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(Part 2) What if Each Final Fantasy was the *FINAL* Final Fantasy? Ft. Andrew Bluett

from Brain Lords: Video Games of the Mind · host Cute Monster Props

Just like FFX, our *Final* Final Fantasy Episode gets a sequel! Special guest Andrew Bluett fresh off writing a retrospective of FFIX helps keep us final-factual. How would we look back on each of the Final Fantasy games if 7, 8, 9, 10, and 10-2 were the last games in the series? Would Square just have turned into the FFVII machine? And is VIII really that much of a black sheep? Hear our hot takes on Blitzball as this triad triples down on our favorite minigames and more.  CONTACT US: [email protected] Kyle - Cute Monster Props Jorge - JMV Special Guest: Andrew Bluett THINGS DISUCSSED All the ding-dang FF games, just all of them. What if each Final Fantasy was the FINAL Final Fantasy? (7 through 10-2) (0:05:53) Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Majuular Andrew’s History with the Final Fantasy Series (0:11:54) Kingdom Hearts Series, GTA5, Californication, Bojack Horseman,  Final Fantasy 7 (0:21:01) Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children, Dirge of Cerberus,  Final Fantasy 8 (0:39:03)  Lost Odyssey Game Ratings: Most overrated, underrated, and accurately rated Final Fantasy minigames (1:01:33)  Pyre, Chocobo Racing, Chocobo Racing GP Final Fantasy 9 (1:18:54) Hathaways Flash, The Dark Crystal, Jollibee, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Final Fantasy 10 (1:43:01) Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Trigun, The Big O Final Fantasy 10-2 (1:59:41) The Question Zone (2:14:27) When it comes to Chocobos, are you team "wark" or team "kweh" -Oceanity   Let's say there was no Final Fantasy, what game would then be THE flag hip Square title? -Ultimecia_did_nothing_wrong Okay I was clowning around with my last question, but with the flash of popularity that OtoWakka had making the X/X-2 HD a best seller on steam in Japan, what other themes or character relations of other Final Fantasy games do you think would bring in new audiences? -Wee Baby Jaso Who would you pick out the lesser known, or even least loved party members to be in the roster of the next Dissidia? - BouncerGOTY2k DBZ Budokai 3 The Rec Room (2:31:51) Fun Factor, Who is Your Doctor?, Escape From Vault Disney, Stranger of Paradise, Deltarune Chapter 3&4, Actually learn from FF7 and being active in your local politics. Be safe y’all.

Just like FFX, our *Final* Final Fantasy Episode gets a sequel! Special guest Andrew Bluett fresh off writing a retrospective of FFIX helps keep us final-factual. How would we look back on each of the Final Fantasy games if 7, 8, 9, 10, and 10-2 were the last games in the series? Would Square just have turned into the FFVII machine? And is VIII really that much of a black sheep? Hear our hot takes on Blitzball as this triad triples down on our favorite minigames and more.

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