71: Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (with Eric Gess - The Unlockables, and Keith Gasper - The Main Quest)
The gaming landscape is so full of games aping what makes other games successful that we end up with a lot of games that are of good quality but otherwise unremarkable. And then on the other side of the room is Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. Stranger of Paradise uses the setting of the first Final Fantasy game to give Jack space to cook, and cook he does. The result is a game that does swing and miss in some areas, but will leave a mark in your memory more than a lot of games that might be "better". So which of those would you rather play? Joining me to discuss Stranger of Paradise is Eric Gess of The Unlockables (https://linktr.ee/unlockablespodcast) and Keith Gasper of The Main Quest (https://linktr.ee/MainQuestPod), two podcasts that are great and worth your time. Click the links to check out their shows!
TIMESTAMPS
Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:12
Story Setup/Jack 19:24
Combat/Gameplay 34:16
Visuals/Music 1:08:18
SPOILER WALL 1:31:25
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Tales from the Backlog
en-usApril 26, 2023
