Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (20th July)
What are Yooka playing?
Image: Team17It’s time to check out everyone’s gaming plans as we dive into another edition What Are You Playing!
This week in the world of Nintendo, we got the announcement of a suspicious new Joy-Con charging stand, we finally found out who Emio is (he’s the start of the new Famicom Detective Club game, no less), Crocs and PokĆ©mon teamed up on a new range of clogs and we checked out brand new updates for No Man’s Sky and Splatoon 3.
On top of all that, it has been a monster week for reviews. We shared our thoughts on Darkest Dungeon II, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition, and Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition to name but a few.
All this is to say, we’re ready for a chill. Below, a selection of the Nintendo Life team and our wonderful contributors have shared their gaming plans for the weekend. Have a gander at what we’re up to and then take to the comments to share what’s on the cards for you.
Jim Norman, Staff Writer
I had a really good time playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate this week. My biggest problem with it? It’s not Hades. So yes, I’ll be playing more Hades to remind myself of just how darn good it is.
I also have a fair amount of train travel on the cards for this weekend, and I’ll be taking my trusty 3DS along for the ride and continuing my Link Between Worlds playthrough. It’s still so excellent, even if I do have to keep repeating to myself “you’re not stuck, you’ve just forgotten that Merge is a thing”.
Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer
I feel like Iām in a sort of āgaming limboā at the moment; just sitting around and waiting for something major to launch (no offence, Nintendo World Championships). Iām spending quite a lot of my spare time reading and watching TV shows at the moment, truth be told. Still, when I get a moment to pick up my Switch, Iām going back to titles I never got around to finishing the first time around. Final Fantasy X and Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair are at the top of the pile, and I suspect the former will take quite a bit of time to finish. Weāll see how I get on, though!
Kate Gray, Contributor
I can’t stop playing Everafter Falls! It’s got a good, addictive loop. Plenty to do. And it’s made by a solo dev!!!
I bought some more games after the Steam Sale, because there were smaller, follow-up sales, and I have yet to play them. But I hear good things. It’s The Planet Crafter and Horticular, if you’re interested, but I think they’re Steam-only!
GonƧalo Lopes, Contributor
What a deluxe week! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate evades the Apple Arcade exclusivity to land on the eShop, SCHiM shadow drops into play, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition making a Wizard out of us, Satryn DX is the Robotron: 2084 sequel you never knew you needed while Darkest Dungeon II takes the game on the road. Iām not even sure to have time to play the GUNDAM BREAKER 4 Open Network Test and both PC Engine CD JRPG classics Cosmic Fantasy 1 & 2 playable for the first time in English.
My game of the week (and will probably remain āTop Gunā for some time to come) is Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown – Deluxe Edition. Youāve read the interview, youāve read the review, what else is there to say? Kick the tyres and light the fires!
That’s what we have planned for the weekend, but what about you? You can let us know what game you’ll be maining in the following poll and then take to the comments to share what else you have on the cards.
Jim came to Nintendo Life in 2022 and, despite his insistence that The Minish Cap is the best Zelda game and his unwavering love for the Star Wars prequels (yes, really), he has continued to write news and features on the site ever since.
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