What are you playing this weekend? 2025-07-25 (lemmy.world)

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This week was mostly just Donkey Kong Bananza

Couldn't play as much as I wanted to, but have reached the 3rd world, and am about half-way through that too. I am going slowly by collect 100% stuff in each world, though mainly focusing on Bananas.

Still, most of the time is spent just moving around smashing through stuff.

For the times when my Switch 2 is hijacked by the little ones, I have started AI: The Somnium Files , it's a detective VN / adventure game. It was on my wishlist for a while, and with 3rd one releasing recently decided to finally give it a try.

Investigation works somewhat like in Phoenix Wright, you go to a place, and 'investigate' things / talk to people by clicking on them with the cursor. No moving around or anything. The tone is much darker, but there are some comical dialogues or descriptions. There are also some sequences where you have to move around and interact with some stuff, they are different from the normal investigation parts, but are still part of solving the mystery.

I am only on 3rd day or so, enjoying the game so far.

Certain things are alluding to certain truths already, but I wonder if it's a red herring or they are giving away stuff already.

Didn't play Marvel's Midnight Suns last week because of Bananza, but will be getting back to it on this weekend. Hope to clear Part 2 of the story soon.

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

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I also haven't had much time to play Bananza this week. I'm just past the first split in the road, where you get to choose which world to go to... as if I'm not going to go back and do them both. I hope the game gets a bit more interesting in the enemy department. So far, you really just punch them all to oblivion, even most bosses. And with my Bananza gauge seemingly never being empty whenever I even think about using it, it's even easier. Sometimes I activate Bananza mode just to hear the music, it's a bit broken.

And a big shoutout to YouTube for recommending a piece of the game's soundtrack that spoiled something pretty big that I really would have liked to experience on my own terms.

Today I dove back into Monster Hunter Wilds for the Arch-tempered Uth Duna event quest. He's usually more predictable, but somebody taught him how to roll and it's messing everything up!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, the game is pretty easy, especially on the combat side. Agree about the Bananza gauge, but I like it this way. I am one of those people who end up never using their "ultimate" in case I get the need to use it "soon", don't have to worry about that here. In most cases it gets filled when I am still in Bananza mode, so can use it without worries.

Sorry about something getting spoiled. Fortunately, I have been lucky to avoid any kind of spoilers.

About MH, I don't recall if I asked you before, but have you played Wild Hearts? SwitchUp guys have been praising it a lot.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I haven't played it and I don't think I will, especially if it's good. I'm already into Monster Hunter, I can't lose this much time to another game!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Heh. That's an interesting take. 😁

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