Episode 210

Final Fantasy X

August 17th, 2026

3 hrs 47 secs

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About this Episode

Final Fantasy X dives deep into complex themes of religion and race, love and sacrifice. From the opening strains of its memorable score, the game immediately grabs its audience with its narrative ambition, and unique aesthetic beauty. We recruit game critic Luis Aguasvivas (NPR) and podcaster Dave Jackson (Tales From The Backlog, https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/) to join our pilgrimage to slay god, religion itself, and some scrub Blitzball teams along the way.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All music from Final Fantasy X by - Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, and Junya Nakano