It’s the time of year to stop and give thanks for all the blessings in your life. We are shifting gears a little with this episode to have a fun discussion on Thanksgiving and melding it with the characters and locations of our favorite Final Fantasies.

Trivia question of the day, Part 1: What popular series has had a huge influence on the franchise, with references appearing in multiple games?

Trivia question of the day, Part 2: Where does this reference appear in Final Fantasy IX (Answer at the bottom of the episode summary).

Episode Summary

• Introduction / Trivia
• Our week in Final Fantasy
• Where would we host the perfect Final Fantasy Thanksgiving?
• What four characters would we invite?
• Breaking News! Game Awards
• Who would be the four most annoying characters to have at Thanksgiving?
• Deeper dive into Game Awards nominations
• No episode next week. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
• Trivia answer 1: Star Wars
• Trivia answer 2: Necron's quote, "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering," - Yoda, The Phantom Menace.

Recommended Resources

• Yoda dropping some wisdom: https://youtu.be/kFnFr-DOPf8
• The Game Awards: https://thegameawards.com/
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