Welcome back to The MinnMax Show, everybody! On this week’s episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Suriel Vazquez, Leo Vader, and the wonderful Ana Diaz. We talk about the ongoing adventures in Hitman 3, Suriel’s review of The Medium, Cyber Shadow, and Ana’s big announcement that she’ll be focusing on her new, full-time job for the near future and stepping away from MinnMax. We then walk through Ana’s 10 favorite games of all time, including Minecraft and The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. Then we’re joined by Kyle Hilliard as 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
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00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:26 – Ana’s announcement
00:03:49 – Hitman 3
00:10:13 – The Medium
00:15:38 – Cyber Shadow
00:18:55 – Ana’s 10 favorite games
00:40:18 – Thanking MinnMax’s biggest supporters
00:44:18 – Thanking iam8bit
00:47:35 – Community questions
01:46:54 – GameStop’s stock
02:05:09 – Get A Load Of This
Ana’s GALOT – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aKuVAtYgv4
Suriel’s GALOT – https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/01/25/coke-with-coffee-coca-cola/
Hanson’s GALOT – https://twitter.com/MinovskyArticle/status/1353405807778529282?s=20
Kyle’s GALOT – https://twitter.com/WyattDuncan/status/1353811399542099969
Community GALOT –https://twitter.com/DothTheDoth/status/1354143174516736000?s=20
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just hold up and press A. How hard can it be hanson??
LOL dolls are loot boxes for kids!! My 8 year old niece loves them and collects them.
Maybe a goofy thing to say, but my least favorite game “trope?” is when video game characters become self-aware that they’re in a video game. When that’s a big reveal I just die inside.
What's with the weird confidentiality thing everytime someone starts a new job? Why is it always a big secret up to the first day on the clock? I don't get it. Anyway, good luck on the new gig on a DS.
I never really cared for Ana's voice but I felt like it was good that she was there for those who do vibe on her wavelength.
Aww man, I really like Ana and the perspective she brought to the group. Wish you all the best in your new role, Ana!
Leo and zlaner the same person? I think so
An update on the Gamestop thing, now that Wallstreet is crying about it, normal investors are now being restricted, because we cant have normal folks making a profit….
castlevania SOTN has best double jump
I believe the game Hansen was trying to think of was Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
45:50 what is it with comically large mugs and MinnMax?
I'm gonna miss Ana's sudden bursts of laughter.
Metroid Prime has one of the most satisfying double jumps. It feels so good to unlock and use the space jump boots.
I never understand why they have to be so secretive about where they are going for their next job. It's not like they have national secrets to protect. They are fucking games media.
Alright I wasn’t aware that being a ‘friend of the show’ is actually a waiting room of freaks.
I’ve been putting this on my resumé.
Star Killa is a supporter? That’s pretty cool.
Good luck, with the full-time gig, Ana. I’ll look forward to seeing you in guest episodes!
1:14:43
Oxenfree is your ticket then
It's great that they acknowledged how ridiculous the idea of the stock market is! That's the stuff I like.
1:23:14
Hello, that Dead or Alive fan here and I truly believe that it has the best mechanics of any fighting game I've ever played. I wasn't very good at fighting games in 1999 when I got a Dreamcast but Soul Calibur was a must play title on the system (it still is) and so I had to have it.
But, to my disappointment, I couldn't get into it, I couldn't understand it. The moment I picked up a controller at a kiosk to play Dead or Alive 2 something clicked, it was a religious experience for me, and then playing it at home opened me up to other fighting games, I understood how to play Soul Calibur because of my experience with DoA2. If somebody wants to be an ass and claim that I fell in love with Tifa's breasts and not the brilliant combat then I can't stop them, but I'll only point out that if all I cared about was fan service then why didn't Ivy's clear fan service do it for me? Or Taki's giant package? Or Voldo's in-your-face sexual gyrations?
How big of an idiot would I have to be to say, "There's only one reason to like Soul Calibur and it's not because of the fighting, it's only cause you want to suck Taki's cock!"
I'm surprised Ana is familiar with Cowboy Bebop but not Batman the Animated Series, there's a lot of similarities between the two and the same high bar of quality. Hell, my favorite Batman episode is really just an episode of Cowboy Bebop — Pierrot Le Fou
Won't miss her deluge of social hot takes. But "still in games media?" 🤮 ~ Please don't go to Giant Bomb. They've been much better without the outraged woke Millenial kids on staff.
1:38:55
Live action cutscenes have been part of the Need for Speed series since it began in 1994. 2005's Most Wanted pioneered the first person camera style live action cutscenes for the franchise. Several other games after Most Wanted employed live action, the most recent being Need for Speed 2015. Quantum Break came out in 2016.
Truly was awesome having Ana on the show, and Refreshed. Congrats on the new role!!!
I’ll miss the cannibalism conversations
Ana! You are such a rad human, I wish ya the best in all you do. It was a pleasure getting to hear your different takes.
Congratulations Ana! gonna miss that awesome smile of yours as well, but I'm expecting we'll see you back on here from time to time in the future!
I really hope Anna's new job is at Giantbomb seeing as Abby and Ben just left
Am I nuts or did Ana only say 9 games?? Either way I'll miss her and support the Club Penguin love!