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Back down to just two of us, we return to the world of Marathon, while Joe shares all about his PS5 mishaps. We scratch the surface of Pragmata, and Stephen delves into the world of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes! (echoes)That and more, but we will continue to miss Ryan.

Join us on a new venture! Checkpoint is a sister series where we take the time to deep dive into specific games! First up, Life is Strange: Reunion. Joined by Ryan Easby (friend of the show), we both dive into the ins and outs of this new release, alongside a scene-by-scene breakdown. It's a doozy, and helped us to work a lot out. Great times were had!

After just a few too many episodes with just Stephen and Joe, we invite freelance games journalist Ryan Easby onto the show, to tell us about Pokémon Pokopia! We also talk about Crimson Desert (not to be confused with Crimson Dessert), and we briefly touch on Life is Strange: Reunion, setting the stage for something new next week!

We've been talking about Resident Evil, so we talk just a little bit more about Resident Evil. Both of us have played and beaten Resident Evil Requiem, and we both have a lot to talk about with that game! We also talk about a few other games too, including Monster Hunter Stories 3, Chrono Trigger, and a little multiplayer game called Marathon. (Joe promises to play it.) And we also have a special little treat at the end of this one for you. You won't want to miss it.

This episode, we continue our retrospective of the Resident Evil franchise, stopping by Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, and their remakes to see what we feel like still works for the franchise. We also talk about a certain game from a certain Suda51, and dig into the ethically dubious world of cat breeding. We also talk about Mewgenics.

In celebration of a certain such game releasing in a couple of weeks, we're romping through the Resident Evil games. We find ourselves at a crossroads with Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village, and we have to work it out. It's a clash that might cause the end of this podcast - but probably not.If you're interested in hearing more of Stephen, check him out here!https://youtu.be/9mLIz5d0mKs?si=rKqHymH42sdLMX1l

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is the game of the week, here. And it is most definitely a game. A very bad one. Join us as we tear into why this near-decade long wait wasn't at all worth it, as well as us exploring the other games in the series. Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, Metroid Dread, you name it. Anything but Metroid Prime 4, please. Stephen's review: https://stepprinted.com/metroid-prime-4-beyond-switch-terrible-on-its-own-terms/Joe's Review: https://joerichardswrites.substack.com/p/metroid-prime-4-beyond-dreadful

Join us as we talk about the games that we loved this year! It's been a busy year, gearing up for an even busier 2026, so join us in reflecting on what we did! We talk best sounding, best RPG, best hitting, and best parry. We also talk about the games that we didn't jive with as much! This and more, in this end of year special! See how many awards that we give to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!Thanks for a great year, and we'll see you in January!

We return, following up on the speculation of Myles Mackenzie with the truth of Myles Mackenzie. Joe shares his in progress thoughts about Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, while both Stephen and Joe get into the weeds of Horses (the game, not the animal). Stephen also discovers a dark secret about Super Smash Bros. and we both talk about Dispatch. A game that has gameplay.

In case you were worried that Stephen had been taken by some kind of alien creature in the last episode, he's back on good form and sharing all kinds of negativity over games that he's played in the last couple of weeks. From DoubleFine to Activision, nobody is safe. Joe also gets on the train and shares some concerns about Octopath Traveler 0, and speculates about Myles Mackenzie.This and more - in Episode 9.

That Katamari game finally came out, and we have things to say about it! Joe also plays Metal Gear Solid 2 for the first time, where Stephen trudges through the streets of Silent Hill (several times).Joe also reminds us that Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is a terrible video game.That and more, this time!

Join Stephen and Joe again as they return to their roots with just the two of them, talking about a healthy amount of Stuff this time. We love stuff. Do you love stuff? As well as stuff, we also let Stephen have a Freudian moment of fear, and we talk about Hades 2. Joe also gets aggy about Ghost of Yotei. He didn't like that one at all. That and more, this time on Quick Save!

Join Joe, Stephen, and guest Tucker Hazell as they talk about a certain game of importance from this year. A game that everyone is talking about - the pinnacle of discourse and discussion. And they also talk about Hollow Knight: Silksong.They also talk about the recent Nintendo Direct and the direction that Nintendo is going in the near future; is it still the year of the Switch? Who knows!Tucker also gives Stephen and Joe a cultural history lesson on a particularly influential visual novel! It's an episode of multitudes!You can (and should) check out Tucker's work out on Back Log Banter here - https://www.youtube.com/@BackLogBanter0

Join Stephen and Joe as they sit on a bench before hunting the ghosts of their past lives, and as they play Hollow Knight. In a pre-Silksong special (even though the game is out now), we both talk about how we're finding the game over 6 years after the sequel was announced. It's taken a while to get there, but they did.Also, listen to Stephen finally play Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, and how Joe has gotten embroiled in Nintendo's domestic drama series. It's a busy week, and it's a time capsule of an episode.(Also supported by a wonderful new composition for QuickSave by the talented Jacob Owen!)

Our first guest? You might be surprised!Join us this time on Friend Request (still Quick Save) as we talk to Abram Buehner, renowned author and Nintendo guy. We talk about GameCube games, we gently circle the fact that Joe was attacked on a public broadcast, and we eventually get to talking about Mafia: The Old Country, the new game from the Mafia series.An episode of multitudes, and the beginning of something cool.Find Abram at:https://bsky.app/profile/abrambuehner.bsky.socialand Lost In Cult!

Join us for yet another episode of chatting! We talk about a certain monkey's return to platformer glory, and Stephen's playthrough of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, and only Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. There are no other games that Stephen has been playing this month. That would be absurd. We also talk about the Nintendo Direct of the day; feel free to laugh at how far Joe is off the mark with predicting what might happen!(Note: We're still working out some audio hitches, so we apologise for the occasional crackle. We're professional, we promise.)

Another week - another episode! This week, Stephen and Joe talk about how Stephen might be the sickest person known to man. He shares his experiences with The Alters, Atomfall (we are British, after all), and a good little segment on Ninja Gaiden 2! Joe, however, has stuck themselves back into replaying some classic Mario games in prep for Donkey Kong, and shares even more about Death Stranding 2: On The Beach. Not quite the beach that we had in mind, but we were happy to be there anyway.

Join Stephen and Joe as they talk about Deltarune and compare it to a certain other game that's been making the rounds over the last few weeks. We also talk about the Switch 2, but who was really keeping track? And hear about how Joe has made some questionable financial decisions! This and more, in this third episode.

Join Stephen and Joe in travelling back in time to before when the Switch 2 was out, and learn about what they thought at the time! Were they excited? Or were they busy talking about South of Midnight, which Stephen definitely remembered! And hear Joe complain about Lost Records (and also Life is Strange), among other things!

New cast, same cast members. Join Joe and Stephen as they discuss the ins and outs of the Like a Dragon series, some Katamari, a bit of Metal Gear and they talk about digging holes. Specifically, they talk about A Game About Digging A Hole!