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One of the purest joys in video games is lounging on a couch with friends, chomping on junk food, and playing co-op video games. A great co-op mode can make a mediocre campaign transform into something unforgettable. This month, we use the Besties Battle Bracket to pick our favorite.
Which game all...
2025-08-06 15:26:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 & 4 tries to recapture a simpler time in video games. Can it succeed? Plus, we've been playing so many cool indie games that we could barely fit them all in this episode.
Want an indie Borderlands? A Japanese assembly line design simulator? A Vampi...
2025-07-22 04:24:25 +0000 UTC View Post
More great video games have been released in 2025 than any one person can play, and we still have half of the year to go. To love video games is to drink from the fire hose. Not that we're complaining.
To make the rest of the year slightly more manageable, the Resties have curated a list of the most anticipated upcoming rel...
2025-07-08 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Each year, video game publishers flood the market with sequels. And yet, so many franchises remain dormant (or desperate for a fresh start). This month, The Besties uncover the game series most in need of a reboot.
Which brings the most personal joy
Hey everybody. Due to some scheduling issues, this week's Besties Battle Bracket will arrive a few days late. It should be live Thursday at the latest, though hopefully sooner. Thank you for your patience!
2025-06-30 14:52:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Besties Patreon supporters, it’s Plante! Normally, this feed is limited to The Besties and The Resties, but today (just this once) I’m uploading a bonus episode. Don’t worry, you’ll still get your guaranteed Besties and Resties content this month too – this is just a little something extra.
You have probably already heard that I have a new podcast. Post Games is a weekly audio magazine, each epi...
2025-06-27 22:47:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Just like going fishing in real ife, Cast n Chill can be as stressful or relaxing as you'd like it to be. Want a challenge? Spend hours wrestling with big fish in deep waters, and barely catch a few walleye without snapping a line. Want something soothing? Turn on idle mode and watch the game play itself as you read a book or clean up your inbox. Of course, these options raise a question: when does a...
2025-06-24 07:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We need fresh questions for upcoming episodes. Drop them in the comments!
2025-06-20 14:40:23 +0000 UTC View PostWe're nearly halfway through 2025. Now's an opportune time to reflect on the best games so far. Plante and Frushtick share the games they expect to be frontrunners in the broader game of the year conversation by December, along with some darkhorses that could sneak into the ra...
2025-06-10 07:01:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Editor's note: Sorry for the delay! I scheduled the episode for the usual time, but it didn't publish. Still, I'm going to assume this was somehow human error, so again, my apologies! ~Plante
In this Besties Battle Bracket, we dig into the top listener-voted topic...
2025-06-04 17:19:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all! Next Tuesday, the Resties will be taking a mid-year look at the games of 2025. What's hit? What hasn't? What have we missed? And what's still waiting in the wings?
We'd love to include your dark horse candidates for the best game of 2025. Share why you love the game and why other listeners should give it a try!
2025-06-03 20:00:37 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, The Resties share two great new games and revisit a AAA monstrosity that has been refined into something interesting.
Frushtick talks about The Midnight Walk, a beautiful, moody first-person stealth adventure resembling playable claymation classics. Plante champions The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, a visual n...
2025-05-27 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, The Resties visit the furthest ends of the indie game spectrum.
On one end, despelote: a sneeze and you break it autobiographical adventure about childhood, family, life in the art...
2025-05-13 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Besties Battle Bracket, your favorite four friendly fellows select the best bumbling beings built for blasting. Yes, that's right: it's time to choose the best grunt in the history of video games!
Which is less scary?
Which is more iconic?
Which seems more loyal to its head honcho?
This week, we chat about two games plopped at the furthest ends of the indie game spectrum. First, Frush shares Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, a story-heavy blend of Metroidvania and Souls-like built by a studio full of designers, coders, artists, and storytellers. After that, Plante shares his feelings on C...
For May, the Besties Battle Bracket returns to pick the best enemy grunt. But what about the months after that? We need your help! Vote in the Besties Battle Bracket poll. We'll turn the top vote-getters into episodes!
This week, Frushtick went hands-on with the Nintendo Switch 2 at an NYC event. We're saving our opinions of Nintendo's announcements for Friday's Besties episode, but Frushtick couldn't wait to share his behind-the-scenes experience of the event with our Patreon subscribers!
In the back half, Plante reports the hist...
2025-04-08 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally, an episode you can latch onto! The Besties swing into action this month, selecting the greatest grappling hook. Will Batman bust the bracket? Will Plante explain why publicists sent him an unmarked box of rancid meat? The answer is yes to at least one of those questions!
Thank you all for keeping this Patreon active and fun! We truly couldn't do it without your support!
For whatever reason, Patreon's upload corrupted our audio file so that this week's Resties episode skipped from the 47-minute mark to the 1-hour mark. We're re-uploading the episode again here. Sorry for the double post and thanks for your patience!
2025-03-26 14:56:31 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, The Resties talk about the value of the Game Developers Conference and hike up a mountain of questions.
One example? This question from Bestlies/Resties listener Emily:
If you were going to be stuck alone for one year with just one offline video game, what game would it be? You have all your basic needs met, but you can’t go outside or talk to others, and there...
2025-03-25 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Resties will be answering your questions in the upcoming episode — along with talking about why the annual Game Developers Conference matters to the average gamer.
Drop your questions in the comments below!
2025-03-12 23:09:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Don't get us wrong, we've enjoyed swimming in the flash flood of big-budget games. But after sinking dozens of hours into not one, but two massive RPGs inspired by marine biology, it's a relief to splash about in something smaller. Shorter. Free-er.
Steam Next Fest arrived at the perfect time. And though the thrice-a-year demo drop is technically complete, most of its best demos remain...
2025-03-11 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you define a video game Easter egg?
Sometimes, it's the video game equivalent of graffiti, a designer leaving a permanent mark inside their creation, defying corporate policies that would otherwise erase their involvement. Other times, an Easter egg is an expression of fandom, reminding us that the artists we admire have inspirations too. In one iconic case, an Easter egg is a random name ...
2025-03-04 06:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, The Resties hit the highway with Keep Driving, a road trip adventure that blends roguelikes, deckbuilders, and resourc...
2025-02-25 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In 2008, indie studio The Behemoth released Castle Crashers, one of the greatest beat 'em up video games of all time. Fans have been pleading for a sequel to the colorful, scatological medical fantasy ever since, while the designers have focused on a variety of remasters and fascinating genre experiments. 2025-02-11 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
What's Nintendo's secret to success? Its leadership isn't afraid to greenlight a big, risky, weird project. For every Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS, we get a Virtual Boy and Nintendo Cereal System. Turn out you can't make a revolutionary video game brand without breaking a few eggs.
In this month's Besties Battle Bracket, we select the best weirdo Nintendo Failure. Share ...
2025-02-04 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Resties talk about what makes Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders -- the spiritual sequel to a mountain biking game -- such a tasty treat this season. In the back half, Frushtick and Plante pour the mai...
2025-01-28 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostNext week, The Resties will be talking about a couple of the early video game surprises of 2025. We'll also make time to answer some of your questions about games! Drop your burning Qs in the comments and we'll answer some in this episode and other episodes this year.
2025-01-23 19:42:50 +0000 UTC View Post
In Get to Work, an aspiring businessman straps rollerblades to his hands and feet and zips up a tower of precarious ramps, hoping to land a new job that waits at the top. It's a punishing game that routinely sends its hero toppl...
2025-01-14 05:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The Besties strive to challenge themselves with each new Besties Bracket. Sure, for this month we could have done something safe and familiar like "Best open world game." But you can find the answer to that question on your video game publication of choice.
We craved something bigger. Bolder. Nearly impossible to answer. We looked inward and dared to ask, "What is the best open world game...
2025-01-07 08:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post