Chocobros: A Final Fantasy Journey
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTwo friends, Louis Pin and Preston Dozsa, hack and slash their way through every game in the Final Fantasy universe, starting with the original 1987 release.
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Episodes
Episode Nine: Final Fantasy IV (1991) - III
October 20, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBLouis 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.
Episode Eight: Final Fantasy IV (1991) - Part II
September 27, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBLouis 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.
Episode Seven: Final Fantasy IV (1991) - Part I
July 23, 2021 13:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBLouis 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.
Episode Six: Goodbye, NES Era
June 29, 2021 03:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBLouis 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.
Episode Four: Final Fantasy III (1990) - Part II
May 16, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBLouis 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). Also, send us questions at [email protected] and we'll answer th...
Episode Five: Final Fantasy III (1990) - Part II
May 16, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBLouis 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). Also, send us questions at [email protected] and we'll answer th...
Episode Four: Final Fantasy III (1990) - Part I
April 20, 2021 11:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBLouis 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.
Episode Two: Final Fantasy II (1988) - Part II
March 17, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBLouis 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.
Episode Three: Final Fantasy II (1988) - Part II
March 17, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBLouis 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.
Episode Two: Final Fantasy II (1988) - Part I
February 19, 2021 19:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBLouis 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.
Episode One: Final Fantasy (1987)
January 18, 2021 21:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBPreston 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.