395 episodes
The Besties Chris Plante, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Russ Frushtick
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4.9 • 4.7K Ratings
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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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Going down Animal Well's Rabbit Hole
The gang has a spoiler-free discussion of one of the most intriguing games of the year, Animal Well. Will Griffin's life ever be the same? Probably not! We also dive into some of the horrendous studio closures happening this week.
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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.
Customer Reviews
Got me back into video games
I started listening to this show when I did not play any video games at all, and it got me so excited about video games that I got back into my DS and then quickly bought a switch (when I realized how little there is for DS lol). Even when I don’t know about the video game it’s fun to hear the discussions and make my wish list on steam ever bigger even when I don’t own a computer that can run any of this stuff lol
Thank you
Opening my eyes to a lot of games I never would have found and lighting the fire under me that makes me want to prioritize gaming as a hobby. Great show!
I love these guys, but…
…the paygating of Resties was a bummer. I totally get it and harbor no ill will to the gang for this move, but I am subsription-ed to death and can’t justify $5 for 3 podcasts a month.
I know they have to direct to Patreon every show, but every time that quick blurb comes up I’m reminded this is a product whereas it used to just be listening to friends talking about games.
Maybe it’s time to retire the “just by listening you are a member”? That just doesn’t come across the same way it did a couple months ago.