{"id":131053,"date":"2023-01-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-143303"},"modified":"2023-01-07T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T10:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-january-7th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/01\/07\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-january-7th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 7th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b45b02965bc64\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b45b02965bc64\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sonic Mania Plus\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b45b02965bc64\/sonic-mania-plus.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\/b45b02965bc64\/sonic-mania-plus.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Sonic Mania Plus\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: SEGA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s 2023 and the lights are back on at Nintendo Life Towers. While January can often be something of a sleepy month as the gaming industry rears its head from a Christmas-induced slumber, we are up and raring to dive into what looks to be an interesting year for Nintendo.<\/p>\n<p>This week, we have shared our thoughts on 2023&#8217;s first big release, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/fire_emblem_engage\">Fire Emblem Engage<\/a>, as we got our hands on the game for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/01\/hands-on-fire-emblem-engage-is-surprisingly-fast-paced-and-delightfully-deep\">preview<\/a>. We have also been looking forward to the year ahead as some of our writers got together to discuss their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/our-gaming-predictions-for-2023\">gaming predictions<\/a>. Then, to top it all off, we dove into the ultimate question of Hyrule as we attempted to find the very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/best%20Zelda-themed%20Nintendo%20consoles\">best Zelda-themed Nintendo console<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, some of us have sat down to share our gaming plans for this weekend. Be it a new title or attempting to get through the shadow of 2022&#8217;s backlog, it&#8217;s going to be a big year for all of us Switch fans. Have a read and then take to the comments to let us know what you will be playing!<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"F8o1OwPpvyY\">[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>Jim Norman, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>I have seen in the new year by finally getting round to playing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/no_mans_sky\">No Man&#8217;s Sky<\/a> on the Switch and&#8230;. I&#8217;m kinda mixed. The fact that the game runs at all is a huge surprise to me and I can&#8217;t fault its ambition, but I am finding the controls hard to get to grips with and the incentive to come back for more is definitely tricky in the first few hours &#8211; we&#8217;ll see if I make a breakthrough this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from that, I can also see my weekend being defined by short bursts of gaming so I will probably be using these moments to play more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/sonic_mania_plus\">Sonic Mania Plus<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/into_the_breach\">Into The Breach<\/a>. A strange double bill, I will admit, but both are great for getting some playtime in when you only have 20 minutes or so.<\/p>\n<h2>Kate Gray, Staff Writer<br \/><\/h2>\n<p>My weekend is a bit stacked already and I&#8217;m not sure which ones I&#8217;ll get time to play (I&#8217;M GOING TO IKEA), but it will be one of these: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/wayward_strand\">Wayward Strand<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/games\/xbox-series-x\/norco\" class=\"external\">Norco<\/a> (I&#8217;m close to the end), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/i_was_a_teenage_exocolonist\">I Was A Teenage Exocolonist<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/paradise_killer\">Paradise Killer<\/a>. I&#8217;ll also potentially be watching my partner finish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/games\/xbox-one\/outer_wilds\" class=\"external\">Outer Wilds<\/a> \u2014 a feat I never managed myself because it got too scary and I&#8217;m a wimp.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"VAyY1OvI2q8\">[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>Alana Hagues, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m starting 2023 off with good intentions and I\u2019m diving into my backlog before the onslaught of JRPGs starts next month! First up, after playing lots of turn-based games, I\u2019ve turned to the action-oriented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/nobody_saves_the_world\">Nobody Saves The World<\/a>, which I\u2019m having a delightful time with. I\u2019m just heading to the second dungeon, and my favourite forms are the Slug and the Ranger so far. Yes, you can turn into a Slug, and it\u2019s <em>really<\/em> fun.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s\u2026 kind of it, at the moment. I didn\u2019t get any new games over the holiday period, so I\u2019m currently trying to resist the temptation to pick up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/crisis_core_-final_fantasy_vii-_reunion\">Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion<\/a>. And I don\u2019t want to over-promise on the backlog goals, of course. We\u2019re kicking off the year gently, folks.<\/p>\n<h2>Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>With January being a reasonably quiet month for me (I\u2019m definitely not a fan of the <strong>Fire Emblem<\/strong> series), I\u2019ve decided to use my time to go back and revisit a few titles that I haven\u2019t played in a good while. At the top of the pile is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/luigis_mansion_3\">Luigi\u2019s Mansion 3<\/a>, which I still hold as one of the finest games on the Switch and certainly one of the better looking ones. I\u2019m not too far into it yet, but it will definitely be keeping me busy in the days and weeks to come.<\/p>\n<p>Over on the Series X, I\u2019m currently working my way through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/games\/xbox-series-x\/halo_infinite\" class=\"external\">Halo Infinite<\/a> on Legendary. The highest difficulty setting here is revelatory and really forces you to consider how to approach each objective. For as much heat as this game has been getting in recent months, I find it difficult to fault the campaign; it\u2019s great stuff.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"5tnJSGyc1NQ\">[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<hr>\n<p><em><em><em>Thanks for reading! Add the main game you&#8217;ll be playing in the poll below and leave a comment with your gaming plans for the weekend ahead!<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: SEGA It&#8217;s 2023 and the lights are back on at Nintendo Life Towers. While January can often be something of a sleepy month as the gaming industry rears its head from a Christmas-induced slumber, we are up and raring to dive into what looks to be an interesting year for Nintendo. 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