My schedule is a bit messed up, so don’t have much game time. Just played a bit on weekend.
Started God of War: Ragnarok. With the next game coming out in January, it’s the perfect time to catch up to the series.
I have only played a few hours, but having fun with it. Combat feels a bit less exciting than the first one, probably cause it’s just more of the same. The novelty and feel of summoning back the axe, which I absolutely loved in the first game, has worn off. It’s still fun, just not as fun. The story is interesting though, and looking forward to how things go.
Played couple more “days” of Pikmin 1. I have cleared the first two areas completely now, and just have two items remaining in the third area. Should be done in a day. Haven’t visited the fourth area yet, will go there after getting both these items.
All other games are paused at the moment.
What about all of you? What have you been playing and/or plan to play?
So I’ve basically just been playing FE Fortune’s Weave this week. Figured I might as well focus on it if it’ll take time to get to the good stuff. Managed to beat the two arena games and am now at the second Lechner fight. I got all my peeps some better weaponry, everyone’s got a class, Leda even got a specialty class she passed first try despite a pass chance of only 18% (Don’t let XCom2 players hear this xD).
And I think I’ve softlocked myself. Fights haven’t been hard, to the point I got thru most of them pretty mindlessly. But I can’t compete against Lechner and his 5000 soldiers.
I’ve decided to ditch the game, it’ll now have a permanent place in my very awesome looking game card holder.
Not only is it frustrating that I can’t progress from here, but the road getting here was absolutely no fun at all. Yes the game did open up quite a lot, but I’ve realized the core combat mechanic (the only thing I honestly care about) is not fun for me. Move 3 spaces, punch a guy in the dick, rinse and repeat for a battlefield that has like 4 times as many enemies as you have units. I’m out.
Funnily enough this is yet another game on my pile of $70 games I did not enjoy; meaning that I still have never bought a $70 game I enjoyed.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: I’ve never played a Xeno game in my life, figured I’d start with this one since it was the cheapest to buy haha. Amazon delivered it earlier today even tho I set it to arrive tomorrow on Saturday, so I got a few minutes in.
And you know what, in those 15-20 minutes I’ve spent in XCX I’ve already had more fun than I ever had with Fire Emblem. Can’t talk more about this game because 20 minutes isn’t a lot but this one’s gonna be my focus for the next week.
The Crew Motorfest: OK this one’s a cheat. I don’t own this game on Switch, but rather on PC. I bought it on release but haven’t put much time into it. Seeing it release on Switch made me reinstall it and play again.
Hardware: Also I bought some controllers that came early. I already have a bunch of accessories that are all amazing but haven’t pulled the trigger on another controller because of the extremely high price tag, even from third parties like 8bitdo. And seeing has how the joy cons do a good enough job for couch coop since I don’t expect to play with 3 or more people anytime soon, dropping $70 on a controller doesn’t seem like a good investment (especially when I bought the Steam Controller for $100 earlier this year).
But I found a very good offer on Amazon, $35 for a pair of 2 controllers. Now that’s a bargain bin offer I can’t refuse. And oh boy do they take me back to the good old days of buying cheap third party controllers for the PS1 & 2. They’re… I wouldn’t say bad, but also far removed from the quality of the joy cons. They’re stiff as fuck. It takes proper force to push the buttons and the joysticks. I’d say they were worth it for the price considering it was a pack of 2. $35 for one of them and I’d complain louder. The only downside is that, despite claiming to be able to do so in the manual, they can’t wake the switch up from standby mode. Arrgh and here I thought I could just dock the Switch without undoing the grip accessory and the joy cons first. They also come with a turbo function which just feels especially 2000s to me lol. Not sure why they label the bumper and trigger L1 and L2 tho, they are Switch controllers thru and thru but then L1 and L2 just hit you like a truck out of nowhere.
Future games: I’ve been eying Donkey Kong Banyanza and Splatoon Raiders for the longest time, but haven’t pulled the trigger on either yet. Managed to play the 30 minute DK demo and I think it might be a fun game, but I prolly won’t buy them this month.
Sport Fest: That sports game releasing on the 16th, yeah I’m buying that instantly when it comes out.
Rhythm Paradise Groove: I played the demo and it was good fun, I’m certain I’m gonna like it. But $40 for a collection of rhythm mini games seems a bit steep to me. Especially when this type of rhythm game is not the type I play (I’m more of a DJMax man myself).
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Another Cheat. Bought it at release on PC. Haven’t put a lot of time into it. Miiight reinstall it. Unsure.
Sorry to hear about Fortune’s Weave. I have a friend who has a similar luck with anything he preorders. No matter how good the game looks, if he preorders it the game will turn out bad. Now whenever we are looking forward to a game we tell him not to preorder it. He can probably weaponise his power and earn lots of money from publishers.
Xenoblade Chronicles is one my favourite series. I didn’t like XCX as much as others, but many people consider it their favourite Xenoblade, so looking forward to where you end up.
I have a USB dongle that lets me connect other controllers with Switch, PS4, PS3 etc. Haven’t tried it with Switch 2, but take a look if they work with Switch 2 you can just connect your Steam Controller. Might be a better option.
Don’t mind the “cheats”, for this weekly thread we don’t restrict to only Switch / Nintendo. Just share whatever you are playing.
Never preordered a game, but I have a feeling I might end up in the same boat as your friend.
With XCX I honestly just took a leap of faith. Both 2 and 3 are $70 each, 1 is $60, and X I was able to snatch up for $45, so I thought why not pull the trigger. I did a little bit of research beforehand, but honestly the price tag was the only driving force why I picked X over any of the numbered entries. So, don’t leave me hanging, which is your favorite? :D
Ha, I didn’t know something like this even exists. But the first result was a 8bitdo one that was $20 and honestly, I’m happier with the new controllers rather than connecting my SCs. Then we’d have to fight over which one of us gets the old one hehe.
oooooo you don’t want to know ALL the game’s I’m playing in a week. If I wrote in detail about what I play on Steam as I do here about my Switch games it’d be a huge blog post worth of words xD Honestly didn’t know this thread isn’t Nintendo specific but I like treating it that way. Does good for the brain when I reflect on the limited selection of Switch games I play and gives me an opportunity to plan ahead a bit. Unlike my almost 2k games large Steam library. That thing is a unwieldy beast.
I’m trying consciously not to buy too many Switch games right away and focusing longer on fewer games.
I’ve never played 2, but I agree with slimerancher. Three is tops, then the first one, and XCX last. This isn’t a knock on XCX. It’s just the more they iterate on the formula, the better it gets. And every entry has a more wonderful story than the previous one except XCX in my opinion.
That said, the story of XCX is still great. It’s just not a step forward like XC2 (which I watched a full play through of in the lead up to 3’s release).
Thanks for your insight. Tho, do you think I could just jump right into 3 without playing the other ones?
Absolutely. I watched a playthrough of 2 because it was too rare to find around 3’s announcement, so I thought I’d never get to play it.
Then, because I don’t engage too closely, I missed NEARLY EVERY connection to the previous games unless they hit me over the head with it. I sure love a breakdown video after I’m done playing!
Alright, I’ll keep that in mind for when I’ll eventually buy 3. But def. not this year. Backlog’s growing and there’s still good stuff on the horizon xD
My favourite is XC3, followed by XC1, then XC2. XCX comes at last.
Heh, you can use the thread as you want, no issues either way.
As for FE, why not resell it? Or do you also collect games?
In my short time researching the XC series I also heard that XC3 was the best, but also that XC2 was the worst. So your ranking of XCX last is a bit surprising to me, but I obviously have no reference frame. I’ll let you know in next week’s thread how I’m liking the game.
I hadn’t thought of reselling FE. Honestly I’ve never actually sold anything online. I either keep stuff or yeet it. The one exception was my previous Switch but only because a friend of the family was interested in it. My mom’s quite anxious about getting scammed. Will try to convince her tho.
Silly me tho, buys physical games for the benefits of physical games; forgets about them immediately xD
Edit: It’s a no go. Mom says we’ll never sell on ebay, especially since you can never tell what type of asshole you sell to (her words). Sadge.
So, the structure of XCX is different from the other Xenoblade games. It’s not that it’s bad, it’s just different, and those who like that difference love the game.
I may have ranked it much higher if I had played the game after playing just one game in the series (how it was originally released), but after playing 3 games this just wasn’t what I wanted from a Xenoblade game. It’s possible if you play other XC games after this you won’t like them as much because they aren’t like XCX.
Still, even as my least favourite in the series, it’s still a very good game. My least favourite game in one of my favourite series still ranks above most other games for me.
Yeah I’ve heard that XCX was different from the numbered entries. But it’s good to hear that the XC series is one of your favorites. Don’t think I’ll get around to trying one of the numbered entries this year tho. Also, holy fuck how is it October already wtf? Where does time go? Months go by so freaking fast this year. And that even tho I’ve been unemployed since March and just boyrotting on my PC the entire time :D