Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (30th May)
This week’s “What Are You Playing This Weekend?” column from Nintendo Life features two senior gaming journalists discussing their upcoming weekend gaming activities. Features Editor Jim Norman is continuing his dedicated playthrough of Mina, a challenging title developed by Yacht Club Games. Having successfully progressed through numerous difficult encounters to reach the final area, Norman demonstrates genuine enthusiasm for the experience despite acknowledging the game’s demanding difficulty curve. He notes that after completing Mina, he’ll need to transition to something more relaxing to decompress from the intense challenge.
Editor Gavin Lane is currently engaged with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, a port that Machine Games has developed. Lane is progressing through the game’s narrative set across multiple exotic locations, currently positioned in Shanghai after having previously explored Egyptian tombs and trekked through the Himalayas. He expresses considerable admiration for the quality of the port’s technical and artistic execution, specifically praising the lighting implementation, detailed environments, and the subtle film grain aesthetic used in the letterboxed cinematic display mode he’s chosen to play with.