11-10-2019, 10:37 AM
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 9th)
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<p><em>Well, what another crazy week we’ve had with <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/super_smash_bros_ultimate_version_6_0_is_now_live_here_are_the_full_patch_notes">Smash Ultimate’s major update</a> and the introduction of <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/terry_bogard_is_available_in_super_smash_bros_ultimate_right_now">Terry Bogard</a>, a <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/professional_fortnite_player_gets_banned_for_life_after_uploading_videos_of_himself_cheating">pro Fortnite player being banned for life</a> and even our first glimpse at <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/nintendo_reveals_its_best_black_friday_deals_for_2019_north_america">Nintendo’s Black Friday deals</a>. Thankfully, it’s now time to relax for a couple of days as we enjoy a weekend of gaming.</em></p>
<p><em>The Nintendo Life team have gathered to discuss our plans and we’d love for you to join in via our poll and comment sections below. Enjoy!<br /></em></p>
<h2>Gavin Lane, staff writer</h2>
<p>With Christmas approaching, it’s time to pull the belt in and resist purchasing every last video game I see. After last weekend, I’m still mopping up Korok seeds in <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></strong>. Nintendo seems unwilling to gift me a Korok ‘suit’ to help narrow down more precisely where the remaining seeds are hiding, so I’ve taken to combing the countryside systematically. Up and down. Up and down. Yes, I could use a map off the internet, but that would zap the fun and discovery out of it. Maybe I should buy one of those cloth ones I’ve read about – that would at least feel like less of a cheat.</p>
<p>Still, I’m very much enjoying galloping, gliding and generally gallivanting across the grassy glades. Good game, that.</p>
<h2>Ollie Reynolds, reviewer</h2>
<p>This weekend, I’ll be continuing my ascent up the Last Resort hotel in <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/luigis_mansion_3">Luigi’s Mansion 3</a></strong> – so far, I’ve been having an absolute blast with the game, and it’s quite easily the best entry in the series. I’d love to have my own version of Gooigi in real life… I guess it’d be called Goollie, which quite frankly is <em>amazing</em>.</p>
<p>I’ll also be jumping ship briefly to the PS4 to get cracking with <strong>Death Stranding</strong> – after reading the review the folks over at <a class="external" href="http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/death_stranding">Push Square</a> provided, I had to give it a go! Spending time traversing a wide expanse of land to simply deliver packages sounds oddly therapeutic, in a way… Minus the weird, invisible monsters, of course!</p>
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<h2>Gonçalo Lopes, contributing writer</h2>
<p>By now you must have figured that <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/daemon_x_machina">DAEMON X MACHINA</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/astral_chain">Astral Chain</a></strong> have become a sort of inside joke, my very own video game ‘Moby Dick’, two games I desperately try to conclude with every passing weekend but repeatedly fail to do so either because of extra projects or newer releases. Adding to the pile-up is (at long last!) <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/river_city_girls">River City Girls</a></strong> along with yet another Kunio spin-off <strong>Stay Calm, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story</strong> plus the already regular sessions of <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/xeno_crisis">Xeno Crisis</a></strong>.</p>
<p>I’m cheating again with my game of the week this week because there are in fact sixteen of them. I don’t know if it was full-blown middle age crisis or pure nostalgia but I had to pick up <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/hardware_review_capcom_home_arcade_is_the_most_ludicrous_micro-console_yet_and_were_in_love">Capcom’s Home Arcade</a>. However, no one mentioned the thing weighs 8 kilos and according to my 3DS the distance between the retailer and home is roughly 20,000 steps. You have probably guessed how that went: some people are playing <strong>Death Stranding</strong> while I lived it. Very grateful for the results of 22 days at <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/ring_fit_adventure">Ring Fit Adventure</a></strong> kicking in when they were most needed.</p>
<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer</h2>
<p>With less than a week to go until <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_sword_and_shield">Pokémon Sword</a></strong> is finally in my hands, I’m making a conscious effort to avoid starting anything new (which means I’ve had to put <strong>Luigi’s Mansion 3</strong> on hold despite being stupidly excited to play it).</p>
<p>As such, I’ll continue to shout at disobedient bouncy monkeys in <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_monkey_ball_banana_blitz_hd">Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD</a></strong> – which is surprisingly tricky at times – and also continue to shout at spikes, pits, bees, and myself as I fail to complete <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/yooka-laylee_and_the_impossible_lair">Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair</a></strong>‘s Impossible Lair. Man, that thing’s hard. I’ve made it to 75% of the way through, but it’s incredibly challenging. Happy gaming!</p>
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<h2>Austin Voigt, contributing writer</h2>
<p>This weekend, I’ll honestly just be continuing to play <strong>Luigi’s Mansion 3</strong>, because Halloween got too crazy, and I never got to finish it! Also I refuse to accept that Halloween season is over. That’s it, that‘s all I’ll be playing, everyone.</p>
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<h3 class="heading">Which games are you playing this weekend? (374 votes)</h3>
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<h4 class="heading">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="34 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">9%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Luigi’s Mansion 3</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="100 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">27%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Daemon X Machina</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="6 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
</div>
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<h4 class="heading">Astral Chain</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="23 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">6%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">River City Girls</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="7 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Xeno Crisis</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="2 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Ring Fit Adventure</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="16 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">4%</span></span></p>
</div>
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<h4 class="heading">Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="8 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="14 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">4%</span></span></p>
</div>
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<h4 class="heading">Something else (comment below)</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="164 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">44%</span></span></p>
</div>
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<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…</em></p>
</div>
https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2019/11/...ember-9th/
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<p><em>Well, what another crazy week we’ve had with <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/super_smash_bros_ultimate_version_6_0_is_now_live_here_are_the_full_patch_notes">Smash Ultimate’s major update</a> and the introduction of <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/terry_bogard_is_available_in_super_smash_bros_ultimate_right_now">Terry Bogard</a>, a <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/professional_fortnite_player_gets_banned_for_life_after_uploading_videos_of_himself_cheating">pro Fortnite player being banned for life</a> and even our first glimpse at <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/nintendo_reveals_its_best_black_friday_deals_for_2019_north_america">Nintendo’s Black Friday deals</a>. Thankfully, it’s now time to relax for a couple of days as we enjoy a weekend of gaming.</em></p>
<p><em>The Nintendo Life team have gathered to discuss our plans and we’d love for you to join in via our poll and comment sections below. Enjoy!<br /></em></p>
<h2>Gavin Lane, staff writer</h2>
<p>With Christmas approaching, it’s time to pull the belt in and resist purchasing every last video game I see. After last weekend, I’m still mopping up Korok seeds in <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></strong>. Nintendo seems unwilling to gift me a Korok ‘suit’ to help narrow down more precisely where the remaining seeds are hiding, so I’ve taken to combing the countryside systematically. Up and down. Up and down. Yes, I could use a map off the internet, but that would zap the fun and discovery out of it. Maybe I should buy one of those cloth ones I’ve read about – that would at least feel like less of a cheat.</p>
<p>Still, I’m very much enjoying galloping, gliding and generally gallivanting across the grassy glades. Good game, that.</p>
<h2>Ollie Reynolds, reviewer</h2>
<p>This weekend, I’ll be continuing my ascent up the Last Resort hotel in <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/luigis_mansion_3">Luigi’s Mansion 3</a></strong> – so far, I’ve been having an absolute blast with the game, and it’s quite easily the best entry in the series. I’d love to have my own version of Gooigi in real life… I guess it’d be called Goollie, which quite frankly is <em>amazing</em>.</p>
<p>I’ll also be jumping ship briefly to the PS4 to get cracking with <strong>Death Stranding</strong> – after reading the review the folks over at <a class="external" href="http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/death_stranding">Push Square</a> provided, I had to give it a go! Spending time traversing a wide expanse of land to simply deliver packages sounds oddly therapeutic, in a way… Minus the weird, invisible monsters, of course!</p>
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<h2>Gonçalo Lopes, contributing writer</h2>
<p>By now you must have figured that <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/daemon_x_machina">DAEMON X MACHINA</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/astral_chain">Astral Chain</a></strong> have become a sort of inside joke, my very own video game ‘Moby Dick’, two games I desperately try to conclude with every passing weekend but repeatedly fail to do so either because of extra projects or newer releases. Adding to the pile-up is (at long last!) <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/river_city_girls">River City Girls</a></strong> along with yet another Kunio spin-off <strong>Stay Calm, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story</strong> plus the already regular sessions of <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/xeno_crisis">Xeno Crisis</a></strong>.</p>
<p>I’m cheating again with my game of the week this week because there are in fact sixteen of them. I don’t know if it was full-blown middle age crisis or pure nostalgia but I had to pick up <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/hardware_review_capcom_home_arcade_is_the_most_ludicrous_micro-console_yet_and_were_in_love">Capcom’s Home Arcade</a>. However, no one mentioned the thing weighs 8 kilos and according to my 3DS the distance between the retailer and home is roughly 20,000 steps. You have probably guessed how that went: some people are playing <strong>Death Stranding</strong> while I lived it. Very grateful for the results of 22 days at <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/ring_fit_adventure">Ring Fit Adventure</a></strong> kicking in when they were most needed.</p>
<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer</h2>
<p>With less than a week to go until <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_sword_and_shield">Pokémon Sword</a></strong> is finally in my hands, I’m making a conscious effort to avoid starting anything new (which means I’ve had to put <strong>Luigi’s Mansion 3</strong> on hold despite being stupidly excited to play it).</p>
<p>As such, I’ll continue to shout at disobedient bouncy monkeys in <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_monkey_ball_banana_blitz_hd">Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD</a></strong> – which is surprisingly tricky at times – and also continue to shout at spikes, pits, bees, and myself as I fail to complete <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/yooka-laylee_and_the_impossible_lair">Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair</a></strong>‘s Impossible Lair. Man, that thing’s hard. I’ve made it to 75% of the way through, but it’s incredibly challenging. Happy gaming!</p>
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<h2>Austin Voigt, contributing writer</h2>
<p>This weekend, I’ll honestly just be continuing to play <strong>Luigi’s Mansion 3</strong>, because Halloween got too crazy, and I never got to finish it! Also I refuse to accept that Halloween season is over. That’s it, that‘s all I’ll be playing, everyone.</p>
<div id="poll-what-will-you-be-downloading-this-week15" class="poll" data-uri="polls/what_will_you_be_downloading_this_week15">
<div class="results">
<h3 class="heading">Which games are you playing this weekend? (374 votes)</h3>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="34 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">9%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Luigi’s Mansion 3</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="100 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">27%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Daemon X Machina</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="6 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Astral Chain</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="23 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">6%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">River City Girls</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="7 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Xeno Crisis</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="2 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Ring Fit Adventure</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="16 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">4%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="8 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="14 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">4%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Something else (comment below)</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="164 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">44%</span></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="empty">Please <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/login">login</a> to vote in this poll.</p>
</div>
<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…</em></p>
</div>
https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2019/11/...ember-9th/