New Pokémon Legends, Pacific Drive, State Of The Industry

02/29/24 • 165 min

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On this week's episode, MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Haley MacLean, Leo Vader, and Jeff Marchiafava to talk about Pacific Drive, Penny's Big Breakaway, and somehow rave even more about Balatro. Oh, we also squeeze in some Age of Empires talk before Sarah Podzorski joins the show to talk about Bandle Tale and League of Legends. Then Blake Hester jumps in to talk about being laid off from Game Informer and his current thoughts on the game industry landscape. 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Follow MinnMaxShow on Instagram and win a code for Balatro - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/3ZgA90nBEzU

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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:10 - Pacific Drive

00:17:48 - Balatro

00:31:02 - Penny's Big Breakaway

00:43:41 - Age of Mythology Retold

00:52:41 - Pokémon Presents

00:56:59 - Pokémon Legends: Z-A

01:04:03 - Bandle Tale

01:12:24 - Blake Hester on being let go from Game Informer

01:23:31 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon

01:31:42 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

01:33:44 - Polaroid Pete

01:38:07 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:40:17 - Community questions

01:56:45 - Layoffs and the state of the game industry

02:05:54 - More community questions

02:28:09 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://youtu.be/2N8kqc-bf9o?si=CZ08569xpGAMueZP&t=352

Blake's GALOT - https://open.spotify.com/track/5oSnYy4EijgEEEDO9MPDq4?si=5b5b5b1c3f9042bb

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F9v3pulgh42451.png%3Fwidth%3D640%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D92ae2c8c1c3c2d0149b35cbd5e35df532d5d7b1e

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/roadtrip/comments/ash5v0/my_cows_car_game/

Haley's GALOT - https://investors.remedygames.com/announcements/remedy-entertainment-plc-inside-informati[...]res-full-rights-to-the-control-franchise-from-505-games/

Community GALOT - https://x.com/wario64/status/1762846646176555261

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

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Mario Paint - Beau Bakken

Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales

Point Blank 2 - Michael...

Follow MinnMaxShow on Instagram and win a code for Balatro - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/3ZgA90nBEzU

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: LEAPFROGYEAR

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:10 - Pacific Drive

00:17:48 - Balatro

00:31:02 - Penny's Big Breakaway

00:43:41 - Age of Mythology Retold

00:52:41 - Pokémon Presents

00:56:59 - Pokémon Legends: Z-A

01:04:03 - Bandle Tale

01:12:24 - Blake Hester on being let go from Game Informer

01:23:31 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon

01:31:42 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

01:33:44 - Polaroid Pete

01:38:07 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:40:17 - Community questions

01:56:45 - Layoffs and the state of the game industry

02:05:54 - More community questions

02:28:09 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://youtu.be/2N8kqc-bf9o?si=CZ08569xpGAMueZP&t=352

Blake's GALOT - https://open.spotify.com/track/5oSnYy4EijgEEEDO9MPDq4?si=5b5b5b1c3f9042bb

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F9v3pulgh42451.png%3Fwidth%3D640%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D92ae2c8c1c3c2d0149b35cbd5e35df532d5d7b1e

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/roadtrip/comments/ash5v0/my_cows_car_game/

Haley's GALOT - https://investors.remedygames.com/announcements/remedy-entertainment-plc-inside-informati[...]res-full-rights-to-the-control-franchise-from-505-games/

Community GALOT - https://x.com/wario64/status/1762846646176555261

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives

Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Mario Paint - Beau Bakken

Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales

Point Blank 2 - Michael...

Previous Episode

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Review, Elden Ring DLC, Nintendo Direct Highlights

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! This is a big one, as Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to finally talk about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. This is a 100% spoiler-free review of Square-Enix's new RPG. Then we unpack everything wild about the reveal trailer for Elden Ring's expansion Shadow of the Erdtree and all of the highlights from the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. Then Leo Vader and Jeff Marchiafava join the show to rave about the poker-based deck-building roguelike called Balatro before we jump into wonderful community questions submitted on Patreon. Support MinnMax directly by unlocking a benefit on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Watch and share the video version of The MinnMax Show here - https://youtu.be/uuRmvhpPhKo

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:25 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Review (Spoiler-Free)

00:56:57 - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

01:05:50 - Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Highlights

01:16:42 - Balatro

01:30:52 - Helldivers 2

01:35:11 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:39:01 - Community questions

02:30:40 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://projectko.org/ProjectKOEnd.html

Janet's GALOT - https://youtu.be/qWAagS_MANg?si=do1UgCbZfcmruxhR

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sagamore-commodore-colonel-ceremonial-title-honorary

Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/1do5A3AFexU?si=LrzuNTzV30TH6UCC

JeffM's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilical_cord

Community GALOT - https://ytks.app/

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives

Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Mario Paint - Beau Bakken

Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales

Point Blank 2 - Michael Berry

Tomba! - BacklogBusters

Starfield - Maniac

Dead Or Alive 6 - Malcolm Holliday

Wizard Of Wor - Jessica-Star

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Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6

Borderlands 3 - Joshua Ayers

Cookie Clicker - RabidLime

Final Fantasy X - Andres Silva

Detroit: Become Human - The Sleepy MailMan

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Patrick Polk

Scarlet Hollow - Julie Wilcox

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Xbox Previews, FFVII Rebirth Reevaluation, No Rest For The Wicked

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and former cohort Suriel Vazquez! We kick things off by talking about the big reveal of Merchants of Rosewall, the game Suriel is writing over at Big Blue Sky Games. Then we unpack highlights from the Xbox Partner Preview, revisit Final Fantasy VII Rebirth in a spoiler-free conversation, rave about Astro Duel 2, and a whole lot 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/0zww9qnNlrM

Wishlist Suriel's game Merchants of Rosewall on Steam here - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2616800/Merchants_of_Rosewall/

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:54 - Suriel Vazquez on writing Merchants of Rosewall

00:12:44 - Xbox Partner Preview

00:14:57 - The Alters

00:21:09 - Sleight of Hand

00:24:48 - Monster Jam Showdown