Todd Hargosh, a.k.a. GiN Hardcore, loves to tell it like it is, no matter who gets hurt. If you do good, and put out quality stuff, he will praise you to the ends of the earth. However, if you betray him, God help you.
The graveyard of new consoles outside of the Big Three is huge and ever expanding, but Todd thinks the Intellivision Amico has got a real shot at not only making it, but making it big. He breaks down the Amico’s features, and explains why it’s on a good path.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has nearly taken over Todd’s life, and he is loving it. So imagine his surprise when he popped his head up to find a controversy surrounding the game involving grinding and microtransactions. Todd assassinates those falsehoods this week.
It seems that everyone is coming out with a mini console these days, from Nintendo to Sony, and there are some classic models like the Sega Genesis as well. Todd runs down the list of some of the most, and least, promising minis that we might be able to soon play.
We’ve all been there, anxiously jumping into a game that everyone proclaims to love, only to find an experience that for whatever reason, we didn’t really enjoy. Todd lists his top five games that were critically acclaimed, beloved by all, but that he just couldn’t enjoy.
There have been some naysayers who criticize the new Xbox One X pay as you go program, but Todd breaks down the various scenarios and finds that no matter how you slice it, such a program is going to save gamers money, and provide more choices for console buying.
Hargosh explains why some of his reviews are taking longer to write these days, and laments the fact that some other professional reviewers working at other sites have taken to cutting and pasting reviews when they should be spending more time playing the games.
Todd’s new Xbox One X dies just as the No Man’s Sky Next update is released. Now he must watch others like Chella play the updated space exploration title, and long for the time when his ship and his console are finished with repairs.
Todd finally gets his hands on both an NES and SNES Classic console. Having satisfied his classic gaming itch for a bit, he then got out a screwdriver and began to modify his treasures to accept even more games. See how that summer adventure turned out.
With the deep summer upon us, and half the year gone, it’s time for Todd to rank the three best, and one worst, games that 2018 has offered players so far. Taken as a whole, the year has been pretty good, though there are always exceptions. Find out if Todd’s picks matches your own thoughts on games this year.
Like most of us, Todd watched the E3 Expo press conferences looking for news about some of the great games that we would all soon be able to play. And like most of us, he has strong opinions about what company did the most to wow gamers.
