What happened to the Besties in 2019?
The Besties bid farewell to 2019 with the highs and lows of some of the biggest trends of the year. This player is hosted by Megaphone, a podcast publishing platform. By using Megaphone's player you are consenting to our use of cookies, which we use to improve user experience. Please refer to our privacy policy to learn more.
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Are the Besties breaking down McKinney?
Since it has also become a hugely requested podcast topic, the Besties are finally BREAKING DOWN MCKINNEY! Home to the Besties for almost 16 years, McKinney, TX is an epicenter of food, culture, activity, parades, festivals, history, football and so much more!
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 best of game be chosen by the best of friends?
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Executive editor of Polygon, co-host of The History of Fun and The Besties, and Host of What's Tech?
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What games are on the Besties podcast?
In honor of that, we're doing a deeper dive into one of the greatest games ever discussed on the podcast: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. What were some of its best ideas and how do we expect things to play out in the still-unnamed sequel? Other games discussed: Flight Simulator on Xbox Series X, Curse of the Dead Gods on Game Pass, and Wildermyth.
What games are discussed on the besties?
Other games discussed on the show include: Ender Lillies, SNKRX, Final Fantasy XIV, and Out of the Loop.
Who are the best friends of King of the Hill?
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.
Besties 10th Anniversary Game of the Decade Spectacular
To celebrate our tenth year of intractable debate over which video games are better than the other video games, we're doing EXACTLY THAT. For over an hour. We're pitting the best games of the last decade against one another, and ...
Raging Against the Dying Light 2
This week we're discussing Dying Light 2, a game that poses a novel question: What if dead people turned into monsters and you had to hit them with pipes and stuff? Also, we calculate the precise amount of time games ...
We Gotta Go Back in Time with Pokemon Legends Arceus
Wondering what's next for the Pokemon franchise? Just how many games could they put out that are basically the same thing? Well, we finally have something pretty dramatically different! The gang dives into Pokemon Legends: Arceus and whether this is ...
The (Other) Best Games of the Last 10 Years
As we build towards our 10 year anniversary in February, we decided to look back at some of the winners of The Besties Game of the Year throughout the decade. Were we right? Were we wrong? Let's find out! Each ...
Everybody Loves Nobody Saves the World
Things come full circle as we once again dip into the Drinkbox catalogue with their newest Action RPG title, Nobody Saves the World! Also, we discuss the enormous and dumb implications of Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard. Also discussed: A bunch ...
Fortnite Got Buckwild When We Weren't Looking
We like to think of ourselves as four cool dads who have their finger on the pulse of what's hip with young gamers. That's why, in the year of our lord 2022, we're spending a whole episode discussing Fortnite, a ...
2022's Most Anticipated Games
We're jumping into the next 12 months with gusto. These are the games we'll be watching, including some games that were on our 2021 list but didn't actually come out. Games discussed: Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, Rune Factory 5, ...
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?
Episodes
This week, we’re breaking down two sequels that couldn’t be more different from each other: The unique metroidvania romp known as Axiom Verge 2, and the throwback action-platformer Psychonauts 2.
