Felix Sanchez, Video Producer
What’s on the menu this weekend? Well, in addition to my grandma’s pretty cooking, we’ve Pikmin 4 and Outer Wilds! Both are space-themed however very completely different video games. Pikmin 4 has actually stunned me with how good the gameplay loop is, and all of the music tracks are simply elegant. And Outer Wilds has stunned me with what you are able to do with an exploration sport. There is a lot thriller, however all the time sufficient clues right here and there to maintain you shifting. All in all, I’m a contented boy!
Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer
It’s Christmas, so in fact that can seemingly imply that some type of Jackbox Party Pack will make its annual look in some unspecified time in the future over the subsequent few days.
Other than that, I do not suppose I’m going to be doing a lot gaming as we shut out 2023. I’m at present in a type of moods the place it would not matter what sport I try to play, I’ll boot it up for 10 minutes earlier than chucking the controller again down and discovering one thing else to do. I feel I simply want a little bit of a break from video games, y’know. Read some books, maybe. Take some walks.
Jim Norman, Staff Writer
I suppose that I’m nearly to wrap up Outer Wilds. To be truthful, that is the fourth time that I’ve thought that, solely to search out that I used to be very mistaken 22 minutes later. But this time feels completely different. I feel I’m lastly there.
The query now’s, what ought to I tackle subsequent? Honestly, it is the Christmas weekend so my Switch will seemingly turn out to be a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe system for a few days and I’m completely okay with that. Throw in some ill-advised Nintendo Switch Sports after a giant dinner and I’ll be sorted.
Gonçalo Lopes, Contributor
It is the season once more! This is all the time a nostalgic time of the yr for me so I can be spending a great time with my mini-consoles, beginning with the Super NES Classic Edition. Just like how I rewatch Die Hard in hopes Hans Gruber wins (possibly this yr… possibly) and I marathon the particular editions of The Lord of the Rings, I additionally do a whole run of Donkey Kong Country. Don’t ask me why this sport all the time looks like Christmas, however for some purpose, the 1994 cult basic caught with me. Not just for the relatively difficult snow world, however I do consider the soundtrack explains a giant a part of my nostalgia.
That is just about my plans for the vacations so I hope you all have a beautiful time with your loved ones and pals and I’ll hopefully write to you subsequent week assuming I survive this weekend’s meals coma.
Gavin Lane, Editor
Just too late to make my GOTY record, I picked up Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition final week and hope to delve into it over the vacations. The efficiency points with the Switch model sound in keeping with comparable hiccups with Cocoon, which I performed only in the near past and nonetheless adored.
Beyond that, there are dozens of issues I’d prefer to play, however I’ll accept my Christmas custom of firing up my prepped Banjo-Kazooie save and blasting by way of Freezeezy Peak. Have a great one, everybody!
Kate Gray, Contributor
I JUST BOUGHT TWO SWITCH GAMES: Paranormasight, which seems like 100% my jam, and The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, which sounds nice, however the title bothers me. I all the time suppose it is a typo, however it’s not. I’m certain it will be advantageous and I’ll recover from it.
BUT! First of all, I nonetheless need to get by way of Apollo Justice for my assessment. I nonetheless cannot consider I personal it. Madness. I simply hit the third case in AJ:AA, Turnabout Serenade, which is one among my all-time favourites, regardless of seemingly everybody else hating it. I feel Lamiroir’s story is cool, and I actually like the way in which the music is infused into the case!
And then there’s, you recognize, the Christmas sport. My companion and I simply performed Chants of Sennaar collectively, and now we’d like one thing to play over the vacations. He’s prompt Ocarina of Time. Will it maintain up? Will I’m going mad over the N64’s horrible digital camera controls? I’m certain we’ll discover out quickly.
Alana Hagues, Deputy Editor
Since it is the vacations, I’m in full consolation gaming mode. I’ve returned to Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster so I can cosy up with Origins as soon as extra — I’m fairly early, however I’m excited to make some progress over the subsequent week. I’m additionally going to completely decide to Blasphemous 2 as a result of I apparently want some extra spiritual symbolism alongside the vacation season…
That’s most likely it — gaming is not going to be an enormous precedence so I can spend time with my companion. He’s taking part in Super Mario RPG proper now. But at any time when he pops Elden Ring on, it is cosy Switch gaming time for me. Happy holidays, have a beautiful time and let’s hope for an superior 2024!
There are our plans for the vacation weekend, however what about you? Wrap the sport that you can be maining within the ballot under after which slide down the chimney to the feedback and tell us what else you’ve got on the playing cards.
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