S1E29 - The Final Fantasy Series Part 1 - “Bruce the Dinosaur Cake and Tiny Shoulder Pig”

The Final Fantasy Series, Part 1


In this episode:


Our history with Final Fantasy!

Beej actually started with FF1, but was so young that he
didn’t understand much of what he was doing. He played IV and VI
(II and III to you 90s-kid Americans out there) from the video
store over and over and over and over again.

Void was the opposite side of the Final Fantasy-loving 90s
kid, and he started the series with FFVII which brought him into
the broad, magical world of jRPGs, summon magic, and random
encounters. He, though, went hardcore and did a full mainline
Final Fantasy playthrough--going from FF1 to FFXIV in order.



Speaking of, we go through the entire Final Fantasy series,
giving you listeners a survey of the highpoints regarding each
one.



FFI - pick a party of classes and level them up

FFII - the more you use a skill the more it levels up
(skills level up individually)

FFIII - first job system

FFIV - first real narrative with jobs uniquely tied to
characters for the first time

FFV - first in-depth job system

FFVI - first in-depth, truly mature story / first extra
characters you can miss / semi-open approach to world 2

FFVII - genre defining for 3D jRPGs. It was 3D! The game
where cutscenes began to blow us away

FFVIII - Junction system, which is very controversial and
breakable

FFIX - Throwback to high fantasy of FFI-FFV (Look at
these hi-res images of this game. They’re so pretty!)

FFX - First PS2 game.  Graphics were amazing. First
FF with voice acting, if you can call it that (haha!)

FFXI - First MMO FF (definitely not a single player game.
It had a huge emphasis on being part of a group.)

FFXII - Feels like a single player MMO.  Gambit
system.  Vaan (and Penelo) are not the protagonists of
the story despite being the main characters.  Basch and
Ashe are. Same world as Tactics (Ivalice), only one that is
set in another one, right?

FFXIII - Super linear.  Amazing visuals again.
 This is where the series started to lose hardcore fans.
 Made 2 more follow up spin off games.

FFXIV - Second MMO Final Fantasy.  Really good FF.
 True to the series roots. Can be played pretty much as
a single-player FF game if you want it to be, but the story
isn’t as in-depth and intricate.



We want to hear from you! Send us your questions and thoughts
on the series!



Weekly Geekery


Beej - Final Fantasy IX on PS Vita / Bruce the dinosaur cake
/ Chrono Cross article



Void - Hearthstone Karazhan Wing 3 / End of my gaming
backlog, which made me subscribe to Gamefly (already tried two
and sent back / Harry Potter audiobooks / Evergreen games
(Hearthstone and Overwatch) / tiny shoulder pig



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