The Besties

By Russ Frushtick, Chris Plante, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroyLeisure Video Games

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Typical duration
57 min
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The Besties episodes

November 30, 2012 The Besties Podcast 37
This week, The Besties examine just how humble you need to be for the Humble Bundle. Also, Griffin tries to explain Persona, much to the chagrin of all involved. There's also a question of how Agent 47 manages to hide in the middle of Chinatown, even as a very tall, very pale white guy.
08:30 - Hitman: Absolution
21:00 - Planetside 2
30:30 - Halftime: Thanksgiving and gambling
34:35 - Persona 4 Golden
45:45 - THE DECISION
Theme song by Ian Dorsch
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49 min
November 26, 2012 The Besties Podcast 36
The Besties all trekked off for Thanksgiving last week, but before did, they wanted to share their thoughts on the Wii U! Yes, it's an entire episode dedicated to Nintendo's latest gaming console. Oh, and there's also a special guest who hasn't shown his neck in a while.
01:20 - The Console
11:20 - Nintendo Land
33:50 - Halftime: NYG is going home for the holidays
40:35 - ZombiU
51:00 - THE DECISION
Theme song by Ian Dorsch
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1 hr 4 min
November 16, 2012 The Besties Podcast 35
The Besties are back in fine form, discussing the merits of Michael Crichton and examining the mysteries of frogs and fractions. There's also some talk about a little-known game called Black Ops 2 and some Halo 4 fatigue begins to set in.
03:00 - Halo 4 and Black Ops 2
29:20 - Chip Chain
35:27- Halftime: Griffin hates his cat
40:15 - Frog Fractions
44:45 - THE DECISION
Theme song by Ian Dorsch
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52 min
November 09, 2012 The Besties Podcast 34
After a night of heavy drinking, some of The Besties aren't quite up to fighting form. And yet, they press on! In this episode, Assassin's Creed 3 makes its second appearance, and we give some props to some unhappy birds. There's also some mention of a horrifying juice cleanse. Oh yeah, and Halo 4.
05:20 - Assassin's Creed 3
21:00 - Knights of Pen & Paper
29:35 - Halftime: Polygon launch party
33:30 - Angry Birds Star Wars
39:30 - Halo 4
49:00 - THE DECISION
Theme song by Ian Dorsch
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56 min
November 02, 2012 The Besties Podcast 33
So it turns out that we don't actually know how to count to 33 in roman numerals, so we're going with tried-and-true 'Merican numbers from now on. Other changes include a new theme song by the talented Ian Dorsch and we're no longer bleeping out cuss words, so tread carefully!
With that out of the way, after an unfortunate delay, The Besties are back. Half of them were slammed by Hurricane Sandy while the other half basked with mai tais and sangria. Weather or no, many games were played this week and a new game of the week was crowned.
06:00 - Assassin's Creed 3
15:00 - Hotline Miami
20:45 - Halftime: Hurricane Sandy and Dracula
28:40 - Need for Speed: Most Wanted
38:30 - Punch Quest
47:20 - THE DECISION
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55 min
October 19, 2012 The Besties Podcast XXXII
Besties! Those stunning changes you were expecting? Yeah...sorry...you'll have to wait on those. The Besties are back, in pretty much the form you remember them in. But the changes! They're coming! We swear! And no, the changes don't involve us stopping the podcast. Sorry to disappoint!
Ran into a few audio issues this week, so if you hear us talking over each other more than normal, blame evil, evil technology.
04:00 - Retro City Rampage
12:15 - XCOM: Enemy Unknown
18:30 - Halftime: Denpa Men & Spycraft
29:50 - Dishonored
43:30 - THE DECISION
Music: "Little Marcus" by George & Jonathan
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49 min
October 07, 2012 The Besties Podcast XXXI (archive)
Special thanks to Salivation Army for recovering this episode from the archives!
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47 min
September 28, 2012 The Besties Podcast xXx
Besties! Here's our State of the Union: We love video games. Much like Vin Diesel or (to a lesser extent) Ice Cube before us. Won't your join us for our 30th show-ebration? We certainly hope you will.
04:30 - Griffin McElroy - Little Big Planet Vita (PS Vita)
13:00 - Chris Plante - Torchlight 2 (PC)
26:00 - Halftime: Mr. Frushtick Goes to Japan
31:45 - Justin McElroy - The Testament of Sherlock Holmes (PC, 360, PS3)
39:30 - THE DECISION by Russ Frushtick
Music: "Little Marcus" by George & Jonathan
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45 min
September 20, 2012 The Besties Podcast XXIX (archive)
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57 min
September 20, 2012 The Besties Podcast XXIX
Your friends The Besties are back with the only reason you get out of bed on Fridays. Join us as we pit the new games of the week against each other to find out which one reigns supreme. Also: Tiny Wings 2! And the epic conclusion of the Mousepocalypse!
57 min

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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…