I can’t believe we’re about to film another end of the year Besties Besty Special.
The Besties 81: ‘Twas the night before Besty
Chris Plante co-founded Polygon in 2012 and is now editor-in-chief. He co-hosts The Besties, is a board member of the Frida Cinema, and created NYU’s first games journalism course.
But I shouldn’t let the excitement spoil this week’s episode. Live in the present, Plante! Be here now.
Okay, so what do we have? Oh, just a number of heartfelt, respectfully designed video games that challenge our conceptions of the medium. You know, that’s all.
- 3:30 - Best Gachapon machine of 2013 (Heroes of Dragon Age)
- 19:10 - Best interlude (The Entertainment, Kentucky Route Zero)
- 30:30 - Halftime!
- 35:00 - Best reason to reload (Teleglitch: Die More Edition)
- 41:00 - Best educational game (The Novelist)
Theme song by Ian Dorsch
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