The MinnMax Awards 2022

Welcome to the biggest episode of The MinnMax Show EVER! This week is dedicated to handing out the annual MinnMax Awards for specific categories in gaming this year and Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kelsey Lewin. We run down our picks for Best Thing, Dumbest Thing, Biggest News, The Game We All Agree Is Probably Good But We Didn't Play, Best Character, Best Moment, and The Greatest Work Of Art Of All Time. To improve your experience, we added specific timecodes for any discussions containing spoilers for specific games. If you enjoy this episode or our detailed timestamps, please help share the episode online or with a friend! We exist because of your support. Thank you!

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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:38 - Best Thing

00:34:48 - Dumbest Thing

01:06:59 - Biggest News

01:19:43 - The Game We All Agree Is Probably Good But We Didn't Play

01:38:49 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:43:45 - Best Character

01:48:39 - Immortality Spoilers

01:52:43 - Best Character

01:56:53 - God Of War Ragnarok Spoilers

02:11:47 - The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Spoilers

02:13:57 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Spoilers

02:16:48 - Stray Spoilers

02:20:47 - Best Character

02:30:35 - Best Moment

02:41:14 - Splatoon 3 Spoilers

02:42:01 - Not For Broadcast Spoilers

02:43:36 - Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Spoilers

02:45:02 - Weird West Spoilers

02:45:56 - Dying Light 2

02:47:32 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus

02:50:17 - Sonic Frontiers

02:51:24 - The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Spoilers

02:56:54 - Somerville Spoilers

02:58:20 - Kirby And The Forgotten Lands Spoilers

03:02:40 - Elden Ring Spoilers

03:14:23 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3

03:19:55 - Return To Monkey Island

03:25:34 - Horizon Forbidden West

03:30:11 - God of War Ragnarok

03:41:21 - Best Moment

03:49:42 - The Greatest Work Of Art Of All Time (2022)

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