What are you playing on your Wii U/Wii right now?

Currently playing Kuru Kuru Kururin, great stuff. Just have four stages to clear without hitting any walls and I'll have the secret world unlocked! Go me!

Playtime is split between Captain Toad and Tengami. Neither of them feel very hard up to press but that's no bad thing.

Balladeer wrote:

Have you never played Xenoblade, SMM?  Forget "back slash": it's all about "Reyn time"!  Or, if you have Japanese voices on, "Minna yarujanai!"  Or whatever it is Sharla keeps yelling.

I am still, theoretically, on the same game as you.  But I'm trying to complete All-Star on Hard with everyone, and sloppiness near the end can be very very painful.  Trying to do it with Bowser Jr. is one of the most annoying things I've come across in a videogame.  So I'm mostly Pokémonning at the moment.

Nup, never played it although I've heard good things about it I just never had the time to fully commit to it. I'll no doubt pick up X on Wii U though whenever it comes.

Bowser Jr is a slippery little bugger! I've used him for a few online matches and it's not ended very well at all, sadly.

I've been back on Bayonetta & after getting past the boss I was stuck on I have started to enjoy it a lot more than I previously did.

The_Jaster wrote:

I've been back on Bayonetta & after getting past the boss I was stuck on I have started to enjoy it a lot more than I previously did.

That moment better happen for me soon! Bayo is the game I should really be going back to now that Captain Toad is done but I'm delaying doing so as I've not enjoyed it.

Haven't touched Bayonetta 2 as I was playing the first one and couldn't get past the infuriating motorbike section. It's not even that difficult, but I recall it having insta-death sections and becoming fed up.

May just move on to the sequel as I understand it is a bit more forgiving.

I recently "completed" Captain Toad, which surprised me as it was only 20 levels deep and said there was 70+ on the box. Turns out Nintendo have done a Super Mario 3D Land again and given everyone the chance to see the credits, then tucked away the meat of the game afterwards. Feels a bit backwards. Great game though.

gjones wrote:

Haven't touched Bayonetta 2 as I was playing the first one and couldn't get past the infuriating motorbike section. It's not even that difficult, but I recall it having insta-death sections and becoming fed up.

I thought that bit was way longer than it needed to be as at one point I thought to myself "is this on a loop?" which made me think I had to complete a certain objective to pass it.

It's Tengami and Kid Icarus as I dither about which retail game to get back to...

Oh cripes, Tengami. Completely forgotten about that one. It looked really interesting, but sounded somewhat dull...

Oh, and I've been playing CTTT.

I've started Teslagrad & it seems like a game I will really enjoy, with only about an hour & a half played there have already been so many clever little puzzles.

I got the Fire Emblem bug, so I am playing Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance all over again, just finished Part 1. I so much want a Wii U Fire Emblem game.

Captain Toad and DKCRTF alternately. I've got a big backlog (Shovel Knight, Thomas Was Along, 3 bleddy Metroid Primes now). I'm under the illusion that, if I swap between two games every time I get a chance to play, I'll finish them quicker.

Jimbob wrote:

Captain Toad and DKCRTF alternately. I've got a big backlog (Shovel Knight, Thomas Was Along, 3 bleddy Metroid Primes now). I'm under the illusion that, if I swap between two games every time I get a chance to play, I'll finish them quicker.

I'm doing something similar - alternating between Captain Toad and Super Mario Galaxy 2. It's a good idea, as one game is stressful while the other is largely relaxing. I also downloaded Metroid Prime Trilogy, but spent an awkward twenty minutes on it (Off-TV with a Wii remote) and will probably ignore it for the next few months.

I'm thinking that playing CTTT on its own, like I'm currently doing, is probably a bad idea. It's too relaxing, feeling like a title that should be a break from something else rather than a proper game in its own right.

gjones wrote:

Jimbob wrote:

Captain Toad and DKCRTF alternately. I've got a big backlog (Shovel Knight, Thomas Was Along, 3 bleddy Metroid Primes now). I'm under the illusion that, if I swap between two games every time I get a chance to play, I'll finish them quicker.

I'm doing something similar - alternating between Captain Toad and Super Mario Galaxy 2. It's a good idea, as one game is stressful while the other is largely relaxing. I also downloaded Metroid Prime Trilogy, but spent an awkward twenty minutes on it (Off-TV with a Wii remote) and will probably ignore it for the next few months.

I find it better to stick to one game but also keep something in mind that you will play afterwards, I've done this recently and have already finished 4 games in less than a month.

The_Jaster wrote:

I find it better to stick to one game but also keep something in mind that you will play afterwards, I've done this recently and have already finished 4 games in less than a month.

That's how I'm playing things at the moment. On the Wii U at the minute, I'm playing Xenoblade Chronicles with Kid Icarus on the side (and a desire to put Citizens Of Earth in rotation). I explored the first settlement in Xenoblade earlier and I swear it's bigger than the whole of the original Zelda game on the NES.

DoPo, but just to inform y'all that my stated desire to play Citizens Of Earth somehow became an addiction to Stealth Inc. 2: A Game Of Clones (although, given how often I die, A Game Of Bones would be a better subtitle ). It's a darker game than its cutesy-cross-between-a-Minion-and-Gru protagonist would have you believe, too. The difficulty curve is tremendous and, the odd issue with strange control choices aside, it's proper fun.

Using the Wii U's BC to slowly progress through Twilight Princess. (I'm at the Water dungeon.)
Really enjoying it thus far.

Have you never played it before, Axis? It's my absolute favouritest Zelda game. Gets a lot of flack for "just" being a refinement of Ocarina - yes, I hate it when they go and make one of the best games ever better.

Still not beat Twilight Princess. That and Majora's Mask stand as the only two Zelda games I've not completed*.

*Did someone say "Phillips CD-i"? Those are not Zelda games, y'all.

Recently completed Steamworld Dig after nearly 12 hours of gameplay. Decided to max out all of my upgrades before tackling the final boss (which was therefore very easy).

Picked up Need for Speed Most Wanted U, so getting in to that.

gjones wrote:

Picked up Need for Speed Most Wanted U, so getting in to that.

I really wanted to like this game, but in the end, I didn't. I just couldn't get into it and I generally love racing games.

oldschool wrote:

gjones wrote:

Picked up Need for Speed Most Wanted U, so getting in to that.

I really wanted to like this game, but in the end, I didn't.  I just couldn't get into it and I generally love racing games.

Yeah my first impressions aren't great. The handling of the cars is so loose, especially when compared to Criterion's Burnout games.

gjones wrote:

oldschool wrote:

gjones wrote:

Picked up Need for Speed Most Wanted U, so getting in to that.

I really wanted to like this game, but in the end, I didn't.  I just couldn't get into it and I generally love racing games.

Yeah my first impressions aren't great. The handling of the cars is so loose, especially when compared to Criterion's Burnout games.

Really didn't like that game. It taught me that I don't like open-world racers.

I've just finished Hyrule Warriors Legend Mode on Normal. I can't believe how good the game is, I loved it. I can't really fault any part of it, just a really fun game with some strategy-ish bits to keep things interesting.

I had a quick try of Adventure Mode and I might play that later, but I think I'm gonna clear my backlog (WWHD and W101) and then finally get 3D World beforehand.

Need to get into Smash as well but I'm not loving that so far.