The Besties

In ten years, it will be hard to believe folks ever doubted Nintendo with the updated look of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The remaster/remake of one of the greatest games of all time is both unflinchingly faithful to the original material and shockingly confident in how it upgrades every centimeter of the world for modern audiences. The Besties talk about what makes this release so special, and where it fits in the greater Nintendo catalogue.

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The boys catch up on some exciting indies: Virtue and a Sledgehammer and Queen’s Domain. Sledgehammer is a narrative-heavy game that asks questions about how much we should be willing to give up (and destroy) in order to save society from artificial intelligence. Also, you get to smash robots with a sledgehammer. Queen’s Domain is a spiritual follow-up to the King’s Field series, which From Software produced in the decades before Dark Souls. Unlike King’s Field games, Queen’s Domain is extremely enjoyable without a guide and/or bashing your skull against the TV.

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Only four years after Nintendo Switch Sports (and only two years after that game’s final update), the series returns with an upgrade/sequel: Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. The latest entry in the series that began with Wii Sports is unquestionably more polished than its predecessor. But does Resort offer enough new stuff to warrant the price tag? Plus, Griffin dove into Final Fantasy Resonance and has the crystals to prove it!

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Ron Funches joins us for a double header! First, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is the first new side-scrolling Castlevania in over a decade. Is it worth the wait? And second: Ace Combat 8 is the most decadent entry in the long-running series. But is this an entry point for newcomers, or has the series locked on to hardcore plane nerds? Plus, the boys saw some documentaries!

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Even though we were traveling for the live show, we still made time to play new games! Echo Weaver is a Metroidvania in the style of Outer Wilds, but simplified from 3D to 2D. It’s a little rough around the edges, though not enough to tarnish its big ideas. Plus, Griffin joins Plante on the Dragon’s Dogma train with the updated Dragon Dogma’s 2: Dark Arisen. But have some of those changes led Plante to reconsider his fandom? So many mysteries! To get the answers, I suppose you’ll just have to listen!

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