PS I Love You XOXO vs. Kinda Funny Xcast 2023 - Kinda Funny Xcast Ep. 122

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It's that time of year again: Greg, Blessing, and Janet are here to face off against Mike, Gary, and Parris in the annual video game fantasy draft!
Time Stamps -
00:00:00 - Start
00:05:38 - Housekeeping
00:07:45 - The 2023 Fantasy Draft
00:19:00 - Round 1 Picks
00:30:36 - Round 2 Picks
00:42:29 - Round 3 Picks
00:58:22 - Round 4 Picks
01:12:57 - Round 5 Picks
01:21:50 - Round 6 Picks
01:31:45 - Counter-Picks
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[@maddoggnick96]

These should be called a Cross-Play Special.

[@Brocks38]

Only if you pay money to Sony eeh PSILY, than we can call it Cross-Play

[@CoNiCuZn]

@@Brocks38 come on dude this is supposed to be a celebration of both consoles and you’re bringing that negativity? 👎

[@RetroKidReviews]

Yeah that sounds great as a yearly podcast

[@JTsavage7577]

@@CoNiCuZn or its just a funny but accurate joke about how stupid Sony can be sometimes

[@radiospines]

@@Brocks38 There's always that one guy

[@s___e___b___72]

I really hope you guys come up with a way to interject the fantasy draft throughout the year, a quarterly update or a weekly update where if you make a pick or change a pick you have to be upfront and honest about it. Also talk about the critic response of what ever comes out.

[@alexwaddington9808]

I agree. A dedicated update would be nice. I think it's normally randomly brought up during a daily or PS ILY/Xcast throughout the year.

[@HugoRodallega20]

Quarterly would be cool.

[@s___e___b___72]

@@alexwaddington9808 yeah the randomness and causalness to it is what bugs me. I’d love a segment, or like a occasional segment where u need to report in any changes you made. I get it’s fun to hide it as a person playing, but for an audience to watch we need that transparency

[@Heyoeveryone]

I know Easy Allies that also run a Fantasy Critic do a post-e3 update. I think that at minimum might be a good way to do it.

[@s___e___b___72]

@@Heyoeveryone anything is better than nothing!

[@Christianjpeg]

When Blessing said “Save the beans on Toast” 😂

[@BrandonDNH2]

More KF Crossovers 2023! Make it happen Tim

[@nomad_lifestyle]

Yes, I love seeing them all together jabbing at each other over their consoles of preference!

[@StefanRees]

Each list of 6 reads like a stacked year tbh.

[@xRhysRx]

Gary's list lowkey the one that looks the best

[@JDLC1993]

I think there's something special in having both PS and Xbox sides together. Would be just as cool to see a regular collab between the two podcasts to have both sides represented regularly in games coverage.

[@DanielLoganGames]

I’d love a monthly or quarterly joint podcast

[@TheCaliforniaHP]

Love seeing this crew together. Really awesome

[@blest.3345]

when parris said starfield cant fail. im like bruh we live in a post cyberpunk world anything can happen

[@HugoRodallega20]

God I love these fantasy draft streams 🤟 That VS intro was epic.

[@TrimblyWimbly]

This episode was so much fun! I know it’s a big ask in terms of amount of work, but I would love to see a GOTY style production for this to utilize the video wall and desk graphics

[@ThePokestopPapi]

😏

[@fantasythinkerfan]

Paris was 100% right to be concerned about unfair reviews for Hogwarts Legacy. Just bc Janet is tight with some reviewers doesn’t mean they won’t go into the review with a chip on their shoulders.

[@kelb0y9o20]

I wish andy could have been on to make garys picks... That would have been fun

[@TheEagle247]

This is awesome! Would be cool to have more of these shows/updates of the draft

[@nerdconfirmed3210]

A post E3/SGF update special would be cool

[@Heyoeveryone]

Love Fantasy Critic Draft!!! Would love an update or two throughout the year, even if it's just a mini-video. Perhaps post-e3???

[@s___e___b___72]

yes!

[@cvspergaming]

the Elden Ring slander after Greg picked the unannounced DLC was so uncalled for 😂😂

[@ohjay7612]

Love this episode every year

[@jizzledoops6789]

Very curious to find out if all 6 of you slept on how well the Pikmin series reviews. Edit: Proud of you, Mike.

[@howdydutt1e]

Holy smokes, there are so many games this year.

[@fernaramirez14]

1:02:08 Mike deserves Baldur's Gate 3 #Justice4Mike

[@goodwolf152]

I desperately want to see this as a full-on auction draft, next year. Can we make this happen? The bidding wars would be epic.

[@lordbobert4029]

This is going to be a great year for games

[@doxthafox1138]

That sneaky Hellblade 2 selection though Mike/Paris.....🔥 Very Nice

[@Hazz3r]

Regarding points applying for "Early Access" Games (that aren't really early access), in response to Overwatch 2 and Multiversus, we suggested a new Advanced Setting to the site and EliteFusion kindly added it. Under advanced settings, you're able to select a release rule. You can have it set to two different options. The default setting is what we're used to. Points don't apply until the game's release date, or the date the game hits 1.0. However, there is a new option, that will apply points as long as there are reviews on OpenCritic. If this setting was enabled last year, Overwatch 2 points would have applied to Janet's roster without issue. In laymens terms, it's Developers decide vs Reviewers decide. However, as a group of people that do a lot of debating on the various tags that games should get, we decided it would be far too much work to split hairs between different Early Access titles. So the option would apply to all games that release in early access that manage to get reviews. For instance, Baldur's Gate 3 would have gotten a score in 2020. This year, Hades 2 is likely to hit Early Access and will probably get reviews on Open Critic, thus get a score under the Reviewers decide option.

[@Steve-Fallon]

As the creator of the site I can confirm that this is all correct.

[@joeynunez9577]

Good Morning Kinda Funny Crew!!!!!

[@T2G_Scoop]

Parris said he wants to win then takes horizon ps5 only dlc as his counter pick🤣 1:49:46

[@johnm.2785]

SNOW BIKE MIKE! THEY'RE NOT READY FOR ARMORED CORE!

[@nicholaswilke2228]

“So heres, a word from our sponsors” -fast forwards immediately

[@boardvision11]

🤡

[@Hey_its_chase]

I absolutely love these episodes!!

[@RetroKidReviews]

0:00 okay thought it was gonna be a routine psxoxo podcast but then the xcast intro popped in after the intro I was like oh shit there’s gonna be some magic today.

[@isyutd159]

Shoutout to Greg for picking Elden Ring DLC and FF7 Rebirth. Surprised that Rebirth was honestly slept on throughout the picks.

[@MrXmoda]

Because its very likely to not release this year.

[@wb31921]

This was so nicely done and it was fun. Will there be quarterly updates?

[@fotografick]

I love my Xcast Jabronies, but I think Janet or Blessing have the best chance to win.

[@Steve302]

Did anyone else get the 50 min ad of some church service? That was a first for me haha

[@zachbut13]

i thing Bless, Greg, and Gary actually have the strongest lineups.

[@tloz171nfs]

It took way longer for FE Engage and Sea of Stars to be picked than I expected, and both by Bless.

[@tloz171nfs]

Also Greg's Elden Ring shade was top-notch 😂

[@G4LPodcast]

The game draft is a genius idea! So fun!

[@bojorquezjuan100]

Just watched last year's draft just to refresh my memory, and God it was painful to watch how wrong a lot of the predictions were with tons of game delays 😂

[@T2G_Scoop]

It’s crazy to me when people say winter people think November December when winter actually doesn’t begin until December 22nd technically. No chance FF7 rebirth comes out this year. Would be my counter pick for sure. 1:37:17

[@passelofhogs4205]

Fun to see your picks after I had a draft two weeks ago. We have 8 people so it gets tough in the later rounds.. did you consider adding Barrett as the 6th person to replace Gary? Especially if Gary does not participate after the recording it seems weird that Mike and Paris have to manage two teams. Love the content!

[@Delta_D]

He's too concerned with Goblin slavery ffs lol

[@mrpetebojangles21]

Really fun episode, reminded me how many bangers are coming out. Hollow Knight Silksong, Wu Long, and Dead Space remake are the 3 I’m most hyped for. Interested in FF 16

[@mkty4747]

Such a fun episode

[@SamPeiffer]

A friend of mine had an idea last year to do something like a "Fantasy Gaming League" similar to y'alls but more so to Fantasy Football. Fast forward to today and we are in Year 2 Season 3. We have a more friends of ours join in on the fun and we even have "Gaming Olympics" nights for extra points. It is some of most fun we have had with gaming in recent years. SO happy the KF Crew is doing this again this year. Best of luck to all of you!

[@Blazergazer]

Greg's Star Trek shirt is pretty neat.

[@leontartovsky8949]

Almost every single promising high profile 3D Souls clone has scored an 80 or below in Opencritic. Mortal Shell, Thymesia, Steel Rising, Ashen, The Surge 1 and 2, Lords of the Fallen, Code Vein. The only exception to this are the Nioh games. Odds are highly stacked against Lies of P.

[@hunterburress]

Where can we find the results of last years draft?

[@Aussie27Legend]

"I don't care about baldurs gate" -Blessing, who would have been immediately ashamed of his words and deeds had he late that slide.

[@goodwolf152]

Elden Ring and Armored Core are two separate dev teams, FYI...I think they can release both AC and ER DLC this year.

[@WaffleOnTheRun]

when you Greg brought up DLC I really thought he would pick Last of Us Factions, like I guess we don't know its coming but I think its pretty likely

[@voylesaustin94]

No Oxenfree two call? Insane from Janet and Greg

[@nathanarnold9352]

I am not sure if you guys do this or not. This is my first time watching the draft. But it would be cool like twice a year if you opened it up for trades.. maybe go over where were at for the year, then open it up for trades and see if anyone is interested?

[@s___e___b___72]

that be sick!

[@DerUserX]

"When the sound isn't on FF7 Remake is a great game". This might be the worst take I've ever heard. FF7R's soundtrack is one of the greats.

[@BenjiB0P]

Blessing missed a golden opportunity to say: "Baldur's Gate 3, not on the list"

[@Philar299]

This is gonna be a wild year.

[@roysbedoys9536]

this was great!! more PS I Love you XOX-cast plesase :)

[@andrewgrayson4796]

Does anyone know if there is a movie version of a draft like this

[@Allex1342]

WOOT 🎉 ITS TIME ONCE AGAIN!!!!

[@IfYouSeekCaveman]

Blessing laughing at Pikmin 4 meanwhile it's gonna get a 97.

[@KBABZ]

31:20 PARRIS you said that about Halo Infinite!!

[@johntownsend9956]

Opencritic score is an 87 for Halo👀

[@ekrigin]

Bro, how many KZbin ads are on this video? Like every couple minutes it feels like I get hit with an ad.

[@MrNicogeno]

This is fantastic content

[@ashcartwright96]

Am I the only one surprised to not see Assassin's Creed Mirage? I got a good feeling about that one, thinking low 80s at least.

[@karlmoore1837]

"Dogs and cats living together!..."

[@carlosochoa9735]

You should adopt the Formula 1 format of championships, a Drivers Championship and a Constructors Championship, an individual trophy and a team trophy

[@Delta_D]

Geeeez, I thought Nascar was confusing now lol

[@Jace_Drone]

30 min left and no ones wild card was Last of Us FActions 2. Interesting

[@WaffleOnTheRun]

A lot changes in a studio over 8 years, I would be surprised if Rocksteady still had the team that made the Arkham games, I feel like if you don't produce a game in 8 years a lot of developers would be fed up and just leave.

[@Aussie27Legend]

feels the same way

[@TheRealGarate]

You could also call it PSILY XOXCast

[@jeffsmith3818]

Gary not coming in last whilst not participating 💀

[@auberginedreams00]

Was there a video where they went over who won 2022?

[@tarutso]

Awesome stuff My 2c: set looks slightly dim

[@WaffleOnTheRun]

lol there is absolutely no way Elden Ring DLC doesn't come out in 2023

[@carlitocafe8101]

Replaced looks amazing

[@TheEpicMind]

I hope Black Myth Wukong comes out this year. I’d draft it anyway

[@nmacinnesnm]

How did Bless not pick tekken 8 😅

[@TheBarackAttack]

Baldur's Gate 3 would've been a slam dunk, take it to the bank. Mike should've fought harder for that one.

[@Nergal134]

Blessing's dismissal is weird, DOS is at 85, DOS2 is at 91 and BG3 by all measures should be even better, it wouldn't surprise me if Larian nails the landing BG3 might be top 10 best rated on Opencritic.

[@TheBarackAttack]

@@Nergal134 I've heard nothing but positives about it so far, it's easily a GOTY contender on the whole in the wider industry, just outside of the team's wheelhouse in terms of genre.

[@Parenegade]

Where do they stream this I didn't see it on the KFG Twitch channel

[@hectorrivera5416]

Paris has the best list

[@lukemartinii202]

Intro song always slaps

[@patfuryy]

Isn't ff16 like already done and been in a polishing phase for a long time now lol? I wouldn't put money on that to be pushed

[@ohjay7612]

First time huh. Square delays every rpg they make. But still should make 23

[@Smallville619]

@ohjay funny you say that but this is Yoshi P at best!! Two week delay at best.

[@Pizzadelivery24]

Yeah it’s definitely coming out this year

[@WaffleOnTheRun]

Have you guys thought about making a show where you play boardgames or are you just mainly focused about making audio-centric content

[@gav2500]

No podcast for the results of the 2022 one?

[@blackiemist88]

They crowned Janet in the Game awards 2022 episode and talked about it here… they didn’t need a whole podcast for the results

[@CampbellYoungblood]

They did talk about it for 10+ mins @ 8:00. I think the section is mislabeled 2023, should be 2022. Though I agree a little more detail w games and graphics might’ve been cool

[@gav2500]

That’s fair enough i was just going off time stamps, haven’t had a chance to fully listen yet

[@s___e___b___72]

Yeah I agree this is all fun but we don’t get to enjoy any of this at the end or beginning of the year if we don’t see the results and picks from last year broken down in an interesting way. They also barely talked about it all year, I commented saying I hope they find creative ways to consistently keep us updated on picks and drops throughout the year

[@brandong770]

No call of the mountain?

[@teamoverload]

Did they cover last years results in a stream? If so can anyone link it please?

[@90thejosh]

It actually is called The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR

[@MrXmoda]

35:00 LOL

[@chrismoore4724]

Parris a real one for believing in Suicide Squad

[@bigweebshawny4230]

1:27:50 BEYOND!

[@killua882]

Any "Trails of" game coming out will hit an 80% minimum.

[@smeghead250]

I'd have been counterpicking Suicide Squad so hard even before recent news.

[@BorisTheGoose92]

Why do you have the winner starting the draft? Seems backwards. Drafts traditionally start with the players that lost last season.

[@rafaelochoa9776]

Surprised no one picked atomic heart. Reminds me of bioshock.

[@EpicGamer33]

I wish barret was chosen to pick for Gary, feels like a conflict of interest having Mike and parris picking for Gary as they obviously had picks they wanted for themselves. Also, I think the total score is a great system but with Gary not caring, should it just be the top two scores of psily vs the top two scores of the xcast? Could even chuck in Andy and Tim representing gamescast? More growth to be done here but this my 3rd fantasy critic draft in a year with this team and I love it every time!! Excited for next year already 👍🏼

[@TheSideOfFries]

I think Atomic Heart could be a sleeper hit surprised it wasn't taken

[@jamster126]

Same!

[@ThePokestopPapi]

💯💯💯

[@MrXmoda]

Hosting another Fantasy Critic league if anyone is looking to join in on the fun! Probably need just 2-4 more players.

[@Elethes]

Gosh, pray, PS I Love You XOXO, because Greg is the only one with a strong team this year. Xcast is looking really strong!

[@jonbotwesley]

A frickin belt would be wayyyy better than a trophy

[@meeqsb3521]

Those drinks are so cursed lmao Also very surprised no Atomic Heart, although it is a risk.

[@marXmon]

Mike should have ate that Balders Gate 3 70. lol

[@Zenaido825]

Why are they using OpenCritic instead of MetaCritic?

[@tannerstock2310]

I am blown away that nobody picked Atomic Heart, that games looks fantastic.

[@ThePokestopPapi]

Seriously! I feel like the game will be a hidden gem of the year and blow alot of folks away

[@tannerstock2310]

@ThaPokéstopPapí I just really hope it runs well on next gen consoles since it is so good looking graphically, guess we will see soon!

[@ThePokestopPapi]

@@tannerstock2310 Agreed! And indeed we will hopefully! 😁