Jim Norman, Employees Author
Shock, horror, I am taking part in Metroid. I am nonetheless a relative noob to the sequence, however Prime Remastered had me in a chokehold again in 2023, and Past is doing precisely the identical to this point. Certain, it is technically my brother’s birthday celebrations this weekend, however he will not thoughts if I convey my Change alongside and pad out the outdated scan logbook at dinner, will he?
Alana Hagues, Deputy Editor
Hey, sure, I’m additionally taking part in the massive new Nintendo Change 2 launch of the week… Octopath Traveler 0. Wait! Don’t boo me!
Sorry Samus, I’ve opted for cosy turn-based gameplay for the vacation season, in true Alana style. Don’t fear, I’ll get to Viewros as soon as the mud has settled, however proper now, the worth tag is a bit too steep for one thing that may not be my cup of tea.
I’ve additionally bought again into Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and I’m attempting to complete up the DLC and tidy my island a bit earlier than the massive replace. It’s coming alongside! Have an excellent one, of us.
PJ O’Reilly, Employees Author
This weekend. Hmmm. I wish to say I’ll play a great deal of Metroid like everybody else, and I’ve very a lot actually loved what I’ve performed to this point, however I am truly absolutely distracted by Murderer’s Creed Shadows and am due to this fact very probably gonna find yourself caught in that.
In any other case, sure Prime 4 it’s. With a side-helping of Kirby Air Riders as a result of I am genuinely hooked on the multiplayer Metropolis Trials.
Gonçalo Lopes, Contributor
December got here out preventing with me nonetheless clobbering punks within the streets of the belt motion sport of the yr, MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, over the weekend. I doubt I’ll even have time to provide Murderer’s Creed Shadows the eye it deserves, and the identical goes for the fantastic (gatcha-free!) Octopath Traveler 0, as a result of I wish to preserve roaming the streets in Yakuza Kiwami 2, wrap up Melinoë’s quest in Hades II, and kick the ball round in Inazuma Eleven: Victory Highway (Do publishers realise there are eleven different months within the yr!?).
To house pirates’ disappointment across the galaxy, my sport of the week is clearly Metroid Prime 4: Past. Certainly, past my wildest goals, Samus’ first-person journey is again after a hiatus of eighteen years and straight to being a really robust contender for my private GOTY 2025. I’ll benefit from this prolonged weekend in Portugal to dutifully scan the whole lot the sport throws at me.
Kate Grey, Contributor
A brand new Hermitcraft season (test it out on YouTube, it is the perfect) means MINECRAFT TIME, so I’ve spun up a server to play with my friends utilizing the brand new(ish) Copper Age stuff. We’re nonetheless pre-diamonds, so early days, nevertheless it’s enjoyable.
I’ve additionally been taking part in Outer Worlds 2, and having a surprisingly good time! It begins actual gradual and boring, which is baffling, since it is a sport that is all about comedy and wacky hijinks, so I am unsure why they determined to have such a severe starting. However there’s some extremely intelligent narrative and sport design stuff in there, like unlocking “flaws” based mostly in your behaviour — I stored stealing, as a result of it is principally Skyrim In House, so the sport requested me if I needed to change into a Kleptomaniac, which might make all my stolen stuff promote for extra (yay!) but additionally add an opportunity that I robotically steal one thing simply by it. Unsurprisingly, it is gotten me right into a LOT of hassle, however that is what makes the sport enjoyable!
Aaaaand I lastly bought to the (story) finish of Hades II, and… mmm, yeah, it isn’t nice. Really fairly disappointing how nearly all of the plot will get dumped proper on the finish, slightly than being sprinkled all through the sport. I can solely assume that Supergiant needed to maintain it secret for so long as attainable whereas in Early Entry, in order that they left it proper to the tip? I do not know! It is not an excellent ending, even with the replace! It is nonetheless an unimaginable sport, so I am not likely all that bothered, and I do not remorse my buy… I am simply disillusioned. However I will preserve taking part in!
Effectively, that is what we have now deliberate for this weekend, however what about you? Tell us your picks within the following ballot.
