app03 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:25:17 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Lightning Strikes Thrice - Episodes Tagged with “Stranger Of Paradise” https://www.lightningstrikesthrice.com/tags/stranger%20of%20paradise Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:00:00 -0700 Lightning Strikes Thrice is a JRPG games club podcast. Play along with us as we discuss the people and events that take place in the myriad series in the genre. en-us episodic A JRPG games club podcast Pitch Drop Lightning Strikes Thrice is a JRPG games club podcast. Play along with us as we discuss the people and events that take place in the myriad series in the genre. yes jrpgs, xenosaga, japanese rpgs, anime, video games Pitch Drop contact@pitchdrop.net Episode 152: Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - The Whole Grindy End https://www.lightningstrikesthrice.com/152 606cfadd-cc43-463c-b59a-a188585e8143 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:00:00 -0700 Pitch Drop 152 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - The Whole Grindy End full 13 Pitch Drop So many good fights and ideas, locked away in the most painful wrappers imaginable... 1:21:14 yes <p>This week, Jack and the gang bring this whole fight to a conclusion through three very FF14-based DLCs, complete with rat tails, new job classes, monsterfuckin', a guy named Greg, the most unoptimized bridge in Cornelia, and a man who was gonna spew bullshit from the instant we meet him.</p> <p>Also, now that your editor has started playing FF14 and grinding out literally everything: Chris' comment is correct, DLC2 really is just adapting a relic weapon grind from 14 to a single-player game. It hurts so bad.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop" rel="nofollow noopener">Support Us On Patreon</a> to hear Chris and Ryan's Three Kingdoms podcast and the Boku No Stop Premium anime podcast!</li> <li>Listen to Ryan's band at <a href="https://cannondevaron.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow noopener">Cannon &amp; DeVaron</a> and their solo work as <a href="https://soundcloud.com/catastrophizer" rel="nofollow noopener">Catastrophizer</a></li> <li>Read Matt's yuri reviews on <a href="https://okazu.yuricon.com/category/staff-writer/matt-marcus/" rel="nofollow noopener">Okazu</a> Special Guest: Shin Garrett.</li> </ul> final fantasy, rpg, stranger of paradise, jrpg, lightning strikes thrice This week, Jack and the gang bring this whole fight to a conclusion through three very FF14-based DLCs, complete with rat tails, new job classes, monsterfuckin', a guy named Greg, the most unoptimized bridge in Cornelia, and a man who was gonna spew bullshit from the instant we meet him.

Also, now that your editor has started playing FF14 and grinding out literally everything: Chris' comment is correct, DLC2 really is just adapting a relic weapon grind from 14 to a single-player game. It hurts so bad.

Special Guest: Shin Garrett.

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]]> This week, Jack and the gang bring this whole fight to a conclusion through three very FF14-based DLCs, complete with rat tails, new job classes, monsterfuckin', a guy named Greg, the most unoptimized bridge in Cornelia, and a man who was gonna spew bullshit from the instant we meet him.

Also, now that your editor has started playing FF14 and grinding out literally everything: Chris' comment is correct, DLC2 really is just adapting a relic weapon grind from 14 to a single-player game. It hurts so bad.

Special Guest: Shin Garrett.

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]]> Episode 151: Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - Chaos Awakens https://www.lightningstrikesthrice.com/151 179fec50-0171-403c-990f-04e6aafd9eab Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:00:00 -0700 Pitch Drop 151 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - Chaos Awakens full 13 Pitch Drop And now, we weep for the dead. 1:28:28 yes <p>This week, it's time to pay the piper (our way?), as we wrap the main game of Stranger of Paradise with the very emotional journey to destroy Chaos and save the world of Corneria.</p> <p>Except clearly we don't get there quite as expected, and there's more story to come in the DLC next time...</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop" rel="nofollow noopener">Support Us On Patreon</a> to hear Chris and Ryan's FF14 podcast and the Boku No Stop Premium anime podcast!</li> <li>Listen to Ryan's band at <a href="https://cannondevaron.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow noopener">Cannon &amp; DeVaron</a> and their solo work as <a href="https://soundcloud.com/catastrophizer" rel="nofollow noopener">Catastrophizer</a></li> <li>Read Matt's yuri reviews on <a href="https://okazu.yuricon.com/category/staff-writer/matt-marcus/" rel="nofollow noopener">Okazu</a> Special Guest: Shin Garrett.</li> </ul> final fantasy, rpg, stranger of paradise, jrpg, lightning strikes thrice This week, it's time to pay the piper (our way?), as we wrap the main game of Stranger of Paradise with the very emotional journey to destroy Chaos and save the world of Corneria.

Except clearly we don't get there quite as expected, and there's more story to come in the DLC next time...

Special Guest: Shin Garrett.

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]]> This week, it's time to pay the piper (our way?), as we wrap the main game of Stranger of Paradise with the very emotional journey to destroy Chaos and save the world of Corneria.

Except clearly we don't get there quite as expected, and there's more story to come in the DLC next time...

Special Guest: Shin Garrett.

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]]> Episode 150: Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - Fire & Water Crystals https://www.lightningstrikesthrice.com/150 8d5303f4-c5be-414b-8708-8f8379a9be9c Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:00:00 -0700 Pitch Drop 150 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - Fire & Water Crystals full 13 Pitch Drop This is the last disaster episode. Promise. I checked. 32:11 yes <p>This week, we wrap our crystal exploration by revisiting MMO locales, arguing about how far you should go with verticality in a Souls-like title, and preparing the groundwork for a brutal emotional journey home.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop" rel="nofollow noopener">Support Us On Patreon</a> to hear Chris and Ryan's FF14 podcast and the Boku No Stop Premium anime podcast!</li> <li>Listen to Ryan's band at <a href="https://cannondevaron.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow noopener">Cannon &amp; DeVaron</a> and their solo work as <a href="https://soundcloud.com/catastrophizer" rel="nofollow noopener">Catastrophizer</a></li> <li>Read Matt's yuri reviews on <a href="https://okazu.yuricon.com/category/staff-writer/matt-marcus/" rel="nofollow noopener">Okazu</a> Special Guest: Shin Garrett.</li> </ul> final fantasy, rpg, stranger of paradise, jrpg, lightning strikes thrice This week, we wrap our crystal exploration by revisiting MMO locales, arguing about how far you should go with verticality in a Souls-like title, and preparing the groundwork for a brutal emotional journey home.

Special Guest: Shin Garrett.

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]]> This week, we wrap our crystal exploration by revisiting MMO locales, arguing about how far you should go with verticality in a Souls-like title, and preparing the groundwork for a brutal emotional journey home.

Special Guest: Shin Garrett.

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]]> Episode 149: Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - Wind & Earth Crystals https://www.lightningstrikesthrice.com/149 c9217c9b-35ac-4942-944b-a4d570ff8e3f Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:00:00 -0700 Pitch Drop 149 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - Wind & Earth Crystals full 13 Pitch Drop The party comes together, and the game begins tipping its hand to how smart it actually is under the aloof surface. 1:38:19 yes <p>This week, mechanics and plot and everything begins weaving a tapestry with the party fully assembled, and the cattiest queer in Final Fantasy not named "Kefka" takes the stage. Plus: MILFs, orbs, dress-up, and The Difficulty Problem Is Solved.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop" rel="nofollow noopener">Support Us On Patreon</a> to hear Chris and Ryan's FF14 podcast and the Boku No Stop Premium anime podcast!</li> <li>Listen to Ryan's band at <a href="https://cannondevaron.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow noopener">Cannon &amp; DeVaron</a> and their solo work as <a href="https://soundcloud.com/catastrophizer" rel="nofollow noopener">Catastrophizer</a></li> <li>Read Matt's yuri reviews on <a href="https://okazu.yuricon.com/category/staff-writer/matt-marcus/" rel="nofollow noopener">Okazu</a> </li> </ul> final fantasy, rpg, stranger of paradise, jrpg, lightning strikes thrice This week, mechanics and plot and everything begins weaving a tapestry with the party fully assembled, and the cattiest queer in Final Fantasy not named "Kefka" takes the stage. Plus: MILFs, orbs, dress-up, and The Difficulty Problem Is Solved.

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]]> This week, mechanics and plot and everything begins weaving a tapestry with the party fully assembled, and the cattiest queer in Final Fantasy not named "Kefka" takes the stage. Plus: MILFs, orbs, dress-up, and The Difficulty Problem Is Solved.

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]]> Episode 148: Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - Mechanics through Bikke https://www.lightningstrikesthrice.com/148 f62b8fd8-62fd-498c-8c6c-3602941b5dc1 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:00:00 -0700 Pitch Drop 148 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - Mechanics through Bikke full 13 Pitch Drop Did you know that this game rips? It rips so hard it tore this episode to pieces. 1:26:24 yes <p>It is new season time again, and we're taking a short detour into the absolutely fantastic <em>Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin</em>, the answer to a question nobody asked: "what if the mechanical geniuses behind Nioh remade Final Fantasy 1 as a tragedy, and one of the strongest games in the entire franchise ensued?"</p> <p>Plus, in the over a year since this was recorded, your humble editress can confirm: yes, that stage IS the not-quite-first dungeon in FFXIV. Who knew? (Half of the hosts in the room.)</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop" rel="nofollow noopener">Support Us On Patreon</a> to hear Chris and Ryan's FF14 podcast and the Boku No Stop Premium anime podcast!</li> <li>Listen to Ryan's band at <a href="https://cannondevaron.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow noopener">Cannon &amp; DeVaron</a> and their solo work as <a href="https://soundcloud.com/catastrophizer" rel="nofollow noopener">Catastrophizer</a></li> <li>Read Matt's yuri reviews on <a href="https://okazu.yuricon.com/category/staff-writer/matt-marcus/" rel="nofollow noopener">Okazu</a> </li> </ul> final fantasy, rpg, stranger of paradise, jrpg, lightning strikes thrice It is new season time again, and we're taking a short detour into the absolutely fantastic Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, the answer to a question nobody asked: "what if the mechanical geniuses behind Nioh remade Final Fantasy 1 as a tragedy, and one of the strongest games in the entire franchise ensued?"

Plus, in the over a year since this was recorded, your humble editress can confirm: yes, that stage IS the not-quite-first dungeon in FFXIV. Who knew? (Half of the hosts in the room.)

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]]> It is new season time again, and we're taking a short detour into the absolutely fantastic Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, the answer to a question nobody asked: "what if the mechanical geniuses behind Nioh remade Final Fantasy 1 as a tragedy, and one of the strongest games in the entire franchise ensued?"

Plus, in the over a year since this was recorded, your humble editress can confirm: yes, that stage IS the not-quite-first dungeon in FFXIV. Who knew? (Half of the hosts in the room.)

Support Lightning Strikes Thrice

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