Maple-Flavoured Barbie || CheckPoint 470

[@nicholasszahowski120]

Now you can experience the "Oh that's a really nice car, too bad I'll never afford it," feeling from the comfort of your own couch!

[@hornylink]

I've watched top gear I've already experienced that (and listening to a racist old white brit that won't shut up) from my couch! I don't wanna pay 60 bucks to experience it again!

[@AngelusNielson]

And here I was thinking that the best part of racing games was being able to "Drive" cars you'd never even see IRL. Silly me.

[@estebanrodriguez5409]

@@AngelusNielson Imagine a FIFA game where you only have one team, and it sucks

[@DewMan001]

@@hornylink I've done that with synths from the comfort of Google Chrome! Technology these days!

[@ErrEff]

Strong "sense of pride and accomplishment" energy from Polyphony Digital on this one.

[@Inorisso]

Okay "Listen here, you little shi-" got me SO GOOD! :D

[@aardarf]

I lol'd heartily

[@SupremeFenix274]

I nearly died choking on my food from laughing so hard.

[@ff0213]

Yup that one got me 150%

[@pBlackcoat]

For me it was the clap back that led up to it that had me dying.

[@RothAnim]

"Oh my god it's crypto". That just made me swear aloud in the office. Then cackle madly at Graham's groan in sexpoint.

[@cha0sniper]

Same, with the addition of "listen here you little shi-" completing the job of slaying me xD

[@SuperSmashDolls]

You remember that Ukranian "mining farm" of PS4s that got shut down a year or two ago? That was actually mining FIFA coins. This concept isn't even novel!

[@stevethepocket]

TF2 community did it first.

[@FakeSchrodingersCat]

@@stevethepocket Eve Online did it 20 years ago

[@SgtDax]

This week was one of the best checkpoints for a long minute, imo.

[@adrigon]

Graham's tiny groan in SexPoint should be its own meme

[@loadingreadyrun]

😄

[@DewMan001]

I believe it's called Le Petit Mort of Graham's Faith In Humanity

[@Ranakel]

Fun fact for the Barbie box quotes in English and French, the two picked have their real meaning reversed. Like, the "cool tricks one" has the french translation for the "dress up your dog" one under, and vice versa Edit: WELL DON'T I FEEL LIKE A FOOL NOW

[@jvanyai]

Funny thing, I was half listening and went “huh, thought he said chien, but didn’t mention dogs in the translation… oh well, I don’t speak French, beej knows what he’s talking about….”

[@theencampment]

I just want you guys to know that I watch a lot of shows on 2x speed on KZbin just to clear out a lot of stuff on my off work hours, but for this I take the time to watch it at normal speed because I enjoy your commentary.

[@MidniteLibrary]

Same! (Or 1.3x speed, so close enough.)

[@ErikLevin]

I watch it at 0.25x to really savour the experience.

[@rothonwylar7869]

Commenting for the algorithm cause the "laser focused approach to content creation" joke killed me. That said I love the variety of content from this network and hope it never changes.

[@firelizard2]

GT7's approach to car pricing is, crazy as it sounds, probably one of the most immersive. Endless grinding for years just to be able to afford tires and an air filter for the [cheapest insurable economy car] you call a racecar, while people who just *have money* can skip right ahead to world-class exotic racing vehicle ownership, is an extremely accurate representation of how motorsport works.

[@empath69]

@firelizard2 But this is a medium a lot of people *engage in ESCAPISM* to forget about the misery and drudgery of a world dominated with the 'pay-to-win' mechanics of late-stage capitalism; that REALLY gets to be galling to be smacked in the face with the very thing you're trying to get away from.

[@EternalDensity]

So it's too Desert Bus.

[@DimT670]

This is like saying you need to get stabbed to play elden ring

[@firelizard2]

@@DimT670 The Real Stabbing Simulator

[@addressunknown8]

“and those shiny, round, delicious pieces of AAASSSSS!!!” The scream out of nowhere really got me.

[@Jimorian]

Speaking of Sexpoint, when viewing a recommendations Queue on Steam, got a recommendation for a game called "Latex Dungeon" with a little explainer box saying how it's showing up because I allow adult content in my feed. Which I do, and don't often get them, and many of them are funny to see when I do, so I don't mind. But the reason I'm telling this story is because while this game page came through unhampered by warnings, the NEXT game asked me to enter my birthdate to be allowed to see it (I'm WAY over 18). The content: Rainbow 6's next season pass. Honestly, it's refreshing to see the reversal in the usual prudish portrayal of video games, but it did catch me off guard to actually see it.

[@Argusthecat]

Kink is way less harmful than season passes.

[@caw555]

is Latex Dungeon the one with Raven? Should I be googling this instead of asking about NSFW games in public comments? I'm fairly sure the answer to both these questions is probably "yes" but that's never stopped anyone, least of all me

[@adamboyd1132]

@@caw555 Looking at the Steam Page, I'd say that the main character, named 'Laven', is completely and legally distinct from any characters published by other people.

[@diamondmagus]

I had a hearty chuckle at both Graham's groan during the announcement of SexPoint and also his "listen here you little shi.".

[@minislot1]

Not forgetting that a large part of the GT7 review-bombing was due to the 1.07 update also coinciding with a server outage of more than 24 hours that locked people out of 95% of the single-player as well as online content.

[@DewMan001]

I'm sorry is that Pocoyo in your profile pic

[@minislot1]

@@DewMan001 Yup.

[@DewMan001]

@@minislot1 very nice!!

[@MystycAlchemy]

Honestly i think having kathleen show up, say "Hey it's the 25th anniversary of Persona and Atlus is doing a Year of Persona announcements! Starting with:" smash cut to next story, would've been pretty good

[@SuperSmashDolls]

"But we want the cars in the game to feel as rare and exclusive as they are in real life" is something someone might say if they have *never enjoyed a videogame* and don't get what the fun is all about.

[@lexslate2476]

Yeah. It's logic from some distant, uninhabitable planet where fun has never been discovered. The reasoning of someone insulated so completely from reality by thick layers of money that they don't know what a dead-end job feels like, so they don't recognize it when they make their game feel like one.

[@CleverCover05]

Nah, its a bs excuse from someone pulling at any straw that might work. They were hoping someone would take the bait. Luckily most people called them out.

[@SgtDax]

Remember when rare items were rare because they were hard to find? Like secret pickups hidden behind jumping puzzles and in dark corners? And you didn't have to pay actual real world cash to get them?

[@DimT670]

Also wouldnt it be exactly the same if they were expensive IN GAME

[@snoballuk]

"not nearly enough points in vigor or endurance" - welcome to middle age, Graham

[@Tomoka51]

Just to make a note about the "no announcements during year of persona" thing, that's actually untrue: Persona 4 Arena Ultimax finally got an update and PC release and will be getting rollback this summer. It's not much but it *is* significant to the people that care about it.

[@plufim]

if I recall it's also on switch and PS4 too

[@Envy11235]

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax popularized by youtuber Moopoke, I love that game!

[@andreaslinder8978]

In the grand scheme of things that might actually still count as nothing, or rather worse than nothing because I can guarantee you many, MANY people had the reaction: "Holy shit, there's a new Persona game on PC - aaaaaand it's STILL NOT PERSONA 5 FUCK YOU ATLUS WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US".

[@plufim]

@@andreaslinder8978 us switch gamers had the exact same reaction lol. Not even P4 golden lol.

[@thecolortwelve3784]

Beej's enthusiasm is always a delight.

[@sandmanlives3]

Agreed.

[@richardhowells5804]

The moment G says not body pillows and Beej's brain breaks for a pico second! Hahaha

[@johanmilde]

By the way, 1600 USD is 13 866 Norwegian Kroner (and 86 øre.)

[@blip_bloop]

Thanks this is important information

[@Hammith]

Oh man, thank you to whomever wrote that opening Vigor/Endurance joke. That completely slayed me, I needed that laugh.

[@Xpndable]

"People want lots of things, it doesn't all have to come from us" now if some triple-A publishers would just learn that lesson

[@FirefuryAmahira]

I absolutely *lost it* at "Oh my god it's crypto" and at the entire SexPoint bit. 🤣

[@KingKool2099]

Ok, I don't know if I'm the first one to get here, but a set of LRR coasters shaped like the logo would be amazing, because the big circle one would be fine, but then you have one coaster that's really awkward because it's triangular, and three tiny coasters for you mice friends to put their impractically small mugs on. It's brilliant!

[@chargingbadger3164]

i would enjoy an "everything is fine" coaster

[@illanesfco]

That cut to credits was *chef's kiss*

[@Allikiza]

Lol, those French classes in Highschool/College coming in handy today.

[@bcPhoenix_One]

At 6:11 Graham's quiet "Ohhh" was perfect.

[@RothAnim]

Also, coasters might not be a bad idea? The majority of them seem to show up in gift or novelty stores, not kitchen stores, so I only ever find them by accident, rather than on purpose.

[@Nalehw]

Oh, THAT'S where all the coasters are hidden?

[@Syupweque]

Yeah, if LRR offered some nice coasters I’d probably pick some up

[@RothAnim]

@@Nalehw Seriously! Best coasters I ever found were silicone ones designed to look like cartoon bearskin rugs. Those I only found trying to find while Christmas shopping in various gift shops. But because they ended up being a gift to my parents, I still don't have any good ones. The only ones I have are glass, and tend to stick to the bottom of my glasses.

[@UNHchabo]

I got some free coasters from Wolfire Games cause I beta-tested Receiver 2, and I use them daily. :)

[@Dragiceoriginal]

Based on the *last* Persona release, we’ll get a single extremely vague announcement poster, for a game that will release in 2035.

[@ChezTalden]

I was about to say Beej got the first two French-English Barbie blurbs mixed up, but no... they're mixed up on the box too. Such detail, many quality control, wow. (EDIT: Oh wait they address it at the end, never mind!)

[@obijam78]

One of the funniest checkpoints I've ever watched! Love you guys! Great work

[@Gledster]

That smash cut to credits at the end...Perfect comic timing! Had I been slurping a drink, I would have spit it out in laughter. :)

[@josh.fenrikson3571]

Came for the gaming news, stayed for sexpoint coasters…to help with hot things

[@TheCatHerder]

That sudden cut at the end was *chef's kiss* I love you two, great episode.

[@VolguusZildrohar]

I too do not have nearly enough points in vigor or endurance. It's rather embarrassing.

[@Gledster]

For me post-pandemic it's "Morale" that needs some levels put into it.

[@pyredynasty]

I miss the days when a racing game was about racing not spending 30 minutes deciding what spark plugs to buy.

[@brettd2308]

I get so excited when a new Checkpoint pops up.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

"Yes! Loadingreadyrun is notorious for its laser focused approach to content creation!" I'm calling the burn ward for that one

[@binks5215]

I mean, I'd buy LRR coasters (assuming fun designs). I have like 4 sets already, but they often end up left all over the place, so like dish towels you can always use more.

[@ColorwaveCraftsCo]

There were so many quotable lines in this Checkpoint 👍🏻 great job everyone

[@Truzyxx]

I don't know why, but "Listen here, you little sh-" just destroyed me.

[@sandmanlives3]

Just before the "Coming Up!" had me laughing. Had to stop and like. Thank you. Excellent, as always. Also, you guys don't have to sell coasters, they are the weird ones.

[@Electroporcupine]

Worth noting that the Gran Turismo folks waited to release this "update" until after the reviews are in, so all the reviews are more positive than they ought to be. Also it's an always online game, so you can't even avoid the update. Don't buy this game, folks!

[@travistomblin2144]

I've got one of those Check Point portable holes!

[@TehFrenchy29]

That's a real nice RoadQuest shirt you're wearing there Graham. I'd hold up mine to take a picture, but it's really comfortable and I don't feel like taking it off to do that. One of my favourite shirts I own, in addition to the Qwerpline and Desert Bus shirts I also very much like, and I've been meaning to pick up a Gardening With Greg shirt at some point. Also at a decent price (I have no reference off-hand for what constitutes a "decent price") I would totally buy some LRR coasters. All my coasters are old cardboard-ish ones like you'd get at a bar and could really do with replacing. I already wear something branded LRR or DesertBus a couple times a week, might as well start using LRR branded drinking accessories. On the subject of which, something like an etched RoadQuest or LRR logo pint glass would be really cool and I'd buy either/both of those in a heartbeat as well.

[@Irsaan88]

Not that all Checkpoints aren't great, but writing and delivery in this one in particular were top notch.

[@kat2kool]

Everything I want may not /have/ to come from LRR, but most of it still does!

[@TruBoreDOM]

Finally the return of my favorite checkpoint subshow, sexpoints

[@daltonchaney1504]

The 2 precredits lines might be my favorite check point banter

[@Wyattoons]

7:15 I laughed so hard at Graham’s response to this line 😂

[@EriqireM]

After that pause i was expected Graham to say, "Its 13,853 Norwegian kr"

[@arturoreyes2119]

I just want Beej to know that my wife heard SexPoint happening and said "you need Jesus"

[@empath69]

Who do you think is writing Beej's scripts?

[@arturoreyes2119]

@@empath69 wow, LRR has really moved up in the world then. From two dudes in Victoria to a large cast and Jesus Christ himself writing scripts. Respect.

[@patbaer]

That's that's!

[@brettburns9321]

i laughed so hard " those are some nice looking cars i don't care " classic

[@WhiteWizard42]

that "Listen here" line got me GOOD.

[@dunny0]

I mean, I'd like a CheckPoint coaster to go with my CheckPoint mug but I could be in the minority.

[@trinary-one]

I read the 'cheeto dust' joke right as I was wiping cheeto dust off my fingers. Busted. :-P

[@MayberryRebel]

Our country's bigger than most! And it's vast, I boast! So we're really proud, and we'll shout it loud. Though our numbers are few, we will welcome you! Although we don't have history, gold medal winning teams, heroes or prisoners, world famous volcanos, still what we've got's GLOR-I-OUS! 'Cause we've got rocks and trees and trees and rocks and rocks and trees and trees and rocks and rocks and trees and trees and rocks and rocks and trees and trees and rocks and... WATER!

[@TimChuma]

Graham groaning when Beej got too excited about SexPoint 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Elkae]

Love a good portable hole. Heather is a marketing genius. Keep that term going!

[@Haseri8]

Careful Graham, we'll see leather console grips if you admit the sphinx cat stuff

[@logank9177]

I would totally buy coasters, I don't really get the feeling enough other people will but hey maybe lol?

[@MrLittleDuck]

Can’t help but notice that Graham is sitting in the perfect position for the sex point on the graphic.

[@NorthstarTex]

something to think of for November: Desert Bus Shift Coasters

[@leigonlord5382]

atlus did actually announce and release something somewhat signifigant for the 25th anniversary. they re released persona 4 arena ultimax now on pc. it was announce at the game awards and came out last week.

[@jonlevir]

The last joke about content creation killed me. I was so glad I was at a red light so I had time to get myself back under control.

[@LikeoftheConchords]

I should not have been eating when watching that first story. I nearly gagged.

[@phtown]

I might be interested in coasting, if you made that option available.

[@NotCainNorAbel]

Coaster please in the comments

[@MrEverestclimber]

Glad to see the triumphant return of Sexpoint! More Sexpoint please!

[@lostmarble540]

those fuzzy controllers sound super inconvenient. The fur will probably need periodic cleaning, and that's assuming the fur doesn't fall out over time. I mean, it's a collector's item, it's probably going to sit in a case in someone's closet, but still.

[@RobBernhard]

Coast to coast coasters for all!

[@ErikMm5]

I feel like a limited editon mug that comes with a coaster stuck to the bottom would be fun

[@LordZarano]

Right now I'd like to be able to buy _any_ LRR (and DB) merch, but yes, I could do with some coasters

[@TheDuelingChampion]

I would definitely buy LRR coasters

[@eddokter]

Man, now I want a LRR phone case. To the 3D printer!

[@TheArcSet]

Thanks for this.

[@firstlast446]

Can't wait for Hexpoint for all my internet gaming witch news

[@AnInnocuousBlueCube]

LRRMTG packs of round mana-symbol-themed (but legally distinct) coasters would be awesome, either in etched glass/metal (fancy!) or dyed woods.

[@blip_bloop]

I like coasters they allow me to cosplay as an adult.

[@ElihuAran]

Hey now, the Year of Persona had the remaster of P4AU for Playstation, Switch, and Steam announced in December. That's one announcement

[@twinarmageddons2438]

Sure, let's get coaster in the merch store. I'd pick some up.

[@donaldtNS]

I'm looking forward to hitting every super move on Junpei Iori now that Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is on modern consoles+Switch. Yes, even Adachi's. ESPECIALLY Adachi's.

[@Kubimaruicedragon]

Yeah, I’m surprised they didn’t mention P4UA. Though I completely forget when they record Checkpoint vs. the reveal of this porting to the Switch + other consoles.

[@Kefkaesque13]

IIRC the "Big Persona Announcement(tm)" for February was just confirmation that the Ultimax port would have rollback netcode.

[@ve2dmn]

I like the fact that his french translation for the barbies stories are mixed up and nobody is going to notice

[@drew7308]

1600 USD is 13,862.54 NOK Which is a lot for a Barbie DS game, in case you cared.

[@incrediblefrown1288]

i have a sneaking suspicion that the coasters thing is *because* they had a cafe popup, and they're selling the spare stuff-that-people-were-allowed-to-take-home. but yeah, the only thing that's *really* happened so far is the rerelease of ultimax (and the 2.0 update finally making it to the english-speaking world). the alternate protagonist from p3 portable finally showing up in the branding had new rumors about a p3 remaster going around, but it's looking like mostly it was just a really long countdown to a p6 trailer

[@mila7817]

Persona at the very least did announced their fighting game coming to PC and getting rollback netcode for the year.

[@Sbeas19]

I was not aware that Persona was having a "year of", this caught me by surprise and then hearing how much nothing has happen in it, doesn't surprise me the least on why I haven't heard a single word.

[@Doodlesthegreat]

0:30 - Big mood, Graham. 1:20 - Given what us furries did to the Switch controller, I look at these and just shake my head. "What fools these mortals be..." 6:00 - Sony, reinventing the square wheel. 6:10 - Beej, are you okay? 10:50 - I want a shirt with the toilet demon on it. 12:30 - Coasters? I guess. Can you make a lace doily with the Snorsh national flag on it? THAT'S where the money is!

[@wmcduff]

I felt Graham's opening in my soul. And it's not like there's any Lost Grace around here to find.

[@empath69]

@@wmcduff there's lots of Insight, though...of course, that might not be a good thing, either...

[@joelbeaumont1220]

I am here for Beej's recurring and broad reaching segments

[@TigerPile]

As someone who has purchased Checkpoint mugs, I would buy LRR coasters. "Brands" I'd think would be best be LRR itself, Checkpoint, maybe AFK. Coffee with Serge if it gets another run of episodes.

[@Scott-J]

Aaand most of the Persona wallpapers are broken image links on the Atlus site. Nice!

[@DimT670]

Oh god I had forgotten how much the mass effect butt ignores human anatomy, physics and how fabric works. She genuinely looks like she's having a wedgie 24/7

[@ericsebena1734]

(Presumably) Paul, you fucking killed me with the 'portable hole'... I, for one, do not desire a coaster.

[@tuxbeej]

Heather does our editing, and those lines were hers.

[@Crossark1]

There absolutely *have* been announcements during the “year of Persona”. P4: Arena Ultimax got a PC port announced, for starters. They also hosted a lottery collaboration and a themed cafe in Tokyo. And then there was the whole Green Paint Bucket-san thing… It’s not super easy to explain, but essentially promo art for P25 was posted that featured all the protagonists in front of a graffiti-style mural with their games’ respective paint colors either on their utensils or splattered on their clothing. But then everyone noticed a prominent space to the left of Joker, occupied only by a green paint bucket (a color not associated with any of the games), and so people are speculating that it was a teaser about an upcoming P6-related announcement. So while yes, there were in fact a great deal of merch announcements, and yes, the year of Persona has so far been very underwhelming, it’s not quite as much of an informational desert as y’all made it out to be here. That last story even seemed right up your alley - it has vague company communication set against a background of delayed announcements and mediocre merch drops, coupled with eccentric fan behavior. I can almost hear the checkpoint story now.

[@jackielinde7568]

Oh, gawd. I recognize the characters in that image at 1:20... It's been a LONG TIME since I've seen that Canadian Comedy. Like the 1980's. (Shaddap! I know I'm old.) My question is, "How ancient is Paul to have known about them, or is this something all Canadians are taught about?"

[@jillpole]

It's the latter

[@empath69]

If anything Beej is roughly the elder of the LRR crew, so he'd be the MOST likely to think of an SCTV reference, but...it's not out of the realm of the possibility for millennial Canadians to know of those two hosers. :)

[@tuxbeej]

That was all Paul. I would wager you’d find Canadians of all ages who are passingly-familiar with SCTV, or with Bob and Doug. When we have icons, we tend to grip them tightly.

[@jackielinde7568]

@@tuxbeej I figured it was Paul, since he's usually the one who finds the graphics for the show. Still pretty cool seeing it. Thanks to my dad and his proclivity of renting movies in the late 80s, I got to see Strange Brew. Still pretty cool seeing that still all these years later.

[@Smapdi_Flaffermann]

I found that I was very, very interested in Sexpoint, but after reaching a peak of interest, I was not interested in Sexpoint at all. Then, about 45 minutes later, I was once again interested in Sexpoint.

[@ryfors]

That was a great credit cut-off

[@minojonte]

Where do i sign the petition for LRR coasters?!

[@fosterark]

Wow, Graham went full Angry Dad!