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
- 2025-03-21 07:47
- last episode published
- 2025-03-21 07:00
- publication frequency
- 10.87 days
- Contributors
- Justin McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Chris Plante, Russ Frushtick
- Author
- The Besties
- Owner
- Explicit
- true
- Number of Episodes
- 440
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- Detail page
- Categories
- Leisure Video Games
Recommendations
Episodes
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| 2025-03-21 |
Repo and Inzoi Will Terrify You – For Very Different Reasons We’re talking REPO. (Not the genetic opera! Not the Emilio Estevez movie!) The co-op horror game blends laughs with thrills by dropping some deeply strange characters into a terrifying world. Plus, we talk Inzoi. Is it a legitimate threat to The Sims? ... |
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| 2025-03-14 | Wanderstop is the new game from developer Ivy Road, founded by Davey Wreden, Karla Zimonja, and C418. What looks like a farming game is an exploration of burnout, anxiety, and the "to-do" list nature of video games. It's not for everyone but it might b... |
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| 2025-03-07 |
Split Fiction is everything fans want (and more of what critics fear) This week, the Besties play Split Fiction, the latest game from the creators of It Takes Two. It tells the story of an evil corporation that uses AI to steal creative ideas and create generic sci-fi and fantasy drivel. It's published by EA. Video games... |
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| 2025-02-28 | Over the past 12 years, The Besties have — one by one — fallen in love with the Monster Hunter series. The latest entry, Monster Hunter Wilds, is the most welcoming version yet. It’s still a tremendous multiplayer experience, but the group discusses ho... |
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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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