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- Episode 203 - Keyboard Shooters
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 shooter00:14:20 - 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 issues00:54:58 - Games out this week (15-21 October)01:03:35 - All the latest gaming news01:24:34 - Listener questionsFollow Checkpoint Chat on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChatFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChatInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat1 hr 41 min - Episode 202 - Scorching Tumbleweed
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 movies00:17:12 - We've (barely) put time into Overwatch 200:31:42 - A Plague Tale: Innocence is still great00:43:28 - Games out this week (8-15 October)00:47:15 - All the latest gaming news01:14:23 - Listener questionsFollow Checkpoint Chat on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChatFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChatInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat1 hr 27 min - Episode 201 - Majestic Nemesis
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 October00:12:25 - The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta was fun00:20:45 - Yakuza 0 is finally clicking00:33:11 - Metal: Hellsinger is FPS goodness00:47:08 - Games out this week (1-7 October)00:51:27 - All the latest gaming news01:21:50 - Listener questionsFollow Checkpoint Chat on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChatFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChatInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat1 hr 27 min - Episode 200 - Elden Lords
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 crack00:18:35 - Splatoon 3 is great, but has connection issues00:26:57 - We're getting chromed in Fortnite00:33:45 - 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/CheckpointChatFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChatInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat1 hr 29 min - Episode 199 - Trumpet Dough
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 again00:13:33 - Our Saints Row review00:33:14 - Sandy bought the best dad in Fortnite00:37:36 - Surprise, an Elden Ring segment!00:44:40 - Games out this week00:49:07 - All the latest gaming news01:25:53 - Could this be dog?Follow Checkpoint Chat on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChatFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChatInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchatYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/checkpointchat1 hr 32 min - Episode 198 - Strawberry Road
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 fallouts00:12:15 - We've played the opening hours of Saints Row!00:29:41 - Kirby's Dream Buffet is a tasty little Nintendo title00:41:41 - Games out this week00:46:13 - All the latest gaming news01:03:07 - We answer all your questions!Follow Checkpoint Chat on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChatFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChatInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat1 hr 34 min - Episode 197 - Spider Cult
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 cheesecake00:14:39 - Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered on PC is a great time00:29:11 - 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 week01:01:20 - All the latest gaming news01:24:21 - We answer all your questions!Follow Checkpoint Chat on...Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChatInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat1 hr 38 min - Episode 196 - Eating Fidough
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 300:26:45 - Turbo Golf Racing seems like it could be good fun00:28:18 - PowerWash Simulator is cathartic goodness00:39:50 - Games out this week00:42:09 - All the latest gaming news01:07:50 - We answer all your questions!1 hr 25 min - Episode 195 - Tubby Pink Sauce
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 Teletubbies00:13:15 - Into the Breach on mobile is a fantastic time sink00:24:20 - We snagged the platinum on Stray00:31:52 - TMNT: Shredder's Revenge is nostalgic goodness00:41:20 - Games out this week00:46:08 - All the latest gaming news01:15:18 - Listener questions1 hr 25 min - Episode 194 - Warm Tyres
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 review00:42:32 - Games out this week00:49:58 - All the latest gaming news1 hr 11 min
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Checkpoint Chat is an invitation to an all new gaming conversation. Hosted by seasoned writers Alessandro Barbosa (Gamespot, Critical Hit) and Matthew Figueira (Critical Hit), indulge yourself in…
discussion about games being played right now, weekly news and conversations with you, a listener.