Final Fantasy 8 Analysis (Ep.2) | State Of The Arc Podcast

In this second episode of our deep-dive into Final Fantasy VIII, we examine the graduation of our party members from students at Balamb Garden into full members of SeeD, then continue all the way through the end of disk 1--which culminates with the failed assassination attempt on the sorceress Edea.

Time Codes:
1. Introduction (0:00)
2. Beginning Of The Summary Of What We Played This Time (0:45)
3. How FF8 Handles Worldbuilding (3:07)
4. Conversation About Cid And His Conflict With Garden Faculty (11:24)
5. SeeD Graduation And Selfie’s Place In The Party (15:00)
6. How Seriously Should We Scrutinize A FF Story? (18:30)
7. Seifer Character Discussion (19:44)
8. Ballroom Scene, Quistis Venting, and Squall Character Discussion (“Whatever” Lines) (24:04)
9. The Five Big Mysteries The Story Has Set At This Point (52:14)
10. How Earning Money Was Changed For This Game (55:18)
11. Timber Mission, And Background Info On GFs (59:19)
12. First Laguna Dream Sequence (1:06:06)
13. Arriving In Timber, Train Heist Sequence, Galbadia TV Broadcast (1:24:05)
14. Galbadia Garden (1:47:06)
15. Second Laguna Dream Sequence (1:55:09)
16. Assassination Attempt On Sorceress Edea (1:56:31)
17. Rebuttal To The Idea That FF8 Has “No Character Development” (2:26:30)
18: Discussion About The Game’s Core Theme (2:29:40)

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