Normandy FM

This episode we're finally being let loose in the world of Spira, and that means Kenneth and Eric have to confront all the ways it's different than before. Our Final Fantasy X-2 retrospective continues with an episode all about the side quests in the game's first chapter. We talk the Youth League, New Yevon, the fate of the Guado, and somehow, Disney's Encanto. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM...

It's time for a new age of Spira and a new season of Normandy FM. We're headed into Final Fantasy X-2, but we also have to make a quick pitstop on the way. This week we're talking Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm, a short film that hinted at a future so tantalizing Square Enix made a sequel. Then we get into Final Fantasy X-2 proper. We talk dresspheres, ATB, pop concerts, and how Yuna's growth mirro...

It's a big episode this week, and that's because we decided to combine the planned remaining two episodes of our Final Fantasy X retrospective into one long finale. This week we tackle the endgame content of Final Fantasy X, from optional aeons to celestial weapons. But then we head into the belly of the beast and take Sin down from the inside. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://p...

We've made it to Zanarkand. So it's time to get the Final Aeon and defeat Sin. Or is it? Jessica Howard returns to talk about the ruined state of Zanarkand, how Yunalesca embodies Final Fantasy X's themes, and about how Auron's place in this world makes a lot of sense in hindsight. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normandy FM: @norman...

It's time for the dreaded Mt. Gagazet. Often considered one of the hardest segments in Final Fantasy X, the Ronso homeland contains a forced fight with Kimahri, the infamous Seymour Flux fight, and some major plot revelations about Tidus' past along the way. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normandy FM: @normandyfmshow Eric: @seamoosi...

Jenny Windom joins us as we head into Bevelle, which is essentially a greatest hits segment of everything that makes Final Fantasy X great. We start the show battling on an airship and end with a quiet moment between our heroes in Macalania Woods. There's a lot in between, so strap in. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normandy FM: @no...

Hey, our show's music is good, right? Well, here's our theme song uninterrupted by the podcast. The song was composed by 3D Blast, whose work you can find on Twitter: http://twitter.com/3DBLAST4EVER And on Bandcamp: https://3dblast.bandcamp.com/

Kyle Campbell joins us as we head into the Al Bhed safe haven called Home. Only to find that it's not as safe as we hoped for. This week we talk about Wakka's inability to just not be a racist asshole, Tidus' journey from asshole jock to the protagonist he was always meant to be, and finally learn about the secret nobody wanted him to know since his arrival in Spira. Enjoy the show! Become a Norma...

Well, another N7 Day has come and gone, and this time there was a poster teasing the next Mass Effect game. And folks, our hosts somehow found a way to talk about it for an hour. In a new episode of BioBits, our BioWare news show, we talked about what it's like being online when people are speculating about a game we know nothing about and don't seem to actually care what it looks like as long as...

It's time for the turning point of Final Fantasy X, as we head into Macalania Temple. Ash Parrish returns as we talk through Wakka's racism, Yuna's transformation, and Seymour's truth. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normandy FM: @normandyfmshow Eric: @seamoosi Kenneth: @shepardcdr Ash: @adashtra

Hello Normandy crew. It has been a hot minute since we talked about BioWare on this podcast, but luckily we have an excuse to now, as People Make Games has scooped both our hosts and has talked with some ex-BioWare devs about what it was like to be in that studio during the Mass Effect 3 ending controversy. It's time for another episode of our BioWare news show BioBits, where we'll talk about some...

Ashley Oh joins us as we take a long stroll from Djose to the Thunder Plains, dealing with Wakka's racism, Seymour's skeeviness, and getting our final party member along the way. This week we talk the homogenous culture of Spira under Yevon, talk about how Rikku adds so much to the party without fully giving away what her deal is just yet, and we talk about how Yuna's selflessness may be about to...

We've made a few stops into a few different towns, but now we have to deal with the long and winding road of a pilgrimage with a little help from Aimee Hart. This week we're walking down the Mi'ihen Highroad to start unraveling Yuna and Wakka's respective religious indoctrination, and we'll also be trying to help the Crusaders fight Sin. We'll also start to delve more into Seymour's character, and...

HA HA HA HA HA. We're in Luca. John Warren returns to help us talk through Blitzball, Tidus' daddy issues, Seymour's bad vibes, and the laughing scene that is perfect, actually. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normandy FM: @normandyfmshow Eric: @seamoosi Kenneth: @shepardcdr John: @FloppyAdult

This week we're headed to Kilika and Fanbyte's Mike Williams and Good Vibes Gaming's Ash Paulsen are here to help us sort through all the grief that entails. We spend a chunk of the episode discussing the iconic Sending scene, what it means to grieve in the world of Spira. We also talk about how Wakka is the Tim Tebow of Blitzball? Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/no...

With Rikku gone, we find ourselves at the village of Besaid with MinnMax's Suriel Vazquez. This week we talk about Tidus learning to blend in with the folks of Spira, Wakka's never having considered playing Blitzball to win, and what makes Yuna stand out in a world of characters ready to write us off. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normand...

It's time for a new season of Normandy FM as we head from post-apocalyptic Seattle to Spira. In the first episode of our Final Fantasy X retrospective, we step into the shoes of Tidus, who goes from a star athlete to fighting monsters with a sword he's clearly never used. We also talk a bit about the Sphere Grid, the state of Final Fantasy's identity crisis, and how Rikku is one of the best charac...

It's time to break the cycle. Natalie Flores returns to round out our Last of Us retrospective as we talk Joel's motivation, Abby and Lev's future, and Ellie taking her agency back as she finally decides to let go. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normandy FM: @normandyfmshow Eric: @seamoosi Kenneth: @shepardcdr Natalie: @heartimecia

Oh, hello there! You may have noticed we're nearing the end of our Last of Us retrospective and haven't talked about what's next. So here's a little bonus episode to talk about the future of Normandy FM for the next...I dunno, year or so! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normandy FM: @normandyfmshow Eric: @seamoosi Kenneth: @shepardcdr

Riley MacLeod joins us as we walk through our final day in Seattle. This week we talk Abby and Lev's respective disillusionment from their factions, the goals of defining what is "good" and "bad" representation, and how the game turns us against Ellie in a real, tangible way. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normandy FM: @normandyfmsh...

Fūnk-é Joseph joins us as we talk about Abby's change of heart regarding Lev and Yara, how the culture clash between the WLF and Seraphites manifests between her and the kids, and we also deal with some of The Last of Us Part II's most overt horror segments. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normandy FM: @normandyfmshow Eric: @seamoosi...

Ty Galiz-Rowe returns to talk about Abby, as we finally make the switch from one vengeful woman ready to cross the country to another. This week we talk about The Last of Us Part II's second protagonist, the truth behind her vendetta, and what life is like after you've found revenge. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normandy FM: @norm...

Game Informer/Game Query god among men Blake Hester finally makes his Normandy FM debut to talk about Ellie's third and final day in Seattle as her revenge tour reaches its conclusion(?). This week we talk about the reveal that Ellie knew all along what Joel did at the end of The Last of Us Part I, and talk about what we're supposed to feel about her conquest in Part II. Also here we talk about El...

Ash Parrish returns to make some salient points about why Ellie's second day in Seattle is a low point for The Last of Us Part II. This week we talk about our co-hosts' clearly divergent playstyles, question just what the state of Joel and Ellie's relationship was, and how one scene marks a turning point for our protagonist in ways narratively effective and also horrifyingly tone deaf. Enjoy the s...

"Tell me another story about the Shepard." "It's getting late, but okay. One more story..." We have one more roundtable for y'all about Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. Natalie and Ash return to talk Mass Effect 3 with us. We talk payoff, character writing, and of course, the ending. And maybe we talk a little bit about the future of the franchise at the end. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM pa...