Blue Map, Fencingsax and Anzekay make a contract with me to discuss one of the greatest animes of all time, while I sit back and delight in their suffering as they listen to my wild fanboy ramblings for over three hours. It's our longest, most magical podcast episode yet.

P.S. There will be a Final Fantasy-centric next episode. Promise.

P.P.S. There are spoilers for the entirety of the Madoka Magica series and films.

P.P.P.S. Sayaka is Best Girl.

Anzekay and turtleant join Fencingsax and I in an "open-mic night" where we discuss all sorts of topics including Assassin's Creed Unity, Dragon Age Inquisition, Valkyria Chronicles, Black Friday and the underappreciated convenience of the XBox One's Kinect. We even manage to discuss gender roles in gaming without issuing death threats to each other!

On this episode I am joined by Fencingsax and Renzo as we talk about Final Fantasy VIII's convoluted (and possibly incomplete) story as well as its unique deconstruction of JRPG tropes. Also, Renzo shares some of his experience working on the fan translation for Final Fantasy Type: 0 (but don't worry, there aren't any spoilers).

In this episode I am joined by Delphinidaes and B'rye, two members of the "Ghost in the Linkshell" Free Company which ranks among the top guilds in all of Final Fantasy XIV. We discuss the troubled launch of Square's second Final Fantasy MMORPG and how it was reborn into one of the greatest FF games in years.

This episode contains spoilers up to the "Wrath of the Maelstrom" story quest in Final Fantasy XIV.

Fencingsax, Adus and I get into discussing what may be the most divisive Final Fantasy game ever made. We list off both the good and bad elements of the Lightning Trilogy...well, the first two games, anyway.

This episode contains spoilers for Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Penny Arcade members Professor Snugglesworth and Fencingsax debut our originally-untitled podcast by discussing the almost decade-long story of Final Fantasy XV, from its humble beginnings as Final Fantasy Versus XIII to its 2013 re-branding and its continued (and complicated) development.