Hello Everyone!
This week’s post got a bit late due to some personal matters. Sorry about that. As for the games. I did not want to start any big game, and take care of some smaller games that I have been meaning to try for a while, ended up starting multiple games. 😢
- I have moved The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to a secondary game, so while I am going to play it here and there, I am not going to focus on it anymore.
- Playing Carto, it’s a beautiful, small, puzzle, indie game. If you have played the board game Carcassonne, you should love it. Basically, you have to solve puzzles by moving the map pieces around (and some other stuff). Highly recommended! It’s a very small games, I have done about 60%, going to try to finish it this weekend.
- I started New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, have been meaning to play it since it released but there was always something else that I wanted to play first, but with Wonder releasing soon, finally started it. I have just cleared the first (Acorn) world. Loving the game and platforming, but not a huge fan of timer in each level. It’s usually not a big deal, but when you are going slow, trying to find all secrets, it finished up pretty quickly.
- Also started Fire Emblem (GBA version) on NSO, and I am enjoying it a lot more than Three Houses, the only other FE game I have played (playing, technically).
- Finished The Order 1886. A wonderful game that still holds up really well, both gameplay and visuals. But it was too short. A sequel could’ve been great.
That’s all from me. What about you guys? What have you been playing? And what are you planning to play this weekend and beyond? And how are you liking it?
I’m still very slowly whittling away at Tears of the Kingdom. It’s a very slow burn for me, I commonly lose interest after a half hour or so each time I pick it up. Otherwise I’m playing Fire Emblem on GBA virtual console.
In my experience, if you aren’t enjoying a game, it’s fine to take a break from them. You can always return to it later.
How are you liking the GBA Fire Emblem?
It’s one of my favorites of all time. I played it to death in 2003, so it’s a treat to relive my first foray into the franchise. Props to Smash Bros. Melee to puting it on my radar!
Still on Trails into Reverie.
I think I’m getting close to the end, finished Rean’s Act 4 and now working on Lloyd’s route. Game is a huge improvement over CS4 IMO, even though Lloyd’s route is still too cheesy for my tastes.
Also, I kinda like the idea of the Reverie Corridor.
Reverie Corridor spoilers and some coments on CS4
This series tends to have a ton of sidequests, but in most games of the series the plot starts slow, and by the time it speeds up near the end the number of sidequests shrinks to focus on the main plot.
This however doesn’t work on CS4, because you already start the game in a major crisis, making the classic JRPG trope of “why are you playing mini-games when the world is about to end” hit really hard.
Reverie also starts with a crisis, but takes a different approach to this: Most of the optional content takes place in this dream-like world where memories from the real world are hazy and time flows differently.
Since this is disconnected from the main story it also lets the developer play around, include characters from older games, let you mix parties from different routes, and so on.
It’s an interesting approach to this problem.
Every time you mention Trails, you push me one step closer to buying Trails in the Sky SC.
Good to know the games are getting better and better, and you are still enjoying it.
Have fun!
Just to clarify, I though CS4 was one of the weakest game in the series, which is why I’m glad Reverie is a big improvement.
But even the weaker games in the series are fun, I did play CS4 for 80h-ish hours and had a good time - it just felt like a significant downgrade after CS3 which was one of my favorites.
Ah, that makes sense. Which is what I originally expected with such a big series. Some great games, and some not so great games.
Thanks for the explanation.
Spirit Farer, about 25% through playing coop. I read that it might be a grind later on but so far it’s been fun
After 100 hours of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, I decided to take a break. From the initial 4 temples, I am just missing the one in Gerudo, but I’m on my way there and done some quests in Gerudo. But as I’ve mentioned before, I know I’m going to be playing this game for a while. So I’ll get back to it here and there too and get a few long sessions for specific things (the temple, more of the story, etc.) every now and then.
I’ve been playing Pikmin 4 since Friday. I shared my initial impression on the other thread. I still agree with that after a few more hours, but it’s been fun. I like that it’s very relaxed and easy. Although the timer for the day keeps going, I don’t have the pressure to finish in x amount of days like in Pikmin 3.
I started New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, have been meaning to play it since it released but there was always something else that I wanted to play first, but with Wonder releasing soon, finally started it.
I’ve been thinking of doing this same thing 🤔
Yeah, I am about the same. Going to keep playing it, want to finish most of the side quests and get the armour pieces.
Are you out of the tutorials time range? Or still getting them?
Mario is pretty great. Really enjoying it, highly recommended.
I’m past the tutorials yes, it’s just the first hour or so but it’s really annoying. After that you do get some text from NPCs, but it’s not as annoying. It’s pretty relaxed and fun now!
I picked up my switch a couple of weeks ago. First game I picked up was Xenoblade chronicles 3 which has been a lot of fun though i think i picked up to many ganes to quuckly as im starting to fall off at level 17 i have not licked the game up in a few days. Even though at first i was hitting this game hard.l also picked up northgard great rts.
Monster train a rogue like card game where you play monsters and try to defend your crystal as you try to destroy an angel? Story is light but gameplay is so good.
Also got diablo 2 resurrected monster hunter rise and some overwatch 2. I just got the switch and I’m bouncing from thing to thing. It’s really got me back into gaming.
Haha, I can understand how you feel. I didn’t had PS4, so when I got PS5, I started tons of games at a time, but then I couldn’t play any game properly, so I stopped most of the games, and started to focus on one game at a time.
Xenoblade Chronicles can be a tough game to get into, but it’s a pretty great game if you end up liking it. It’s more of a love or hate game.
These are all great choices, would love to hear from you in future to see where your gaming journey takes you!
Keep having fun!
