Three Games That Defined The Decade

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🗓️ 12 December 2019

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

The 2010s were drawing to a close, and Jason, Kirk and Maddy decided to each pick a single game that defined the decade. It was not an easy decision. Many equally definitive games were left alone on the street, crying "My legacy!!" to any who would listen. A trinity, however, made it across the threshold, ready... for discourse.

A hush fell over the room. Bang! A gavel, like a starter pistol. "I call this discussion to order," said the Judge from Phoenix Wright, who had been brought in especially for the occasion. "Please hold your objections until after the opening statements."

Jason ambled to the podium, dragons on his mind. Maddy waited behind him, idly leafing through her notes on character development and archery. Kirk stood off to the side, squinting at a screenshot of an empty Oregon home.

Each of their picks defined the decade in one way or another. But which one was... the definitiveist? The Judge's gavel fell once more. The discourse began.

.......

Anyway, that segment begins at 26:25. First we talked about the games we're playing, from Shovel Knight: King of Cards to Halo: Reach and Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC. We closed out at 1:11:16 with some off-topic discussion of The Irishman, Elementary, and Good Omens. It was a fun ep.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Kataku's split screen, the only podcast that experiences time in a way that's
0:13.6	unique and for you, particularly infuriating. Today we're looking back at the decade that was
0:19.6	picking our three most definitive games of the 2010s
0:23.9	and talking about the ways in which they influence all of the games that followed.
0:29.2	We also talk about some of the games we're playing, like Halo Reach and Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC,
0:35.3	plus the new Shovel Knight, King of Cards on Switch. We close things off by talking
0:40.1	about the Irishman, Elementary, and Good Omen, the TV adaptation. All right, let's go.
0:58.0	And we are back for another episode. My name is Jason Schreier, and I am joined once again by Maddie Myers.
1:02.0	Yes, you are.
1:03.0	Hello, Jason.
1:04.0	And Kirk Hamilton.
1:05.0	You are, you sure are.
1:06.0	Hello.
1:07.0	Hello, Kirk and Medi.
1:09.0	It is December 2019. It is almost over. We are almost entering a new
1:13.8	decade. And today we are going to celebrate the past decade of video games. We sure are.
1:19.3	But before we get to all of that, we should talk about the games we are playing this week
1:24.1	and not just this decade. I have some exciting ones, but Maddie, I actually want to
1:29.0	throw it to you. You are playing what? I am playing Halo Reach. Because you know, guys,
1:35.5	I'm just really thinking about the decade. I'm really looking back on it. I really wanted to just
1:40.2	go back in time. Check out the corny synthesized horn section of the winter contingency battle theme music
1:49.2	in Halo Reach.
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