{"id":53105,"date":"2018-10-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/10\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend_october_6th"},"modified":"2018-10-06T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T09:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-october-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/10\/06\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-october-6th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 6th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ab5b654351fee\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ab5b654351fee\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Splatoon2\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ab5b654351fee\/splatoon2.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ab5b654351fee\/splatoon2.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Splatoon2\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>As the world outside starts to get slightly chillier with every day that passes, team Nintendo Life has more reason than ever to remain safely indoors with our favourite games. Once again, we&#8217;ve shared our plans for the weekend &#8211; from co-op adventures to fantasy RPGS &#8211; and would love for you to join in via our poll and comments sections below. Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Gavin Lane, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve got friends coming over on Saturday and I\u2019m busting to crack out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/10\/overcooked_2s_mysterious_update_revealed_brand_new_surf_n_turf_dlc_available_right_now\">new Surf \u2018n\u2019 Turf DLC<\/a> for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/overcooked_2\"><strong>Overcooked 2<\/strong><\/a>. Assuming we\u2019re still friends afterwards, we&#8217;ll also disarm some bombs in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/keep_talking_and_nobody_explodes\"><strong>Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday I\u2019ll be trekking the countryside in a last-ditch attempt to hatch a Tauros, Farfetch\u2019d or Kangaskhan from a 7km egg in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/mobile\/pokemon_go\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/strong><\/a>. No dice so far, and the event ends on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>I was also lucky enough to take delivery of a lovely new TV recently. Although it\u2019s got 2160 Ps and OLEDs (and is even rumoured to make a passable bacon sandwich), I was afraid the ol\u2019 Switch might look a bit dog-eared blown up to 55 inches. However, I squeezed in 5 minutes with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild\"><strong>Breath of the Wild<\/strong><\/a> and \u2013 boy-oh-boy \u2013 it looks <em>goooood<\/em>. So, I\u2019ll be cycling through things like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_mario_odyssey\"><strong>Super Mario Odyssey<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/wonder_boy_the_dragons_trap\"><strong>Wonder Boy: The Dragon\u2019s Trap<\/strong><\/a> to see how they hold up on a 4K screen.<\/p>\n<h2>Liam Doolan, news reporter<\/h2>\n<p>I recently bought a third-party wired pro controller to use with my Nintendo Switch. It\u2019s made by PDP and is rather impressive considering the price I paid for it. As a result of my recent purchase, this weekend I\u2019ll be training hard in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/dragon_ball_fighterz\">Dragon Ball FighterZ<\/a><\/strong>; A fighting game seems like the perfect title to test out a new controller&#8217;s limitations. When I\u2019m not sparring in DBFZ, I\u2019ll probably be putting my platform skills to the test in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mega_man_11\"><strong>Mega Man 11<\/strong><\/a> and playing some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/rocket_league\"><strong>Rocket League<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/splatoon_2\"><strong>Splatoon 2<\/strong><\/a> on the side.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>My free time for gaming this weekend looks like it might be pretty limited, but I do have some things lined up for the moment I&#8217;m free. After recently beating every level and collecting every star in <strong>Overcooked 2<\/strong>, my partner and I will be jumping right into the newly-released Surf &#8216;n&#8217; Turf DLC to get back into those horrible &#8211; but also lovely &#8211; kitchens. I&#8217;ve been hearing that the new fourth-star addition is really tough, too, so we&#8217;ll no doubt end up getting annoyed with life in the best possible way while trying to complete those.<\/p>\n<p>I also decided to finally go ahead and buy a copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/death_squared\"><strong>Death Squared<\/strong><\/a>. I haven&#8217;t started it up yet, but the co-op puzzle level design looks like it&#8217;ll be the perfect thing for winding down each evening and I can&#8217;t wait to get stuck in.<\/p>\n<h2>Glen Fox, guides editor<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve recently got hopelessly addicted to <strong>Guild Wars 2<\/strong> again so I&#8217;ve neglected my Switch a bit, but I&#8217;m still slowly working my way through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/xenoblade_chronicles_2\"><strong>Xenoblade Chronicles 2<\/strong><\/a>. It&#8217;s kind of shameful to admit, but I spend most of my time playing it wishing I was playing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/baten_kaitos_eternal_wings_and_the_lost_ocean\"><strong>Baten Kaitos<\/strong><\/a> instead. There are some subtle similarities in the world design that just get me reminiscing. Though I doubt it ever actually will happen, I really do hope that Monolith returns to that franchise some day. I wouldn&#8217;t complain if they worked on a Xenoblade Chronicles 3 or remaster of the previous two entries, but I just can&#8217;t escape the feeling that it pales in comparison to Baten Kaitos. The franchise was just so unique \u2013 card-based battling system, an incredibly varied world, and the fact you were actually a character in the game. Xenoblade just kind of feels generic in comparison, though perhaps I&#8217;m being harsh.<\/p>\n<p>Between those two massive games, I&#8217;m also ducking into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/paladins_-_founders_pack\"><strong>Paladins<\/strong><\/a> when I get the chance. Still can&#8217;t get enough of it, and I really appreciate that the new event isn&#8217;t a separate game mode entirely like Dragon&#8217;s Call was. I just wasn&#8217;t a fan of that mode at all so the entire event passed me by. Ah well.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Dom Reseigh-Lincoln, reviewer<\/h2>\n<p>Having spent the last week exhaustively playing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/assassinrs_creed_odyssey_cloud_version\"><strong>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Odyssey<\/strong><\/a>, I&#8217;m in need of a gaming palette cleanser. Recently I&#8217;ve really been getting into the <strong>Disgaea<\/strong> series and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/disgaea_5_complete\"><strong>Disgaea 5 Complete<\/strong><\/a> on Switch is proving to be an all-too-easy time sink for this hard-working <em>dood<\/em>. I&#8217;ll also be playing more <strong>Splatoon 2<\/strong> with my eldest. By that I, of course, mean watching him play that game considerably better than I ever could. Couldn&#8217;t be more proud.<\/p>\n<h2>Richard Atkinson, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>Having been out of the gaming weekend loop for a few weeks \u2013 sunning it up in Gran Canaria and trawling through the Nintendo delights at EGX, which has taken its toll \u2013 this weekend I can finally put my feet up and play some of my own games. Putting it to Twitter, and asking my followers what new indie game I should play, it was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hollow_knight\"><strong>Hollow Knight<\/strong><\/a> that won the majority of votes. With only being a measly 2 hours in, I think it\u2019s time to sit down and have a solid few hours exploring the wonders that lie beneath Dirtmouth. I\u2019m loving it so far \u2013 even though it\u2019s a tad on the difficult side \u2013 and I can\u2019t wait to get stuck in again. <strong>Splatoon 2<\/strong> is also on the cards as it really is the gift that keeps on giving, especially as my appetite for the game is continuing to grumble given the new(ish) announcement of the Spirit Bomb\u2026 err, I mean, \u2018Booyah Bomb\u2019, which is already creating colourful chaos in every battle.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and there&#8217;s no party like a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_mario_party\">Super Mario Party<\/a><\/strong>! Watching my delivery tracking status like a hungry hawk and cheering it on until it got posted through my letterbox, a few members of my overly-competitive family and friends are bundling together to test out what the game has to offer tonight. If it&#8217;s anything like what it seems in the rave reviews its receiving, it&#8217;s going to be a party well worth going to.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2><strong>Alan Lopez, contributing writer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s what I\u2019m not playing this weekend: <strong>Super Mario Party<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I am not going to invite over loved ones &#8211; better spoken: \u201cYoshi imposters\u201d &#8211; to argue over why I am the one, true Yoshi. I will not need to exhale the weight of the world after I roll a stupid \u201c2\u201d and end up going last &#8211; <em>like always<\/em>. This weekend I am not going to have inconsequential turns after everyone else has already scooted so, so far up the board, miles away from my pointless Koopa body. I\u2019m just not doing that.<\/p>\n<p>Not that it needs to be said, but I\u2019m not playing Super Mario Party this weekend because I won\u2019t destroy my \u201cpals\u201d at a game of skill, as I always have, as I always will, just to watch some big, worthless smile on their faces when they land on the \u201cTake Everything Away From Alan\u201d space. Why do they even <em>have<\/em> a \u201cTake Everything Away From Alan\u201d space?<\/p>\n<p>And also, five stars for pressing \u201cR\u201d the most? And this girl over here, 500 coins for landing on the most red spaces? The very thing you\u2019re supposed to avoid? Can we not, Bowser? I will not be playing Super Mario Party this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>[Are you okay, Alan? We worry about you&#8230; &#8211;Ed.]<\/p>\n<h2>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m planning on spending the weekend doing pretty much what I have been doing every other day of the week when free time allows it: becoming the ultimate warrior in <strong>Dragon Ball FighterZ<\/strong>, following the heroic exploits of Squad E in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/valkyria_chronicles_4\"><strong>Valkyria Chronicles 4<\/strong><\/a> (a game that just keeps on delivering!) and slowly but surely raising community level (it is not as boring as it sounds) in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/xenoblade_chronicles_2_torna_-_the_golden_country\"><strong>Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully I can gather a few of my least favourite friends this weekend so we can end our friendships over the latest <strong>Super Mario Party<\/strong> iteration. Make no mistake though, the coveted \u2018Shiryu Game of the Week Award\u2019 (yes, its a thing from now on) goes to none other than the utterly excellent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/jettomero_hero_of_the_universe\"><strong>Jettomero: Hero of the Universe<\/strong><\/a>. Go grab that bad boy off the eShop right now because, as usual, mankind needs saving.<\/p>\n<div id=\"poll-06oct-18-tpweekend\" class=\"poll\">\n<div class=\"results\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Which games are you playing this weekend? (335 votes)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Overcooked 2<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"6 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">2%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes<\/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\">Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"14 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">4%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"12 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">4%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Super Mario Odyssey<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"15 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">4%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Wonder Boy: The Dragon&#8217;s Trap<\/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\">Dragon Ball FighterZ<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"15 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">4%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Mega Man 11<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"18 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">5%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Rocket League<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"6 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">2%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Splatoon 2<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"51 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">15%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Death Squared<\/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\">Xenoblade Chronicles 2<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"18 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">5%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Paladins<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"7 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">2%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Disgaea 5 Complete<\/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\">Hollow Knight<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"11 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">3%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Super Mario Party<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"42 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">13%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Valkyria Chronicles 4<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"11 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">3%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna &#8211; The Golden Country<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"18 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">5%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Jettomero: Hero of the Universe.<\/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\">Something else (comment below)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"84 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">25%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"empty\">Please <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/login\">login<\/a> to vote in this poll.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>As always, thanks for reading! Make sure to leave a vote in the poll above and a comment below with your gaming choices over the next few days&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the world outside starts to get slightly chillier with every day that passes, team Nintendo Life has more reason than ever to remain safely indoors with our favourite games. 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