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Match Point
Match Point is a podcast by Zach and Matty in which they dive deep into the video games they love and break them down in standalone episodes or mini-series
Controllers and keyboards mostly on the shelf, the boys talk about the prevalence of multiverse, consciousness and a recent video essay that they can't stop thinking about. Note the timestamps to avoid spoilers.
Topics: 01:30 Everything, Everywhere All At Once, 13:30 Doctor Strange 2 (w/ SPOILERS), 23:35 Everything, Everywhere All At Once multiverse philosophy discussion, 25:50 Jacob Geller's Head Transplant essay recap and discussion, 39:20 Robert White's philosophy and questions raised, 40:50 SOMA and Wolfenstein 2 spoilers, 51:50 How consciousness relates to the "soul", 1:00:35 Popularization of multiverse stories, 1:13:15 Warhammer 40K Chaosgate: Demonhunters and the pursuit of fulfilling hobbies
Severance ep. 1 spoiler discussion from 37:55-53:40
Before totally going off-topic in the second half, Matty and Zach discuss their time with Chinatown Detective Agency and Triangle Strategy.
From hobby sims to Weird West and Norco, the boys have spent a lot of time playing recent releases. Plus, further discussions on the Halo TV show and HBO's The Leftovers.
After a spoiler-filled discussion of Halo's Paramount debut, Johnny Knoxville brings Zach back to his adolescence.
Topics: 00:10 Halo TV show, 17:30 Sherlock Homes Chapter 1, 45:40 Jackass Forever, 50:35 Hunt Showdown
The boys open the show discussing that new Starfield ViDoc before jumping into games and shows they've been enjoying.
Topics: 00:10 Starfield, 14:55 Battle Brothers, 29:09 GTA Online, 35:05 Red Dead Online, 50:30 Yellowjackets, 1:07:20 Destiny 2
Season of the Risen might be off to a slow start, but that's given Matty and Zach more time to return to the Hunt's Louisiana Bayou.
Topics: 01:30 Destiny 2 vibes, 18:35 Iron Lung, 26:55 Hunt Showdown, 52:00 mourning Battlefield/DICE
Topics: 00:40 Horizon Forbidden West, 06:10 Destiny 2 Witch Queen and Season of the Risen, 34:55 Elden Ring
Despite its story beats falling flat, Dying Light 2;'s world design and locomotion has hooked Matty and Zach. And theories swirl in the back half of the pod as the boys anticipate Witch Queen's arrival in Destiny 2 next week.
Topics: 01:10 Dying Light 2, 27:10 Impressions of Zach's new PC, 37:06 Destiny 2.
Now deep in February game releases, Matty and Zach talk about what's moving them lately.
Topics: 02:35 Lost Ark, 17:20 Destiny 2 ViDoc and Witch Queen Hype, 43:50 Joe Pera Talks With You, 01:08:30 Yellowjackets, 01:18:50 Dexter
Before talking about Sony's big spend on Bungie, Matty and Zach discuss Pokemon, Uncharted 4 and Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days being a way better game than expected.
Topics: 2:30 Pokemon Arceus, 24:20 Uncharted 4, 42:20 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, 01:03:00 Playstation/Bungie acquisition, 1:35:00 What do we want out of Destiny's extended universe?
Before a flurry of games bury them in February, Matty and Zach share what's been exciting them lately.
Topics: 01:10 Horizon Zero Dawn, Frozen Wilds and preparing for Forbidden West, 15:00 Guild Wars 2, 27:00 Upcoming February 2022 game releases, 36:49 Rainbow Six Extraction, 56:15 Respawn's new Star Wars projects, 1:26:04 sign off.
Neon shifts the meta, Matty goes all in on mechs and Xbox's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Topics: 01:33 Valorant, 09:15 Battletech and MechWarrior 5, 24:45 Honkai Impact and more gacha games, 32:00 Activision Blizzard acquisition 1:11:40 sign off
Matty and Zach don their hardhats and pickaxes and head into the mines of Deep Rock Galactic and GTFO.
Topics: 00:30 Monster Hunter Rise, 3:15 theHunter: Call of the Wild, 7:40 GTFO, 24:30 Deep Rock Galactic, 42:30 Being a Δik, 1:00:00 What the boys are up to next, 1:05:50 Sign off
In their final E3 2021 podcast, Matty and Zach recap the Nintendo Direct, including Metroid Dread and sequel to Breath of the Wild 2. Plus, the two recount their favorite games shown this week, and Zach shares his thoughts on a demo for upcoming indie, Lake.
Square Enix's E3 presentation didn't quite live up to expectations, packing few surprises and a handful of lackluster showings. The boys also took some time to talk about a couple games from the PC Gaming Show, and discuss their feelings on E3 2021 so far.
The Xbox | Bethesda presentation was a solid mix of first and third-party games, and it was one of the company's best showings in years. Listen in as Matty and Zach talk about their high and low points for the show, and discuss Xbox's evolving platform.
To kick off their E3 coverage, Matty and Zach recap Ubisoft Forward. While Extraction had the duo excited for co-op stealth action, much of the event struggled to instill confidence in the publishers upcoming slate of games.
Three years after the events of Resident Evil 7, Ethan Winters finds himself thrust back into danger, this time hunted by folklore monsters. Matty and Zach first run through the plot then share their favorite moments from the game. Jump to 44:30 to skip the plot recap!
Beware: episode spoils the entirety of the game.
Ahead of Resident Evil 8's release later this month, Matty and Zach recap Ethan's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad night at the Baker estate in Resident Evil 7.
Beware: episode spoils the entirety of the game.
In Barcode Scanners final episode, Zach and Matty unpack the dramatic conclusion to the World of Assassination trilogy. Be warned, this episode is spoiler-heavy! The boys consider what works and what doesn't as IO Interactive puts a bow on Agent 47's journey.
Match Point will be back in the future, dipping into more media we love.
In episode two, Zach and Matty recap Hitman 2016's narrative-rich sequel, what it means for Agent 47, and what we're expecting in Hitman 3.
Welcome to Match Point's Barcode Scanners, a comprehensive narrative-focused look at the entire Hitman World of Assassination trilogy. In episode 1, Zach and Matty travel the globe to visit Paris, Sapienza, Marrakesh, and more in Hitman 2016.