The 1st Annual Resties Awards!
The first annual Resties Awards is here!
Another awards show? Yes! We wanted to create an annual tr...
2024-12-24 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Besties holiday recommendation swap
For the holiday, we’d like to try something new. In the comments, we encourage folks to ask for recommendations of video games, movies, comics, anime and any other media. Share what sort of stuff you like and/or what you’re looking for.
And we’d love for folks to provide recommendations on the comments of others. Think of it lik...
2024-12-24 01:10:35 +0000 UTC View PostHelp us pick the best Besties bracket
Hey y'all! This holiday, we'll be sharing one of our Patreon Besties Battle Brackets on the Besties' main feed. We'd love your help picking the bracket episode that you feel the broader Besties audience will most enjoy.
If you have a moment, 2024-12-11 00:29:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Most of you will never play the new Batman game
What if I told you there's a new Batman: Arkham game that channels the design of Batman: Arkham Asylum, features an all-star voice cast, and contains a c...
2024-12-10 05:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostBesties Battle Bracket: Best Food
Okay, we've been doing these brackets long enough. It's time for something serious. Something substantial. Something indisputable. Yes, it's time for us to decide the best food in a video game.
Though we couldn't prepare the food for you to...
2024-12-03 05:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostVote on the next Besties Battle Brackets!
Happy Thanksgiving, U.S. listeners! And to folks elsewhere, Merry Thursday!
To celebrate, we cordially invite you to pick the opening episode of our next bunch of Besties Battle Brackets. Vote below!
Also (and this is Plante speaking...
2024-11-28 15:41:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe year of Shadow the Hedgehog
The prophecy was foretold: In 2024, all creatures of Earth shall know the name Shadow the Hedgehog. And so, with a single page remaining on the calendar, the tree of the future bears the fruit of the present.
Yes, dear...
2024-11-26 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWhat brackets do you want to hear next?
In the coming weeks, we'll post a poll for everybody to vote on our next collection of bracket topics. But before then, we'd love to hear your big, weird, wonderful ideas for bracket topics. Please share your ideas in the comments....
2024-11-17 15:06:55 +0000 UTC View PostWhy Call of Duty is the surprise of 2024
Yes, you read that headline right. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 features the series' best single-player campaign in over a decade. The developers, spread across multiple studios around the wo...
2024-11-12 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostBesties Battle Bracket: Best Party Games
This holiday season, you may find yourself with extended family, having little to talk about except the ...
2024-11-05 05:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThis movie-length space thriller is a perfect spooky season treat
This week, the Resties discuss a brilliantly written sci-fi horror gem, a lovingly drawn indie platformer, and a lost spooky riff on Pokemon Snap. Plus, Frush and Plante have an extend...
2024-10-21 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhy are some of the year's best games flopping?
Every week of 2024, we have gotten at least one good new game. In theory, this should be good news. Who doesn't love more great stuff to play?
But with so much stuff, many amazing games struggle to gain attention. Even developers who do everything...
2024-10-07 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostBesties Battle Bracket: Best Launch Games
Last month, we selected the best video game consoles. In a twist, we excluded games excluded from the debate. This month, we recorded our first sequel episode, choosing the best collection of launch games.
Is Dreamcast still the best? Can a console win this title w...
2024-09-30 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostYour guide to zombie media, including Dead Rising's remaster
This week, The Resties head to the mall to stock up on improvised weapons for the zombie apocalypse. Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster continues Capcom's hot streak. Should new...
2024-09-23 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostStardew Valley's greatest challenger yet
Fields of Mistria is a farming/life simulator inspired by Harvest Moon, Rune Factory, Animal Crossing, and '90s an...
2024-09-09 04:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostBesties Battle Bracket: Best Console (not counting the games)
What is the greatest video game console of all time? Before you answer that, we have one huge caveat: you can't factor in the quality of the games. We literally mean "what is the best chunk...
2024-09-04 05:42:38 +0000 UTC View PostA Shy Guy learns how to do crow things
Sorry for the delay! Due to unforeseen travel issues, this week’s Resties required an extra day in the oven. But listeners, in return for your patience Frushtick and Plante...
2024-08-27 07:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostNew Polygon alert!!
Just wanted to let y'all know we launched Polygon's first major redesign in 12 years. We hope you like it!
2024-08-13 15:25:15 +0000 UTC View Post2024's sleeper hit plays like a lost PS2 gem
Kunitsu-Gami is Capcom's audacious attempt to blend action, strategy, and Japanese theatrical performance into one beautiful game. Or to put it another way: it's the most Plante video game imaginable.
The Resties discuss this fascin...
2024-08-11 04:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostBesties Battle Bracket: The Best Sidekick
It feels a bit cruel to pit sidekicks against one another. These lovable Plus-Ones have spent their whole lives playing supporting roles. Yet when we give them the spotlight, it's part of a battle royale in which only...
2024-08-05 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostCommenter convo: The most underrated game of 2004
The Besties Patreon is quiet this week. (Besties Battle Bracket: Sidekick Edition drops next Tuesday!) To pass the time, we had a question for y'all:
What's the most und...
2024-07-30 03:32:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe secret to making time for games
This week, The Resties went into the deepest, darkest corners of the video game wilderness and returned to camp with not one, but two freshly plucked indie deli...
2024-07-23 05:19:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe key to games in 2024? The games of 2014
2014 was like an alternate universe.
Nintendo's console was a punchline. Critics praised Ubisoft, EA, Blizzard, and Bethesda for releasing inventive, new IP. A PC ...
2024-07-09 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostResties AMA!
The Resties will answer your video game (and movie, if Chris has his way) questions on this week's episode. Drop your Qs in the comments!
2024-07-05 16:06:10 +0000 UTC View PostBesties Battle Bracket: The Best Best* Weapon
Welcome to one of the most chaotic episodes of the Besties Battle Bracket! This month, we pick the best "most powerful" weapon. What exactly makes a weapon "the most powerful"? Is an infinite rocket launcher any less real th...
Pick the next Besties Battle Bracket
Tomorrow we'll share the...
2024-07-02 03:15:51 +0000 UTC View PostOur most anticipated indies for the rest of 2024
The Steam Next Fest recently concluded, but not before the Resties dove into the Scrooge McDuck-style pool of demos. We found some awesome games worth adding to your Wish Lis...
2024-06-25 05:11:54 +0000 UTC View PostWhat are your favorite games in Steam Next Fest?
The Resties will discuss Steam Next Fest demos in an upcoming episode. Before we rec...
2024-06-15 16:22:09 +0000 UTC View PostTwo new games transform the past into the future
Was May one of the best months in the history of video games? The Resties debate that question and talk about what the answer means for the future of gaming.
But before...
2024-06-11 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostQuestion: Most exciting announcements from SGF?
We're in the thick of Summer Game Fest! What are your favorite announcements so far? With the Xbox event just about to begin and a Ubisoft event tomorrow, feel free to keep adding your thoughts to this thread.
2024-06-09 15:48:25 +0000 UTC View Post