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Square Roots - THE Classic RPG Podcast

Square Roots is like a book club, but for classic RPGs! Each episode John, Matthew, Jim and Vanessa play through another chunk of one of your favorite RPGs, from Final Fantasy through Chrono Trigger. Are they experts? No. Are they qualified? Absolutely not. Are they good at RPGs? Probably not. But they're the fun kind of dumb, and that's what counts.
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Now displaying: June, 2020

THE Classic RPG Podcast, w/Jim Banks, John Brandon, Matthew Van Zandt & Vanessa

Persona 4 Part 2 - The Boy With The Hat: Hat Boy 0
Jun 29, 2020

WHYYYYYYYYYYY? On this week's Square Roots: We delve further into Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 and get through Kanji Tatsumi's Rosy Steam Paradise. Also: we have several suggestions for a new US anthem, discover that Kanji is an odd person with some sort of complex, and fight a boss that can only be described as Skullorama-esque.

This Week: We finish the second castle in Persona 4!
Next Week: We finish the third castle in Persona 4!

Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast

Thanks to GillStudio for letting us use their cover of Time To Make History!

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Persona 4 Part 1 - A Roomba With Googly Eyes 0
Jun 22, 2020

Are you the Persona inside him? Who is the H-est of the T's? In this episode we explore Jim's Pee-Shyness, Johnny's Silent Hill bathroom dreams, argue best Persona 4 intro song, start our Nanako Wellness Checking, and talk about Deep Space Nine for what feels like an hour.

This Week: We finish the first castle in Persona 4!
Next Week: We finish the second castle in Persona 4!

Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast

Contact Square Roots!

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Final Fantasy X-2 Part 7 - Babe! 0
Jun 15, 2020

We wrap up Final Fantasy X-2 and have thoughts. Many thoughts. First: Johnny forgets New Kids on the Block. Also: holes. So many holes. Even a math hole! Also: the Vegnagun. Will Tidus enjoy dating New Yuna? Which boy and girl band is which Final Fantasy X-2 character? Why did Johnny and Vanessa get weirdly different endings with Wakka, Lulu, Dona and Barthello?

This Week: We finish the game!
Next Week: We finish the first castle in Persona 4!

Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast

Thanks to Lacey Johnson for her awesome cover of Real Emotion! Links to the video and the Lacey Johnson Music youtube channel are in the show notes!

Her cover of Real Emotion is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ShobaHnnNA
Her YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbCH-MrX96ePsINodggx0iA

Contact Square Roots!

Twitter: @squarerootspod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/
Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com

Final Fantasy X-2 Part 6 - Remember How We Made All Those Monkeys [REDACTED] 0
Jun 8, 2020

Johnny and Vanessa are the only two left powering through Final Fantasy X-2, but Matthew is here for his colour commentary and still can't get past Yojimbo! In this episode: Vanessa has a lot of feelings, Johnny is here for the Ann Rice-iness of the plot twists, and we get to learn more about the secrets of Baralai, Nooj and Gippal!

This Week: We finish Chapter 4!
Next Week: We finish the game!

Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast

Thanks to Lacey Johnson for her awesome cover of Real Emotion! Links to the video and the Lacey Johnson Music youtube channel are in the show notes!

Her cover of Real Emotion is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ShobaHnnNA
Her YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbCH-MrX96ePsINodggx0iA

Contact Square Roots!

Twitter: @squarerootspod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/
Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com

Final Fantasy X-2 Part 5 - Pretending To Be Character Actor Raphael Sbarge 0
Jun 1, 2020

I know that this podcast is usually a bit tangent-filled, but seriously, we have a hard time sticking to the plot of this mini-game and side-story packed episode. In this episode: Vanessa calls Johnny "P*nis-Having Johnny With A P*nis", Elijah Wood ASMR, Johnny's number one sexy single slow jam "Making People Is Free", the most erotic song from Annie, and we consider the morality of abusing the service Cameo.

This Week: We do the side-quests of Chapter 3!
Next Week: We finish Chapter 4!

Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast

Thanks to Lacey Johnson for her awesome cover of Real Emotion! Links to the video and the Lacey Johnson Music youtube channel are in the show notes!

Her cover of Real Emotion is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ShobaHnnNA
Her YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbCH-MrX96ePsINodggx0iA

Contact Square Roots!

Twitter: @squarerootspod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/
Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com

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