Checkpoint Chat

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we're still enjoying our travels back in time to a technologically advanced USSR in Atomic Heart, we've played around with the DualSense Edge for a month and think it's pretty great, and Suicide Squad is looking a bit strange right? Follow Checkpoint Chat on...   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat -- SHOW NOTES --    00:00:00​ - The Last of Us show slaps real hard 00:07:02 - We've finished Atomic Heart! 00:26:10 - Our final review of the DualSense Edge 00:35:45 - Games out this week   00:39:33 - The latest gaming news   01:04:05 - Listener questions

This week on Checkpoint Chat we're deep in the Soviet Union fighting rebellious robots in Atomic Heart, the magic had faded fast in Hogwarts Legacy, and Padel has an MMR system now? Follow Checkpoint Chat on...     Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat ​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat    -- SHOW NOTES --      00:00:00​ - Eskom (of course) and padel    00:09:38 - We're playing Atomic Heart!   00:24:55 - Our final review of Hogwarts Legacy   00:48:45 - Games out this week    00:56:40 - The latest gaming news    01:18:33 - Listener questions

This week on Checkpoint Chat, magic is burst at the seams with looks at both Forspoken and Hogwarts Legacy, but not before we dive into the rhythmic GOTY contender, Hi-Fi Rush.

This week on Checkpoint Chat there's a whole bunch of games new and old to get through, including Hi-Fi Rush, Forspoken, Final Fantasy Crisis Core: Reunion and...a new PlayStation controller? Follow Checkpoint Chat on...     Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat -- SHOW NOTES --    00:00:00 - Editing tomfoolery and padel tennis 00:12:32 - Hi-Fi Rush is a lovely surprise 00:25:34 - It's early days for us and Forspoken 00:35:07 - The DualSense Edge feels real nice (thus far)! 00:43:47 - Our Crisis Core –Final Fantasy VII– Reunion review 00:55:25 - Games out this week 00:58:19 - The latest gaming news 01:23:20 - Listener questions  

Checkpoint Chat is back for 2023 (finally), and we've brought along a menagerie of games we played over the break including Signalis, Final Fantasy Crisis Core Reunion, Darks Souls I & II, Immortality, The Witcher 3, and more. Follow Checkpoint Chat on...       Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat   -- SHOW NOTES --      00:00:00- HAPPY (LATE) NEW YEAR! 00:15:51 - We finished Signalis 00:26:26 - Immortality is a must play "game" 00:39:56 - Crisis Core is goofy but we love it 00:47:17 - Wind's still howling in Witcher 3 (now with pretty graphics) 00:48:45 - We went back in time to play Dark Souls 1... 00:52:53 - ... AND Dark Souls 2! 00:56:26 - Games out this week 01:01:25 - The latest gaming news 01:25:02 - Listener questions

This week on Checkpoint Chat it's all about Game of the Year 2022! Join us for our personal Top 5 games lists, consisting of some expected favourites and complete outliers to round off a great year in gaming.   -- SHOW NOTES --    00:00:00​ - Staying hydrated is important! 00:10:23 - Matty's honourable mentions 00:15:16 - Sandy's honourable mentions 00:20:40 - Matty's #5 (Fortnite) 00:23:38 - Sandy's #5 (Hyper Demon) 00:25:47 - Matty's #4 (Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak) 00:28:52 - Sandy's #4 (God of War Ragnarök)   00:31:45 - Matty's #3 (God of War Ragnarök)   00:35:28 - Sandy's #3 (Marvel Snap) 00:41:46 - Matty's #2 (Tunic) 00:47:59 - Sandy's #2 (Elden Ring) 00:52:30 - Matty's #1 (Elden Ring) 00:58:10 - Sandy's #1 (Tunic) 01:05:40 - Listener GOTYs   Follow Checkpoint Chat on...   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat

This week on Checkpoint Chat, it's awards season so we try and predict all 31 winners of this year's Game Awards ahead of the show. Who will come out on top between Elden Ring, God of War Ragnarök, Tunic, Stray, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and many, many more? -- SHOW NOTES --    00:00:00​ - What happened to Hagrid's face? 00:10:45 - Our Game Award predictions! 01:07:10 - Listener questions   Follow Checkpoint Chat on...   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat

This week on a stacked episode of Checkpoint Chat, we touch on God of War Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PC, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Sonic Frontiers, and Vampire Survivors. That's a lot of pixels. ---- SHOW NOTES -----      00:00:00 - End of year fatigue and bedtime gaming 00:14:16 - Sandy is nearly done with God of War Ragnarok 00:22:39 - Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales looks fantastic on PC 00:25:47 - Sonic Frontiers has issues, but it's still a good time! 00:37:40 - We're catching them all in Pokémon Scarlet 00:50:03 - Help we're addicted to Vampire Survivors 00:58:11 - Games out this week (26 November - 2 December) 01:04:08 - This week in gaming news 01:26:45 - Listener questions     Follow Checkpoint Chat on...     Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat

This week on Checkpoint Chat the new games keep rolling in with Bayonetta 3 and Sonic Frontiers taking up our attention this time. We're also still hopelessly engrossed in Marvel Snap somebody help. ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - Smart homes aren't always THAT smart 00:12:35 - Bayonetta 3 is pretty bonkers 00:24:54 - We can't stop playing Marvel Snap! 00:32:13 - Sonic Frontiers is a pleasant surprise (thus far) 00:44:54 - Games out this week (12 - 18 November) 00:54:05 - This week in gaming news 01:16:24 - Listener questions   Follow Checkpoint Chat on...   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we've collectively pours dozens of hours into God of War Ragnarök and weigh in on the highly anticipated sequel, cards are still being snapped in Marvel Snap, and PSVR 2 costs how much? ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - Password keeping and the metaverse 00:13:25 - A sneaky God of War Ragnarök review 00:45:04 - We're still hopelessly addicted to Marvel Snap 00:50:45 - Games out this week (5 - 11 November) 00:58:12 - This week in gaming news 01:24:35 - Listener questions

This week on Checkpoint Chat, the release flood runs rampant with a preview of God of War: Ragnarok, a review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's campaign, and a little dip into the Marvel Snap pond of card game good times. ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - Cat knees and elbows 00:12:58 - We're playing God of War Ragnarök! 00:26:48 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's campaign is... fine? 00:40:33 - Marvel Snap is mobile card goodness 00:51:43 - Games out this week (29 October - 4 November) 01:03:10 - Listener questions   Follow Checkpoint Chat on...   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we take a disappointing glide through the streets of Gotham in Gotham Knights, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope is an incredibly clever sequel, and there's loads of promise in the opening hours of A Plague Tale: Requiem.  ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - Cats are agents of chaos and cleaning while cooking 00:16:11 - Gotham Knights is... aggressively average 00:35:23 - Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, meanwhile, is delightful! 00:45:10 - A Plague Tale: Requiem is a real looker 00:55:29 - Games out this week (22-28 October) 01:00:23 - All the latest gaming news 01:34:24 - Listener questions   Follow Checkpoint Chat on...   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we delve into the appropriately disgusting but disappointingly frustrating Scorn, land some punches in the Street Fighter 6 Online Beta, and dissect just what is going wrong with Overwatch 2. ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - The evolution of the first person shooter 00:14:20 - Scorn is a disgusting game (for more reasons than one) 00:31:56 - The Street Fighter 6 beta was fun! 00:42:44 - Overwatch 2 is a good game with big issues 00:54:58 - Games out this week (15-21 October) 01:03:35 - All the latest gaming news 01:24:34 - Listener questions   Follow Checkpoint Chat on...   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we evade the heat by standing in chilly queues in Overwatch 2, while also visiting a simpler (and deadlier) time in A Plague Tale: Innocence.  ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - Dry air and plane movies 00:17:12 - We've (barely) put time into Overwatch 2 00:31:42 - A Plague Tale: Innocence is still great 00:43:28 - Games out this week (8-15 October) 00:47:15 - All the latest gaming news 01:14:23 - Listener questions   Follow Checkpoint Chat on...   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we get rhythmic with the Doom-styled shooter of Metal: Hellsinger, take a visit to Kamurocho in Yakuza 0, and dissect how the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is shaping up based on its beta. Also, RIP Stadia. ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - Nemesis in a bikini and Christmas in October 00:12:25 - The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta was fun 00:20:45 - Yakuza 0 is finally clicking 00:33:11 - Metal: Hellsinger is FPS goodness 00:47:08 - Games out this week (1-7 October) 00:51:27 - All the latest gaming news 01:21:50 - Listener questions   Follow Checkpoint Chat on...   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat

We've finally made it to Episode 200 of Checkpoint Chat, so to celebrate we're taking a deep dive into Elden Ring, get lost in the visual mayhem of Hyper Demon, style it up as squid kids in Splatoon 3, and lots more. ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - Hey it's episode 200! 00:07:50 - Hyper Demon is digital crack 00:18:35 - Splatoon 3 is great, but has connection issues 00:26:57 - We're getting chromed in Fortnite 00:33:45 - Paladins is surprisingly good? 00:40:08 - Finally, our full Elden Ring review! 01:13:55 - We answer your questions!   Follow Checkpoint Chat on...   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we've finished up Saints Row and found it to be a strange, confusing thing, there's still some more fun to have in Elden Ring, and just what is Sony doing with the rising PS5 prices? ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00 - We should really play Bloodborne again 00:13:33 - Our Saints Row review 00:33:14 - Sandy bought the best dad in Fortnite 00:37:36 - Surprise, an Elden Ring segment! 00:44:40 - Games out this week 00:49:07 - All the latest gaming news 01:25:53 - Could this be dog?   Follow Checkpoint Chat on...   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/checkpointchat

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we dive into the world of the rebooted Saints Row, chomp down on some delicious cake in Kirby's Dream Buffet, and answer all of your lovely questions. ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - Hay fever and nuclear fallouts 00:12:15 - We've played the opening hours of Saints Row! 00:29:41 - Kirby's Dream Buffet is a tasty little Nintendo title 00:41:41 - Games out this week 00:46:13 - All the latest gaming news 01:03:07 - We answer all your questions! Follow Checkpoint Chat on...   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we check out Spider-Man Remastered in all its glory on PC, start a cult in Cult of the Lamb, and continue our adventures through the anime fest that is Xenoblade Chronicles 3. ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - Cold fronts, hills, American accents, and cheesecake 00:14:39​ - Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered on PC is a great time 00:29:11 - It's early days, but Cult of the Lamb is real good! 00:42:13 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is proper JRPG nonsense (and we love it) 00:54:54 - Games out this week 01:01:20 - All the latest gaming news 01:24:21 - We answer all your questions!   Follow Checkpoint Chat on...   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we get down with the anime in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, everything needs to be cleaned in Powerwash Simulator, and would we eat a baked Fidough? Probably. ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - Touching grass (and grace) 00:11:43​ - We've barely scratched the surface of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 00:26:45 - Turbo Golf Racing seems like it could be good fun 00:28:18 - PowerWash Simulator is cathartic goodness 00:39:50 - Games out this week 00:42:09 - All the latest gaming news 01:07:50 - We answer all your questions!