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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq
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2:56:28
Metal Gear Solid Delta, Resident Evil Requiem, Best Of Gamescom
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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
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Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq
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2:18:05
Gamescom's Best Reveals, Sword of the Sea, Sakurai's Sassy Nintendo Direct
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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!
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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
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Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq
Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch
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2:25:16
Mafia: The Old Country Review, Merge Maestro, Huber Returns
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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
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Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com
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Released every Thursday, The MinnMax Show features former Game Informer employees and beyond talking about the week's most exciting games or game industry news before reading feedback from the Patreon community found at patreon.com/minnmax.