Tony was first introduced to Final Fantasy back in 1995 with Final Fantasy VI (or FFIII) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Falling in love with the game, he started playing the previously released games as well as the PlayStation era Final Fantasy games that launched the series and genre into the mainstream. Since then, he’s been an admirer of the series as a whole; he won’t cite one particular game as his favorite, but Tony enjoys the unique direction each new game brings to the series. He’s played just about every Final Fantasy game that exists and brings a long experience of being the franchise hobbyist to the table.

Jeels was first introduced to the Final Fantasy series by a friend at the impressionable age of twelve when Final Fantasy IX was first released. Upon seeing the title, he had rushed out and bought the entire Playstation Era collection within a week. Since then, he’s made it a habit to buy every Final Fantasy title that’s been released and, thanks to the occasional port or remake, has just about completed his collection. The ninth title in the series still holds a special place in his heart.

Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions was Ty’s first (completed) FF game. Along with FF IV DS right afterwards, he has been following the series more closely since then. His favorite artist in the series is Akihiko Yoshida.

Hailing from Europe, Mystic Quest on the SNES was Ben’s first Final Fantasy experience. In 1997 like many fans he was introduced to Final Fantasy 7 and has been in love with the series ever since. Having played all the numbered games and most of the spin offs he likes to consider himself a FF veteran player. Recently having worked in Japan for 2 years he played the recent Final Fantasy XIII in Japanese and he is very much looking forward to seeing what XIII-2 will bring to the table. Final Fantasy 8 is arguably his favourite in the series. He will be translating all the juicy Japanese information for the site until further notice.

Ruben has been a loyal, albeit casual fan of the series since Final Fantasy VII’s 1997 release, with a special affection for XII. In truth, he’s really only here for the eye candy. Like Ty, he favors the works of Akihiko Yoshida in particular.

Collectively the podcast team have over 30 years of Final Fantasy fandom between them. Kyle’s loves Final Fantasy VI, Jamie’s all over Final Fantasy X, and Francesca’s true favourite is a mystery.