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First things first: If you're attending PAX or in the Seattle area, please come out to MinnMax's community meetup THIS SATURDAY or attend our PAX Panels on Friday and Sunday. Click here for more info - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/come-to-minnmaxs-165858157

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Due to an embargo, there won't be an early episode of The MinnMax Show this week for audio listeners. We'll sitll have a majority of the episode live for Backstage Passers though. The episode will be live on Thursday for everybody. Don't get your expecatations too high for the embargoed game preview, it's just a kinda neat little thing releasing this year. It's not GTA VI. I repeat: NOT GTA VI.

Also, we'll be doing a reaction stream on YouTube this Thursday at 8am Central for PlayStation's State of Play. We won't be covering highlights on this week's episode though. If there's something big, we'll cover it next week.

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

Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Orbitals

Mega Man Dual Override

The Blood of Dawnwalker

MGS Collection Vol 2

Resonance: A Plague Tale

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Travis in Fargo

What video game truly uses every part of the pig?

Stevelution

Right MinnMax. Let’s settle this. Who’s cooler, vampires or werewolves? And why?

Neal McMahon

Hey MinnMax, We always talk about how sequels like Mass Effect 2 and Uncharted 2 dramatically improved on the originals. But what about the jump from 2 to 3? What games do you think had an equally huge leap from their second to third entry? The Witcher 3, MGS 3, or God of War III come to mind. What do you guys think?

JG

Hey CLCs, was playing Star Wars: Zcom over the weekend and on the one thousandth shot-reverse-shot sequence I finally snapped. Why do game cutscenes suck so much? Go back and watch some MGS1 cutscenes with its PS1 graphics and it’s 1000% more interesting and captivating than the majority of modern ‘cinematic games’; the irony of that moniker when most games have the most mediocre presentation imaginable. Why is this the case, and what games buck the trend?

Travis in Fargo

How important is it for a video game to be “fun?” Like, what’s an example of a game you like, but couldn’t describe as fun?

Adam Castellanos

How often do y’all actually use a charge attack on video games? I feel like there is never enough time to charge the attack before getting hit. Thank you.

Chuck Zich

What's the best name of a level or chapter in a game? Is "Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy" the clear GOAT?

Jacob Mazanowski

Do you think you’ve seen more airplanes or busses in your life?

Seth

What grabs your attention when combing the comments for community questions?

Sam Hookom

I’m extremely excited for the Control: Resonant Deepest Dive, and also realized that the Control: Resonant episode of Lore Dump is one of my most anticipated upcoming podcast episodes. Are there any games you love to play, but also want to consume content about it afterwards?

Travis in Fargo

Who is the most famous person who went to your high school? Is it you?!

Bob Buel

If you had your choice, and could have a celebrity be a spokesperson for MinnMax, who do you think would match the vibe of and be a positive force for MinnMax?

Travis in Fargo

Would you rather live in a hobbit hole or an elaborate treehouse?

Sky Fellowship

The question is short, the below is mostly just a collection of info to back up the question. I adore Rabbits, so I've always noticed Zelda's connection with them, but is there any official record as to why Rabbits are just so important in Zelda? It's too many games over too many years for 1 person on the dev team to like Rabbits as much as I do, to make them so important. A Link T The Past: When you first enter dark world, Link becomes a Rabbit. Link's Awakening: Has an animal village where Rabbits give hints that can aid your progression (As well as some Rabbit enemies which may be important due to a later game). Ocarina Of Time and Majora's Mask: Both feature entire questlines around the bunny hood. Phantom Hourglass: The Rabbit enemies return. Spirit Tracks: Features a quest from Bunnio, to collect 50 Rabbits to provide them a safe haven (Which makes me wonder if they are left alone, is that when they become the Rabbit enemies lore wise? As if they get tainted by evil). A Link Between Worlds: Features Ravio the fallen hero of Lorule (Or to avoid spoilers, the merchant who sells you items) and he famously dons a Rabbit hood. Breath Of The Wild/Tears Of The Kingdom: Both have Blupees which are in game confirmed to be "legendary Rabbits of Hyrule" and then TOTK shown us that ancient Hylians were essentially bipedal Rabbits. Also both games have the Ravio hood you can wear too.

Jump On Everything

What's your sandwich eating method, do you slice it in half? Do you start with the crusts? Or do you just eat across until the end, and why is everyone else's sandwich eating method completely wrong and stupid?

Axel Jrpg

What game story would translate best as a novel? I’m not talking about a novelization but what if we pressed the humanity reset button and everything stayed the same except one game narrative was a novel instead.

AJ

Are there any genre combos that haven’t been put together yet?

Nathan Ryer

Hey MinnMax! What video game/anime/manga has the best depictions of food? Vanillaware games usually leave you salivating. Delicious in Dungeon had amazing food. Even the great Castlevania had good food hidden in the walls. Who’s the best and why?

Travis in Fargo

What things happening now do you think you’ll be nostalgic for in 20 years?

Arturo Perez

Hi Minnmax! I'm ready to start my third semester teaching undergrad psychology, so I wanted to ask you, what made learning fun and interesting to you? what is your ideal course experience like? Thank youuu and have a great day!

Travis Manick

Prediction time! Will FF7 Remake and Rebirth be retroactively better, worse, or no different after completing Revelation? Will seeing the entire storyline and all the threads completed change your opinion on the first two games? Thanks, Manick_T

Fancygraham

Question for Charles, but others can weigh in. Which is the coolest brass instrument? Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Euphonium, or Tuba?

Michael Berry

Which cartoon would you 'Space Jam' for?

Boondock-Bandit

Hey all. How often does MinnMax get confused for Game Informer, and vice versa (if that even happens)? Seeing Jeff Kaplan mutter “that’s a game informer exclusive” during the recent rapid-fire interview, then proceeding to meltdown about the slip-up was quite adorable and endearing.

Lucas S

Hi MinnMax How would our world and our lives be different if Shigeru Miyamoto was never born?

Jeeo Banogy

Hey MinnMaxers! Was there ever a one-off part of a game that you wish you had more of? Any mini-mechanic that you wanted more of in that game or wish got spun out? Still waiting for that spin-off Queen's Blood game! Hope you guys get some sweet Fall colors!

sandeezy

Seeing as how super big landmark releases like GTAV, Breath of the Wild, Elden Ring etc go on to inspire a litany of other games, how do you think GTA 6 will inspire the industry? Are we about to get an influx of Real Life simulators? or will its new control scheme redefine how driving and shooting at the same time works forever (again)? thanks!

Shawninator

If you had to have one method to make random choices for the rest of your life, which would you prefer: Dice (x sides for however many choices), Spinner, or Deck of Cards?

Jacob Mazanowski

Not sure what the question here is, but after Ben making fun of Jeffm for all the rogue games he brings up, Ben is going to have a change of heart and love rogue games. I predict this because of his kiddos. As a parent myself with limited game time, they allow for shorts game sessions that have constant progression hits, easy to pick up and play is short bursts, and the chance at satisfaction of winning a run every time. Plus more are providing story and permanent upgrades. I guess if I had to ask a question it would be “what changes in your lifestyle has influenced your gaming taste?” Having kids and can therefore more limited gaming time is what did it the most for me

p9xm

This past week I had the pleasure of once again stopping at Iowa 80, who call themselves the world's largest truck stop! It is solidly OK, all things considered. What's your favorite roadside attraction or tourist trap?

Duderado

What was your first gamer tag? Mine was "Fire Bird" because I didn't know how to spell Phoenix despite seeing it as a summon in FFVII.

Josh LaBaw

Mad Catz ruined third-party controllers for me back in the day. So I went to just "officially licensed" first-party gear. Is this still necessary today? How we feeling about 3rd-party stuff now?

Dustin Davis

Who is a person in your life that reminds you most of an animated or video game character?

Michael Archer

What would it take for you to play a post-Kojima MGS game? Konami seems to on a roll making new Silent Hill games, but have stuck with remastering Metal Gear Solid up to this point. Would there be anything that would bring you back to the series if they decided to make a new entry?

CrabPalace

What series would make the best Orbitals-like? I wouldn't be surprised if Insomniac were making a Ratchet and Clank one right now

Davis

I loved the conversation about ONL last week. Why don't the Keighley shows get more critisism for the lack of transparency about what's a paid slot vs organic curation? It feels like one of those things that's either illegal or should be illegal. You guys touched on this pretty quickly but then focused more of the conversation on the shift to types of games being shown, Chinese/Korean devs using AI, etc. and I kept hoping you'd zoom in on this. In past years, there have been sponsors (like Steam Deck giveaways) and certain slots that have an unspoken "paid ad" feel to them (they conveniently would always wait until after those slots to say something like "Welcome back to the show"). Even on their best years, it's been unclear. But it's getting outrageous. It's hard not to see this as intentionally misleading.

aaaChandler

When you guys watch a movie at home, how often are you pausing that movie? How often are you finishing it days later? Do these things indicate a failure of my attention span?

Seneca Kier

Hi yall, at what point do you think you would tell someone they have too many lamps in their home?

CJ W.

If you could get ANY piece of media (book, TV show, movie, song?) adapted to a video game, with the guarantee that it would be the perfect adaptation in your eyes, what would you pick? I think the magic system from Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series would be interesting gameplay-wise. It would be pretty easy to learn but hard to master, which is something I always find intriguing.

wangamabob

Are there games that you have memories of that aren't necessarily tied to playing the game? As an example knack is a game I bought because my son wanted to play it, but our memories of it instead are how the game managed to make every ps4/ps4 pro we tried it on crash shortly after starting a game.

Robert Draa

Zero Company had me pondering EA's somewhat poor handling of their exclusive right to Star Wars videogames (2013-2023) with few releases and many canceled projects. I am reminded of EA's absolute fumbling of their exclusive right to The Simpsons video games (2005-2025...20 years!) that resulted in a single console game from 2007 and that mobile game. Now that The SImpsons is free from their icy grasp, what game do you want to see next from The Simpsons? Does anyone even care about The Simpsons anymore?

thejjuan1

Hey Minnmax. How long should an RPG be? There are some controversies with the length of the new Fable. The game director announced the game would be 20 hours long for the main story , double that by doing everything. Personally I would love my RPGs to be these big giant adventures. That can take up to 60-100 hours. But I know not everyone wants that. It’s one of the reasons I don’t like Chrono Trigger. It’s too short.

Fred Dinovo

What's the most fun name to say? Gotta be Bob right? The "ob" has great mouth feel and the single syllable makes it punchy. Prove me wrong panelists. PS feel free to separately consider fun full names to say like Humphrey Bogart

resnet

Hi MinnMax! Enough with the swords. What is an underexplored weapon that you want to receive the same treatment that swords do in games?

Random Oil Man

Why is there a higher percent of movies titles that begin with "The", than games?

RynaGoGo

Howdy boys! British people wake up in the morning and say “it’s time for beans”. What’s the strangest breakfast food you enjoy?

violet

We hear about the end of the year Best Moments before each two tens, but what are your All Time Best Moments?

Thom Blackburn

Will you ever do pranks on the minnmax show? Why or why not?

Adam

Has any enemy or boss through all of video games killed as many cumulative total player lives as the first goomba in Super Mario Bros world 1-1?

Graham Walker

Since 2018 From Software have released Déraciné, Sekiro, Elden Ring, Fire of the Erdtree DLC, Armoured Core 6, Nightrein and Duskbloods soon. Is there another developer releasing such high quality, unique games at this pace? How are they managing to what so many others can't?

Will K.

I'm visiting Seattle from Vancouver BC this weekend! The question is, will I be able to convince my wife who has negative interest in videogames to come to a brewery meet-up, hmmmm

Dill Pickles

Howdy Minnmax! My partner and I are sick this week, so it had me wondering: Do you have a go-to “Sick game” that you like to play when you’re under the weather? Or alternatively, any games that you specifically avoid when sick? Keep up the good work!

Blanderson

dear cohorbitals! congratulations, you were the first person to prove we live in a simulation. as result they are going to reset the simulation. your reward is that you get to create one rule for the world that applies after the reset. what rule are you creating? p.s. Charles you are a legend.

mantaguy

Hey Jacob! 4 episodes ago, you said you had a good friend who was furious when no one picked up Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave during this year's six shooter duel episode. Just out of curiosity, did they react in a similar way to that game getting left out of the recent Deepest Dive poll?

Craig Stuart

Hey there MinnMax, Are you the sort of person who is more or less likely to watch/play something if someone says "you would love this".

Neil Brown

Heya MinnMax, Are there any gaming series where the main face of the series is the least popular character? Or at least they aren't anyones pick for a favorite. (I could only maybe think Mario, like no one loves Mario over all the other character, right?)

Jeff Britton

Hi MinnMax! If you had to have a talking piece of armor or article of clothing a la Onimusha, what piece and what voice would you pick? I think a Matt Berry wool coat would make for good company on a frosty day.

Dannnnnnnnnnnn

Hey! You mentioned on last pod a crowd clapping as a comedian died of an aneurysm; this happened on live TV to British comedian Tommy Cooper. He was known for slapstick, act-gone-wrong moves, so when he collapsed from a fatal heart attack on stage, the crowd laughed and cheered until slowly realising he was in trouble and the live broadcast cut out. If you had to die in front of a cheering audience, how would you want to go out?

Rikimaru

Hi MinnMax! This question is mainly for Charles but would love to hear from the rest of the crew. Dungeons & Dragons announced a World of Warcraft crossover coming out this year. Do you have any interest in this or a crossover you'd like to see in the D&D ruleset? Or does it take the magic away from having actual play to come up with your own worlds and stories? I suppose this also applies to Magic universes beyond sets and crossovers in games in general. Curious to hear your thoughts!

Brooke Gossard

Hey Minnmax, I have a question for you all. What is the longest time you have had between putting down a game and then resuming and beating it. I got to the final boss in Donkey Kong 64 but I got frustrated getting one of the arcade coins so I put it down. Then one of my cousins came over and I thought they had erased the file much to my dismay. 15 years later, I booted it up again and to my surprise, my old save file was hiding in file 4. I glitched through the floor so I didn't need to get the arcade coin and finally told old King K Rool what is what.

Joe Kafchinski

In the last couple weeks we've had the story of Horizon Hunter's Gathering and the ongoing repeated failures of Sony's live service push. We've also had another Keighley showcase that was seemingly paid for with a neverending stream of free-to-play anime gacha games. What's with this paradox? Why are so many studios struggling with live service while Hoyoverse is able to scrounge up another billion-dollar game every couple years? Is there some shadow gaming industry out there that western gaming media is largely ignorant of? Is Sony's problem that their live service games just aren't degenerate enough?

DeeMads

Hi! What are your video game deal breakers, like a relationship dealbreaker but for games? One of mine that my friends tease me about is the allergic reaction I get when a video game makes my character hide in grass in the opening hours of the game. I get triggered because making me hide in grass for “stealth” feels like the most effortless, cliched thing a game can make me do—and SO many games have it. What are your gaming deal breakers and why? Thanks!

David Dubs

Hey Gang - I love reading short stories / novellas because finishing a story or two in an afternoon feels great. What are some of your favorite media's you can get through in a weekend afternoon?

Cayde

If each of ya’ll were a comically saturated color and everything you did in life from this point on had to be in theme with this color(like literally everything) what would it be?

Jaser Helu

Hello Acquisition Aficionados, The company I work for was recently acquired for $17 billion dollars! As some and / or all of you have experienced this first hand: what advice can you give in terms of future expectations, corporate restructuring, hopes, fears, dreams, etc? Granted, I’m in a completely different industry (commercial insurance), but will take any and all thoughts & advice!

Parker Aden

HI MINNMAX!!! Charles - you get to choose ANY GAME from this year to be in a SOLIDIFIED 11 spot on the Two Tens. No rebuttals allowed from the other cohorts!! What are you placing there? And who will be the most happy and upset about your decision?

Jack Seage

Question: Would you play GTA 6 if there was a chance it might literally kill you? Let’s say roughly a quarter into the main story there’s a non-optional mission where if you happen to die in the game, you die in real life. It’s not an especially hard mission, only 2% of players die on it, but you only get one shot at it and you can’t stop or swap to the other character once you’ve started. It is an incredibly well documented feature, there is no chance you could not hear about it or start it by accident, and for whatever reason, the powers that be are allowing the game in this state - it will not be patched out. Genuinely, what would you do??

SlyCut

Hello all, What's your stance on naps? Describe the perfect nap. (Place, position, time of day, length...)

Spicy Egg

I’m training a new puppy. What’s the best trick you’ve seen an animal do that I could try to teach her? For reference, Fern is a Schipperke (small dog).

Gooseberry

What is consistently the quietest place with the most people? Elevators? Libraries? Churches? The loudest with the least people?

pabloyan

Hola from Uruguay! first time supporter here! Got a question about Framerates and your personal preferences or tolerances! I've just upgraded my graphics card and got a higher refresh monitor (180hz) to go with it, and im enjoying playing at 120+ framerates for the first time. I'm curious about the cohort PC setups; I don't necessarily mean hardware specifics (tho i'll take em!) but I wonder if those playing on PC care about going above 60fps on your displays if capable, and if you find it hard at all to go back down when going from PC to Console. I'm curious to see how GTA VI will fare now that it's been confirmed to run at 30fps and even exclusive console players have mostly moved towards at least 60 by now. Been really enjoying Lumines Arise, thank you for the code!

Kanchilla

Hey Minnmax! The DCEU has been adapting IP into some interesting projects like the crime show Lanterns and the upcoming body horror Clayface movie. What character would you like to see (comic book or otherwise) in an unconventional video game adaptation? What if there was a Batman game where you're actually just managing Wayne Industries in a sim-game or a Professor Leyton style puzzle game featuring the Riddler?

Will Smith

Hey Minnmax, In honor of Coyote VS Acme's release, what hypothetical movie that never released would you want to see most? A classic example is Jodorowsky's adaptation of Dune.

Eyvah Ehyeh

Good question, that I have not thought about even if I've often thought about sequels! Awesome sequels: Metal Gear Solid 2, Silent Hill 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Patholofic 2, and Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn/Throne of Bhaal. Some classic nintendo franchises have done good third games, like mario and zelda, for example. Even old konami and capcom stuff, like castlevania and mega man become much better when they do what valve cannot (count to THREE). Having said that, I think Mass Effect 3 is the clearly best one, something I'm super convinced of now that I replayed the legendary edition. Might be the best third entry (vis-a-vis its older entries) EVER. Baldurs Gate 3 is pretty dope as well, though. And Banner Saga 3 holds its own, as well. But, there is of course also Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County, and just for fun, we can say that it takes the prize as best third entry! :P

Limp Bizquick

what's the funniest bit you've done

Eyvah Ehyeh

Hi MinnMax crew, new member here, but semi long-time listener that gives thanks for many hours of entertainment and "company". ^^ I only have ONE question right now - what is "????? ??????? ?????????" ????? ??????? ?????????!?

Swansonge

Hey in-the-flesh Cohorts, If all sports mascots suddenly became real, like real-real not just some-guy-in-a-suit real, which mascot do you think you have the best chances of taking in a fight? And which do you think you would have the worst chances of taking in a fight?

Tokyo Game Life

Let’s play a game. Is Hideo Kojima mentioned on this Wikipedia page? Taxi Driver (yes) The arts (yes) Human (no) Platformer (yes) 20th century (yes)

Juniper Cain

Hi all! If you could time-travel back to any game reveal, and in that moment let the entire audience know what the average review score would be for that game when it released, which game reveal would you pick? And which do you think would be the most potentially impactful?

Dan Williams

If you could create a new stand out IP first party game for Microsoft / Xbox for the launch of 'Helix' what would it be?

Graham Jones

Why is the video game industry so insistent on new games needing to push their genres forward with new mechanics? I don't feel like we consistently ask this from other works of art and I feel that it is an unfair way to define whether a game is 'good' or not...

Luis Pérez

Should more games have time limits or is it too much friction nowadays?

Scott

Hi minnmax! I gotta know: what do you think of Q*bert?

Fernando Ramirez

Hi MinnMax! I have a task for you: design the ultimate MinnMax Gaming Mural! Similar to your current YouTube/Patreon banner, but this would feature the actual video game characters and be painted on your studio wall FOREVER! There’s one rule: only five characters make the cut (six is too expensive). You have to make sure all cohorts feel included, because this will be the definitive representation of the collective gaming tastes and personalities of the entire crew FOREVER! Which five characters comprise the mural? Thanks, love the show!

Bryan Tylec

Hey, one of the most frustrating things that I hear all the time is “I’d love to try out Dungeons & Dragons but memorizing all the rules and world history and stuff is too intimidating.” And I always think that it’s intimidating because DnD has the worst, most complicated, convoluted rules system ever invented so you’re basically diving into the deep end the first time you go swimming. Why do you guys think the worst representative of the hobby has such a death grip on us? Charles, could you give out some picks for alternative game systems that are much easier to learn and enjoy than DnD? I’m partial to the D10 system (aka Dots for Dummies) of the World of Darkness setting (Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, etc.)

giuliano

Hey Minn Max! Who is your favorite Max?

Shoes

Is there a game compilation that stands head and shoulders above all others?

Robert Swift

I believe the best video game music teeters on the edge of being bad. Examples of this would be Lotus Juice rapping in Persona 3 or Pauline singing gibberish in DK Bananza. Do you agree with this opinion? What are some of your favorite video game tracks that teeter on the edge of being bad?

Steve Bellegarde

Hey MinnMax, The Blood of Dawnwalker’s time mechanic reminds me of when I was kid and I was so interested in the original Dead Rising’s 72 hour time limit. This ended up being kind of a disappointment in reality as it wasn’t really 72 hours and the games story was very restrictive. Is there anything like this from your past that got you similarly excited? Did it meet your expectations?

pork bun powered

Hi MinnMax, I'm excited to see you guys in Seattle! My question is simple, how was your Summer?

phoenix

Hey Ben, a while back you mentioned how hard it was to get studios interested in the MinnMax Spotlight, but on a recent Bonus Pod, it seems like you have so much interest now you’re actually turning studios away. What do you think triggered that shift? Is this a sign of MinnMax's growing sphere of influence?

Angela Lin

Hey MinnMax, In the recent episode, Michael/Jacob compared Duskbloods to a board game. I'm an avid board gamer who didn't manage to get into the network test. It left me curious about what the new frontiers of this cross section of two adjacent medias might be (not just IP rips/ miniature feasts of Dark Souls / HZD on kickstarter- JeffM probably knows what I mean haha!) Wanted to ask what are your favourite board games and if there are any video games that you would love to see straddle into board games in some shape of form. Thank you for the lovely content as always.

Tess

Hey MinnMax! I recently watched the movie Ribbon Hero and looking into it, I discovered this character from Princess Knight called Tink. With The Legend of Zelda series borrowing liberally from classic anime, I have to ask, is Link's design just taken from Tink??? They're both short blond boys in a green tunic with a pointy hat. And then that begs a further question of is Tink just Peter Pan but named after Tinker Bell?

Isa

National Video Games Day falls on September 12th due to a 1990s calendar publishing typo rather than a true gaming milestone. If we were to reanchor the holiday to a moment that actually shaped the industry, which of these historical dates gets your vote? Some candidates might be ... September 13th: Release of Super Mario Bros. (1985) November 16th: Shigeru Miyamoto's birthday October 18th: Debut of Tennis for Two (1958) November 29th: Commercial launch of Pong (1972) ... or is there a better date MinnMax can think of?

jess wins

What is a game review? and i mean from a games media perspective. reading magazines/sites for years, ive found many game reviews to be "it looks good, it runs well.... 8/10." where are the reviews that say "i dont really like this." is that allowed if you review for a big site? Thanks!

PancakeTime

Hey MinnMax, in light of Star Wars Zero Company, Rainbow Six Tactics, and of course, Ghost Recon Shadow Wars for the Nintendo 3DS, what franchise most deserves a tactics spinoff? I feel like you could add the word "tactics" to the end of pretty much anything and I'd be down for it, so the more outside the box your answer, the better

LlorchDurden

Crew, Looking into end of 2026 and next years, what are people really universally waiting for? The meme was Silksong and GTA VI, then what? I understand we all have games on the radar (I wanna play Clutch!!) but I mean "universally" waiting for it, as hard as Silksong/GTA VI? ok HL3, Portal 3 don't count

D M

Did you have any Tiger Electronic handheld games growing up?

mapleviolet

what excuse would you use if you couldn’t appear on minnmax for a month due to appearing on a reality show? (ben if jon lovett appeared on survivor so can you)

Kenjamin

Hey Minnmax. What’s the best game you’ll probably never finish, and why?

Kenjamin

Hey Minnmax. If you had a time machine and could show any game from the past 5 years to game developers in the 80s, in order to speed up the progress of the medium, what game would it be? Obviously they won’t have the horse power to recreate the kind of graphical fidelity we have today, but just in terms of design, mechanics etc., what game would have the biggest impact?

Taylor Carr

I love it when a game takes over our culture for a few weeks or months. This happened with Elden Ring, Silksong, Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, Pokemon Go, and will happen big time soon with GTA. What are your experiences with this watercooler phenomenon? (feel free to include shows and movies like Endgame or Game of Thrones or anything you can think of). 😺

b_wood

Do you think we will see FFXXX (FF30) in our lifetime? Will Vin Diesel or Ice Cube be in it? For perspective, in the HD FF era, Square releases a new mainline FF every 3.7 years roughly. So 2074 or 48 years from now seems feasible if we allow the world to survive until then. However, FF14 expansions and FF7R series likely impacted when we would get FF17 as well as FF18. Also, Square continues to release non-mainline entries (Resonance and Tactics Remake).

b_wood

Hey! It's Charles Harte! He recommended I finish Neverafter AFTER I was ready to never watch it again. I am so glad I listened to him. I should put him in charge of my wrongs and my rights. What is the best recommendation you received that at first you didn't think would work for you?

Kyle Silva

Do you like the feeling of when you’re able to drive past yellow lights?

Geoff Enright

Hello Minnmax! September has begun. The great marathon of games to play in 2026. Is there a game releasing in September which has less eyes on it you are most excited to play? -Groffles

Dawson Kopp

Hey Minnmax, there is no shortage of games about vampires, with dawnwalker being the latest addition. What mythical creature is under represented in gaming that you would think would be fun to base a game around?

Blobarsmartin

What two video game characters would make for the best freaky Friday story?