{"id":131346,"date":"2023-01-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-143809"},"modified":"2023-01-21T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T10:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-january-21st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/01\/21\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-january-21st\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 21st)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e0f90b624b116\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e0f90b624b116\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Fire Emblem Engage\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e0f90b624b116\/fire-emblem-engage.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\/e0f90b624b116\/fire-emblem-engage.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Fire Emblem Engage\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>January has felt like a long one, we&#8217;ll admit, but we are almost at the end of it now <em>and<\/em> we have Nintendo&#8217;s first big release of 2023 to show for it! After all the character profiles, gameplay trailers and developer interviews, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/fire_emblem_engage\">Fire Emblem Engage<\/a> is finally here in all of its tactical glory.<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of the gaming year starting to get underway, we asked you lovely lot to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/best-fire-emblem-games-of-all-time\">rank the Fire Emblem games<\/a> that are available in the west. We also hopped on the ol&#8217; soapbox once again, this time chatting about our desire for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/soapbox-zelda-should-be-given-the-paper-mario-treatment\">Paper Mario-style Zelda game<\/a> and pleading for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/soapbox-whether-the-rumour-is-true-or-not-baten-kaitos-deserves-a-remake\">Baten Kaitos remake<\/a> (spurred on by some recent rumours). It&#8217;s also been a big week for reviews as we gave our thoughts on Fire Emblem Engage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/persona_3_portable\">Persona 3 Portable<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/persona_4_golden\">Persona 4 Golden<\/a> amongst others.<\/p>\n<p>Now we are taking a break from playing games to, uh, play some <em>different<\/em> games. Below, some of the team have shared what they will be up to over the coming days and we would love for you to get involved too! Have a read through our plans and then take to the comments to let us know what you will be playing this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:142676 @ 2023-01-22T04:05:28+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h2>Jim Norman, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m hoping to be able to pour a good bit of time into Fire Emblem Engage this weekend. I have been following the character reveals for what feels like the past 18 years, so I am excited to finally get to see what all these guys are about. As luck would have it, I also have a fair amount of travelling to do over the next few days so that should give me some quality playtime.<\/p>\n<p>If I manage to put aside some time for anything else, however, then it&#8217;s likely to be spent finishing off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/super_metroid\">Super Metroid<\/a> on the NSO SNES library. Yes, I said that I would do this last week but it turns out that I was much further from the end than I thought. It&#8217;s still an amazing game, though it is a shame about the wall jumping which I stand by being one of the <em>most frustrating mechanics in video game history<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Kate Gray, Staff Writer<br \/><\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve gotta be honest, folks, I think I&#8217;m about to get back into my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/stardew_valley\">Stardew Valley<\/a> phase. I booted up the game to take screenshots the other day and oops I spent two in-game days puttering around the Skull Cavern&#8230; Maybe I can convince my partner to do a co-op farm with me, even though I turn into an inventory management monster every time?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"Q9GfdV141RU\">[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 recently got a weird hankering to play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_smash_bros_ultimate\">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a> again; it&#8217;s been quite a while since I last booted it up and a part of me felt like I was kind of done with the game. Anyway, I basically deleted the entire save file and started from scratch, and doing so has honestly completely revitalised my love for this game. Like, I <em>really<\/em> love it! Playing through Classic Mode with each character and unlocking new ones is a true joy; I even stumbled across some stages that I completely forgot were in it &#8211; New Donk City? <em>What<\/em>! So good, man.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, I bought Persona 4 Golden when it launched on Thursday and I&#8217;ve been having a blast with it so far. I originally played on the Vita nearly ten years ago, but it still holds up remarkably well today. I&#8217;ve not played Persona 3 Portable before, but since it&#8217;s basically a visual novel outside of battles and whatnot, I&#8217;m going to give it a test drive on Game Pass before committing to a purchase on the Switch. Have a good one, everyone!<\/p>\n<h2>Alana Hagues, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m still playing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/disco_elysium_the_final_cut\">Disco Elysium<\/a> at the moment \u2014 what a <em>fantastic<\/em> game. I&#8217;m enjoying being a total disaster in a video game (just like in real life), but it&#8217;s incredibly thoughtful and provocative, too. I bought a boom box! And I passed out reading my clipboard. It&#8217;s an all-timer for those two things alone.<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;ve made a mistake. I&#8217;ve picked up <em>two<\/em> new games this week. Persona 3 Portable marks the first time I&#8217;ve ever played the FeMC route, as fans have lovingly dubbed it. I&#8217;ve heard amazing things about this route, and Persona 3 is my personal favourite from the modern trilogy (for story reasons). Plus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/a_space_for_the_unbound\">A Space for the Unbound<\/a> got some magnificent reviews and I&#8217;ve been excited about it for a while, so I grabbed it. Buying stuff I&#8217;m excited about and supporting indie developers \u2014 two of my favourite things. Keep warm, folks!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"5gfLGYv8SXc\">[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>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: Nintendo Life January has felt like a long one, we&#8217;ll admit, but we are almost at the end of it now and we have Nintendo&#8217;s first big release of 2023 to show for it! 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