The Besties
Booking Overview
Metrics
Episodes: 520
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: >100k
Gender skew: Male
Location: USA
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Host
Griffin McElroy - Podcaster, writer, and video producer known for work focused on games and entertainment.
Justin McElroy - Podcaster, writer, and video producer known for work focused on games and entertainment.
Chris Plante - Video game journalist and editor with experience covering games, developers, and the interactive entertainment industry.
Russ Frushtick - Video game journalist and editor with experience covering games, hardware, and the interactive entertainment industry.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Ron Funches - Onimusha: The Way Of The Sword, Action Games, And The Combination Of Devil May Cry And Dark Souls Influences.
Mary Kish - The Blood Of Dawnwalker, Role-playing Games, Vampire-themed Game Design, And The Game's Connection To The Witcher.
Recent Topics
Episodes
With Fire Emblem, Is It Finally Time to Buy a Switch 2?
September 25, 2026
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is the biggest exclusive for the Nintendo Switch 2 — quite literally. A completionist run of the new tactics RPG could take you 200 hours. For some fans, the epic length will be a decadent pleasure. For others, like Plante, it’s a threat. To guide us through the huge adventure, longtime Fire Emblem-lovers Griffin and Frush share what works and doesn’t. Meanwhile, Plante wonders if the current list of exclusives has made the Switch 2 a worthwhile upgrade. Get the f...
Wolverine Is a Disaster
September 18, 2026
Most of the time, we chat about games we enjoy. So many games debut every week, and picking promising new ones is relatively easy. But every so often, a game with high expectations ends up being a colossal disappointment. Wolverine, we’re sad to say, is one of those games. And yet, we’re making lemonade from lemons. Because all of Wolverine’s flaws make for a good conversation about what we expect (and hope for) from video games. Especially ones that cost so much. Speaking of expensive stuff:...
Onimusha: Or, Capcom Refuses to Make Bad Games
September 11, 2026
The last time Capcom made a new Onimusha game, George W. Bush was President. But Onimusha: The Way of the Sword would have you believe the series never missed a beat. This week, Ron Funches joins the guys to talk about the ways this new entry blends Devil May Cry and Dark Souls tropes into something fresh and surprisingly welcoming! Get the full list of games (and other stuff) discussed at www.besties.fan. Want more episodes? Join us at patreon.com/thebesties for three bonus episodes ea...
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