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Due to several of us being at GDC, we won't be recording the podcast on Wednesday this week so no early access for Patreon supporters. We will most likely be streaming a live episode of the podcast on Thursday at 2:30pm Central and getting it up in the podcast feeds as soon as we can after that. Thank you!

This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and a mystery guest. 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...

- Dragon's Dogma 2

- Rise of Ronin

- Princess Peach: Showtime

- Death of a Wish

- GDC 

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SuperCerberus

What was a time when you had to try really hard not to laugh and it just made you laugh more?

Jim Chatterton

My wife and I have been talking about the whole Royal saga happening with Kate Middleton and she is referring to it as KateGate. I suggested WaterKate instead and thought wait why did all scandals add Gate on the end instead of Water to the front? It's just as valid an adjustment, so do you think we should start calling scandals Water[Blank] instead of [Blank]Gate?

Roberto González

if you were a kite where would you like to be flown?

VMEArcana (Very Much Earthed Arcana)

All right, third times the charm! Hey Minnmax, FF7 Remake, and Rebirth have got me thinking about this new level of what's possible for a remake. What other classic games deserve to be remade intoa modern trilogy? To make the question more interesting, what movie or novel can be expanded into a modern trilogy in it’s original medium? Could this method work across mediums, a huge novel to trilogy of games, etc.

BEEFCAKE

Is the mystery guest like when airheads or dumdum lollipops has the mystery flavors But it's actually just the last flavor in the new flavor mixed together? I'll take my answer on air

Blazingscourge

Hey MinnMax! I see that the discount code for iam8bit is Thinmints which begs the question, what is y’all favorite Girl Scout cookie?

Michael Tucker

Hello Minnmaxers. After 8 years of redownloading, raging and deleting the game I have finally acquired Titanfall 2's platinum trophy. The final trophy I needed required completing a time trial that required precise moment with little room for error. Is there a challenge in a game that you love that has eluded you? And have you ever gone back years later to try to complete it. Thanks for all you do!

Joebeezer

¡Hola! How does your dragon’s dogma 2 character look in game? Does it look exactly like what was created in character creation or some abomination that looks nothing like it? I’d like to know if spending time in the character creator is worthwhile. Thanks!

Lewis K

Hey team, I have used Pokemon Sleep basically every day since it came out and for the first time this week I went to subreddit for some tips as I still need a few Pokemon sleep styles to unlock the new island before Raikou gets added. Turns out I’ve been “playing” this wrong the entire time and the community has meta-gamed their sleep with there being complete metas on what Pokemon to bring to each island, their abilities (they had those?) and what ones to bring dependent on if your Snorlax likes curry, salads or desserts etc. I will ignore all of this and continue to play this the non-meta, 5 minutes before sleep way I currently do but my question is: what is a game you played or a time that you thought something could not possibly be min-maxed (sorry) actually was by the community?

Miskain

Hey MinnMax! About two months ago I decided to try the Resident Evil 2 remake. Other than playing the first games on ps1 as a kid, I've never really been interested in the series. But with RE2 something clicked and since then I've been playing all of the newer Resident Evil games non-stop. They have quickly become some of my favourite games of all time, something I would not have believed to be possible just a couple of months ago. It makes me wonder what other gems are out there that I've been ignoring for some reason. So my question is: Is there a game or a genre that you were cold on for the longest time but later it became one of your favourites?

Sam Kennedy

Do centaurs have two rib cages?

RynaGoGo

Howdy dudes and mystery guest, I saw that the promo code for Iam8bit is THINMINTS this time. Do you find it strange that they would put the code as the third best Girl Scout cookie? Why wouldn’t they make it Samoas, which is as we all know is the best Girl Scout cookie.

Jump On Everything

What are some smells that remind you of certain games

Cody Allison

This question is inspired by the mystery guest. I recently learned that 'mystery' flavor candy sometimes is just the resulting blend of the manufacturing switching between flavor batches and some residual flavor from the old batch makes it to the new. Do you know any other fun food facts?

Jeremy McPhail

Dragon's Dogma 2 seems to be more of the same of Dragon's Dogma 1. For some this will be welcome news. Not for me. I liked the first, but combat felt a bit sloppy to me. However there are some games that I would be happy to just have more of . . . Ghost of Tsushima, Titanfall 2, Horizon Zero Dawn - just to name a few. Are there any games you have played that you would be totally happy just playing more of the same?

El Barto

Bit of a downer question, but here goes: Looking at the continued layoffs plaguing the games industry and you just being at GDC: do you feel like the game industry is getting a bad reputation for talented designers or programmers in a way that will hamper the quality of future games? I could imagine that talented people may be transitioning to other industries or simply not coming into the industry after they get their degrees. What could be the long-term ramifications of this bad and sad trend?

RabidLime

DEAR MYSTERY GUEST, what's a weirdo food pairing that you personally think is delicious? (i.e. peanut butter and dill pickles)

Steve Z

There's a popular Korean fried chicken chain called Pelicana that now has several stores all around the world. My last order came in a custom branded box promoting a collaboration with Honkai Star Rail, that other popular gacha game from the makers of Genshin Impact. It reminded me of the time Ben found that Modern Warfare-themed Burger King in Puerto Rico, and it got me thinking about game collaborations/takeovers with unconventional companies. Do any of you have any memories of oddball marketing collaborations or just general gaming marketing moments that left you scratching your head?

MakeItUnclear

I recently finished reading Moby Dick. (Hold for applause.) The book is famously a bizarre deep-dive into a hyper-specific interest (whaling) that was so well-regarded it became the defining literary work about that interest. So, what hobby or interest of yours - video game-related or not - could you write a Moby Dick-level book about? As Melville discusses whale biology and cultural history at length, what would the long, academic chapters in your book discuss that the general public doesn't know about?

Kyle Silva

If Netflix made a theme park to the scale of something like Universal Studios, but with Netflix properties, do you think you would find yourself going? P.S. If your mystery guest happens to be Bob Iger, I’d like to apologize in advance, for suggesting such.

Patrick Polk

Missed Joke Opportunity: Last week when you were answering the question about what store you would like a lifetime 50% discount from, Chan (phonetic guess at the name) in the backstage pass joked "The House Store?" Missed opportunity there to respond, "Oh you mean the Home Depot!" (I think it's funny to pretend that Home Depot sells entire homes--delivery of this joke might be helped by really hammering the HOME part of Home Depot.)

Zeth Hillman-Johnson

What's a game you had to stop playing for the sake of your health?

Victor Pham

Why is there sometimes such a disparity between critics and general audiences?

RickyWinterborn

Greetings developer loving gamers. Speaking of game dev, playing horizon forbidden west right before ff7 rebirth has been an interesting comparison design-wise. It has definitely made me appreciate how horizon's exploration is sign-posted, things are easy to follow but climbing a cliff feels more natural and realistic, where in ff7 you stiffly jump from big obvious cliff chunk to the next. instead of leaping off a ridge and gliding down to where you want, ff7 has funny fire department slide poles. Do these elements dampen your enjoyment of a game or does it not matter?

Limp Bizquick

What do you get for the man who has everything? My brother in law’s birthday is coming up and he buys just about everything video game related he can. What’s something cool and fun and videogamey I can get him that he wouldn’t already own

Patrick G

Best way to pop “the question”? How did you all do it? Patrick g

Ryan Blaquiere

What is your food related guilty pleasure?

Clemens Schwarz

Hi Ben and the lovely cohorts, nowadays people have the ability to get to know so much more insight into the depths of game dev, for instance through watching GDC talks, game dev documentaries, books or even documentary games. I know you are interested - you are even at GDC right now - so what is the most surprising thing you learned about making games. And did that change your perception of games as a medium in any way? P.S.: I'm not at GDC this year, but what a great time it was last year, when "those NFT games" were the worst thing we complained about (while we still got the free food and drinks they gave out).

Joe Kafchinski

Pentiment has been out on PS5 for a few weeks and Hi-Fi Rush is out today, but I don't really feel like there's been much buzz around these releases. Meanwhile, Sea of Thieves currently sits behind only Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin and MLB the Show on the PS5's top pre-orders list. Now that all the teeth gnashing and hand wringing have died down, what's been your impression of Microsoft's "Xbox Everywhere" moves so far and what do you think their next steps will be?

Lamb Dance

Hey Gang. I'm really glad we're getting another couple of Nintendo GDC talks this year, seems really out of Nintendo's usual comfort zone to let devs speak at these events. Question: Who's a developer you'd really like to see do a GDC talk in the future?

Graham Walker

Not naming names but someone I respect very much on last week's show talked about crunch in terms of people "working harder" and it slightly got my back up. I think people can conflate with working long hours with working harder. For me this isn't the case- from experience for me theonger I work the slower and less good my work is, the more I lose focus, take breaks and feel unmotivated. Why do you all think and what can be done to help encourage a healthy work environment where people can turn up and be their best self?

Funky Duck

What is the most unlikely place you've drawn inspiration from when approaching a personal or professional goal?

Steven Toth

Thrilled “Princess Peach Showtime” is getting such a big push from Nintendo. I’ve been a huge Peach fan for years and I’m very excited for this game. Who is a “sidekick/side character” in a gaming franchise that you think would make a great game on their own merit?

Sam Evans

What was your experience with Dragons Dogma 1 and how does that affect your anticipation of 2? I played the first one last year for about an hour and really didn't like how it controlled or the combat. It was very early but I bounced off it pretty hard.

Chris Fennessy

This week X-Men ‘97 is coming out, the sequel to the 1990s X-Men animated series which was a formative show for my childhood. What was your favorite show as a kid, and what would you like to see if it was rebooted or continued?

Seneca Kier

Was there any particular character you tried to make in Dragons Dogma 2 demo? I tried to make a follower that looked like Arthur Morgan and got John Cena with hair unfortunately

Fatt Mish

Good day cohorts. As we moved through the PS2 generation and into the 360/PS3 generation it seemed as if celebrity was very important to the image and advertising of these consoles. I remember E3 shows with all kinds of celebrity appearances, Microsoft giving special edition 360 consoles to movie stars, rappers and athletes as well as Sony hosting exclusive shows with big name appearances. Today I feel like the image of a console is less important for the big three. It still happens occasionally, but are we now far enough into the maturity of the medium that celebrity doesn't matter as much or did the perspective from advertisers maybe change? Thanks Mars from MN

Michael Griffin

Why do bagels have to have holes in them? I'd much rather have a bagel without a hole for more surface area and easier spreading of delicious cream cheese!

Poofydoo

Looking back and removing the rose tinted glasses of nostalgia, if you had to erase a console generation from our memories, which would it be?

Luca Alberti

Hello crew! What's a cult movie you've seen far later than its prime? Last night I watched Misery for the first time and unsurprisingly it holds up really well!

Travis in Fargo

How long before Tarzan leaves the public consciousness completely?

Travis in Fargo

Have you ever been in the right place at the right time?

Travis in Fargo

Why did they say The Martian was a comedy?

Dan from Canada

Do you think we have played the game of the decade or is still yet to come ? (MinnMax’s official stance is breath of the wild was 2010-2019 and 2000-2009 was metal gear solid 3)

Daniel Doran

Hey folks, do y'all have any gaming habits that are totally unnecessary or even discouraged by the game your playing? I've been playing a lot of Pikmin 4 recently and as you're traveling deeper into the caves, the game tells ya, "don't worry where all your pikmin are at. When you go through to the next level, they're all coming with you." Yet, I run around that level every single time picking up every last one of my little guys.

jacob cummings

Have any of you ever done a Julie and Julia type challenge, and if not, do you have an idea of one you'd like to try? Julie and Julia is a movie based on a real blog about a woman who challenged herself to cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child's cookbook in 1 year. For myself, last May I challenged myself to read 524 volumes of manga (that's like reading One Piece 5 times) in 1 year and, while I still have a couple months left, I have exceeded that number and have read 546 volumes as of writing this!

Kenjamin

Have you ever avoided playing a well respected game, because you suspect that you won’t like it, and don’t want to deal with the backlash of having the “wrong” opinion

Mike Lynch

Did you have a favorite oddity in the place you grew up in?     Growing up, mom hard a hard time going to the basement to do laundry. So my father cut a hole in the floor of a tiny closet so she could chuck the clothes into a hamper in the basement. Of course I used to throw toys into the hole, and get told to stop playing around the hole.

Kevin Kuper

When facing a final boss what is your preference: a giant colossal fight or a fight with someone your size 1:1?

Zane Dukes

Do you think square meant to make FF7 rebirth a yakuza game and release it right next to another yakuza game?

CaffeineDad

Hey gang! (I’m writing this assuming y’all traveled to GDC) What are some of your travel rituals/habits? I always need my Switch and a hat to hide messy hair, and I absolutely need to buy a bag of Cheez-Its and a drink for the flight. If I’m traveling by car, you already know I have to stop in the most important place in Texas: Buc-ee’s!

Qax

I love that Ben is a bit of a comedy aficionado (see his pete Holmes and Harris Wittels references) what's your history with that stuff?

James Gameboy

Hey folks! I just wanted to chime in on last week's conversation, both about Jeff Minter and the Playdate. If you like the idea of playing extremely wacky and singular games from lone artist/devs or small teams, that's pretty much everything on Playdate. It's an environment much more open to people making things they want to make rather than what they hope will sell. So if that type of gaming appeals, there's no better place than Playdate. Cheers

Michael Archer

Better Quest goal: I am a songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who has been recording music all of my adult life but have never recorded a full-length album. My attempts to do so haven't been stunted by lack of creativity or motivation to write, but have a very difficult time putting the finishing touches on a project without changing it significantly depending on my moods and a constant processing of influences. Right now, my old laptop hard drive is full of music that I can consider "written" as in I have finished the musical and lyrical side of the music but can't seem to motivate myself to put in the polish on the mixing end of it to finally have a finished product. This is an album I've been working on since 2021 and has become a significant mental block for me. I hope to have this done by the end of 2024 at the very latest. Have any of you undertaken a large multi-step project like this, and what advice would you give to someone trying to complete something they started? Thanks, and thanks for the wonderful content.

Gouda

This episode is gonna be a banger

LlorchDurden

Hey y'all , hi "mystery guest" I discovered this week Oh Deer from Cozy Bain Studios (https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/CozyCabinStudios) and I'm having a blast! It got me thinking tho this game is GREAT but it *can't* (idk I have no data) be an expensive-multi-year development (all well known UE assets) and it hit 35K concurrent so probably they made their money back already. Do you think there's room for the big studios to release small games like these before THE BIG AAAs or we're just gonna see these big swings and maybe after 7 years it doesn't work?

Luketheman5

Hello esteemed panel! I was chatting to my friend about the Jak and Daxter series and reflected on how wild the writing room for Jak 2 must have been. Jak went from a sweet innocent farm boy to suddenly this edgy, evil freako with a real temper problem. The gameplay also took a massive swing in the opposite direction adding weapons and vehicles. I would have loved to been there, listening to Naughty Dog justify why the plot needed to become like this. It got me thinking, is there any game out there where you wish you could be a fly on the wall and listen to them make crucial plot decisions for the future of the series?

Dennis Cortes

What is each of your favorite video game event (E3, PAX, GDC, etc) memory?

Jared Piers

Whats up Minnmax, what do you think is the worst meme of all time? Exclude ones that are bad for moral reasons.

Ian Miller

Hey gang! What, in your opinion, makes for a great introduction in a game? I still to this day think about Borderlands 2's intro cutscene, wherein it showcases the zaniness and wanton violence the player can expect from the upcoming adventure, all perfectly scored by The Heavy's Short Change Hero. It still holds up to me as one of the best gaming intros ever. What say you?! Toodles, Ian Miller

MyNameIsDan

Ben, Would you rather win a million dollars or a million hearts? Thanks, Dan

Trapezoid

Ben, this question is probably mostly for you, mostly. In the original Jurassic Park, there is a scene towards the end of the movie where Dr. Sattler is talking to John Hammond about the park, and she says “I was overwhelmed by the power of this place! But I made a mistake, too, I didn’t have enough respect for that power and it’s out now!” This line always confused me, cause it sounds like she starts off referring to the metaphorical “power” of the park, but ends referring to the physical electrical power of the park! Have I just been misunderstanding this quote for 30 years? Am I crazy?

SlyCut

Hello all, I hope you're having a great and safe week! What's the best and/or worst room service you've ever had?

Vilis

GDC is the event every year I've considered the educational one. In the spirit of education, are there any games nowadays in the Edutainment realm like Oregon Trail or Math Blaster etc. which kids today will, 30 years from now, be looking back on fondly? I generally assume that there are just a bunch of apps which fill that niche, but is there something on a school computer today that teaches history, science, math, in a fun and gameplay centric way?

Adam Castellanos

Hello, this is a life question for y’all I just kinda need advice. How do you know you are making the right decisions in your life and how would someone get over the fear of making a wrong one. Thank you

Channing Potatum

The YouTube channel New Frame Plus produces a “best game animations of the year” video annually. That got me thinking: what are your favorite game animations? Remedy’s work animating the character Rose in Alan Wake 2 really stuck out to me.

Gavin Fitzgerald

Hey, what are your travel comfort routines or tips? What do ye do to make it all a bit more enjoyable?

Voivod McGarnagle

Hi Minnbos, Kind of a broad question but how historically has the game industry adapted to lean times? Were layoffs always as prevalent? Thanks, hugs and kisses

Jeorin

Greetings MinnMax crew and mystery friend, If video games didn't exist, what would your primary hobby be? I'd probably be even more obsessed with tabletop gaming.

Virgil B

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves was announced over the weekend and it will be releasing next year. SNK states the game will have traditional Arcade Style controls as well as Smart Style controls that involve simpler ways to do special moves. Do simpler controls make fighting games more appealing to casual fans? Are special move inputs the biggest hurdle fighting games have to overcome to reach a wider audience?

Critical Gaming

What's Hattnin' MinnMax!? Team Ninja has been following in FromSoft's footsteps for a while now with the Nioh games being heavily inspired by Dark Souls, Wo Long inspired by Sekiro, and now Rise of the Ronin seems to be taking steps from Elden Ring and possibly Ghosts of Tsushima. The question is are Team Ninja just trying to play it safe by copying games that they know already work, or are they genuinely inspired enough that their games stand on their own despite those influences?

mikewearsprada

Good day, Minnimum Maximums! I once heard on a podcast that "every game is SOMEBODY'S favorite game". That being said, can the panel today think of a game that has the SMALLEST amount of people in the world who call it their #1 favorite game of all time?

Tonytheswordsman

WAZZUP Heard someone write in about the impact on Akira toriyama on exercise community. So I have a story about that: I use to workout on base in AZ and one day there was this tall buff dude that just walked in and began his workout. He would grunt and move heavy weight, it was a little frighting. He stayed in one spot just working out and once he got up and moved around the room I saw his one tattoo on his arm it all made sense, it was SS3 Goku. He had no other tattoos that I saw just one that looked like a screen cap of the episode where he transformed. Once I saw that I knew he did it, he achieved that level, now he only needed to grow his hair and shave his brows.

Eric G

In honour of Princess Peach Showtime releasing this week I've always wondered why the English versions called her "Princess Toadstool" all the way up to Super Mario 64 where they add "Peach" as a sort of sign-off. Princes and Princesses use their first names when being addressed, so Toadstool was presumably her first name, which is a choice. Can you think of any other examples of a localization where a changed name made you give your head a shake on the thought process that landed them on the final version?

Tonytheswordsman

WAZZUP! I wanted to write in and confirm Ben is tall. Is there a celebrity you met and was near your height so now you use them as a ruler when they are near others? Also it was awesome to meet everyone at the minnmax SF meet up and talk to Ben about mega man legends !

Chandler

Hey minnmax this isn't really a great question but i don't have anything else to do with this thought I had so here you go How cool would a Pokemon zoo tycoon game be?

Josh64

Hey Minnmax, do any of y’all ever get embarrassed when trying to talk to others about games that either don’t get them or just aren’t as into them as you are? I always feel a little odd when the elders in my life try to talk to me about my hobbies and I’ll try to bring up video games. They’re never dismissive of it but I can see when their eyes start to glaze over because they just have no interest. Do any of y’all still run into this?

Zachary Mullaney

Hey Minnmax, first time writing in but wanted to Thank you all for the joy you being my public transportation trips to work every week. Have you all ever regretted not playing a sport in high school? Here in Pittsburgh, hockey is huge with the Pittsburgh Penguins etc. later in adult life, I have thought about this many times and do, sort of regret NOT playing ice hockey. Thoughts?

PhillyYeetSteak

I know this shouldnt bother me, but recently Haley said both "27 Hours" and "27 Days Later". Ben also recently said "128 Hours" So. To be clear, the movies are: 127 Hours 28 Days Later 27 Dresses

Cengizhan

Hey Minnmax crew! Last year, by chance I got to visit a big gaming publisher's business mixer during South Korea's G-Star gaming expo. As a gaming enthusiast that does not have a job in gaming, I loved the mingling with industry folks and the party-hopping. I then considered going to GDC this year too, but hesitated because I just wasn't sure if it'd be worth it. In the end I decided not to go: Do you think visiting GDC could have been worth it for someone who simply is interested in the gaming industry? Or did I make the right call staying home?

TeganKaddie

Hey Minnmax Crew! I'm planning on picking Stardew Valley back up after its 1.6 Update came out this week, after years away from playing it. The game originally came out in 2016 and, according to their official wiki, it's last major content patch was back in -2020-, with bug & balance fixes running into 2021. Question for the show then: what's a game from 5+ years ago that you'd love to see get dragged from the grave with a new major update?

oliver

i recently learnt that devil May cry 1 was born out of a bug during the development of onimusha warlords that allowed you to juggle enemies by slashing them multiple times in a row. my question is do you guys know of any other games that were at least inspired by part inspired by bugs in other games?

Mike Lynch

Since you are all veterans of conferences like GDC at this point, would you say the percentage of developers/publishers you interact with has skewed more toward your age group as the years have passed? Is there a notable difference in how the younger/older people in the industry interact with you?

thejjuan1

Hello minnmax crew. Have you saw the news that Alpha Protocol is back?It’s being sold on GOG after being delisted for years.

Phelix Diaz

If you could respec yourself. How would you redistribute your current skill points? You determine what your current skills are and they don't have to adhere to specific DnD skills.

Bob Buel

What’s the best thing you ate at GDC? And how much HP do you think that it would give you in a JRPG?

Patrick Hughes

Ahoy MinnMax and friends! If you had the ability to create a save file of your real life, but only create a total of 3 save files, when / what moments would you choose to save?

Azza G

hello minnmax from Perth, Australia! I was wondering if you've had any major deep dives (apart from the deepest dive) lately into anything media or otherwise? for instance, recently I've gotten into pinball tables and pinball games and realised how detailed the Zen pinball games are and how big the pinball community is! I've dove into the pinball community, purchased a number of digital tables and now regularly spend hours playing at a local barcade (they have free games nights). plus I'm playing weird pinball inspired games like yokos Island express and that weird game cube one with a bad name. thanks for the show!

Jason Wojnar

Last week you talked about Dad's gaming. What about moms? My mother loved Kaboom and combat on the Atari 2600 (we got it at a yardsale in the 90s). Recently she tried to get into gone home and was intrigued by the story but the controls were just too hard for her.

Elliot Barker

Hey Minnmax! With more publishers clearly shying away from idea of pouring money into new live service games, are there any franchises (video games or otherwise, get silly with it if you want to!) that you'd have loved to see as a live service game? And what things would you put in their season/battle pass or shop? Love the show, thanks for all the content, Elliot

Martin Hollis

Hey MinnMax - long time listener, recent subscriber. I was just wondering what type of game you felt was in line for a resurgence in 2024? I know we are seeing some new RTS games on the horizon, but I'd really like an ARG revival (like Majestic / I Love Bees) particularly in the era of full Social Media engagement.

Jon Larson

What is the weirdest noise you can make with your mouth?

Phil McKrackup

Hey MinnMax! My wife and I watched The Beanie Bubble last weekend, and after we spent an hour looking through our child hood beanie babies and looking up their worth. Have any of you watched this movie? Has a movie ever affected you like that? And did you guys have beanie babies when you were kids?

CptCobblePot

Greetings Minnmaxers, Is consumerism an insane idea? I realize that the hype of just owning something to own it, especially in the gaming space drives my backlog up. Great to have options, but when does it end? Will we ever fully play our games or use that souvenir mug we bought last vacation? Zeitgeist can feel poisonous at times.

Rikimaru

Hiya MinnMax! What is your favorite series that has crossed or blended genres? What is a franchise that you would like to see in a new genre? For me, I really want a new Zelda rhythm game, but after Cadence, I worry we may not see another one.

Harrison

Hey minnmax! Yesterday after spending several hours on the final boss in FFVII Rebirth, during the final cutscene our power cut out. I then had to do the whole multi stage boss fight two more times to finish the game again. What was the most annoying or frustrating time you've lost game progress and had to repeat something? Also, just a quick note on Rebirth's side quests, you can definitely skip a lot more than it seems. I rolled credits on normal mode, having only completed 94/169 intel assignments, about 80% of which I did right before the point of no return at the start of Chapter 13, having basically skipped almost everything up until that point. The only issue I had to deal with as a result was Chadley complaining about me not sending him intel.

BacklogBusters

Hey minnmax! A friend just told me about gamedle (https://www.gamedle.wtf) which is a great daily dose of game guessing and feels like a great Trivia Tower training tool! What other things would you recommend to get better at Trivia Tower?