20m Podcast

Remember those games you really liked as a kid? Where are they now? In this week’s episode, Arief and Rino talk about all the game franchises that absolutely need a remake. Later, they discuss Game of the Year predictions submitted by the community. ~ 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 e...

The first half of 2023 has seen some absolutely phenomenal games. But are any of those release so far worthy of being called 'Game of The Year?'. To tackle this topic, we brought on Michael Higham, Senior Editor at GameSpot! Watch on for our 2023 GOTY predictions. ~ About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and the people behind them. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, f...

BitSummit is an indie games convention held annually in Kyoto, Japan. It began as an event to showcase independent games hailing from Japan, but is now a celebration of indie games from all over the world. We chat about some of the coolest games we saw at the event, and what we’re most excited to play! About the 20m Podcast ~ The show about disagreeing with your friends. Hosted by Arief and Rino,...

Crash Bandicoot is back, with the release of Crash Team Rumble, an online multiplayer with a competitive four-versus-four format. We dive right into our review of it, it’s strengths, challenges and more. We also discuss this platforming mascot and how he went from explosive popularity, to silence and the new resurgence of the franchise. Later we chat about Soulvars, a mobile deck building RPG by S...

Jared J. Tan is a community strategist at Devolver Digital, and was part of the team that spearheaded Cult of the Lamb’s social media growth, including growing 13k to 180k followers on Twitter in three months. We sit down with Jared to understand the science of community management, how he went from Big 4 Accountant to Cult Leader and some awesome tips about how to grow a social following. About t...

Master Detective Archives: Rain Code is Spike Chunsoft and Too Kyo Games most ambitious take on redefining the visual novel genre. But will it live up to the expectations of the passionate Danganronpa community? About the 20m Podcast ~ The show about disagreeing with your friends. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from video games to anime, TV shows and trop...

In this week's episode we cover one of 2023's most hotly anticipated video games, Final Fantasy XVI. We also dive into Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life remake and how relevant it is in the era of plentiful farming sim games. 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 vi...

From announcing a Super Mario RPG remake to Detective Pikachu, this direct surprised us in so many ways! About the 20m Podcast ~ The show about disagreeing with your friends. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from video games to anime, TV shows and tropical fruit tier lists, as told through a South East Asian lens. ~ Follow 20m ~ 💬  https://twitter.com/20mp...

The Summer of 2023 is looking to be red hot and we’re not just talking about the weather. We’ve been catching up on Summer Game Fest, a celebration of games, where brands such as Xbox, Wholesome Games and Capcom bring us the latest news, trailers and updates involving their respective game titles. Here at the 20m podcast, we’ve been able to stream quite a few of these showcases and directs, albeit...

In this week’s episode, we sit down with Gerald Chan from Singapore’s Geek Culture to understand the legacy of the Diablo franchise and review Diablo IV. Arief shares his thoughts on Hello Goodboy and other emotionally impactful indie games. Plus, everyone collectively can’t stop talking about Oshi no Ko. About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and the people behind them. Hosted by...

Su Ling is one of Southeast Asia’s most prolific voice actors, having lent her voice to numerous animations, commercials and your favourite video game characters such as Mayday from No Straight Roads and Tiger Lily from Chinatown Detective Agency. She’s now best known for her role as Bailu in Hoyoverse’s latest JRPG, Honkai Star Rail. How does one build a voice acting career and what does it take...

What makes a good protagonist? The release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom had us thinking about some of our favourite video game protagonists of all time and what we like about them. We also review Hoyoverse’s latest turn-based JRPG, Honkai: Star Rail. 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...

Saqina is the founder of Persona Theory Games, an indie games studio based in Malaysia, focused on narrative-forward video games. Their latest release, Kabaret, is a dark visual novel that discusses themes of depression, economic class and the preservation of culture alongside a colourful cast of Southeast Asian myths and monsters. So how was Kabaret made, and what truths about Southeast Asia has...

What goes on behind the making of some of the most well loved video game music tracks? We sit down with Zorsy from The Consouls to discuss the jazzification of One Winged Angel, his work on Steven Universe and some of his exciting indie game projects. About the 20m Podcast ~ The show about disagreeing with your friends. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from...

We chat with Sophie Azlan, indie game dev and The Game Awards Future Class 2022 about her role in building Gigabash, what it means to produce a game and our favourite visual novels. _____ About the 20m Podcast ~ The show about disagreeing with your friends. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from video games to anime, TV shows and tropical fruit tier lists, a...

We talk about Tashbunny’s role as a content creator, shoutcaster and keyboard enthusiast. We get into our favourite video games from the PlayStation 2 era and more anime takes. Arief freaks out as Kingdom Hearts once again enters the chat. About the 20m Podcast ~ The show about disagreeing with your friends. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from video games...

We talk about Danganronpa and AI Somnium Files by Spike Chunsoft, Rino's embarrassing gym story and disagreed with our friends on their anime hot takes. Are the best anime protagonists from One Piece and Naruto? Definitely not. About the 20m Podcast ~ The show about disagreeing with your friends. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from video games to anime, T...

We talk about Hi-Fi rush (by Tango Gameworks and Bethesda Softworks for Windows and Xbox), Digimon The Movie (the greatest movie of all time) and our own personal Pokemon tier list across the generations. For some reason we open with best Christian rock bands and Adam Sandler movies. Also has anyone heard of this Nintendo Gameboy DS game that Rino played called Trauma Centre? About the 20m Podcast...

We talk about Xbox’s expansion plans in Southeast Asia, our top Southeast Asian indie games including A Space For The Unbound, and some traumatising stories from our childhood in the SEA region. About the 20m Podcast ~ The show about disagreeing with your friends. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from video games to anime, TV shows and tropical fruit tier l...

We talk about iconic Malaysian radio ads. Arief gets the name of his favourite game wrong. And Rino shockingly plays something other than Genshin Impact. About the 20m Podcast ~ The show about disagreeing with your friends. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from video games to anime, TV shows and tropical fruit tier lists, as told through a South East Asian...

Hey it’s our first episode! We recap on the year 2022 and Arief’s predictably bad takes on anime. Follow 20m: https://twitter.com/20mpodcast https://www.instagram.com/20mpodcast/ Arief | twitch.tv/ariefjohan | twitter.com/ariefjohan | instagram.com/ariefjohan Rino | twitch.tv/rinoaskyes | twitter.com/rinoaskyes | instagram.com/rinoaskyes