Watch Out for Fireballs! 40: Final Fantasy Tactics (Part 1)
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross calculate the best way to make a podcast about the first half of Final Fantasy Tactics.
A bitter war of succession, flowery prose, and grid-based combat. In what might be our most technical and considered podcast ever, we dive into the particulars of this storied title to find out exactly why Ramza’s quest has such lasting appeal.
We play up through the end of Chapter 2. The next episode will see us talking about the last half.
Final Fantasy Tactics: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Tactics
Final Fantasy Tactics Sound Novels: www.oocities.org/tuffydabubba/
Tactics Ogre: amazon.com/dp/B003YVK5T8
Engrish: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engrish
Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions: amazon.com/dp/B000SSPH3E
FFT for iPhone: itunes.apple.com/us/app/final-fan…id446760220?mt=8
FFT for iPad: itunes.apple.com/us/app/final-fan…id500098096?mt=8
Vagrant Story: amazon.com/dp/B00004SPW9
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance: amazon.com/dp/B00009WAUK
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: amazon.com/dp/B001A01FD0
Final Fantasy XII: amazon.com/dp/B000F5IH2I
The War of the Roses: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_war_of_the_roses
The War of the Roses: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ebv3i_9Ltc
Argath: finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Argath_Thadalfus
Snake: zeroescape.wikia.com/wiki/Snake
Kwyjibo: www.hulu.com/watch/29524
Swiss Miss Girl: brandingsource.blogspot.com/2011/08/swi…istory.html
Time Cop: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuujAfDRSfc
Dungeons and Dragons Tactics: amazon.com/dp/B000K9WNIS
Welcome to the Jungle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg
Amano art: kotaku.com/5917619/the-beautif…-of-yoshitaka-amano
Final Fantasy VII Summon Animations: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQcIwL5CG8Y
Stand by Me Leeches: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbA-B5Qtch0
Basalt: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basalt
Quiche: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiche
@Horse_ebooks: twitter.com/Horse_ebooks
FFT Complete Patch: ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=2686.0
Metroid Prime Trilogy: amazon.com/dp/B002ATY7JE
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