The HGO Podcast

This week, we're deciding the best games of the decade so far! Join us as we go year by year and discuss the best games of the 2020s thus far! From Astro Bot to Elden Ring, let's discuss them all. Timestamps below! Timestamps: 00:00:30 - Intro 00:05:00 - 2020 00:31:00 - 2021 00:50:00 - 2022 01:10:00 - 2023 01:30:00 - 2024 01:50:30 - 2025 02:09:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at...

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...

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 c...

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...

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 f...

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...

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...

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 Remember to foll...

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 - Housemarq...

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 Gam...

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...

This week, we're ranking 10 gaming consoles. Just one problem, we don't know what console comes next... Blind ranking consoles in 2026, what could possibly go wrong?! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:10:00 - Entry 1: GBA  00:17:00 - Entry 2: Switch 2 00:23:30 - Entry 3: PlayStation  00:29:00 - Entry 4: PlayStation 2 00:25:30 - Entry 5: PlayStation 4 00:43:30 - Entry 6: Wii U 00:47:30 - Entr...

This week on the show, we are ranking the top 5 PlayStation games of each generation! Let's go console by console and pick the most iconic, console defining games of each of Sony's home consoles. Timestamps below! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:30 - Top 5 Games of Each PlayStation Console 00:09:00 - PlayStation 1 00:31:30 - PlayStation 2 00:53:00 - PlayStation 3 01:09:00 - PlayStation...

This week, Assassin's Creed Black Flag has been reborn! Join us as we give you our first thoughts on Blag Flag Resynced, and also discuss the death of physical games. A good Assassin's creed game finally came out afterall, there has to be a downside... Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:30 - Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced 00:43:00 - The Death of Physical Games... 01:06:30 - Outro Rem...

This week on the show, we are half way through 2026 so we're giving you our games of the year so far, and also diving into what awesome games the rest of the year has to offer. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:00 - January-February 00:27:00 - March-April 00:57:00 - May-June 01:26:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video...

This week, we're diving into the new Star Fox remake, Deltarune returns with another chapter, and we discuss GTA 6 being $80 and the current state of price increases. Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:06:00 - Star Fox Returns00:29:00 - Deltarune Chapter 5 is Excellent00:44:00 - GTA 6 is $80 and XBOX prices soar...01:10:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to...

This week, we're reviewing the first year of Nintendo Switch 2! Join us as we go game by game to see if its worth getting a Switch 2 one year later! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:10:00 - June: Mario Kart, Delta Rune, etc 00:29:00 - July: Donkey Kong Bananza  00:38:00 - August: Drag X Drive scarred Ethan's chair 00:43:00 - September: HADES 2 00:49:00 - October: Pokemon I think  00:54:00 -...

This week we're diving head first into the latest Nintendo direct. Let's discuss the biggest announcements from the show, Xenoblade Genesis, and if it was enough to convince people to climb aboard the Switch 2 train! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:30 - Nintendo Direct Thoughts and Leak Culture 00:20:30 - Nintendo Direct Review 02:11:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotga...

This week, we're diving into the biggest reveals of this Summer Game Fest season. From Final Fantasy 7, Persona 6 and much more, let's dive into the highlights of this awesome week for game reveals! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:30 - State Of Play 00:54:00 - Summer Game Fest 01:40:00 - Xbox Showcase 01:57:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to o...

This week, we bring you our predictions for Summer Game Fest 2026! From the State of Play, Xbox Showcase to the main show itself, come see our hopes and predictions for the summer game reveal season! Oh, and we're talking about 007 First Light too! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:00 - Our State of Play/Summer Game Fest/Xbox Predictions 00:44:00 - SGF 01:00:30 - XBOX 01:26:30 - 007 First Lig...

This week, we have a bunch of new games to review! We're giving you our first thoughts on Forza Horizon 6, Coffee Talk Tokyo, the new Lego Batman and Motorslice too! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:00 - Forza Horizon 6 is Incredible 00:22:00 - Coffee Talk Tokyo is Comfy 00:37:30 - Lego Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight is Fantastic 00:54:00 - Should you play Motorslice?  01:03:00 - Outro Rem...

This week, we're wondering who the best side characters are in gaming history? We'll discuss our picks for our favourite gaming sidekicks, on this week's HGO Podcast! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:00 - What is a Side Character?  00:11:00 - Hades 00:15:00 - Assassin’s Creed  00:18:30 - AI the Somnium Files 00:21:00 - Legend of Zelda 00:27:00 - Persona 00:35:00 - Kingdom Hearts 00:3...

Is Mixtape worth the hype? We discuss the new indie darling, Star Fox's new designs, and a couple more games we've recently been playing, all on this week's HGO Podcast! Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:04:00 - Mixtape First Impressions00:25:30 - StarFox is here and people don’t like him00:43:00 - Ereban: Shadow Legacy Review00:50:30 - AC Unity 12 Years Later01:04:00 - Outro Remember to f...

This week, we're giving you our first impressions of Saros. Is it a worthy successor to Returnal? We discuss our first few hours with the game, along with our thoughts on Vampire Crawlers and Raccoin to boot! Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:05:00 - Saros First Impressions00:54:00 - Vampire Crawlers & Raccoin are Great!01:06:30 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and su...

This week, we're taking another look at Returnal five years later. Join us as we give you our updated thoughts, and talk about everything we love about this incredible game five years on! Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:03:30 - Returnal Review: 5 years later00:58:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.co...