On this big episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, Haley MacLean, and Sarah Podzorski to celebrate the year of gaming in 2023. We nominate, debate, and finalize winners for the categories of 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... for 2023. If you enjoy this episode, please tell a friend or help share it online! MinnMax's Game of the Year debates will continue for the next two weeks, as we build out and chop down a list of our favorite games this year. You can watch our debates early by joining the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon and unlocking the unedited version of the full discussions right now. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/DqJzkE0dIlI Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmaxfree - Promo Code: MINNMAXFREE https://www.rocketmoney.com/minnmax https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: MORESLEIGHBELLS To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:07 - Best Thing 00:37:43 - Dumbest Thing 01:05:46 - Spoilers: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 01:11:12 - Dumbest Thing 01:13:33 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:17:58 - Biggest News 01:45:30 - The Game We All Agree Is Probably Good But We Didn't Play 01:59:31 - Best Character 02:09:35 - Spoilers - El Paso, Elsewhere 02:10:28 - Best Character 02:14:22 - Spoilers - Armored Core VI: Fires Of Rubicon 02:15:26 - Best Character 02:36:12 - Best Moment 02:42:14 - Spoilers - Utility Room 02:43:03 - Spoilers: Pineapple on Pizza 02:45:04 - Spoilers: Sea of Stars 02:47:29 - Best Moment 02:49:42 - Spoilers: Starfield 02:52:13 - Best Moment 02:55:12 - Spoilers: Alan Wake 2 03:03:48 - Spoilers: Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name 03:07:40 - Spoilers: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 03:10:16 - Spoilers: Lies Of P 03:11:34 - Best Moment 03:12:25 - Spoilers: The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom 03:20:47 - Spoilers: Baldur's Gate 3 03:23:55 - Spoilers: Final Fantasy XVI 03:25:41 - Best Moment 03:39:13 - The Greatest Work Of Art Of All Time (2023) 03:58:03 - Spoilers: The Last Of Us on HBO 04:01:47 - The Greatest Work Of Art Of All Time (2023) 04:04:05 - Spoilers: Succession 04:06:24 - The Greatest Work Of Art Of All Time (2023) Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Slay the Princess - Julie Wilcox Golf With Your Friends - RabidLime Puzzle & Dragons - Joshua Ayers Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Starkiller Into The Breach - Malcolm Holliday Dragon Quest VII: Journey Of The Cursed King - Clemens Zobel God Hand - Patrick Polk Tetris Plus - Jawarhello Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - Jessica-Star Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 StreetPass - Pretty Good Printing This podcast is powered by Pinecast.