Welcome back to Kotaku Split Screen, the only podcast that knows how to trash talk responsibly.

It's August 1st, 2019, and Kirk and I bring Kotaku senior reporter Cecilia Donastasio on the show to talk about the ways that games bring us together as friends.

And the important gaming etiquette tips we need to stay friends with our gaming groups.

Before that, I talk about my brand new monitor, which is helping me improve at Outer Wilds.

And Kirk talks about beating Death of the Outsider and falling into the rabbit

hole of Fire Emblem.

We closed it out with off-topic talk about Veronica Mars again and Kirk's music pick of the

week.

Let's go!

And we are back for another episode of Kataku Switzk Green, and I'm still Maddie Myers,

and I'm still joined by my co-host, Kirk Hamilton.

Hey, Kirk, what's up?

Hey, Maddie, not much is up.

It's nice to see you, though.

Recently went backpacking, I don't know, enjoying summer in Oregon. That rules. That rules. It does rule. Backpacking is fun. It's like half just about planning the thing and like all the logistics of making sure you have everything you need

to survive in the woods for a couple days. And then it's half about seeing nature. It's sort of like a

50-50 thing. But the logistics, it's definitely partly about logistics.

I guess I don't do that that often.

I just go hiking.

I'm not trying to go backpacking ever.

I'm not bringing enough with me that I could survive in the woods for more than one day.

I would say that's the difference.

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