What have you been playing this week?
Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we’ve been playing. This week, Bertie discovers handheld gaming and gets all excited; Marie struggles to impress Mama; Kelsey experiences Nioh for the first time, and loves it; Will plays another mech game and also, somewhat predictably, loves it; and Victoria reveals a passion for skateboarding that I never knew she had. What have you been playing?
If you’re looking for something else to read, or a reminder of what you once wrote, there’s a whole What We’ve Been Playing archive to delve into.
I’m such a dinosaur: I’ve never taken a proper handheld gaming device on a plane before. But last week, when I jetted off to Blizzard, which was exciting, I took a Switch 2. My Switch 2, by the way – I didn’t pinch it off someone. And it was a revelation! Who knew that you could burn so much time by playing games? Don’t answer that.
Hades 2 was my poison of choice, with a sprinkling of Songs of Conquest, which didn’t work brilliantly on the small-screen though it’s still a good game. Even Hades 2 felt a bit cramped after playing it on my TV for so long. But overall it was perfect for the occasion in hand.
There was a wonderful moment on the return flight when I was sitting next to a German Twitch-streamer and they pulled out their Switch 2 to play Slay the Spire (great choice). There we were, two Switch 2-ers, merrily tapping away. How plane journeys have changed.
-Bertie
My battle with Cooking Mama continues. I experienced a short-lived wave of confidence after my pizza got a perfect score, but it didn’t take long for Mama to crush that, with flames in her eyes, over my poorly de-boned fish.
At this point I have no logical reason why I keep dragging myself back to that kitchen. I know the standards are higher than my stylus skills can keep up with.
