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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...

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...

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   Instag...

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)...

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? Follow Checkpoint Chat on...     Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instag...

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 Mora...

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...

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 Sn...

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... fin...

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...

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 F...

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) 0...

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 00:20:4...

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...

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,...

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 ou...

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, b...

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...

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we're deep into the tiles again with Into The Breach, speedrunning Stray is the new coolness on the block, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is still so hot.  ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - Sunsets and Teletubbies 00:13:15​ - Into the Breach on mobile is a fantastic time sink   00:24:20 - We snagged the platinum on Stray 00...

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we get down with the purring and gush about Stray again, the tyres are burning red in Forza Horizon 5's newest Hot Wheels expansion, and is The Last of Us Part 1 worth another $70? ---- SHOW NOTES ----- 00:00:00​ - Cats are dicks (but we love them) 00:08:14​ - Our full Stray review... 00:26:26 - ... and our full Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels review 00:42:32 - Games out...

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we meow on command with post-apocalyptic cat adventure Stray, new monsters are our prey in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, and hot damn Metroid Dread is still some fire. ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00 - Movie trailers and JRPG formulas 00:11:17 - We're playing Stray! 00:32:34 - Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak remains addictive AF 00:37:43 - Sandy finally rol...

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we hunt down new monsters to craft better weapons in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, there's another check-in on Elden Ring, and the news machine is back in overdrive again! ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00 - Stage 6 heartbreak and Fortnite 00:07:50 - Sunbreak is an addictive Monster Hunter Rise expansion! 00:29:06 - Elden Ring. Don't act surprised! 00:41:05...

This week on a rare in-person Checkpoint Chat, we get racing with F1 22, build up relationships in battle in Fire Emblem: Three Hopes, track down some monsters in Monster Hunter: Rise and Sunbreak, and relive the history of the blue blur in Sonic Origins. Side note: this week's excellent audio quality was sponsored by Eskom. (Apologies for that) ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - Compl...

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we get properly freaked out by spider hands in Elden Ring, throw foot soldiers at the screen in TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, make close comebacks in Mario Strikers: Battle League, and get our anime sword skills back on in Monster Hunter: Rise. ---- SHOW NOTES -----      00:00:00 - WTF it's raining in winter? 00:09:30 - Surprise, we're STILL playing Elden R...