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The Besties Chris Plante, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Russ Frushtick
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It's Game of the Year meets King of the Hill as four of Earth's best friends – Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Chris Plante, and Russ Frushtick – rank and review their favorite video games. Because shouldn't the world's best friends pick the world's best games?
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There's No Rest for the Wicked Nuns
What if you combined Dark Souls and Diablo, then added a pinch of city-building mechanics and survivor elements? You’d get No Rest for the Wicked from Moon Studios, the team best known for the Ori games. It’s ambitious and bound to inspire conversations — even in its Early Access stage. In the back half, Plante updates the team on 2024’s best nun simulator: Indika!
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A Souls-like for Fans of N64-era Mascot Games
Special guest Lucy James (GameSpot, Giant Bomb, Frames Per Second Podcast) joins Frushtick and Plante to discuss Another Crab’s Treasure. Have you ever wondered what it would have looked like had Rare made a Souls-like in the early ‘00s? Now you have an answer! Plus, the crew shares updates on other games they’ve been playing, from Stellar Blade to TopSpin 2K25.
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Falling in to the Fallout TV Show
Duck and cover! This week, The Besties discuss the first two episodes of the excellent Fallout TV series. Then, they talk through the ways the Fallout approach could alter the trajectory of video game adaptations. Plus: a bunch of great listener recommendations!
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Chicken Soup for the Gamers' Soul
This week, The Besties share their favorite “rainy day” games! These are the games we dig out when we’re feeling blue and need something that provides a quick dose of comfort. Turns out our list is quite long! In the back half, we do the rare Besties spoilercast with Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth — a.k.a. one of 2024’s best games.
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Pepper Grinder and Princess Peach, Together at Last
This week we've got a game inspired by the SNES era and a game that probably shouldn't have come out at all. We'll also find out just what Justin thinks about Dragon's Dogma 2, and what's going on with the Stardew Valley 1.6 update.
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Arise with Dragon's Dogma 2
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is the best game of the year? Or is it the buggiest? It might be the most divisive! This week, The Besties talk about the wildly ambitious (and difficult to run on most hardware) fantasy RPG from Capcom. Plus, we take a deep dive into the reader mail pool. Did we mention we keep all the letters in a pool, Scrooge McDuck-style? Because we do.
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Best comfort podcast
And also, best video game update podcast. Listen, its 4 guys talking about their favorite games. It has allowed me to find actual games I would enjoy, not just the blockbusters hitting the metaphorical shelves (RIP blockbuster). They’re kind, and thoughtful, and genuinely hilarious, and also I listen to all of their other shows, and also yeah, on that note of “only play the first 20%” criticism, they have to play 1-2 new games a week! I understand how that can be frustrating when you love a game, but it also does provide a service to people who are in the same boat, with limited time, looking for games they can really get sucked into immediately.
I live in constant fear that they will end this podcast again. Please listen. It’s really good. Also I would pay for it to not have ads. So. Thanks for finding me stuff like Dredge.
Hilarious and compelling video game reviews
This podcast is basically four nerdy-but-cool dads who are veterans in game reviewing talk about the coolest games on the market. They recognise their privilege and reflect on past mistakes. They goof a lot but never shy away from a hot take. As a nonbinary afab person, I really appreciate their commentary. If you’re looking for a chill, fun listen that will teach you about good game design and keep you up to date on the latest gaming news, look no farther!
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