Metal Gear Rising is a 2013 slash-em-up with a pretty cool feature in "blade mode". Blade mode allows enemies and objects in the world to be carved in real time, and the tech is still impressive today, 11 years on. I guess you could say it was... cutting edge. It's a very "Bonus Points" thing to have one of the biggest franchises in gaming (Metal G…

In my restless dreams, I hear that podcast... We take a little holiday to Silent Hill to help leading man James find his missing/dead (???) wife Mary, following the delivery of a mysterious letter. This episode is pretty full-on so those with a sensitive disposition should probably skip! Grab your pipe (steel, for beating monsters) and join us on a…

Dead Rising is 2006s divisive open world game set in a zombie infested shopping mall, starring the strange, troll-like man Frank West. Armed with a camera (and anything else you can get your hands on) players must survive 72 hours against the zombie horde and even worse… other survivors. This episode we are talking about the Deluxe Remaster, but it…

This week we are talking about The Plucky Squire, a game we were both super excited about the release of. The games main hook is that you can jump in and out of a story book, exploring the room the book is in. Maybe we were a little bit too excited for this one however... Click here for the list! SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonusp…

This might be the most obscure game we've done (despite it selling 1.5 million copies). Maybe more of an audio/visual art piece than a game, we dive in to the short and experimental world of Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP and see what was 'cutting edge' in 2011. Developer interviews referenced: Medium The Verge Click here for the list! SUPPOR…

This game is an absolute BANGER and somewhat forgotten by Nintendo themselves. The first game where Mario is truly 'acrobatic', it twists after the 4th (and normally final) stage of the game to reveal a whopping 97 more stages to complete. Made for a fun episode, it's always an easy going one when the game is good! Developer interview referenced: h…

This episode we talk Splinter Cell Blacklist and have a giggle and all the silly fake military stuff and "tacti-cool" vibe of the whole game. Also some big moves on THE LIST Click here for the list! SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord, Extra Credit Podcast and behind the scenes content] [£5/$6 tier = …

Indika is a strange third person narrative adventure game from Russian development team Odd Meter. The game is story driven, so if you're interested in the title please play it first as we spoil the entire thing! Click here for the list! SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord, Extra Credit Podcast and be…

This episode is a fun one, and if you've not blasted through Titanfall 2, we recommend you should! It's about 4 hours long and £3 on LOTS of platforms. A real rollercoaster of a game. We go in depth on each stage of the game which is an unusual format for us but the game is so short its possible here. Click here for the list! The Elden Ring DLC giv…

This week we talk Skate from 2007 with special guest Oli Brotherhood, who you may know as Mumbo Jumbo. This game is DEEPLY rooted in late-noughties skate culture and it's fun to look back as people who had their formative years during this time. Click here for the list! You can find Oli Brotherhood's channel Mumbo Jumbo here SUPPORT US ON PATREON: …

This episode covers lots of Pokémon stuff, as well as these games in particular. Get ready for the nostalgia wave! Click here for the list! SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord, Extra Credit Podcast and behind the scenes content] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP Discord, Extra …

This weeks episode we take a deep dive in to the world of BAHRAMs, Aumanns, and Nohmans in Zone of the Enders with leading man Dingo Egret. Yep, it's a Kojima Productions game! SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord, Extra Credit Podcast and behind the scenes content] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in …

Harold Halibut is like Bioshock mixed with a warm hug. Just a heads up, we spoil the entire game in this episode, so if you have an intention of playing it, go do it! It's 7 hours long and its on Gamepass SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord, Extra Credit Podcast and behind the scenes content] [£5/$6 t…

Goodboy Galaxy is a NEW gameboy advance game made in the UK! It takes modern design sensibilities and puts them on old hardware pushing that hardware to its limit. See just how good the boy is in this weeks episode! You can buy Goodboy Galaxy here: https://www.goodboygalaxy.com/ SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier …

This week we cover Portal 2 with games journalist for The Guardian, Keith Stuart! Keith was a fantastic guest who has been on the scene covering games for 30 years. He is very knowledgable in the field and on top of all this, Keith is an established author too (for all you bookworms). This episode was a lot of fun, so join us in the lab as we take …

Our first episode with our shiny new camera is DREDGE, a 'horror' fishing game from Black Salt Games. Get your fish puns ready and DIVE in to the murky waters of the archipelagos with the lads, and see if it can save itself from the depths of the LIST. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord, Extra Credit…

We talk the biggest entertainment product of all time, Grand Theft Auto V. With special guest, friend of the show, game developer extraordinaire and sweet sweet soul Jack Marshall, the boys wade in to GTAV and the murky waters of GTA Online to see where it ranks on the list. Follow Jack on twitter: https://twitter.com/ayo_its_jack Jack recommends: …

Join us as we spend an hour sending LA Noire to the slammer! Ooooweeee Our Humanity trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRCLKdgMwK8 SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord, Extra Credit Podcast and behind the scenes content] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP Discord, Extra Cre…

This episode came out great with a lot of late 90s/early 00s nostalgia as RRT4 really encapsulates that time period like no other game we've done (or any other game we can think of at all). Set during the run up to the year 2000, this racer surprised us both with it's heart and technical prowess. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonusp…

This MONSTROUS RPG is 60 hours in length, but we gave it a bloody good go in the two weeks we had to play. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord, Extra Credit Podcast and behind the scenes content] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP Discord, Extra Credit Podcast and behind the sce…

Fun sized episode this week as we cover an incredibly simple game, Kuru Kuru Kururin on the Game Boy Advance. This is a NINTENDO series which they've since thrown to the wayside. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord, Extra Credit Podcast and behind the scenes content] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name i…

Outer Wilds is a 2019 adventure in to deep space (and time). SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord, Extra Credit Podcast and behind the scenes content] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP Discord, Extra Credit Podcast and behind the scenes content] Twitter: https://twitter.com/theb…

This episode we have the wonderful Haley MacLean as a guest, Haley is from the Minnmax show AND is also a professionalvideo game lawyer. This 2 hour episode has 30 minutes at the end where we learn about video game laws, agreements and patents first hand. Haley was an absolute pro and we appreciate her giving us her time! We also talk about Baldurs…

We left it to the final possible moment to decide our GAME OF THE YEAR for 2023. We both chat about our personal top 10s of the year and settle on a combined TBP GOTY! Please enjoy. We also have new(ish) merch store which you can find below! It's a bit cheaper for you and postage is a bit faster (but also not an evil company). SUPPORT US ON PATREON…

The sweet sweet soul Jack Marshall returns to quiz the boys on gaming trivia from 2023 and beyond, in our THIRD annual christmas quiz... Best of Three anyone? Jack Marshall: https://twitter.com/ayo_its_jack SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name …

In this episode of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Survival Kids in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] Twitter: https://…

In this episode of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Alan Wake II in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] Twitter: https://t…

In this episode Joe and Oli look back on 2 years of TBP with your help. We read out comments of our audiences favourite moments and some of our own. Thanks for 2 years everyone! This is the audio version of a video on our Youtube channel. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] […

In this episode of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Chris van der Kuyl discuss Elite (1984) in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST. Check out 4J Studios newest title Manic Mechanics here SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early a…

HELLO NEW PEOPLE. We've had an influx of new users and a lot of episodes for people to catch up on. More than people have time for. So instead, we've put together a little 15 minutes advising people where to start if they would like to catch up. Thanks everyone! SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and…

In this episode of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Joe James discuss Alien Isolation in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST). SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, T…

In this episode of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Slay the Spire in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST). SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP Discord and Extra Credi…

In this episode of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Josh discuss XCOM2: War of the Chosen in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST). Josh's art instagram: https://instagram.com/joshbrown_art Josh's partners cocktail podcast, No Garnish (18+): https://www.instagram.com/nogarnishpod/ SUPPORT US …

In this episode of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Alan Wake in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST). SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP Discord and Extra Credit Pod…

(Audio only version!) To celebrate 100,000 downloads we have released (and ANIMATED) an episode of our Patreon exclusive show Extra Credit. This is a 30 minute version of the episode 'EC14: What would Tommy do?' You can find the whole episode (and 17 other episodes) at https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints Thanks to Crem and A11y Kat who created the a…

In this episode of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Pikmin 4 in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST). SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podc…

In this special episode, the boys go over the full LIST and pick their own Top 10. See what would be making the top spots (or wouldn't be) if they didn't have to agree. (Scroll down for THE LIST) SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of…

In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest @martyn discuss Jet Set Radio Future in-depth then debate where it should go on the LIST. Martyn's links: https://www.twitch.tv/inthelittlewood https://twitter.com/inthelittlewood https://www.youtube.com/inthelittlewoods https://www.youtube.com/@inthelittlewood THE LIST Zelda: TOTK Disco Elysiu…

In this episode of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Earthbound in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST). SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP Discord and Extra Credit Po…

In this episode of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Frank Hardwick discuss League of Legends in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST). SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of pod…

In this special edition of the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Liam discuss The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST). SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access…

Hello everyone! This is the audio from our Humanity Developer Interview video. We ended up speaking for close to an hour and it works great in audio format, just ignore Joe saying "in this video" at the beginning haha. Thanks to the guys at Enhance for taking the time to talk to us SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 ti…

In this special edition of the Bonus Points Podcast ,Joe and Oli discuss What Remains of Edith Finch in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST). SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP D…

Hello everyone! Here is the audio version of our awards show for our audio-only listeners. You can find the LIST below! You can find the video version of this episode here SUPPORT US ON PATREON (now with free trial!): https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of …

In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss Humanity (the game) in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST). Spoilers Start: 0:53:15 Spoilers End: 1:02:20 SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of p…

In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Ben Guy discuss Super Metroid in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST). SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP Discord and Extra…

In the Bonus Points Podcast, Joe and Oli discuss Hollow Knight in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST). SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] Twitt…

In the Bonus Points Podcast, Joe and Oli discuss Sub Terra in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST). SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints [£2/$3 tier = TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] [£5/$6 tier = Early access, name in video of podcast, TBP Discord and Extra Credit Podcast] Twitter: …

In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe, Oli and special guest Eric Stirpē discussThe Dig in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST) Eric's Twitter - https://twitter.com/stirpicus SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebonuspoints Instagram: https://instagram.com/thebonu…

In the Bonus Points Podcast Joe and Oli discuss The Walking Dead in-depth then debate where it should go on THE LIST (scroll down for THE LIST) SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebonuspoints Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebonuspoints Instagram: https://instagram.com/thebonuspoints Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@thebonuspointsyt Twitch: htt…