{"id":131198,"date":"2023-01-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-143575"},"modified":"2023-01-14T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T10:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-january-14th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/01\/14\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-january-14th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 14th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/89684ef5fb1da\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/89684ef5fb1da\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/89684ef5fb1da\/vengeful-guardian-moonrider.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\/89684ef5fb1da\/vengeful-guardian-moonrider.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Arcade Crew<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the Christmas chocolates finally dwindling in number, we think it&#8217;s fair to say that 2023 is well under way. And as the year kicks off, so too do we see the return of gaming news \u2014 nature is healing, people!<\/p>\n<p>This week at Nintendo Life, we have been welcoming in the new year with open arms, looking to the months ahead and talking about some of the upcoming big games. We prepared for some of the titles which are right around the corner as we ranked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/fire-emblem-narratives-ranked-n-which-fire-emblem-has-the-best-story\">best narratives in the Fire Emblem series<\/a> and asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/talking-point-after-pixel-remaster-whats-next-for-final-fantasy-on-switch\">what is next for Final Fantasy on Switch<\/a> after the pixel remaster? Then, of course, we looked on to Zelda, pondering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/which-zelda-games-should-you-replay-before-tears-of-the-kingdom\">which games we should all replay before Tears of the Kingdom<\/a> comes out.<\/p>\n<p>In the world of reviews this week, we had a great time getting to grips with a slice of retro action in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/vengeful_guardian_moonrider\">Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider<\/a>, then took to some twin-stick madness in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/lone_ruin\">Lone Ruin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, some of us have come together to share what our gaming plans are looking like for the weekend. Have a read through our responses and then take to the comments to let us know what you will be playing!<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:142464 @ 2023-01-15T03:17:57+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h2>Jim Norman, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>This week I started playing this niche little game called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/super_metroid\">Super Metroid<\/a> (you might have heard of it) on the NSO SNES library. I was only meant to play for a few minutes but here I am, a couple of days later, about to take on Ridley. I have never beaten the game before so everything is new to me by this point and I must say (hot take alert) it is really, <em>really<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>If I do manage to wrap that one up then I will most likely be continuing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps4\/last_of_us_remastered\" class=\"external\">The Last of Us Remastered<\/a>. Again, this is the first time that I have got round to playing this <em>unheard-of small indie title<\/em>, and I wanted to at least get some playtime under my belt before the series starts.<\/p>\n<h2>Kate Gray, Staff Writer<br \/><\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I&#8217;m STILL watching my partner play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/games\/xbox-one\/outer_wilds\" class=\"external\">Outer Wilds<\/a>, I&#8217;m STILL perfecting my headshots in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps4\/metal_gear_solid_v_the_phantom_pain\" class=\"external\">MGSV<\/a>, and I just discovered the incredible Stacklands on Steam Deck. Unfortunately, that means that my Switch is taking a bit of a nap \u2014 although I just finished (and highly recommend) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/beacon_pines\">Beacon Pines<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/south_of_the_circle\">South of the Circle<\/a>, which are both on Switch. Busy weekend!<\/p>\n<h2>Alana Hagues, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve already beaten two games this year, which isn\u2019t bad at all! Sure, I started one last year, but shhh. Next on my list to tackle is something I\u2019ve wanted to play for <em>ages<\/em> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/disco_elysium_the_final_cut\">Disco Elysium: The Final Cut<\/a>. I got a physical copy on Switch for a good deal and I couldn\u2019t pass it up, and I\u2019m very excited to finally discover what the hype is all about.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll be juggling a few smaller things on the side too \u2013 I\u2019m going back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/ghost_song\">Ghost Song<\/a> and dabbling in some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/final_fantasy_xiv_online_a_realm_reborn\" class=\"external\">Final Fantasy XIV<\/a> before I drop my sub for a bit \u2013 but I\u2019m mostly going to be cosying up with a book or catching up on some AGDQ runs such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/neon_white\">Neon White<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/celeste\">Celeste<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/legend_of_zelda_ocarina_of_time\">Ocarina of Time<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/fashion_police_squad\">Fashion Police Squad<\/a>. I promise the last one is a <em>real<\/em> video game.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"0WFEq277Z5A\">[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>Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>I won\u2019t be gaming too much this weekend, as Saturday will be my daughter\u2019s first birthday, so all of my attention will be on her! We\u2019ll be playing lots of <strong>Peekaboo<\/strong>, <strong>This Little Piggy<\/strong>, and <strong>Tummy Time<\/strong>, but probably no Switch games\u2026 not yet, anyway.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, however, I might dive into Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider and give that a few playthroughs. It\u2019s a nice, short experience, so I\u2019m confident I can squeeze in a few 10-minute sessions here and there!<\/p>\n<h2>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, Reviewer<\/h2>\n<h2>Austin Voigt, Contributing Writer<\/h2>\n<p>Lately, I\u2019ve been feeling a bit nostalgic for some of the classic <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> games after the interesting experience that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_scarlet_and_violet\">Scarlet and Violet<\/a>. I missed the heydays of Game Freak creating games that were clean, detailed, and well-thought-out &#8211; and that led me to pull out some of my favourites: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gameboy\/pokemon_yellow_version_special_pikachu_edition\">Pok\u00e9mon Yellow<\/a> (thanks for helping me find a good deal on the manual, Zion!), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gbc\/pokemon_crystal1\">Crystal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gba\/pokemon_emerald\">Emerald<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/pokemon_omega_ruby_and_alpha_sapphire\">Alpha Sapphire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/pokemon_heartgold_and_soulsilver\">SoulSilver<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/pokemon_black_and_white\">Black<\/a> &#8211; to name a few. And those games have still held their magic for me, even today. Highly recommend going back into the Pok\u00e9mon archives, especially if you were also a bit let down by the latest entries in the series. You\u2019ll appreciate the classics even more now.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><em><em>We hope you enjoyed reading! Add the game that you&#8217;ll be maining 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: The Arcade Crew With the Christmas chocolates finally dwindling in number, we think it&#8217;s fair to say that 2023 is well under way. And as the year kicks off, so too do we see the return of gaming news \u2014 nature is healing, people! This week at Nintendo Life, we have been welcoming in [&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-131198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131198","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=131198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131198\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}