The MinnMax Show

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Haley MacLean, Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski start the show on a serious note: We've unanimously decided that Jacob Geller won't be involved with MinnMax moving forward. We understand his actions have caused a lot of pain and we try our best to answer the most common questions you all have about the situation and how MinnMax is moving forward. You can read Jacob Geller's statement here - https://bsky.app/profile/jacobgeller.com/post/3mwtmr4ccas22 After that, the main show begins as we talk about the unlikely hit game on Steam Dressmaker, rave about Star Wars: Galactic Racer and its wild improvements on the beloved Star Wars Episode I: Racer. Sarah has sunk 200 wonderful hours into Valve's technically unannounced third-person MOBA Deadlock and Haley is sinking her teeth into The Blood of Dawnwalker. After that, we answer some fun and thoughtful questions from the community. As you can imagine, this was a challenging episode to record and we appreciate your patience and support as we enter a new era of MinnMax together. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week. FYI - Due to the intense discussion at the top of the show, it was our choice to demonetize this episode and to remove all ads. Watch and share the video version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/rF3x6Iurjfw To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:09 - FAQs on the Jacob Geller decision 00:08:36 - The Show Begins 00:10:47 - Dressmaker 00:27:15 - Star Wars: Galactic Racer 00:49:53 - Valve's Deadlock 01:02:27 - Arkheron 01:05:16 - The Blood of Dawnwalker 01:20:15 - Rumbleverse 01:23:25 - Woodo 01:27:35 - Love Eternal 01:31:41 - Community Questions 02:15:26 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://hitmanguesser.com/ Sarah's GALOT - https://www.ign.com/articles/sega-community-relations-director-speaks-out-after-sonic-discord-goes-wild Ben's GALOT - https://archive.org/details/tippett-archive Haley's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/reddeadredemption/comments/1wx651n/i_finished_my_valentine_diorama/ Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dk3QHIu3Ow Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We'll DM you a Steam code for Jackbox Party Pack 9 if you support MinnMax at even the $2 tier on Patreon, or if you're a current supporter upgrading to the Backstage Pass tier. Offer ends on Monday, September 28th. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Janet Garcia share their evolving thoughts on Remedy's Control Resonant before a review discussion on Silent Hill: Townfall. Then we're joined by JJ Bersch, the researcher from the cohort-favorite podcast Blank Check to join Kelsey Lewin and Jeff Marchiafava in unpacking Nintendo's Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave on the Nintendo Switch 2. Then we take a freaky turn to JeffM-town USA as we wind back the clock to the early years of the Rogue genre through the lens of Dragon Quest and the Baby Steps of golf games. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/TEjnWqCLX20 Subscribe to JJ's Blank Check newsletter - https://blankcheckpod.substack.com/ Join The Deepest Dive on Control Resonant - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/get-ready-for-on-169799000 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUNSET https://www.hungryroot.com/minnmax - 40% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:49 - Control Resonant 00:11:21 - Get a Jackbox Party Pack 9 code 00:12:10 - Silent Hill: Townfall 00:29:10 - Welcome JJ Bersch from Blank Check 00:33:07 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 00:53:17 - Star Wars Zero Company 00:56:22 - Hungry Root Ad 00:58:34 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword 01:10:42 - Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD 01:24:48 - Normal Golf Game 01:31:36 - Thanking iam8bit 01:32:56 - Community questions 02:23:13 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BeMOJ6EhDw Jacob's GALOT - https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-when-i-blow-this-whistle-a-swimming-pool-appears Ben's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rydp5C5QsPQ Kelsey's GALOT - https://aftermath.site/football-shirt-kit-video-game-sponsors-sponsorship/ JJ's GALOT - https://www.vulture.com/movies-league/ Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/rb36KAQXIqw?is=c2ElSVbGJTViYCih Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava share their early thoughts on Remedy's Control Resonant before venturing into the year 2030 and talking about PlayStation dropping Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear follow-up Physint and Blizzard announcing a new take on StarCraft as an open-world shooter. Then we descend back into the Marvel mines as Jeff and Janet weigh in on Insomniac's Wolverine and the reaction to the reviews online. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Learn more about The Deepest Dive on Control Resonant - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/get-ready-for-on-169799000 Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/a_7Jf0NMHRc Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUNSET https://www.brooklynbedding.com - 30% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off - 50% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:34 - Control Resonant 00:26:45 - Brooklyn Bedding 00:28:43 - Xbox picks up Hideo Kojima's Physint 00:45:34 - Diablo V and BlizzCon 2026 announcements 00:46:25 - Starcraft 00:55:22 - Factor Meals 00:57:37 - The reaction to Marvel's Wolverine 01:31:16 - Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder 01:35:08 - Order Automatica 01:39:14 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:40:46 - Community questions 02:21:19 - Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://pixelframe.design/metroid-ravenous-logo-and-font-generator/ JeffM's GALOT - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/protube-block-ads-on-video/id6748081431 Ben's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/MinnMax/s/PNhNmYeXJC Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/sfbdim.bsky.social/post/3mnffjjpwnk2f Community GALOT - https://www.lostincult.co.uk/tsukamoto *Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.* Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@MinnMaxStreamArchives Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow #minnmax #minnmaxshow #gameinformer This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We’ll DM you a Steam code for Double Fine’s Keeper AND Kiln (the newly independent studio!) if you're a new MinnMax supporter at the $5 tier by the end of Monday, September 14th. Support independent media, celebrate Double Fine! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Haley MacLean, and Jacob Geller share highlights from the Nintendo Directs this week including the reveal of Metroid Ravenous and gameplay for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Then we unleash our thoughts on Marvel's Wolverine from Insomniac on the PlayStation 5 in a spoiler-free review discussion. Codes were provided by PlayStation, as they prefer we point out. Then Ben talks about playing Final Fantasy VII Revelation at PAX West and Haley sings the praises of Soverign Tower. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/EyHLKa0UPSY Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUNSET https://www.protonvpn.com/minnmax - 70% off two year plan https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50offf - 50% off with code MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:12 - Get Double Fine codes 00:07:05 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake 00:20:48 - Nintendo Direct highlights 00:21:00 - Onyx: The Dark Grip 00:22:02 - Krby and the World Beyond 00:24:46 - Metroid Ravenous 00:30:11 - Factor meals 00:31:53 - Marvel's Wolverine 01:07:01 - Proton VPN 01:08:07 - Final Fantasy VII Revelation preview 01:30:51 - Sovereign Tower 01:36:42 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:38:43 - Community questions 02:25:54 - Get A Load Of This Haley’s GALOT - https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/totally-stunned-struggling-ns-libraries-react-to-heated-rivalry-authors-300k-donation/ Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=960fwN8nCpE Ben's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendroclimatology Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/yLt-CyqzYtM?si=2dazi7NzDDhz7l6r Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/ELD-f3sCKDc?si=1ANQlBGVWkHl-9sG *Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.* Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and returning champion Charles Harte celebrate Capcom for nailing basically everything with Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Then we talk about the new mandatory co-op Switch 2 exclusive Orbitals, playing Mega Man: Dual Override at Gamescom, The Blood of Dawnwalker from Witcher 3's director, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and (of course) a preview of Final Fantasy Resonance. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Learn more about MinnMax's Seattle community meetup and PAX panels this weekend! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/come-to-minnmaxs-165858157 Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/bK8sirxgMcY Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: IAM8BEACH Never Stop Blasting Off Tabletop Rules - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1u1HTQLD_vJdS61LI3weS8z7K1DCBVy9e Charles' Lunch Songs - https://on.soundcloud.com/q8Zm12A8uroh59e2A2 Game Informer Exodus cover story - https://gameinformer.com/Exodushttps://gameinformer.com/Exodus To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:40 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword 00:25:31 - Orbitals 00:42:20 - Mega Man: Dual Override 00:52:14 - The Blood of Dawnwalker 01:04:18 - Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 2 01:13:54 - Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy 01:19:46 - Final Fantasy Resonance 01:29:10 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:31:00 - Community questions 02:26:21 - Get A Load Of This Charles’ GALOT - https://gameinformer.com/2026/09/02/mario-kart-8-deluxe-just-got-a-switch-2-update-adding-local-8-player-and-more Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/BARAHLk-8dk?si=gJEnnoE6LANwOqA7 Ben's GALOT -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IC1lpGYds Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNnq5Tg-DEo Community GALOT -https://www.berkeleyside.org/2026/08/27/star-wars-memorabilia-for-sale-tippett-studio-closure https://www.berkeleyside.org/2026/08/27/star-wars-memorabilia-for-sale-tippett-studio-closure Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. __ Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch -https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel -https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Buy MinnMax merch here -https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.