Is Dragon Quest VII Too Easy? Is Nioh 3 Too Hard?

Is Dragon Quest VII Too Easy? Is Nioh 3 Too Hard?

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined makes one of the longest, most ambitious RPGs into something more manageable: a swashbuckling sprint through a book of fractured fairy tales. Whether or not you like that change of temp likely depends on your history with the series. Meanwhile, Nioh 3’s first boss is the skill check from hell. Why would game designers build a wall between the player and the fun?

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A Spoiler-Free Big Walk Bonanza

A Spoiler-Free Big Walk Bonanza

Big Walk is the game everyone wanted during the pandemic. Not-so-coincidentally, that’s when the project began development. The multiplayer open-world adventure is developer House House’s follow-up to...

14 Aug 1h 2min

The Pokémon Studio Tries Something New

The Pokémon Studio Tries Something New

Beast of Reincarnation is the new game from Game Freak, the studio that creates every mainline Pokémon game. But friends, this is nothing like Pokémon. The action-RPG calls to mind series like Dark So...

7 Aug 57min

Splatoon Raiders Might be the Most Fun Switch 2 Game Yet

Splatoon Raiders Might be the Most Fun Switch 2 Game Yet

The guys are back again to talk about the magic and wonder of Splatoon Raiders, a game that finally made us all agree that Splatoon is really kinda awesome. We've also got some reader mail to dive int...

31 Jul 54min

The Halo Remake Is a Metaphor for the Xbox Mess

The Halo Remake Is a Metaphor for the Xbox Mess

In the back half of this week’s episode, we chat about Halo: Campaign Evolved, a video game that has the misfortune of representing everything infuriating about the modern Xbox strategy. Fortunately, ...

24 Jul 59min

Assassin's Creed vs. a Train That Does Backflips

Assassin's Creed vs. a Train That Does Backflips

This week’s games represent two ends of the video game spectrum. On one side, we have Denshattack, an indie game about a train that performs skateboard-style tricks in a fantastical version of Japan. ...

17 Jul 49min

Nintendo Is Playing the B-Sides

Nintendo Is Playing the B-Sides

Rhythm Heaven returns after an eleven-year hiatus with Rhythm Heaven Groove. It’s a fun game, but something’s changed. The series? The boys? Nintendo? We find the answer. Plus, Frushtick talks about l...

10 Jul 56min

Sony Kills Discs, Nintendo Revives Star Fox

Sony Kills Discs, Nintendo Revives Star Fox

Griffin needed to take this week off, but our guest was more than prepared to talk about the week’s huge gaming news. Stephen Totilo, the founder of Game File and former EIC of Kotaku, explains the ca...

3 Jul 52min

2026's Best Games (and What's Still to Come)

2026's Best Games (and What's Still to Come)

Midway through the year, The Besties share their top contenders. However, don’t  make any bets on these being our final picks for our GOTY list, because the back half of 2026 is unprecedentedly dense ...

26 Jun 58min

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