The Besties

Besties! You know you want to spend the weekend with The Besties. How could you not? Another week has come and gone, and The Besties are here to let you know what games you should be playing. This week, Griffin is in Germany, so the honey-voiced Dave Tach fills in with a seriously depressing game. We also have our very first non-human guest. And Justin eats a pear. Breaking boundaries, wherever we go. 3:10 Dave Tach - Papo and Yo (PSN) 11:30 Justin McElroy - Sleeping Dogs (360/PS3) 24:00 Halftime: Plante likes iOS games 26:10 Russ Frushtick - Dust: The Elysian Tail (XBLA) 33:45 THE DECISION by Chris Plante Music: "Little Marcus" by George & Jonathan Get the show: Download MP3 Subscribe to the podcast (RSS) Subscribe on iTunes

Besties! You know you want to spend the weekend with The Besties. How could you not? Another week has come and gone, and The Besties are here to let you know what games you should be playing. This week, Griffin is in Germany, so the honey-voiced Dave Tach fills in with a seriously depressing game. We also have our very first non-human guest. And Justin eats a pear. Breaking boundaries, wherever we go. 3:10 Dave Tach - Papo and Yo (PSN) 11:30 Justin McElroy - Sleeping Dogs (360/PS3) 24:00 Halftime: Plante likes iOS games 26:10 Russ Frushtick - Dust: The Elysian Tail (XBLA) 33:45 THE DECISION by Chris Plante Music: "Little Marcus" by George & Jonathan Get the show: Download MP3" Subscribe to the podcast (RSS) Subscribe on iTunes

Besties! Your friends The Besties are back with the audio security blanket you need to help snuggle you into the weekend. This week on The Besties, we continue to deal with the staggering lack of releases during the summer months. We get a blast from the past with an unfortunate guest and examine the importance of breakfast in Germany. Also, in a shocking turn, Justin likes FMV games. 7:00 Russ Frushtick - Clash of Clans (iOS) 9:40 Chris Plante - Pitfall (iOS) 18:45 Halftime: Chet Stampede 26:45 Justin McElroy - Stay Dead (PC/Mac/iOS) 33:40 Griffin McElroy - Sound Shapes (Vita) Music: "Little Marcus" by George & Jonathan Get the show: Download MP3 Subscribe to the podcast (RSS) Subscribe on iTunes

Besties! Your friends The Besties are back with the audio security blanket you need to help snuggle you into the weekend. This week on The Besties, we continue to deal with the staggering lack of releases during the summer months. We get a blast from the past with an unfortunate guest and examine the importance of breakfast in Germany. Also, in a shocking turn, Justin likes FMV games. 7:00 Russ Frushtick - Clash of Clans (iOS)

img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/eKhoKo1GbOsoZolR33_O40V_bgM=/0x32:637x390/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/1950697/besties.0.png" / pWill you fall in love with the low whispers of Mr. David Tach?/p pIn a week of mediocre games, the Besties turns to gas station sandwiches for entertainment./p pThis week on The Besties, Griffin's request for bombast is delivered by a mysterious figure from the South. Meanwhile, Dave Tach, the man with cherrywood vocal chords, fills in for a vacationing Justin McElroy. Will a target="_blank" href="http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/7/2/3122153/spelunky-review-digging-deep"iSpelunky/i/a remain the standing champion? Which demographic will Russ Frushtick offend? Can you find good food at a pitstop? There's only one way to find out!/p p/p paudio src="http://share.sbndev.net.s3.amazonaws.com/Besties21.mp3" controls="controls" preload="none" id="torty-player"/audiobr id="1342199395260"/p p4:05 — Griffing McElroy, a href="http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/7/25/3185430/wreckateer-review"iWreckateer/i/a (XBLA)/p p12:35 — Chris Plante, a target="_blank" href="http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/7/27/3192011/when-nostalgia-attacks-a-spy-vs-spy-lesson-learned"iSpy vs. Spy/i/a (iOS)/p p22:05 — Halftime: Dave Tach eats gas station sandwiches/p p27:00 — Russ Frushtick, a target="_blank" href="http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/7/25/3186607/ios-gaming-watch-list-shellrazer-the-walking-dead-and-spy-vs-spy"iShellrazer/i/a (iOS)/p p35:15 — THE DECISION by Dave Tach/p pbMusic/b: "a href="http://georgeandjonathan.bandcamp.com/album/beautiful-lifestyle"Little Marcus/a" by George amp; Jonathan/p pbGet the show:/b/p ul lia target="_blank" href="http://share.sbndev.net.s3.amazonaws.com/Besties21.mp3"Download MP3/a/li lia href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/thebestiespodcast"Subscribe to the podcast (RSS)/a/li lia href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vox-games-the-besties-podcast/id505516789"Subscribe on iTunes/a/li /ulimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestiesPodcast/~4/_4EXnrA6u4I" height="1" width="1" alt=""/

Will you fall in love with the low whispers of Mr. David Tach? In a week of mediocre games, the Besties turns to gas station sandwiches for entertainment. This week on The Besties, Griffin's request for bombast is delivered by a mysterious figure from the South. Meanwhile, Dave Tach, the man with cherrywood vocal chords, fills in for a vacationing Justin McElroy. Will Spelunky remain the standing champion? Which demographic will Russ Frushtick offend? Can you find good food at a pitstop? There's only one way to find out! 4:05 — Griffing McElroy, Wreckateer (XBLA) 12:35 — Chris Plante, Spy vs. Spy (iOS) 22:05 — Halftime: Dave Tach eats gas station sandwiches 27:00 — Russ Frushtick, Shellrazer (iOS) 35:15 — THE DECISION by Dave Tach Music: "Little Marcus" by George & Jonathan Get the show: Download MP3 Subscribe to the podcast (RSS) Subscribe on iTunes

Besties! This week on The Besties, Griffin returns and demands bombast from a fellow co-host. There's also some discussion about whether dolphins can survive in space. This week on The Besties, Griffin returns and demands bombast from a fellow co-host. There's also some discussion about whether dolphins can survive in space. 11:25 — Justin McElroy, Dolphin Up (iOS) 18:10 — Halftime: Sex Shuttle 25:22 — Griffin McElroy, Dyad (PSN) 32:14 — Russ Frushtick, Fieldrunners 2 (iOS) 40:50 — THE DECISION by Chris Plante Music: "Little Marcus" by George & Jonathan Get the show: Download MP3 Subscribe to the podcast (RSS) Subscribe on iTunes

img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/YC2Pf7MZR71g1MzxdojaCVSlwa8=/0x32:637x390/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/1949991/besties.0.png" / pBesties!/p pThis week on The Besties, Griffin returns and demands bombast from a fellow co-host. There's also some discussion about whether dolphins can survive in space. /p pThis week on The Besties, Griffin returns and demands bombast from a fellow co-host. There's also some discussion about whether dolphins can survive in space./p p/p paudio id="torty-player" preload="none" controls="controls" src="http://share.sbndev.net.s3.amazonaws.com/Besties20.mp3"/audiobr id="1342199395260"/p p11:25 — Justin McElroy, iDolphin Up/i (iOS)/p p18:10 — Halftime: Sex Shuttle/p p25:22 — Griffin McElroy, iDyad/i (PSN)/p p32:14 — Russ Frushtick, iFieldrunners 2/i (iOS)/p p40:50 — THE DECISION by Chris Plante/p pbMusic/b: "a href="http://georgeandjonathan.bandcamp.com/album/beautiful-lifestyle"Little Marcus/a" by George amp; Jonathan/p pbGet the show:/b/p ul lia href="http://share.sbndev.net.s3.amazonaws.com/Besties20.mp3"Download MP3/a/li lia href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/thebestiespodcast"Subscribe to the podcast (RSS)/a/li lia href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vox-games-the-besties-podcast/id505516789"Subscribe on iTunes/a/li /ulimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestiesPodcast/~4/wjm_RMeJCwQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/

img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2HnaJmXkL7v4h5ciZLXvGDsxcYA=/0x32:637x390/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/1949313/besties.0.png" / pBesties!/p pYour 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!/p pspan style="line-height: 9px;"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: /spani style="line-height: 9px;"Tiny Wings 2/ispan style="line-height: 9px;"! And the epic conclusion of the Mousepocalypse!/span/p p/p paudio src=="http://s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts.sbnation.com/TheBesties19.mp3"" controls="controls" preload="none" id="torty-player"/audiobr id="1342199395260"/p p8:20 — Chris Plante, iNCAA Football 2013 /i(Multi)/p p17:45 — Russ Frushtick, iKnights of the Round Cable/i (iOS)/p p21:30 — Halftime: Mousepocalypse/Chris' dumb idea/p p30:45 — Justin McElroy, iThe Secret World/i (PC)/p p45:00 — THE DECISION by special guest Dave Tach/p piframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k93T6-W8E5E" frameborder="0"/iframe/p pbMusic/b: "a href="http://georgeandjonathan.bandcamp.com/album/beautiful-lifestyle"Little Marcus/a" by George amp; Jonathan/p pbGet the show:/b/p ul lia href=="http://s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts.sbnation.com/TheBesties19.mp3"Download MP3"/a/li lia href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/thebestiespodcast"Subscribe to the podcast (RSS)/a/li lia href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vox-games-the-besties-podcast/id505516789"Subscribe on iTunes/a/li /ulimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestiesPodcast/~4/EnYCSmg45SI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/

Besties! 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! 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! 8:20 — Chris Plante, NCAA Football 2013 (Multi) 17:45 — Russ Frushtick, Knights of the Round Cable (iOS) 21:30 — Halftime: Mousepocalypse/Chris' dumb idea 30:45 — Justin McElroy, The Secret World (PC) 45:00 — THE DECISION by special guest Dave Tach Music: "Little Marcus" by George & Jonathan Get the show: Download MP3 Subscribe to the podcast (RSS) Subscribe on iTunes

img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3Ba12dwbC1nsiZxg_te5WGfmd0U=/0x32:800x482/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/1948771/bestiespromo.0.jpg" / pBesties!/p pThis week doesn't seem like a fair fight, but at least your buddies The Besties are still getting along. This week: Hear how honestly terrified Justin is of mice, walk the exotic wasteland that is Huntington, WV and be there when a new king game is crowned!/p pspan style="line-height: 9px;"This week doesn't seem like a fair fight, but at least your buddies The Besties are still getting along (except the part when they isort of/i threaten to kill one another). This week: Hear how honestly terrified Justin is of mice, walk the exotic wasteland that is Huntington, WV and be there when a new king game is crowned!/span/p p/p paudio src=="http://s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts.sbnation.com/Besties18.mp3"" controls="controls" preload="none" id="torty-player"/audiobr id="1341607360864"/p p4:45 — Justin McElroy, iYou Don't Know Jack /i(Facebook)/p p13:00 — Griffin McElroy, iOutwitters/i (iOS)/p p21:30 — Halftime: No power/p p30:25 — Chris Plante, iSpelunky/i (360)/p p45:00 — THE DECISION by Russ Frushtick/p pbMusic/b: "a href="http://georgeandjonathan.bandcamp.com/album/beautiful-lifestyle"Little Marcus/a" by George amp; Jonathan/p pbGet the show:/b/p ul lia href=="http://s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts.sbnation.com/Besties18.mp3"Download MP3"/a/li lia href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/thebestiespodcast"Subscribe to the podcast (RSS)/a/li lia href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vox-games-the-besties-podcast/id505516789"Subscribe on iTunes/a/li /ulimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestiesPodcast/~4/Pszz_xVIp8w" height="1" width="1" alt=""/

Besties! This week doesn't seem like a fair fight, but at least your buddies The Besties are still getting along. This week: Hear how honestly terrified Justin is of mice, walk the exotic wasteland that is Huntington, WV and be there when a new king game is crowned! This week doesn't seem like a fair fight, but at least your buddies The Besties are still getting along (except the part when they sort of threaten to kill one another). This week: Hear how honestly terrified Justin is of mice, walk the exotic wasteland that is Huntington, WV and be there when a new king game is crowned! 4:45 — Justin McElroy, You Don't Know Jack (Facebook) 13:00 — Griffin McElroy, Outwitters (iOS) 21:30 — Halftime: No power 30:25 — Chris Plante, Spelunky (360) 45:00 — THE DECISION by Russ Frushtick Music: "Little Marcus" by George & Jonathan Get the show: Download MP3 Subscribe to the podcast (RSS) Subscribe on iTunes

img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/41IybjzL1E43nMlGI2fAMYjcHd4=/0x32:637x390/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/1948459/besties.0.png" / pshouldn't the world's best friends pick the world's best games?/p pIn this time and political and Today Show-centric turmoil, it's comforting to know your friends The Besties are constant. Some iOS game you've never heard of? Check. Russ Frushtick doing a terrible European accent. You betcha. Come, bask in our stability./p pspan style="line-height: 9px;"In this time and political and Today Show-centric turmoil, it's comforting to know your friends The Besties are constant. Some iOS game you've never heard of? Check. Russ Frushtick doing a terrible European accent. You betcha. Come, bask in our stability./span/p p/p paudio src=="http://s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts.sbnation.com/Besties17.mp3"" controls="controls" preload="none" id="torty-player"/audiobr id="1340998777646"/p p2:40 — Griffin McElroy, emSquids: Wild West/em (iOS)/p p11:30 — Russ Frushtick, iThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard/i (360, PS3, PC)/p p19:30 — Halftime: Griffin McElroy: Pro Programmer/p p27:25 — Justin McElroy, Amazing Spider-Man (360, PS3)/p p46:40 — THE DECISION by Chris Plante/p pbMusic/b: "a href="http://georgeandjonathan.bandcamp.com/album/beautiful-lifestyle"Little Marcus/a" by George amp; Jonathan/p pbGet the show:/b/p ul lia href=="http://s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts.sbnation.com/Besties17.mp3"Download MP3"/a/li lia href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/thebestiespodcast"Subscribe to the podcast (RSS)/a/li lia href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vox-games-the-besties-podcast/id505516789"Subscribe on iTunes/a/li /ulimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestiesPodcast/~4/tfCgqGOHwqk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/

shouldn't the world's best friends pick the world's best games? In this time and political and Today Show-centric turmoil, it's comforting to know your friends The Besties are constant. Some iOS game you've never heard of? Check. Russ Frushtick doing a terrible European accent. You betcha. Come, bask in our stability. In this time and political and Today Show-centric turmoil, it's comforting to know your friends The Besties are constant. Some iOS game you've never heard of? Check. Russ Frushtick doing a terrible European accent. You betcha. Come, bask in our stability. 2:40 — Griffin McElroy, Squids: Wild West (iOS) 11:30 — Russ Frushtick, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard (360, PS3, PC) 19:30 — Halftime: Griffin McElroy: Pro Programmer 27:25 — Justin McElroy, Amazing Spider-Man (360, PS3) 46:40 — THE DECISION by Chris Plante Music: "Little Marcus" by George & Jonathan Get the show: Download MP3 Subscribe to the podcast (RSS) Subscribe on iTunes

img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/L3xqfn5Cs4tC5obkUTBle5B0NIs=/0x32:800x482/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/1948009/bestiespromo.0.jpg" / pShouldn't the best friends pick the best games?/p pThe Besties settle in for a long summer which may not be the most robust in terms of quality game releases. Justin describes the woes of emSteel Battalion/em, Griffin gives some advice to Wizards of the Coast and there's some discussion over whether emGravity Rush/em should have actually beaten out emMax Payne 3/em last week. Also yuks. /p pThe Besties settle in for a long summer which may not be the most robust in terms of quality game releases. Justin describes the woes of emSteel Battalion/em, Griffin gives some advice to Wizards of the Coast and there's some discussion over whether emGravity Rush/em should have actually beaten out emMax Payne 3/em last week. Also yuks./p p/p paudio id="torty-player" preload="none" controls="controls" src=="http://s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts.sbnation.com/Besties16.mp3""/audiobr id="1339788242379"/p p2:40 — Griffin McElroy, emSquids: Wild West/em (iOS)/p p14:35 — Russ Frushtick, iAstronot/i (iOS)/p p23:20 — Griffin McElroy, iPokemon Conquest/i (DS)/p p31:25 — Halftime: Modern suggestions for Damp;D/p p36:30 — Chris Plante, iThe Act/i (iOS)/p p42:26 — THE DECISION by Commish Justin/p pbMusic/b: "a href="http://georgeandjonathan.bandcamp.com/album/beautiful-lifestyle"Little Marcus/a" by George amp; Jonathan/p pbGet the show:/b/p ul lia href=="http://s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts.sbnation.com/Besties16.mp3"Download MP3"/a/li lia href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/thebestiespodcast"Subscribe to the podcast (RSS)/a/li lia href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vox-games-the-besties-podcast/id505516789"Subscribe on iTunes/a/li /ulimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestiesPodcast/~4/rHelEbYJPVo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/