game is very fun regardless.
This weekend I am off for vacation and left the Switch home so I am not playing anything
Not hard in general, but there was a certain portion in world 2 where I lost about 4 lives.
Vacations are great, stay away from screens, and have lots of fun!
Will I ever stop playing TOTK?
Nope. Not for the forseeable future. 😎
Though there are some new tracks on Mario Kart 8 i might want to try a bit.
Though there are some new tracks on Mario Kart 8 i might want to try a bit.
I was wondering what I had forgotten! New tracks on Mario Kart!
TotK is a game that you can play for a long long time. How far along are you?
storywise i just have to go for Ganondorf at this point. Currently exploring the depths and using it to track missing shrines.
Good luck!
Now that I finished Tears of the Kingdom, it’s time to get back to finishing the last two stories in Octopath Traveller 2.
Nice! Which 2 are left? I haven’t played it yet, but have seen all the characters.
The final chapters of Agnes and Partitio. And I guess there’s gonna be a final final boss again, like in the first game.
Interesting. Good luck!
I just picked up Mario + Rabbids. Just got to world 2 after beating Rabbid Donkey Kong and boy was that a difficulty spike. I’ve always been a big fan of Fire Emblem, and this is very fun with all the movement options and such.
Does anyone know how the sequel holds up? Obviously not a masterclass in terms of story, but very very fun gameplay.
I would compare it more with X-Com than Fire Emblem. Technically, they are very similar, but in my mind, they are very different games.
As for the sequel, I haven’t played it myself yet, but have heard great things about it. I loved the first one, and from what I have seen second one improves on it a lot.
Ah I never played XCOM. But from what I’ve seen they do look really similar.
If you like Mario+Rabbids, and don’t mind playing umm… a “rugged” version of it, without Mario characters, and some base-building mechanics included, check out XCom 2. They also a released a Marvel: Midnight Suns, which I think is more approachable than XCom 2, though I haven’t played that yet.
That game was so much fun. Haven’t played the sequel yet.
I’m falling deep into the Pikmin nostalgia hole. Bought Pikmin 1 and 2, played the crap out of them. Beat 3 two days before Pikmin 4 dropped, now my girlfriend and eye are casually taking turns (‘2 player’s mode’) working out way through that. I’m usually the type to like difficult and challenging games, but something about the chillness of this new one has got me in a good way.
Wow, nice! I am glad you are enjoying Pikmin! I should show it to my wife too, it looks like a kind of game she might enjoy.
3 is the best for an active 2 player experience (at least as far as the story goes). The multiplayer battle modes are good in both
Okay, will show her that. Thanks for the info!
Pikmin 4. Had to get it after playing the demo. Fun and relaxing and very well suited for quick sessions… then I saw Octopath Traveller 2 was on sale and now I’m 10 hours deep into that…
Ah, didn’t know Octopath Traveller 2 was on sale, maybe that’s why so many people are playing it this week. How are you enjoying it?
I’m liking it overall. The story being 8 separate ones, one for each character, makes it so they are somewhat limited in their depth. It could also do with some QoL stuff compared to like Bravely Default 2 (what’s up with those weird jrpg titles?)… auto-battles would’ve been much appreciated with how grind-y it gets. The atmosphere and graphics are great though. It’s like how I remember rpg’s from the 90s to be
Haha, JRPG titles are often like that.
Glad you are enjoying it.
For New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, if you have one of the SNES controllers (or something similar), that may help. I found it played a bit better than the Pro controller, for some reason. Probably my muscle memory from playing so much SNES back in the day! I thought New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe was really difficult to get through even though I played through and conquered the other Marios.
I think it’s the kind of game where it’s better to use the D-pad than the stick. And the D-pad from the Pro Controller is an absolute joke, registers random stuff all over the place. I use the 8bitdo SNES controller for anything that’s better to play with a D-pad.
Hmm… maybe I can try my DualSense, I have couple of adapters that allow you to connect different controllers with different systems. Would have to look up if they support DualSense.
I don’t have SNES contollers. Pro Controller is all I have (or JoyCon)
I’ve been playing Pikmin 4, it’s chill and fun. I probably won’t get back to TotK until I’ve finished Pikmin 4. I might play some Sonic here and there too, and I’ve been wanting to get back into Smash Ultimate for some time now.
I received Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons physical yesterday. I only booted it up to download the update and have a quick 5/10 minutes play, so it’s ready for the weekend. I’m looking forward to playing that one with my girlfriend!
How good are you in Smash Ultimate? If you are somewhere between not good to bad, we can have a few challenges sometimes 😀
Double Dragon Gaiden looks pretty good. I am glad the beat 'em ups are coming back. It’s one of my favourite genre.
I’m probably as good as in Mario Kart. I think I’m good when I play with friends, but then I play online and get my ass handed to me 😆 I haven’t paid for Nintendo Online for about two years now, but I could get back to it for some Smash and Mario Kart online!
I love beat 'em ups too. I have a decent beat 'em up collection for Switch now! Both classic collections and modern ones.
@picandocodigo What are your favorite Beat ‘em Ups…I played Streets of Rage 4, have River City Girl, but I’m trying to find games that last for more than 3-4 hours.
These are some of my favourites off the top of my head:
- Fight N’ Rage, probably the one I’ve played the most on my Switch after SoR4.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, amazing game. I’d recommend the Cowabunga Collection as well, the best titles in the collection are beat 'em ups.
- Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
- Capcom Beat 'em Up Bundle has some amazing games. I just wish there was a legal way to play Cadillacs and Dinosaurs!
I played River City Girls 1 and got the sequel but haven’t gotten much into it yet.
Nice list!
I have played TMNT and Scott Pilgrim from the list. Haven’t gotten the Capcom Beat’em Up Bundle yet, but played so much of it in olden days.
Fight’N Rage is already on my wishlist (my wish list is so long I don’t even remember half the games on it. Searched “Fight” in it, and found it already there), will check it soon.
If you prefer physical games, there’s a new version of Fight N’ Rage coming out soon which will hopefully be easier to get than the Limited Run Games one: https://www.play-asia.com/fightn-rage/13/70g31v
Don’t care about physical games. Digital FTW!
Haha, I am pretty much same. Good enough with friends and family, really bad globally.
As for online, I don’t play much online either (maybe once or twice a year), so don’t get it specifically for me. But if you do ever get it, we can try couple of matches sometimes.
I’ll hit you up when I get it 👍
Children of morta! I’m really enjoying it. Didn’t like rogue likes at all before 😮
What is it you like about this that you didn’t like in other roguelikes? Or this just feels good to play? Mainly asking because I don’t like rogue-likes, so if it’s a one that I may like regardless, it seems like worth a try (specially since it free with PS+ Extra)
Husband plays Tears of the Kingdom while I’m at work, farming resoures and fighting. I take over in the evenings to do the questing and puzzles that he doesn’t like.
I read it as, “While I am at work, farming resources and fighting for my family in real life, my husband is playing Tears of the Kingdom” 😀 Had to read it twice.
Are you both playing in same account? That seems like an interesting way to play. Maybe I can get my wife to play more games, if I let her do the stuff she like and take care of the things she finds annoying…
Just picked up Moonlighter yesterday and already deeply addicted to the thrill of running my store
Moonlighter is a fun game, but for some reason I wasn’t able to get into it. I don’t like roguelikes, maybe that’s why.
The game-play loop is fun though, glad you are enjoying it.
Still playing Smite but it crashes on modes that aren’t assault
Is that a known issue? Or just something with your game?
Maybe you can try contacting the devs, maybe there’s some workaround in the works.
I sent a feedback message because I’m on switch and this didn’t happen as often on pc
Let’s hope they fix it! Not all devs have good reputation when it comes to fixing issues on Switch.
Been doing a side by side thing where I play my n64 games then play the equivalents or remakes of them on the switch. Think this weekend will involve some pokemon snap and new pokemon snap action.
That sounds like fun! Just having fun or do you stream / post your videos somewhere?
There’s also a [email protected] community, where you can post your Pokémon Snap Snaps (though currently it’s just one person sharing their snaps, they are sometimes to fun look at)
Mainly just for fun, usually do it when I’m watching over my nephew. He just turned 10 and loves the Nintendo games, and I’m just an avid retro collector who likes to somewhat “teach” / keep the history of the retro games. He can’t get enough of “how different everything looked back then”.
Maybe I should do some documentation and share the differences some place! Thanks for pointing me at the snap community btw 😀.
Ahan, nice.
Do share it here, if you make something!
Still on Trails into Reverie.
Long game is long, but I got some good progress this week. Reached the final chaper, did the whole intial section and I’m now free to explore Crossbell while preparing for what I assume is the final dungeon.
However, there’s a ton of extra content that I want to clear before moving on, so I’m now rotating between:
Going to all locations marked as “NEW” on Crossbell for the extra bosses/eventsDone!Doing runs of Stratum 4 of the Reverie Corridor to unlock the missing Daydreams/Minigames/Bonus CharactersDone!Playing the remaining DaydreamsDone!- Playing minigames - Pom Pom Party is addictive, but besides that there’s some minigames that include additional story bits like the one about the Tyrfing S
But I think I’ll finally be able to beat the game during this next week. Which would be good because I got two VNs coming from Play-Asia and looking at the tracking information they should arrive soon.
Edit: Also just found out there’s a free book for this game with the backstories of two of the new characters. It’s available in-game and also on the official website. I just finished converting so I can read this on the Kindle, which honestly sounds like it was worth the effort since it turned out to be even longer than I expected, almost 100 pages!
Nice. Seems like you are progressing well. Combination of playing a long game and then few small games goes really well together. That’s why after finishing TotK I am playing a few smaller games, before going back to Dragon Quest 11.
That book sounds interesting, with a game with such a deep lore, its nice to have a nice companion book giving some behind the scenes stories.
