{"id":133438,"date":"2023-04-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-148748"},"modified":"2023-04-29T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T09:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-april-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/04\/29\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-april-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 29th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b0aa656d76b91\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b0aa656d76b91\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Future Redeemed\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b0aa656d76b91\/xenoblade-chronicles-3-future-redeemed.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\/b0aa656d76b91\/xenoblade-chronicles-3-future-redeemed.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Future Redeemed\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Welcome back to another edition of What are you Playing, where we give you a brief rundown of the week in Nintendo before discussing what gaming we&#8217;re all up to this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The big news this time around is (deep breath) <em>there are less than two weeks to go until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_tears_of_the_kingdom\">Tears of the Kingdom<\/a>!!<\/em> This week, we shared our thoughts on the upcoming game after getting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/hands-on-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-indulges-your-idiocy-in-the-very-best-way\">hands-on preview<\/a>, and we broke down all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/04\/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-hands-on-performance-and-resolution-detailed\">performance and resolution<\/a> details from what we&#8217;ve seen so far. We also tackled the big question as we asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/talking-point-what-is-a-traditional-zelda-game-anyway\">what is a &#8216;traditional&#8217; Zelda game anyway?<\/a> ahead of TOTK&#8217;s release.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, we got a chance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/cassette-beasts-dev-on-doing-what-pokemon-doesnt-in-a-zelda-inspired-overworld\">interview the developers<\/a> behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/cassette_beasts\">Cassette Beasts<\/a>, had a look at the <strong>Mario Movie<\/strong>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/04\/mario-movie-expected-to-surpass-usd1-billion-at-the-global-box-office\">ever-growing box office<\/a>, ran through everything available in the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/cult_of_the_lamb\">Cult of the Lamb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/04\/cult-of-the-lambs-free-major-content-update-is-out-today-heres-whats-included\">update<\/a> and got a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/04\/disney-dreamlight-valley-shares-sneak-peek-of-update-5-and-a-new-item\">sneak peek<\/a> at the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/disney_dreamlight_valley\">Disney Dreamlight Valley<\/a> patch.<\/p>\n<p>In the world of reviews, it has been a week of horror. We gave our thoughts on the creepy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/bramble_the_mountain_king\">Bramble: The Mountain King<\/a>, which provided some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch\/bramble-the-mountain-king\">solid puzzle platforming<\/a> and then experienced a horror of a different kind as we got to grips with the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch\/minecraft-legends\">massive disappointment<\/a>&#8221; that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/minecraft_legends\">Minecraft Legends<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a group of the Nintendo Life team has come together to share their gaming plans for the weekend. Have a read through what we&#8217;re up to and then leave us a comment to let us know what you&#8217;re playing.<\/p>\n<p>Happy reading!<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:127473 @ 2023-04-30T01:44:36+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h2>Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>Not a lot going on this weekend gaming-wise for me: I&#8217;m meeting with some friends on Saturday and going to a food festival on Sunday. Oh, and I&#8217;m moving house too, no big deal. I&#8217;ll play some more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/final_fantasy_vi\">Final Fantasy VI<\/a> wherever I can though; I might be able to squeeze 10 minutes or so in here and there!<\/p>\n<h2>Jim Norman, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>I have some friends coming round this weekend so it is probably going to be a big one for the ol&#8217; party games. Say what you will about whether it is worth the price tag (it&#8217;s not), but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/nintendo_switch_sports\">Nintendo Switch Sports<\/a> is still a great call for these exact occasions, so I&#8217;m ready to get my golf on.<\/p>\n<p>If I have time then I am hoping to get a bit more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hollow_knight\">Hollow Knight<\/a> under my belt. I picked it up in the sale last week after (shamefully) never playing it. I&#8217;m around five hours in at this point and I am really, <em>really<\/em> enjoying what I&#8217;ve seen so far. They should think about making a sequel at some point&#8230;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"CIOsFjIWaiE\">[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, Deputy Editor<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/xenoblade_chronicles_3\">Xenoblade Chronicles 3<\/a> for me this weekend. I haven&#8217;t had much time to put into Future Redeemed as of yet, but I already love the four new characters to death, and the new Affinity system is a joy and makes exploration <strong>even<\/strong> better. I can&#8217;t wait to see all the crazy Xenoblade lore come to fruition in the later hours.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s probably all I&#8217;ll be checking out to be honest. My favourite game of 2022 getting more content is enough to keep me happy. Enjoy your weekends, everyone!<\/p>\n<h2>Gavin Lane, Editor<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve got a couple of days off this weekend and I\u2019d love to wrap up <a class=\"external\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/tunic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/tunic\">Tunic<\/a>. I\u2019m at the bit where [REDACTED] and I&#8217;ve collected four of the six [REDACTED]. It&#8217;s a beautiful, mysterious game, a real treat, although I&#8217;m missing being [REDACTED] \u2014 I really hope I&#8217;m [REDACTED] at some point!<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, I went and bought Hollow Knight on sale and I wouldn&#8217;t mind diving into that quickly before TOTK arrives to destroy us all in a fortnight. I want to get back to <a class=\"external\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/last_worker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/last_worker\">The Last Worker<\/a>, too. Lots to get done in the next couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<h2>Felix Sanchez, Video Producer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I\u2019ll be deep in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/metroid_prime_remastered\">Metroid Prime Remastered<\/a>. I started out here the other day and it\u2019s absolutely incredible! Graphics, gameplay, music everything is just on point. I love how this game just doesn\u2019t waste your time, I feel like I\u2019ve experienced so much in the short time I\u2019ve had with it so far. Stoked to play more, and can\u2019t wait to experience what\u2019s ahead of me!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"Bm54bu1YwjY\">[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<\/h2>\n<p>Last time I played an Advance Wars on the big screen was using the Gamecube Game Boy Player over two decades ago, so you better believe I will keep on playing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/advance_wars_1plus2_re-boot_camp\">Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp<\/a> throughout the weekend and beyond! Hopefully I get to try a bit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pathless\">The Pathless<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps4\/everspace_2\" class=\"external\">Everspace 2<\/a> continues to deliver those infinite starry skies to plough through. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/arcade_archives_galaga\">Arcade Archives Galaga \u201888<\/a> joins last week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/arcade_archives_cosmo_gang_the_video\">Cosmo Gang: The Video<\/a> as my go-to quick high-score fix.<\/p>\n<p>Game of the Week is Xenoblade Chronicles 3! No way was I expecting to have Future Redeemed DLC to hit before the Summer (or Tears of the Kingdom) but here I am trying to figure out in the next two weeks why Shulk has a prosthetic right arm and Rex has a killer goatee.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><em><em>We hope you enjoyed reading! Add the game that you&#8217;ll be maining this weekend to the poll below and then leave us a comment about your gaming plans.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Welcome back to another edition of What are you Playing, where we give you a brief rundown of the week in Nintendo before discussing what gaming we&#8217;re all up to this weekend. 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