Wolverine Is a Disaster

September 18, 2026

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Wolverine Is a Disaster

The hosts of The Besties are in rare form. Griffin opens by speaking in a minor key. Chris immediately clocks it. "Griffin didn't have a good time," he says, before the conversation has even properly begun. What follows is a demolition of Marvel's Wolverine for PlayStation 5, developed by Insomniac Games—the same studio that made the beloved Spider-Man titles. The contrast is the point.

What the Game Actually Is

Wolverine is a third-person linear action game. You play as Logan, working for Team X, hunting Bolivar Trask alongside Dr. Nathaniel Essex. The cast includes Omega Red, Lady Deathstrike, and Sabretooth. The voice acting is good. The writing is fine. None of that matters, because the game is not fun to play.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Cold Open & Nintendo Seal of Approval Banter** - The hosts riff on the Nintendo Seal of Approval and a bizarre AI-generated game on the eShop called "Hintai Project 6767."
2 (02:51) **Introducing the Topic: Marvel's Wolverine** - The hosts formally introduce themselves and state the main subject of the episode: the new *Wolverine* game for PlayStation 5.
3 (04:47) **Ad Break: Ritual Symbiotic Plus** - A paid advertisement for Ritual's gut health supplement.
4 (06:28) **Chris's Core Critique: A Fundamentally Unfun Game** - Chris delivers a blistering opening salvo, declaring the game "bad to play" and expressing relief that the critical reception matches his own negative experience.
5 (08:02) **The "Fart Gases" and Linearity Problem** - The hosts attack the game's over-reliance on intrusive navigation aids and forced slow-walking sequences.
6 (13:08) **The Combat is Repetitive and Tanky** - The core combat loop is dissected and found wanting, failing to deliver the Wolverine power fantasy.
7 (17:09) **The Broken "Invulnerability" Mechanic** - The hosts explain how the game mishandles Wolverine's healing factor, creating a frustrating fail state.

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Show Notes

Most of the time, we chat about games we enjoy. So many games debut every week, and picking promising new ones is relatively easy. But every so often, a game with high expectations ends up being a colossal disappointment. Wolverine, we’re sad to say, is one of those games. And yet, we’re making lemonade from lemons. Because all of Wolverine’s flaws make for a good conversation about what we expect (and hope for) from video games. Especially ones that cost so much. Speaking of expensive stuff: Frush shares hands-on impressions with the Steam Frame.

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