PSVR2 Review, Metroid Prime Rules, Gaming's Greatest Documentary

02/16/23 • 138 min

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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to rave about the Metroid Prime Remaster, share their full thoughts on the PSVR2 headset (provided by PlayStation) and its flagship title Horizon Call of the Mountain, then we talk about the new Monster Hunter-like game Wild Hearts and Double Fine's incredible new documentary series about the development of Psychonauts 2. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

You can watch the video version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/aY3lfoV4_vg

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Here's a link to the Kickstarter for Kelsey Lewin's book - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gabedurham/boss-fight-books-season-6-here-to-play

You can watch the Psychonauts 2 documentary here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKoy_KMVIyU

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:42 - Announcing The Deepest Dive

00:05:23 - Metroid Prime Remastered

00:18:31 - PSVR2 Review

00:30:37 - Horizon Call of the Mountain

00:37:45 - The Utility Room

00:39:43 - What The Bat

00:42:02 - Wild Hearts

00:53:11 - Double Fine's PsychOdyssey

01:09:14 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:13:52 - Community Questions

02:03:03 - Get A Load Of This

Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/apolloandfrens

Janet's GALOT - https://kotaku.com/famicom-cassette-retro-game-collection-museum-japan-1850117660

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-and-yoko-taros-404-game-reset-reimagines-sega-games-as-women

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.avclub.com/netflix-to-remove-arrested-development-from-library-1850108397

Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/FZuxvWymdPY

Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEUOOgNzOv4

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

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Mad Dash - Max Smith

Hi-Fi Rush - Patrick Polk

Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords - Logan Krause

Cookie Clicker - RabidLime

Art Style: PiCTOBiTS - Divorced Cougar

Defend Your Castle - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

SSX Tricky - JustusLeague

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You can watch the video version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/aY3lfoV4_vg

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

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

Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/minnmax. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show!

Here's a link to the Kickstarter for Kelsey Lewin's book - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gabedurham/boss-fight-books-season-6-here-to-play

You can watch the Psychonauts 2 documentary here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKoy_KMVIyU

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:42 - Announcing The Deepest Dive

00:05:23 - Metroid Prime Remastered

00:18:31 - PSVR2 Review

00:30:37 - Horizon Call of the Mountain

00:37:45 - The Utility Room

00:39:43 - What The Bat

00:42:02 - Wild Hearts

00:53:11 - Double Fine's PsychOdyssey

01:09:14 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:13:52 - Community Questions

02:03:03 - Get A Load Of This

Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/apolloandfrens

Janet's GALOT - https://kotaku.com/famicom-cassette-retro-game-collection-museum-japan-1850117660

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-and-yoko-taros-404-game-reset-reimagines-sega-games-as-women

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.avclub.com/netflix-to-remove-arrested-development-from-library-1850108397

Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/FZuxvWymdPY

Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEUOOgNzOv4

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

Mad Dash - Max Smith

Hi-Fi Rush - Patrick Polk

Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords - Logan Krause

Cookie Clicker - RabidLime

Art Style: PiCTOBiTS - Divorced Cougar

Defend Your Castle - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

SSX Tricky - JustusLeague

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Previous Episode

New Zelda Details, GameBoy On Switch, Hitman Freelancer

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! This week Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and special guest Jill Grodt from The Indie Informer to recap the highlights from the big Nintendo Direct. We talk about the new trailer and vehicle reveal for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Metroid Prime Remastered, Pikmin 4, GameBoy Advances games on the Nintendo Switch, and more! Then Leo tells us why Hitman's Freelancer mode made his favorite game of all time even better and Jill Grodt and Ben Hanson share love for A Space For The Unbound. 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

You can watch the video version here - https://youtu.be/tqZ5ZB_5aOU

Follow news and reviews about indie games at Jill Grodt's site! https://the-indie-in-former.com/

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

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

https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmax65

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:56 - Nintendo Direct highlights

00:03:30 - Samba De Amigo: Party Central

00:03:56 - Pikmin 4

00:07:09 - Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

00:10:27 - Deca Police

00:12:13 - Fashion Dreamer

00:15:08 - Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster

00:17:12 - Metroid Prime Remastered

00:21:05 - Indie games at the Nintendo Direct

00:24:13 - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

00:24:47 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

00:32:59 - GameBoy and GameBoy Advance on Switch

00:38:45 - Splatoon 3 DLC

00:39:28 - Hitman Freelancer

00:53:01 - A Space For The Unbound

01:02:24 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:06:14 - Community Questions

02:17:49 - Get A Load Of This

Jill's GALOT - https://twitter.com/PlaytonicGames/status/1622657148520890369?t=vN7NBODHFlomIlUgrFJIlA&s=19

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xmi43Nk5VU

Hanson's GALOT - https://twitter.com/kurtmargenau/status/1621399167028592640?s=20&t=jqWRcbKeiBeCHwXjmt35ow

Leo's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0FpFMTbnfI

Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/mikeBithell/status/1622703465205047297?t=W-oLaF2si9SbGO0pYpBKtQ&s=19

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

Mad Dash - Max Smith

Hi-Fi Rush - Patrick Polk

Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords - Logan Krause

Cookie Clicker - RabidLime

Art Style: PiCTOBiTS - Divorced Cougar

Defend Your Castle - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

SSX Tricky - JustusLeague

Luck Be A Landlord - ...

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Sony's State Of Play, Suicide Squad, Like A Dragon: Ishin!

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Leo Vader, Sarah Podzorski, and Kyle Hilliard to unpack all of the news from Sony's State of Play, talk about playing Resident Evil Village and Gran Turismo 7 in VR, and lavish unexpected praise on Theatrhythm Final Bar Line. 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

You can watch and share the video version here - https://youtube.com/live/dMt_vRyKtvU

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

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

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:28 - Tchia

00:06:40 - New PSVR2 games

00:11:41 - Baldur's Gate 3

00:13:55 - Humanity

00:17:43 - Resident Evil 4

00:20:45 - Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League

00:28:18 - Like A Dragon: Ishin