2021's Most Underappreciated Games, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Harmonix's Fate

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode. Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard share their picks for some overlooked great games from 2021 and also talk about the news that Harmonix is now owned by Epic Games. Then we're joined by previous guests Nikole Zivalich (previously on the Weekend Confirmed podcast) and O'Dell Harmon Jr (former Game Informer intern) to talk about Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl and Riot Games' big multimedia expansion with League of Legends. 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:44 - Our favorite old games this year

00:07:02 - 2021's most underappreciated games

00:08:21 - FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch

00:10:06 - Unpacking

00:13:17 - Olija

00:14:49 - They Always Run

00:16:19 - Narita Boy

00:17:53 - Toem

00:20:23 - Genesis Noir

00:22:25 - Into The Radius VR

00:25:32 - Little Nightmares 2

00:27:43 - Gas Station Simulator

00:29:36 - Before Your Eyes

00:31:52 - Riders Republic

00:34:37 - Epic buys Harmonix

00:40:03 - O'Dell and Nikole intros!

00:43:26 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

01:00:17 - Arcane and Riot Games' multimedia push for League of Legends

01:08:33 - Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

01:13:44 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:15:44 - Thanking iam8bit

01:16:40 - Community questions

01:50:29 - Get A Load Of This

O'Dell's GALOT - https://interestingengineering.com/little-giant-broke-electric-land-speed-record-353-mph

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.resetera.com/threads/tim-schaefer-and-the-art-of-the-brutal-subtweet.516267/

Nikole's GALOT - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cassowaries-were-raised-by-humans-18000-years-ago-180978784/

Community GALOT - https://www.engadget.com/amazon-studios-is-close-to-a-deal-to-develop-a-mass-effect-series-110558040.html

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