Turn-Based Besties

DJ and Sam are back for the first of two spoooooooky RPGs for October! In this episode DJ proclaims his love for Parasite Eve and Sam tells you why it isn't his favorite game. Sam also talks about the powerhouse of the cells: Welcome to the stage, Mitochondria!

Who has main character energy? Our top five list does! Check out these hot takes on our current favorite protagonists in an RPG!

Sam and DJ discuss a fan requested game: Fire Emblem the Blazing Blade on the GBA! Did the boys love this game (yes!). Would they play it again? (maybe!). Also, Sam talks about why it is bad to get stabbed with a sword.

WHOA! A bonus episode?! You danged right! Sam and DJ react to all of the RPGs revealed at the Nintendo Direct from August 27th!

In this episode, Sam tries to convince DJ to play the smash hit Unicorn Overlord! Does he succeed?! Listen to find out!

Happy Pride Month from Turn-Based Besties! In today's episode, the boys discuss queerness in video games, give you a sampling of RPGs that have queer or queer coded characters in them, and even give suggestions on how to improve your allyship as you game! Also, if you loved listening to us rattle off statistics, check out these fantastic articles for more in depth detail. Shaw, A., Durkee, B.,...

Another ranking episode! The TBB crew discuss their top five favorite rogues and thieves. Sam continues the trend of liking redheaded women in video games. DJ swears that dancers are rogues. Also, follow us on IG @TurnBasedBesties

Grab those save frogs, work through that fever, pack your rope snake, and join us for an extended review of Mother 3! Sam talks about mushrooms. DJ stumbles over musical modes. Fun! Citations:  Więckiewicz, G., Stokłosa, I., Piegza, M., Gorczyca, P., & Pudlo, R. (2021). Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, Psilocybin and Dimethyltryptamine in Depression Treatment: A Systematic Review. In Pharmaceutical...

Surprise! We are starting a fun, new series in between video game reviews. RANKING! Listen as we each discuss our top 5 favorite RPG mages! Did we include your favorite? Or leave someone out? Let us know on Instagram @TurnBasedBesties

Folks, this is a LONG episode, but of course it is because we are talking about the Goliath game that is Persona 3 Reload! We chat in detail about the pros and the less than pros of this potential GOTY. Sam also talks about what happens when you experience the Dark Hour. Oh yeah: Follow us at @TurnBasedBesties on Instagram! Turn-based Besties, during our ‘medical moment’, is solely for fun and edu...

Welcome to our first ever "Frankenstein" episode, where we both review a different game, and then talk about why we didn't like and/or finish the game the other one reviewed. Sound confusing? Great! Also, professor Sam gets all Futurama on us when he talks about cryogenics! Double also: follow our buddies on Youtube over at Crunchy Cozy Games: https://www.youtube.com/@CrunchyCozyGame...

You asked for it, so we're delivering it! A review of the remake of the Super Famicom classic, Live A Live! Listen to us discuss our favorite characters and scenarios from this gem of a game, along with each of us gushing over how pretty the game looks and how fabulous the music sounds. Sam also talks about poison. Fun times! Reference : 1. Jared, C., Luiz Mailho‐Fontana, P., & Maria Anton...

Want to know what games we are most looking forward to in 2024? Well, you've come to the right place! On today's episode, we discuss some of the games we are super pumped to play in 2024. Did we miss any? Any games you think we'd love to play that we didn't mention?! Let us know! Also, Sam explores video game characters with two different colored eyes and what that exactly means! 1...

We're baaaack with episode 2 of Turn-Based Besties, and today we are diving right into our top three games of 2023. Note, these will be our personal favorite games we played in 2023, not necessarily games that were released in 2023 (because we know DJ likes his retro and indie games). We will also be trying out a new segment called "Medical Moment" with Sam, as he discusses video gam...

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Hi there! Welcome to Turn-Based Besties! A podcast where two dudes (Sam and DJ) pushing 40 chat about their favorite role playing video games. In this first episode, get to know a little bit about us first before we dive right into discussing the 1998 remake of Star Ocean The Second Story. And if you love what you hear, give us a like and follow over on our Instagram account: @turnbasedbesties