2023's Best Video Game Music

On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and special guest Emily Reese from the Level with Emily podcast! It's our favorite episode of the year, we're celebrating the very best game music around as we each share our three favorite tracks and also take a ton of great musical recommendations from you in the MinnMax community. 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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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:10 - Emily Reese from Level With Emily

00:04:03 - Give To The Max Charity Stream This Saturday

00:07:28 - Our favorite game music from 2023

00:08:05 - Baldur’s Gate 3

00:11:10 - Alan Wake 2

00:15:58 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

00:17:54 - Octopath Traveler 2

00:19:43 - Tchia

00:23:55 - Humanity

00:26:33 - A Space For The Unbound

00:28:25 - Final Fantasy XVI

00:32:51 - Theatrhythm Final Bar Line

00:34:13 - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals

00:37:02 - Goodbye Volcano High

00:39:55 - Sea of Stars

00:43:51 - Tren

00:46:30 - Like A Dragon Gaiden

00:47:30 - Super Mario RPG

00:49:17 - Venba

00:51:27 - Street Fighter 6

00:52:52 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

00:56:01 - Forspoken

00:57:55 - Dead Island 2

00:58:55 - Bayonetta Origins

00:59:45 - Pizza Tower

01:01:28 - Splatoon 3’s season update

01:03:17 - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

01:03:46 - Bombrush Cyberfunk

01:04:59 - Starfield

01:06:05 - Hi-Fi Rush

01:07:33 - Jusant

01:08:29 - The Last Spell

01:10:25 - Lamplighter’s League

01:12:18 - Pikmin 4

01:13:00 - Otxo

01:14:46 - El Paso, Elsewhere

01:16:07 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder

01:17:58 - Thanking MinnMax’s biggest supporters

01:24:23 - Community Questions

01:51:30 - Get A Load Of This

Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/nWm_OhIKms8?si=Sfw5lZAZi7oK-6jy

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.cbr.com/scooby-doos-previous-origin-story-was-weirdly-cosmic-and-controversial/

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.twitch.tv/winningsequence

Emily’s GALOT - https://today.duke.edu/2023/11/your-eyes-talk-your-ears-scientists-know-what-theyre-saying

Community GALOT - https://fxtwitter.com/GIBiz/status/1729144088468078730

Here's a list of our music tracks from the episode...

Tren - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ftQtAFPok&list=PLRW80bBvVD3WBxGdvztOe5WNqpl79DgLm Final Fantasy XVI - https://youtu.be/okE5HXtHNiA?si=P2pXfYoTW3ptwjT4

https://youtu.be/RizOE1GWtlA?si=7ikjvteH_jS6jnvO

Octopath Traveler 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDkRKueCM3k

Hi-Fi Rush - https://youtu.be/eG2ShFZasC0?si=KvUnE2m3I8llAu2f

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqicn--vQA8

Tchia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H61jxW95oeo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjI9EPrxvaM

https://youtu.be/Byg-WKrZa1g?si=2a1ZR-rDm6g67Z7n

Lamplighter's League - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7eNU_6Sg44

Alan Wake 2 - https://youtu.be/Q1H4LNC3KlA?si=OMnV8uZtDA3TyliC

https://youtu.be/-80qg1314eg?si=vu6_VE3dDdsDgZvO

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLsGMz1RCfw

Baldur's Gate 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSVRtM1x9wQ

Goodbye Volcano High - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na-g7yJIJPg

Sea of Stars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHVxD_2Vf70

A Space For The Unbound - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO1mLs35pxA

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKDSGfopHdo

Pikmin 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRHz-pO6xsc

Humanity - https://youtu.be/P6ZNP52sEso?si=H3_b9nk6lkS1A79i

Otxo - https://youtu.be/YKd77Ky3XmQ?si=ALxRtVcYtqZix3oz

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