Checkpoint Chat

This week on Checkpoint Chat, we do a fair bit of brutal running in Marathon, fall in love with Pokémon Pokopia, and juggle two good games in Resident Evil Requiem!

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-- SHOW NOTES --

00:00:00​ - Did you know that we have a podcast?
00:12:53 - Marathon is unforgiving, but we can't stop playing it
00:45:41​ - Pokémon Pokopia is such a smart idea
01:02:10​ - Resident Evil Requiem left us wanting MORE

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In a bumper episode of Checkpoint Chat we share our thoughts on Resident Evil Requiem, some concerns over the launch of Marathon, the exceptional challenge of climbing adventure Cairn, the mediocrity of God of War: Sons of Sparta, the absolute BS that is Bilewater in Hollow Knight Silksong, and the delightful joy of being cat Mario in Bowser's Fury.

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-- SHOW NOTES --

00:00:00​ - Shaving is such a pain
00:15:37 - Resident Evil Requiem is scary good
00:36:40​ - Is Marathon going to be okay?
00:51:20​ - Cairn is an indie gem
01:08:10​ - God of War: Sons of Sparta is... okay
01:20:03​ - Sandy hates Bilewater in Silksong (don't we all?)
01:28:42​ - Bowser's Fury is a blueprint for future Mario games

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We're finally back and ready for a new year of excellent games! But first, we dive into some 2025 gems we've played over the last few weeks, including Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Dispatch, ARC Raiders, and Hollow Knight: Silksong.

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-- SHOW NOTES --

00:00:00​ - A brand new generation of children
00:10:54 - Metroid Prime 4 is entirely fine
00:22:45​ - Dispatch surprised us with how good it is
00:37:10​ - Matty can't stop playing ARC Raiders...
00:55:20​ - ... while Sandy is hooked on Hollow Knight: Silksong
01:24:09​ - The Xbox Dev Direct was great!

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It's that time again, and what a great gaming year it's been. What standouts have made the cut on Matty and Sandy's respective Top 5 lists, and which honorable mentions just didn't make it? Here's the best gaming experiences we fell in love with in 2025, which might influence what we see in the years to come.

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-- SHOW NOTES --

00:00:00​ - Excel sorcery
00:06:17 - Matty's honourable mentions
00:12:38​ - Sandy's honourable mention
00:13:35​ - Sandy's #5
00:19:33​ - Matty's #5
00:23:15​ - Matty's #4 (Sandy's #3)
00:33:03​ - Matty's #2 (Sandy's #4)
00:41:15​ - Sandy's #1 (Matty's #3)
00:51:18​ - Matty's #1 (Sandy's #2)
01:07:55​ - THANK YOU!!! 💛💛

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It's that time of year again where Geoff Keighley emerges to dazzle and wow us with game trailers and celebrity appearances at his extravagant end-of-year show. Oh, and game awards, given that this is The Game Awards after all. Which games are walking away with all the Keighleys in hand, and which are going to cruelly miss out? Here's all our predictions for this week's show.

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-- SHOW NOTES --

00:00:00​ - Jackhammers and tarring
00:04:50 - It's The Game Awards season!
00:10:36​ - Our predictions on winners...
01:07:10​ - What will be Game of the Year?
01:17:38​ - Are we seeing Bloodborne 2 and Half-Life 3?

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