Square Roots - Episode 310
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This week on Square Roots we dive into the space fantasy anime that is Xenogears. There's lots of religious imagery. Lots of swinging crosses. Accidental village melting. And big Gundam punchies!
Also:
- Just what is Angel Dust?
- Johnny's Chronic Elden Ring Problem
- More JRPG Bingo Cards
- Timothy's Himbo Energy Tragically Cut Short
- Dan, the Creepy 40 Year Old Child
- Correct Usage of Well Endowed
- A Young, Suave, Hip Doc Brown
This Week: Fei defeats Bart in combat and falls into the cavern!
Next Week: Get Margie back to the Yggrasil!
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Square Roots - Episode 309
Holy crow! We all finished Final Fantasy Tactics! Does this mean we're all pro gamers now? There was no Andraste or anything. Heck, Matthew and Johnny even got Cloud for some pointless reason, as well as War of the Lion's Balthier.
Also:
- Next Game Announced!
- Monkey Ireland!
- Blaidd Gaslights Johnny at the Taco Bell!
- Letters Too Big To Read!
- Surprisingly A Bad Human Guy Turns Into A Big Monster!
- Falling Over With Sadness!
- I Come From A Cosmic Tinderbox!
This Week: We finish the game!
Next Week: You Defeat Ramsus and Miang!
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- Happy April Betrayals
- Fred Baddecisions and Lady Realgamer
- Ramza's Cakes
- A Lot of Lucavi Talk
- The Mask was the Killgrave of The Mask
- Plus Ten Gravy
- A Ranking of Cids
- Reverse Cowboy
This Week: We recruit Meliadoul!
Next Week: We finish the game? Maybe?!
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Are you ready for the toughest boss fight in the game? Maybe the toughest boss fight in Square Roots history? Because we are, and friends, Belias The Giygas gets it. In this chunker of Final Fantasy Tactics we march towards Riovaynes Castle and somehow manage to pick up two new party members along the way? Will we use them? Probably not?
Also:
- When you possess something smaller than a human it will explode its body!
- Gushing with ghosts we know are ghosts!
- Switcheroo Princess
- I AM COME
- Let the Bodies Hit the Floor, Verse 2
This Week: We finish Chapter 3!
Next Week: We recruit Meliadoul!
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Uh oh. Pack the little ones off to bed, because we're a little spicy on this salacious episode of Square Roots: A Rashomon Podcast! So much happens in this chunker of Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions as we try to make sense of which million characters is important, defeat a demon with a mouth tummy, and so much more!
Also:
- Horny Columbo!
- But there's also bunny MEN!
- What Matt Does When There's Text on Screen! (NSFW)
- Oogie Boogie Demon!
- Alma's Super Awesome Invincibility Spell!
- Wiegraf wants a Treat?
This Week: We clear out the Orbonne Monastery fights!
Next Week: We finish Chapter 3!
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Hooray! We're all back, and there definitely were no arguments edited out of this episode! Instead, we're playing the first chunker of Chapter 2: that's right: you get to find out all sorts of secrets about the Princess! You keep bumping into Delita for some reason! Ramza is a grown up now and he's mad!
Also:
- No arguments whatsoever!
- Matthew denies the existence of both TMNT 2: The Arcade Game *and* TMNT 3: The Manhattan Project!
- Fred Savage as Delita, Macaulay Culkin as Ramza!
- Matthew's Racing Stripe Beard That Goes From 0-69 in 2 seconds!
- Nothing is argued about, ever!
And so much more!
This Week: We rescue the "Princess" from Golgoda Gallows!
Next Week: We finish the three fights in the Monastery in Chapter 3!
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So... it turns out that Johnny was the only one really up for recording this week. Instead of doing a one hander, Johnny and Vanessa hang out and do a quick Hot Gaming News spectacular!
This Week: ...
Next Week: We "rescue" the "princess" from Golgollada Gallows!
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Alright! We're now onto Matthew's Official Favourite Game of All Time: Final Fantasy Tactics! We're playing War of the Lions, but you can play whatever version you like, depending on if you like your translations Classic or Extra Spicy. There's plenty of talk about classes, class, and classiness this week!
Also:
- Not Every Moustached Man is Brian David Gilbert
- Hugh Can Dance
- Matthew's Pleasant ASMR Robot
- Watching Dad Shows
- Robot Insurance
And so much more!
This Week: We finish Chapter 1!
Next Week: Golgollada Gallows
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We wrap up Dragon Age 2 with a surprise: everyone finished the game! It's a BioWarey miracle! But who lived? Who died? What was this week's Hot Gaming News anyway?
Also:
- Walter Goblins
- Miss McPoogle
- Awkward Kissing Angles
- Some Language Infomercial I've Never Heard Of
- My Dock Is Dry, Baby
- Vanessa's Confusing Contest
This Week: We finish Dragon Age 2!
Next Week: Defeating Milleuda (For Realsies)!
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- Top Bottoms of the Tower
- Larry's Pandemic Haircut
- Janica's Blue Warden Team Makes it to Regionals
- Reacher's Floppy Hog
- Another thing Johnny pronounces wrong
- Beefy Boy Fountain
This Week: We finish the Felicia DayLC and Legacy!
Next Week: We finish Dragon Age 2!
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- BioWare's Ominous Tilty Cam
- A 3D Puzzle Made of Meat
- Johnny Joins the PC Police
- A brief appearance by Carol Channing
- Far too much Hot Gaming News
This Week: We complete the Act 3 Companion Quests
Next Week: We finish the Felicia DayLC and Legacy!
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- Vanessa's Star Fox Shipping and Anthro Mating Rules
- Mother Loves Mister Castle
- Feynriel's Anxiety Dreams
- Jim Related Trivia Fest
- FRIDGE. THAT. MOM.
This Week: We finish Act II.
Next Week: We complete the Act 3 Companion Quests and Felicia DayLC
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- The Hottest Hot Gaming News in a Decade
- Gum Songs
- Everyone's a Celebrity in England
- Aveline's Dating Skills
- Eluvian Repair Kits
- A Lot Of Stuff Happening, Also Nothing Happening
This Week: We complete The Long Road, Mirror Image, Dissent, Black Powder Courtesy, and Prime Suspect!
Next Week: We finish Act II.
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In this chunker of BioWare's Dragon Age II we start with a heartfelt apology to Sweden. We promise to never again mention The Normal Chef. It's a two hander with Johnny trying his best to host as they tackle Varric's Tale. Also:
- The Hottest Hot Gaming News in a Decade
- Gum Songs
- Everyone's a Celebrity in England
- Aveline's Dating Skills
- Eluvian Repair Kits
- A Lot Of Stuff Happening, Also Nothing Happening
This Week: We complete The Long Road, Mirror Image, Dissent, Black Powder Courtesy, and Prime Suspect!
Next Week: We finish Act II.
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Jim and Vanessa talk to Dragon Age II's executive producer, Mark Darrah on the creation of Dragon Age II as well as the state of the industry.
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Get Deep Roads deep into Dragon Age II with us in this spelunking episode of Square Roots! We recruit Isabella, don't recruit the Qunari mage, and at least for one of us a party member dies! Also:
- I want sonic to help me put on underwear
- Vanessa's Felicia Day Beef and Felicia DayLC
- A 10 Minute Cullen Chat
- Croissandra With A Side of Sour Cream
- A man with some kind of gutters
- It Was Sassy Frassy
This Week: We complete the Deep Roads Expedition!
Next Week: We complete The Long Road, Mirror Image, Dissent, Black Powder Courtesy, and Prime Suspect
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- Maybe Too Much Hot Gaming News?
- No One Knows What Ever Crisis Is
- I'm Here To Kill Chaos
- We Just Rag On Neelix For Like Ten Minutes
- Adam Scott Chat
- An Embarassment Of Floppy Haired Woobies For Vanessa
This Week: We recruit all five extra party members in Dragon Age II! Except Isabella!
Next Week: We complete the Deep Roads Expedition!
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Hi! COVID wrecked our efforts to put out a Dragon Age II episode this week, but we do have a very special end of the year episode for you all to enjoy instead!
This Week: We celebrate the end of 2021!
Next Week: We recruit all five extra party members in Dragon Age II!
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NOW WITH 90% LESS CHIPMUNK VOICES!
You probably saw this one coming: it's a two hander! Johnny and Matthew dig through the second disc of Metal Gear Solid, with Johnny finding it brisk and fun and poor Matthew feeling like it takes forever. But you've got some iconic boss fights, weird jokes, and completely reconstructed cut scenes between the original PlayStation version and the GameCube Twin Snakes. Also this episode:
- Muscle Milkers
- Metal Gear as Metroidvania
- Matthew Can't Handle The Master Miller Twist
- Gemome Soldiers
- Johnny Can't Stop Saying Les Enfants Terribles
- Two Games In A Row With A Shirtless Wrestling Match
- So Many Fake Outs
- This Game Is Twins and Liquid Is the Danny DeVito
This Week: We finish Metal Gear Solid!
Next Week: We recruit all five extra party members in Dragon Age II!
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Sure, it's not an RPG, but Konami's Metal Gear Solid IS a classic. And on this special holiday season of Square Roots we venture with Snake to Alaska, pretty close to where Santa lives. We try to make sense of the metal gear lore, talk about neuropeptides like we know what they mean, and Vanessa writes in an analysis of Meryl's big acting scene.
Also this week:
- Trashing the PS Classic
- Twin Snakes Versus The Original
- Has Kojima Ever Talked To A Woman?
- Those Legs Are Connected To A Butt
- "Nanomachines"
- Boomer Tigersoft
This Week: We finish Disc 1!
Next Week: We finish Metal Gear Solid!
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For some reason Tales of Vesperia decides to squeeze about twenty hours of content into five hours of game, meaning there's a lot of reveals, narrative shifts, insane twists, and the most homoerotic wrestling match ever. But will Yuri and pals save the world? Is there really a final Necron? Who is the actual Sephiroth of the game?
Also this week:
- Can you vore a ghost?
- Noted floppy haired boy Brian Doyle Murray
- The The Doctor Is A Woman Twist
- Yuri and Flynn Play Wrestle
- The Insane Patty Reveal
- Poople
- The Last Real Boss Fight of the Game
This Week: We finish the game!
Next Week: We blow up the Hind D in Metal Gear Solid!
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Oops! It’s all Sephiroths when we try to figure out just who will be the big bad of this chunker. Will it be the white haired Sephiroth with the magical sword? Or the other white haired Sephiroth with a magical sword? Or will it be that one guy who looks like Ginger Spice? There’s some apocalyptic action as we dive through this penultimate chunker!
Also this week:
This Week: We finish Zaude!
Next Week: We finish the game!
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Alright, let's start off by saying I'm sorry for derailing this episode with increasingly cursed and horny acrostics. I made a mistake, and I'm sorry. Please put your little ones to bed before playing this episode. Also, things start getting dramatic on this spicy talkthrough of Namco's Tales of Vesperia. Betrayal! Twists! A bad guy is revealed!
Also this week:
- Estelle's Hamster Ball
- Zap! It's News Time!
- Cowboy Beep Boop
- Hey, So What Happened Next?
- There's A Bell Up On A Dais
- Everyone Is Into Vincent D'onofrio!
This Week: We... at least get to the Heracles, I'm not sure
Next Week: We finish Zaude!
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Will Yuri's trail of murder ever end? With an additional body count of two it doesn't seem to be stopping. Do we like his dark turn? Will Estelle stop murdering magical creatures? Will Karol stop complaining? (Jk jk we love Karol) Find out on this big ol' episode!
Also this week:
- Repede is my Hat Now
- Pigeon Milk
- Yuri's Hate Crimes
- Don Whitehorse's Failson
- A Reverse Whale Argument
This Week: Arrival at Phaeroh's Crag!
Next Week: We finish the Heracles!
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It's a rare Johnnyless episode as Vanessa, Jim and Matthew tackle this darker middle chapter of Tales of Vesperia. Yuri takes a dark turn, you learn even more about the guilds and the gang stars a whole new one - Brave Vesperia!
Also this week:
- Yet Another Ghost Ship
- You Don't Marry a Magician
- Punisher Yuri
- Where's the Body?
- KAROL SEDUCES A GUARD
- Is Jim a Bootlicker?
This Week: We get to the desert?!
Next Week: Arrival at Phaeroh's Crag?!
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Things happen this episode. Vast political movements. Intriegue. Subterfuge. Swapped letters. And we have a tenuous grasp of all of it as Tales of Vesperia's plot starts to really get going. I mean, we're still not even sure how to pronounce "Ragou".
Also this week:
- Dump Cake
- Vanessa's Shocking Level Up
- Too Many Sephiroths
- Johnny is Distracted By A Broad Chest
- No One Wants To Hold Out For A Heroic Mail Delivery
This Week: Yuri flies away!?
Next Week: We get to the desert?!
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