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Brothers Ira and Drew Creasman dive DEEP into every game in the Final Fantasy multiverse, focusing on themes, philosophies, social commentaries, and characters as well as music, art, and gameplay. We are here to celebrate and discuss, not be cynical or hate. NOTE: There IS material that could be considered political.

Drew Creasman


    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
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    • 109 EPISODES


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    Final Fantasy VIII: Sorceress Succession

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 49:46


    We finally get some answers about the succession of sorceress' the true role of Ellone and the incredibly bizarre machinations of someone named Ultimecia.

    Final Fantasy VIII: The Battle of the Gardens

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 47:28


    Squall has to learn to be a leader quickly as Garden clashes with Garden in one of the most amazing scenes in Final Fantasy history. Plus, more FFVIII weirdness!

    Final Fantasy VIII: The Orphanage Memory

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 56:39


    We arrive at one of the more controversial plot twists in Final Fantasy history. #FinalFantasy #FinalFantasyVIII #FFVIII

    Final Fantasy VIII: Fisherman's Horizon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 55:47


    What happens when pacifism is faced with encroaching fascism? Squall, our child-soldier hero, wrestles with the nature of violence and his own insistence on not relying on anyone else. 

    Final Fantasy VIII: Balamb Garden Can Do What Now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 48:50


    We (finally!) continue with Final Fantasy VIII as we get a classic FF status quo shift and the story gets even weirder and more complicated. 

    Final Fantasy VIII: Our 100th Episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 48:09


    On the 100th episode of Final Fantasy Weekly (where did the time go?) we continue down the path of FFVIII at the beginning of Disc Two. We get to spend a lot of time with Laguna in this one and that's always good. 

    Final Fantasy VIII: A Succession of Witches

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 54:03


    We conclude the creepy and incredibly intense first disc of FFVIII. We ponder on Squall's moral relativism, Rinoa's rebellious nature, and Irvine's insecurities. Plus, some thoughts on how this iconic section could have been a bit smoother. 

    Final Fantasy VIII: A Succession of Witches

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 54:03


    We conclude the creepy and incredibly intense first disc of FFVIII. We ponder on Squall's moral relativism, Rinoa's rebellious nature, and Irvine's insecurities. Plus, some thoughts on how this iconic section could have been a bit smoother. 

    Final Fantasy VIII: Laguna's Gallows Humor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 48:41


    We get more Laguna, Kiros, and Ward including a tonally fascinating scene of gallows humor... we think. We hear about Esthar, go to Galbadia Garden, and Squall contemplates being remembered after death. 

    Final Fantasy VIII: Squall is Our Mirror?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 45:25


    The plot gets a little messy and Squall fails to show any kind of empathy as Zell makes a big mistake and Rinoa seeks some small sense of comfort. We break down how Squall's character flaws mirror some of our own.

    Final Fantasy VIII: Rinoa & The Timber Owls

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 50:48


    We wake from dreaming of Laguna and arrive in Timber to meet the Rinoa and the Owls. We dive into how the Galbadian Empire and our heroes use the media to fight their war and continue down the rabbit hole of Squall's inner thoughts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy VIII: Eyes on Laguna

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 58:56


    In one of the most remarkable storytelling moments of the franchise, we are introduced to Laguna, Kiros, Ward, and Julia. Plus, more pondering about romance, child soldiers, and trains! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy VIII: A Waltz Beneath the Moon & Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 48:36


    Our heroes carry out the Attack on Dollet and secure the communications tower before an exhilarating chase from a giant robot spider. Then we return for the iconic introduction of Rinoa Heartily and a waltz beneath the moon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy VIII: Balamb Garden & The Landing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 68:47


    Squall wakes up in the infirmary, meets up with Quistis, takes a stroll through Balamb Garden, gets a few (hundred) tutorials and sets off for one of the more memorable moments in Final Fantasy history.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy VIII: The Greatest Intro in Video Game History

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 68:02


    We begin our conversation on FFVIII. The first half-hour, we set up the big themes and legacy questions and in the second half-hour we dive DEEP into the intro cutscene.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    FFVII Remake Theory: Nothing Has Changed

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 15:08


    I've been thinking... what if nothing in Final Fantasy VII: Remake has changed? What if *SPOILER* is actually still *SPOILER* and there really isn't any time travel or alternate dimensions or sequel stuff going on? Allow me to explain. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Austin Lee Matthews on FFVII Remake & Megaton Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 57:29


    Austin Lee Matthews is the voice of Roche in Final Fantasy VII Remake. He has been Po and Ultron, been in Halo, Fire Emblem, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and plenty more. Plus, he has created a fantastic superhero audio drama, Megaton Girl. We cover as much as we can! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics & The Wars of the Roses

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 68:38


    We are joined by two special guests, afficionados in the Wars of the Roses, to learn a bit of real-world history that helps us better understand Final Fantasy Tactics and also Game of Thrones! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: An Overlooked Masterpiece

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2024 66:43


    Final Fantasy Tactics is an artistic triumph. It is better written than award-winning games, TV, and films, better developed than most video games, and more biting in its social commentary than most art dares to be. Our final thoughts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics OST: The Sound of Ivalice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 66:53


    Hitoshi Sakimoto creates incredibly moving themes for Final Fantasy Tactics that he reworks like a film score into everything from adventurous hero music, to calming character themes, to some of the best battle music in the series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: Art & Gameplay

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 41:02


    We breakdown the art and gameplay of FFT as best we can, focusing on the detailed and grounded designs that could have featured more diversity and all-time great job and battle systems. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: The Final Betrayal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 62:33


    We conclude the plot of Final Fantasy Tactics which packs a whopper right at the very end. We dive into more ethical gray areas struggle to find clear answers in this remarkably clever tale. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: The End of the War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 45:59


    The War of the Lions concludes but not our story. And Delita's actions have us beginning to dive deep into whether they are justified in the end. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lions & The Lucavi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 52:47


    Somehow the plots thicken. Dycedarg is interrogated on the death of his father. And the Marquis Elmdor reveals the power of his legendary stone. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: The Church's Plot Revealed

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 58:15


    We near the endgame of FFT as we wrap up the side quests and get to a key scene where Delita sets us up for the final breathtaking act of this masterpiece.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: Balthier, Beowulf, & Cloud

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 60:50


    We begin Chapter 4 of FFT as the endgame starts to come into focus. Then we set out on some side adventures featuring legendary heroes of other lands.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: The Grand Duke & The Knights Templar

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 73:22


    Grand Duke Barrington reveals himself to be among the most despicable people of all time and the Knights Templar fear a book that holds the truth of their religion.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: The Abuse of Powerful Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 52:06


    We continue with FFT as our characters struggle with revelations about the church and the grotesque abuses of powerful men. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: The Corruption of Church & Crown

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 51:29


    We dive deeper into the corruption of the church and crown and the role of misogyny in an episode that feels sadly and eerily relevant to today's world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: Chapter Three - The Valiant

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 52:16


    Ramza Beolve is branded a heretic! The War of The Lions takes its toll on Dukes Larg and Goltanna while our heroes investigate the Church and the Zodiac Brave Stones. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lions Go to War

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 81:36


    Chapter Two comes to a close as the curtain rises on the War of the Lions. We learn a shocking truth (or lie) about Princess Ovelia and the story changes genres. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: The Cardinal & The Mockingbird

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 67:41


    We meet Mustadio and his father and take the Mockingbird (Ovelia) into the arms of the Cardinal as the religious and spiritual themes of Final Fantasy Tactics begin to come into focus. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: Chapter Two - The Manipulative & The Subservient

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 58:34


    The story of Final Fantasy: Tactics expands immensely as we learn about the myriad of political machinations of the War of the Lions. Who are the Dukes Goltanna and Larg, what do they want, and what does princess Ovelia have to do with all this? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: Tragedy at Ziekden

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 51:36


    Ramza and Delita pursue the kidnappers of Delita's sister Tietra as the political machinations of Ivalice deepen and personal tragedy strikes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: The Corpse Brigade Speaks⁠

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 50:30


    Ramza, Delita, and Argath set out on a quest to save the Marquis Elmdor from the Corpse Brigade only to discover that the rebels are quite a bit more than they seemed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: Chapter One - The Meager

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 51:48


    Final Fantasy Tactics dives right into the class struggle between the nobility and "The Meager." Ramza and Delita set out on their first adventure as the Order of the Northern Sky clash with the Corpse Brigade.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy Tactics: An Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 51:31


    Welcome to Ivalice! We begin our deep dive on Final Fantasy Tactics, a hidden gem in the FF Multiverse and one of the best games of all time. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy & Plato's Allegory of the Cave

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 72:11


    We break down as many Final Fantasy games as we can from the perspective of Plato's Allegory of the Cave with a specific focus on the recurring theme of Twin Worlds. Spoilers ahead as we dive deep into the philosophical pool of most of the series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Top 10 Final Fantasy Intros

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2023 57:45


    Drew ranks and Ira reacts to the Top 10 Final Fantasy Intros of All Time. This was VERY hard to do but also a ton of fun. What makes a great intro? Which one is your favorite? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy VII Review: Impact & Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 40:14


    We give our final thoughts on Final Fantasy VII (for now) trying to review and encapsulate why this game & these characters mean so much to so many. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

    Final Fantasy VII Art & Gameplay: Polygons, Materia, & Nomura

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 52:18


    FFVII introduces us to the Materia system, limit breaks, and a host of mini games. Plus, Tetsuya Nomura makes his mark on the franchise, designing some of the most famous characters in video game history.

    Final Fantasy VII OST: Top 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 73:11


    We count down Drew's picks for the Top 20 pieces of music on Nobuo Uematsu's masterpiece soundtrack for Final Fantasy VII.

    Final Fantasy VII OST Top 40: 40-21

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2022 54:02


    We go about the impossible task of ranking individual pieces of music on the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack mostly as a frame work to celebrate more genius from Nobuo Uematsu.

    Final Fantasy VII's EPIC & Ambiguous Ending

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2022 89:24


    We conclude the incredible journey that is Final Fantasy VII. The story gives us much to ponder and debate as its credits roll... and long thereafter.

    Final Fantasy VII: Weapon Attacks Midgar

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 61:35


    Cloud grows into being a leader. Barrett grows into being a helper. Tifa grows into being our guiding light. Cid grows... just a bit. And we learn the full truth of Aerith's sacrifice.

    Tifa & Cloud, FFVII Nibelheim incident ver. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 77:13


    Final Fantasy VII reaches another emotional climax as Tifa helps Cloud piece together their shared history in our third telling of the Nibelheim incident.

    Memory in Final Fantasy, Nibeleim Incident ver. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 86:23


    Sephiroth takes Cloud and Tifa back to Nibelheim via their memories. We take a look at the history of "memory" as a theme in Final Fantasy and break down the real-world parallels to Cloud's mental break.

    Final Fantasy Weekly: Sephiroth, Jenova, and Hojo's motivations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 49:59


    After Aerith's death, Cloud struggles with his identity while Sephiroth, Jenova, and Hojo begin to reveal their sinister intentions.

    Final Fantasy VII: The Most Important Moment in Video Game History?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2022 93:55


    We discuss the most famous spoiler and arguably one of the most important moments in the history of video games. How and why was it so impactful, what other moments in other media compare, and must it be this way in the Remake project?

    Final Fantasy VII: Cloud's Date and the Temple of Ancients

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 65:50


    Cloud goes on a date. Four of em! Cait Sith exhibits ambiguous motives and mechanics, and Sephiroth reveals the plot to use Black Materia and summon Meteor.

    Final Fantasy VII: Cid & Vincent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 66:06


    Cloud and crew head back to Nibelheim and meet Vincent, then off to Rocket Town and an introduction to Cid. Then Yuffie steals our materia so we're off to the mystical land of Wutai.

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