20m Podcast

On this episode, Arief & Sam interview Executive Producer at Marvel Games, Danny Koo at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2025. Danny oversees Marvel’s live service titles, including Marvel Rivals, and shares how the team approaches character design, gameplay, PvE updates, and long-term player engagement. We also dive into the story behind Luna Snow from her origins in Marvel Future Fight to...

What does the indie game scene in Southeast Asia really look like in 2025?We went to LEVEL UP KL and interviewed the nominees for the Southeast Asian Game Awards to find out. We sat down with creators behind No Straight Roads, Overhours, Cuisineer (Metronomik, CtrlD Studio, and BattleBrew Productions to hear how they’re building games that reflect who they are, where they come from, and where this...

On this episode, Arief & Rino interview EVP Global Head Transmedia, Justin Scarpone at SEGA at gamescom asia 2024. They cover SEGA's transmedia strategy including the Sonic movies & tv shows, the Yakuza series on Amazon, Persona 5 entering animation, concerts and more!~ About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and the people behind them. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two...

On this episode, Arief interviews Co-Founder and CEO of Larian Studios, Swen Vincke at Level UP KL 2024. They cover Larian's approach to building a global studio, including reflections on their team based in Malaysia as well as Swen's game of the year for 2024 and how the team is approaching their latest project after Baldur's Gate 3.~ About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and th...

On this episode, Arief and Rino walkthrough the narrative games they played as part of the demos available at LudoNarraCon 2024!

This week, Arief is joined by Burhan and Pumpkin Unicorn to review Dragon’s Dogma 2, months after its release. Review code provided by Capcom.

Do video games ever hit you so hard that you fall into an existential crisis? This happens way too often for Rino. On this episode, Arief and Rino discuss Content Warning, the game that made waves throughout early April. Next they fall in love again with Va11 Hall-A, arguably one of the best visual novels of all time. And last but not least, what did Rino experience during her time with Cosmic Whe...

In this week's episode, we try out a bunch of different games from AAA to indie. Penny's Big Breakaway and Let's Build a Zoo hit us right in the nostalgia feels. Terra Nil reminds us about the importance of the ecosystem in an edutainment sort of way. Lastly but definitely spookiest, is Cut to Bits' Venture to the Vile! Penny’s Big Breakaway Code Provided by Private Division. Let’s...

This week's episode is all about Indie games by Women-led studios or teams lead by women! Rino and Arief share their thoughts of games they recently played from the Wings Interactive Women's Day Steam Sale along with a couple special shout outs of games & initiatives they love from amazing women across the industry. Review code for Death Trick: Double Blind provided by Neon Doctrine ~...

It's officially Final Fantasy VII Rebirth season! We sit down with Japanese gaming expert Genki JPN to get his thoughts on the entire FF7 franchise and what his first impressions are of Rebirth. ~ About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and the people behind them. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from video games to anime, TV shows and t...

In this episode, we become slaves to our corporate overlords in CorpoNation. Plus, we fanboy/fangirl over all of the exciting FFVII Rebirth activations in Tokyo as the world gets into peak Final Fantasy frenzy. CorpoNation review code provided by Playtonic. ~ About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and the people behind them. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter...

Love is in the air this February! And what better way to express our love than to talk about one of our favourite things, Southeast Asian indie games. In this episode, Arief goes back to nature in Coral Island, a farm life sim by Indonesian developers, Stairway Games, about living on a tropical island. Question is - will he fall in love with Coral Island just as much as he did Stardew Valley? Over...

How does Persona 3 Reload stack up against the mega hit success of Persona 5? Well.. pretty good, actually. This week’s episode of the 20m Podcast features our impressions of Persona 3 Reload so far & how, although a remake, it elevates the entire Persona franchise. We also cover some amazing independent games we played during Steam Next Fest - an annual celebration of games featuring demos of...

This week’s episode of the 20m Podcast is a deep dive into Honkai Star Rail 2.0 and Rino’s early access impressions with the update. Just under a year after release - does the game still hold up and does the new area of Penacony deliver what fans typically expect from a major HoYo-game update? Later, we say OBJECTION! as we share our thoughts on one of Rino’s other favourite franchises - Apollo Ju...

About 4 years have passed since the release of The Last of Us Part: II & Naughty Dog has just released a remastered version of their 2020-hit. Joining us on this review is Najmi - @TheKampungNerd - one of Malaysia’s most prominent gaming channels in Bahasa Malaysia. We talk about what we loved about the Remastered version, what were some misses with this edition, and towards the end of the vid...

Rino and Arief traveled down to sunny-Singapore to cover & be part of Gamescom Asia 2023 to experience the amazing booths from the likes of Capcom, Ubisoft, PlayStation and a tonne of independent games. From interviewing the CEO of Neopets to frothing at the mouth from our demo experience of Ace Attorney, to meeting some of our favorite independents developers - here are some the amazing thing...

Tokyo Game Show is one of the world's most exciting game conventions and we're so happy to share our experiences attending the show in 2023. Stay tuned for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Tekken 8, hot new releases, our favourite indie games and more! ~ About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and the people behind them. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter ab...

This is our first in-person episode and we're in Japan! Join us as we explore a life sized Eva-Unit 01, Ryu’s biceps, Mewtwo, and so much more - this episode of the 20m Podcast features all the cool and nerdy things we saw in Japan before we headed to Tokyo Game Show. ~ Follow 20m ~ 💬 ⁠https://twitter.com/20mpodcast⁠ 📸 ⁠https://www.instagram.com/20mpodcast/⁠ ~ Listen on Spotify/iTunes ~ 🎙️ ⁠...

In this episode, Arief shares his thoughts on Marvel's Spider-Man 2, the direction of Insomniac Games and how this web slingin' action stacks up against its predecessor. ~ Follow 20m ~ 💬 https://twitter.com/20mpodcast 📸 https://www.instagram.com/20mpodcast/ ~ Listen on Spotify/iTunes ~ 🎙️ https://anchor.fm/20mpodcast 🟦 Arief | https://twitch.tv/ariefjohan | https://twitter.com/ariefjoha...

In this episode we share our review of Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon and whether this punishingly difficult mech game is worth your sanity. Arief gives us the latest on Magic: The Gathering and his experience at the recent prerelease day of Wilds of Eldraine. Lastly we share some exciting news - 20m is going international! Stay tuned to find out where you’ll be seeing us in the next few months...

Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative game about the end of an era, and the beginning of a love story. Developed by Montreal-based studio KO_OP, the game explores coming of age themes told through a cast of teenage dinosaurs. Rock out with your band, worry about graduation and come to terms with your impending extinction from an astroid. Goodbye Volcano High should be celebrated for its in...

In this week’s episode, Arief shares his experience at the recent Malaysian anime convention, AniManGaki. We also have the opportunity to chat with AniManGaki founder, Yvonne Sing about the explosive popularity in anime and how this has changed the anime convention landscape. ~ About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and the people behind them. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two tal...

In this week’s episode, we cover our first impressions of the Genshin 4.0 Fontaine update with its new battle mechanics and underwater exploration. Later, we jump right into Jumplight Odyssey by League of Geeks. This is our first impressions of the early access build for this space colony management sim. ~ About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and the people behind them. Hosted b...

Venba is a beautiful narrative cooking game about an Indian immigrant family living in Canada in the 1980s. Our review captures our thoughts on the game plus our own experiences reconciling our culture with our identity. ~ About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and the people behind them. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from video games to...

Meet Sevy, one of the most popular, informative and entertaining Hoyoverse content creators and guidemakers on YouTube. We chat with Sevy to understand how she’s grown her channel to over 220,000+ subscribers in just a few short years, with her focus on Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail content. About the 20m Podcast ~ The show about disagreeing with your friends. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the t...