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113: Let's Break RPGs

Kotaku Splitscreen

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Leisure, News, Tech News, Video Games

4.6849 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2018

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Prolific RPG speedrunner puwexil joins the show from Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 to tell us what it's like to break the hell out of games like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI. First, Kirk and Jason talk about news of the week (14:35) on Cyberpunk 2077, Overwatch League, and the Nintendo Direct that may or may not exist. Then Jason talks to puwexil (31:00) about what it's like to speedrun massive RPGs, how he discovers glitches, and why he started speedrunning. Finally, Kirk rejoins the show (1:00:43) to talk about Warframe, The Division, and what Jason should play on his brand new PC. 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 Kitaku Split Screen, the only video game podcast that speed runs Okerina every morning before breakfast.

0:14.7

It's January 11th, 2018, and we've got a lot of fun stuff for you today.

0:18.7

First up, Jason and I will talk about how we finished building his first gaming PC,

0:22.3

and how the low points made the high points just that much higher.

0:25.5

After that, we'll hit the news of the week with exciting tweets from Nintendo and CD Project,

0:29.4

as well as the long-awaited debut of the Overwatch League.

0:31.9

Then Jason gets on the phone with well-known speedrunner Puexel to talk about the

0:34.9

semi-annual speed- running event Games Done Quick. We close out the show comparing service shooters Warframe, The Division and Destiny 2,

0:41.0

and talk a little bit more about the games Jason started on PC.

0:44.6

It's going to be a fun show, so stick around.

0:57.7

And we're back for another episode.

0:59.3

2018 is well underway.

1:01.2

There's already plenty to talk about.

1:02.1

My name is Kirk Hamilton.

1:04.3

I'm editor at large at kataku.com. And I am joined by Katakun News editor Jason Schreier from New York.

1:08.0

Hello, Jason.

1:08.7

How's it going?

1:09.2

Hello, Kirk.

1:10.3

It is going well. I am a PC

1:13.1

gamer. You are. You are an owner. I am a god. I have created something. I have created a beast. I have

1:20.7

built something out of nothing. It's a good feeling. You have given life, given digital life. I am a deity.

1:29.2

I now understand why people call themselves the PC master race. It makes you feel sort of lordly, right? Sort of like a master.

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