played it yesterday till he checkpoint ticket par, it was pretty fun, though could have used a bit more world interactions and dialogues felt a bit blend. Otherwise loved the atmosphere and music 🙂
Also, regarding checkpoints - to continue the game you dont have to goto Kate, you have to go to your ship and continue the tell tale using quest table in your cabin on the ship. That was my problem (didnt understand how to continue) when i frist played tales back in the day.