Chocobros: A Final Fantasy Journey

Louis and Preston come back from the dead to join the cast of Final Fantasy IV on one last spoony romp, because death is relative unless you're Tellah. Featuring: surprise moon men, surprise brothers, Philosophical Zemus, the second-worst version of the Fantastic Four, and way too many references to Zoolander.

Louis and Preston find themselves in the weeds of Final Fantasy IV, in which Cecil gets betrayed and lots of characters die. Featuring: butchered names, a butt helmet, version differences, and bad guy Golbez's toaster oven, Kain.

Louis and Preston dive into the rollicking fun-time action movie that is Final Fantasy IV, in which main character Cecil tries to turn a page on all the genocide and murder he's been up to. Featuring: sudden (but inevitable) betrayal, the Detroit Red Wings, anti-ageism, Levia-Tan, annoying tropes, and a whole boat-load of death.

Louis and Preston put a bow on the NES era of Final Fantasy with a look at the good, bad, and strange from Final Fantasy I, II, and III.  Includes the pros and cons of grinding in JRPGs, the merits of realistically rendered chocobos, a surprise rapid-fire round on Final Fantasy VI trivia, and which NES era character would most likely be drafted first overall by the New York Yankees.

Louis and Preston break down the second half of Final Fantasy III (1990), from the part where the world is covered in darkness to the part where only you are covered in darkness, because you just spend full-time-employment hours on a final dungeon and you've missed a birthday and an anniversary, and the cat's dead, and that's not even the worst of it. Featuring Gramps, a doormat villain, and the Tragedy of Desch (Pt. 2).

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Louis and Preston break down the first half of Final Fantasy III (1990), from the first crystal to the whole "getting off the floating continent" bit. Including the tragedy of Desch and Salina (but mostly Salina), a fantasy draft of main party characters from the NES era, and the sinister implications of the tiny town of Ur.

Louis and Preston break down the second half of Final Fantasy II (1988), from the point where the plot goes sideways, to the game's unsatisfying "no questions answered" conclusion. Includes a definitive ranking of all fourth party members in the game, and why Leon's character is hot trash in every single way.

Louis and Preston dive into the first half of the second, oft-maligned game of the Final Fantasy franchise. Louis talks about his love for Gordon and his ongoing spat with turtles from Kashuan Keep; Preston talks about his extreme dislike of Gordon, as well as the broken leveling system.

Preston Dozsa and Louis Pin dive into the first installment of Final Fantasy, first released for the NES in 1987. Then the friends highlight a few Final Fantasy motifs, and Louis outlines the secret, "real" plot of the game.