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. LINKS OF NOTE: 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 Support Watch Out for Fireballs!