Jim Norman, Staff Writer
I threw the credits at Animal Well this week, which means I only have about 97% of the game left to play. I plan to do some research this weekend and see how many times I can mutter to myself, “Wait, how long have I been doing this that?”
I also have a real desire to play Astro’s Playroom second console. Despite it sitting there for as long as I’ve had my PS5, I’ve never touched it. I should probably fix that, shouldn’t I?
Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer
I was pulled back into the world Danganronpa, so I played Trigger Happy Havoc again. I’m considering a PS Vita so I’ve been trawling eBay quite a bit lately. I have such fond memories of playing Danganronpa on my original Vita during my lunch breaks at work and I’m so mad at myself for getting rid of it. Stoopid.
Elsewhere I ended up buying God of War Ragnarok on PS5. I don’t know why I put it off for so long, but god it’s really good so far. The fighting is top notch and I absolutely love Ryan Hurst’s performance as Thor.
Alex Olney, video producer
I got NieR Automata: End of YoRHa Edition last Christmas and I’m ashamed to say I only recently started playing it. Naturally, I went straight to Hard difficulty, and anyone familiar with the game knows that was probably a mistake. After an hour or so of trying I decided that ‘Normal’ was fine too.
I’ll play it this weekend. That and some Nocturnal (good game).
Gavin Lane, editor
After returning to Tears of the Kingdom last weekend, I am now busy in the skies above Faron. I’m also looking forward to getting back to Shadows of Valentia and the talk around it Hades II over the past month I’ve wanted to go back to the original and escape the Ol’ Man a few more times. If I remember correctly, I’ve only beaten him twice so it’s a lot of work to get to the right ending.
I also (fingers crossed) managed to get a free PS4 from a relative, so I’m putting together a shortlist of PlayStation exclusive games to catch up. Right now it’s Last of Us Part II, The Last Guardian, Bloodborne and Spider-Man. Let me know in the comments if there’s anything else really unmissable that I should watch out for.
Kate Gray, Contributor
I’m on vacation this weekend and—don’t kill me, please—I didn’t bring my Switch. But I took my Steam Deck. Most of the newer games I’ve bought have been PC exclusives, so it made more sense, even though it’s a lot bulkier.
I’m going to Banff, which means most of my weekend will probably be out, but if I’m not out, I might Kill the princess go! I’ve been looking forward to playing it for a long time and just haven’t had the time. I also just bought Sun Haven to fill a farming game shaped place in my heart that hasn’t been filled in a while. I hope it’s good!
Gonçalo Lopes, Contributor
It’s somehow June and I’m still dabbling in Unicorn Overlord. With the last continent under the crushing iron fist of my absolute rule, the endgame is at hand. It will come as no surprise when I tell you that I have yet to conquer the final boss of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, so I might be able to put that behind me this weekend. I dusted off my 8bitdo arcade stick and will be playing an inhuman amount Restart Devil Blade, Astrolancer, Ginga Force and The Natsuki Chronicles on PC. When that itch strikes, you have to scratch it. And on that note…
My game of the week is Macross Shooting Insight. This is by far the definition of “average shmup” in every way, but the special physical edition was priced just enough for me to resist. Being a huge Macross fan I admit this fan service is done right. Unfortunately, as you can imagine, the licensed soundtrack is very unfriendly to streaming, and copyright notices pop up with every boss fight. I curse you, protoculture!
That’s what we planned for the weekend, but what about you? Take the following poll with the game you’ll be running in the next few days, then drop in the comments to let us know what other titles are on the cards.