{"id":62843,"date":"2018-11-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/11\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend_november_17th"},"modified":"2018-11-17T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T10:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-november-17th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/11\/17\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-november-17th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 17th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f73e6c8ddc837\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f73e6c8ddc837\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Pikaeevee\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f73e6c8ddc837\/pikaeevee.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f73e6c8ddc837\/pikaeevee.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pikaeevee\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>Another Saturday is now upon us, bringing with it another chance to sit down and play some of our favourite games. This weekend just so happens to see the release of one of the biggest games of the year for Nintendo, and it therefore comes as very little surprise that almost the entire team is getting stuck into a new pocket monster-catching adventure. Feel free to read our entries discussing Pok\u00e9mon, Pok\u00e9mon, and Pok\u00e9mon below, and get involved via our poll and comments section below. Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Liam Doolan, news reporter<\/h2>\n<p>Like many other Switch owners, this weekend I\u2019m playing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon: Let\u2019s Go, Pikachu!<\/strong><\/a> Based on the four hours I\u2019ve spent with the game so far, I\u2019m rather enjoying the overall simplicity of the title. While not everyone might feel the same way, I think it\u2019s a pleasant change of pace from the usual games that do require a lot more effort to play.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, I\u2019m on the outskirts of Mt. Moon. My current party is comprised of Pikachu, Ivysaur, Charmander, Magikarp, Chansey and Nidorina. I love how you can easily swap out Pok\u00e9mon with the quick-access box. It\u2019s a lot better than having to find a PC on a regular basis. Generally, I like all the adjustments that make the game a lot more streamlined. Seeing Pok\u00e9mon follow my character and waiting for rarer ones to spawn in the wild has also been a thrill &#8211; as is catching the tiny and big versions of each monster. I could harp on all day about how fantastic my journey through the Kanto region has been so far, but I\u2019ll leave it at that for now. You\u2019ll no doubt hear more about my adventures in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<h2>Gavin Lane, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>Which titan of business was it who uttered the line \u2018Sleep is for wimps\u2019? Gordon Gekko? Derek Trotter? Regardless, I\u2019ll be channelling the sentiment as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/sid_meiers_civilization_vi\"><strong>Civilization VI<\/strong><\/a> devours my weekend. A fully fledged portable Civ is an exciting prospect, but it was a colossal time-sink when shackled to a PC \u2013 now nowhere is safe. So, you\u2019ll find me empire-building on the bus, in the bath and in bed. Look forward to a full report next week. Until then, bonjour.<\/p>\n<p>N.B. Yeah, Del-Boy said the sleep thing.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Steve Bowling, US editor<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I&#8217;ll be joining <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> trainers the world over in returning to the Kanto region. I had a hard time deciding on whether I&#8217;m Team Eevee or Team Pikachu, but ultimately nostalgia won out and I settled on Team Pikachu. I&#8217;m far from the fresh-faced youngster I was when the Generation 1 games launched, but they still hold a special place in my heart. Every time I&#8217;ve played the games at a prerelease event, I couldn&#8217;t help but smile. Now that it&#8217;s finally here, I can&#8217;t wait to enjoy the full experience. Now if you&#8217;ll excuse me, there&#8217;s a truck I need to look for Mew under.<\/p>\n<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>Get ready to gasp and revolt in absolute shock as I reveal that I too will probably end up playing <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> this weekend. I was the poor soul responsible for putting far too many hours into it over the few days before release to bring you our definitive verdict (you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee\">read my review right here<\/a>) so my remaining tasks are finishing off the Pok\u00e9Dex and taking on those pesky Master Trainers.<\/p>\n<p>I was also incredibly excited to start transferring my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/mobile\/pokemon_go\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/strong><\/a> catches onto my Switch, only to discover that my phone doesn&#8217;t seem to be supported &#8211; so no Meltan for me. Do I look around for a new phone to get that sorted, or is that going ridiculously overboard? Things we gamers do, huh?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Austin Voigt, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>I am playing <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong>, and only Pok\u00e9mon. Okay, maybe also some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/splatoon_2\"><strong>Splatoon 2<\/strong><\/a>. But mostly just Pok\u00e9mon. I went to pick up my Pikachu edition at the midnight release last night, got home, and promptly passed out before even starting the game because I have recently become old and tired. But now I need to make up for that lost time, so the rest of this weekend, I will be in Kanto (with some yerba mate so that I don\u2019t fall asleep again).<\/p>\n<h2>Dom Reseigh-Lincoln, reviewer<\/h2>\n<p>By the sheer power of my will (and the boring responsibilities of being a grown up) I won&#8217;t be playing <strong>Pok\u00e9mon: Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu\/Eevee<\/strong> this weekend. Instead, I&#8217;ll be taking the multiplayer melee racing of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/collidalot\"><strong>Collidalot<\/strong><\/a> for a spin for review.<\/p>\n<p>There have also been some new updates to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/paladins_-_founders_pack\"><strong>Paladins<\/strong><\/a>, so what better time to resume my healthy love for this bombastic hero shooter? God help my free time&#8230;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2><strong>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, contributing writer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I will actually try something out of my comfort zone, a Pok\u00e9mon game &#8211; I went with team <strong>Pok\u00e9mon: Let\u2019s Go, Pikachu!<\/strong> It&#8217;ll be my second game of the franchise after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokken_tournament_dx\"><strong>Pokk\u00e9n Tournament<\/strong><\/a>. I will hopefully at long last \u2018get it\u2019 and become one with the rest of the Pok\u00e9mon loving crowds. I&#8217;ll also be working my way through some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/starlink_battle_for_atlas\"><strong>Starlink: Battle for Atlas<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/valkyria_chronicles_4\"><strong>Valkyria Chronicles 4<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes you don\u2019t really notice how much you miss something until it somehow makes its way back into your life along with a nostalgia overdose and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/grip\"><strong>GRIP<\/strong><\/a> is exactly that. Super fast, over the top, loud soundtrack arcade racing action where every side is up. I hope to put a few tournaments in this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>My game of the week is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/super_hydorah\"><strong>Super Hydorah<\/strong><\/a>, the greatest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nes\/gradius\"><strong>Gradius<\/strong><\/a> game Konami never made. So very happy to at long last play the Locomalito and Gryzor87 shmup love letter on Nintendo hardware.<\/p>\n<div id=\"poll-17nov-18-tpweekend\" class=\"poll\">\n<div class=\"results\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Which games are you playing this weekend? (94 votes)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Pok\u00e9mon: Let&#8217;s Go, Pikachu!<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"21 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">22%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Pok\u00e9mon: Let&#8217;s Go, Eevee!<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"8 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">9%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Civilization VI<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"6 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">6%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Splatoon 2<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"6 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">6%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Collidalot<\/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\">Paladins<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"5 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">5%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Starlink: Battle for Atlas<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"6 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">6%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Valkyria Chronicles 4<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"4 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">4%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Super Hydorah<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"1 vote\"><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=\"35 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">37%<\/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>Another Saturday is now upon us, bringing with it another chance to sit down and play some of our favourite games. 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