Currently playing...

[MattyP]

Three fourths home on the Switch. What an odd little game. Well not sure if it's more of an interactive book....

[MattyP]

Just finished up on R-Type Dimensions EX.

Love the music updates and the graphics update. Played through on the infinite mode which feels a bit like cheating but some of those later levels!

Now I need to work on getting my lives count down a bit....

[venusian]

Virtura Racer on Switch. It plays amazingly well given its age and looks fantastically clean in 60Hz/720p. Sorely lacking in single player mode options though.

[MattyP]

Virtura Racer on Switch. It plays amazingly well given its age and looks fantastically clean in 60Hz/720p. Sorely lacking in single player mode options though.

Agree completely. It's bloody brilliant! Guess it is lacking a bit in areas but for ~£5 can't really complain TBH.

Now just need Sega Rally to appear on Switch and all good... expect the licensing of cars will put a spanner on that though....

[Rhythm]

Frostpunk. Just showed up on EA Origin Basic and I'd been looking at it for a while.

Despite the bleak as fuck setting (humanity dying in the midst of a climate disaster) it's incredibly chill and compelling. Using steampunk gear to keep your colony warm is the number one aim. A pure survival RTS, lots of resource gathering and managing scouting expeditions. Couple that with a bit of Democracy-esque management of laws/politics to manage the diplomatic task of keeping a population devoid of hope happy and it's a full 2-thumbs up recommend.

[MattyP]

Just finished Thimbleweed Park on the Switch and loved it.... lots of little references back to early LucasArts point 'n click adventures and an amusing ending!

Along with this I've been sliding in some Puyo Puyo Champions (insanely addictive!) and an odd game of Pang Adventures.

Tomorrow Luigis Mansion 3 unlocks so that will get some play time... especially as I'm off work and between jobs as of Friday!

[Foozwah]

Just finished Thimbleweed Park on the Switch and loved it.... lots of little references back to early LucasArts point 'n click adventures and an amusing ending!

It really is a love letter to those glorious classic graphic adventure days.

I bought it on Mac, then re-bought and finally finished on iPad (portable factor helped with being able to dip in and out at semi regular intervals and keep some puzzle solving momentum up) and am now seriously considering a third dip to have it on Switch* and then maybe run through it again in a couple of months' time...

*If only to hopefully encourage more point n click action on the platform - with both "proper" console controls AND touch screen it really seems an ideal format for that style of game.

[MattyP]

Just finished up on Luigis Mansion 3 - really enjoyed it...

Picked up Death Stranding today on the PS4. Wow this is a stark contrast to LM3!!!!

Not really read much on it and picked it up after seeing the first trailer. Didn't even realise it was due for release to earlier on this week!

Its and odd game for sure... but think I'm going to enjoy it... at the moment trying to work out WTF is going on.. the story so far is confusingly intriguing!!!! Babies in bottles strapped to your front, black monsters hovering above the ground... black ooze and delivering parcels... completely whacky. The music and visuals are absolutely gorgeous... Love the absract stuff that Sony seems to pick up on at times... and this seems a nice departure from Hideo Kojima's usual stuff....

[rowan]

Just finished Thimbleweed Park on the Switch and loved it.... lots of little references back to early LucasArts point 'n click adventures and an amusing ending!

It really is a love letter to those glorious classic graphic adventure days.

It's really sad that they've said there is no chance of a sequel because it hasn't been commercially viable

Currently enjoying Sniper Elite 4 which I picked up super cheaply in a sale.
I'm really enjoying the superb map design & take-it-at-your-own-pace gameplay. Most levels have taken me almost 3 hrs each and I've loved the feeling of not being rushed. I could've done things quicker but found I didn't want to because I was just enjoying it all & especially the map.

The plan was to tide me over until Red Dead Redemption came out on PC but I've still got plenty of hours left here. Will pick up RDR2 when I'm done with it.

Also still loving World of Guns: Gun Disassembly.
Easily the best free game I've played [though paid for extra content several times], there's something strangely calming about disassembling & reassembling various models once you know them, from the simple to the complex. Understanding how all the mechanisms work in slow motion with cutaways / custom pieces hidden and so on appeals to the latent engineer in the back of my mind

[MattyP]

Just finished Thimbleweed Park on the Switch and loved it.... lots of little references back to early LucasArts point 'n click adventures and an amusing ending!

It really is a love letter to those glorious classic graphic adventure days.

It's really sad that they've said there is no chance of a sequel because it hasn't been commercially viable

Sigh. That is sad I was hoping this would be the beginning of a new wave of old school point 'n click type games.....

[Whiteball]

'tis sad indeed. Although I thought Thimbleweed Park was funded from a Kickstarter?

[TFO]

Death Stranding.
A good few hours in and I still can’t decide if I love it or hate it.

The science and dialogue in it are nonsense, the cut scenes are seamless but endless, the controls are fiddly, the BTs (dead people) are a royal pain in the ass, and it’s like playing a video game version of Buckaroo.
But

It looks just stunning, and there is something all rather wonderful about trudging across these landscapes to deliver some packages. I genuinely can’t explain why.

Only 35 more hours or so to go to finish it...

[VNVObit]

Recently played through torchlight 2 on PS4
Nice action RPG that was out on pc and Xbox before
Played through campaign twice (it has a new game + mode so everything is levelled up when you start the quest again) completed campaign twice in order to get level 100
Have started a hardcore game (albeit at lowest difficulty level) to get one of the remaining trophies though have given up as too many other games to play (and platinum trophy requires a rare event that there’s no control over so not enough incentive)


Picked assassin creed odyssey and started that. Now spent quite a few hours on it and do find it better than origins but marginally so. Scale is immense and island hopping is fun. Plenty of intertwined plots alongside the main quest to distract you along with various bounties and rewards.

Enjoying it but glad I waited until it was on offer to buy. Find I enjoy the AC games but need a good break between them to really enjoy them (and normally only finished one before the next one comes out)

[MattyP]

Death Stranding.
A good few hours in and I still can’t decide if I love it or hate it.

Seems to have the effect on people!

Had around 5 or so hours on it... built a bridge and got s bike to ride....Enjoying it so far.... BT's are getting a bit tedious though... loving the attention to detail in this too....

[TFO]

Death Stranding.
A good few hours in and I still can’t decide if I love it or hate it.

Seems to have the effect on people!

Had around 5 or so hours on it... built a bridge and got s bike to ride....Enjoying it so far.... BT's are getting a bit tedious though... loving the attention to detail in this too....

Don’t do what I did and accidentally drive the bike off the bridge into the deep water. It’s still there...