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 ca...

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 beg...

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 wa...

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,...

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.

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.

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!

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....

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.

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...

The dragon is crying. Porom is a parentified child. Edge is spotted lurking in the bushes wearing a t-shirt that says "sicko" and rubbing his hands together. We really lay into Kain this time, folks. We really let him have it.

Name a more iconic team of four ninjas. Oh. Yeah, I guess the Ninja Turtles. Well. Here are four other ninjas. They aren't turtles. One of them is a kite sort of. We go to a brothel for plot reasons. Our invitations to the Hall of Prayer meeting seem to have been misplaced. We become a toad also for plot reasons. We steal some vegetables -- not for plot reasons, though. Just for the thrill of it....

Sometimes you get stuck with a timeloop curse. Sometimes you gotta replay part of the game. Spoiler alert: sometimes you have to do it again later. I hope you like cold opens, mid-credits scenes, and extra dramatic goofiness. I was up way too late finishing up this one and I'm very tired now. (Episode 27, by the way – just in case you're trying to remember why the mid-credits beginning bit sounds...

We asked our listeners for Mike-stumpers and they sure delivered. Now let's barrage Mike with questions about the first four Final Fantasy games and see what happens. Thanks so much to everyone who sent in questions!   Music Credits "P R E S I D E N T A T O R" by Anonymous420 (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Anonymous420/___1389/Anonymous420_-____-_06_/ "NPC Theme" by HoliznaCC0 (CC0...

Ursula and Yang have daddy-daughter drama. A monk in the bar knocks back kava dranks while a drag king shows us how it's done. Kain returns and he's changed his mind again. Adamantoise strikes back. Red Souls are especially noxious because they contain Red Dye 40. We blast House of Pain at the Impact Crater like it's a gd Pringles commercial, then trek, trudge, and traipse our way through the 'gat...

We're back! All our old pals are back, too. Dwarf Princess Luca has a new look – now with 100% more facial visibility. Calca and Brina are also back to battle on our side mostly. Hey, did you know that sometimes dollbots can combine into one big baby doll megazord thing? Sometimes big creepy baby megazords can shoot missiles. In those times, it's great to have one on your team. Plus you can repair...

Oh boy, Final Fantasy IV -Interlude- and the first chapter of The After Years were both much longer than we expected so get comfy because it's gonna be another extra long episode. Was Final Fantasy IV -Interlude- more like Final Fantasy: The After Thought? Is The After Years kind of good, actually? How many times is this big honkin' tower going to start glowing? I'm talking… dang ol' light polluti...

We kill SO MANY big scary moon critters. I'm talking behemoths, dark bahamut, a monster's breath, ogopogo himself. Ghosts and far-away friends send spiritual aid along the way. Some enemies stop being bad, which is nice. Some dead friends stop being dead, which is also nice. We unsubscribe from Kain's christmas card updates. Gamer Science returns with boss battle tips, like Zeromus is tough and ma...

Lunar Whale to the moon! Let's beat up behemoths, bahamuts, and one iron giant who enjoys being a gun. Meet our new friend, a beard with claws. Meet our old frenemy, Kain, who can't make up his mind about anything. We scheme to keep him as our pet mini pig-frog. You might assume CPU stands for "central processing unit" but no, it's definitely something else. Transporters are scary. Special music f...

Edge's parents meet a terrible fate. Can ninjas walk through walls? We get a sweet new hovercraft grabber for our airship. Dwarves are incredibly generous and possibly don't know about lying. Who spilled all this lava and acid on the floor? Remy finds a new vocational calling. How did Leviathan and Asura meet? Why are these doors so mean? We do a little escapism. Stops at the Adamant Grotto, Eblan...

This episode takes us from Troya to the Magnetic Cave to Mithril to Agart and, finally, straight into a battle between dwarf tanks and flying airships full of monsters. Luckily the only people who die are the ones closest to us with the most to live for. Aw heck. You better not bring any of that metal crap into MY magnet cave, bro. Edward knows a song dark elves hate. Please stop feasting on my bl...

Rydia works through her aversion to fire. Mom Bomb blows up. Edward teaches us the power of music. We fail to protect a castle. A few children are lost – but only one of them has been eaten by a sea monster. Shiver me timbers!

Water vapor attacks! A ring commits war crimes. Cecil follows orders until he doesn't. A dancer has something special to show us. A bug bogarts treasure medicine. Disney Princess powers are tested. Excrescence is collected. A fish person crashes Edward's night time sad song sesh. We are all spoony bards on this blessed day. Hi, Brian.

Final Fantasy Legend II is hard. We liked it though. Let's take a trip across the multiverse to find our deadbeat dad. Then we'll compete in a dragon race, solve banana crimes, and beat up any deities that look at us sideways. WARNING: DO NOT CONSUME MAGI. DO NOT PUT IN MOUTH. Receipts Interview referenced: https://shmuplations.com/saga2/   Banana facts: https://legendsoflocalization.com/articles/...

Pack your bags – we're off on a Final Fantasy Adventure! Got enough keys? No, you don't have enough keys. Bring more keys. Go back and get more keys. See the majestic and incredibly brief ocean! Enjoy a relaxing night staying at a discount Hotel Transylvania type situation where surely nothing fishy ever happens. Fight a monster that's just a face. It's just a face. That's pretty creepy, right? Ju...