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Retrograde Amnesia: Comprehensive JRPG Retrospective

Retrograde Amnesia

A chapter by chapter, beat by beat analysis of classic Japanese Roleplaying Games (JRPG). We delve deep into the story, dialogue, game mechanics, music, influences, and themes. We"ve covered Xenogears, Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy VIII, Suikoden, Suikoden II, Xenosaga Episode I, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete. Yes, we will kill god.

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54:48

Final Fantasy VIII 19: Cowboy Aesthetics [D-District...

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2021/11/29

It’s time to play the action movie. This time we’re following monsters to find Squall, fighting other monsters in jail, suffering exploration monotony, beating a man for his Battle Meter upgrade, improving Squall’s humanity, concocting a ridiculous escape plan, heroically saving Zell, falling down stairs, splitting up to escape, realizing we’re in a desert prison, not falling to our death, and splitting up to outrun missiles. Irvine’s sin is unforgivable. 00:31 Chris Talks About Gundam ZZ | 03:56

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54:45

Final Fantasy VIII 18: The Sorceress'...

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2021/11/22

The dream is dead. On this episode we’re waking up in jail, suffering from dipshit separation syndrome, remaining oblivious to Ward warping, moving cells, kicking Zell, surrendering to a Mean Cop, meeting small monsters, stating an obvious definition, receiving electrocution, using magic in jail, readying missiles for launch, submitting to globalist SeeD paranoia, tricking prison guards, growing to super size, and beating up our beautiful boys. I must live. 03:18 Intro | 05:31 Jailed | 13:30

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53:28

Final Fantasy VIII 17: Mom Jeans [Winhill]

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2021/11/15

Squall is dead. So we’re Laguna. Today we’re talking disc swap technology, taking refuge in a cozy cabin, lying to Ellone about mortal danger, finding solace as a Weird Uncle, boggling the brains of Kiros and Raine, learning Julia’s fate, identifying faeries, showing Kiros around town, finding a curious map, watching life pass by, and finding family in a small town. They hate me, but I still have to shop. 01:26 Intro | 04:41 Good Morning, Laguna | 11:21 Winhill Courtyard | 14:50 Winhill Pub Chat |

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01:00:52

Final Fantasy VIII 16: Very Exploitable [Disc One ft....

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2021/11/08

Now that we’re through Disc One and Squall is dead, we’re going to try a little something different by bringing on some persons of lordly caliber to do some high-level recapping and high level bullshitting: Curtis and Karl from the Every F'n FF podcast, purveyors of everything Final Fantasy and staunch defenders of Final Fantasy VIII. Discussed: the Final Fantasy with Blackwater; Squall is an asshole, but that's okay; Rinoa is good; more Laguna should exist; exploitation of FFVIII's mechanics, Final

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01:17:02

Final Fantasy VIII 15: Sit Back and Enjoy the Show...

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2021/11/01

This game is full of idiots and they’re all on our team. Tonight we’re dividing into two teams, referring to our father as That Man, brandishing the Odine Bangle, screaming down Rinoa, evading lockdown, solo confronting Edea, bearing witness to a fascist oration, solving a Resident Evil puzzle, watching a parade, walking on a dead guy’s face, saving the princess, enduring loneliness and isolation, freaking out, choking, taking the shot, and closing out disc one with boss battles. This is reality. No

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01:03:47

Final Fantasy VIII 14: Two Thousand O'Clock [Deling...

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2021/10/25

Galbadia is a nation of fools. While there, we’re angrily boarding a train, being a major creep, inducing sniper drama, accepting a test of courage, meandering about Deling City, avoiding public transit, navigating a tomb maze, beating up Brothers, meeting an incidental ghost buddy, reporting student 190, waiting in the cricket night, switching fascist regalia, observing vertical time, and discussing a political assassination scheme in public. Oh, by the way, this is my house. 01:23 Intro | 02:30

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01:01:03

Final Fantasy VIII 13: The Trauma of Past Tense...

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2021/10/18

Avoid the trauma of past tense. Today we’re absorbing the grandeur of Galbadia Garden, showcasing ostentatious wealth, doing pervert pushups, learning of a surprise execution, psychologically terrorizing Rinoa, searching for an unforgivable villain, fearing grammatical solutions, performing a villain swipe, pouting like a child, collecting a cowboy sniper, and anticipating monster hockey. It seems to me like there’s a whole bunch of losers here. 02:00 Intro | 03:40 Galbadia Garden Overview | 17:11

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57:44

Final Fantasy VIII 12: Laguna Lore [Journey to...

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2021/10/11

Evaporating into bats is a great touch for any guy. This time we’re idly panicking in the woods, passing out into the dreamworld, awkwardly fumbling metaphors, slaughtering Esthar soldiers, cramping up, observing the crystal blue, losing an old key, setting a dumbass trap, pushing boulders, detonating bombs, stating our limits, throwing my buddies off a cliff, and killing monsters. Nothing cheaper than something free 01:27 Intro | 04:05 Galbadian Forest | 11:16 Excavation Site | 30:39 Crystal Caves

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01:08:48

Final Fantasy VIII 11: Destruction of Heroic...

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2021/10/04

As long as you don’t get your hopes up, you can take anything. Today we’re staying irrationally focused on Seifer, laughing inappropriately, telling the cops I got kids, improvising a new plan, finding friends in disguise, diffusing tension on a train, shifting light on the world map, abolishing the random rule, observing a sex car, owing a guy money, painting a bone on a painting, playing cards in a private room, reading about Laguna, and watching hapless robots end their life. My mother took down

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01:13:24

Final Fantasy VIII 10: Free Therapy [Timber TV Station]

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2021/09/27

We’re not the fools, you are. This time we’re buying pet supplies, killing soldiers in public streets, realizing everybody in Timber is in on it, trading human lives for AP, retrieving pornography, reading the battle series, listening to adults ramble, getting scammed by children, dumping my sister fifteen times, assisting an unhoused man, watching state TV outside, engaging in interpersonal work conflict, taking the president hostage, and becoming infantalized by a sorceress. I think I smell blood

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53:33

Final Fantasy VIII 9: Bush Era Goons [Timber Train...

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2021/09/20

This is a super interesting time in dialogue box history. Today we’re squatting it out, calling a president president, playing with toy trains, indulging a ludicrous plan, speaking with a dummy, leaping over train cars, inputting codes, performing enhanced interrogation techniques, reading Anarchist Monthly, melting into a zombie, wondering what just happened, reciting contract terms, and resolving to intercept a broadcast. Boo hoo too bad, I’m not the president. 02:01 Intro | 03:26 Strategy

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57:57

Final Fantasy VIII 8: Dirtbag Recon [Timber Mission,...

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2021/09/13

I dreamt I was a moron. After waking up, we’re drinking in a hotel bar, approaching a pianist, cramping up like a fucking loser, hearing about it from the boys, living a dream in a nightmare, suffering anxiety-based paralysis, blabbering to my crush, waking up on a train, getting hit by another train, entering the Zone zone, experiencing diarrhea, and meeting a lady and her dog. There’s no way we can understand this, let’s just report to our mission. 01:37 Intro | 03:11 Julia | 14:25 She’s Talking

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57:20

Final Fantasy VIII 7: God Damn F*ckers [Timber...

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2021/09/06

Blow it out your ass. Before that we’re suffering through a zealous Zell, receiving our first SeeD mission, reading a weapons book, meeting Mr. Paper Test Boy, riding a hoverboard, exploring Diablos’ core, meeting the Big Bad Rascal, losing a card on purpose, riding in a private train car, remotely viewing the past, becoming The Man With The Machine Gun, abandoning the mission, and going back home to see a pianist. We’ll get smashed and then we’ll charge. 01:26 Intro | 03:07 Dorm Walk | 08:17

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01:05:58

Final Fantasy VIII 6: Best Looking Guy [After the...

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2021/08/30

SeeD is not a non-profit organization. This time we’re appreciating the world map map, realizing the invasion was all for cash flow, shaming Seifer, interrupting Cid’s exposition, receiving our SeeD rank, hearing GF rumors, wearing dumb formal clothing, being a dick at a party, dancing as a means of subterfuge, witnessing Quistis’ complete meltdown, meeting my teacher at the make out zone, getting fired, and rescuing a distressed damsel. We’re the worst looking guys here. 01:57 Intro | 03:17 Exam

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01:03:00

Final Fantasy VIII 5: Butt Base [SeeD Field Exam,...

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2021/08/23

I’m gonna tell you ‘bout my Romantic Dream. It involves reassigning Squall’s inspiration, falling down a hill, assuming chicken-wuss, meeting Biggs and Wedge, discussing Guardian Force ethics, slaying Elvoret, uncovering GF compatibility, both killing and evading the X-ATM092, learning to run, dropping out of focus, humiliating Zell’s mom, and wondering why Balamb exists. God took all the good magic. 01:21 Intro | 03:00 Selphie | 08:57 Communication Tower | 29:38 X-ATM092 Chase | 36:21 Balamb Dock

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01:02:59

Final Fantasy VIII 4: Chicken Bastard [SeeD Field...

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2021/08/16

I love battles. I fear nothing. On this god forsaken installment we’re playing cards with groupies, assembling protagonists, channeling shōnen energy, swallowing Cid’s propaganda, developing a gunblade fetish, stating chicken wuss etymology, being antisocial for test scores, storming a beach, incapacitating soldiers, idling around a fountain, and delivering the best line of the game. Ok then, good luck. 01:23 Intro | 03:14 Balamb Debrief | 04:17 Triple Triad | 08:45 Squad Assignments | 21:41 Garden

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01:01:11

Final Fantasy VIII 3: You're a Teacher [Balamb Garden...

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2021/08/09

DRINK? This time we’re revisiting Dr. Kadowaki, avoiding Selphie, constructing artifice, no-selling the disciplinary committee, chatting up a lunch lady, living alone in a multi-student dorm, questioning the necessity of T-Rexaurs in captivity, reading an Occult Magazine, junctioning magic, observing the world map, and taking down Ifrit. You could win a free Toyota Echo (not really). 01:37 Intro | 04:16 Infirmary | 06:27 Quad | 11:17 Cafeteria | 20:57 Dorm | 24:13 Parking Lot | 25:57 Training

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02:32:04

GOD BLESS THE RING | Double Dragon & Double Dragon...

Retrograde Amnesia: Comprehensive JRPG Retrospective ·

2021/08/06

Let us pursue another dumb idea that turned into a good idea. As we've casually mentioned for the past few months, we've been working on a new (occasional) show, GOD BLESS THE RING, an exploration of the history, lore, and gameplay of classic beat 'em ups and fighting games. We brought in a third host (thanks, Mark) and try to put a twist on our format. Fighting games and beat 'em ups aren't really ripe for a deep, critical analysis in the traditional sense, but Eric applied weird, creative fiction

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57:16

Final Fantasy VIII 2: Friendly Fascism [Balamb Garden]

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2021/08/02

My forehead hurts. Today we’re waking up, passing concussion protocol, pronouncing Quistis, foreshadowing a lady, collecting a student, moping through class, blending into the background, showing favoritism, sorting through our desk, developing paramagic, building the school-to-military pipeline, questioning friendly fascism, and meeting Selphie before she’s Selphie. Stop trying to be cool. 01:15 Intro | 03:36 Infirmary | 11:57 Quistis & Squall | 18:31 Classroom | 31:40 Study Panel | 46:00 Garden

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Retrograde Amnesia Trailer

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2021/07/29

Trailer for Retrograde Amnesia

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