Clown Town Bad (Final Fantasy Mystic Quest Part 1)
Final Fancast
The fancast? Final. The quest? Mystic. In this episode we kick off our Mystic Quest miniseries as we follow Benjamin, the most ordinary youngster you could ever imagine who is also better than everyone, on his journey to liberate the crystals. This game has it all: destroyed villages, an ancient prophecy, a Focus Tower, WIZARD MAGIC, bombs, and an old baboon man on a cloud who we're not sure we can trust. In this leg we tackle the Bone Dungeon by way of Foresta and the Ice Pyramid by way of Aquaria with help from our friends(?) Kaeli, Tristam, and Phoebe, and a special encore appearance by...
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Kultarr Jack (Final Fantasy Legend III Part 3)
Final Fancast
Welcome to Hell! In this episode we traverse the Underworld on the last leg of our journey to Goht, where we finally come face to face with Sol and Xagor. Key points include: Dwelgs: what are they (zombies) and what do they want (to eat you) Brains? In your airship? It's more likely than you think Mystic Swords - Gotta find/make/fix 'em all! Jumping as a general concept What to do when a deity begs for death (or domination) The horrific medical malpractice of Dr. Belski Classic Final Fancast time travel confusion All that and more in the thrilling conclusion of our time with Final Fantasy...
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X-Plane This, Michio Kaku (Final Fantasy Legend III Part 2)
Final Fancast
With Maitreya out of the way, it's time to zip around in our very own Talon. That's right, our airship can finally fly! Until it can't. In this episode we explore Pureland (no, not that Pureland) on our continuing quest to stop the Water Entity and learn what a Xagor is. We'll collect some Mystic Swords and gather the Talon's crew members before plunging into the depths of the Underworld on our way to Goht. Also, was Mike the only person who watched Mummies Alive? What about Arthur and the Knights of Justice? That one doesn't come up in this episode, but still.
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OK, Broomer (Final Fantasy Legend III Part 1)
Final Fancast
We're finally diving into Final Fantasy Legend III, aka SaGa 3! This episode takes us across the past, present, and future in our quest to stop the Water Entity from flooding everything everywhere all at once. We'll stop off in Dharm, Elan, Lae, Viper, and Muu, and eventually blast off to Floatland for a showdown with Maitreya. Along the way we puzzle over the new five-step transformation system, wonder at the mechanics of nonlinear causality, and demand answers about Talons and their Units. And who or what is Xagor?
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-Afterlude-
Final Fancast
In this bonus minisode, we take a moment to catch our breath after escaping After Years land. Mike is quizzed on moons. After Years factoids are issued as a deterrent.
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After Years II (FF4 The After Years Part 10-B)
Final Fancast
At long last, the end of our Final Fantasy IV: The After Years series! In this special jumbo-sized two-part finale, Mike and Remy work through the extremely long final chapter, The Crystal: The Planet Eater. In After Years II, we battle our way through the gauntlet of bosses on the alien lunar surface. Finally, we add one more creator god to our podcast's kill count.
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After Years I (FF4 The After Years Part 10-A)
Final Fancast
At long last, the end of our Final Fantasy IV: The After Years series! In this special jumbo-sized two-part finale, Mike and Remy work through the extremely long final chapter, The Crystal: The Planet Eater. In After Years I, we play until we leave the planet and head for the moon. Wish us luck!
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Evil-ution at Its Purest (FF4 The After Years Part 9)
Final Fancast
It’s the FuSoYa chapter starring Golbez. Is Golbez’s first name Theodore or Selena? Counts rule counties; Count Malboros rule Big Mean Jerkface County. FuSoYa, the powerful Lunarian archmage, seems to have roughly six and a half MP at any given moment. How do the moon phases work when we’re actually on a moon? Is osmose secretly useful? Flashbacks to FF4 ensue. Lunarian nesting dolls are a thing. We shimmy and shake along with Zeromus’s Bonus. This definitely shouldn’t be your very first Final Fantasy game. Right? It seems like maybe it shouldn't be.
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Twingers If You Will (FF4 The After Years Part 8)
Final Fancast
For all our complaining about The After Years, Kain's Tale mostly worked for us. In fact, according to Mike, this was the "high point of the After Years so far." He even liked Cid in this bit -- which is huge! Castle guards won't let you through. Kain's mission is in the throne room. Edward becomes Gigachad. The Twingers are never relevant. Mirrors are weird. We apologize to Dan. Sorry, Dan.
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What’s Eating Gilbert the Great? (FF4 The After Years Part 7)
Final Fancast
The English translation of Final Fantasy IV lied to us. Damcyan is economically fudged up but Edward is so hot everyone cuts him slack with being a bad monarch. Hey, what happened to the hovercraft from FF4? Whisperweed has so many world-building implications. Is the chancellor running the biggest economic espionage game in history? Rubicante F Kennedy Jr drops by to share some health and wellness tips. PS: Guys, autism isn’t caused by vaccines or Tyenol or basilisk milk pasteurization. I can’t believe this needs to be said.
info_outlineWelcome to Hell! In this episode we traverse the Underworld on the last leg of our journey to Goht, where we finally come face to face with Sol and Xagor. Key points include:
- Dwelgs: what are they (zombies) and what do they want (to eat you)
- Brains? In your airship? It's more likely than you think
- Mystic Swords - Gotta find/make/fix 'em all!
- Jumping as a general concept
- What to do when a deity begs for death (or domination)
- The horrific medical malpractice of Dr. Belski
- Classic Final Fancast time travel confusion
All that and more in the thrilling conclusion of our time with Final Fantasy Legend 3!