Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross summon up the courage to talk about the last half of Final Fantasy Tactics.

Ramza is a heretic, and the political intrigue we once knew is being replaced slowly by demon possession. FFT is still an amazing game that we would recommend, but its back nine is decidedly inferior to the front.

• [Mark McGrath: Look at this douche bag.](www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW6ldKYVDbg)

• [Cruise of Shit](www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013…y-over/62174/)

• [Luso Cut Scene](www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQJYRJ88-1Q)

• [Time Enough at Last](www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8lF4TS-BgQ)

• [What do you have against Mel Gibson?](www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJGPLjm-fjo)

• [Drizzt](forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Drizzt_Do'Urden)

• [Corpse Flower](www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgHhDsJSXOI)

• [Room 101](www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3U83QLoATU)

• [Audible Link to Murakami](www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_10?as…362308628&sr=1-10)

• [Dirge of Cerberus](www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Cl-s1qZbQ)

• [Demon Stone](www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFuT_lZvy84)

• [Sky Funeral](www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6hSK8CluxQ)

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about death, backlogs, how to say an interrogative, and a little bit about the first half of Final Fantasy Tactics.

• Meteor videos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Omh7_I8vI

• Xenosaga Episode 1: amazon.com/dp/B00005BW7Q

• Phil Lamarr: www.imdb.com/name/nm0482851/?ref_=sr_1

• Welcome to the Jungle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg

• Shackler’s Revenge: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIqBA3UAO3E

• Mike Patton: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PyST9Ps_DE

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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

• POGS: www.complex.com/art-design/2011/0…pogs-from-the-90s

• Argath: finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Argath_Thadalfus

• Snake: zeroescape.wikia.com/wiki/Snake

• Kwyjibo: www.hulu.com/watch/29524

• Coven: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy4jdzVpCV4

• 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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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross continue their discussion of video game music and sound, get your raves and faves, then they go on for a while about Kevin Spacey, Tim Burton, comics, and R.E.M.

• Dishonored ending song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyTCtbYNzRg

• Spec Ops “Hush” scene: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWf9z14nYLY

• Snakeeater: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aHQnDTd1y4

• Big Fish Ending: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO7Jc8N1LLM

• The Gathering of the Juggalos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXRAQyiqx-M

• Celtic Moon FF4: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX2vIjZgxuY

• Band doing live megaman speed run: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOt6EGgBnQs

• Extra Credits on Music: extra-credits.net/episodes/game-music/

• Errant Signal on Doom: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyOF2RsO3ck

• SID Chip Preservation: www.hvsc.c64.org/

• American Beauty: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBcLvJdrbro

• Lemongrab: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcfkEA2INMw

• Fletcher Hanks: www.fletcherhanks.com/HOME.html

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross make some noise about video game music and sound.

We talk about it a lot: music and sound can make or break the game. In this unusual episode of the show, we do a deep dive into the history and particulars of why sound is important.

NOTE: At no point do we talk about Parappa the Rapper in this episode. That’s a travesty.

• Ginkgo Trees: newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/10/11/gin…rk-city-parks/

• PDA for the Blind: www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2002/10/55915

• Arcade Ambience: arcade.hofle.com/

• Hobbit 48 FPS Controversy: screenrant.com/peter-jackson-hob…-fps-controversy/

• Brazil: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wh2b1eZFUM

• The Eloi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=etgWet59Uyc

• Jack Chick Tracts: www.chick.com/default.asp

• Papa Sangre: www.papasangre.com/

• TMNT Comics: www.comixology.com/Teenage-Mutant-…omic/ICO003444A

• Project Fedora: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyWbjStUQ-c

• Red Book Audio: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Book_(CD_standard)

• Spiderweb Software: www.spidweb.com/

• Blade Runner: www.spidweb.com/

• Steve-O: i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9…teve+o+tattoo.jpg

• Firefly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0O29rZiIRA

• Fantastic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8oys78UgaE

• Prius External Speakers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkFj4pe_ANY

• Radiolab: Memory and Forgetting: www.radiolab.org/2007/jun/07/

• Musicophilia: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ_kE3kcC5

• We defy you to not like REM: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VshL7On45bs

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about illicit deals, John Leguizamo, motion sickness, and a little bit about Yoshi’s Island.

• Deviantart Poochy: browse.deviantart.com/?q=poochy

• Witches: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsA1L3M0y4g

• Super Mario Bros. the Movie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_15v_fMqGEM

• The Pest: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2ZlZxtNll8

• Saturn: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son

• Yoshi’s Story: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshi%27s_Story

• Quest 64: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_64

• Jeremy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS91knuzoOA

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross crack open Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island.

Well, this game is delightful. It looks and sounds awesome, and is some of the best platforming to come out of the Mario series. Oh, and throwing eggs is great, too.

• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshis_Island

• Dolls: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7oKDtytJnE

• David Cronenberg: www.imdb.com/name/nm0000343/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• Willow Pigs Scene: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH69fKaWUyk

• The Witches: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsA1L3M0y4g

• Yoshi’s Island DS: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshi%27s_Island_DS

• Yoshi Touch and Go: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshi_touch_and_go

• The Cars - Touch and Go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX890A_AYqk

• Creation Museum: creationmuseum.org/

• Eraserhead: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU7OqGCIcak

• Idiocracy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBvIweCIgwk

• Homunclus: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homunculus

• Shy Guys: www.mariowiki.com/Shy_Guy

• CABVI: cincyblind.org/

• Tomba! Episode: duckfeed.tv/woff/32

• Poochy: www.mariowiki.com/Poochy

• Beaver Boys: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mocLWLVgQk

• Ghost World: www.amazon.com/gp/product/156097…=stunthdottran-20

• Blues Hammer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaM6lTmhnak

• Skeleton Wheel: darksouls.wikidot.com/skeleton-wheel

• Mr. Show - Indomitable Spirit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaM6lTmhnak

• GERD: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroesoph…l_reflux_disease

• Vore: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorarephilia

• Lyrebird: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y

• Regicide: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regicide

• Swimfan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-RGVruG7Y0

• Kyle XY: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dltWoOkG4h8

• Don’t Look Back: www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCava…/dont-look-back

• Mega Man 2 Dragon Boss: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5jjceE8xME

• Jacob’s Ladder Party Scene: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdqPXx38Ogw

• Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi’s Island: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006…=stunthdottran-20

• Synecdoche NY Funeral Monologue: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9PzSNy3xj0

• Tetris Attack: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_Attack

• Life Finds a Way: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkWeMvrNiOM

• chain chomps are dogs

• Billy from Pee Wee’s Playhouse: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G3ske-KmIc

• Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_and_l…partners_in_time

• Wes Anderson: www.imdb.com/name/nm0027572/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• P.T. Anderson: www.imdb.com/name/nm0000759/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• Punch Drunk Love: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNeZi1y_v88

• There Will Be Blood: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml2Ae2SIXac

• Ninjas vs Podcast: ninjasvspodcast.erictoribio.com/

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about comics, Dino Crisis, Spec Ops: The Line, and a little bit about Parasite Eve.

WARNING: WE SPOIL THE SHIT OUT OF NEW X-MEN.

• New X-men: www.amazon.com/gp/product/078516…veASIN=0785165053

• The Walking Dead: www.amazon.com/gp/product/160706…veASIN=1607060760

• Dinocrisis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp-59rTKNi4

• Spec Ops: The Line: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085N…veASIN=B0085NTITS

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross take a microscope to Parasite Eve.

Organelles have run amok on New York City! It’s up to you to kill an actress who is possessed by your younger sister or an ancient woman from Africa or something! Squaresoft got really, really ambitious when they made this RPG/Survival Horror game. It was almost one of the best games we played, but it fell apart spectacularly toward the end. So it goes.

• [Parasite Eve]

• The 3rd Birthday: parasiteeve.wikia.com/wiki/The_3rd_Birthday

• Trespasser: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW-7uatehx4

• Parasite Eve Novel: www.amazon.com/gp/product/193223…veASIN=1932234209

• Mitochondria: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrS2uROUjK4

• Firestarter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjF674gZQps

• Wicked Firestarter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmin5WkOuPw

• Lupus: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupus_erythematosus

• Star Ocean: www.youtube.com/watch?v=alTyR3AzLwA

• Vagrant Story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3YTaLg0mTc

• “Piano Destruction” - IMDB Tag: www.imdb.com/keyword/destroying-a-piano/

• Blue Car Syndrome: www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?te…+Car+Syndrome

• Bunk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdY2MnDm48w

• Hotline Miami: www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla…ded&v=UgXM7ivgYTo

• Retirony: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Retirony

• Klugman is Dynamite: video.adultswim.com/space-ghost-coa…s-dynamite.html

• Jane Lynch in Wreck It Ralph: disney.wikia.com/wiki/Sergeant_Calhoun

• Sling Blade: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqTWQiTlhKQ

• The Selfish Gene: www.amazon.com/gp/product/019929…veASIN=0199291152

• “ABC Speech” - Glengarry Glen Ross: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVQPY4LlbJ4

• The New No-Nos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D8MLaX2AS8

• Billy and the Cloneasaurus: www.snpp.com/episodes/1F18.html

• I’m comin’ to join ya’, Elizabeth! www.youtube.com/watch?v=stdi-1tIUhM

• Absurd Magneto Power: www.youtube.com/watch?v=etPXBm0zRvM

• My Uncle Ain’t No Monkey: www.patmccurdy.com/song.php?206

• The Bechdel Test: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/…ain.TheBechdelTest

• “Seether” - Veruca Salt: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Y4BFigMC0

• Einhander: hardcoregaming101.net/einhander/einhander.htm

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about ice levels in games, GameStop woes, and HollywoodIsCalling.com.

• Sonic 3 Ice Cap Zone: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYxlqTpZ-24

• Little Penguin Lost Speed Run: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewy04vKiT…4y3kAF6i0oZfeaepg

• Jey Boy Jet Girl: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN0OYeVvyk4

• Axe Cop: www.amazon.com/gp/product/159582…veASIN=1595826815

• Hollywood is Calling: www.hollywoodiscalling.com/

• “With Reshiram” (Eminem Parody): www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla…ded&v=Re1_IdVjuaw

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