Marathon Is Both a Miracle and a Monster
Frushtick and Griffin were Destiny dudes, and yet it’s Plante who has fallen in love with Bungie’s new extraction shooter. What’s so appealing about Marathon? Is the extraction genre’s difficulty a dealbreaker? Who is this game even for? Plus, we open the Besties mailbag!
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Frushtick and Griffin were Destiny dudes, and yet it’s Plante who has fallen in love with Bungie’s new extraction shooter. What’s so appealing about Marathon? Is the extraction genre’s difficulty a dealbreaker? Who is this game even for? Plus, we open the Besties mailbag!
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Now on The Besties Bonus Patreon: A fresh episode of Resties is now live! Frushtick and Plante talk about Screamer, a game that revives the four-player splitscreen thrill of arcade racing. Been considering a subscription? The Patreon now features a back catalog of over 80 episodes!
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Have questions for The Besties?Drop them in the comments! We aren’t able to respond to every question, but we read all of them and answer some in episodes!
Subscribe to this newsletter for regular updates on shows, upcoming games, merch, and egg steam.
Thanks for reading The Besties! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
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Why Pinball Moved from Bars to BasementsPost Games is now available for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RSS. Watch shorts on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Patreon subscribers get early access, weekly bonus segments, and the monthly video series Video Game Journalism 101.
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