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What are you playing this weekend? 2026-03-20 (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by slimerancher@lemmy.world to c/nintendo@lemmy.world

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Started Pokémon Pokopia!

I have only played a little but it's a fun cozy game. I seem to be going slow, as my kid has played about the same amount of time as me, but has unlocked twice the Pokémon. Have been itching for a cozy game to play for a while. Tried Cozy Grove a little while back but while it was fun in the start I didn't enjoy it for long. Hopefully this will fare better.

Also started Dying Light. I am not really a horror fan, but I added this to my wishlist a long time, probably when it was released, so just wanted to try it, even if I end up not liking it. So, got it on sale.

Just cleared the Prologue and the game isn't bad so far, but then again, I haven't played a night mission yet, and all the zombies have been very basic variety.

Played a bit of Tom Clancy's The Division, slowly clearing the side missions and leveling up. Have cleared the level 20 main mission, and I think level cap is 30, so still a bit left.

Haven't played much Xuan Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains or Hard West this week.

What about all of you? What have you been playing and/or plan to play?

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[–] Phelpssan@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Very little gaming time since since I've been busy with a Magic the Gathering project - building on a box of Premodern decks, a "nostalgia" format with only cards printed between 1995 and 2003.

I don't have the time or interest to keep up with the crazy speed of MTG releases nowadays, so this type of format that doesn't require updates suits me better. The idea is to have a bunch of decks ready and use it as a board game of sorts, just pick up a couple decks and play any time we feel like it.

Will still be working on this for a few more weeks, but now that I got the lists defined and I finished organizing which cards I own and which cards I need to buy/trade I should have more time for gaming again.

Playing Witch on the Holy Night!

Progressing through Chapter 8.

Playing Astalon: Tears of the Earth!

Current side-game. An old-school metroidvania with 3 different characters (the classic "warrior, mage, archer" trio), each with different strenghts, weaknesses, and traversal abilities. The map design is great with interesting puzzles, the challenge is "just right" so far and bosses are fun. I think the balance between characters is not great (mage seems way better than the other two), but that's not a major issue.

However... the checkpoint system really sucks. Health recovery is very limited and anytime you die you go back to the entrance of the castle. Sure, there's some fast travel spots and you unlock a ton of shortcuts so getting back to where you were before will be much faster than before, but these runbacks get tedious very quickly. I'd also like to add that the key required to use the fast travel is a missable item, which is just mean in a game with this design.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have always been interested in MTG but never got into it because of the same reason, don't have the time or budget to keep up with everything they keep releasing. This is kind of why I was interested in Disney's Lorcana, but haven't kept up with it either. Premodern looks good, but I'll have to start from 0, so not sure want to do that either.

[–] Phelpssan@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The easiest option if you want to play MTG without the need to keep updating is to buy some Commander Preconstructed decks (ideally from the same set) and keep them unmodified.

These decks meant to be played against each other and usually well balanced. Just find a collection with aesthetics that appeal to you, get 3-4 and have fun. There's the option of "in-universe" sets with classic MTG aethetics like Tarkir, Lorwyn or Bloomburrow, or "crossover" sets with popular IPs - they just released TMNT, and there'll be Marvel and Startrek later this year.

The biggest thing to keep in mind is that Commander by far the most popular way to play MTG - but also the most complex one.

It's free-for-all multiplayer mode with politics, singleton 100-card decks and crazy interactions. If you have an MTG-playing friend they should be able to help you get started, but otherwise I'd suggest playing the free Magic Arena game which has some good tutorials, or look for Youtube videos - there's a ton of content to help people get started.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Thanks for the info. Will look into these.