{"id":136055,"date":"2026-02-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-197477"},"modified":"2026-02-14T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T10:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-14th-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/14\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-14th-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (14th February)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e53d2e0dc9ba1\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e53d2e0dc9ba1\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"e53d2e0dc9ba1\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"MGS2\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e53d2e0dc9ba1\/mgs2.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e53d2e0dc9ba1\/mgs2.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"MGS2\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Konami<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ah, love is in the air, folks. Yes, it&#8217;s the weekend, and we&#8217;re gazing at our stack of games with wistful longing. We can&#8217;t let them go unplayed, can we?<\/p>\n<p>Before we dive into what we&#8217;re booting up, however, let&#8217;s take a look at the last week. Our headline review was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch-2\/mario-tennis-fever\">Mario Tennis Fever<\/a>, but we also checked out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch-2\/yakuza-kiwami-3-and-dark-ties\">Yakuza Kiwami 3<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch-2\/reanimal\">Reanimal<\/a>. In terms of news, we basically got another mini Direct with PlayStation&#8217;s State of Play.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/metal-gear-solid-master-collection-vol-2\">Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2<\/a> was confirmed alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/castlevania_belmonts_curse\">Castlevania: Belmont&#8217;s Curse<\/a>, with a ridiculously cool trailer released for the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/resident-evil-requiem\">Resident Evil Requiem<\/a>. Man, it looks <em>so<\/em> good&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also been announced that the incredibly average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/jurassic_park_classic_games_collection\">Jurassic Park: Classic Games Collection<\/a> will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/02\/jurassic-park-classic-games-collection-to-be-delisted-just-two-years-after-release\">delisted soon<\/a>, so if you&#8217;re eager to play, then you best get it downloaded soon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:197481,197438 @ 1771063203 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h2>Jim Norman, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>I was greedy and wrapped up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/undertale\">Undertale<\/a> way quicker than I was expecting last weekend, so I am officially <em>Between Games TM<\/em> at the moment. I\u2019ve been enjoying working my way through some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/marios_super_picross\">Mario\u2019s Super Picross<\/a> on the NSO library to chill out, and I imagine this weekend will bring more of the same!<\/p>\n<p>While I can\u2019t really believe that I\u2019m saying it, I\u2019m also quite keen to check out some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/overwatch\">Overwatch<\/a> this weekend. I missed the boat when it first launched, but all of this new content has me intrigued.<\/p>\n<h2>Kate Gray, Contributor<\/h2>\n<p>This week, I have jetlag. I tried to play games that required even a little bit of brain, and it did not go well (it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/outer_worlds_2\" class=\"external\">The Outer Worlds 2<\/a>, for the record. Not even a particularly cerebral game! I&#8217;m just very tired).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been making my way through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/hundred_line_-_last_defense_academy\">The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy<\/a>, as I will be for the rest of my life, and now I&#8217;m somewhere around 25 endings. Maybe more. Also, <strong>Titanium Court<\/strong>, which is not out yet, but I have an early code because I&#8217;m a jammy lad, and it&#8217;s VERY good, so look forward to that one (although&#8230; I&#8217;m not sure if it&#8217;s due out on Switch. Sorry). Also, some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/cobalt_core\">Cobalt Core<\/a> (which IS out on Switch, and you should play it) and watching my partner play through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/1000xresist\">1000xRESIST<\/a>, after a year of me going PLAY IT PLAY IT PLAY IT. So that&#8217;s very fun.<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;m looking for something meaty to play after finishing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/final_fantasy_vi\">Final Fantasy VI<\/a>. Another JRPG, perhap? Recommendations always welcome.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"r7m4JOj6LdA\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r7m4JOj6LdA?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Mai Ladyman, Video Producer<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve not had much time to play this week as I\u2019ve been under the weather, however I predict this weekend will be spent gaming in bed. It\u2019s only fitting with it being Valentine\u2019s Day on Saturday that my fiancee and I replay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/reanimal\">Reanimal<\/a> together.<\/p>\n<p>Saying that, I\u2019m still on the mission of becoming less of a wimp and with the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/silent_hill_townfall\" class=\"external\">Silent Hill: Townfall<\/a> trailer, I might just jump into a horror game from my backlog. I\u2019m sure I can dust off something from my collection. Perhaps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wii\/resident_evil_4_wii_edition\">Resident Evil 4<\/a> on Wii? Wish me luck\u2026I think motion controls are scarier than Las Plagas!<\/p>\n<h2>Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m still completely addicted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pikmin_4\">Pikmin 4<\/a> at the moment, though I did briefly test out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/metal_gear_solid_master_collection_vol_1\">Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1<\/a> after its recent update, and I can confirm that MGS2 and 3 now run like a dream on the Switch 2.<\/p>\n<p>So yes, it&#8217;s likely that I&#8217;ll be spending a bit of time with Solid and Naked Snake this weekend, playing their two best adventures as intended. It took a while, but Konami finally pulled through.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"1cWjI9v1FrU\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1cWjI9v1FrU?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<hr>\n<p><em>That&#8217;s our plans for the coming weekend. Now it&#8217;s your turn to tell us yours, so make sure to get busy with our poll, and let us know all about your weekend gaming plans in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Konami Ah, love is in the air, folks. Yes, it&#8217;s the weekend, and we&#8217;re gazing at our stack of games with wistful longing. We can&#8217;t let them go unplayed, can we? Before we dive into what we&#8217;re booting up, however, let&#8217;s take a look at the last week. 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