{"id":16824,"date":"2018-04-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/04\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend"},"modified":"2018-04-07T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T09:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/04\/07\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"weekendmain.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/04\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/04\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"weekendmain.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>The weekend is finally here, so it&#8217;s time to grab a few precious moments of free time and fire up your favourite Nintendo console for a little R&amp;R. This week, Team Nintendo Life are playing action-RPGs, cutesy detective sims, virtual pinball tables, retro shmups, horror romps and, of course, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/splatoon_2\">Splatoon 2<\/a><\/strong>. As always, feel free to leave a vote in the poll and a comment below sharing your gaming choices this weekend. Have a good one!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Steve Bowling, US editor<\/h3>\n<p>I was initially quite excited to play one of my favourite Japan-only games, <strong>Phantasy Star Online 2<\/strong> on my Switch this weekend, but it just isn&#8217;t all that great. Instead, I&#8217;m going to finish up my import copy of Hyrule Warriors DX, then show my 3DS a little love with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/detective_pikachu\"><strong>Detective Pikachu<\/strong><\/a>. If that isn&#8217;t enough to carry me through the weekend, I&#8217;ll likely pick up Mercenary Kings and try that out on the Switch. I loved it on other platforms, but it always felt like it&#8217;d be better as a portable title. Now if only <strong>Pocket Rumble<\/strong> and <strong>Street Fighter<\/strong> would release already&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Alex Olney, video producer<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;m off to IKEA at the weekend and I&#8217;m driving, so I won&#8217;t have any time to play at all tomorrow. When Sunday rolls around though you can bet your sweet collective bottoms I&#8217;m going to be playing some more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/arms\"><strong>ARMS<\/strong><\/a>. Don&#8217;t know what it is but recently that game&#8217;s suckered me right back in, and I&#8217;m loving every second of it. I need to improve my Helix play but I&#8217;m getting there.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content] <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h3>Dave Letcavage, contributing writing<\/h3>\n<p>Lately I\u2019ve been hanging out with <strong>Far Cry 5<\/strong> and <strong>Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin<\/strong> on Xbox One, but this weekend I\u2019m shifting gears and catching air with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/urban_trial_playground\"><strong>Urban Trial Playground<\/strong><\/a> on Switch. I played through the first game in the series and thought it was decent enough, and being a huge fan of RedLynx\u2019s Trials games, this seemed to be an obvious choice. If I\u2019m not too busy, it would be wonderful to flip over to the Bethesda Pinball tables that were recently added to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/pinball_fx3\">Pinball FX3<\/a><\/strong>. Also, Morgan told me <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/dragon_blaze\"><strong>Dragon Blaze<\/strong><\/a> reminds him of <strong>Mushihimesama<\/strong>, so how the heck could I say no to that?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content] <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h3>Dom Reseigh-Lincoln, editor<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s going to be a typically busy weekend in the Reseigh-Lincoln household this week, so I&#8217;ll be gaming lightly over the next few days, but I&#8217;m hoping to jump back into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/yo-kai_watch\"><strong>Yo-Kai Watch<\/strong><\/a> with my eldest as he&#8217;s really fallen in love with its cutesy world and oddball creatures. It&#8217;s only a matter of time before his love of Pokemon cards translates into the games themselves&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I might just be firing up a classic PS1 trilogy involving a certain purple dragon. Sure, it&#8217;s not technically going to be on a Nintendo platform, but it&#8217;ll be portable, I can promise you that much at least&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Glen Fox, guides editor<\/h3>\n<p>Still playing and adoring <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/elder_scrolls_v_skyrim\"><strong>Skyrim<\/strong><\/a>, but I decided to take a little break from it this week and dig into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/resident_evil_revelations_2\"><strong>Resident Evil Revelations 2<\/strong><\/a>. It\u2019s the only canonical entry in the long-running horror franchise that I haven\u2019t played yet and, once again, the Switch provided a perfect excuse to finally get around to it. I\u2019m super impressed with it so far. People rave about <strong>Resident Evil 7<\/strong>, and rightly so, but the resurgence really started with the Revelations \u2013 they strike a great balance between classic Resi and the action-oriented style we first saw in <strong>Resi 4<\/strong>. Revelations 2 even improves on it in a number of different areas, like allowing you to move and shoot, evade, and melee with ease.<\/p>\n<p>Capcom\u2019s also done a fantastic job with the port. Not only does it look great, but it also appears to run in 60fps which is a welcome treat. What I\u2019m not so into though, are the motion controls. While I appreciate being able to adjust my aim in Skyrim and Breath of the Wild, I\u2019m not digging full motion controls in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/doom\"><strong>DOOM<\/strong><\/a> or Revelations 2. It just doesn\u2019t feel quite right, and I always end up reaching for the Pro Controller instead.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content] <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h3>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, contributing writer<\/h3>\n<p>Wrestlemania 34 is upon us, brother! As tradition mandates, I will be simulating all the main matches in the latest entry from WWE games available thus tragically that means\u2026 oh yeah, you guessed it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/wwe_2k18\"><strong>WWE 2K18<\/strong><\/a> is on the cards this weekend. Why do I do this to myself? Woo! Tube Sliders was one of the few GameCube US imports missing from my collection so after securing a decently priced copy a few weeks ago it has arrived safely and I will be giving it a proper spin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Psikyo\u2019s finest <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/tengai\">Tengai<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>Dragon Blaze<\/strong> will continue to keep my arcade roots strong and I am still throwing virtual currency down the gashapon machines in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/gotcha_racing_2nd\"><strong>Gotcha Racing 2nd<\/strong><\/a> (no, I don\u2019t have an addiction problem! I can stop at any time\u2026 maybe). There is also some sort of corn-related Splatfest drama going on in Europe so I too will be checking that out.<\/p>\n<h3>Ryan Craddock, news reporter<\/h3>\n<p>If I\u2019m being realistic, most of this weekend will be spent taking part in an endless amount of Splatfest matches in <strong>Splatoon 2<\/strong> (#TeamSweet), allowing me to simultaneously gather up some of those ever-useful Sea Snails while accidentally ignoring my friends and family for 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll also make sure to take some time out to explore <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/adventure_pals\"><strong>The Adventure Pals<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 a game that I\u2019ll be reviewing for you lovely lot. I really like platformers, and I really like giraffes, so all going well I\u2019ll enjoy my time with the game. We\u2019ll make sure to bring you our definitive verdict in the coming days!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content] <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h3>Richard Atkinson, contributing writer<\/h3>\n<p>There\u2019s a big party happening round my friends house tomorrow and I\u2019ve been tasked with the job of bringing my Switch controllers, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_kart_8_deluxe\">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/a><\/strong> and a crate of beer. Needless to say, they didn\u2019t have too much trouble twisting my arm. As well as a few lethal games of \u2018Beerio Kart\u2019, I\u2019m currently reviewing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/masters_of_anima\"><strong>Masters Of Anima<\/strong><\/a> so I\u2019ll be delving deeper into that (review coming soon!). I\u2019m packing up my flat in preparation to move home next week so that means <strong>Splatoon 2<\/strong> will have to take a back seat for once, which is a shame as it\u2019s the Sweet Vs. Salty Popcorn Splatfest in Europe this weekend!<\/p>\n<h3>Jon Cousins, Japan correspondent<\/h3>\n<p>Apart from waking up early (l was still a bit late) to take part in the Nintendo Life April <strong>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/strong> tournament, I thought I&#8217;d go back and pick up two old gems on sale on the eShop this week. The first is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/tumblestone\"><strong>Tumblestone<\/strong><\/a>. I&#8217;d never even heard of it, but someone on my friends list plays it constantly and I consider myself pretty decent at <strong>Tetris<\/strong>-style games (but doesn&#8217;t everyone?!). At almost the complete opposite end of the scale is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/oxenfree\"><strong>Oxenfree<\/strong><\/a>. It looks cool, I&#8217;ve heard a lot about it and have always been intrigued, now there is no excuse.<\/p>\n<div id=\"poll-06apr-18-tpweekend\" class=\"poll\">\n<div class=\"results\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Which games are you playing this weekend? (219 votes)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Phantasy Star Online 2<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg no-votes\">\u00a0<\/span> <span title=\"0 votes\">0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Detective Pikachu<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"6 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">3%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Mercenary Kings Reloaded<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg no-votes\">\u00a0<\/span> <span title=\"0 votes\">0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Urban Trial Playground<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"3 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">1%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Pinball FX3<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"4 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">2%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Dragon Blaze<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"2 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">1%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Yo-Kai Watch<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"4 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">2%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"12 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">5%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Resident Evil Revelations Collection<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"9 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">4%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">WWE 2K18<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"2 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">1%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Gotcha Racing 2nd<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg no-votes\">\u00a0<\/span> <span title=\"1 vote\">0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Splatoon 2<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"46 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">21%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">The Adventure Pals<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"2 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">1%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"17 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">8%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Masters Of Anima<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg no-votes\">\u00a0<\/span> <span title=\"1 vote\">0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Something else! 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