Yeah, theres an issue where it wants a response for every row, but only one response per column so it errors out when you try to send in your selection
These are outside of the list of options, but I would love to hear about how you all manage your time playing games. I know you are professionals and it is part of your job, but I think that makes your experiences even more interesting
I would also love to hear about gaming with your kids. I’m always excited whenever we get to hear about games you are playing with your families. I’m really interested in how kids like games you grew up with. What kinds of games are appealing to them. What it’s like for kids to grow up with access to so many games for relatively low cost. Etc. Basically what’s it like for kids these days?
It isn't an option on the survey, but what I would love a series of would be "Best ways to enter genre x", discussing games that are friendly to beginners of a certain genre, such as Search Action, Soulslike, Roguelike, etc., and what games act as a step up from there.
I second this, but would also tack on a "most accessible" in that it's not an exclusive; so like not saying that the best entry game for soulslike is "Bloodborne" or the best entry 3D platformer is "Super Mario Odyssey." I'd like to hear about entry games that cast as wide a net as possible.
I agree, I'd like to know games that are best accessible to newcomers to a genre, games that don't rely on you already getting the gist of what being a game in that genre means.
If that's not a rhetorical question, I'd recommend Metroid: Zero Mission if you have access to it. It's a great reimagining of the first game, and makes it 100% more accessible and easier to follow than the original.
I really enjoyed this episode. It reminded me of the history of fun y'all used to do with Allegra where one of you would just do an insane deep dive on a silly fun subject. Also reminiscent of Plante's piece on the Street Fighter the movie which I believe was also a history of fun episode.
1) More indie games in the spotlight. Avoid a Lil Gator Game situation. There's a good handful of incredible indie games that have gotten very little attention.
2) You had an episode about which games you're looking forward to or had just heard about for the first time. That energy was great and maybe recording such an episode every 4-6 months might be fun.
My partner and I are getting married in the fall, and a lot of Outer Wilds music is making it into the ceremony. I just had such strong ties to the music, and it evokes these big feelings of awe and adventure - and it's really beautiful too, so she's totally on board (unfortunately she hasn't played it because she gets motion sick very quickly). It just feels right for a ceremony held in the woods.
I would love an episode with friend of the show Kirk Hamilton (Triple Click) where yall talk about your favorite video game music and maybe some real life stuff tied to it.
I’ll for sure do the survey after the patch, but I’ve been thinking about it after I listened to the episode last night (I get out of work at 2 so it was ready) so I have a couple of ideas:
1. Mechanical deep dives - ie which games have the best jumping (and worst) and why
2. Revisit some games from the ‘only goty episode era’ that definitely deserved full a segments but obviously didn’t get one.
This episode is exactly the sort of thing I'd like to have more of going forward (Video Game History Class is my #1 pick). Chris is so good at distilling years of industry news into an interesting story; see also Into the Aether's episode An Introduction to the Sega Dreamcast w/ Chris Plante. Russ on color commentary is great, no notes. I could listen to these all the time.
"The Gaming Historian" and "I Finished A Video Game" over on YouTube are also really good outlets for in depth histories of video games and the industry.
The Like A Dragon games have seen a steady rise from cult favorite to mainstream franchise. Are they any franchises you think deserve a similar bump up that maybe haven't gotten the recognition?
P.S. THE ART SHOULD HAVE TO BE HANDMADE BY RUSS!!!!!
I know that I'm pulling from last week's episode but I misheard Russ say Metroid Dredge that made me think. What games would be funny with changing one part of the name?
I also really enjoyed the episodes you did on the Vergecast! I'm not sure if you'd be interested in incorporating that style of having big overall questions you can get answers from other people in the industry - but it was a really really great mini series!
Any chance you could link the Episode? Also would be cool if yall (Besties, or Callahan) plugged your appearances on other podcasts here - I try to check them out when I can!
Hey guys! Not sure the survey works the way you want it to; it's making me choose "1, 2, or 3" for all 10 rows (rather than picking my top 3).
SORRY!!! It's fixed now:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDxcXfUchi2b0MK1Dln0trCdlQqJGIqGu-bBk5-cafI9zW_Q/viewform?usp=sf_link
Thanks Besties! Hard to narrow it down to three cause there were like 6 of them that I think would make great episodes, but I did it for you.
Also it won't allow more than one selection per column, so I don't think you can actually complete it.
And if I put more than three choices it gaslights me and tells me I can't put that many haha
Yup, it requires an answer for every row. I don't think it will let you set it up to have one answer per column.
Yeah, theres an issue where it wants a response for every row, but only one response per column so it errors out when you try to send in your selection
Came here to say this!
These are outside of the list of options, but I would love to hear about how you all manage your time playing games. I know you are professionals and it is part of your job, but I think that makes your experiences even more interesting
I would also love to hear about gaming with your kids. I’m always excited whenever we get to hear about games you are playing with your families. I’m really interested in how kids like games you grew up with. What kinds of games are appealing to them. What it’s like for kids to grow up with access to so many games for relatively low cost. Etc. Basically what’s it like for kids these days?
Yes I really like updates on gaming with kids, titles that you might not think of as kiddie games that you play together. Good suggestions!
These are great. Seconded!
It isn't an option on the survey, but what I would love a series of would be "Best ways to enter genre x", discussing games that are friendly to beginners of a certain genre, such as Search Action, Soulslike, Roguelike, etc., and what games act as a step up from there.
I second this, but would also tack on a "most accessible" in that it's not an exclusive; so like not saying that the best entry game for soulslike is "Bloodborne" or the best entry 3D platformer is "Super Mario Odyssey." I'd like to hear about entry games that cast as wide a net as possible.
I don't know if that makes sense.
I agree, I'd like to know games that are best accessible to newcomers to a genre, games that don't rely on you already getting the gist of what being a game in that genre means.
*Genre or Franchise, I should say. Tl;dr: I'd like to get into Metroid but I don't know where to start!
If that's not a rhetorical question, I'd recommend Metroid: Zero Mission if you have access to it. It's a great reimagining of the first game, and makes it 100% more accessible and easier to follow than the original.
Yes this!
Anyone have a walkthrough or GameFAQ that'll get me through this survey puzzle?
Shrug. Hate to be that person but: get good.
Bug fixed :-) https://open.substack.com/pub/thebesties/p/the-wild-story-behind-the-suicide?r=2lc33d&utm_campaign=comment-list-share-cta&utm_medium=web&comments=true&commentId=47928624
I really enjoyed this episode. It reminded me of the history of fun y'all used to do with Allegra where one of you would just do an insane deep dive on a silly fun subject. Also reminiscent of Plante's piece on the Street Fighter the movie which I believe was also a history of fun episode.
Loved that podcast
Two things I'd love to see more in the future:
1) More indie games in the spotlight. Avoid a Lil Gator Game situation. There's a good handful of incredible indie games that have gotten very little attention.
2) You had an episode about which games you're looking forward to or had just heard about for the first time. That energy was great and maybe recording such an episode every 4-6 months might be fun.
My partner and I are getting married in the fall, and a lot of Outer Wilds music is making it into the ceremony. I just had such strong ties to the music, and it evokes these big feelings of awe and adventure - and it's really beautiful too, so she's totally on board (unfortunately she hasn't played it because she gets motion sick very quickly). It just feels right for a ceremony held in the woods.
I would love an episode with friend of the show Kirk Hamilton (Triple Click) where yall talk about your favorite video game music and maybe some real life stuff tied to it.
I’ll for sure do the survey after the patch, but I’ve been thinking about it after I listened to the episode last night (I get out of work at 2 so it was ready) so I have a couple of ideas:
1. Mechanical deep dives - ie which games have the best jumping (and worst) and why
2. Revisit some games from the ‘only goty episode era’ that definitely deserved full a segments but obviously didn’t get one.
Came here to say what everyone else is saying, so instead I'll just say that I love you all very much.
This episode is exactly the sort of thing I'd like to have more of going forward (Video Game History Class is my #1 pick). Chris is so good at distilling years of industry news into an interesting story; see also Into the Aether's episode An Introduction to the Sega Dreamcast w/ Chris Plante. Russ on color commentary is great, no notes. I could listen to these all the time.
"The Gaming Historian" and "I Finished A Video Game" over on YouTube are also really good outlets for in depth histories of video games and the industry.
I really enjoyed the rocksteady history lesson. More of that please.
Hi Besties!
The Like A Dragon games have seen a steady rise from cult favorite to mainstream franchise. Are they any franchises you think deserve a similar bump up that maybe haven't gotten the recognition?
P.S. THE ART SHOULD HAVE TO BE HANDMADE BY RUSS!!!!!
I know that I'm pulling from last week's episode but I misheard Russ say Metroid Dredge that made me think. What games would be funny with changing one part of the name?
LoZ: Rears of the Kingdom
I think I heard that too!
Aww, thank you for another shoutout on the prediction feedback! To save any digging around time - that was me (https://thebesties.substack.com/p/the-resties-required-reading-list/comment/45315759?utm_medium=email&utm_content=comment).
I appreciate that you take the time to read these comments. Best newsletter & show <3
Thank you so much!!!!
Russ should commission a portrait of Mineru riding in Yoshi for Plante's prize.
I also really enjoyed the episodes you did on the Vergecast! I'm not sure if you'd be interested in incorporating that style of having big overall questions you can get answers from other people in the industry - but it was a really really great mini series!
Any chance you could link the Episode? Also would be cool if yall (Besties, or Callahan) plugged your appearances on other podcasts here - I try to check them out when I can!
Enjoy! It was the Vergecasts from
November 6, 2023 - Handheld gaming is the future - again
November 13, 2023 - The fight to save old games
November 20, 2023 - Fortnite, GTA VI, and the fate of AAA games
Here are some links!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0XbdFjowOlvLzqWShlbO7z
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Xw5krcZqPdXDsdrD2mmA2
https://open.spotify.com/episode/31Pw3A28xoZxhS25hs1thG
Thank you!