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January 9, 2023

The Besties: What Are We Looking Forward To in 2023?

With last year's best games played and adjudicated, we look forward to some of our most anticipated releases of 2023. Sure, you got your Zeldas and your Starfields, but there's way more coming down the pipeline — some of which are out pretty soon! Games discussed: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Starfield, Final Fantasy XVI, Diablo 4, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Atomic Heart, Judas, Suicide Squad, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Pragmata, STALKER 2, Fire Emblem Engage, Armored Core 6, Redfall, Alan Wake 2, The Wolf Among Us 2, Playdead's New Game. [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 5:57 AM - 0 comments

January 2, 2023

The Besties: Besties 2022 GOTY Extravaganza - Part Two

We continue the ritual of making the ritual slightly different every year, when we bring the final eight down to the final four, and then introduce another contender before we rank the final five. And at last we'll have the answer to the burning question: what's the second-best game of 2022? [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 2:36 AM - 3 comments

December 16, 2022

The Besties: Besties 2022 GOTY Extravaganza - Part One

IT BEGINS. Well, it ends. Okay, actually, both. This week, we're taking our top 16 games of the year and pitting them against one another in arbitrary combat until only eight remain. Next week, we'll get things sorted down to a nice, tidy ranking of the five best games of the year. Join us! But like, get comfortable, because this is going to take a while. [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 4:23 AM - 0 comments

December 9, 2022

The Besties: Smashing the Gooey Guys of Warhammer 40K: Darktide with Ron Funches

This week, we're joined by beloved Besties guest host Ron Funches as we discuss the gory extravaganza called Warhammer 40K: Darktide. Is Left 4 Dead still fun when it's in space and there's religion and cyberskulls and stuff? Let's find out! Also discussed: Elden Ring, OlliOlli World, Astronite, Need for Speed Unbound, Marvel Snap, Evil West, WCW Matches from 1991-1992. [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 3:00 AM - 0 comments

December 3, 2022

Hunting Warhead: Hunting Warhead

How do you take down a criminal network that’s hidden in the shadows? How do you rescue child abuse victims who could be anywhere in the world? Hunting Warhead follows the journalists and police on a global mission to expose the darkest corners of the internet. What they discover shocks them. Host Daemon Fairless tracks down the investigators, survivors and criminals themselves. A co-production of CBC Podcasts and the Norwegian newspaper VG. [All the content warnings. If you think you might be disturbed by this, you are probably right.]
posted by johnofjack at 11:03 AM - 3 comments

December 2, 2022

The Besties: Gone Fishin' with Blade in Marvel's Midnight Suns

Marvel's Midnight Suns is a tactics game from XCOM developer Firaxis, only instead of shooting aliens a hundred times from behind cover, you play cards to beat ass with your best friend, Blade. This is, objectively, a very good idea, but how well does the rest of the game hold up? Also, what's on our backlog as we approach the GOTY proceedings? Also discussed: Dave the Diver, Pentiment, What the Bat, Binding of Isaac, Andor, Soccer Story, Peglin, Tiny Rogues [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 2:16 AM - 0 comments

November 25, 2022

The Besties: Seeing Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Through the Eyes of a Child

It's one of the biggest releases of the year and Justin paid his daughter, Charlie McElroy, to play it for him. Yes, it's Pokémon time once again and we're diving into Scarlet and Violet. We've also got way more to say about Pentiment. Also discussed: Andor, Fargo Season 4, Spy x Family and Warhammer: Darktide. [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 8:09 AM - 0 comments

November 24, 2022

Til Death Do Us Blart: Til Death Do Us Blart 2022

Somehow, inexplicably, American Thanksgiving is here again, and so it's once again time for our five bold visionaries to view and discuss Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. But make no mistake - this year, things are different. This year, there is a mole. One of the five was chosen at random to watch Here Comes the Boom instead of PBMC2. The vibes get weird. Dig in. [more inside]
posted by EndsOfInvention at 4:03 AM - 14 comments

November 22, 2022

Maintenance Phase: The Food Pyramid

In the 1990s, the Food Pyramid was one of the most recognizable symbols in nutrition education. But where did it come from? Why was it created by the agriculture department? And why did it tell us to eat a whole loaf of bread every day?
posted by Gin and Broadband at 6:56 AM - 4 comments

November 21, 2022

The Besties: Boldly Going Where No Hedgehog's Gone Before in Sonic Frontiers

Sonic Frontiers, the open-world iteration of Sega's fast rodent simulator, is kind of a mess. But is it the fun kind of mess, like when a can of spray cheese explodes in your car, and it's gross and everywhere, but man it'll be a great story later? Let's talk about it, and also a random assortment of other new releases! Also discussed: McPixel 3, Somerville, Pentiment, GOTY Award Nominees, Reservation Dogs, Andor [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 1:14 AM - 0 comments

November 11, 2022

The Besties: BOY! Do We Have Thoughts About God of War: Ragnarok

How do you follow up a certified club banger like 2018's God of War? Join us as we discuss Sony Santa Monica's daunting sequel and its unsurprising breakout star. (Spoiler: It's Richard Schiff.) Also discussed: Signalis, Dave the Diver, Marvel Snap, Binding of Isaac [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 1:03 PM - 3 comments

November 5, 2022

ElfQuest: The Audio Movie

From Realm. When a fierce tribe of woodland elves—the Wolfriders—are burned from their homes by hostile humans, their chief, Cutter, must tap every reserve of strength and will to lead his people to safety. Barely surviving brutal setbacks, the Wolfriders discover to their astonishment other elves—the Sun Folk—who exist in the world they thought was theirs alone. [more inside]
posted by one for the books at 10:40 AM - 3 comments

November 4, 2022

Edith!: America's First Female President*

Rosamund Pike stars as Edith Wilson in Edith! a scripted comedy podcast exploring the untold true-ish story of America’s secret First Female President, from Gonzalo Cordova and Travis Helwig. [more inside]
posted by Etrigan at 9:23 AM - 1 comment

The Besties: Facing our Inner Demons in Bayonetta 3

Bayonetta is back after a long sabbatical, and now there's like a million of her. Is that too many Bayonettas? Is such a thing possible? Let's find out as we share our thoughts on Bayonetta 3! Also discussed: Signalis, Marvel Snap, Idle Acorns, Binding of Isaac, Banshees of Inisherin [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 6:15 AM - 0 comments

October 31, 2022

The Besties: Mario and Rabbids and Marvel and Sonic and Minions

Mario and Rabbids, two distinguished IPs operating on identical levels of critical acclaim, have been squished together once again in the turn-based stratgizer, Sparks of Hope. Join us as we examine their japes, and also get really into a Marvel-based TCG. 2022's just full of surprises. Also discussed: God of War: Ragnarok, Resident Evil 8 DLC, Case of the Golden Idol, The Hidden, Willie's Wonderland, Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 2:03 AM - 0 comments

October 21, 2022

The Besties: A Desperate Dive Into the Grab Bag

Look, we were gonna do Arkham Knights this week, but realized nobody wanted to hear an hour long dunkfest - join us as we pivot to talking about a bunch of good games, instead! With just a liiiiittle dunking for good measure. Games discussed: Case of the Golden Idol, EverCrawl, Binding of Isaac, I Was A Teenage Exocolonist, Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum, No Man's Sky [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 1:52 AM - 0 comments

October 14, 2022

The Besties: Getting Up Close and Persona(l)

With the impending multiplatform launch of Persona 5 Royal and its portable predecessors, we decided to sit down and discuss all the highs and lows of Atlus's super-social RPG franchise. Also, what's the best way to quit playing a game? Let's find out!Also discussed: Binding of Isaac: Repentance, In Memoriam series, At Dead of Night, Neon White, Rogue Legacy 2, Tunic, Sniper Elite 5 [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 2:19 AM - 0 comments

October 7, 2022

Orphan Black: The Next Chapter: Season 1, Full Season

The story picks up 8 years after the end of the television series. Cosima Niehaus looks into a new job opportunity, but it turns out to be more than it seemed to be. A newly identified clone becomes involved, and things change for the club forever. Hosted by Realm.fm [more inside]
posted by Quonab at 6:24 PM - 3 comments

The Besties: Honey, We Shrunk the Us in Grounded

This week, we're playing Obsidian's miniaturized survival sim Grounded, and mostly talking about stripping Rick Moranis of his science license. Also, ROCK AND STONE! By which we mean: We're also talking about Deep Rock Galactic, now that we've all actually played it! Also discussed: Binding of Isaac, RogueJack, Mars First Logistics, Near Dark, Q: The Winged Serpent [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 5:44 AM - 0 comments

September 30, 2022

The Besties: The Fall 2022 Indie Gaming Pick-A-Mix

We couldn't pick a game to discuss this week, so instead we present to you an installment of Oops! All Indie Games. We've got a bumper crop of backlog material for you to dive into, from slime-based horticulture to interstellar mining simulators.Games discussed: Trombone Champ, Slime Rancher 2, Shovel Knight Dig, Deep Rock Galactic, The Diofield Chronicle, Steel Rising, Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong at 5:36 AM - 2 comments

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