About this episode

The episode delves into the story and characters of Final Fantasy 8, discussing potential improvements for a future remaster.

Last week, we explored those vital first impressions and those crippling realizations of Final Fantasy 8. This week, we peel back the onion even further, discussing story, characters, card games, and what we feel would improve the experience if a re-remaster were ever to occur. STARRING (all handles from BlueSky) Barry Carenza (@hawkhellfire) Julian Titus (@julian_titus) of The Stage Select Podcast (@StageSelectPod) Mekel Kasanova (@MekelKasanova) Michael K Hughes (@KaidanXain) of...

People in this episode

Host: Bill Tucker

Guests: Barry Carenza, Julian Titus, Mekel Kasanova, Michael K Hughes

Topics covered

• Final Fantasy 8
• story analysis
• character development
• game mechanics
• remaster discussion

Keywords

• Final Fantasy 8
• story
• characters
• card games
• remaster

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Stage Select Podcast

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