Tetris Forever, LEGO Horizon, Slitterhead, Brothership - The MinnMax Show

[@minnmax]

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[@bjbovia]

I refuse to believe Ben Hanson knows what Haikyuu is

[@joeyisabsb1]

Ben is still about 3 years away from knowing what Hawk Tuah is.

[@Lafuedo]

Thing about games criticism is that there are two separate scales which are being judged - artistic vision (i.e. were the artistic aspects of this game to my liking) and execution of vision (i.e. did they technically pull off what they sort to achieve). There are for sure some overlaps of these two ideas, but I think most reviewers could do a better job on separating their thoughts on technical achievement from artistic achievement, especially in the AAA space.

[@sincerlyeric6585]

Ben being "fascinated" by things is a dangerous drinking game.

[@burnout713]

Especially when something is "weird."

[@groovydude4511]

Came here for Slitterhead, Stayed for Slitterhead. I love how often you say it.

[@Dukefazon]

I'm so sooo disappointed that none of you mentioned The 3rd Birthday when you talked about Slitterhead. It's the MOST OBVIOUS comparison!

[@reed1645]

Really nice to see so much slitterhead positivity. It really stood out as something different so I'm very curious to try it. Also good to see the kunitsu gami love. I finished it last night and that game rules.

[@monog0n]

Beastieball is incredible, I was very hyped for it and it's absolutely living up to it.

[@mart8577]

It looks incredible. I definitely want to check it out

[@Luffy2008]

6:12 HE SAID THE THING!!

[@MrPaulzlawlz]

Ben is hereby forever banned from using the word "slit" as a noun.

[@garretttheartistcom]

lol those bleeps @50:00 reminds me off that SpongeBob episode. 😆

[@saibher.]

Hanson's favorite show! ;)

[@jonathananderson5135]

I thought of Arrested Development.

[@godribbon]

It's so funny, I can't hear it and not think he's saying the filthiest shit ever

[@IchibanKasuga-6969]

Hey Ben, lovely choice on this year's charity. A little bit of help can make a huge difference for solo parents. Looking forward to the big stream!

[@r2micro373]

The SpongeBob SquarePants movie is a classic example of a secret 10 out of 10. nobody thinks about it as a perfect movie, but it absolutely smashes every goal it sets out to achieve, insanely funny all the way through with one of the more interesting and legitimately effective takes on the "be yourself" moral trope that every other kids movie tries to do

[@fayte0618]

1:06:27 dont forget they also made Gravity Rush. One of the most under appreciated platformers and IP Sony had.

[@kyburton]

JeffM is really selling Metal Slug Tactics for me. I hope he's tried Shogun Showdown! Incredible little tactics game.

[@s.k.l.1826]

He indeed has! Check the Minnmax Stream Archives channel for his gameplay!

[@grahamgilmore42]

Lego Horizon Adventures is for a guy like me who is: 1. A Horizon fan 2. An AFoL. (I love my Lego Tallneck) 3. Has a small child who likes video games and Lego.

[@codyficker7851]

LEGO Horizon has been driving me nuts since announcement entirely because of how much time I spent with the LEGO expansion in Forza Horizon 4 back in 2019.

[@d_lightnin8108]

39:24 😭 I would not survive a Janet roast session

[@sincerlyeric6585]

Whoever edited this needs a raise. It has Ben asking JeffM "I don't understand, why aren't you excited?' RIGHT as the giant yelling hotdog goes full screen.

[@MartianHomebody]

For Metal Slug Tactics, the dodge gain on move mechanic is very similar to the evasion mechanic in Battletech from Hairbrained schemes. It's a great way to simulate making a moving target harder to hit. Really recommend Battletech if you like crunchy tactics games. Takes a bit to get a handle on, but it's such a rewarding game once you've locked in.

[@jackcall3815]

I know the reviews are very average, but I seriously am loving Lego Horizon. It’s hard for me to put down

[@kofvscapcom]

My main criticism of Metal Slug Tactics is that it doesn't have much in terms of plot but otherwise I'm really loving it.

[@Nateಠ_ಠ]

I loved it when the slitterhead said, “It’s slittering time.” And then slittered all over the place.

[@Riceball80IA]

Seeking a friend for the end of the world is good low key 10

[@Stampede_Gaming]

I love Jacob’s point at 1:10:45 Put your money where your mouth is! Support and buy the unique shorter games that don’t spend a huge chunk of their time and budget trying for ultra realistic graphics if that is truly the direction you want the industry to return to.

[@idakev]

I agree with his point in general but not necessarily for Slitterhead. Most critics seem to think that it has interesting ideas but fairly poor execution. Jacob plays so many games compared to even an average "core gamer" because it's his job that novelty can negate poor quality. Probably unrealistic to expect people to buy this game to make a point if the quality isn't actually there compared to many other unique indie and AA games.

[@BabaYaga0451]

Secret 10/10 films: Safety Not Guaranteed and Ping Pong Playa

[@FBuilding]

I'm loving watching Jacob's face during the Mario and Luigi discussion. I'm trying to pinpoint what his expression translates exactly.

[@ToshydoshyAkamota]

11k views and gets to vote on game of the year… Gaming media saying everyone else is the issue till they disappear. Such a talented cast

[@Onyxthegreat91]

2:42:10 - Missed joke opportunity: you could say Shaq started to gaslight the audience.

[@JamesPinto-bs4xe]

hello MinnMax crew. not sure if this could be a longer topic or how you might choose to flesh it out but I would love to see a Two Tens for the first five years of Minnmax. It would be cool to see what games are on there that might have missed the year they came out or how feelings have changed over time. BGHFLG!!!

[@shifting_tides]

1:17:50 That is big Forbidden Siren gameplay. Makes sense now knowing it's the same creator

[@Mr_Dilletant]

Game recommendation for Leo since you discovered the gerne of Stealth/Tactics last year with Shadow Gambit. Sumerian Six is good stealth tactics title that plays with the established formula in some interesting ways. Is almost the same style as MIMIMI Games. Big Maps, many different skills and an Entertaining Setting.

[@Uhcip]

"not as good as nine sols but really really good" yeeeep. The genre was pretty stacked.

[@vics-XL]

Uncle Buck 10/10

[@Chicken008]

Tetris Forever is worth it for Battle Gaiden alone!

[@Romgvidya]

My secret 10/10 movie is a supercut of NBA on TNT clips

[@TevorTheThird]

I find it troubling to try to suggest that there isn't a distinction between "not for me" and "bad". A clear distinction. To suggest otherwise is to posit a reality in which nothing is bad. Which is absurd. Things can be bad. I am not an artist. If you commissioned me to do a piece of artwork for you it wouldn't be "not for you" it would be straight up bad. Just because A LOT of people can't get out of their own heads and understand the concept of subjectivity doesn't mean we should be all walking through life with the kids gloves on pretending that anything and everything has some equal value and quality. That's madness. If you tell me my shitty art is shitty and I, or some weird audience of people who have decided to make their core identities defending my art for some insane reason, get offended by that fact it's not on you to protect us from that truth. It would be on us to deal with it. There are plenty of things that are not for me and I would never touch that I am capable of acknowledging the quality and craftsmanship of. That is a super low bar and we should expect all people to be able to rise above it. And again, if they can't that's their problem, not yours. You don't have to honor fools. Things can be bad. That's just reality. We don't live in a magical Candy Land where everything is amazing despite itself.

[@mi2-c035]

Small correction: Kowloon Walled City was in Hong Kong, not Tokyo.

[@lukemoonwalker8444]

Secret 10/10 movie: Blow Out by Brian De Palma.

[@Crash-lm4zb]

Kyle "Freak on a Leash" Hilliard!

[@t00thr0t]

During the whole Lego Horizon discussion I was thinking that a Horizon DLC in Lego Fortnite where you slay monsters for parts would have been brilliant

[@NoFairiesAllowed]

If you didn’t tell your nephews that code was provided by PlayStation was their boredom even genuine?

[@sherridavis2322]

Nice ep. Kyle is the man

[@psychotogether5114]

Lego Dark Souls Take my money!

[@jkdeadite]

I'm so sorry to say Jacob is right about Every Game is Interesting. 😅

[@dandinkler6315]

For a sec I thought cool Santa was gonna pop in but leos always awesome to have on

[@David-uc6sg]

Also loved Korn in high school but have zero reason to feel bad about that.

[@PantsaBear]

Idk man, 53:27 a pretty serious scene thats been changed to comedy for the sole reason of sad emotions not being marketable enough in a Lego game is kinda dystopian imo lol. Regardless of anyone's opinion on Horizon's plot quality, it takes itself really seriously as a story overall, so this just feels kinda tone deaf Like Jacob said, making a pretty mature game and stripping it of certain aspects for kids seems like its not even respecting the core audience/idea of what Horizon even is. Hardly the first game to ever do this, but yeah sad nonetheless

[@sithapprentic03]

I think in every game is intrested the patrens should be able to vote which games are to be randomized. then they have to report back on the game

[@LSZ22]

Here for The Go! Team reference

[@minnmax]

We got you.

[@anjeljasso8979]

I was hoping Ben would immediately confront Janet for the isht she and Isaiah talked about ff7r on their podcast haha

[@Kmaitland89]

That game is bad. No major plot point happens after the first 5 hours until quite literally the last 5. The writing is terrible and it’s extremely rote open world mechanics.

[@reed1645]

@@Kmaitland89 I wouldn't say it's bad personally. The combat is great, the card mini game is fantastic, there are epic boss fights, some cool varied areas and a lot of fun set pieces sprinkled throughout. That said.. the pacing is pretty bad, some of the big story moments weren't handled amazingly in my opinion and the open world stuff feels bloated and just pads the game out. All in all I really liked it but it felt like a step back after remake.

[@Gameonysus]

The internet isnt ready for a Gangcast MinnMax crossover

[@ChickenTuesday]

Janet was great and really funny on this ep!

[@David-uc6sg]

Im interested in Tetris forever but will wait for a physical release, but if Karateka is any indication, I'll be waiting years as Karateka was announced in June 2023 by Limited Run and there have been no updates since.

[@ahorserunning]

When are they getting to the Slitterhead factory?!

[@flaneurpainter]

Wooo KZbin woo!

[@Kmaitland89]

Im super happy that Ben has something he loves so much in these interactive game documentaries but, I just do not care for them at all. It’s interesting sure, but I never find myself yearning to see or play more.

[@Dmpurcell90]

I thought yall got a studio

[@minnmax]

Yup! We're all around the country though, so most episodes still need to be remote.

[@fearghalbarry7866]

They keep saying "Zachary" but what is the actual youtube link...?

[@arckinenso7615]

Sakurai "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games"

[@Riceball80IA]

Is the writing and acting in Transformers bad? Or did Jacob use it as an example?

[@MrYoungHegelian]

I have no desire to play Slitterhead and Lego Horizon, both look like 7s that get stale fast.

[@bruinfan05]

Algo

[@bradarnold7834]

Someone who thinks museums are inherently interactive has clearly never been to an art museum. Paintings don’t even move or speak when you stand there looking at them.

[@smellywaffels1967]

There are more museums than art and I’ve been to a couple that are interactive.

[@bradarnold7834]

@ Obviously. Science museums, for instance, are often very interactive. But my point was that there are lots of museums which have no interaction, which is why I specified art museum.

[@JDD_MD]

Jeezus. Spoiler warning, Janet??

[@benexler]

Where?

[@JDD_MD]

The Lego Horizon segment. I get it. It’s a super old game, but there are still people who haven’t played it. And I just thought it was funny how careful they were when Jacob was speaking and then Janet starts talking a mile a minute and spoils a few key plot points of the first game without blinking.

[@Gameonysus]

@@JDD_MD I think the first 10 mins is not that deep of a spoiler so I'll stand by that one. I was team dont spoil horizon but I let that go when Ben said the main plottwist of the first game.

[@disc0music11]

It's not her fault, it would've been nice for a spoiler warning for the segment but also just skip the segment like pretty obvious with that game they would touch on spoilers for the game it's based on

[@Gameonysus]

@@disc0music11 I definitely think the conversation was better with the spoilers but its always tough either way!

[@TheRealNoobSauceG7]

WHERE IS SLITTERHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Zoombot37]

Janet is gorgeous 🔥

[@ToshydoshyAkamota]

Can y’all talk about how games and games journalism is pushing hyper liberal views and it’s destroying games… Literally several studios closing specifically because the journalist and developers are pushing social issues through games and the gamers are done with it.. Something real plz Can’t keep ya head in the sand forever

[@tucksrun]

Go take a shower

[@ToshydoshyAkamota]

@ I am a shower