The HGO Podcast

This week, Hunter has been busy playing games! He's giving his impresions on Toem 2, Heartworm and Metroid Zero Mission. Ethan also gives his continued thoughts on Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave.Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:00 - Toem 2 is Delightful

00:23:30 - Heartworm is a Retro Throwback

00:35:00 - Metroid: Zero Mission is Fantastic

00:50:00 - Does Ethan Like Fortune’s Weave?

01:15:30 - Outro

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This week, Hunter is giving you his early impressions on Silent Hill Townfall. We also talk about the latest layoffs and moves out of Xbox, and the future of the brand in general.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:00 - Silent Hill: Townfall First Impressions

00:35:00 - Xbox Layoffs and its future...

01:09:00 - Outro

Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.com/hotgamersonly. You can also follow the boys on twitter or bluesky: Ethan @ChaoticAether, Hunter @ReaperHunter23 and Kyle @KDavisSRL.

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This week, Ethan and Hunter are giving you their impressions on both Wolverine and Fire Emblem Fortunes Weave! Is Wolverine Overhated? Not really... Is Fire Emblem a return to form? Maybe! Let's discuss it all!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:30 - Is Wolverine Overhated? Ehhh.... (Review so far) 

00:56:00 - Fire Emblem: Fortunes Weave First Impressions

01:21:30 - Outro

Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.com/hotgamersonly. You can also follow the boys on twitter or bluesky: Ethan @ChaoticAether, Hunter @ReaperHunter23 and Kyle @KDavisSRL.

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This week, we're giving you our full Nintendo Direct reactions, from Ocarina of Time to Metroid Ravenous. We also discuss the continued failure of PlayStation, with their recent break up with Hideo Kojima.
Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:30 - Zelda Direct Reactions

00:23:30 - Nintendo Direct Review

01:06:00 - PlayStation continues to be an absolute disaster...

01:29:00 - Outro

Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.com/hotgamersonly. You can also follow the boys on twitter or bluesky: Ethan @ChaoticAether, Hunter @ReaperHunter23 and Kyle @KDavisSRL.

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This week, Hunter's giving his first impressions of Onimusha Way of the Sword, we discuss the middling State of Play, and give our predictions for the two upcoming Nintendo Directs this week!Timestamps:

00:00:30 - Intro

00:04:00 - Onimusha: Way Of The Sword First Impressions

00:31:45 - State of Plays are Still Terrible...

00:47:00 - Two Nintendo Directs Incoming!

01:14:00 - Outro

Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.com/hotgamersonly. You can also follow the boys on twitter or bluesky: Ethan @ChaoticAether, Hunter @ReaperHunter23 and Kyle @KDavisSRL.

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This week, Hunter has been on a gaming binge and is giving you impressions on Resonance, A Plague Tale Legacy, Slay the Princess and Splatoon Raiders! Ethan's here too I guess...Timestamps:

00:00:30 - Intro

00:06:30 - Is Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy worth it?

00:21:30 - Slay The Princess is a must for horror fans

00:29:50 - We weren't amazed by Splatoon Raiders

00:58:00 - Outro

Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.com/hotgamersonly. You can also follow the boys on twitter or bluesky: Ethan @ChaoticAether, Hunter @ReaperHunter23 and Kyle @KDavisSRL.

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This week on the show, we are ranking the top 5 Nintendo games of each generation! Let's go console by console and pick the most iconic, console defining games of each of Nintendo's home consoles. Timestamps below!

Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:30 - NES

00:15:30 - SNES

00:33:00 - N64

00:43:00 - Gamecube

00:55:00 - Wii

01:06:00 - Wii U

01:16:45 - Switch

01:29:00 - Outro

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Four years ago, we tried our best to predict the future of PlayStation. This week, we're dusting off our predictions and seeing how close to reality we were. Spoiler alert: we had no idea it would be this bad...

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:30 - Insomniac Games

00:12:00 - Sony Bend

00:16:30 - Bluepoint

00:22:30 - Firesprite 

00:26:00 - Guerilla Games

00:34:00 - Haven

00:37:00 - Housemarque

00:43:30 - MediaMolecule

00:47:00 - Naughty Dog

00:57:00 - Pixelopus

01:01:00 - Sony Santa Monica

01:07:00 - Sucker Punch

01:13:30 - Team Asobi

01:17:30 - Bungie & Outro

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This week, we're diving into our biggest and most controversial gaming hot takes! From Sony's lack of games to Nintendo's high critic scores, let's talk about everything that grinds our gears! Timestamps below!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:30 - Gaming Hot Takes

00:07:00 - Post Games Suck: Quality over Quantity 

00:15:00 - Nostalgia ruins gaming discussion

00:21:30 - Video Games Need Less Sidekicks

00:25:00 - Video Game Writing is Actually Bad Now

00:35:00 - Walk and Talk would be better as cutscenes

00:43:00 - People are Taking the PlayStation Disc Situation Too Personally 

00:52:30 - Pokemon is the worst Talking Point in Video Games

00:59:00 - Nintendo Games are Overrated

01:07:00 - Playing Things Based on its Critic Score is Dumb

01:15:00 - Video Game Reviews aren’t Bought

01:21:30 - Phil Spencer had the right idea for XBOX

01:34:00 - Players can’t be trusted to curate your game

01:41:00 - Modern Games Give Too Many Participation Trophies

01:47:00 - It's okay to move on from a series

01:52:00 - Outro

Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.com/hotgamersonly. You can also follow the boys on twitter or bluesky: Ethan @ChaoticAether, Hunter @ReaperHunter23 and Kyle @KDavisSRL.

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This week, we're ranking the best game spinoffs of all time! Join us as we list our favorite spin off games, and maybe a few of the worst as well. What's not to love?
Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:00 - Best Spinoff Games

00:05:00 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengence

00:10:00 - Persona 5 Strikers

00:16:00 - Hyrule Warriors

00:21:00 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

00:27:00 - Lost in Random: The Eternal Die

00:30:30 - COD Zombies

00:38:30 - River City Girls

00:41:00 - Sim City 

00:45:00 - Mario Spinoffs

00:51:00 - Crash Team Racing

00:56:00 - The Great Ace Attorney

01:00:00 - Gotham City Imposters

01:05:00 - Final Fantasy Disidea

01:09:00 - Tales from the Borderlands

01:12:30 - Bad Spinoff Dishonourable Mentions 

01:19:00 - Outro

Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.com/hotgamersonly. You can also follow the boys on twitter or bluesky: Ethan @ChaoticAether, Hunter @ReaperHunter23 and Kyle @KDavisSRL.

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