Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, we share out gut reaction to Sony's reveal of the PlayStation 5 controller called the DualSense and share spoiler-free impressions of Final Fantasy VII Remake. Then we're joined by Griffin Newman (Blank Check podcast, The Tick) and Graham Goring (LEGO City Undercover, LEGO The Force Awakens) to talk about the cultural impact of the LEGO games and the process of writing film parodies within video games. Then we open up the Minnbox 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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0:00 - MinnMax's new theme song composed by Chris Tilton (SimCity, Fringe, Assassin's Creed Unity)

1:25 - The Deepest Dive on Final Fantasy VII Remake

4:00 - PlayStation 5's DualSense controller

21:00 - Phil Spencer on IGN's Unlocked podcast

25:45 - Google Stadia

28:15 - Final Fantasy VII Remake

37:15 - Half-Life: Alyx

39:10 - Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

42:00 - Lost Cities

43:50 - Raptor

46:20 - Griffin Newman and Graham Goring on the impact of LEGO Games

1:40:00 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

1:43:45 - Community questions

2:43:30 - Get A Load Of This

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