I grabbed the entire PIKMIN series on Switch and will start playing them this weekend. I’m very excited, I’ve never played any of them!

Mario Kart 8 with one of the kids on Switch

I recently started to play A Link between worlds, it is my first time playing a Zelda game and I like it.

Still getting all the stars in Mario Kart :'D

Currently playing 2 games right now. Absolutely loving them both.

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Easily one of the best games I’ve ever played. I’ve avoided finishing the story to draw out the thematic end to the game (I know you can keep playing afterwards but I want the story ending to be my ending, it’s like saving your last bite of food to be something particular). Currently exploring, I absolutely love exploring in this game. I can’t get enough, even after hundreds of hours in BotW, I’m never gonna be sick of exploring this hyrule map. There are STILL surprises everywhere that makes it feel so very new.

• Bayonetta 3 This shit goes so hard. I mean what the fuck. I never played 1 and 2 but the amount of creative freedom in each fight, combined with the challenge, the style oozing out of the seams of the game. The core gameplay is so tight and excellent BUT THEN YOU GOT FUCKIN KAIJU BATTLES OVER TOKYO AND THEN SUDDENTLY ITS A 2D STEALTH GAME, AND THEN IT’S A CEL SHADED PUZZLE GAME. AND THEN YOU’RE A FUCKING CHOO CHOO TRAIN. I can’t get enough.

I haven't turned on my Switch during the work week, so I guess I'll keep playing Pikmin 4 and Double Dragon this weekend. I wish I had more time to play Nintendo and read 😅

Been flipping between Tears if the Kingdom and Pikmin 4 at the moment. I’ve beaten the main story in Zelda and just finding plenty of side quests to do and exploring the rest of the map. And slowly getting near the end of Pikmin. I’ve got 5 areas 100% and chipping away at the others. Then there also our weekly Smash evening on Saturday with some fellow players.

Oracle of Ages. I never had the chance to play it before, since I didn’t have a Game Boy, but when it was announced for the Switch Online, the history and the connection between the games grabbed my attention.

Been playing through Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes, and I’ve gotta say, im impressed with the presentation of the game, it really makes me want to replay three houses again!

Oregon trail ya'll. It's dope.

Fire Emblem Engage. I have started playing a few months ago but then dropped it when TotK came out so now I am back at it. I am nearing its completion, so if I am done fast enough I might play splatoon 3 and prep for the next splatfest.

Oracle of Ages! I finished TotK a few weeks ago and was feeling really nostalgic, and Nintendo just released the Oracle games on Switch Online, so I figured let's go!

Zelda has come a long way since I was a kid.

I've still got some things to finish off in pikmin 4, so I'll be playing that. And also spending some time playing story of seasons wonderful life

Somehow still on Trails into Reverie, LMAO.

I was planning on tackling the final dungeon during this week, but instead I ended up going go crazy with optional stuff and doing everything that was available in the Reverie Corridor.

• Went as far into the dungeon as the game allows (midpoint of Stratum 4)
• Tracked and scanned all missing enemies in Stratum 1-4
• Completed all Daydreams
• Completed all Minigames (including all Vantage Masters and Pom opponents, and even that stupid "beach date" minigame)

Doing that alongside doing the remaining events in Crossbell took me most of the week.

I left a save yesterday right in front of the exclamation point that triggers the continuation of the main storyline, so I'll resume this today and hopefully be done with the main story before the end of the weekend. I heard there's plenty of post-game content but I'm unsure if I'll play that right now as well or if I'll take a break.

Oh, and the VNs I mentioned last week did indeed arrive - this is the second half of "Grisaia Phantom Trigger" and also "Little Busters", both games are japanese version but include english text, and I've already decided to start Grisaia after I'm done with Reveri.

Finally started Caligula Effect 2 recently. It took me a while to remember what I liked about the first one enough that I bought the sequel, but fighting an enemy three times your level reminded me what made the combat so great. I kinda regret not having put the game on the highest difficulty now, because it definitely shines the most when you're in mortal danger.

Just finished TOTK, so I might buy Pikmin 4. I also still need to finish the battle network collection

Brotato, it's so good, just one more run! 😅

I started and finished Metroid Dread last week. It was such a joy. Definitely my favorite in the series now (previous favorite was Metroid Fusion). I’m going to revisit Metroid Fusion and then I’ll probably replay Dread on Hard.

Finished Dragon Quest V on the DS last night. I’m glad I pushed through because the late game was actually pretty fun. So cheeky having a character named Dr. Agon. Definitely made me laugh.