This week, we're celebrating the Halloween season by discussing the spookiest levels in gaming! Join us as we discuss the scariest areas, creepy atmospheres and the best games to play this Halloween season, on this week's HGO Podcast.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:09:00 - Spooky Vibes in Gaming
00:11:00 - Crow Country
00:15:00 - Bloodborne
00:20:00 - Still Wakes the Deep
00:23:00 - Pokémon Red/Blue - Lavender Town
00:26:30 - Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
00:30:30 - Black Ops Zombies
00:36:00 - Resident Evil
00:43:00 - Medievil, Banjo Kazooie, Mario 64 & Crash Twinsanity
00:47:00 - Sly 2
00:50:00 - Alan Wake 2
00:54:00 - The Last of Us
00:59:30 - Dead Space & Bioshock
01:06:00 - Returnal
01:09:15 - Metroid
01:12:00 - Death Stranding & Arkham Asylum
01:16:30 - Life is Strange Double Exposure
01:21:30 - Persona 5 Strikers
01:22:40 - Silent Hill
01:27:30 - Outro
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This week, Our friend Jacob (CasualNoise) joins us as we dive head first into Pokémon Legends Z-A. Join us for our extended first impressions of the new game, both on Nintendo Switch 1 and 2, including the combat system, story and so much more!
Massive thanks to Jacob for joining us this episode. If you want to see his Pokemon antics you can find him everywhere @CasualNoise!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:00 - Pokemon Z-A First Impressions
00:45:00 - Mini leaks - Legends 2 and 3, future of Pokemon
01:00:00 - Can We Guess Kyle’s Favorite Pokemon? No
01:09:00 - Outro
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This week, we're talking all about our video game pet peeves. Join us as we discuss the parts of gaming we find particularly annoying on this weeks HGO Podcast!
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Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:07:00 - Terrible Banter and Writing00:13:00 - Games treating you like you're stupid Part 100:19:00 - When the gameplay changes for no reason00:24:00 - Quick Time Events00:31:00 - Dying when an enemy touches you00:33:00 - Subscription Models Suck, and so their shillers 00:41:00 - Dialogue options that do not match in tone00:45:00 - “this action may have consequences”00:51:00 - Every game is RPG Lite00:56:00 - Games treating you like you're stupid Part 201:04:00 - Every Ending being padded.01:10:00 - Rapid Fire01:20:00 - Outro
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This week, we're giving you our first impressions of Ghost of Yotei, looking at the new Mario Galaxy Remasters, and discussing the recent Black Ops 7 Beta!Send us a message at hotgamersonly@gmail.com or @HotGamersOnly on Twitter with all your questions and messages!
Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:04:00 - Ghost Of Yotei and the Playstation Studios Problem00:50:00 - The Mario Galaxy Remasters are Fine00:58:00 - Black Ops 7 Beta and the Activision Backlash01:06:00 - Surprise! Lost Records: Bloom and Rage Mini Spoilercast01:29:00 - Outro
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This week, we're giving you our first impressions on Hades 2, Hunter's thoughts on his first few hours with Silent Hill F, and reactions to the latest trailers for Wolverine and Saros!
Send us a message at hotgamersonly@gmail.com or @HotGamersOnly on Twitter with all your questions and messages!Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:05:00 - Hades 2 is Incredible00:33:00 - Silent Hill F is a Solid Return00:49:00 -Wolverine and Saros Reactions01:09:00 - Outro
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This week we're asking one simple question: Which Nintendo home console has the best launch lineup? Let's take a look through the ages from Nintendo's NES beginnings, the Nintendo Switch and everything in between!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:00 - NES
00:21:00 - SNES
00:28:30 - N64
00:40:00 - Gamecube
00:48:00 - Wii
00:55:00 - Wii U
01:06:30 - Switch
01:23:00 - Switch 2 so Far
01:45:00 - Outro
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This week we're diving head first into the latest Nintendo direct. Let's discuss the biggest announcements from the show, Mario's 40th Anniversary, and if it was enough to convince people to buy a switch 2!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:00 - Nintendo Direct Reactions & Review
00:00:00 - Outro
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This week, we're living in a Silksong World. Join us for our first impressions of Hollow Knight Silk Song, our reaction to the Life is Strange TV show announcement, and impressions on Lost Soul aside and Yakuza 6 too, on this weeks HGO Podcast!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:00 - Hollow Knight Silksong First Impressions
00:32:00 - Life is Strange TV Show Reactions
00:48:00 - Lost Soul Aside Continued Impressions
00:57:30 - Yakuza 6
01:11:00 - Outro
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This week, we're giving you our thoughts on a bunch of new releases. Join us as we give you our early reviews of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Lost Soul Aside, Kirby and the Forgotten World's Switch 2 Edition and the Sonic Racing Crossworlds Beta!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:00 - Metal Gear Solid 3 Delta
00:28:00 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land Switch 2
00:39:00 - Lost Soul Aside
00:51:00 - Sonic Racing Crossworlds
01:05:00 - Rogue Prince Of Persia
01:20:00 - Outro
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This week, we're giving you more tales from the backlog. Join us as we discuss the new games Sword of the Sea and Peak, alongside some classic games like Yakuza 5 and Soul Reaver! Timestamps below!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:00 - Silksong & Gamescom
00:13:30 - Sword Of The Sea
00:29:00 - Peak
00:39:00 - Soul Reaver
00:47:00 - Yakuza 5
01:03:00 - Outro
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This week, we're looking at the greatest game trailers of all time! Join Ethan and Hunter as we delve into the best that video game trailers have to offer. Timestamps below!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:00 - Best Gaming Trailers
00:08:00 - Smash Bros (Brawl and Ultimate)
00:12:00 - Death Stranding & MGS 5 (Kojima)
00:18:00 - Devil May Cry 5
00:20:20 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Final Fantasy 16 & KH3
00:26:00 - The Last Guardian
00:28:00 - God of War & Spider-Man
00:31:00 - Long Awaited Announcements
00:34:00 - Silent Hill 2 (2001 btw)
00:37:00 - Mario Odyssey
00:42:30 - Splatoon
00:45:30 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3
00:48:00 - Zelda: Breath of the Wild
00:54:00 - Dead Island
00:56:30 - COD Zombies
01:00:30 - Pyre
01:02:00 - Expedition 33
01:06:00 - Dragon Age Inquisition
01:08:00 - Rockstar Games
01:11:00 - Rapid Fire
01:23:00 - Outro
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This week, we're taking a trip down memory lane and talking about our favourite games from the 2000s. We're going year by year from the turn of the millennium to 2009 and discussing the best games released throughout! Timestamps below!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:00 - Best Games from The 2000s
00:06:40 - 2000: Zelda: Majora’s Mask and Spyro 3
00:20:00 - 2001: Devil May Cry and Jak and Daxter
00:29:00 - 2002: GTA 3, Onimusha 2, Kingdom Hearts
00:37:00 - 2003: Tony Hawk’s Underground & Ratchet and Clank 2
00:46:00 - 2004: Metal Gear Solid 3, Sly 2 and Rollercoaster Tycoon 3
00:54:00 - 2005: Shadow of the Colossus & Pokemon Emerald
01:05:00 - 2006: Guitar Hero 2 & Tales of the Abyss & Wii Sports
01:13:00 - 2007: Portal & Mass Effect
01:20:00 - 2008: Dead Space, Persona 4 & Mirror’s Edge
01:29:00 - 2009: Dragon Age: Origins, Batman Arkham Asylum & Assassin’s Creed 2
01:33:00 - Outro
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This week on the show, we are talking all about the state of Nintendo in 2025, the latest Nintendo partner direct and a bunch of backlog games that we've been playing!Want to contact the show? Send us a message at hotgamersonly@gmail.com or @HotGamersOnly on Twitter with all your questions and messages!Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:00- Nintendo Partner Direct Thoughts & The State of Nintendo in 2025
01:20:00 - Other Games We’ve been I’ve Been Playing
01:33:00 - Outro
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This week on the show, we are diving into our first impressions of No Sleep for Kaname Date, the new spin off game in the AI The Somnium Files series, as well as give our predictions for next weeks rumoured Nintendo Direct. Ethan's also addicted to Blue Prince.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:00- No Sleep For Kaname Date Impressions
00:26:00- July Nintendo Direct Predictions
00:54:00 - Ethan’s Blue Prince Adventures
01:10:00 - Outro
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This week, we're DK pilled and giving you our full impressions of Donkey Kong Bananza. Is it worth the hype, and even more importantly, is it worth buying a Nintendo Switch 2 to play it? Let's discuss!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:00 - Donkey Kong Bananza First Impressions
00:56:00 - Kyle Played Atelier Yumia
01:09:00 - Outro
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Looking for the ultimate Death Stranding 2 spoilercast? You've come to the right place! Join us for nearly 2 and a half hours of discussion on everything the game has to offer! Spoilers ahead and timestamps below!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:13 - Overall Thoughts and Review
00:09:42 - Spoilers Ahead!
02:21:00 - Outro
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This week on the show, we're giving you our first impressions on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, talking our final Death Stranding 2 Impressions, and discussing the latest Ghost of Yotei state of play. All this coming up on this weeks HGO Podcast.
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Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:00 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 First Impressions
00:27:00 - Death Stranding 2 Final Impressions
00:46:30 - Ghost of Yotei Still Looks Underwhelming
01:15:00 - Outro
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This week on the show, we are half way through 2025 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 below!
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:00 - January - Final Fantasy and Citizen Sleeper 2
00:15:00 - February - Monster Hunter Wilds, Avowed and Lost Records
00:29:30 - March - Split Fiction, Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Xenoblade X
00:51:00 - April - Expedition 33, Oblivion Remastered and South of Midnight
01:15:00 - May - Doom The Dark Ages and Elden Ring Nightreign
01:23:00 - June - Switch 2, the launch lineup and Death Stranding 2
01:52:00 - Best Games Still to Come!
02:04:00 - Oops! Ethan Forgot about Mario Kart World!
02:08:00 - More Best Games Still to Come!
02:29:00 - Outro
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This week, we've played Death Stranding 2: On The Beach! Join us as we give you our first impressions, discuss the recent Donkey Kong Nintendo Direct, and talk Metroid Fusion and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:00 - Death Stranding 2 First Impressions
00:39:00 - Donkey Kong Bananza Looks Amazing
00:55:00 - Hunter Played Metroid Fusion
01:07:30 - Pokemon Violet on Switch 2 is a game changer
01:22:30 - Outro
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This week, we're on a mission to rank every Crash Bandicoot Game ever made! Join us as we go through the highs and lows of the franchise to determine the best Crash Bandicoot game ever made!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:00 - Crash 1
00:16:00 - Crash 2
00:25:00 - Crash 3
00:36:00 - Crash Team Racing
00:41:00 - Crash Bash
00:44:00 - Crash: Huge Adventure & N-Tranced
00:47:00 - Crash Purple
00:50:00 - Crash: Wrath of Cortex
00:58:00 - Crash Nitro Kart
01:01:00 - Crash Twinsanity
01:05:00 - Crash Tag Team Racing
01:10:00 - Crash Boom Bang
01:11:00 - Crash of the Titans
01:15:00 - Crash Mind Over Mutant
01:17:00 - Crash N.Sane Trilogy
01:28:00 - CTR Nitro Fueled
01:33:00 - Crash 4: It’s About Time
01:44:00 - Crash: On The Run
01:46:00 - Crash Team Rumble
01:53:00 - Recap
01:56:00 - Outro
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