Ladies and gents, the weekend.
For a barely quieter one, this week was packed filled with highlights right here on Nintendo Life. The August Pokémon Presents occurred and it’ll undoubtedly go down as one of many showcases of all time — however we did get a launch date for the Scarlet and Violet DLC and two new NSO video games, which is sweet. Quake II lastly got here to Switch after rumours a-plenty and we even bought the shock announcement that Red Dead Redemption can be coming to Nintendo’s little console — who would’a thunk it?
Elsewhere we penned a love letter to considered one of Tears of the Kingdom‘s late-game areas, celebrated Dead Cells’ five-year anniversary and had a bit giggle on the newly-released Pokémon Center Wiglett plush.
As for opinions, we took to the gridiron in Legend Bowl, which we discovered to present potential however it’s in want of some TLC and we additionally went for some monster-catching fight with Adore which is a variety of enjoyable however let down by its Switch efficiency.
Now we’re prepared to sit back out with a little bit of gaming. Have a learn via what a few of our fantastic workforce are as much as after which tell us your plans within the feedback.
Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer
So I’ll be persevering with my playthrough of Luigi’s Mansion 3 this weekend. I’m making good progress on it, however I’m taking my time. I like it a lot – it is comfortably the most effective within the sequence, and it does truthfully make me query why Nintendo would hassle bringing the second entry to Switch when a superior possibility is correct there, prepared and ready.
Over on the PS5, I’m nonetheless taking part in Red Dead Redemption 2, shopping for myself some fairly hats, consuming tins of beans, the same old. For a PS4 recreation, it truly is an nearly overwhelmingly engrossing expertise; one which not even some PS5 video games can match at this stage. Good on you, Rockstar.
Jim Norman, Staff Writer
Predictable as ever, I’ve lastly come again to Tears of the Kingdom. I beat the principle story within the first few weeks so now, after some much-needed time away from the sport, I’m lastly getting round to the opposite 99% of the duties that I’m but to finish. That being stated, I’ve hardly crossed something off my listing thus far. I’m simply having the most effective time strolling round, visiting any Sky Islands that I used to be but to discover, and lighting up extra areas of the Depths as I dive right down to seek for armour.
God, I’m going to be taking part in this recreation without end, aren’t I?
Alana Hagues, Deputy Editor
I’ve lastly began my long-awaited playthrough of Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward. The drawback is, taking part in this within the evenings signifies that I usually go to mattress with a few thousand ideas in my head. This goes to be one other wild experience, I can inform.
Otherwise, I’m taking part in Cassette Beasts on and off and actually having fun with it thus far, and as if I want extra on my plate, the Free Login Campaign for Final Fantasy XIV is again so I’ve returned to Eorzea briefly. The grind by no means ends…
Enjoy your weekends, of us!
Craig Reid, Video Producer – Pure Xbox
Will you take a look at that? It’s the weekend as soon as once more! You know what seems like a great way to spend my time away from work? Gaming – I do know, shocker. Normally the weekend is reserved for these sofa potato moments, controller in hand, snacks and drinks on the prepared. Not this time, no. This weekend I’ll be (metaphorically) binning the snacks and pounding a few of these sweat-inducing exercises Ring Fit Adventure has to supply. That’s proper! I’m going to get completely shredded in simply two days. You’ll see, mother and pop! I’ll be as thicc as a rehydrated Ganondorf
Gonçalo Lopes, Contributor
Still having ridiculous quantities of enjoyable with GigaBash, it simply by no means will get previous when you’re a Power Stone/Kaiju fan. There can also be an awesome purpose why the shock Arcade Archives Mad Shark launch performs lots like a long-lost Raiden sequel: It was developed by ex-Seibu Kaihatsu workers and it exhibits, it is a scorcher! Some extra PSP motion this week with the soar to Ace Combat: Joint Assault (which has nothing to do with pure herbs) and the extraordinarily underrated gem Gladiator Begins. This factor wants a remake/reboot/re-release on Switch.
Mandatory recreation of the week is Quake II! While Quakeworld was all the trend again within the day, I and most of my mates solely had dial-up modems by the point of its reputation peak. But when Quake II hit retail all of us had cable and 3D accelerators on our pentium PCs so this was an enormous a part of my youth taking part in it on-line night time after night time. To see this new model with an enormous new marketing campaign plus the Quake II 64 marketing campaign throw-in at this insanely low worth is just irresistible. Sorry Splatoon 3, you’re out, Q2 is again in child! Pass the Railgun, please.
Do your weekend gaming plans match any of ours? Drop the sport that you may be maining within the ballot beneath after which take to the feedback to tell us what else you may have on the playing cards.
