PAX’s Best Games, Cyberpunk’s Future, Immortality Review

09/08/22 • 128 min

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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and returning guest O'Dell Harmon Jr. to talk about the best games from PAX West including Lies of P and Gunbrella. Then we talk about the new trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet before unpacking the reveal of Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty and debate whether the upcoming DLC can restore the name of Cyberpunk. Then Leo Vader joins us to talk about his love of Assassin's Creed Rogue and talk about the upcoming entries in the series like Assassin's Creed Mirage. Finally, Jacob Geller unloads his (spoiler-free) thoughts on Sam Barlow's Immortality. 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

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O'Dell's new Nintendo podcast Toadstool Boardroom - https://twitter.com/ToadstoolBR

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:17 - PAX Highlights

00:12:58 - Gunbrella

00:16:15 - Splatoon 3

00:20:21 - Potion Craft

00:21:46 - Lies of P

00:28:36 - Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet

00:34:26 - Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty

00:46:54 - Assassin's Creed Rogue

00:52:03 - Upcoming Assassin's Creed games

00:58:05 - Immortality

01:13:27 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:15:25 - Community questions

01:59:38 - Get A Load Of This

Jacob's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuca_%26_Bertie

Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/9QEUK9tCyDw

Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/merrittk/status/1567522217348550656?s=46&t=H1ZltW086oQo6bl-Ze-0Rw

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Def Jam: Fight for NY - Daniel Bickerton

They Bleed Pixels - Kendrick Fortune

Nightmare Ned - SpiralInYourEyes

Clubhouse Games on DS - Divorced Cougar (Mike M)

Clocknockers - GAMES.ARCHOR.COM

Hotel Dusk: Room 215 - Joe Dean

Bayonetta 2 - Patrick Polk

Splatoon 3 - IanTClark

Chromehounds - Clemens Zobel

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast - Starkiller

Total War: Warhammer 3 - Maniac

Star Wars: Yoda Stories - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX - Miguel Medjai

Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge

McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure - Sandshrewd

Final Fantasy IV - Interrotta

Donkey Kong Country 3 - Otsego12

Graffiti Kingdom - DominicCichocki

Twisted Metal 2 - Jawarhe...

Watch the video version of The MinnMax Show here - https://youtu.be/S7hG7Kufktc

Follow O'Dell Harmon Jr. on Twitter here - https://twitter.com/ODellHarmonJr

O'Dell's new Nintendo podcast Toadstool Boardroom - https://twitter.com/ToadstoolBR

Watch Janet's PAX panel around the 3 hour mark here - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1581835220

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

https://www.iam8bit.com - Promo Code: LUNCHMEAT

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:17 - PAX Highlights

00:12:58 - Gunbrella

00:16:15 - Splatoon 3

00:20:21 - Potion Craft

00:21:46 - Lies of P

00:28:36 - Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet

00:34:26 - Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty

00:46:54 - Assassin's Creed Rogue

00:52:03 - Upcoming Assassin's Creed games

00:58:05 - Immortality

01:13:27 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:15:25 - Community questions

01:59:38 - Get A Load Of This

Jacob's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuca_%26_Bertie

Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/9QEUK9tCyDw

Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/merrittk/status/1567522217348550656?s=46&t=H1ZltW086oQo6bl-Ze-0Rw

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

Watch our solo stream archives - https://bit.ly/3vRAQbi

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

Def Jam: Fight for NY - Daniel Bickerton

They Bleed Pixels - Kendrick Fortune

Nightmare Ned - SpiralInYourEyes

Clubhouse Games on DS - Divorced Cougar (Mike M)

Clocknockers - GAMES.ARCHOR.COM

Hotel Dusk: Room 215 - Joe Dean

Bayonetta 2 - Patrick Polk

Splatoon 3 - IanTClark

Chromehounds - Clemens Zobel

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast - Starkiller

Total War: Warhammer 3 - Maniac

Star Wars: Yoda Stories - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX - Miguel Medjai

Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge

McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure - Sandshrewd

Final Fantasy IV - Interrotta

Donkey Kong Country 3 - Otsego12

Graffiti Kingdom - DominicCichocki

Twisted Metal 2 - Jawarhe...

Previous Episode

49 Remakes We Need More Than The Last Of Us

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Janet Garcia to talk about playing The Last of Us Part 1 (codes provided by PlayStation) and then share our picks for the games we'd most like to see remade. After that, we have a bunch of games to talk about like the excellent Tinykin, Cursed to Golf, and the shockingly divisive Pac-Man World Re-PAC. Then we're joined by Digital Eclipse's Chris Kohler to share the full backstory of working with Konami on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection and its absurd archive of historical content. Of course we answer your wonderful questions right after that, you can submit questions and win a prize from iam8bit by supporting MinnMax on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

You can watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/2JPRhpuuvQA

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Help support MinnMax's supporters!

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:40 - The Last of Us Part 1 Remake

00:21:26 - Our dream remakes

00:37:43 - Pac-Man World Re-Pac

00:46:36 - Tinykin

00:53:57 - Cursed To Golf

00:56:42 - Ooblets

01:00:36 - Introducing Digital Eclipse's Chris Kohler

01:04:49 - Making Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection

01:29:58 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:31:38 - Community questions

02:22:26 - Get A Load Of This

JeffM's GALOT - https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-business/kris-lindahl-files-trademark-for-iconic-arms-out-pose

Hanson's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kit-krysta-podcast/id1609805414

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

Watch our solo stream archives - https://bit.ly/3vRAQbi

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

The Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body - SpiralInYourEyes

Power Stone 2 - PlainShane

Mog House - Matthew Paxton

Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness - Joel Hulseman

Viewtiful Joe - Interrotta

Duck Dynasty: The Video Game - The Sleepy MailMan

StreetPass Plaza - Kyle Silva

Unreal Tournament - Pepperoni4ever

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Jawarhello

Celeste Pico-8 - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

The Search for Fran 2 - games.archor.com

Assault Android Cactus - Kendrick Fortune

Mega Man Battle Network 3: White - Miguel Medjai

Bayonetta - Patrick Polk

Clubhouse Games - Divorced Cougar (Mike M)

Enfo's Team Survival - Ted Ryser

Lego Island - Sandshrewd

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - Tanner Hoisington

Kameo: Elements of Power - Clemens Zobel

Yakuza: Like a Dragon - Jesse Spencer

Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6

Viva Piñata - Nickfilo

Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge

Illusion of Gaia - Spider_Dan

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Nintendo Direct, Sony's State Of Play, Dozens Of New Game Reveals!

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! We have a heck of an episode for you this week, with Ben Hanson joined by Sarah Podzorski, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to unpack the best moments and trailers from the avalanche of news and press conferences in the game industry. We talk about the big Nintendo Direct where they revealed Fire Emblem Engage and Pikmin 4, and we really dive in to talking about the re-release of Goldeneye 007 and the big announcement of The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom. Then we unpack Sony's State of Play, featuring the reveal of Tekken 8 and an amazing new trailer for God of War Ragnarok from Sony Santa Monica. We cover the Ubisoft Foward and Marvel and Disney games announced recently as well before being joined by Kelsey Lewin to review Splatoon 3 and answer wonderful questions submitted by you all on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

You can watch and share the video version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/hf9vr5vE34o

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:48 - Nintendo Direct highlights

00:12:33 - Goldeneye 007's return!

00:17:31 - Pikmin 4

00:20:33 - Various Daylife

00:22:30 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

00:31:25 - New N64 games coming to Switch Online

00:34:16 - Sony's State of Play Highlights