What Are You Playing This Weekend?

26 responses to “What Are You Playing This Weekend?”

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   longwittyusername

   January 19, 2018 at 11:35 am

   Going to be switching between (no pun intended) Shovel Knight, Super Meat Boy and Overwatch.

   Thinking about picking up Axiom Verge but still on the fence. I have heard good things but not sure I’ll be into it, despite Metroidvania being my absolute ‘go to’ genre.

   Probably just cave and buy it.

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   1. 

      snoweee

      January 19, 2018 at 1:35 pm

      I really enjoyed Axiom Verge. Admittedly, I’m not a pro when it comes to Metroidvanias, but this was a really good place for me to start. The art and the soundtrack are top notch.

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         longwittyusername

         January 19, 2018 at 2:14 pm

         That’s it! I’m buying it when I get home.

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   evilmonkey

   January 19, 2018 at 11:36 am

   Hunting down the rest of the power moons in super mario odyssey, and some skyrim and doom on switch (if they turn up in the mail today). If not I just picked up nine parchments and oxenfree, so I might give those a bash as well.

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   shamrocks

   January 19, 2018 at 11:41 am

   Finished Mario Odysseys story so taking a break from moon collecting.

   XC2 is next on my list. Played about 15 hours and loving it so far. Not too grindy and avoiding the side quests which are pretty much just fetch quests thus far. Once you unlock the various mechanics the game clicks.

   Also my baby has started his “swimming” lessons which is really just him being carried around in the water but he loves it and I’m enjoying it immensely.

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   braaains

   January 19, 2018 at 11:46 am

   Bit of Elite Dangerous, a bit of The Stick Of Truth.

   Tennis mania also inspired me to buy Everybody’s Tennis while it’s on sale for about 6 bucks on PSN, so I guess I’ll play a bit of that, too. Seems fun so far, a bit like Anna Kournikova Smash Court Tennis on PS1, which is one of my all-time favourites.

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   1. 

      trikeabout

      January 19, 2018 at 1:25 pm

      I might hop in to the beta and take a look at the new Alliance Chieftain. Had a little time out of ED but starting to get the itch for the black again…

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         braaains

         January 19, 2018 at 1:41 pm

         I got myself an Asp Explorer which I’m liking a lot. It looks like a big financial jump from there up to the next kind of size ships. Looks like it’ll take a while! I’m torn between wanting to keep moving and see different parts of the galaxy and wanting to stay in one place long enough to get my standing with a faction or two high enough that I can get some of the more lucrative missions.

         Mostly loving it so far, though.

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         1. 

            trikeabout

            January 19, 2018 at 3:47 pm

            AspX’s great for multirole and it’ll do you for a while. It’s worth engineering that FSD, can easily get 40+ly out of it, and with maximum engineering nearer 50ly. It’s ok in a scrap, a brilliant explorer and good at trading, mining and passengers.

            One handy trick, store up that exploration data and sell it when you need the faction rep – about 8 million in data sold makes you allied with the controlling faction so you can get the $$$ missions.

            From there most people get a T7 to grind some trade cash or save for the Python, probably the most versatile ship in the galaxy. Or go the Dolphin -> Orca passenger route. 🙂

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5. 

   os42

   January 19, 2018 at 11:48 am

   Factorio – I want to finish my current game (well, launch the rocket) before Monster Hunter launches next week, and I’m nearly done. Probably some Division with mates, as well – they really managed to turn that game around.

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   jay

   January 19, 2018 at 11:56 am

   Super Mario moon hunting, finishing off the Battlefront 2 campaign and maybe dipping my toe in the multiplayer (I’m so bad but at least when I die I’m dying in Star Wars), a bit of competitive Mario Kart 8 against some young children (winning not guaranteed) and trying to finish off the Telltale Game of Thrones game (up to Episode 4).

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   agentofevil

   January 19, 2018 at 11:59 am

   New fortnite battle Royale map!

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   troutslap

   January 19, 2018 at 12:08 pm

   Sleeping dogs definitive edition, must be my 3rd or 4th play through of the series so far, great story and just something comforting about the hong kong city.

   Might also play abit of doom, had completed a 1/2 playthrough but save got corrupted, now past that part and actually onto new stuff, have it switched to vulkan mode and its running a treat.

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   1. 

      evilmonkey

      January 19, 2018 at 12:26 pm

      Why don’t you have a pork bun in your hand?

      Love that game. So disappointing they started developing that spin-off MMO (which got cancelled in the end anyway) instead of a sequel.

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         troutslap

         January 19, 2018 at 2:42 pm

         Also the guy when you leave the fashion stores

         “IT TAKES GUTS TO WEAR THAT”

         Definitive version is fun, lots more people around and things to do, bought a few of the super powerfull outfits but haven’t used them, just going to dress wei up with different face level stuff as i go along.
         Fair few outfits found in the blue stash boxes too.

         Only annoying thing about the fashion is loosing track of what shop has what and revisiting stores all the time.

         Have also found a good way to clear the camera missions, just get in a car and do doughnuts 😀

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   2. 

      psylar

      January 19, 2018 at 12:48 pm

      I’ve had Sleeping Dogs definitive edition sitting in my backlog for 2-3 years now. I’ve heard nothing but good things about it, so I’ll need to get around to playing it some day!

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         zambayoshi

         January 19, 2018 at 2:23 pm

         If you are even a casual fan of Hong Kong action or crime flicks you’ll love it 🙂

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   3. 

      grandmaster_sith

      January 19, 2018 at 1:11 pm

      Re: DOOM. I had a corrupted save file too on PS4, right near end . Will go back to it one day, but boy that pissed me off. One Save slot..the hell?

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         troutslap

         January 19, 2018 at 2:39 pm

         I had a power outage and it shat itself, did a 2nd play through all the way up to almost where i was and then a huge 8gig patch so i sat on it for awhile.

         Shame as its just so fun

         Game was crashing but i put it on vulkan mode and its been going good ever since.

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      slyph

      January 19, 2018 at 3:24 pm

      One of the cooler open world sandboxes 🙂

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9. 

   awkwardlizard

   January 19, 2018 at 12:52 pm

   Tomb Raider: Underworld – Beneath The Ashes DLC. And then The Last of Us.

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    trikeabout

    January 19, 2018 at 1:21 pm

    Horizon Zero Dawn second playthrough (with Frozen Wilds content for the first time…) on Very Hard, and I’m really enjoying it. Challenging but not frustrating.

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    zambayoshi

    January 19, 2018 at 2:26 pm

    Mass Effect Andromeda – combing my way through Eos at the moment. Probably ready to move on with the story with Vanguard Shep… I mean, Ryder.

    Bravely Second – about 50 hours in, almost got an airship (I think). Looking forward to being able to traverse the world map without having to find beaches to land on.

    Maybe some Octodad or Overcooked with the kids.

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    germinalconsequence

    January 19, 2018 at 2:33 pm

    Finishing Rise of the Tomb Raider and then moving on to… something. I am currently cycling between Jak III, Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online and Cosmic Heroine so we’ll see where the pointer lands.

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    slyph

    January 19, 2018 at 3:23 pm

    TLOU. Doing a collectible trophy run. Mid Pittsburg on hard mode. Loving every minute. Gonna game plus after this. Probably my seventh playthrough.

    Such a comforting/terrifying game.

    Honestly just glad I’ve passed the hotel basement. Gives me a heart attack every time. At least ND were kind enough to leave collectibles out of most of the areas you’re likely to shit your pants and leave them behind 😉

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14. 

    blb1984

    January 19, 2018 at 8:09 pm

    Why has no review of AO Tennis come out yet? You guys love singing the praises of Aussies games when they are hits (I am still making my way through the backlog of 19.000 Crossy Road articles you did) so why not call out what is something that really shouldn’t even be on the shelves in its current form that is AO tennis? If anything, to save readers some money.

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