111: What We Got Right (And Mostly Wrong) About 2017

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🗓️ 28 December 2017

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

For the last Splitscreen of 2017, Kirk and Jason revisit the predictions they made way back in January. First they talk about the news (5:42), including Final Fantasy's 30th anniversary, Leeroy Jenkins tomfoolery, and Destiny's Music of the Spheres leaking. Then it's time to see who won that big steak dinner bet: Kirk or Jason? (20:36) They close things off by talking Assassin's Creed Origins, Danganronpa, and other games they're playing (34:15). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Kutaku Split Screen, the only video game podcast that looks that big old storm right square in the eye and says,
0:14.9	Give me your best shot, pal.
0:16.8	It's December 28th, and Jason and I are closing out 2017 by looking back at the predictions we made back at the start.
0:22.3	Who got the most right, and who owes whom a steak dinner?
0:25.2	You'll have to listen to find out.
0:26.8	First, we discuss the news of the week from Final Fantasy turning 30 to the truth behind
0:30.3	Leroy Jenkins to the leak of Destiny's Music of the Spheres.
0:33.6	We close out with some talk of games we've been playing, including the charming Zelda-alike Blossom-Tales, Dangan Rompah V3, Assassin's Creed Origins, and Dokey Doki Doki Literature Club.
0:42.3	2017 is almost over.
0:43.8	We're so close, just hanging a little bit longer.
0:46.3	Let's go.
0:57.8	Welcome back to Kataku split screen.
0:59.8	Christmas and Hanukkah have come and gone.
1:01.1	The presents have been opened.
1:04.2	Hopefully you got some cool video game stuff this year.
1:08.0	We are excited to be back after a week away.
1:09.2	My name is Kirk Hamilton.
1:12.4	I am editor-at-large at kataku.com, and I am joined from New York by Kotaku News editor Jason Schreier. Hello, Jason. Hello, Kirk. I had a wonderful
1:19.4	Hanukkah and a Christmas spent Manning Katakou, so that was fun. Yeah, I feel like you always
1:25.2	have a good time running the site for a day on Christmas when the
1:29.0	rest of us are opening presents under the tree. It's my excuse to just talk about JRPGs. Yeah, I feel like
1:34.7	that is actually what winds up happening on Kataku on Christmas. It's like a JRP Christmas. Every single time.
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