What are you playing this weekend? 2025-06-06
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Congratulations on getting Switch 2! Switch was my first ever console that I got on launch. And hopefully Switch 2 will be the second! (I also wanted to get PS5 on launch, but got delayed a bit due to some reasons, still, got it in the first year)
There are still some booster dlc trophies I haven't gotten in MK 8 yet, so I may keep playing it for a while. I don't like to close my game on Switch, so don't switch between different games as much as I do on PS5, but with Switch 2, I can keep my main game on that, and play different things on Switch, so will probably finish everything then... unless I get MK World and don't feel like going back...
You keep making me get back to Age of Calamity. I think I have done most of the story, will give it a try after finishing and XC-X, you can tell me how much is left to finish the game.
Thanks! Yeah I don't plan to get rid of my Switch either. Mario Kart 8 and World are different enough that I think I will keep playing both. But I still play Mario Kart 64 too, so maybe I'm not a good example for this kind of thing!
Age of Calamity has so much content, I don't even know how far I am from 100%
Every time I complete a thing, a few more show up on the map. I finished the main story and did plenty of the smaller quests, but I still have so many to go. And I'm at almost 40 hours in this new save file. -
Switch 2 is here! Well, not mine, but in general. Should be getting mine soon though. How many of you have gotten it already? And how are you liking it so far?
Finished Chatper 9 of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition ! I was expecting this to happen in the story, it was kinda predictable. Still, interesting to see.
Got the flight module after that, and now I can fly everywhere! Completed FrontNav of Noctilum, and now just running around doing affinity missions so that I can be couple of levels above the recommended level to start the next chapter.
Played a good amount of Marvel's Midnight Suns. It seems to me that I am spending lots of time in the Abbey, instead of doing the fighting. Not that abbey parts are boring. It's interesting to see the super-hero drama. There's tons of dialogue. I think I am on day 7 or 8, so not too long in grand scheme of things but haven't heard a single repeated line, IIRC.
Trying to most of the side missions before continuing with the main missions, so this will probably take a long while to finish. I am around level 7 now, and have unlocked lots of abbey areas.
::: spoiler Characters unlocked
I have unlocked Spider-man, and the next main mission is with Dead Pool, and I am assuming will unlock him. Also have some locked missions with some other new characters like Morbius.
:::Also started Ghost of Tsushima.
I originally played it a while back on PS+ Extra, but then my sub expired when I was just about 10-15 hours in. So bought it on on-going sale and downloaded it when I was near the end of The Surge, but when I finished it, I didn't want to start another melee action game right away, so went with Marvel's Midnight Suns.
Then my kid started playing Ghost of Tsushima Legends (MP part of the game), and I saw him playing it and got the itch to play it myself. And here I am.
I am apparently in the start of Act 2, but was hadn't done any main mission yet and was clearing the first area, so continued with that and have completely liberated the firs area now. Going to start on the main mission in second area now.
What about all of you? What have you been playing and/or plan to play?
I never finished Zelda TOTK before my last switch broke, and they deleted all my save data from the cloud so I'm starting over on that one. No regrets
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Well, Switch is my favourite console, and I just wanted a faster Switch with Switch 2, so donāt really have any reason to not buy it.
Me too, but I'd rather wait a bit to see if there will be hardware-related headaches on this first batch of consoles. And while the extra processing power would be nice (see my comments on the Switch 1 struggling with Yumia), it's not like there's any games I really want to play for that platform right now.
I never finished Atelier Ryza, but didnāt it have a similar theme about people frowning upon Alchemy and an old kingdom getting destroyed because of it?
There was a plot point about an old kingdom self-destructing due to the abusing alchemy, but it didn't reflect much in the present - alchemy was mostly forgotten, Empel and Ryza weren't subject to heavy discrimination and so on. They also didn't focus much of the story around it, it's more about Ryza and friends growing into adulthood.
In this game almost everyone treats Yumia's with suspicion and/or disdain at first, like a criminal who is "allowed" to use her skills because they need her for the expedition. The plot is almost entirely around the exploration of a kingdom similar to the one mentioned in Ryza, except this time we are going much deeper in detail in their misdeeds and abuses. Plus, the main villains of this game are people related to that kingdom that continue to abuse alchemy to this day, and almost every single party member has a tragedy in their backstory related to alchemy.
Yeah, for most people, unless they want MK: World, there isn't much need to upgrade right away. I have various justifications for getting Switch 2, but it drills down to a simple thing, I want to get it.
Agreed about Ryza part. Yumia sound much darker.
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I generally always recommend playing in order of release, but it doesn't really matter here, the games are completely standalone. Brothership does have very minor references to the older games though. One game gets an entire character returning, but I haven't played that one either.
Mario Kart Update: One cup has a remake of an SNES track as the first one. It's not very interesting and five laps long. More laps than the other three (more interesting) tracks in the cup combined. I really don't understand what they were thinking...
I love the water segments though, very Wave Race!
I also prefer to play (and read, and watch) everything in release order, but most Nintendo games are standalone, so just play whatever I can get my hands on.
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Thanks! Yeah I don't plan to get rid of my Switch either. Mario Kart 8 and World are different enough that I think I will keep playing both. But I still play Mario Kart 64 too, so maybe I'm not a good example for this kind of thing!
Age of Calamity has so much content, I don't even know how far I am from 100%
Every time I complete a thing, a few more show up on the map. I finished the main story and did plenty of the smaller quests, but I still have so many to go. And I'm at almost 40 hours in this new save file.lol, yeah, I remember that part about the Age of Calamity. It seems like it would never end, but IIRC I was doing all side content, so hadn't actually finished the story.
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I never finished Zelda TOTK before my last switch broke, and they deleted all my save data from the cloud so I'm starting over on that one. No regrets
Sad to hear about Switch breaking.
Have fun with TotK!
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Switch 2 is here! Well, not mine, but in general. Should be getting mine soon though. How many of you have gotten it already? And how are you liking it so far?
Finished Chatper 9 of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition ! I was expecting this to happen in the story, it was kinda predictable. Still, interesting to see.
Got the flight module after that, and now I can fly everywhere! Completed FrontNav of Noctilum, and now just running around doing affinity missions so that I can be couple of levels above the recommended level to start the next chapter.
Played a good amount of Marvel's Midnight Suns. It seems to me that I am spending lots of time in the Abbey, instead of doing the fighting. Not that abbey parts are boring. It's interesting to see the super-hero drama. There's tons of dialogue. I think I am on day 7 or 8, so not too long in grand scheme of things but haven't heard a single repeated line, IIRC.
Trying to most of the side missions before continuing with the main missions, so this will probably take a long while to finish. I am around level 7 now, and have unlocked lots of abbey areas.
::: spoiler Characters unlocked
I have unlocked Spider-man, and the next main mission is with Dead Pool, and I am assuming will unlock him. Also have some locked missions with some other new characters like Morbius.
:::Also started Ghost of Tsushima.
I originally played it a while back on PS+ Extra, but then my sub expired when I was just about 10-15 hours in. So bought it on on-going sale and downloaded it when I was near the end of The Surge, but when I finished it, I didn't want to start another melee action game right away, so went with Marvel's Midnight Suns.
Then my kid started playing Ghost of Tsushima Legends (MP part of the game), and I saw him playing it and got the itch to play it myself. And here I am.
I am apparently in the start of Act 2, but was hadn't done any main mission yet and was clearing the first area, so continued with that and have completely liberated the firs area now. Going to start on the main mission in second area now.
What about all of you? What have you been playing and/or plan to play?
I was so busy I forgot to write!
After successfully camping Wednesday for a Switch 2, I went into school for the last day for teachers and played the board games Dwellings of Eldervale and Dominion.
For the weekend, I casually played Mario Kart World. I love how the races are not just laps around a track! The highlight was playing with my two children Friday on Knockout Mode and playing with the older kid and my wife on Sunday. (āYou let me winā she kept saying as I found almost every way to fall off every track. My 3rd, 4th, 4th, 2nd was the best I could do!)
I also bought Picross S 8 and I just realized I am a little more than halfway finished. Those are the easier puzzles, though. Lots more podcast and zone out time ahead.
The biggest news is that I completed chapter 12 of Xenoblade Chronicles! From what I understand, this was about where the Wii U game ended? I also dove into chapter 13, act 1 because the story is too much to put down. Iām hoping Iāll wrap everything up before July so o can start my first physical Switch 2 game: Bravely Default Remaster.
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I was so busy I forgot to write!
After successfully camping Wednesday for a Switch 2, I went into school for the last day for teachers and played the board games Dwellings of Eldervale and Dominion.
For the weekend, I casually played Mario Kart World. I love how the races are not just laps around a track! The highlight was playing with my two children Friday on Knockout Mode and playing with the older kid and my wife on Sunday. (āYou let me winā she kept saying as I found almost every way to fall off every track. My 3rd, 4th, 4th, 2nd was the best I could do!)
I also bought Picross S 8 and I just realized I am a little more than halfway finished. Those are the easier puzzles, though. Lots more podcast and zone out time ahead.
The biggest news is that I completed chapter 12 of Xenoblade Chronicles! From what I understand, this was about where the Wii U game ended? I also dove into chapter 13, act 1 because the story is too much to put down. Iām hoping Iāll wrap everything up before July so o can start my first physical Switch 2 game: Bravely Default Remaster.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I was so busy I forgot to write!
Tsk tsk. It's your first time so letting this slide, but this shouldn't happen again Mr. Deutsch!
Dominion is our house favourite. We eventually got one expansion but just the base game has been played dozens if not hundreds of time.
How are you liking Mario Kart World? sdcSpace commented below (or above, however you have the comments sorted) about not being a fan of Grand Prix format. Have you tried that yet? And most importantly, did you really let her win?
I am still at Picross S5, I usually play them semi regularly, but haven't opened it even once since I started Xenoblade Chronicles X.
Ah so Chapter 13 is new content? And is that the last chapter or there is more after that?
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I was so busy I forgot to write!
Tsk tsk. It's your first time so letting this slide, but this shouldn't happen again Mr. Deutsch!
Dominion is our house favourite. We eventually got one expansion but just the base game has been played dozens if not hundreds of time.
How are you liking Mario Kart World? sdcSpace commented below (or above, however you have the comments sorted) about not being a fan of Grand Prix format. Have you tried that yet? And most importantly, did you really let her win?
I am still at Picross S5, I usually play them semi regularly, but haven't opened it even once since I started Xenoblade Chronicles X.
Ah so Chapter 13 is new content? And is that the last chapter or there is more after that?
I said it out loud so that she would know I hadnāt let her win, but she doesnāt believe me. Sheās not too shabby; in contrast, my kart skills are slightly more shabby.
Chapter 13 has multiple parts and I remember seeing it pop up as squad members reached the achievement. I donāt know where I heard it was the extra definitive edition stuff. Maybe from our other friend who plays the game (I canāt remember their username right now).
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I said it out loud so that she would know I hadnāt let her win, but she doesnāt believe me. Sheās not too shabby; in contrast, my kart skills are slightly more shabby.
Chapter 13 has multiple parts and I remember seeing it pop up as squad members reached the achievement. I donāt know where I heard it was the extra definitive edition stuff. Maybe from our other friend who plays the game (I canāt remember their username right now).
Hehe, that used to be me and my wife in Tetris. Now she accepts that she is much better than me
Let me summon my friend @[email protected] for the Xenoblade question. Is the Chapter 13 new content for the DE?
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Hehe, that used to be me and my wife in Tetris. Now she accepts that she is much better than me
Let me summon my friend @[email protected] for the Xenoblade question. Is the Chapter 13 new content for the DE?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Is the Chapter 13 new content for the DE?
Yes, the ending for the WiiU version is what you see after Chapter 12.
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Is the Chapter 13 new content for the DE?
Yes, the ending for the WiiU version is what you see after Chapter 12.
Oooh, interesting.
