{"id":54827,"date":"2018-10-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/10\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend_october_13th"},"modified":"2018-10-13T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T09:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-october-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/10\/13\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-october-13th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 13th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a77bc9abf9d97\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a77bc9abf9d97\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Mario\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a77bc9abf9d97\/mario.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a77bc9abf9d97\/mario.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Mario\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>It&#8217;s Saturday! And that means it&#8217;s time, once again, to discuss our weekend gaming plans. Team Nintendo Life has the usual range of games on the go this weekend, from RPGs to party antics and everything in between, so make sure to read through our lovingly crafted words and join in the fun with our poll and comment section below. Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Glen Fox, guides editor<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m going away for a short holiday this weekend, so I&#8217;m gonna dig into something new I think \u2013 probably <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hollow_knight\"><strong>Hollow Knight<\/strong><\/a>. It&#8217;s a mishmash of a few different genres I love (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/dark_souls_remastered\"><strong>Dark Souls<\/strong><\/a>, Metroidvania, and platformer) so I&#8217;m expecting good things. If I don&#8217;t immediately take to it I&#8217;ll probably go back to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/xenoblade_chronicles_2\">Xenoblade Chronicles 2<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; stalled on that &#8216;cos it got a bit repetitive, just like the first one.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from that, I&#8217;m not really playing my Switch much at the minute! Stoked for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go<\/strong><\/a> but taking the time to play some <strong>Black Ops 4<\/strong> and <strong>Guild Wars 2<\/strong> in the meantime. What can I say? I like a varied gaming diet&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>Every night for the past week has been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_mario_party\"><strong>Super Mario Party<\/strong><\/a> night, and I daresay this will continue for the foreseeable future. Last week I actually mentioned grabbing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/death_squared\"><strong>Death Squared<\/strong><\/a> and the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/overcooked_2\"><strong>Overcooked 2<\/strong><\/a> DLC, with the intention of playing through those, but a last minute mention of nipping out to find a copy of Super Mario Party and a Chinese takeaway quickly ruined that &#8211; and we&#8217;ve been hooked on Mario&#8217;s colourful new world ever since.<\/p>\n<p>My household is currently making our way through each of the game&#8217;s modes, hoping to collect each of the five gems along the way. I managed a particularly satisfying win last night (grabbing five stars in just a ten-turn game) so hopefully I can recreate that success over the weekend.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I need to touch up on a few post-production tasks for my upcoming new music album release out next week. My perfectionist doesn&#8217;t allow me decent sleep until those are done away with, so I will need to at the very least try to look like I\u2019m staying away from my Switch.<\/p>\n<p>My neighbours have pointed out that I picked up a strange habit of screaming out at the top of my lungs every time I pull a special move in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/dragon_ball_fighterz\">Dragon Ball FighterZ<\/a><\/strong>; I didn&#8217;t really notice but it does explain my sore throat in the morning. While expediting completion of DBZ story arcs will continue, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/valkyria_chronicles_4\"><strong>Valkyria Chronicles 4<\/strong><\/a> proceeds to absolutely overwhelm me with its brilliance. It is quite clear I won\u2019t be able to finish the game before the original arrives on 16th October, but I will keep on making progress this weekend, along with what I believe are the closing hours of my prologue adventures on the back of a Titan in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/xenoblade_chronicles_2_torna_-_the_golden_country\"><strong>Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna &#8211; The Golden Country<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Game of the week award goes to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/mark_of_the_ninja_remastered\"><strong>Mark of the Ninja: Remastered<\/strong><\/a>. It was a close call between this and the surprise elbow drop from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/guacamelee_super_turbo_championship_edition\"><strong>Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition<\/strong><\/a> arrival on Monday, but despite \u201cme gusta la lucha\u201d any game with \u2018Ninja\u2019 in the title is an automatic winner. I promise to pretend to look away during the more brutal assassination animations.<\/p>\n<h2>Liam Doolan, news reporter<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve recently acquired a New Nintendo 2DS XL, so this weekend my plan is to revisit some of my favourite games from the 3DS library and see how they hold up on a bigger display. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/luigis_mansion_dark_moon\"><strong>Luigi\u2019s Mansion: Dark Moon<\/strong><\/a> sounds like a good place to start considering the original game has just been released on the same system. I might even move onto the original game at some point.<\/p>\n<p>When I\u2019m not playing standard 3DS releases, I plan to make use of the \u2018New\u2019 system by downloading a few games from the eShop that likely won\u2019t be made available on the Switch any time soon. This includes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/super_mario_kart\"><strong>Super Mario Kart<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/super_mario_world\"><strong>Super Mario World<\/strong><\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/donkey_kong_country\"><strong>Donkey Kong Country<\/strong><\/a> trilogy. I\u2019m very excited about being able to take these games with me wherever I go.<\/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>This weekend my free time will be spent flying through the stars and planets of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/starlink_battle_for_atlas\"><strong>Starlink: Battle for Atlas<\/strong><\/a>. As a life-long Starfox fan &#8211; and someone who can&#8217;t get enough of dogfighting games in general &#8211; I cannot wait to fire up my Arwing and leap into Switch&#8217;s exclusive content. Expect my official verdict right here on Nintendo Life next week. I&#8217;ll also be playing a LOT of a <em>certain new AAA shoote<\/em>r, but then again, if you know me then that&#8217;s hardly a shocking revelation.<\/p>\n<h2>Steve Bowling, US editor<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend is a busy one. While I longingly stare at a group of <strong>Starlink<\/strong> toys with no game to play them with, I&#8217;ll be diving into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/world_ends_with_you_final_remix\"><strong>The World Ends With You<\/strong><\/a>, which I missed on the DS back in the day. I&#8217;m excited to see what all the fuss is about, however, as with most RPGs, I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll take a break in between which means I&#8217;ll still be plugging away at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/messenger\"><strong>The Messenger<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/crossing_souls\"><strong>Crossing Souls<\/strong><\/a>; two of my favourite indies this year.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Richard Atkinson, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>Ahh&#8230; the mid-month slump where I\u2019ve spent nearly all my extra dosh on takeaway food, shopping trips and random stuff online. It happens every month but I\u2019m so happy with a game that I\u2019m even taking it into work with me to play on my lunch breaks and when the boss isn\u2019t looking, and it goes by the name of <strong>Hollow Knight<\/strong>. This may seem very strange to compare it to, but it\u2019s reminding me of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild\"><strong>Zelda: Breath of The Wild<\/strong><\/a>. I\u2019m drawing this comparison because the last time I spent a lengthy amount of time texting my friends to see what they\u2019d uncovered and getting jointly excitable about secret areas and quirky enemies was with Link and the gang last year.<\/p>\n<p>Developer Team Cherry has done an excellent job of balancing the title and it\u2019s just so difficult to put down that even <strong>Super Mario Party<\/strong> will probably only earn around an hour or so of my precious gaming time.<\/p>\n<h2>Alan Lopez, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>Mi gente, \u00a1voy a jugar \u201cGuacamelee! S\u00faper Turbo Campeonato Edici\u00f3n\u201d para el Nintendo Switch!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guacamelee<\/strong> is a game that occupies a peculiar place in my heart, sporting a little bit \u201cis it, or isn\u2019t it?\u201d when accounting for homage vs. caricature. My best guess is that it\u2019s a bit of both, and while your local Mexican Nintendo writer tires of pueblo towns and hard-up locals as the only point of reference for Mexican culture, that doesn\u2019t make Juan Aguacate any less awesome of a protagonist. It also doesn\u2019t hurt that the game itself is an absolute joy of an action platformer, borrowing the very best of the Metroidvania formula and marrying it to a silky smooth combat system that never gets old. What fun to see Guacamelee surprisingly drop on the Nintendo Switch this week, with promise of the sequel coming soon after.<\/p>\n<p>Like fun? Bright colors? Tons of hidden secrets? Spend the weekend playing through Guacamelee if you haven\u2019t played it before. It just might inspire you to go on and create the next, great Mexican-flavored video game. May I suggest a game about a modern-day, Mexican grad student who likes to write about Nintendo?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Dave Letcavage, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>While I\u2019m waiting on the release of single player games like <strong>Starlink<\/strong>, <strong>Dark Souls: Remastered<\/strong>, and <strong>Red Dead Redemption 2<\/strong>, I\u2019m staying busy with <strong>Super Mario Party<\/strong> multiplayer shenanigans. So far, most matches between the wife and I (and the CPU) have gone in my favor, but she\u2019s improving, and I\u2019m liking my chances of winning less and less. When we aren\u2019t partying with Mario and pals, I\u2019ve been having a great time watching her play through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mega_man_11\"><strong>Mega Man 11<\/strong><\/a> (her very first Mega Man experience). With only three Wily stages left, I believe she may see the credits roll before the end of the weekend. I just hope none of this interferes with postseason baseball\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"poll-13oct-18-tpweekend\" class=\"poll\">\n<div class=\"results\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Which games are you playing this weekend? (355 votes)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Hollow Knight<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"19 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">5%<\/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\">Super Mario Party<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"54 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 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\">Overcooked 2<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"8 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">2%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Dragon Ball FighterZ<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"19 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">5%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Valkyria Chronicles 4<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"13 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">4%<\/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\">Mark of the Ninja: Remastered<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"10 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">3%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"13 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">4%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Luigi\u2019s Mansion: Dark Moon<\/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\">Super Mario Kart<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"8 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">2%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Super Mario World<\/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\">Donkey Kong Country<\/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\">The World Ends With You: Final Remix<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"8 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">2%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">The Messenger<\/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\">Crossing Souls<\/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\">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"19 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">5%<\/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\">Something else (comment below)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"108 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">30%<\/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! 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