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Path of the Goddess
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Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
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Really only 1 actually. Chrono Trigger on SNES. Has not changed and now with the nostalgia factor, I doubt that it will
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-22 10:35:05 +0000 UTCThat's awesome lol
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-22 10:33:17 +0000 UTCNo. Maybe top 10
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-22 10:29:25 +0000 UTCI dumped suicide Squad with basically only the last boss left to beat. I just couldn't take it anymore
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-22 10:28:23 +0000 UTCWhen I read Dan Tack's coverage of Elden Ring I knew I had to play it. Never played a From game before that
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-22 10:02:03 +0000 UTCAgreed
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:20:21 +0000 UTCMango
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:19:55 +0000 UTCThe second party of this question is a great thinker
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:18:39 +0000 UTCHave your 3yo ask questions every week lol
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:15:54 +0000 UTCUsually X (Playstation)
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:14:22 +0000 UTCMy 9yo son is named Axel from Kingdom Hearts
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:11:27 +0000 UTCGreat pick!
Graham Gilmore
2024-07-21 05:10:00 +0000 UTCFood court in malls
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:09:20 +0000 UTCWhite chocolate with peanut butter
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:07:50 +0000 UTCSuicide Squad is an easy answer here too
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:05:34 +0000 UTCI'm just content if my 9yo will shut up during cut scenes lol
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:05:06 +0000 UTCHelmet
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:03:38 +0000 UTCKingdom Hearts. Just start with 1
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:03:01 +0000 UTCHorizon. Some of thr side quests are goofy all while you are trying to save the planet
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:02:07 +0000 UTCLego Star Wars is a classic. They are too complicated now
Dusty Beaman
2024-07-21 05:01:30 +0000 UTCToppa tha mornin to ya MinnMax! What was your first car and what is your dream car?
TheLastArcher
2024-07-17 12:56:24 +0000 UTCWhat biopic would you like to see be made as a game instead of a movie? No game devs or people in the industry allowed. I think a Joan of Arc strategy game could be pretty rad.
Ken Geraghty
2024-07-17 10:30:20 +0000 UTCJust started playing Flock. It's like Pokemon Legends Arceus X Flower. It feels so nice to control, can't wait to try co-op. I love this game. This game rules... play this game play this game play this game play this game play this game play this game play this game play this game play this game play this game
demo sphere
2024-07-17 08:04:52 +0000 UTCHey everybody, do you ever think that your skills in a video game could be translated to real life applications? For example if you play city planners, do you look around at your city infrastructure and think "If there were more roundabouts we could get this city prospering!" Or you could become a grizzled cow-poke because of those 100's of hours in Red Dead Redemption 2?
NimbleNubs
2024-07-17 00:52:40 +0000 UTCDo you say "Reese Cup" or "Reese's Cup" with an emphasis on the s? Also, how do you say "Reese's Pieces"? thx love you bye
Duderado
2024-07-16 23:39:52 +0000 UTCIt is unfathomable to me that Playstation is releasing Concord to it's graveyard resting place already by including a price tag. This whole push for games as a service by them and yet they hope Concord can pull in people with $. If Overwatch, Valorant, Fortnite etc can't charge an upfront price tag - how does playstation think it can get away it? Especially with a new IP?
SenttheProphet
2024-07-16 21:26:52 +0000 UTCNot a question but if you'll allow me to advertise the MinnMax Discord for a moment: its Fantasy Football season! For any who have not seen we run Fantasy Football leagues in the Sports channel of the MinnMax Discord and sign ups are open, come play if you are interested! No fees, buy ins, or any costs, just for the fun of it.
King Promethus
2024-07-16 21:16:45 +0000 UTCWith all the talk of elections coming up, I gotta ask which former (dead) president would you like to see in a celebrity death match style fighting game? I could totally see Abraham Lincoln using his tall hat as a cool finisher against George Washington.
Lilly S
2024-07-16 20:22:35 +0000 UTCMy prediction for responses: Ben - ugly (doesn’t understand the appeal and will be shocked when he hears that they’re kinda popular again) Sarah - bad (knows that’s they’re trendy but just doesn’t personally care for them) Haley - good (has a pair. Fully onboard) Kelsey - good (generally likes them but thinks jibbitz are especially fun)
Limp Bizquick
2024-07-16 18:46:02 +0000 UTCAlways ben ugly, but I think people get them, because they're comfortable
BEEFCAKE
2024-07-16 18:40:36 +0000 UTCYour wife is wrong.
BEEFCAKE
2024-07-16 18:37:09 +0000 UTCI took that stuff as humor Because it's so ridiculous. And 0 takes place in late 80s, early 90s, which was how a lot of people thought.
BEEFCAKE
2024-07-16 18:36:37 +0000 UTCI've never thought about that. What a weird term.
BEEFCAKE
2024-07-16 18:30:39 +0000 UTCWhen I was about 4 or 5 I thought that's how everybody else viewed the world, and I was the only 1 in first person view.
BEEFCAKE
2024-07-16 18:26:09 +0000 UTCHonestly, I'll look up the restaurant on Instagram and If someone made a review video about it. I went to a restaurant that had fun. 4.8 stars on Google and it was the worst steak I ever had.
BEEFCAKE
2024-07-16 18:24:44 +0000 UTCAre there any video game characters over 35?
BEEFCAKE
2024-07-16 18:18:43 +0000 UTCMy favorite murder is great. If you like true crime history
BEEFCAKE
2024-07-16 18:17:15 +0000 UTCDo you have a single Favorite-Game-of-All-Time? How many Favorite-Games-of-All-Time have you had, and how often does it change?
Kyle Culp
2024-07-16 17:43:08 +0000 UTCQuestion for Sarah: were you the one who set up the sponsorship stream of Fields of Mistria with Sungwon Cho (aka ProZD)? I've always been a fan of his work on YouTube and voice acting and was happy to him promote your game, and was wondering what it was like to set that up? For the full panel, if you wave a wand and sponsor any person to promote your work, who would you want to promote it?
Troy Ellison
2024-07-16 17:27:11 +0000 UTCHello MinnMax! Simple question: Where were you when you think you had your happiest moment in life (so far)?
Jt
2024-07-16 17:13:12 +0000 UTCIn a bit of a podcast lull right now and looking for any new recommendations. What are your current favorite non-gaming podcasts?
KC Caleb
2024-07-16 16:54:46 +0000 UTCIf you could go back in time and join the dev team for one game, what would you choose and why? In what ways do you think you could help make that game better?
L2 Larson
2024-07-16 16:38:51 +0000 UTCHey all, What video game character would you vote for to be president?
Patrick G
2024-07-16 16:31:54 +0000 UTCYo! What’s the lowest rating of a restaurant you will still eat at? Is it 3.5 or 4.8? What rating system (yelp, google, etc.) that you’re trusting? How are you weighing the reviews ?
Tonytheswordsman
2024-07-16 16:25:22 +0000 UTCWAZZZZZUP! Would you choose to go the rest of your life in 3rd person view? Instead of being stuck with our basic first person life sim Would you give it up to stay in 3rd person view for the rest of your life?
Tonytheswordsman
2024-07-16 16:22:20 +0000 UTCGreetings Minnmaxers, What’s it take for you to commit to a new multiplayer game? I played the Concord beta over the weekend and it might dethrone The Finals for me. While the destruction of The Finals keeps me going, I am a sucker for the team versatility of a hero shooter.
CptCobblePot
2024-07-16 15:08:14 +0000 UTCWhat’s one of your Dumb Moments in Gaming? We all miss something obvious at some point. I played bore blasters for 2-3 hours before I realized I could control the direction of the gun. :) Best, One One
One One
2024-07-16 15:05:09 +0000 UTCWill Switch 2’s animal crossing be a top 3 Switch 2 game?
Poofydoo
2024-07-16 13:18:04 +0000 UTCwho do you consider as Podcast Royalty? ps - finally playing Hollow Knight... turns out it's pretty good
RabidLime
2024-07-16 12:55:03 +0000 UTCBonus pod inspired question: why is a YouTube thumbnail called a thumbnail?
IanTClark
2024-07-16 12:39:23 +0000 UTCHey everyone, I've been playing through the Yakuza games recently (currently on Kiwami 2) and I'm stumped at how I've never heard anybody mention how tone-deaf some parts of these games are. This is most prominent in Yakuza 0 with its extremely traditional outlook on society that I think sometimes borders on harmful. These delusional takes can range from "men are supposed to be masculine and feminine men should change their sex" to "money gives you a healthy boost of confidence and therefore poor people can't be attractive." Not even mentioning how passive female characters are often portrayed to be. Am I blowing this out of proportion or can any of you guys relate to my issue?
HaulingGas
2024-07-16 12:30:13 +0000 UTCHello! How do you pronounce “root beer”? My wife pronounces it more like “Rut Beer” and I apparently really emphasize the “oo” and the “t”.
Daniel Doran
2024-07-16 11:49:19 +0000 UTCHey MinnMax! How far into a game do you need to be before you feel obligated to finish it? If I check a walkthrough an I’m 60% in, I will usually power through.
Steve Bellegarde
2024-07-16 11:42:53 +0000 UTCHey MinnMax! As a vegetarian, I am ashamed to admit that I have been having a blast hunting deers and boars and making meat soups out of them in Medieval Dynasty. I think it boils down - no pun intended - to how fun and visually appealing the whole hunting gameplay loop is. Does anyone else have an in-game favorite food or diet that doesn't match up with your in-real-life ones?
resnet
2024-07-16 11:41:45 +0000 UTCDo you mean what is the worst fruit?
BEEFCAKE
2024-07-16 11:10:14 +0000 UTCHey crew. I have a brick in my garden which I use to keep my garden gate open. When I slide this across my patio it makes a pleasing high pitched scraping which sounds like a secret door opening in a videogame world. Do you have any real world video game sound effects in your life?
Graham Walker
2024-07-16 07:51:29 +0000 UTCHello MinnMax crew! After consolidating their existing IPs it seems like Capcom and Nintendo have entered a more experimentative phase with Path of the Godess and Emio, what genre would you like these two companies to dip their toes in in the future?
Luca Alberti
2024-07-16 06:22:55 +0000 UTCBonjour Minnmax ! After seeing and enjoying Inside Out 2 I was googling its lead sound designer Ren Klyce on imdb. To my surprise I saw he was uncredited as sound designer for the original Super Smash Bros. Upon digging a bit more, turns out the whole sound design is comprised of absolute big shots from Skywalker Sound. How isn't it common knowledge that the sound designer for Jurassic Park led the team for sound designing SuperSmashBros ?! You'd think someone could have mentioned "oh yeah also Ben Burtt from Star Wars worked on it. No biggie." Have a good day all of you !
Felix davin
2024-07-16 06:08:05 +0000 UTCHey MinnCrew, it's EVO week! Typing this to you outside a hotel in Vegas right now. I heard Ben say he wants to try and get into fighting games more and now will with MvC2 coming out! Very excited to see that journey please stream some and maybe play games against the community?! Anyway Ben! If next year's Evo has Mvc2 in it will you promise to come to Evo next year. It would be fantastic to see you and maybe Suriel there. Ps concord is awesome please play it.
Shimmy Neutron
2024-07-16 04:26:15 +0000 UTCHey crew, last week Jacob proclaimed that he never learned to write cursive. First off, thank you to Jacob for sharing and being so brave. Do you have this skill? Personally I hate reading and writing cursive. Most people have bad handwriting anyway, why make it worse by trying to link all the letters. If you can write in cursive, please write the word minimum and show your fellow cohorts what you came up with.
Catpurrnicus
2024-07-16 03:38:05 +0000 UTCHi Minnmax, Have any of you ever watched a video game review that was so insightful and well-produced it convinced you to buy a game that you hadn't even considered? For me, that happened with Tim Rogers' review of Dragon Quest 11 for Kotaku. I had never played a Dragon Quest game before, and randomly stumbled upon his review on Youtube. His passionate and engaging review persuaded me to give it a try. I ended up loving every minute of it—no regrets!
Juz10
2024-07-16 03:24:51 +0000 UTCWhere do we stand on crocs in 2024? Good? Bad? Ugly?!
Limp Bizquick
2024-07-16 02:58:39 +0000 UTCHello all, I was recently in New York with my wife and spent accidentally spent $20 for a milkshake. There were no prices at a small cart and I gave the server a $20 after receiving the shake expecting change and he looked at me dead in the eye and said that will do. This leads to my question what is a time you feel like you got ripped off the worst?
Kevin Kuper
2024-07-16 02:30:53 +0000 UTCI know he's not on the Podcast this week, but I wanted to pop in and say the Leo's break down of The Prisoner is very good. As someone who is also a fan, I would say watch the break down of the first 2 episodes, if it seems like something you would like, go watch the show (it's only 17 episodes) and then come back for the rest of the analysis. I also appreciate his scathing rebuke of certain internet breakdown idiosyncrasies.
Vilis
2024-07-16 02:23:47 +0000 UTCHi Everyone, IGN had an article that estimated there is 19 billion dollars of uplayed video games in the libraries among all steam accounts, how much do you estimate is your contribution? You can add consoles as well.
Joshua
2024-07-16 02:14:52 +0000 UTCDear Haley, I see at conventions and online etsey shops selling merchandise and reproductions of well recognizable pop culture and video game goods. To what capacity is this allowed? What is the risk reward selling at public venues and online stores? If there was zero risk, what would you sell yourself?
Ari Torbin
2024-07-16 01:39:09 +0000 UTCYou have been selected as judges for the Great Gluten Games, and must help determine the winner in the Companion Carbohydrate Competition; Biscuits or Bread Rolls?
Steven Nelson
2024-07-16 01:32:21 +0000 UTCHeya! Here's da question: What's the shortest but most in depth trip or vacation you've ever done? For an example from my own life, a few years ago, my friends and I drove from Los Angeles to Las Vegas for a Silk Sonic concert when they had a residency up there. To make it more of a trip, we got up early and left before the sun rose, and then spent the day before the concert going to various spots all of which were from Fallout New Vegas like driving through prim (that small town with the big roller coaster), hitting up the Hoover dam and going through a few of the stores on the strip. And then after the concert we went to the real life good springs saloon which has a whole set up with props and stuff from the game. And by the time I woke back up the next morning, I was back in my bed.
Republic_Rabatine
2024-07-16 01:22:46 +0000 UTCI played the Demo of Path of the Goddess and was surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did. Between the mix of hack and slash action and tower defense, all of the mechanics brought together it was a breath of fresh air. But more then anything I really enjoyed the Monster Designs and while I wouldn't say it was my number 1. It did get me thinking, what game has the Number 1 Monster Design?
Sincerly, Eric
2024-07-16 01:16:56 +0000 UTC100%. I get so mad at people I see who text while driving. And I’m training my kids to shame them, too. A driver the other day didn’t stop for a kid on a bike at a crosswalk, and my 3 year old called out from the backseat, “you dang driver!”
Travis in Fargo
2024-07-16 01:14:26 +0000 UTCHi, everyone. Kind of a weird question but how are your taste buds doing these days? When I was a kid I hated onions, then started loving them as a teen, and now I like bell peppers after hating them my entire life. What foods do you like now that you used to hate? Or what foods do you not like that you used to like?
Victor Garcia
2024-07-16 01:09:30 +0000 UTCIs the PlayStation portal the most successful console accessory of all time? 8 months later it is now just coming back into stock. I feel like online sentiment is mostly positive. It is hobby saving if you share a TV with a SO or kids. The only reason why I'm 80% through midnight suns
Onlinesquid
2024-07-16 01:08:51 +0000 UTCWhy is strawberry milk so much better than chocolate milk?
Matty P
2024-07-16 00:43:19 +0000 UTCGenerally to let people texting at lights that the light has turned green
BEEFCAKE
2024-07-16 00:32:20 +0000 UTCHey gang! During a Minnmax Show this past January someone wrote in about goals for the year and Sarah said her goal was to quote: “Rot, rot girl summer, rot girl fall. I’m not doing anything.” I was curious how that was going for her.
Grizzled Gaming
2024-07-16 00:25:13 +0000 UTCMy question is fairly simple, what is the best fruit? And why is it watermelon?
whitemex
2024-07-16 00:21:40 +0000 UTCYou know those popsicles that come in packs of 100 and you have to cut the tops of with scissor..? Which color is the best?
Anna Ratliff
2024-07-16 00:15:38 +0000 UTCHey cohorts, I am wondering what to make of the recent announcement of an increase in Xbox game pass price. Is exactly what it seems to be... just another greedy corporate move? Or could this be done in response to the backlash Xbox received regarding studio closures? I find it interesting that this price increase comes just over a year since the last one. Also, what does this mean for the future of Xbox?
Graham Jones
2024-07-16 00:14:39 +0000 UTCWhen was the last time you built a pillow fort? It has been many moons for me. Seems like only kids do that but I think everyone should.
Michael Berry
2024-07-16 00:12:42 +0000 UTCWhen was the last time you can remember exclaiming a gleeful “wheeeeeee!”? I’ll take my answer off the air.
Bob Buel
2024-07-16 00:04:55 +0000 UTCDo you pull every stringy thing from a banana before you eat it? I carefully remove and inspect until the banana is clean before eating. And also tangerines, especially getting the satisfying root yank.
RickyWinterborn
2024-07-15 23:51:13 +0000 UTCOne of the first things I played when I got my steam deck a few weeks ago was Portal Revolution. I’m so happy to be back in the PC/steam ecosystem.
Graham Gilmore
2024-07-15 23:42:36 +0000 UTCHello, I was on reddit and saw the birth of a new gaming term, 'Corpo' games. Basically games from giant big corporate overlords like Activision or Ubisoft that are heavily monetized and just another run of the mill experience. What are the chances this word gains traction in the industry, and what other games do you think would fall under this term.
Christian Jimenez
2024-07-15 23:40:52 +0000 UTCHi there, first time, long time. Two part question for ya: 1) could you explain the new game pass tiers to me like I'm 5 please? Thanks. 2) how ethically questionable is it for xbox to drop day 1 games from their lower gamepass tiers a few weeks after the big xbox showcase where every game said "play it day one with gamepass"? Are conglomorating for profit corporations not our friends? Oh, sorry, 3 part question I guess. Thanks!
Crayter
2024-07-15 23:20:39 +0000 UTCG'day co horts, Is chewing gum food? If no, then what is it?
Ollie W
2024-07-15 23:13:33 +0000 UTCHey y’all! Last week, Houston, TX was hit by Hurricane Beryl. Thankfully, I had your podcast downloaded so I could listen to it while waiting 2 1/2 hours for gas; it made the 7 days we spent without electricity and phone signal a whole lot better! My question this week is what’s something you waited for for what felt like forever before finally getting it?
CaffeineDad
2024-07-15 23:09:45 +0000 UTCHi Mmiinmmaaxx crew, In 2030, the same amount of time will have passed since Pong was released as the time between the Wright brothers flight and Yuri Gagarin's trip as the first person to outer space (~58 years years). What, if anything, would you label as the "first person in outer space" moment in the history of video game development? What was the "Wright Bros." milestone? Have video games as a craft landed on the moon yet?
Quillgrim
2024-07-15 23:08:02 +0000 UTCHey gang! As a resident RPG freak one thing has always stuck out to me as being particularly fascinating in a lot of them: the amount of different fictional races you come across. Some that come to mind for me are the Zoras from Zelda and the Viera from Final Fantasy. My question is, what is everyone's favorite fictional race in a game/series and why is that?
tuxpeng
2024-07-15 23:01:46 +0000 UTCHey Cohorts, I had the podcast on while driving my 3 year old son Conor home from daycare the other day, and he had A LOT of questions. After explaining that I wasn't talking to you all on the Bluetooth, I told him I was listening to some friends talk about video games. He LOVES to sit on my lap and watch me play Mario games on the Switch (his current favorite is Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, or as he calls it "SPOOKY LUIGI"). I asked him, "What would you like to ask my friends about games?" Here is his question: "Who is the smelliest?" I assume he means video game characters, but that's it. Take it and run with it if you like!
Scott Castro
2024-07-15 22:59:54 +0000 UTCHI Minnmax, Can you please share with us how you organize your game library? Digital or physical? Is your library curated? Do you double dip? Sincerely Ronin
Ronin
2024-07-15 22:56:44 +0000 UTCLongest, scariest, or most uncomfortable driving experience or road trip?
Jason Wojnar
2024-07-15 22:51:11 +0000 UTCAfter watching Leo's latest video about his love for The Prisoner, a quietly influential yet nearly unknown television show, it got me wondering. Are there any pieces of seemingly forgotten art or media that you hold in such high regard that you'd want to produce a 2 hr YouTube video for?
Pablo Castillo
2024-07-15 22:50:25 +0000 UTCPicture your favourite game of all time, and then your second favourite. What change could you make to the second favourite that would bump it up to first?
Derek
2024-07-15 22:50:15 +0000 UTCWhen a game says “press any button” which button you pressing?
Tan
2024-07-15 22:49:28 +0000 UTCWelcome to the MinnMax Isekai Game! Whether you like it or not, you have fallen into an Isekai portal. Fortunately, you can still choose where you go and what you'll become! Any game under the sun is fair game and you can choose any characters in the game; it can be the lead character, an NPC, a boss, a dragon or even a zombie! Which game would you choose and what character would you be? How would your story unfold? Personally, I don't know which game I'd like to be Isekai to but I know a ton that I wouldn't want to be, like Elden Ring (I don't want to die a million times), or even Cyberpunk where the future just seem so bleak. Nor would I like any horror games like Outlast or Resident Evil. At best, probably like an overcook? But still, I don't want to cook in a Volcano...
Alan
2024-07-15 22:48:56 +0000 UTCHave you ever played a game that made you a worse person?
Zeth Hillman-Johnson
2024-07-15 22:42:56 +0000 UTCHow often, and under what circumstances, do you honk your horn?
Travis in Fargo
2024-07-15 22:41:15 +0000 UTCA conversation in the discord where I (somewhat flippantly) called penultimate one of my top 10 favorite words, got me thinking about what those 10 might actually be. What words would be in your top 10? (Also, for any who don’t know and are curious, penultimate means the second best (like hitman freelancer was last year) or second to last of something (like crossing off the second to thing on a to do list)
Alex Newman
2024-07-15 22:37:18 +0000 UTCHey Minmax people! As I've gotten older I feel like the kinds of games I've liked have changed. A beautiful game where you go on an epic quest and meet lots of cool and fun characters! Eh, maybe. A puzzle game about designing the most effective traffic routes? Sign me up! Have you needed to step away from any genres that you used to love due to changing tastes? Found any new loves? Love the show, keep on keeping on!
Quaznarg
2024-07-15 22:37:15 +0000 UTCHey everyone! Council discord discussion: what cheese do you identify as? I’m a cheese curd thst squeek when you eat it. We have in our concil Parmigiano Regiatorro, Bob Babybel Buel (and Jot who identify as old cheddar) So what is your take on cheese
Cath
2024-07-15 22:35:06 +0000 UTCHey gang! Last week's discussion about older games you've been playing got me hankering to play Portal which led me to find the mod Portal Revolution which adds a ton of gameplay to Portal 2 with essentially a whole new story mode. Have any if you played it? Do you have any other single player game mods that add hours to the base game?
Niklas
2024-07-15 22:31:49 +0000 UTCHey cohorts! Concord is coming in HOT with such iconic characters like Star Child, 1-OFF, and who can forget... IT-Z! In all seriousness though, out of all the personality-focused shooters that you've played, has any champion/hero actually left a lasting impact on you? Visual design, gameplay, saltyness level, etc.
Saibher (cyber)
2024-07-15 22:25:51 +0000 UTCWhat embarrassing moments in your life live in your head rent-free?
Victor Pham
2024-07-15 22:20:21 +0000 UTCNearly every female character in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door has a crush on Mario. So now the question. Is Mario hot? Which version of Mario is hottest?
humanfart
2024-07-15 22:14:37 +0000 UTCHey minnmax If you had to name your child after a video game character, what would it be? It can’t be a normal name like John. It has to be something stupid like Aerith or solid snake
Sean
2024-07-15 22:13:58 +0000 UTCHihi all! One thing I thought is cool about the Minnmax Discord is that y'all make a list of the games everyone's playing each week. I like data so I went through logged them all for the year so far. Of the 83 games total, here's top 10 games by appearance count: 10. 1000xRESIST and Alan Wake II (7 Weeks) 7. FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE, Cyberpunk 2077, and ELDEN RING (8 Weeks) 6. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (9 Weeks) 5. Baldur's Gate 3 (15 Weeks) 4. HELLDIVERS 2 (16 Weeks) 3. Balatro (17 Weeks) 1. Persona 3 Reload and FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH (20 Weeks)
Tess
2024-07-15 22:12:57 +0000 UTCHey MinnMax, If you could arbitrarily change one thing about how the average day operates, for example, working hours, or when you can go to the dentist, what would you change and how would you change it?
Harrison Holt
2024-07-15 22:11:20 +0000 UTCAre there any dreams that you've had that have stuck with you/that you've never forgotten?
tothemax
2024-07-15 22:10:53 +0000 UTCSarah, what should I wear to the asheville meet-up? A suit? Hot dog costume? My wife's clothes? Help me out there's too many options!
BEEFCAKE
2024-07-15 22:04:30 +0000 UTCFor my birthday this year, I'm doing a PowerPoint night. If you were invited, what specific topic would you choose for a 5 min or less presentation?
Devin Rardin
2024-07-15 22:03:33 +0000 UTCHey MinnMax! This came up a bit on last week’s podcast, but what are some of your favorite games you didn’t play but experienced with someone else? Or do you have any special memories of not playing a game but experiencing it with a close friend/family member? When my older brother went off to college, he would visit in the summer and every other week we would rent whatever survival horror game looked interesting from our local video store. He would play it and I would have a guide printed out ready to help give instructions. It’s led me to some of my most favorite games by first watching my older brother play them like Fatal Frame and some of the older PS1 era Resident Evil titles.
Justin Toledo
2024-07-15 22:03:12 +0000 UTCWhat video game characters would make up your suicide squad
Kyle Gartner
2024-07-15 22:02:45 +0000 UTCHey MinnMax! I live in small town Saskatchewan. When the first Splatoon came out, there was a kiosk for the game set up in our (now closed) Quiznos/Yogurtys. It seemed so out of place. Where’s the weirdest place you played a game demo? Follow up question: where would you want to see a game demo set up, even though it’s not somewhere you would expect to see something like that? Thanks! Graham
Graham Gilmore
2024-07-15 22:02:40 +0000 UTCNo
BEEFCAKE
2024-07-15 22:01:46 +0000 UTCQuestion mostly for Hayley: How can spiritual successors that are obviously indebted to specific games (Callisto Project and Dead Space) exist without being lawsuit magnets?
Lee Wang
2024-07-15 22:00:34 +0000 UTCSynonym game. I will say a video game title as a synonym and you have to guess the game! The number of words in the title will match the original title: -Scarlet Deceased Absolution (Red Dead Redemption) -Cry of Obligation (Call of Duty) -Discharge Mark (Fire Emblem) -Earliest Offspring (First Descendant) -Alloy Cog Hard (Metal Gear Solid) -Fate (Destiny) -Local Wicked (Resident Evil) -Wyvern Lifetime (Dragon Age) -Untraveled (Uncharted) -Track of Banishment (Path of Exile)
Neal McMahon
2024-07-15 21:55:39 +0000 UTCWhat's the most surprising reference a relative has made to one of your interests, gaming or otherwise? My father got into anime recently and I only found out when he randomly brought up the show Overlord.
Joshua Ayers
2024-07-15 21:53:26 +0000 UTCHey CLCs! What's your favorite chocolate type, flavor or mix? White chocolate included. Mine's the good ol' dark chocolate with sea salt caramel, but I want to hear from y'all and share notes. All the best!
Luis Pérez
2024-07-15 21:45:40 +0000 UTCWhat YouTube rabbit hole or binge did you enjoy going on? I got into watching small apartments in New York for extremely ridiculous prices, like a 60ft square apartment for 1100. Do you guys have anything you like watching for fun on YouTube?
Zae
2024-07-15 21:45:40 +0000 UTCConcord Bad Fur Day?
Tom Brien
2024-07-15 21:44:02 +0000 UTCTom Jones songs instantly make me think of Duke Nukem because he was on the radio all the time when I played it on N64.
Tom Brien
2024-07-15 21:42:30 +0000 UTCHello all, Guess what! You now have the ability to teleport! But... every time you use it, you lose an hour of your life. How often do you use this new ability?
SlyCut
2024-07-15 21:41:48 +0000 UTCHas anyone played Digital Eclipse’s excellent remaster of Wizardry that left early access this year? If not, is Digital Eclipse’s obligatory spot in The Two Tens at risk?
Tokyo Game Life
2024-07-15 21:40:29 +0000 UTCI think you might enjoy the album Hold On Now, Youngster by Los Campesinos
CrabPalace
2024-07-15 21:24:02 +0000 UTCSo… what happened with Ben’s neighbors fence actually being in Ben’s yard?
Zane Dukes
2024-07-15 21:23:29 +0000 UTCConcord is a pretty boring name for a videogame. Can you come up with a more interesting title for Concord, and what makes for a good videogame title?
CrabPalace
2024-07-15 21:22:18 +0000 UTCSuper Puzzle Fighter
Catpurrnicus
2024-07-15 21:21:57 +0000 UTCBen, does your wife like your beard?
Bloody Waffle
2024-07-15 21:21:19 +0000 UTCCurrently loving Exoprimal, I actually think it would work great as a RTS.
Catpurrnicus
2024-07-15 21:21:13 +0000 UTCWhat's hotter, Mewto's thighs or Leon Kennedy's shoulders?
Catpurrnicus
2024-07-15 21:19:55 +0000 UTCHello MinnMax! Long time listener first time writer in-er(?) Last month I went and saw the movie I Saw The TV Glow and it absolutely broke my lil’ trans mind and heart and I’ve not stopped thinking about it since. I’ve since watched the movie back several times, have the soundtrack on repeat and am even getting a tattoo inspired by the film next month on my birthday! My question to you all is what’s the piece of media that has either made you feel the most seen or had you utterly entranced?
transundertale
2024-07-15 21:18:44 +0000 UTCHey folks! Since Kelsey is on this week, I wanted to shout out that I finished Persona 3 Reload earlier this summer due to her talking about it on the show when it first released. I thought it was one of the best JRPG’s I’ve ever played but what really got me was the ending. I’m glad I never had it spoiled as it took me by surprise for how sad, sweet, and comforting it was all at once. Is there a game that you love the ending of that you don’t hear a lot of people talk about?
Tom Rickard
2024-07-15 21:15:47 +0000 UTCWhat game as a service have you played that made you go "damn, I wish this was a dedicated single player game?" My choice would be EXOPRIMAL. I had fun with multiplayer but I thought it really missed a chance to be a completely buckwild single player camp classic.
pork bun powered
2024-07-15 21:13:07 +0000 UTCI’ve been having trouble finding a good audio setup for gaming; multiple headphones and soundbars have disappointed. What devices are the cohorts using for sound when gaming?
Pelicanman
2024-07-15 21:10:20 +0000 UTCCan Kelsey do her best impression of someone doing “the smash bros test” on a GameCube controller and explain what it is? 😬
Joe Alonzo
2024-07-15 21:09:11 +0000 UTCWhat big franchise is one that you haven’t touched and why? For example, I have never played a gta game.
Ajay Nath
2024-07-15 21:07:14 +0000 UTCDo you think there will ever be another draft?
Muffyn Crumbs
2024-07-15 21:06:12 +0000 UTCYo, what's your best bachelor/bachelorette meal?? Asking for a friend. (Leo)
Styster
2024-07-15 21:06:08 +0000 UTCBased on the question from last week about re-releasing films, are there any games you wish could have a chance at being released again? Maybe they were ahead of their time, maybe the window was stacked, maybe their audience found it too late. I feel like Operation Winback would have been an absolute stormer if released on the early 360 with online support.
Tommy Carver-Chaplin
2024-07-15 21:04:36 +0000 UTCPlease play 6 degrees of Keanu Reeves.
Travis in Fargo
2024-07-15 21:03:30 +0000 UTCits common to hear people say that tetris is the "perfect game" then whats the second most perfect game?
Kep
2024-07-15 21:03:10 +0000 UTCWould you rather have a helmet that doesn’t mess up your hair and actually cools your head off a bit, OR an infinite ketchup bottle that only works within 15 feet of your fridge?
Travis in Fargo
2024-07-15 21:02:55 +0000 UTCHey Gang! Concord as a name for a video game doesn’t really hit for me because I live in the town Concord, NC. My town is great and all, but doesn’t really match up with the adventurous, guardians of the galaxy style setting the game is going for. I just can't separate the two in my brain. Are there any game names that were less impactful because of an association you had previously?
David Dubs
2024-07-15 21:02:53 +0000 UTCHas knowledge you learned in a video game ever helped you in a real world situation? When I was in high school in my materials class the teacher asked about how we could make a square made up of four pieces more stable and I said to turn it into a triangle which I knew because of bridge building games like polybridge
Jump On Everything
2024-07-15 21:02:48 +0000 UTCWhat game series is known for having a high barrier to entry but in your eyes is actually quite easy to get into? (Examples: Legend of Heroes, Ys, Kingdom Hearts, Yakuza, Hitman)
Treethan
2024-07-15 21:01:51 +0000 UTCHey minnmax, I'm working my way through a top 100 music albums of all time . And I think the critical view of music is interesting in that you could have a favorite song, artist, or album and they all could mean wildly different things. Do the cohorts feel brave to share their top musical artists and/or albums and why those items are potentially different. For me my favorite artist is death can for cutie, been listening to them since I was very young and I like their way or writing But my favorite album is 'never trust a happy song' by grouplove. Just a passionate album where every track just hits an energetic vibe that I've never witnessed in any other album
Cody Allison
2024-07-15 21:00:22 +0000 UTCI’ve been working through the Yakuza series, and am shocked that the tone shifts between the ultra-serious main quests and the mostly unserious side quests work so often. What other games or series manage to pull off huge tone-shifts, and could a western studio pull this off as well as yakuza?
Aging_Poorly
2024-07-15 20:55:36 +0000 UTCYo We’re Lego games good? Like really, we’re they good?
Eli Medina
2024-07-15 20:55:16 +0000 UTCThe MinnMax Discord has an ongoing feud! Cohorts, we must know: Mint flavor in desserts? Good? Bad? Mint chocolate chip ice cream???
Sean Rubin
2024-07-15 20:55:12 +0000 UTCWhat’s the weirdest thing that has nothing to do with games that you associate strongly with a specific game? Whenever I think about Dark Souls 2, I always think about these raspberry jam shortbread cookies that I ate a lot of during my first run through the game.
Omri Curnutte
2024-07-15 20:54:29 +0000 UTCHey, MinnMax! I am new to Metal Gear Solid. I know the mainline games count up to five, but there six numbered entries. What’s the deal with Ground Zeroes? I feel like no one has talked about it since Phantom Pain came out. Is it even relevant in Metal Gear lore or culture?
SuperMediocreMan
2024-07-15 20:54:16 +0000 UTCThis past week I finally beat Ff7 rebirth after over 100 hours and it was a tremendous experience However, during the final boss that I’m sure Ben can attest is a very long. During the final battle and getting to literally the final phase my neighborhood had a split second power outage which turned off my ps5 and stopped me from beating the game. It was so frustrating and it’s probably the most recent “heartbreaking” moment in games in awhile for me Does the crew have any similar experiences of a sudden end to a game that you still think about?
Shakenbake67
2024-07-15 20:54:14 +0000 UTCNot really a question but more of a suggestion for bonus pod. An episode talking all about Adventure Time. From the original show to the HBO spin offs and even the comics if anyone has read them. Love you all and I hope you have a great day 😀
Ronn
2024-07-15 20:54:08 +0000 UTCWith the buzz around Concord, I've gotta ask.. what does your ideal hero-shooter main look like? Are they melee or ranged? DPS, Tank, Healer, or Hybrid? Any specific characteristics? Love the show.
Caleb Giovannelli
2024-07-15 20:53:31 +0000 UTCWhat's the hardest you've ever laughed?
Qax
2024-07-15 20:52:49 +0000 UTC
