The Besties
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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- http://besties.fan/
- Description
- 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?
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2025-02-21 19:44
- last episode published
- 2025-02-21 08:00
- publication frequency
- 10.91 days
- Contributors
- Justin McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Chris Plante, Russ Frushtick
- Author
- The Besties
- Owner
- Explicit
- true
- Number of Episodes
- 436
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Leisure Video Games
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2025-02-21 |
The Pirate Yakuza Game Has Something for Everyone – Even Newcomers Ahoy, besties! This week, the crew sets sails with Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, a video game that’s as silly as its name suggests. Unlike its predecessor — our best game of 2024 — this entry features a new(ish) protagonist, old-school action... |
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| 2025-02-14 | The Besties discuss Avowed, the new game from Fallout 76 developer Obsidian. It is extremely our shit. Perhaps… too much so? What does that even mean? Listen to find out! Get the full list of games (and other stuff) discussed at www.besties.fan. Want m... |
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| 2025-02-07 | 2025 already has a fantastic Metroidvania, errrr, Search Action game! Ender Magnolia combines Metroid, Nier, Mega Man, and Pokémon into a single, beautiful 2D experience. Technically, this is a sequel, but no prior experience is required to enjoy this ... |
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| 2025-01-31 |
Citizen Sleeper 2 Blends Game and Story Into One Complex Dish We loved the original Citizen Sleeper, but were intimidated when we first heard the news of a sequel that would be more complicated — and presumably more difficult. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is just as complex as we expected and yet, once we g... |
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| 2025-01-24 | Nintendo finally announced the Switch 2. So why do folks seem a bit disappointed by the reveal? We discuss what we know so far… and what’s to come. Plus, one of our most anticipated games of the year got stealth dropped and it’s a delight! Get the full... |
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| 2025-01-17 | Special guest Russ from Retro Game Corps teaches The Besties how to get into retro gaming handhelds. Here's you chance to become obsessed with the hobby! Plus, we finally catch up with Indiana Jones.For more Retro Gaming check out the channel: https://... |
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| 2025-01-10 | In the world of video games, 2025 will be an incredible year. The Besties collect over 25 games they can't wait to play in the coming months. We promise there's something here for you! And to think: we still don't know what will launch on the Switch. W... |
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| 2025-01-03 | Frushtick and Plante’s annual predictions episode returns. They revisit their predictions from January 2024, crown a winner, and draft new predictions for the year to come. Here’s your chance to know the future! Get the full list of games (and other st... |
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| 2024-12-27 | As a holiday treat, the Besties brings one of our most beloved Patreon bracket episodes to the main feed.What is the greatest video game console of all time? Before you answer that, we have one huge caveat: you can't factor in the quality of the games.... |
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| 2024-12-20 | A year’s worth of video game podcasting has brought us to this moment. The Besties use their brains and brackets to select the Besties Besty of 2024. Plus, Frushtick, Hoops, Griffin, and Plante share their personal Top 5s! Get the full list of games (a... |
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