Checkpoint Chat

We're back and it's a packed week on Checkpoint Chat as we check out Pokemon Arceus, Dark Souls III, Dying Light 2, and more. Also did you see what Kirby was eating in that Nintendo Direct?

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we dive into the dangerous caverns of Spelunky 2, travel back in time to catch those pocket monsters in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and we check out some of the improvements made to two exceptional PS4 games in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection.

Checkpoint Chat is back, and we've got a truckload of games to talk about that kept us busy during the holidays, including Halo: Infinite, Dead Space, Firewatch, Pokemon: Shining Pearl, Castle Crashers, and lots more. Welcome home.

This week on Checkpoint Chat we're celebrating the greatest games of a stacked 2021, talking through stand-out hits like Chicory, Monster Hunter: Rise, Returnal, Deathloop, Outer Wilds, and...Symphony of the Night? ---- SHOW NOTES  -----    00:00:00​ - It's our party! 00:02:28 - Matty's honourable mentions 00:07:07 ​- Sandy's honourable mentions 00:12:16 - Sandy's #5 00:15:35 - Matty's #5 00:17:54 - Sandy's #4 00:21:04 - Matty's #4 00:23:50 - Sandy's #3 00:26:39 - Matty's #3 00:30:13 - Sandy's #2 00:35:54 - Matty's #2 00:40:15 - And Checkpoint Chat's game of the year is...

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we're back to being humanity's last hope in Halo Infinite's campaign, The Matrix Unreal Engine 5 demo is mind-blowing, and The Game Awards showed us an exciting future for new games coming out soon. ---- SHOW NOTES -----    00:00:00​ - Sleeping forever and Covid vaccinations   00:15:03 - Halo Infinite's campaign is REAL good 00:33:04 ​- So that Matrix Awakens demo is quite something huh? 00:44:31 - Game out this week 00:47:59 - All the latest gaming news 01:12:43 - We answer all your questions!

This week on Checkpoint Chat, it's awards season for those darn videogames, with the annual Game Awards taking place. Who do we think will win? 12 Minutes? Definitely not.

This week in a century and nice Checkpoint Chat, Halo Infinite is good and it's just a massive surprise, It Takes Two is worming its way into our hearts, and Activision remains a terrible place.

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we take unboxing to a new level with the charming Unpacking, World War II has to be ended again in Call of Duty: Vanguard, and just what the hell is up with those Grand Theft Auto remasters?

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we take the scenic route though Mexico in Forza Horizon 5, endure bullshit dice rolls in Mario Party Superstars, and boy did you SEE that Elden Ring footage?

This week on Checkpoint Chat, it's time to get familiar with a new crew of space pirates in Guardians of the Galaxy, there's heads to be popped in Back 4 Blood, and Facebook is called what now?

This week on Checkpoint Chat we unravel all the secrets that Metroid Dread holds, shoot thousands of zombies in the head in Back 4 Blood, and make serious decisions about who lives and dies in Unsighted.

This week on Checkpoint Chat, and sponsored by Nintendo South Africa, we dive into the Nintendo Switch OLED and why this seemingly small upgrade can feel like a whole lot more in your hands.

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we curl up into a ball and hunt some aliens with Metroid Dread, explore the mysteries of the universe with Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye, and just blow shit up in Far Cry 6.

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we dive into new mysteries with Outer Wilds and Echoes of the Eye, gawk at the surprisingly entrancing Kena: Bridges of Spirits, and breakdown why Diablo II just isn't all that fun 20 years after release.

This week on Checkpoint Chat, Sandy travels to the past for good and bad in Diablo II: Resurrected, while Matty has turned the tutorial corner in Tales of Arise and just can't get enough of those cute rot creatures in Kena: Bridge of Spirits.

This week on Checkpoint Chat it's all about LOOPS again as Matty dives into his experience with Arkane's Deathloop. We also touch on Diablo II, who is still playing Overwatch, and what if your fingers were your tongue. Delightful. 

This week on a stacked episode of Checkpoint Chat, we've been playing endless runs of Deathloop ahead of release, plunged into the depths of World War II again with Call of Duty: Vanguard, and plucked statue armpit hair in WarioWare: Get It Together.

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we dive into the brains of Psychonauts 2, revisit the gorgeous landscapes of Ghost of Tsushima and its latest expansion, and is Destiny 2 finally calling us back to it?

This week on Checkpoint Chat we're stuck in a time loop as we dive into deep spoilers for 12 Minutes and Outer Wilds. We also take a quick trip to Iki Island with Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, and break down all the juciy Gamescom news. 12 Minutes Spoilers - 41:00 - 50:00 Outer Wilds Spoilerchat - 50:00 - 1:18:00

This week on Checkpoint Chat, there's alien that need hunting in Aliens: Fireteam Elite, ancient Roman empires to save in The Forgotten City, and just what the hell has happened to Halo Infinite?