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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I haven’t been posting much, mostly because I’ve been very loved up and focused on that as a priority rather than engaging in *gestures wildly at everything*. Anyway here’s some pics of my handsome wonderful men and my happy face for your feed.

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Alright it’s Halloween, so I’m going to start my watch of the whole The Conjuring franchise, starting with the first one from 2013! I’ve seen this one before back when it came out, but it’s been a while. Let’s see where it all began!

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

So today I hosted a panel called “Out, Loud and Critical: Queer Journalists Changing Games Media”. Since starting Checkpoint Gaming 11(!) years ago, focusing on the importance of queer voices in the video game industry has been paramount. 🧵(1/4)

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I loved Good Boy. It’s rare for a movie to offer something completely different, and seeing horror from the perspective of a dog made for a terrifying, uncomfortable and compelling watch. Indy is easily the best pet actor in history. A must see for anybody who loves dogs.

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

2025 Finished Game #31 - Wheel World A little open world racing game with a lot of heart, a neat sense of humor, lo-fi beats and gorgeous visuals. Riding around with my ghost demon pal made for a lovely couple of afternoons over a lazy weekend that was much needed!

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

2025 Finished Game #30 - I AM YOUR BEAST A super entertaining way to spend a couple of hours. Challenging, frustrating, fast-paced and fabulous. If I was a speed runner I’d have a field day with this. Cool stuff!

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

2025 Finished Game #29 - DOOM: The Dark Ages Always a fun franchise, but this one dragged on a little bit too long for me! Still love ripping and tearing through demons, and I enjoyed it, but the flying bits and giant-demon bits weren’t the best.

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

2025 Finished Game #28 - Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping Another super cute and satisfying puzzle mystery game. I hope they keep making more Duck Detective games, they’re so wholesome and satisfying to play through in an afternoon. Love!

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

2025 Finished Game #26 and #27 - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Really enjoyed this underrated gem from DONTNOD. They really nailed how young people interact with one another, the importance of friendship and how we change as we grow older. Really queer, and really neat.

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Finished Game #25 - Donkey Kong Bananza BANANA!! I really love this game, just so gratifying smashing through everything, and it’s packed with collectibles and personality. Full review from me: checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Finished Game #24 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder I grabbed this during a tough time in my life, and never went back to it… until now. It truly is a fantastic Mario game, looking forward to the Switch 2 upgrade/expansion next year! Also pls put Wonder Flowers in the next 3D Mario, thx.

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Finished Game #23 - Section 13 This game is… fine. Ran through it with some buddies and had a decent time but it’s a fairly forgettable experience compared with so many other greats in the twin-stick shooter genre.

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

2025 Finished Game #22 - Mario Kart World (Forgot about the list, let’s catch up!) Mario Kart World is fantastic! But it’s also just more Mario Kart! Knockout Tour is amazing and overall this has become another regular go-to for game nights. My full review: checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Anyway here’s my golden child looking adorable 🦮

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Freshness is actually pretty great with chains over there; these ones too, from In-n-Out, fresh ingredients and good burgs

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Still reeling from the absolutely fantastic, epic, life-changing week I had in L.A. Heading into the office today is gonna be tough, so I’m just gonna repeatedly cycle through all the photos of amazing people, experiences and food I got to have last week. ❤️

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

2025 Finished Game #21 - Parallel Experiment Another solid puzzle game for 2 players that relies on communication and sharing information, this one was super cute. Not all the mechanics worked, but the ones that did made for a brain-teasing good time that’s perfect for riddle lovers.

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

2025 Finished Game #20 - Despelote A unique soccer snapshot of a very specific moment in time: Ecuador qualifying for the World Cup in 2002. Full of childlike excitement, authentic, personal storytelling and a gorgeous art style, this one grabbed me. @despelote.game

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

2025 Finished Game #19 - Revenge of the Savage Planet Colourful, co-op and utterly charming, I love this crazy alien universe, but a lot of the FMV humour didn’t hit for me. Still, very enjoyable exploration with a buddy makes for a decent follow-up to Journey of the Savage Planet.

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

2025 Finished Game #18 - Many Nights a Whisper Wow. This short but oh-so-sweet game about one slingshot attempt impacting the dreams of a whole village is beautiful, heartfelt and another huge win for @deconstructeam.bsky.social. (Also, I made the shot… and I don’t know how I feel about it)

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Finished Game #17 - Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny This remaster is good, but still has a lot of the old-school quirks of the original. It’s charming and I really enjoyed it, and I’m so excited for new Onimusha finally next year!! My review: checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Finished Game #16 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wow. Just… wow. I think that’s one of the most incredible games I’ve ever played. Holy hell. Visually stunning, soundtrack amazing, story incredible, combat wonderful. It’s got it all. No notes. 10/10 experience and there’s no question about it.

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

2025 Finished Game #15 - Monster Hunter Wilds Obviously I love Monster Hunter, and this is another excellent entry, but I wish the co-op wasn’t so convoluted during the campaign! Otherwise, it’s stellar.

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

2025 Finished Game #14 - Atomfall Loved the different approach to this one, making you really investigate leads and figure out a cool mystery. Fun setting too!

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

2025 Finished Game #13 - Blue Prince Holy hell, what an incredible puzzle game. I know there’s more to do post-credits, but feels awesome to have finally found Room 46. What a ride. Looking forward to whatever comes next 🕵🏻‍♂️ 🔵 👑

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

2025 Finished Game #12 - South of Midnight While the gameplay didn’t absolutely thrill me, it’s fun, breezy, and the Deep South setting is truly incredible. Stunning style, dark folklore storytelling, talking giant catfish… hell yeah. Words from me: checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

2025 Finished Game #11 - AI Limit I liked the idea of this Soulslike, and while the execution isn’t bad, we’ve just seen it so many times at this point. Fun enough, but only if you’re despo for this kind of genre. Full review: checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

2025 Finished Game #10 - Split Fiction Wow… just… holy shit. This studio. Hit after hit. I think this is one of the coolest games I’ve played in my entire life. I mean it. Just loved every second. Amazing. More of this, please. Devastated we finished it coz there isn’t any more of it to play. ❤️

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

2025 Finished Game #9 - Anger Foot A fine little Steam Deck game, but probably the weakest from Devolver’s 2024 catalogue. Still good fun but some of the humour just doesn’t land and can get repetitive. Still, satisfying and fast paced fun!

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

2025 Finished Game #8 - Keep Driving A very unique concept, love the laid back road trip vibes with “battles” littered in like traffic jams and sheep on the road. First hitchhiker I picked up had a dog that learned combat abilities, 10/10.

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

2025 Finished Game #7 - Boxes: Lost Fragments I absolutely LOVE puzzle box type games like The Room, and this is very much familiar, yet executed incredibly well. Tactile, satisfying puzzle solving.

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

2025 Finished Game #6 - Techno Banter Loved this one. Completely epic vibes, playing as the bouncer of a popular Berlin club and deciding who is cool enough to enter. Wonderfully written!

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

2025 Finished Game #5 - Sniper Elite: Resistance What an absolutely fine and brief distraction. Shooting nazis is still fun, but I wish it offered something new to the formula. But, enjoyable co-op romp for sure.

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

2025 Finished Game #4 - Avowed Incredibly fond of this one. Obsidian are brilliant at world building and storytelling and I couldn’t get enough of this heartfelt adventure. Review from me here: checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

2025 Finished Game #3 - Cat Quest 3 Actually finished this a few weeks back and forgot to post. Very fun, very wholesome and surprisingly challenging! Also, cute cats - what’s not to love?

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

2025 Finished Game #2 - 420BLAZEIT2 An absolutely wild ride, incredibly silly, and so bloody Australian. Played this on my Steam Deck (which it now works well on) and couldn’t stop giggling. Also the shooting is legit good!

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

2025 Finished Game #1 - Unknown 9: Awakening A decent “B-game” with combat that veered from fun to frustrating constantly. Enjoyed the diverse cast. Still enjoyed my time with it, don’t think it fully deserved the bad rap it received!

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Lovely afternoon chatting @monsterhunter.capcomusa.com with Monster Hunter series producer Ryōzō Tsujimoto, visiting from Japan! Very wholesome, very excited for Monster Hunter Wilds next year!

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Okay so this was pretty cool actually, seeing my words during The Game Awards 🥰

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Luke Mitchell 🎮🐻 @checkpointboss.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I haven’t had time to put pen to paper for my full review just yet (tight turnaround and was intestate a couple days)… …but Indiana Jones and The Great Circle from MachineGames is bloody awesome. Treasure hunting hasn’t felt this fun for a long time!!

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