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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The Nightmare Before March

Episode Date: February 12, 2021

The gents hop into the scary and tiny world of Little Nightmares 2. They also explore the existential and impossible to answer questions of: Is Luigi'...

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The Deepest Cuts of Winter

Episode Date: January 22, 2021

January may not be known for a rollicking time for major new releases, but that's cool, we'll find a way to keep you busy! Today we dive into a bunch...

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2020 Game of the Year Part 2

Episode Date: December 18, 2020

We’ve gone from 16 and we’re down to 8 of the best games of 2020. Now we’re going to cull down these sweet, adorable baby calves until there’s just on...

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2020 Game of the Year Part 1

Episode Date: December 11, 2020

It’s all been building to this! The boys come together with 16 games duking it out for the best games of 2020 (including 4 listener selections!). Who...

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Whose Souls? Demon's Souls

Episode Date: November 27, 2020

The boys brave the fetid swamps and fiery dragons of the prettiest dang PS5 game around, Demon's Souls. Will they survive the Valley of Defilement? Wi...

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Those Adorable Watch Dogs

Episode Date: November 6, 2020

The Besties rode on a drone and hacked their way into the mainframe for this week’s new game: Watch Dogs: Legion! They discuss the impressive open wor...

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We Have a PS5, It's Big

Episode Date: October 30, 2020

Huge news! Russ previews the new sizable PS5 including demonstrating its eject. Then the gang reviews the visual novel real-time strategy game 13 Sent...

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Games That Make Us Go AHHH!

Episode Date: October 23, 2020

It's October so it must be time to give you the straight up willies. The Besties dive into Twitch phenomenon Phasmophobia, and Justin burns matches in...

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Hey Hades, Get Funky!

Episode Date: October 2, 2020

Join the Besties in their quest of the underworld with 2020’s Hades. They explore the incredibly designed and nuanced gameplay. Discuss the mythologic...