{"id":105132,"date":"2019-12-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/12\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend_december_7th"},"modified":"2019-12-07T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T10:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-december-7th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/12\/07\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-december-7th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 7th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9fbf5f3f859b9\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9fbf5f3f859b9\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Zacian\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9fbf5f3f859b9\/zacian.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9fbf5f3f859b9\/zacian.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Zacian\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><em>So, yet another week has been and gone, this time bringing with it a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/12\/nintendo_switch_system_update_9_1_0_is_now_live\">new Nintendo Switch system update<\/a>, an announcement for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/12\/nintendo_expands_the_switch_online_snes_and_nes_service_with_six_classic_games\">new NES and SNES titles on Switch<\/a> &#8211; just days after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/11\/talking_point_whats_happened_to_switchs_nes_and_snes_games_nintendo\">we moaned about it<\/a>, no less &#8211; and even the addition of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/12\/super_mario_maker_2_version_2_0_full_patch_notes_-_links_master_sword_ninji_speedrun_and_more\">Link in Super Mario Maker 2<\/a>. Phew!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But now it&#8217;s finally time to sit back and enjoy some game time. The Nintendo Life team have shared their plans below, and we&#8217;d love for you to get involved via the comments and poll sections as always. Enjoy!<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>Another weekend, another chance to catch a few of &#8217;em in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_sword_and_shield\">Pok\u00e9mon Sword<\/a><\/strong>! <em>That&#8217;s how the saying goes, right?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty determined to complete my Pok\u00e9dex, actually going as far as wanting a full &#8216;living Dex&#8217; where you have one of every single Pok\u00e9mon in your PC, and things are going relatively well. Of course, having a very limited amount of free time is an issue, but with the help of my Nintendo Life news reporting bestie, Liam, things should go a little smoother. Luckily, he&#8217;s grabbed <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Shield<\/strong>, so we&#8217;re working towards finding all of the exclusive creatures for each other. <em>Awh<\/em>.<em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>PJ O\u2019Reilly, reviewer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I\u2019ll be settling down to have a blast on some of the games I picked up during the Black Friday eShop sale. I\u2019ll be blasting into some <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_bomberman_r\">Super Bomberman R<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/broforce\">Broforce<\/a><\/strong> as well as testing out my drifting skills in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/team_sonic_racing\">Team Sonic Racing<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Besides that lot I\u2019ll also be continuing to make my way through the unbelievably great port of <strong>Assassin\u2019s Creed IV: Black Flag<\/strong> that\u2019s rocked up on the eShop as part of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/assassins_creed_the_rebel_collection\">Rebel Collection<\/a><\/strong>, I\u2019ve completed the main campaign but that huge big world map is still bursting full of secrets to set sail for. Avast ye! Binnacle! All hands ahoy\u2026eh\u2026that kind of thing. <em>Arrrr!<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aBihVLbF5J8?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Austin Voigt, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>This is the weekend where I will finally pull myself away from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_sword_and_shield\">Pok\u00e9mon Shield<\/a><\/strong> and attempt to finish all of the other games I got halfway through and never completed. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/luigis_mansion_3\">Luigi\u2019s Mansion 3<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_links_awakening\">Zelda: Link\u2019s Awakening<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/dragon_quest_xi_s_echoes_of_an_elusive_age_-_definitive_edition\">Dragon Quest XI S<\/a><\/strong> to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>We also have a friend staying over this weekend who has &#8211; and I quote &#8211; \u201cnever played a Switch before\u201d. So there will likely need to be some education on all of the other classic titles like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild\">Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_mario_odyssey\">Super Mario Odyssey<\/a><\/strong> happening as well.<\/p>\n<h2>Gavin Lane, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I find myself left to my own devices for <em>an entire Saturday<\/em>. I\u2019m sure many of you experience this level of freedom every weekend \u2013 maybe even on Sunday, too \u2013 but it\u2019s a rarity for yours truly, and the potential is making me a bit giddy.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the glorious non-gaming acts in which I shall indulge (like having a massive lie-in followed by a damn fine coffee while listening to some pleasant tunes and leisurely flicking through a gaming mag), I\u2019ll be looking to tick off one or two things from the backlog. Earlier this week I managed to finish the excellent <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/sayonara_wild_hearts\">Sayonara Wild Hearts<\/a><\/strong>, and I\u2019d like to polish off <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/gato_roboto\">Gato Roboto<\/a><\/strong> this weekend, too. Then there are the inevitable Gym Badges I still need to win, and I also picked up <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/unravel_two\">Unravel Two<\/a><\/strong> in the Cyber Deals sale \u2013 kinda need a co-op partner for that one, though.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of other things sitting on my micro SD, but that\u2019s probably more than enough to keep me occupied for 24 hours. Have a great one everybody.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TsDrMESQK5k?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>Tick, tock, tick, tock, the clock is running out of days left this year and my backlog continues to impress despite my best efforts to make it more reasonable and humanly manageable. Large doses of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/valfaris\">Valfaris<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/touryst\">The Touryst<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/earthnight\">EarthNight<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/river_city_girls\">River City Girls<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/astral_chain\">Astral Chain<\/a><\/strong> and an old Super Famicom friend with a new lick of paint &#8211; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/star_ocean_first_departure_r\">Star Ocean: First Departure R<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; are in order. Add in some mandatory <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/daemon_x_machina\">DAEMON X MACHINA<\/a><\/strong> because who knew that running around as Geralt or Siri shooting giant mechs would be a thing!<\/p>\n<p>My game of the week is the incredible Switch conversion of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/alien_isolation\">Alien: Isolation<\/a><\/strong>. I had never played it before because of the scariest reason of them all: it was never previously available on any platform I own. Check those corners, people&#8230; and what could possibly go wrong if I crawl inside this very dark, very tight vent?<\/p>\n<p><em>As always, thanks for reading! Make sure to leave a vote in the poll above and a comment below with your gaming choices over the next few days&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, yet another week has been and gone, this time bringing with it a new Nintendo Switch system update, an announcement for new NES and SNES titles on Switch &#8211; just days after we moaned about it, no less &#8211; and even the addition of Link in Super Mario Maker 2. Phew! 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