The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 33: Grinding the Gears of Final Fantasy I, II, & III and Their Place in XIV

Hello Adventurers! Did you know that Final Fantasy XIV is the fourteenth mainline Final Fantasy game? It’s true! In fact there were a whole thirteen other games that came before it, if you can believe it. So for this episode, we are talking about the first three. But it’s been a minute since some of us (Basil) has played the first three games, and we needed some help. Some fresh eyes on these games, some eyes that really know how to grind out some gear. If you haven’t figured it out yet, our special guests for this episode are none other than Garrett and Kyle from Grinding Gear! Spoiler Levels: Chicken Fettuccine “Flat, thick pasta smothered in a rich cream sauce with tender slices of chicken thigh.” This food that offers bonuses to Critical Hit, Vitality, and Skill Speed was introduced in patch 5.4 Futures Rewritten during the Shadowbringers expansion and also included the Matoya’s Relict dungeon! You know, Matoya! From Final Fantasy (I)!OSMnotesOnce again we want to think Garrett and Kyle for joining us! Have you heard of them before? They’re on YouTube! They’re pretty great, you should watch them. Also, while we were chatting, they announced the new All Saint’s Wake event starting this Friday? That’s the day right before GATEway FATE! Such good timing. Speaking of timing, here have some Time Cues:00:00:00 – We Start The Carbuncle Chronicling00:00:47 – Intro and General Gabbing00:03:46 – The Numbers are WRONG?!??00:09:19 – We commit the sin of actually liking FFXIV00:15:35 – Basil plugs the OSMcast! Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes00:18:25 – The Carbuncle Chronicle will be at GATEway FATE!00:31:57 – A Prelude to Talking About Final Fantasy I, II, and III00:32:34 – How did you first learn about Final Fantasy?00:41:06 –What draws you to Final Fantasy?00:48:09 – When you think about what is Final Fantasy, what does it make you think of?00:52:09 – What prompted Garrett and Kyle to play the older ones?00:59:18 – Talking About Final Fantasy I, II, and III00:59:59 – Final Fantasy I01:17:23 – Final Fantasy II01:29:36 – Final Fantasy IIIMusic is this episode features tracks such as “Final Fantasy I Main Theme FFPR Ver.” by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by Kento Hasegawa and Masato Kouda, “Final Fantasy I Battle FFPR Ver.” and ” Final Fantasy I Victory FFPR Ver.” by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by Yuji Aoyama and Ayumu Murai, “ Matoya’s Cave FFPR Ver.” by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by Shingo Kataoka and Hidenori Miyanaga, “Final Fantasy I Opening Theme FFPR Ver.” by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by Ryoue Takagi, “Final Fantasy II Main Theme FFPR Ver.” and “Eternal Wind FFPR Ver.” by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by Shingo Kataoka,”Pa-paya, Scions & Sinners FINAL FANTASY XIV ~ Arrangement Album ~” by Masayoshi Soken, Arranged by Keiko, and “A Victory Fanfare Reborn (Full)” by Masayoshi Soken.We also have YouTube Channels! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends.And as always, feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Oh, and if you still use Spotify, go ahead and get on that mobile device and throw us some five stars there too. Tell your friends! As well, just like we mentioned when we do the OSMplugs, you can also join the Discord and support us on Patreon! PS If you have ever wanted some OSMmerch, feel free to check out our TeePublic page! PPS We appreciate you.