About this episode
https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava run through their current personal Game of the Year pick (and some runner-ups) before shifting over to the horizon and speculating about which upcoming 2025 game could claim the top spot? Then we talk about The Rogue Prince of Persia and why Evil Empire's follow-up to their work on Dead Cells isn't making a bigger splash. 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/a-4M3oBgA7M Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: EARTHWINDANDGAMES To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:48 - Our Game of the Year (at this point) 00:02:55 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 00:04:22 - Blue Prince 00:06:59 - Despelote 00:09:05 - Aotenjo: Infinite Hands 00:10:14 - Merge Maestro 00:10:42 - The Roottrees Are Dead 00:11:36 - Hollow Knight: Silksong 00:23:33 - Donkey Kong Bananza 00:26:53 - Keep Driving 00:28:48 - What can dethrone GOTY? Ghost of Yōtei, Mixtape, Lumines Arise? 00:39:11 - The Rogue Prince of Persia 01:00:26 - Cronos: The New Dawn 01:10:33 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:12:18 - Community questions 01:48:29 - Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/ JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG4zLcKsCiA Hanson's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x/post/3lyftys4rhk2u?ref_src=embed Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/kylehilliard.com/post/3lxqln2a4rs26 Community GALOT - https://www.spirithalloween.com/product/haunted-halloween-86-spirit-edition/280859.uts 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 Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq 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 .