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Zelda's Final Trailer, Immortals Of Aveum Preview, AbleGamers Gala - The MinnMax Show
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Quick takeaways
- Immortals of Aveum offers a unique blend of first-person magic action with a keyboard-controlled gameplay twist.
- Meet Your Maker introduces a creative RTS where players design and defend bases against raids.
- Touch Type Tale combines real-time strategy with typing challenges for a dynamic gaming experience.
- Iconoclasts is a standout game that deserves more recognition, featured in the Shazam film.
- AbleGamers' First Annual Gala aims to raise funds through a charity event with streaming celebrities and industry figures.
Deep dives
Immortals of Avium: A RTS with a Twist
Immortals of Avium blends first-person magic action with elements familiar to Destiny in a uniquely engaging way. The game offers a fresh take on the traditional shooter style by incorporating magical spells controlled entirely by keyboard inputs, creating a novel gameplay experience that challenges players' typing skills and strategic thinking.
Meet Your Maker: Building and Raiding Bases
Meet Your Maker introduces a captivating gameplay loop where players design and defend their bases against raids from others in a strategic and creative twist. The game rewards players for creative designs and provides a platform for learning from each other's base constructions, fostering a sense of community and competition.
Touch Type Tale: RTS Meets Typing Challenge
Touch Type Tale merges the elements of real-time strategy gameplay with a unique typing challenge, offering a streamlined experience where players control units, gather resources, and command troops solely through keyboard inputs. It provides a refreshing blend of RTS gameplay and typing mechanics, creating a dynamic and engaging gaming experience.
Iconoclasts
Iconoclasts, featured in the Shazam film, is a great game that stands out and deserves more recognition.
The Fermi Paradox
The Fermi Paradox is an engaging simulation game that allows players to control civilizations and face unique challenges, like preventing sandboarding.
Signs of the Sojourner
Signs of the Sojourner is an intriguing narrative game focused on building relationships and making emotional connections, set in a unique context, which deserves more attention.
Dome Keeper and Wall World
Dome Keeper and its successor Wall World are engaging tower defense and base-building games that offer a satisfying gameplay experience worth exploring.
Mantle
The game Mantle provides a fun top-down zombie survival experience with local co-op gameplay, allowing players to enjoy building, destroying, and surviving together.
Discovery of Banana Sound Effect in Donkey Kong Country Games
An interesting discovery was made about the banana sound effect in the Donkey Kong Country games, revealing that the sound effect when collecting a banana is actually a sped-up version of the shell noise from the original Mario game.
Upcoming AbleGamers Charity Event
A charity event by AbleGamers is set for April 2nd, where participants can meet streaming celebrities and industry figures. The event aims to raise funds for a good cause, with various activities planned for the evening. People can attend by making a $25 donation or by purchasing a gala in a box, which includes Logitech products worth $1,200 at a discounted price of $300.
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Jacob Geller unpack the details and secrets of the incredible new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Then Janet Garcia joins the show and we check in and share our full thoughts on the open-world game Tchia. Kyle and Ben got to see an extended preview for Immortals of Aveum, the new first-person magic game from Ascendant Studios and the creative director of Dead Space. Oh and then things get weird and we talk about Meet Your Maker, an RTS you play by typing, and Tron's best games. For community questions this week we're joined by Steven Spawn from AbleGamers to talk about the AbleGamers First Annual Gala! Submit a question for us to answer on next week's episode and compete in Trivia Tower this Monday, April 17th at 8pm Central by supporting us on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:36 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's final trailer
00:17:23 - Tchia check-in
00:30:23 - Immortals of Aveum preview
00:41:26 - Meet Your Maker
00:50:38 - Touch Type Tale
01:00:47 - Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt
01:04:22 - Tron Identity
01:10:09 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters
01:16:21 - Steven Spohn and the AbleGamers Gala
01:24:19 - Community questions
02:11:25 - Get A Load Of This
Leo's GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1074030/Melon_Journey_Bittersweet_Memories/
Janet's GALOT - https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR3DDs5E/
Hanson's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-fire-with-jeff-probst-the-official-survivor-podcast/id1673596832
Kyle's GALOT - https://variety.com/2023/film/news/1993-super-mario-bros-movie-directors-what-went-wrong-1235574696/
Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/RainDingRandom/status/1644688645780279296?s=20
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