06-09-2019, 09:58 AM
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 8th)
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<p><em>Phew, thank goodness it’s the weekend! This week has brought with it all the drama of a <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/pokemon_sword_and_shield_gets_november_release_date_and_special_double_pack_release">Pokémon Direct</a>, fresh <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/new_banjo-kazooie_merch_fuels_fresh_speculation_over_a_series_revival">Banjo-Kazooie rumours</a> and even <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/mega_drive_mini_games_list_all_42_titles_revealed">more games for the Sega Mega Drive Mini</a>, but now we can finally calm down and talk about our weekend plans.</em></p>
<p><em>This time around, we’ve rounded up even more of the talented folk who help to make Nintendo Life the amazing (ahem) site that it is, so we hope you have fun reading through even more entries. As ever, feel free to join in via our poll and comment sections below. Enjoy!<br /></em></p>
<h2>Gavin Lane, staff writer</h2>
<p>This weekend I’ll be doing my best to relax before the excitement of E3 next week. I’ve had <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/abzu">ABZU</a></strong> sitting on my Switch for ages but haven’t got around to actually playing the thing. I also picked up <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/gris">GRIS</a></strong> in the Devolver Digital sale so I’d like to blast through that before the Nintendo E3 sale arrives to clog up my micro SD card. Both games are supposed to be beautiful, sedate experiences, and that’s just what I’m after.</p>
<p>Having said all that, I might take the opportunity (weather permitting) to head out in the sunshine with a games mag under my arm and simply relax away from a screen with a little reading material, and perhaps a frosty beverage of some description. Ah, summer’s coming…</p>
<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer</h2>
<p>If you regularly read these weekend features, you might remember that I’ve been replaying <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/n64/banjo_kazooie">Banjo-Kazooie</a></strong> over the last few weeks. I’ve started to reach a point now where I’m finding it incredibly tricky to find the last few Jiggies I need (I don’t think I ever made it this far as a kid) so I’m needing a quick change of pace.</p>
<p>I’m keeping my current N64 streak going, though, with my attention now shifting over to <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/n64/goldeneye_007">GoldenEye 007</a></strong> for a bit. The nostalgia is ridiculously high with this one (I let out an audible ‘aww’ when I killed the man sitting on the toilet from the comfort of the vent above) so I’m determined to play through the entire campaign. <em>For England, James?</em></p>
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<h2>Stephanie Woor, reviewer</h2>
<p>Ryan has kindly reminded me that there’s this thing called a ‘weekend’ to plan for – newly freelance, I’m not actually sure how those things work now. My hardcore gaming credentials must be in my other bag too, because I was about to try to get away with saying my plans include “a long walk while playing <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/mobile/pokemon_go">Pokémon GO</a></strong>”.</p>
<p>I’ll instead try to save face by mentioning that I have been promised <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/n64/mario_kart_64">Mario Kart 64</a></strong> at the homebrew ale and mead party I’ll be at tomorrow. Trouble is everyone is expecting the A-game I bring to <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_kart_8_deluxe">Mario Kart 8</a></strong>, but (don’t tell the editors) I was a PC gamer back then. Where the heck is Toadette?</p>
<h2>Gonçalo Lopes, contributing writer</h2>
<p>Apart from surpassing a 150-day streak in <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/fitness_boxing">Fitness Boxing</a>,</strong> I haven’t really been playing much Switch this week and it looks that this will remain so for this weekend. Despite all the E3 insanity already going around I will be mostly working on my upcoming music album while the SNES Classic has been reassembled next to my TV. I fully expect some short burst of arcade action with <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/snes/contra_iii_the_alien_wars">Contra III</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/snes/super_castlevania_iv">Super Castlevania IV</a></strong> along with some lengthier sessions of <strong>Final Fantasy VI</strong>. One day I will most certainly become a full-time retro gamer, but for now I’m just taking a breather.</p>
<p>Still did manage to find a game of the week: <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/timespinner">Timespinner</a></strong> is an absolutely incredible <strong>Castlevania Symphony of the Night</strong> homage, so it will nicely fill the gap Konami keeps unwilling to fulfil on the Switch.</p>
<h2><strong>Austin Voigt, contributing writer</strong></h2>
<p>This weekend I plan to play some – hold up… E3 is in four days?! Forget playing games, I haven’t even started packing yet! Gotta grab my Switch, some caffeine pills, my notebook that looks like a Pokédex, some Water of Life potions, a few tissues in case I see Charles Martinet… so much to do! No time to talk… Maybe some time to play <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_smash_bros_ultimate">Smash</a></strong> on the plane. See y’all in LA!</p>
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<h2>Dom Reseigh-Lincoln, reviewer</h2>
<p>With <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/paladins_-_founders_pack">Paladins</a>‘</strong> latest battle pass introducing lots of viking-forged skins to the game, it was going to be impossible for me not to sink some money on it. So expect to see me once again causing lots of trouble with Vivian, Androxus and Ruckus in TDM and Onslaught.</p>
<p>Elsewhere, I’ll be putting my spy tradecraft to the test in <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/phantom_doctrine">Phantom Doctrine</a></strong>. I love games that try to encapsulate the dangerous world of espionage, so I’m looking forward to playing spymaster on my Switch. Maybe I’ve just watched too much Homeland and Spooks!</p>
<h2>PJ O’Reilly, reviewer</h2>
<p>I’m helplessly addicted to <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/slay_the_spire">Slay the Spire</a></strong> at the moment, so I’ll most likely spend most of my weekend trying to inch my way through the insanely difficult Ascension levels of that whenever my son isn’t hogging the Switch to play <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/yoshis_crafted_world">Yoshi’s Crafted World</a></strong> or <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_odyssey">Super Mario Odyssey</a></strong>. I also just picked up <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/fifa_19">FIFA 19</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/messenger">The Messenger</a></strong> in the ongoing eShop sale so I’ll definitely be getting stuck into some ninja platforming action and online Seasons when I get the chance; I’m sure I haven’t lost my silky smooth football touch since I last played a FIFA game about two years ago, right?</p>
<h2>Ollie Reynolds, reviewer</h2>
<p>Since <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/luigis_mansion_3">Luigi’s Mansion 3</a></strong> will be playable at this year’s E3 (and I’ll be firmly stuck in the UK), I’ll be digging out the 3DS for another round with the brilliant <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/3ds/luigis_mansion_dark_moon">Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon</a></strong>. That’s if I can tear myself away from scouring the internet for Nintendo Direct rumours, of course.</p>
<p>In anticipation for <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/bloodstained_ritual_of_the_night">Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night</a></strong> later this month, I’ll also play through the 8-bit companion game <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/bloodstained_curse_of_the_moon">Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon</a></strong>. Time permitting, I may even boot up <strong>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</strong> for some fully fledged Igavania action!</p>
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<h2><strong>Liam Doolan, news reporter</strong></h2>
<p>Now that the <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/yooka-laylee_and_the_impossible_lair_is_playtonics_next_game_and_its_coming_to_switch">new 2.5D Yooka-Laylee game</a> has been revealed, I think it’s about time I got around to finishing the original 3D outing, which was released on the Nintendo Switch at the end of 2017. For reasons I can’t <em>really</em> remember, I got up to Capital B’s casino level and then dropped right off. I’m guessing it probably had something to do with the release of <strong>Super Mario Odyssey</strong> a few months beforehand.</p>
<p>Brushing aside this minor setback, I now intend to complete <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/yooka-laylee">Yooka-Laylee</a></strong> before the arrival of the sequel. That’s all for me this weekend!</p>
<h2>Lewis White, reviewer</h2>
<p>Have you played <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/tetris_99">Tetris 99</a></strong>? I’ve played Tetris 99. I’ve played so much Tetris 99 that I’ve literally, and I do mean <em>literally</em>, been seeing Tetrominoes flow whenever I close my eyes. It’s a deep-rooted problem. Will I ever stop? Probably not!</p>
<p>In between the video game equivalent of illegal white powders, I’ve been returning to some old addictives. <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/hyrule_warriors_definitive_edition">Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition</a></strong> refuses to end; <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/jydge">JYDGE</a></strong> continues to teach me how bad I am at games; <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/resident_evil_revelations_2">Resident Evil Revelations 2</a></strong> has proven itself to be the ultimate guilty pleasure, and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/atelier_lulua_the_scion_of_arland">Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland</a></strong> is proving itself to be about as intuitive as its title.</p>
<p>I’d tell you more but, well, I see a line block with my name on it.</p>
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<h3 class="heading">Which games are you playing this weekend? (177 votes)</h3>
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<h4 class="heading">Abzu</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="0 votes">0%</span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Banjo-Kazooie</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="2 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">GoldenEye 007</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Pokémon GO</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="11 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">6%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Mario Kart 64</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="8 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">5%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Fitness Boxing</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="4 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Contra III: The Alien Wars</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="5 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">3%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Super Castlevania IV</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="8 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">5%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Timespinner</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="5 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">3%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="20 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">11%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Paladins – Founder’s Pack</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Phantom Doctrine</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="0 votes">0%</span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Luigi’s Mansion 3</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="4 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Tetris 99</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="10 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">6%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">JYDGE</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="0 votes">0%</span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Resident Evil Revelations 2</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="2 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="3 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Yooka-Laylee</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="4 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Slay the Spire</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="7 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">4%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Yoshi’s Crafted World</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="8 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">5%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Super Mario Odyssey</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="6 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">3%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">FIFA 19</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="0 votes">0%</span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">The Messenger</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="7 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">4%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Something else (comment below)</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="53 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">30%</span></span></p>
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<p><em>As always, thanks for reading! Make sure to leave a vote in the poll above and a comment below with your gaming choices over the next few days…</em></p>
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<p><em>Phew, thank goodness it’s the weekend! This week has brought with it all the drama of a <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/pokemon_sword_and_shield_gets_november_release_date_and_special_double_pack_release">Pokémon Direct</a>, fresh <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/new_banjo-kazooie_merch_fuels_fresh_speculation_over_a_series_revival">Banjo-Kazooie rumours</a> and even <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/mega_drive_mini_games_list_all_42_titles_revealed">more games for the Sega Mega Drive Mini</a>, but now we can finally calm down and talk about our weekend plans.</em></p>
<p><em>This time around, we’ve rounded up even more of the talented folk who help to make Nintendo Life the amazing (ahem) site that it is, so we hope you have fun reading through even more entries. As ever, feel free to join in via our poll and comment sections below. Enjoy!<br /></em></p>
<h2>Gavin Lane, staff writer</h2>
<p>This weekend I’ll be doing my best to relax before the excitement of E3 next week. I’ve had <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/abzu">ABZU</a></strong> sitting on my Switch for ages but haven’t got around to actually playing the thing. I also picked up <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/gris">GRIS</a></strong> in the Devolver Digital sale so I’d like to blast through that before the Nintendo E3 sale arrives to clog up my micro SD card. Both games are supposed to be beautiful, sedate experiences, and that’s just what I’m after.</p>
<p>Having said all that, I might take the opportunity (weather permitting) to head out in the sunshine with a games mag under my arm and simply relax away from a screen with a little reading material, and perhaps a frosty beverage of some description. Ah, summer’s coming…</p>
<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer</h2>
<p>If you regularly read these weekend features, you might remember that I’ve been replaying <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/n64/banjo_kazooie">Banjo-Kazooie</a></strong> over the last few weeks. I’ve started to reach a point now where I’m finding it incredibly tricky to find the last few Jiggies I need (I don’t think I ever made it this far as a kid) so I’m needing a quick change of pace.</p>
<p>I’m keeping my current N64 streak going, though, with my attention now shifting over to <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/n64/goldeneye_007">GoldenEye 007</a></strong> for a bit. The nostalgia is ridiculously high with this one (I let out an audible ‘aww’ when I killed the man sitting on the toilet from the comfort of the vent above) so I’m determined to play through the entire campaign. <em>For England, James?</em></p>
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<h2>Stephanie Woor, reviewer</h2>
<p>Ryan has kindly reminded me that there’s this thing called a ‘weekend’ to plan for – newly freelance, I’m not actually sure how those things work now. My hardcore gaming credentials must be in my other bag too, because I was about to try to get away with saying my plans include “a long walk while playing <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/mobile/pokemon_go">Pokémon GO</a></strong>”.</p>
<p>I’ll instead try to save face by mentioning that I have been promised <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/n64/mario_kart_64">Mario Kart 64</a></strong> at the homebrew ale and mead party I’ll be at tomorrow. Trouble is everyone is expecting the A-game I bring to <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_kart_8_deluxe">Mario Kart 8</a></strong>, but (don’t tell the editors) I was a PC gamer back then. Where the heck is Toadette?</p>
<h2>Gonçalo Lopes, contributing writer</h2>
<p>Apart from surpassing a 150-day streak in <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/fitness_boxing">Fitness Boxing</a>,</strong> I haven’t really been playing much Switch this week and it looks that this will remain so for this weekend. Despite all the E3 insanity already going around I will be mostly working on my upcoming music album while the SNES Classic has been reassembled next to my TV. I fully expect some short burst of arcade action with <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/snes/contra_iii_the_alien_wars">Contra III</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/snes/super_castlevania_iv">Super Castlevania IV</a></strong> along with some lengthier sessions of <strong>Final Fantasy VI</strong>. One day I will most certainly become a full-time retro gamer, but for now I’m just taking a breather.</p>
<p>Still did manage to find a game of the week: <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/timespinner">Timespinner</a></strong> is an absolutely incredible <strong>Castlevania Symphony of the Night</strong> homage, so it will nicely fill the gap Konami keeps unwilling to fulfil on the Switch.</p>
<h2><strong>Austin Voigt, contributing writer</strong></h2>
<p>This weekend I plan to play some – hold up… E3 is in four days?! Forget playing games, I haven’t even started packing yet! Gotta grab my Switch, some caffeine pills, my notebook that looks like a Pokédex, some Water of Life potions, a few tissues in case I see Charles Martinet… so much to do! No time to talk… Maybe some time to play <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_smash_bros_ultimate">Smash</a></strong> on the plane. See y’all in LA!</p>
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<h2>Dom Reseigh-Lincoln, reviewer</h2>
<p>With <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/paladins_-_founders_pack">Paladins</a>‘</strong> latest battle pass introducing lots of viking-forged skins to the game, it was going to be impossible for me not to sink some money on it. So expect to see me once again causing lots of trouble with Vivian, Androxus and Ruckus in TDM and Onslaught.</p>
<p>Elsewhere, I’ll be putting my spy tradecraft to the test in <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/phantom_doctrine">Phantom Doctrine</a></strong>. I love games that try to encapsulate the dangerous world of espionage, so I’m looking forward to playing spymaster on my Switch. Maybe I’ve just watched too much Homeland and Spooks!</p>
<h2>PJ O’Reilly, reviewer</h2>
<p>I’m helplessly addicted to <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/slay_the_spire">Slay the Spire</a></strong> at the moment, so I’ll most likely spend most of my weekend trying to inch my way through the insanely difficult Ascension levels of that whenever my son isn’t hogging the Switch to play <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/yoshis_crafted_world">Yoshi’s Crafted World</a></strong> or <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_odyssey">Super Mario Odyssey</a></strong>. I also just picked up <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/fifa_19">FIFA 19</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/messenger">The Messenger</a></strong> in the ongoing eShop sale so I’ll definitely be getting stuck into some ninja platforming action and online Seasons when I get the chance; I’m sure I haven’t lost my silky smooth football touch since I last played a FIFA game about two years ago, right?</p>
<h2>Ollie Reynolds, reviewer</h2>
<p>Since <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/luigis_mansion_3">Luigi’s Mansion 3</a></strong> will be playable at this year’s E3 (and I’ll be firmly stuck in the UK), I’ll be digging out the 3DS for another round with the brilliant <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/3ds/luigis_mansion_dark_moon">Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon</a></strong>. That’s if I can tear myself away from scouring the internet for Nintendo Direct rumours, of course.</p>
<p>In anticipation for <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/bloodstained_ritual_of_the_night">Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night</a></strong> later this month, I’ll also play through the 8-bit companion game <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/bloodstained_curse_of_the_moon">Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon</a></strong>. Time permitting, I may even boot up <strong>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</strong> for some fully fledged Igavania action!</p>
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<h2><strong>Liam Doolan, news reporter</strong></h2>
<p>Now that the <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/yooka-laylee_and_the_impossible_lair_is_playtonics_next_game_and_its_coming_to_switch">new 2.5D Yooka-Laylee game</a> has been revealed, I think it’s about time I got around to finishing the original 3D outing, which was released on the Nintendo Switch at the end of 2017. For reasons I can’t <em>really</em> remember, I got up to Capital B’s casino level and then dropped right off. I’m guessing it probably had something to do with the release of <strong>Super Mario Odyssey</strong> a few months beforehand.</p>
<p>Brushing aside this minor setback, I now intend to complete <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/yooka-laylee">Yooka-Laylee</a></strong> before the arrival of the sequel. That’s all for me this weekend!</p>
<h2>Lewis White, reviewer</h2>
<p>Have you played <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/tetris_99">Tetris 99</a></strong>? I’ve played Tetris 99. I’ve played so much Tetris 99 that I’ve literally, and I do mean <em>literally</em>, been seeing Tetrominoes flow whenever I close my eyes. It’s a deep-rooted problem. Will I ever stop? Probably not!</p>
<p>In between the video game equivalent of illegal white powders, I’ve been returning to some old addictives. <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/hyrule_warriors_definitive_edition">Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition</a></strong> refuses to end; <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/jydge">JYDGE</a></strong> continues to teach me how bad I am at games; <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/resident_evil_revelations_2">Resident Evil Revelations 2</a></strong> has proven itself to be the ultimate guilty pleasure, and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/atelier_lulua_the_scion_of_arland">Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland</a></strong> is proving itself to be about as intuitive as its title.</p>
<p>I’d tell you more but, well, I see a line block with my name on it.</p>
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<h3 class="heading">Which games are you playing this weekend? (177 votes)</h3>
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<h4 class="heading">Abzu</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="0 votes">0%</span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Banjo-Kazooie</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="2 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">GoldenEye 007</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Pokémon GO</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="11 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">6%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Mario Kart 64</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="8 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">5%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Fitness Boxing</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="4 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Contra III: The Alien Wars</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="5 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">3%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Super Castlevania IV</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="8 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">5%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Timespinner</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="5 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">3%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="20 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">11%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Paladins – Founder’s Pack</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Phantom Doctrine</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="0 votes">0%</span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Luigi’s Mansion 3</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="4 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Tetris 99</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="10 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">6%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="1 vote"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">JYDGE</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="0 votes">0%</span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Resident Evil Revelations 2</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="2 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="3 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Yooka-Laylee</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="4 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Slay the Spire</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="7 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">4%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Yoshi’s Crafted World</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="8 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">5%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Super Mario Odyssey</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="6 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">3%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">FIFA 19</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="0 votes">0%</span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">The Messenger</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="7 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">4%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Something else (comment below)</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="53 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">30%</span></span></p>
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<p><em>As always, thanks for reading! Make sure to leave a vote in the poll above and a comment below with your gaming choices over the next few days…</em></p>
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