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What are you playing this weekend? 2023-07-29

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What are you playing this weekend? 2023-07-29 - Lemmy.world

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?

Jul 28, 2023 at 12:34pmWeb
Show threadDougasJul 28, 2023

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

Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023

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!

Show threadMaultascheJul 28, 2023
Now that I finished Tears of the Kingdom, it’s time to get back to finishing the last two stories in Octopath Traveller 2.
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023
Nice! Which 2 are left? I haven’t played it yet, but have seen all the characters.
Show threadMaultascheJul 28, 2023
The final chapters of Agnes and Partitio. And I guess there’s gonna be a final final boss again, like in the first game.
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023
Interesting. Good luck!
Show threadZammy95Jul 28, 2023
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.
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023
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.
Show threadZammy95Jul 28, 2023
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
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023
Okay, will show her that. Thanks for the info!
Show threadpicandocodigoJul 28, 2023

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!

Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023

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.

Show threadpicandocodigoJul 29, 2023

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.

Show threaddavidjJul 29, 2023
@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.
Show threadpicandocodigoJul 29, 2023

These are some of my favourites off the top of my head:

I played River City Girls 1 and got the sequel but haven’t gotten much into it yet.

Fight'N Rage

Get ready to Fight'N Rage!

Nintendo of Europe GmbH
Show threadslimerancherJul 31, 2023

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.

Show threadpicandocodigoJul 31, 2023
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: www.play-asia.com/fightn-rage/13/70g31v
Show threadslimerancherJul 31, 2023
Don’t care about physical games. Digital FTW!
Show threadslimerancherJul 31, 2023

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.

Show threadpicandocodigoJul 31, 2023
I’ll hit you up when I get it 👍
Show threadCyborganismJul 28, 2023
I’m trying to finish Mercenary Kings. I’ve gotten a long way but it’s taking so long to finish. You really gotta commit to this game.
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023
How are you liking the game? Doesn’t it become repetitive? I played a bit of the start of the game, and it was pretty much all in same area, doing same kind of things? (I am seeing the irony, talking about same area and doing the same thing, while playing Monster Hunter myself…)
Show threadCyborganismJul 28, 2023
Yeah it is at first because you do multiple missions in the same area which are very similar. As you move up the ranks you unlock new levels with new enemies that are much harder, but it takes a long time to get there.
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023
If I enjoyed the game-play of the 2-3 missions that I did, would you recommend me to keep playing it? I just saw that it’s too long and switched to something else, thinking I’ll play it later, but then didn’t get around to it.
Show threadCyborganismJul 29, 2023

Honestly? No.

The game is fun and the graphics and sprites look amazing. I mean it’s Paul Robertson that did the artwork. But, man it’s repetitive. Even the bosses are always the same. One you figure out the pattern you barely even have to think.

It’s too long for nothing and you keep doing the same thing over and over.

Show threadslimerancherJul 31, 2023

Don’t know why you have gotten downvotes without anyone giving a counter argument.

Thanks for your feedback. I am going to keep ignoring it for now.

Show threadGrangle1Jul 28, 2023
Still side questing/shrine hunting in TotK. Didn’t play as much as usual this week, it’s been a bit busy preparing for a vacation I’m taking next week, so I probably won’t play much next week either. Any tips on how to beat lynels?
Show threadTPushicJul 28, 2023
@Grangle1 Puffshrooms
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023
As I told Dougas above, vacations are great! Stay away from screen, and have fun!
Show threadWestyFlyerJul 28, 2023
Tears of the Kingdom. Hoping to find the last few shrines I’m missing…
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023

I am still very far from reaching that point.

Have you finished the game? What percentage did you reach? And how many hours?

Show threadWestyFlyerJul 28, 2023

I haven’t finished yet so I don’t know how far along (in terms of percentage). My goal before finishing is completing all the shrines, light roots and as many quests as I have picked up along the way. After that I’ll likely finish the game and then look up the side quests I haven’t done yet.

So far I’ve played for 145 hours and completed 142 shrines.

Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023
Wow, that’s some nice numbers! Good luck!
Show threadargo_yamatoJul 28, 2023
Probably random games on the SNES console or maybe getting back into ToK
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023

I read it as “getting back to Tik Tok”.

Have you finished Tears of the Kingdom?

Show threadargo_yamatoJul 28, 2023
Not even close to finishing
Show threadslimerancherJul 30, 2023
Haha, good. Enjoy!
Show threadMrgruesomeaJul 28, 2023
Playing no-build Fortnite with some buds tonight. Will try to get some Tears of the Kingdom or Octopath Traveller 2 in as well
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023

I am not a fan of BR, but Fortnite has become pretty good, specially the no-build mode. The feel of the game has improved a lot since it’s earlier days.

How far along are you in Tears of the Kingdom and Octopath Traveller 2?

Show threadMrgruesomeaJul 28, 2023

I am not a fan of BR, but Fortnite has become pretty good, specially the no-build mode

Exactly how I felt too. They regularly switch out weapons and items so it keeps it fresh, but a little frustrating when they take away something you like.

How far along are you in Tears of the Kingdom and Octopath Traveller 2?

Not very far at all in totk, I thin I’ve done 10 shrines maybe. We have a new born in the house so that keeps me pretty busy. For octopath I’m nearing the end, most characters are high lvl 30s or 40s. Almost time to start some chapter 4s

Show threadslimerancherJul 30, 2023

Yeah, but they generally stay for whole season, so you know when to expect the change.

Good luck with TotK and OT2.

Show threadTheMinionsJul 28, 2023

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.

Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023

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.

Show threadTheMinionsJul 28, 2023
Ah I never played XCOM. But from what I’ve seen they do look really similar.
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023
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.
Show threadCyborganismJul 29, 2023
That game was so much fun. Haven’t played the sequel yet.
Show threadthorcikJul 28, 2023
Building my Eevee team in Scarlett ;)
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023
Catch’em all!
Show threadoxaphanJul 28, 2023
Just picked up Moonlighter yesterday and already deeply addicted to the thrill of running my store
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023

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.

Show threadBrunachoJul 28, 2023

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.

Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023

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?

Show threadBrunachoJul 29, 2023
storywise i just have to go for Ganondorf at this point. Currently exploring the depths and using it to track missing shrines.
Show threadslimerancherJul 30, 2023
Good luck!
Show threadPenguinTDJul 28, 2023
BG3 early access, want to get familiar with the mechanics before next week’s release.
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023

Ooooh! BG 3! 💖

How are you liking the game?

Show threadPenguinTDJul 28, 2023

It’s really similar to traditional DnD RPG but with some extra quality of life built.

  • you no longer needs to press stat roll for hours to get the stat you want. It’s a bit more modernized but use the 5e rules(I am not familiar, just read it from others’ comment)
  • the opening(I am about 4~5 hours in early access content wise) and think the pace is actually quite good. party size is 4 instead of 6 in older games.
  • there could be more QoL change to the camera operation as currently there is only limited freedom when you operate the camera around. I understand that you can venture out of visible area(so you can’t peak into area you haven’t get close enough yet), but lack of free looking sometimes make navigation around tight corridor/cave area with multiple levels a bit tricky. (they can probably allow free look but use fog of war type to block/masking out intractable/enemies)
  • That said, even in the early area, there might be some glitches for events, how the game loading stuff, schedule tasks in weird order. ie. in one of the main sequence, it loads the map and play cinematic at same time, BUT, the map finish loading first and you see the “result” of the cinematic before it cuts in and started playing. So definitely don’t expect it to be bug free, especially with the scale mentioned in the press.
  • It’s probably gonna burn you quite a bit of time before you get comfortable with the system, I don’t know how far into the game to allow you respec the character( it was mentioned by larian to be a feature but didn’t know how it would be implemented), so you might play some hours and decide to restart if the respec feature is only available mid/late game to have a smoother run or challenge higher difficulty.
  • some of the keywords or system might be a bit confusing but fortunately there is wiki for BG3 already form years of early access.(which also mean it may or may not be out of date because of the patches)

I think overall I can look past the short coming and enjoy the game so far, no annoying crash or very flow breaking stuff. You do need to save frequently cause the auto save spot could be far apart. Best to save before you run into group of dots on your map AND after you finish a bit fight + short resting. The reason for this is this game does have trigger zone and you can’t save during force triggered conversation/combat. If you forgot to rest it could put you into serious disadvantage(cause the high damage output spell or special skills are locked behind consumable points which only refresh after a long rest, and some events might be time relevant, so you have to weight your risk for proceed without rest and more rest but make your schedule tighter.(judging from a bit of search, it’s event related, if you trigger a start of event but then go do other stuff the event will resolve itself even if you did nothing and long rest.)

Show threadslimerancherJul 30, 2023

Thanks for the detailed response.

I have played BG 1 and 2 ( and Icewind dale 1 & 2) a long time ago. Love these games. I still haven’t played Divinity Original Sin 1&2 though, so going to play them first before playing BG 3. They aren’t directly connected, but since they are by same studios, newer games have many QOL changes, that makes older games difficult to play.

Show threadlurker_afJul 28, 2023
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…
Show threadslimerancherJul 28, 2023
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?