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This week, Kaleb and Joe discuss their many adventures within Last Mission. This rogue dungeon crawler was released with the international version of Final Fantasy X-2, and features gameplay unlike any game we've ever seen. We discuss the light amount of story, and the insanely different gameplay present. We top things off with the games design, and touch on the few new musical tracks that the gam...

Join us for the return of the commentaries. This time, we cover Episode 8. Much of our older content references sites that no longer exist. If you would like to contact Ultima Final Fantasy, check out the links below:   Watch us play and record our podcast live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ultimafinalfantasy Check out our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ultimafinalfantasy Podcast RSS...

This week, Joe and Kaleb discuss the plethora of news that has come out since they did a normal episode. They discuss everything from Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, to new Final Fantasy XV stuff. Enjoy! NEWS   FFXII: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Nine minutes of gameplay. Heightened visuals, Zodiac Job system. Awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=60&v=rsIyNMenBB4   FFVII 2D...

This time, we finish up our review of Final Fantasy x-2. We discuss the design, music, and legacy of the game. We also move on to read, and discuss some of our listener reviews, and answer their questions about the game. Enjoy the finale! FFX-2   Final Fantasy X-2 was released for the ps2 on March 13th, 2003 in Japan, on November 18th in america, and February 19th, 2004 in Europe. Later, an HD rem...

We have finally completed Final Fantasy X-2. Here are our thoughts on the game. FFX-2   Final Fantasy X-2 was released for the ps2 on March 13th, 2003 in Japan, on November 18th in america, and February 19th, 2004 in Europe. Later, an HD remaster would come for the Ps3 and finally the Ps4 just last year.   It was to be the first ever direct sequel to a main-series final Fantasy game. There was no...

This special minisode is brought to you by KupoCon! This is the fan event we've all been waiting for. Kaleb will for sure make the event, and we hope many of you are able to join us. We'll see you guys again on Saturday!   Check  http://kupocon.com/  for up to date news, and tickets. Tickets will go on sale June 21st. Much of our older content references sites that no longer exist. If you would li...

This time, we talk about the Eternal Calm. This small piece of Final Fantasy lore takes place between Final Fantasy X, and it's sequel Final Fantasy X-2. It shows the transformation of Yuna as a character, and serves as a twenty minute changing of clothes. We also talk FF with one of our longtime Patreon supporters, Kefka Palozza! Enjoy the listen! Much of our older content references sites that n...

This week, we continue with our Spotlight on Nobuo Uematsu. Enjoy!   PART II   Last week we looked at the beginnings of Nobuo Uematsu's career, from being hired at Square Co. to his first two masterpieces that we can agree on with his soundtracks of FF4 and FF6. As a reminder, this is a special kind of Spotlight, one where you sit back, and enjoy the music.   Let's continue from 1995. Chrono Trigg...

It's time for our Nobuo Uematsu spotlight episode. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the tunes!   PART I   With the exception of Hironobu Sakaguchi, there really isn't any other name more synonymous with Final Fantasy than that of "Nobuo Uematsu". Composing either all or part of 12 of the 15 main-series final fantasy games, much of the feel and atmosphere, that visceral, unspeakable part of us that sings...

This week, we invite one of our patrons, Minzara, on for an episode! We discuss his history with the Final Fantasy series from the beginning, and discuss his thoughts on the Final Fantasy VII remake, and Final Fantasy XV. There's also another fun Stump the Host segment. Find out who wins! Much of our older content references sites that no longer exist. If you would like to contact Ultima Final Fan...

This week, Joe goes off on another Joseph Campbell tangent. I think it's in the name. I really do.. Anyways, we discuss the Eastern mythological storytelling methods in the Final Fantasy series. This style of storytelling features a more realistic approach to characters. It doesn't label individuals as good and evil, but rather as agents of both. We talk about when Final Fantasy began adopting thi...

This week, we discuss On the Way to a Smile, Episode Tifa. This is part of a short story series set before the events of Advent Children, but after Final Fantasy VII. This story was originally released in a prologue book along with the Complete edition of Advent Children. We discuss what we hope to get from the other episodes in the series. Special thanks to thelifestream.net.   Link to the Lifest...

This week, we run through the many retcons of Final Fantasy VII. We found an amazing article from  http://www.ff7citadel.com/  that detailed the retcons, and their level of retconification. We briefly discuss each retcon, and decide if we side with Citadel on their ranking of the most to least acceptable changes that were brought on by Dirge of Cerberus, Crisis Core, Before Crisis, Advent Children...

Development History: Dirge of Cerberus was born during the development of Advent Children. It was part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, along with Before Crisis, and Crisis Core. Yoshinori Kitase had decided that Dirge of Cerberus would be a shooter, based on his love for the series. They threw in some role-playing elements, due to the lack of appeal for a pure action game among developers...

Join us for episode 100 of Ultima Final Fantasy! This week, we go through and discuss our lists of the top ten most underrated moments in Final Fantasy. From the creeping oglop in Final Fantasy IX, to seeing Sephiroth find out about his past in the basement of the Shinra Building, we cover the moments that should be discussed more often in regular Final Fantasy chatter. We also discuss the 7-11 ev...

Final Fantasy XV Predictions III By Kaleb Schweiss As we all know, Square Enix has sprayed a shoopuff sized load of Final Fantasy XV content onto our eagerly awaiting faces. From a hyper CG film directed by Takeshi Nozue, the man who brought us Advent Children, to a new Final Fantasy XV Demo titled "Final Fantasy XV: Platinum Demo". But first, let's start off with Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV.  ...

Making-of   Crisis Core began development as a PSP port of the FInal Fantasy VII Mobile Phone Japan-only game "Before Crisis". Hajime Tabata, event Director for Monster Rancher 2, and the creator of "Before Crisis" was chosen as director of the port. It would also be produced by Hideki Imaizumi, the score by Takeharu Ishimoto, written by Kazushige Nojima, and art designed by Yoshihiro Imaizumi. So...

Joe and Kaleb Craig explore the Final Fantasy XV Release event. Join us for all the Sean Bean action! Much of our older content references sites that no longer exist. If you would like to contact Ultima Final Fantasy, check out the links below:   Watch us play and record our podcast live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ultimafinalfantasy Check out our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ulti...

This week, we discuss what the optimum length for a Final Fantasy game is. This is a subject of much interest as of late, since the creators of Final Fantasy XV have announced that the campaign will take about fifty hours to complete. This dwarfs many of the rest of the main series, at least where the main campaign is concerned within the Final Fantasy series. We compare this fifty hour game time...

This week, we discuss Masayoshi Sokens history within Square Enix. Enjoy! Spotlight: Masayoshi Soken By Joseph DeGolyer   Look, it's hard to follow up after a huge success.   To every first generation of Saturday night live hosts, there's always a second generation. Like Irvine Kershner after George Lucas. Like Jason Newsted after Cliff Burton. Like Andrew Johnson after Abraham Lincoln. Like Commo...

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years By Kaleb Schweiss Development History:       Final Fantasy IV: The After Years was initially announced prior to the release of the DS Remake of Final Fantasy IV. Takashi Tokida, the game's executive producer, discussed there being talk of creating an after story, and a discussion began about working on mobile titles. Tokida may seem to be jumping in and changing t...

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years By Kaleb Schweiss Development History:       Final Fantasy IV: The After Years was initially announced prior to the release of the DS Remake of Final Fantasy IV. Takashi Tokida, the game's executive producer, discussed there being talk of creating an after story, and a discussion began about working on mobile titles. Tokida may seem to be jumping in and changing t...

This week, we discuss the post Golden 2D RPG Era within Square, and Enix.  History of Square-Enix - Part V by Joseph DeGolyer   Last time we talked about the golden era of the 2D RPG, but it's 1996 now in our timeline, and that can only mean one thing… 3 dimensions. But how exactly did we get to 3 dimensions? Well, we're gonna have to spin back the clock another 10 years.   The Playstation began i...

This week, we humbly welcome one of our Patrons to the show! We discuss Brad's Final Fantasy origins, and his ranking within the Final Fantasy series. We discuss the series through his eyes, since he's been playing the series since Final Fantasy VI. He takes a very different approach to Final Fantasy VII, citing it around mid quality as a game. The main reasons for this is from coming off of Final...

This week, we bring back the popular Mythic Origins segment. We feature Mythic Origins of the Summons, Part Three. We dig into the origins of Yojimbo, Phoenix, and Golem. We then reminisce about the usefulness of each summon throughout the Final Fantasy series, and discuss what we hope the summons in Final Fantasy XV will turn out to be. We also discuss the rebirth of common summons throughout the...