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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?

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?

    Unicorn Overlord and a God of War-like You Never Heard Of

    Unicorn Overlord and a God of War-like You Never Heard Of

    This week, the squad puts on their armor, grabs their swords, and mounts their gallant steads to charge into Unicorn Overlord. The tactics RPG is the latest game from Vanillaware, the developer of niche masterpieces like Odin Sphere and 13 Sentinels. In the back half, Justin introduce the team to Banishers, a game that blends Witcher and God of War. How did we not hear about this one until now? And how often does a game depict a healthy marriage like this one?!

    • 54 min
    The Future of Video Games (In Demos)

    The Future of Video Games (In Demos)

    The Besties take a trip into the not-so-distant future of video games, digging into a batch of awesome demos from Steam Next Fest. Whether you want to live the life of anime-style Duke Nukem or an alternate reality 19th century nun, you will be satisfied!

    • 59 min
    We Really (Rogue)Like Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor and Balatro

    We Really (Rogue)Like Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor and Balatro

    This week, we're evangelizing for two indie games that have completely consumed every moment of our free time: The rock and stone-fueled auto-shooter Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, and the poker deckbuilder Balatro! We're going to go back to playing those, now.

    Enjoy the episode. Also discussed: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Riders of Justice, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Elden Ring

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Helldivers 2 are Battling for Our Time

    Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Helldivers 2 are Battling for Our Time

    The streak of hot new releases for 2024 continues! This week, we're talking about the opening hours of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and the many hours we've spent squishing bugs 'n' bots in Helldivers 2. Good hours, all!

    Also discussed: The Devil's Plan, Clubhouse Games, Deep Rock Survivor, The Floor

    • 56 min
    Persona 3 Reload, Lysfanga, and Some Big Besties News

    Persona 3 Reload, Lysfanga, and Some Big Besties News

    This week's episode is all about two games: Persona 3 Reload, the from-the-ground remake of Atlus' groundbreaking RPG, and Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior, a clever arena action game with a time-turning twist. Also, some big news about the future of The Besties! (No, we're not ending the show. Again.)

    Also discussed: The Connector, Zoey Ashe Trilogy, Helldivers 2, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

    • 1 hr 7 min
    Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is Kinda the Pits

    Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is Kinda the Pits

    Maybe this won't come as the biggest shock in the world to you, but Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is not a very good video game. How did we get here? Genuinely: We do not know. But we're not having, like, the best time.

    Also discussed: Enshrouded, The Void Rains Upon Her Heart, Casey Neistat's Apple Vision Pro commercial, Lysfanga, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Orion and the Dark

    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

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4.7K Ratings

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I Like It

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Much fun.

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Fantastic Show

This show is perfect to listen to while at work or playing video games yourself. The flow of banter between the 4 friends is excellent, the balance of in depth video game discussion and comedy is sublime. I highly recommend this show.

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