Podcast Episodes

Vampire Crawlers and a Big Besties Update

Episode 496

This is a big week of change at The Besties. But before we get to the news, we all want to chat about one of the strangest spinoffs in indie games. V…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Tomodatchi Life and the Magic and Wonder of Super Nintendo World

Episode 495

This week we're diving into Nintendo's bizarre life sim, Tomodatchi Life: Living the Dream, which allows a bunch of Miis to eat cigarettes for breakf…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Pragmata Is Like Dead Space with Optimism

Episode 494

Announced in 2020, Pragamata has finally arrived. Capcom’s new third-person shooter puts you in the boots of a space marine-type who must overcome ev…

5 months ago

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For Super Mario Galaxy The Movie, We Get Help from Get Played

Episode 493

How do you talk about a film as strange as The Super Mario Galaxy Movie? You call in backup. Get Played’s Matt Apodaca joins us to talk about the blo…

5 months, 1 week ago

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Creature Kitchen Is an Alternative to Expensive Gaming

Episode 492

This week, the Besties chat about two relatively low-priced games that have won over huge audiences: Creature Kitchen and Scritchy Scratchy. In the b…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Marathon Is Both a Miracle and a Monster

Episode 491

Frushtick and Griffin were Destiny dudes, and yet it's Plante who has fallen in love with Bungie's new extraction shooter. What's so appealing about …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Slay the Spire 2, a Big Hole, and a Resident Evil 9 Spoiler Chat!

Episode 490

Welcome to The Besties March grab bag. There are simply too many new games, so to cover as much as possible, we split up the workload. Griffin talks …

5 months, 4 weeks ago

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Pokopia Will Teach You to Love Pokémon Again

Episode 489

Plenty of companies have torched their fortunes trying to smelt together a collection of hit games and genres, hoping to recreate others’ success. Un…

6 months ago

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Scott Pilgrim vs. Millennial Nostalgia

Episode 488

Scott Pilgrim EX is a spiritual sequel to a Netflix animated series from 2024, a Scott Pilgrim movie tie-in game from 15 years ago, and an underrated…

6 months, 1 week ago

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Resident Evil: Requiem is Two Games in One!

Episode 487

Resident Evil Requiem has the misfortune of following Resident Evil: Village, one of our favorite games of all time. How does a game live up to that …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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