The MinnMax Show

• What'll Dethrone Our Game Of The Year?

  https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava run through their current personal Game of the Year pick (and some runner-ups) before shifting over to the horizon and speculating about which upcoming 2025 game could claim the top spot? Then we talk about The Rogue Prince of Persia and why Evil Empire's follow-up to their work on Dead Cells isn't making a bigger splash. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/a-4M3oBgA7M Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: EARTHWINDANDGAMES To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:48 - Our Game of the Year (at this point) 00:02:55 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 00:04:22 - Blue Prince 00:06:59 - Despelote 00:09:05 - Aotenjo: Infinite Hands 00:10:14 - Merge Maestro 00:10:42 - The Roottrees Are Dead 00:11:36 - Hollow Knight: Silksong 00:23:33 - Donkey Kong Bananza 00:26:53 - Keep Driving 00:28:48 - What can dethrone GOTY? Ghost of Yōtei, Mixtape, Lumines Arise? 00:39:11 - The Rogue Prince of Persia 01:00:26 - Cronos: The New Dawn 01:10:33 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:12:18 - Community questions 01:48:29 - Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/ JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG4zLcKsCiA Hanson's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x/post/3lyftys4rhk2u?ref_src=embed Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/kylehilliard.com/post/3lxqln2a4rs26 Community GALOT - https://www.spirithalloween.com/product/haunted-halloween-86-spirit-edition/280859.uts Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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• Hollow Knight: Silksong, 007 First Light, Shinobi Rules

  We'll DM you a Steam code for the great game Spilled if you support MinnMax on Patreon or upgrade your tier before Monday, September 8th. We'll post on Discord, Bluesky, and Instagram if we run out of codes. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Jeff Marchiafava, and returning champion Suriel Vazquez share their early review of one of the most-anticipated games of all time: Hollow Knight: Silksong. Then we rave about SEGA's revival with Shinobi: Art of Vengeance and explain why Lumines Arise is lodged in our soul. After that the party begins with Haley MacLean, Sarah Podzorski, and Leo Vader joining the show to talk about a couple of great sim games with dark twists: Discounty and Grimshire. Then Leo explains why IO Interactive's 007 First Light is living up to his wildest Hitman fantasies and we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share The MinnMax Show - https://youtu.be/ZyNWsjMMjZI Follow Suriel Vazquez on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/suriel.bsky.social Check out the cheaper version of Jacob's book How A Game Lives here - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/how-a-game-lives-jacob-geller?variant=44008639135778 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: EARTHWINDANDGAMES https://www.FactorMeals.com/MinnMax50off - 50% off your first box with Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:16 - Get a Steam code for Spilled! (and YouTube Analytics) 00:06:52 - Hollow Knight: Silksong 00:39:17 - Factor Meals 00:41:12 - Shinobi: Art of Vengeance 00:56:06 - Lumines Arise 01:03:39 - Cronos: The New Dawn 01:07:19 - Jacob's book How A Game Lives 01:09:01 - Recent embarrassments 01:11:43 - Discounty 01:24:21 - Grimshire 01:36:38 - 007 First Light 01:48:16 - Apotris 01:55:40:49 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:58:20 - Community questions 02:40:01 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://brandonhare.itch.io/bluejeweled Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hYpNTNfrLE Hanson's GALOT - https://alifewellwasted.com/ Sarah's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlDfVTl5pmI JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtHPFvQ1Puw Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/joneshowdareyou.bsky.social/post/3lxuxfroljk2r Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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• Metal Gear Solid Delta, Resident Evil Requiem, Best Of Gamescom

  https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by the founder and studio director of Camouflaj Ryan Payton to unpack Konami's series revival with Metal Gear Solid Delta. Payton talks about his experience working inside of Kojima Productions on Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence and on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots as an assistant producer and how that informs his perspective on the remake. Then Ana Diaz and Janet Garcia join the show to talk about some of the biggest games they played at Gamescom 2025 in Germany, like Resident Evil Requiem and Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/hvEfijvy7Qc Follow Ana Diaz on Bluesky here - https://bsky.app/profile/pokachee.bsky.social Learn more about Ryan Payton and Camouflaj's work here - https://www.camouflaj.com/ Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: DIGITALNOMAD To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:23 - Ryan Payton's work with Metal Gear Solid series 00:08:37 - Metal Gear Solid Delta 00:48:31 - Gamescom Recap 00:56:16 - Resident Evil Requiem 01:01:19 - Phantom Blade Zero 01:07:31 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword 01:11:45 - Pokémon Legends: Z-A 01:18:07 - Denshattack! 01:21:50 - Green Again 01:24:16 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:24:16 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com 01:26:32 - Community questions 02:04:30 - Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46073335/luka-doncic-overwatch-2-stadium-season-18-cowboy-lakers Jacob's GALOT - https://www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/immortality-standard Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZBhyFThbAs Ana's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/@SchmidtOcean/videos Community GALOT - https://walzr.com/IMG_0001 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow minnmax minnmaxshow gameinformer This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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• Gamescom's Best Reveals, Sword of the Sea, Sakurai's Sassy Nintendo Direct

  https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - We're now out of Steam codes for Sunderfolk, but you can still directly support MinnMax on Patreon to unlock other benefits! MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Kyle Hilliard, and Jacob Geller unpack the best moments and biggest reveals from Geoff Keighley's Gamescom Opening Night Live before unpacking the unusual tone and situation behind Masahiro Sakurai's Nintendo Direct on Kirby Air Riders. Then we celebrate some great new games like Sword of the Sea, Öoo, and Wheel World. Oh, and we talk about Drag X Drive on the Nintendo Switch 2! Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/SNWu70Jfk0w Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: DIGITALNOMAD https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - Get 10 free meals To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:38 - Announcing The Deepest Dive 00:06:20 - Get a Steam code for Sunderfolk 00:07:39 - Gamescom Opening Night Live Recap 00:18:45 - Bubsy 4D 00:23:01 - Denshattack! 00:24:30 - Road Kings 00:28:52 - PVKK Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant 00:32:12 - LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight 00:35:03 - Unbeatable 00:38:37 - Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Legacy of the Forge DLC 00:40:01 - Resident Evil Requiem 00:42:36 - Hello Fresh 00:44:19 - Kirby Air Riders 00:58:00 - Drag X Drive 01:07:27 - Öoo 01:14:01 - Sword of the Sea 01:27:47 - Wheel World 01:35:31 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:37:43 - Community questions 02:11:24 - Get A Load Of This Haley’s GALOT - https://www.bigwinboard.com/divina-commedia-i-nove-cerchi-playn-go-slot-review/ Jacob's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/@WorldofJeopardy/videos Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/mdP9q0Dy80Y?si=IY3AxcUIM_wGdTb9 Kyle's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/comedy-bang-bang-the-podcast/id316045799?i=1000719456800 Community GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/StreetFighter/comments/1mviqdx/what_are_you_standing_up_for_moment_at_ewc_spoiler/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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• Mafia: The Old Country Review, Merge Maestro, Huber Returns

  https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, and Jeff Marchiafava are joined by Michael Huber from Easy Allies to walk through our full review thoughts on Mafia: The Old Country from 2K and Hangar 13, Battlefield 6's successful open beta, JeffM's new Balatro-like obsession with Merge Maestro, and more! Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/ytSlHZkNiuo Follow Michael Huber and Easy Allies here - https://www.youtube.com/c/easyallies Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: DIGITALNOMAD To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:14 - Mafia: The Old Country 00:30:34 - Battlefield 6 00:42:54 - Merge Maestro 00:51:17 - Drop Duchy 00:54:14 -Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game 01:02:50 - Is This Seat Taken 01:09:50 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:12:52 - Community Questions 01:56:06 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://futurism.com/chatgpt-mental-health-crises Huber's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vQ94x2TPOI Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth-grazing_fireball Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0N1w5koxHE Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSOievYWhBU Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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