An unloved sequel to a beloved game makes for some rough play, as the FF4 formula wears out its welcome.

While Takashi Tokita was working to update Final Fantasy IV for the Nintendo DS, he felt a longing to return to the Blue Planet and revisit the story of Cecil and the gang. What resulted was a strange plan: to release a sequel to an almost 20 year old game in episodic installments on Japanese mobile phones. By the time it arrived in America, nobody quite knew what to make of it, and neither do we.<a href="http://patreon.com/duckfeedtv" rel="payment">Support Watch Out for Fireballs!</a>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZeGeM50HdU" title="More Man Than You Can Handle | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Adult Swim - YouTube" rel="nofollow">More Man Than You Can Handle | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Adult Swim - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUwjNBjqR-c" title="Cats In The Cradle-Harry Chapin - YouTube" rel="nofollow">Cats In The Cradle-Harry Chapin - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOvwdVp8Fvo" title="Golden Sun TV ad (full) - YouTube" rel="nofollow">Golden Sun TV ad (full) - YouTube</a></li></ul>
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Episode 166: Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Part 2)

Watch Out for Fireballs! is a game club podcast, focused on retro and non-current games. Every week, we play a game in its entirety, then discuss its merits and flaws at length. Most episodes begin with a short sketch, and we're pretty liberal about keeping tangents in. But it ultimately comes down to: Why do we like (or dislike?) this game.