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Added 2024-08-27 17:01:18 +0000 UTCThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Kyle Hilliard, and former Game Informer Marcus Stewart. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, news story, BetterQuest goal, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out the great prize below for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 8am Central on Wednesday.
On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...
Valve's Deadlock
Star Wars Outlaws
Concord
Dungeons of Hinterberg
Gamescom Highlights
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Reanimal
Phantom Blade Zero
Lost Records
Crimson Desert
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Hey Minnmax crew! What game have you played that felt the most like a real job?
Dylan Kuzel
2024-08-29 13:49:15 +0000 UTCYes, I have turned down the setting for a specific annoying combat gimmick and then after that was over, I turned it back up
Dusty Beaman
2024-08-29 05:34:19 +0000 UTCHey gang, Re: the discussion about console exclusives last week I wanted to get the panels take on a thought I was having while that conversation was happening. Obviously agree with all the points raised (and im console agnostic - have them all) but one benefit to exclusives (and in turn disparate consoles existing) is that competition between Playstation and Xbox benefits the consumer. If Xbox becomes a third party publisher with a gamepass app that would leave Playstation a monopoly on the console market (ignoring those weirdos over at Nintendo) which in the short term may not be an issue but down the line would disadvantage the consumer. Cheers!
Damon Vizl
2024-08-28 22:56:05 +0000 UTCStarwars outlaws is my first major video game releases where I cant go check game informer to see if it is good. So that sucks. However, have you ever heard of Patch Magazine. It is amazing little production if you want physical media about video games. Give them support.
John
2024-08-28 16:10:12 +0000 UTCEspecially of the combat situations are annoying haha I kinda want to do that with persona 5 haha
Sekiro505
2024-08-28 15:20:54 +0000 UTCI almost always start on "normal" or whatever the intended difficulty setting is and then I will bump it down if the story is compelling enough to continue. If not, I just set it down and move on
Dusty Beaman
2024-08-28 15:19:05 +0000 UTCWhen you can't taste the food anymore and all you can taste is the spice (I realize this will be different for each person)
Dusty Beaman
2024-08-28 15:17:50 +0000 UTCHello Minnmax :) Is there a habit or something you used to do when you were younger and don't do or care anymore? For example for me I used to almost always play games on hard or collect collectables in games nowadays I'll attempt a game on hard but if I think it's just stupidly hard I'll just put it on easy and just move on. Also with Yakuza like a dragon I just put the game on easy at one point because the game is flashy and everything but I was just in it more for the story and I know the game is so long.
Sekiro505
2024-08-28 15:09:47 +0000 UTCHow spicy is to spicy? 🌶️ 🥵
HelloAndre!
2024-08-28 14:51:08 +0000 UTCI suppose it depends in the kind of threat, but I'm probably choosing the Z Fighters regardless
Dusty Beaman
2024-08-28 13:54:30 +0000 UTCIn defense of exclusives: Your guest last week, Kate Sánchez, said she hates exclusives and it's better for consumers if everything is available everywhere. While I can understand and respect that sentiment, I have to say, as a life-long fan of games consoles I really find myself disagreeing with her position. As a kid, I was thrilled when my dad got me a SNES cause it had Super Mario World and Donkey Kong Country, but I was always jealous of my friends who had a Megadrive (or Genesis for you Americans) cause it had Sonic and Streets of Rage. I was super stoked to have a PS1 cause it had Final Fantasy, Tekken and Metal Gear Solid, but I also loved it whenever I got a chance to play an N64 cause it had Goldeneye, Mario Kart and Smash Bros... I could go on, but I think you get the picture. For me, exclusive games have always been the primary factor that defines a console and makes it a desirable purchase, so if a console doesn't have any strong exclusives then I really can't see a reason to buy it, and if you have a console that there's no reason to buy then it's obviously not going to perform very well, which means it's not going to be sustainable and in the long run we run the risk of that platform going away. I think it's a valid concern that with first-party Xbox games going to PS5 just a few months after launch, there's very little reason to own an Xbox console, and if Xbox consoles go away that would effectively give Sony a monopoly over the Triple A console gaming space, and as we all know, when one company has a monopoly that makes it easier for them to enact anti-consumer practices and gives them less incentive to do things that benefit the consumer.
Bynoe
2024-08-28 12:56:28 +0000 UTCHey cohorts! What’s the best concert you’ve ever been to
Limp Bizquick
2024-08-28 12:27:03 +0000 UTCHello MinnMax! Pick one horror movie to be trapped in! Nightmare on Elm Street Halloween Friday the 13th
Treethan
2024-08-28 08:59:53 +0000 UTCCohorts: if you didn’t live in the current city you do, where else in the world would you move to? Thanks for the content as always!
Sebastian M
2024-08-28 07:18:50 +0000 UTCI had a nice nostalgia trip rewatching the RapidFire videos from back in the day. I ended up rewatching NMS's a couple of times since, beyond the questions that are jokes and such, it checks all the boxes "today" (of course back on release it was nowhere near) Questions like "can you customize your character?" or "can I live in space" are all stuff you can do. Even the different gravity or base building is in there. It does even make Bioshock Infinite less infinite! I think this video aged like wine <3
LlorchDurden
2024-08-28 07:05:31 +0000 UTCI think there would be enough for me (I turn 36 thursday)
Dusty Beaman
2024-08-28 06:03:04 +0000 UTCHopefully this means bringing back local co-op
Dusty Beaman
2024-08-28 06:02:15 +0000 UTCI would have played Concord this past weekend if it was FTP. Since it wasn't, I didn't and I liked the beta
Dusty Beaman
2024-08-28 06:00:54 +0000 UTCIs there a pre-release version of a game that you still long for? For example, I occasionally go back and watch the GDC 2005 demo for Spore, when it leaned more towards systems and simulation than what we eventually got.
Bon Jon Bovi
2024-08-28 04:20:46 +0000 UTCOoh. I just assumed that after 40.00 dollar purchase, I be locked out of potential content to pay for a “battle pass” for it..Might actually try it out now.
Tim Mattonen
2024-08-28 03:37:59 +0000 UTCHey team, as a new dad I'm finding that time for gaming is in short supply. For some reason I thought replaying a game would be the best way to ease back into gaming, but I'm quickly realizing that playing Fallout New Vegas for an hour each day may have been the wrong choice. For new parents (and really anyone with new commitments and less time to game), what strategies and/or games would you recommend to have a responsibility/hobby balance?
Paul Murty
2024-08-28 03:30:08 +0000 UTCWhat do y'all believe to be Minnmax's biggest gaming blind spot as an outlet? Is this something that is considered week-to-week or when folding-in new cohorts?
Chris Whitfeld
2024-08-28 02:35:08 +0000 UTCLSD: Dream Emulator
Chris Whitfeld
2024-08-28 02:21:54 +0000 UTCI met a new person and asked them what their favorite movie was. They said the Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky. What is the equivalent in video game terms of that pretentious answer? Ps I love that movie but come on.
HelloAndre!
2024-08-28 01:52:41 +0000 UTCIf you were a Star Wars droid, what would your deal be? What sound would you make?
Travis in Fargo
2024-08-28 01:48:33 +0000 UTCHey Minnmax, I’m moving into an apartment with my girlfriend for the first time and I wanted to ask in addition to the modern video game consoles should I bring all my retro ones too? ( nes, snes, genesis, n64, dreamcast, ps2, gamecube, xbox, ps3, wii, and Wii U ) What would you bring if you could pick only one retro console? Thank you!!!
Ari Torbin
2024-08-28 01:26:59 +0000 UTCDearest Maxxers, In listening to a lot of the outlet reviews of star wars outlaws, I noticed that a lot of the reviews discussed that the world is incredibly well crafted but the mechanics were not unique. This has me wondering... What aspects of a game (mechanics, world building, story) create the 'masterpeice' experience? Does a game have to iterate to be good?
Graham Jones
2024-08-28 01:14:02 +0000 UTCHowdy MinnMax, you have been called upon to protect the Earth, what style of super team do you become? Here are some ideas to get you going: Voltron, Avengers, Street Sharks, Sailor Moon, GI Joe. We’re all counting on you!
Joe Garifo
2024-08-28 01:09:11 +0000 UTCHey yall, Happy glad-ww3-hasnt-started-yet-day (as of this writing) hope all is well. I don't have a ? this time just thought I'd try and shout out some indies I've enjoyed recently that I haven't heard spoken about much on the show, no shade, I promise. Unicorn Overlord, never thought I'd be into a tactics auto battler but I am. Redemption Reapers, Lost Eidolons, Soulstice, and Sword and Fairy, game about Chinese mythology action combat. We don't play the same kinds of indies but because of all the harpin about indies yall do, I've somewhat converted to an indie fan, I may not have given them a look if not for the influence. Preciate it. P.S Ben Hansen how could you exclude DBZ Sparking Zero from the 6 shooter dual. Where's the Turtle Shell pride we used to wear on our backs?
Shimmy Neutron
2024-08-28 01:01:42 +0000 UTC🫡 for concord.
Shimmy Neutron
2024-08-28 00:57:12 +0000 UTCIt's a pretty awesome game. The only one in this space I've liked. I hope it's around for awhile.
Shimmy Neutron
2024-08-28 00:55:18 +0000 UTCFighting games. It almost always comes with the first season of dlc characters and extra outfits. Other than them, it's hit or miss whether it's worth it or not.
Shimmy Neutron
2024-08-28 00:47:24 +0000 UTCI think this game could crack 20 million by the end of the gen
Shimmy Neutron
2024-08-28 00:44:34 +0000 UTCfyi, it's not built like a live service game. No season/battle passes, all post launch game content is free, chars, maps, etc. There might be skins to buy if anything. But to your overall point about fps games and the business model most have. It'll take something out of this world good and they'll have to charge for it. I think only greatness will break this hold on people's minds to pay for shooters again.
Shimmy Neutron
2024-08-28 00:39:42 +0000 UTCHey Minnmax, What should happen when you level up in an RPG? Should HP/MP completely refill, should they increase by the same amount the cap increased, or should they stay the same even if the cap increases? Stay cool, cause it's a hot one.
Drake Heinhorst
2024-08-28 00:08:13 +0000 UTCThreads is secretly good! My follower count on Threads recently passed my follower count on Twitter, 2800 vs 2700, even though I post the exact same thing on both platforms. I feel like there’s a very active gaming community on Threads, but I think many are still skeptical about the platform. What does Threads need to do to capture more of the gaming community and industry?
Tokyo Game Life
2024-08-27 23:59:04 +0000 UTCIf starting today no new video games were ever created, do you think the ones that already exist would be enough to entertain you for the rest of your lives? Do you think you’d get sick of the hobby or are there enough games you haven’t played yet or timeless releases that never get old that’d you’d be able to enjoy gaming to the same extent as now.
Noah
2024-08-27 23:07:32 +0000 UTCLet's get emotional! Do you ever cry from emotional video games? If so do you remember the first game that moved you to tears?
McGreevy
2024-08-27 22:54:03 +0000 UTCHey MinnMax! My girlfriend has just gotten into gaming with Fields of Mistria (she's already 23 hours in). Do you have some recommendations for other easy to pick up games for beginners?
Starkiller
2024-08-27 22:37:18 +0000 UTCWhere does game monetization go from here being that new live service games have an extremely hard uphill battle to gain space in a crowded mature market? I’m looking at Sony and their purchase of Bungie a couple years ago as basically placing way too late of a bet. I personally think we may see a big pivot away from multiplayer games from the big developers because of this trend.
Justin Chen
2024-08-27 22:25:12 +0000 UTCHello cohorts! What is the first game that you stayed up way too late for? Like your parents had to scold you “GO TO BED” mine was Simpsons road rage and Smash Bros Melee, I would put a blanket over my tv so my parents couldnt see the tv light under my door.
betoq92 .
2024-08-27 22:17:45 +0000 UTCHaha! I’m ashamed to say, it took me like 3 reads to understand your clever comment. (I’ll blame it on having a strange day). Thanks!
Travis in Fargo
2024-08-27 21:55:47 +0000 UTCWith the return of both Famicom Detective Club and a new Mana game this week, what’s a long dormant franchise that’s a little under appreciated that you’d like to see return?
transundertale
2024-08-27 21:54:11 +0000 UTCIf the entire panel had a contest for $10,000, with the winner taking all the money, how long could you go without exceeding the speed limit?
Michael Berry
2024-08-27 21:47:30 +0000 UTCWhich MinnMax cohort would win in a 100-meter dash?
Anna Ratliff
2024-08-27 21:23:08 +0000 UTCHello yummy youse. Do you think there will be a retirement-home game developers scene ? Hobbyists and former game devs coming together in their late years to bring us weird indie games from the almost grave ? Cheers all (hello Kyle!)
Felix davin
2024-08-27 21:22:48 +0000 UTCXL 🐜 question
Felix davin
2024-08-27 21:17:13 +0000 UTCSeems like Concord is having a slow start and I hear a lot of discourse on whether it should have been free to play game to get more players into the ecosystem. I know a lot of these games rely on friend groups playing together, but it’s hard to get all your friends to commit on buying a new game. Do you think we’ll see a new model moving forward, where players can buy the game and get a a free pass for one or a few friends (maybe for a month) to make it easier for people to buy the game and have friends to play with and making it easier for people to try it and get into the game before purchasing?
Chalkfullof
2024-08-27 21:10:59 +0000 UTCMy question is for Ben. Ben, how do you do it? How are you able to run this Patreon, be on so many podcasts, play the games you clearly know a lot about, spend time with your family, interact with the community and probably a dozen other things I don’t know about.
Evan Eubanks
2024-08-27 20:53:49 +0000 UTCWhat’s the farthest you’ve ever traveled on foot?
Travis in Fargo
2024-08-27 20:49:16 +0000 UTCHi all, What is the future for new IP for FPS shooters? Thinking about Concord, and how I won’t buy it because it costs $40. Afraid to buy a game that people already think is dead on arrival. Plus I’m sure it’s built like a live service game that wants me to invest more money into it. Bought season one pass to, The Finals, earlier in the year, and never did a season 2 pass, because I didn’t want to spend more money on something I thought might die later in the year. Despite loving the game. It seems like a difficult landscape for new developers to make new IP. Work on something for multiple years, and it seemingly has be reliant on season pass/skins to survive. Do you think there’s a better future for new FPS shooters?
Tim Mattonen
2024-08-27 20:46:15 +0000 UTCLast week's Episode Kyle brought up the lore of the original idea or genre for Batman Arkham Asylum being a straight up rythym game. Between that and Devil May Cry originally being Resident Evil 3. Do you all know of any more examples of a game having a surprising origin story?
Sincerly, Eric
2024-08-27 20:42:05 +0000 UTCHey all! If you could put up a billboard for minnmax inside any game, which would you pick to get the highest clickthrough rate?
notweirder
2024-08-27 20:01:03 +0000 UTCHey y’all! This week, Sony increased the price of the PlayStation in Japan by around $90 to a total of $552 for the disc version. That’s the price of a new washing machine! What is a household good or a service that you could use and afford with $552? And is gaming doomed to get more and more expensive?
CaffeineDad
2024-08-27 19:51:59 +0000 UTCSo I saw that Konami is releasing a collection of the DS castlevania games on switch. Think this will move the needle for Nintendo to have DS games on Nintendo Online?
Crayter
2024-08-27 19:50:36 +0000 UTCHey Minnmax! I’ve been playing Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga for GBA on NSO and it’s making me realize how much I undervalued the GBA when it was en vogue and that there was more to play on it than just Pokemon. Did any of you ever undervalue a specific console or generation only to later discover that it had an incredible library of games to pick from?
Josh W
2024-08-27 19:42:47 +0000 UTCSanta. We never did Santa and actually talked about avoiding it before we got married
Dusty Beaman
2024-08-27 19:38:32 +0000 UTCYes
Dusty Beaman
2024-08-27 19:36:10 +0000 UTCHi, just a quick missed joke opportunity for you all. Last week when Alien: Romulus came up somebody said that Leo's favorite in the franchise was Alien vs. Predator, and he replied it was actually Alien vs Predator vs Freddy vs Jason. At this moment a great way to add to the joke would be someone saying "vs Batman vs Superman vs Scott Pilgrim vs The World vs Ford vs Ferrari vs The Mitchells vs The Machines vs Godzilla vs Kong" Thanks everybody
Sean Rubin
2024-08-27 19:34:17 +0000 UTCForspoken and Immortals of Aveum come to mind
Dusty Beaman
2024-08-27 19:32:00 +0000 UTCIt really only works on 5G. And it does work really well. In my opinion, it works better on PS than on Xbox (each backbone controller can remote play either device).
Dusty Beaman
2024-08-27 19:30:08 +0000 UTCI second your opinion of Immortals of Aveum. I loved that game. It was my 2nd favorite game that year
Dusty Beaman
2024-08-27 19:28:10 +0000 UTCWhat food could you not eat cold? I take tons of stuff for work lunch like pizza, wings, etc and eat them cold.
Dusty Beaman
2024-08-27 19:26:32 +0000 UTCHello, Based on Ben Hansen's reaction to Morsels scan lines look, that got me wondering if you play games with the original creator's intended vision or do you modify that. For example a lot of games have a grain filter, I always turn that off. I also never replay a game that has those extra filters like Naughty Dog's games, it's too distracting. Thanks.
Christian Jimenez
2024-08-27 19:15:33 +0000 UTCHello everyone, with Star Wars out laws coming out I was wondering if it was harder or easier to make a game with an existing beloved IP or to make a completely new IP from scratch, love the podcast thank you.
Adam Castellanos
2024-08-27 19:07:42 +0000 UTCHey MinnMax! What’s the first video game related show you remember watching? For me, it was either Video and Arcade Top 10 or the Electric Playground. Either way, did it have any impact on you for your career trajectory? Thanks! Graham
Graham Gilmore
2024-08-27 18:48:09 +0000 UTCWhat game feels like 'home' for you? Is there one game that you always go back to more than anything else, over a long period of time - for many this could be an MMO like WoW or FFXIV. For me this game is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Even though I frequently go months without playing it, I always come back. I think it just hit at the right time for me being my first real fantasy RPG and now that world feels almost like a second home I can always return to.
Nubbyy
2024-08-27 18:40:39 +0000 UTCFor the parents: what's a "lie" your parents told you (Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy, etc) that you won't be continuing with your kids. For anyone who isn't, what's a weirdo lie your parents told you as a kid?
Mike Lynch
2024-08-27 18:39:49 +0000 UTCHi Haley and the rest, Inspired by this week's bonus pod, what is everyone's "problematic fave" game? A game that you really like, but has some controversy or stink surrounding it or its creators?
Tan
2024-08-27 18:36:00 +0000 UTCHey MinnMax! I’ve heard the phrase, “this would be a great Steam Deck game” used multiple times on the podcast, and that got me thinking: what are your criteria for a game to be a great Steam Deck game? Is it a certain type of genre, something that won’t kill the battery in a couple hours, or maybe it has to do with good controller mapping? To spotlight a few I consider great Steam Deck games, I’ve played all of Hi-Fi Rush, Midnight Suns and a majority of Elden Ring and have enjoyed them all!
Dominationic
2024-08-27 18:35:54 +0000 UTCI don't really have a question, but I'm so excited that you're talking about Dungeons of Hinterburg. I had so much fun with that game.
Cameron Probert
2024-08-27 18:32:35 +0000 UTCHey MinnMaxers, This is less of a question and more of a tirade, but here we go: I wrote in previously when Peter Molyneux was about to release his NFT game, "Legacy", asking if you thought it was a cynical cash-grab or if it could possibly have legs. It was a flop. And now I see him appearing at Gamescom, on-stage with Keighley no-less, announcing his new game after as he puts it "messing around on mobile — what the hell was I thinking?". Yes, I wonder what he was thinking when he made millions selling virtual land pre-release, knowing he'll promptly abandon it at the first chance... It's a good thing Keighley wrote in his script: "to your credit, you've self-funded this project", attempting to prop up what's left of Molyneux's tattered credibility. So now we can all let our guard down, but anyone who actually looked at Legacy's gameplay (there were several TENS of us) will see that the town-building, resource management, visual style, menus, and 'make your own food/products' gameplay — the entire core of the game — is ripped straight from his last cash-grab shovelware. Don't worry though, there's a hand cursor reminiscent of Black and White, he said "Dungeon Keeper" repeatedly, and he invoked the name "Albion", so we can just smear a coat of British whimsy on it and call it a day. The fact that such a uninspired and poor showing of a game made it onto a stage guest spot is mind-boggling. Uh, I guess my question is: Why do we keep falling for his scams? Is being reminded of his last competent game from 20 years ago enough? Can we stop letting this happen?! Cheers, Tom PS — I generally try to see the best in people but something about Peter Molyneux's incessant scams really grinds my gears!
Tom
2024-08-27 18:29:41 +0000 UTCWhat good game do you think was done a disservice by a terrible/boring name. Conversely, what's the best name of an otherwise mediocre game? This question has been brought to you by Horizon: Zero Dawn and We Happy Few.
pork bun powered
2024-08-27 18:29:00 +0000 UTCAny chance that astrobot breaks though like baldurs gate 3 did last year? Feels like it's hitting a lot of the same marks. Underserved genre, devs with a great track record and a love for the medium. Consumers in it's corner advocating for its greatness
Onlinesquid
2024-08-27 18:27:02 +0000 UTCWhat do you do to amp yourself up before jumping on to record a podcast? I was a producer at an NPR affiliate station, and the hosts/reporters would say tongue twisters and sing random syllables to prep their voices. Do you have any tricks to make sure your voice and energy are up for the task?
Quillgrim
2024-08-27 18:23:52 +0000 UTCYo minnmax! What is the video game equivalent of wrestling’s *glass breaking* Stone Cold Steve Austin showing up out of nowhere with a steel chair?
Zane Dukes
2024-08-27 18:12:04 +0000 UTCHello all, The scientific community has made a world-altering discovery. It is now possible to teleport human beings safely. Teleportation pads that allow you to travel across the world in an instant have been mass produced... but they aren't perfect. When teleporting, there is a .0001% chance (one in a million) that your clothes and other belongings don't teleport with you. Do you use the teleportation pads?
SlyCut
2024-08-27 18:03:22 +0000 UTCWhat's is the most expensive collectors or special edition game/console you bought and did you regret it afterwards?
Bloody Waffle
2024-08-27 17:58:34 +0000 UTCBen, who won the bet about which songs would he played at the Rebirth Concert? Were you happy with the set list overall?
Doctorok
2024-08-27 17:47:10 +0000 UTCSpeaking of Deadlock, Marvel Rivals and Concord, do you think more releases in the hero shooter genre will make its marketplace healthier or do more harm? Im still an avid Overwatch 2 player and for me having other games to switch to that are similar was really good during the Marvel beta.
NappyNinja
2024-08-27 17:44:41 +0000 UTCWhat's your favorite memory of using a strange Nintendo peripheral?
GBC
2024-08-27 17:42:19 +0000 UTCHave you ever bought anything from a podcast ad? If so, what was it?
BEEFCAKE
2024-08-27 17:41:16 +0000 UTCHihi! I was at Masashi Hamauzu's panel at Anime NYC and found out that the vocals in the original "One-Winged Angel" were sung by him and his college friends. Do any of you have any fun things you learned or experienced at a panel or talk?
Tess
2024-08-27 17:40:10 +0000 UTCWho is your favorite solo indie publisher? For me, it's Terry Cavanagh for his ability to leverage simple mechanics in extensive, clever and surprising ways. (Honorable mention to Tom Francis, though it seems like he has a staff now.)
Justin K
2024-08-27 17:37:27 +0000 UTCHey everyone. After seeing Alien Romulus and The Crow remake in the same week I was wondering, what’s the best movie you’ve watched this year and what is the worst?
Stevelution
2024-08-27 17:37:06 +0000 UTCBonus pod last week with Haley and Kelsey giving the MinnMax cohorts Pokemon teams got me thinking. What Pokemon do the each of you embody, and why?
Michael Christoffel
2024-08-27 17:36:54 +0000 UTCAlright, Ben, and please have the others chime in, having recently enjoyed the exceptional Disneyland attraction Rise of the Resistance, would you recommend to a Star Wars fan all of the money and time it would take to enjoy it, or just play some Star Wars Outlaws? This can be opened as a more General discussion, but let's say it was a weird situation where you could make the reservations, you had vacation time slated, but that was the ONLY reason you wanted to go to Disneyland, but you would have to fly out, get a hotel, go to the park, stand in line (maybe buy a fast pass) sleep, and then fly back. OR pick up Star Wars Rebels and spend the same amount of time playing it. Imagining you are a person where the Disney trip had been budgeted for. I realize they are wildly different experiences, but I guess it's a bigger discussion of the price of big singular "Wow!" experiences vs. Longer term trickled out of time fun.
Vilis
2024-08-27 17:33:50 +0000 UTCWhat are your thoughts on Yakuza being introduced to Switch audiences right before they get new hardware? They can't possibly catch up with the series
Thom Blackburn
2024-08-27 17:33:37 +0000 UTCDo any of you have a social media page you follow that seems so niche but specifically targeted at you? I recently found the Seinpeaks Instagram account which is just chock full of Seinfeld and Twin Peaks mash up memes and I've never felt more seen in my life.
Phil
2024-08-27 17:32:40 +0000 UTCI'm excited for the new Batman VR game, but with previous AAA VR releases like Assassin's Creed Nexus, Asgard's Wrath 2, Horizon Call of the Mountain, and Half Life Alyx not drastically growing the VR userbase, will Arkham VR have any impact at all or is this simply going to be another cool game that only the handful of dedicated VR owners checkout?
Nate Voris
2024-08-27 17:31:29 +0000 UTC$130 for the deluxe edition of Star Wars Outlaws! Are there any games you've played when it was worth it to purchase a deluxe or special edition?
Taylor Whitt
2024-08-27 17:31:28 +0000 UTCThe Little Nightmares games tapped into some especially primal fears and I think they captured beautifully the diabolical whimsy and dark imagination of childhood anxieties. One of my little nightmares from childhood was looking out the double-paned windows of my house at night (when the other side was dark), only to catch eyes with the distorted terror-realm version of myself staring back from the void... 💀 Made my stomach turn! What little nightmares (rational or otherwise) fueled your fears as a kid?
Ben in DEN
2024-08-27 17:30:23 +0000 UTCWhats everyone's favorite documentary? I've been working through the Psychodyssey and it's truly the best thing I've watched all year
David Perry
2024-08-27 17:30:15 +0000 UTCHey Minnmaxers, A few months back you chatted about DVD special features which got me reminiscing. Are there any movies you remember having standout special features discs? I remember when the first Harry Potter movie came out (controversy noted), I discovered a secret menu selection which didn't have any text and wasn't signposted in any way. It led to a series of mini-games and puzzles based on the challenges from the end of the movie. If you completed them all, you were rewarded with the deleted scenes. In what, for me, was the pre-internet era, this was such a cool Easter egg to have found. Do any of you have fond memories of this bygone era of DVD extras?
Matthew Roy
2024-08-27 17:29:33 +0000 UTCWell, I guess that settles it.
MarriottPlayer
2024-08-27 17:29:22 +0000 UTCThis month a great remaster of Telltale's third season of Sam and Max — a series and Telltale best — released under the radar. I have been playing that and the remaster of Baten Kaitos, another forgotten remaster from last year. What is the last cult remaster you played that deserves a bit more attention?
Tanner Hoisington
2024-08-27 17:28:15 +0000 UTCHey team, I am finally getting around to playing Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and put together a quick game based on the phenomenon that is Sujimon battling! True or False - SUJIMON EDITION I’ve compiled a list of a few Sujimon, all you have to tell me is what are real and what are fake: Imp Patient - True Hit Manlet - False Dojo Dingus - False Misdemeanour Wiener - True Dissentry- True Stuck-up Samurai - False Hot Dogger - False Tony’s Uncle - True Coco Nutjob - True
Lewis K
2024-08-27 17:27:31 +0000 UTCWhat’s your favorite rock? I’m an igneous freak, and also emo/math.
Travis in Fargo
2024-08-27 17:26:35 +0000 UTCWhat would it take for you to dive into a knowledge-heavy competitive game? Been eyeing Deadlock, but hearing that it's more of a MOBA style game intimidates me!
Jeeo Banogy
2024-08-27 17:26:16 +0000 UTCI had a drsAm that kinda funny bought minnmax and now the show was rebss as he’d kinda MinnMax 😂 Long intro to ask, if you had to buy a podcast/podcast channel, whaling one would it be? How would it fit the minnmax brand?
Cath
2024-08-27 17:24:31 +0000 UTCI just finished a road trip through the Pacific Northwest and western Canada and found where I want to retire: Nakusp (pronounced “nuh-cusp”), British Columbia. It’s got everything: lakes, forests, mountains, hot springs, good food, and nice people. Where is your dream retirement spot?
Aging_Poorly
2024-08-27 17:22:26 +0000 UTCHello Computer Loving Cohorts! Am I crazy? Why is no one talking about Civilization 7?? As a lifelong fan, I am super excited for the new release in February and the changes they showed off at Gamescom! Is anyone on the team a CIV player? Also Ben did a great interview of Sid Meier that is worth a watch. Thanks!
Likeuh
2024-08-27 17:19:59 +0000 UTCAfter watching some gameplay of Concord I decided to buy it and give it a try. I think the gameplay is really solid, you can really feel that people who worked at Bungie made this game. Unfortunately, the game seems DoA. I feel like this is partially due to marketing (leaning into story and characters when the real star is the gameplay). Have you ever really enjoyed a game like this that felt dead arrival?
Dylan Caudill
2024-08-27 17:18:56 +0000 UTCLegally speaking. Yes guilty pleasures are real. Mainly if it's a thing that you can plead guilty or not guilty to in a court of law
BEEFCAKE
2024-08-27 17:18:32 +0000 UTCThere is no such thing as a guilty pleasure. Right?
MarriottPlayer
2024-08-27 17:12:34 +0000 UTCBen, at the start of Minnmax you'd mention fairly frequently how few women listened to the show or engaged with your content. Has your female audience grown in the last few years and why or why not? Also what will you do next to add more diversity to your audience?
BenMan
2024-08-27 17:12:23 +0000 UTCWith Vale Deadlock being leaked by a journalist outlet, do you all think that this could have an impact on the way companies (and particularly Valve) provide early access content for media outlets? What legally can be done to proactively prevent these kinds of actions going forward?
Caleb Giovannelli
2024-08-27 17:11:56 +0000 UTCIf life was a video game, what is the most recent boss you fought? For example, mine would be surviving the start of this school year as someone who works in education 🤣
bizkiut (Nick S.)
2024-08-27 17:10:50 +0000 UTCSomeone on Twitter theorized that part of the reason why Sony games trend higher on the review scores is because of the long lead times they give to reviewers. Why do some companies not give reviewers enough time?
Victor Pham
2024-08-27 17:10:42 +0000 UTCDon't forget Kingdom Hearts! 50+ hours to play, infinity to understand! (just a joke, good question!)
Joshua Ayers
2024-08-27 17:10:36 +0000 UTCIf you had to resurrect a past controller and use it to play modern games what would it be? (Can’t be more recent than the N64)
Cole Harper
2024-08-27 17:10:24 +0000 UTCIs the Playstation Backbone controller a good option for PS5 remote play? Does it work well on mobile data? (iPhone user)
TheRealJoeRussell
2024-08-27 17:09:37 +0000 UTCHey wonderful people, who are the best and worst videogame role models? and did you expect them to be as good or bad at the start of their games? Haseo from .hack//G.U. comes to mind for me- he's just an edgy teen playing an MMO, but he grows so much in such a natural way that I can't help but think he helped inspire people other than me to be better versions of themselves.
Joshua Ayers
2024-08-27 17:09:22 +0000 UTCRecently watched the Sean Penn documentary Superpower on Paramount+ about Ukraine. Turns out, I'm in it for about 3 seconds when the crew was filming a concert in Kyiv. Anyway, what's a food that only hits the spot the way one of your parents or grandparents prepare it?
Jason Wojnar
2024-08-27 17:09:19 +0000 UTCStar Wars: Outlaws seems to be a mediocre mess. Do you see any potential in it? Would a sequel have any hope to build something better or is this better left to die?
Andrew Lyman
2024-08-27 17:09:04 +0000 UTCJon Hamm is broadly considered a perfect balance of handsome and funny. With this in mind, what is the video game equivalent of Joh Hamm?
Travis in Fargo
2024-08-27 17:09:04 +0000 UTCIn honor of the 5 year anniversary of control, what OOP would be created if something dramatic happened to you?
ChazCheeto
2024-08-27 17:08:03 +0000 UTCWhen will an A.I. represent itself in court for the first time?
Josh LaBaw
2024-08-27 17:07:16 +0000 UTCIs Silksong officially in development hell? If not, what is development hell?
Poofydoo
2024-08-27 17:07:00 +0000 UTCHey Minnmaxers, The past three games I’ve played was Immortals of Avenum, the saints row reboot, and I’ve played 20 hours of concord this past weekend. I loved my time with all three games. My question is, is this what Leo Vader feels like? Secondly, has any of the group had ang patented “Leo Vader” moments with a game that you really like but no one seems to care about. Thanks!
Shakenbake67
2024-08-27 17:06:16 +0000 UTCWith all the long-form story telling in the world today from Marvel and Star Wars movies, to long running tv series like Breaking Bad and the Walking Dead, to beloved book series like Harry Potter or John Grisham legal/thriller novels—are video games the true “longest form” of story telling available? Looking at the Trails series or Like a Dragon series, you could argue that there could be well over a thousand hours involved in everything put together vs a tv series where it’s maybe 70 hours for 7 seasons. As gamers, do we hold that throne? What are your thoughts
Neal McMahon
2024-08-27 17:06:08 +0000 UTCInspired by the recent surprise reissue, where does the panel stand on Doom and when was the last time you actually played it?
Jonathan Anderson
2024-08-27 17:05:38 +0000 UTC
