{"id":110882,"date":"2020-03-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/03\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend_march_28th"},"modified":"2020-03-28T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T10:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-march-28th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/03\/28\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-march-28th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 28th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4fb9fe24dc31f\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4fb9fe24dc31f\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Animal Crossing\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4fb9fe24dc31f\/animal-crossing.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4fb9fe24dc31f\/animal-crossing.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Animal Crossing\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><em>So, we&#8217;ve reached the end of yet another hectic week full of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/03\/a_nintendo_direct_mini_has_just_been_shadow-dropped_watch_it_here\">sneaky, surprise Nintendo Directs<\/a> and a whole bunch of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/03\/angry_players_are_starting_to_review-bomb_animal_crossing_new_horizons\">people who have been angrily slating Animal Crossing<\/a>. Thankfully, then, it&#8217;s finally time to have a quick rest.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Members of Team Nintendo Life have shared their gaming plans for the weekend below, and we&#8217;d love for you to join in via our poll and comment sections. Enjoy!<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>PJ O\u2019Reilly, reviewer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I\u2019ll be attending the grand opening of my <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/animal_crossing_new_horizons\">Animal Crossing<\/a><\/strong> island\u2019s very own museum. I know, I\u2019m lagging way behind with my progress but it\u2019s hard when you spend your entire play time refilling all the holes your kids have dug everywhere while you weren\u2019t looking.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve also jumped on the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/panzer_dragoon_remake\">Panzer Dragoon: Remake<\/a><\/strong>, which I\u2019m not 100% sold on just yet, and the amazing <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/star_wars_jedi_knight_jedi_academy\">Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy<\/a><\/strong>, which is the best Star Wars game in my opinion, here\u2019s hoping this is a solid port. There\u2019s also that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/bravely_default_ii\"><strong>Bravely Default 2<\/strong><\/a> demo to take a look at\u2026luckily we\u2019ve all got quite a lot of spare time on our hands right now. I hope everyone is keeping safe, staying inside and doing ok. Have a good weekend!<\/p>\n<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I&#8217;ll be playing <strong>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/strong>, and if my experience with the game over the past few days is anything to go by, it looks like I might be playing it for the rest of time, too.<\/p>\n<p>This is my first time really getting stuck into an Animal Crossing game and I&#8217;m absolutely in love with it. I&#8217;ve been making sure to squeeze an hour or two out of each day to play it and am really enjoying that unexplainable, happy feeling it gives you. I never thought I&#8217;d really &#8216;get&#8217; Animal Crossing, but I&#8217;ve been proven entirely wrong.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"resize\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cssQqLj7vf4?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\" type=\"text\/html\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Gavin Lane, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>This week I took delivery of a beautiful custom backlit Game Boy from Gameboy Shack, a specialist UK-based retailer that <a aria-describedby=\"slack-kit-tooltip\" class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/04\/feature_keeping_the_game_boy_retail_dream_alive_30_years_after_launch\">we spoke to last year when the Game Boy turned 30<\/a>. Having unwrapped the console, I promptly plundered its innards and transplanted them into my original DMG-01 case to create the dream machine I&#8217;ve always wanted with a brand new, spotless glass screen and a couple of new replacement buttons. I had been prepared to add the backlight myself &#8211; it seems simple enough with the right tools &#8211; but I opted to save time and do it this way instead. Having a duplicate system means that I also have the unit\u2019s \u2018stock\u2019 components which I put back in the custom case, meaning I&#8217;ve got a second Game Boy for hot multiplayer action.<\/p>\n<p>So, this weekend I\u2019d like nothing more than to sit down with <a aria-describedby=\"slack-kit-tooltip\" class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/12\/feature_best_game_boy_games\">a collection of classics<\/a> and drain a bunch of AAs! I won\u2019t, though. Those bugs and fish aren\u2019t going to catch themselves, you know.<\/p>\n<h2>Ollie Reynolds, reviewer<\/h2>\n<p>Like most people, I&#8217;ll of course be spending some time on my very own Overlook Island (how very apt in this period of isolation.. if you know, you know) in <strong>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/strong>! I&#8217;ve just unlocked Nook&#8217;s Cranny, and I&#8217;m currently laying out plots for 3 new residents, so I&#8217;m very excited to see what, and indeed who, the weekend brings.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also getting to grips with the newly released <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/good_job\"><strong>Good Job!<\/strong><\/a> and finding it to be an absolute joy so far. I need a bit more time with it, but be sure to check out my review very shortly!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"resize\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_oCnVGHUhyw?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\" type=\"text\/html\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Austin Voigt, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got a lot of &#8211; you guessed it &#8211; <strong>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/strong> to play this weekend. I believe I&#8217;ve directly convinced at least 8 people now to purchase the game, who otherwise wouldn&#8217;t have, and they have each convinced others to as well. So not only do we have a lot of social distance-playing to do together, but I&#8217;m also determined to get terraforming and waterscaping unlocked this weekend. I know what you&#8217;re thinking: &#8216;Austin, that&#8217;s not even cool, everyone&#8217;s already unlocked that and you&#8217;re so lame and far behind, you&#8217;re supposed to be the Animal Crossing Guru!&#8217;. YES, and as such, I also take my time and enjoy my Animal Crossing games at a slower pace in order to make that joy last as long as possible. So leave me alone! I&#8217;m going back to my island now.<\/p>\n<h2>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>While the entire staff (and indeed the world) surrenders to the OCD nightmare <strong>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/strong>, I continue to shift around specialized squads of mecha in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/sd_gundam_g_generation_cross_rays\">SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays<\/a><\/strong>. However, all weekend plans were given a large boost by a certain (not-so) mini Nintendo Direct. After a large exchange of coin at the eShop this weekend, things will be brightened with <strong>Panzer Dragoon<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/shinsekai_into_the_depths\">Shinsekai<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hyperspace_delivery_service\">Hyperspace Delivery Service<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/chaos_code_-new_sign_of_catastrophe-\">Chaos Code<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/dogurai\">Dogurai<\/a><\/strong> and a beautiful <strong>Bravely Default II<\/strong> demo.<\/p>\n<p>My game of the week is the stellar <strong>Good Job!<\/strong>, an alarmingly close approximation of my professional life turned into a video game.<\/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, we&#8217;ve reached the end of yet another hectic week full of sneaky, surprise Nintendo Directs and a whole bunch of people who have been angrily slating Animal Crossing. Thankfully, then, it&#8217;s finally time to have a quick rest. 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