Episode 118: The best game that lets YOU control the narrative
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VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast
Your favourite people at VG247.com (plus Jim Trinca) chat about the best games ever - with a twist.
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Episode 117: The best game that is HATED by its publisher
Sometimes a game comes along that is, for reasons, a bit a of a black sheep as far as its parent company is concerned. It could be a passion...
Episode 116: Expansions that are better than the main game
Add-on content for video games is often worthless, but it can sometimes go very, very right: just look at the DLC catalogue for The Elder Sc...
Episode 114: Rings of Power?
Gaming is full of rings of power: from RPG trinkets that give your character a small but pivotal buff to a critical stat, warp rings that pr...
Episode 113: The best game that outlived its biggest competitor
Who won out of Star Citizen and Elite Dangerous, the crowdfunded space sim sensations pitched to us a decade ago by two of the genre's most...
Episode 112: The best games that BRICKED consoles
If you were lucky enough to have lived through the 7th console generation as a young adult with enough disposable income to buy a couple of...
Episode CXI: The best Star Wars game that isn't a Star Wars game?
Inspired by the recent release of Star Wars Outlaws, this week's podcast is all about what makes Star Wars, something we're exploring via th...
Episode 110: Best game with the most pointless feature
Sometimes video games include the most random things, but who doesn't love that stuff? We all get excited when you can flush a toilet or tur...
Episode 109: Best game on the worst console
Video games are great, but sometimes you just have to admit that some of them are only available on consoles that, well, aren't great. Rubbi...
Episode 108: What's the best game where you can do a wee wee
Video games are unparalleled in recreating real and fictional experiences. Only when both are channelled well, with love and passion, can a...
Episode 107: Best game that should have been an email
It's time for another episode of the Best Games Ever Podcast. This time we've got a great topic as Tom picked it. Join Jim, Tom, Connor, and...
Episode 106: Put Biden In Smash
It seems like nothing will convince Biden to step down and let someone else run against Trump., but we don't care about any of that because...
Episode 105: The best game you were glad to see the back of
You wait years and years for something to finally be over, and once that day comes, you’re left not with a sense of joy, but with a deep-set...
Episode 104: The Best Game that has aged like a Fine Wine
Most games age like milk in the hot sun. But some are so bold, so brilliant, that they transcend their contemporary era, remaining relevant...
Episode 103: Ian Higton's Bum Guffs, or Best Rubbish Game with a Good Reveal Trailer
There's now a premium, extended version of this podcast that you can get as a VG247.com paid subscriber - check out our Support Us page for...
Episode 102: What’s the best game that had the worst reveal trailer?
Many great games have suffered from poor marketing. Sometimes they’re advertised to entirely the wrong demographic. Other times, they’re par...
The Wonderful 101: Best game where everyone's mad at you but you did nothing wrong
It won't have escaped your notice, dear viewer or listener, that the last episode - our incredible two-part 100th episode special quickfire...
Episode 100: The Big Quickfire Special PART TWO
To recap: for the 100th episode we decided to come up with 100 episode topics and blow them all on one huge quiz round, with individual buzz...
Episode 100: The Big Quickfire Special PART ONE
One-hundred episodes. 100 weeks of The Best Games Ever podcast. I can scarcely believe it. On a personal note, it's been wonderful to host t...
Podcast Audit 4: Sorry Kelsey
Ahead of our big 100th Episode Quickfire Special Featuring Steve Burns, which is going to irrevocably change the scoreboard forever, Tom and...