{"id":128925,"date":"2022-10-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-139229"},"modified":"2022-10-15T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T09:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-october-15th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/15\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-october-15th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 15th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2ae823c85479b\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2ae823c85479b\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"No Man's Sky\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2ae823c85479b\/no-mans-sky.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2ae823c85479b\/no-mans-sky.900x.jpg\" alt=\"No Man's Sky\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Hello Games<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>We did it, everyone. We made it through the working week with only 306 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_scarlet_and_violet\">Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/a> news drops to write of &#8211; perhaps this is a slight over-exaggeration, but you get the picture.<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This week we were lucky enough to head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/behind-the-scenes-with-mario-plus-rabbids-sparks-of-hope-a-tactical-game-for-all\">behind the scenes at Ubisoft<\/a> to get a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_plus_rabbids_sparks_of_hope\">Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope<\/a> as the game nears release. We also got all nostalgic over the passing trend of hearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/talking-point-is-the-golden-age-of-licensed-music-in-games-over\">licensed music in video games<\/a>, and we got a chance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/meet-sea-power-the-talent-behind-disco-elysiums-exquisite-music\">chat to Sea Power<\/a> &#8211; the geniuses behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/disco_elysium_the_final_cut\">Disco Elysium<\/a>&#8216;s soundtrack.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There have also been reviews a-plenty on the site this week. We took to the skies to give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch\/no-mans-sky\">our thoughts<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/no_mans_sky\">No Man&#8217;s Sky<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/n64\/pilotwings-64\">say a word<\/a> about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/pilotwings_64\">Pilotwings 64<\/a>, and then came very much back down to Earth in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch\/lego-bricktales\">our review<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/lego_bricktales\">LEGO Bricktales<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Now, as is traditional, a group of our writers have come together to share their gaming plans for the weekend. Have a read through what we are all up to and then get involved in the comments below to share what you are playing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Jim Norman, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I <em>will<\/em> finish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/tunic\">Tunic<\/a>. I swear I will. Ok, I might not. I am stuck on one particularly frustrating battle which with any other game I probably would have just given up by now, but I love this game so much and can&#8217;t put it down &#8211; regardless of the toll it is taking on me mentally to keep going.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from this, I have also been playing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/haiku_the_robot\">Haiku the Robot<\/a> this week which is a really fun little metroidvania. This is a genre that I have never <em>really<\/em> got into &#8211; I know, please don&#8217;t shout at me &#8211; but this has been the most adorable way in and I am excited to play some more.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"eVTC3qJ5wYw\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Alex Olney, video producer<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve recently become besotted with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/no_mans_sky\">No Man&#8217;s Sky<\/a>, so every chance I get I&#8217;m going to be dropping hours into that beast like it&#8217;s hot. Sadly I&#8217;ve got some sort of social appointment about two hideously good friends of mine celebrating their relationship with rings or something so the hours I shall be dropping will not be as numerous as I would otherwise have liked. Very inconsiderate to organise one of the most important days of their lives so close to the game&#8217;s release date. Tsk.<\/p>\n<h2>Alana Hagues, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>Another week goes by, and another weekend of not much gaming arrives for me! I\u2019d be lying if I said I wasn\u2019t going back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/xenoblade_chronicles_3\">Xenoblade Chronicles 3<\/a> this weekend. Wave 2 just dropped so I want to see how Ino shapes up and I&#8217;m also going to take on Challenge Mode. If it feels like I\u2019ve been playing Xenoblade 3 forever, readers, it\u2019s because I have. But I adore it.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of new stuff, I\u2019ve been really enjoying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/penko_park\">Penko Park<\/a> and I\u2019ll likely finish it this weekend. It\u2019s a short, sweet, and extremely weird take on Pok\u00e9mon Snap \u2013 sometimes I\u2019m side-eyeing the creatures in the park, while other times I just want to cuddle them and take them home.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your weekend, everyone!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"f92KNwBcFoc\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, reviewer<br \/><\/h2>\n<p>My new music album is coming out this Sunday and I already have butterflies in my stomach. Still no excuse not to get some game time so back to Aionios I go to unlock all the swimsuits and the new hero in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 new DLC content. Turns out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/prodeus\">Prodeus<\/a> was released under the wrong build last week, so I am cautiously making my way trough the campaign while waiting for the next crash. Massive re-balance patch for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/sd_gundam_battle_alliance\">SD Gundam Battle Alliance<\/a> gives me the confidence boost to soldier on.<\/p>\n<p>Game of the Week is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/nierautomata_the_end_of_yorha_edition\">NieR: Automata<\/a>. After so long and seeing so much 2B fan-art \/ cosplay it is nice to be at last in the loop. Will probably take me quite some time to see every ending, but its a worthy goal. Glory to Mankind and all that, eh?<\/p>\n<h2>Kate Gray, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m still on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/disney_dreamlight_valley\">Disney Dreamlight Valley<\/a>, which is getting an update (and hopefully a ton of bug fixes) next week. I&#8217;ve just learned about the power of the pumpkin \u2014 the economy is really unbalanced, so you need to make a ton of cash, fast, and growing and selling pumpkins is the way \u2014 so that&#8217;s been my focus lately. It&#8217;s not particularly exciting, but sometimes you just need a mindless game, you know?<\/p>\n<p>I also just downloaded a new PC game called <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1677770\/The_Case_of_the_Golden_Idol\/\">The Case of the Golden Idol<\/a>, which I knew absolutely nothing about until I saw a tweet from Lucas Pope (creator of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/psvita\/papers_please\" class=\"external\">Papers, Please<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/return_of_the_obra_dinn\">Return of the Obra Dinn<\/a>) recommending it. I bought it IMMEDIATELY. I&#8217;d trust that man with my life, apparently! Anyway, I&#8217;ve played an hour or so. It&#8217;s really good.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><em><em>As ever, thank you for reading! Make sure to leave us a comment below with your weekend gaming plans!<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Hello Games We did it, everyone. We made it through the working week with only 306 Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet news drops to write of &#8211; perhaps this is a slight over-exaggeration, but you get the picture. This week we were lucky enough to head behind the scenes at Ubisoft to get a look [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128925\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}