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This week, the crew is playing GOTY contender Immortality, the Animal Crossing-inspired Disney Dreamlight Valley, the low key traumatizing Grounded and a little more Final Fantasy XIV and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. In the news we’re talking Ubisoft’s reportedly upcoming Assassin’s Creed games, Cyberpunk 2077’s newest update, the ongoing saga of Call of Duty and Halo Infinite’s infinite delays and more. Feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]! cw skip button: 19:54 Más...

Nerium, Michael, and Imran are joined by Andrea Shearon to chat about the latest Final Fantasy XIV update, Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous DLC, a little more Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Norco. Plus it’s the week’s news and the gang answer a few of your questions. Feel free to reach out at [email protected]! Check out Imran's piece on Ys Series! Más Fanbyte: Follow Nere, Andrea, Imran, Michael on Twitter! Talk to us in our 99 Potions Discord channel! Please show...

This week Nere and Imran are joined by Michael Higham who is now our third chair after defeating John in ritual combat. The crew’s talking Genshin Impact 3.0, Final Fantasy XIV, and Michael catches us up on where he’s at in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. [Geoff Keighley voice] “You excited for some news out there?” Well instead of one News Quest each month, we’re now putting some time aside each week to talk about the latest video game news like Gamescom Opening Night Live standouts, Embracer...

With most of the crew on the ISS this week, friend of the site Michael Higham joins Nerium to discuss all things Final Fantasy XIV, Warframe, Fallout 76, Soul Hackers, Persona and maybe even a little Macklemore. Sorry in advance. Más Fanbyte: Follow Nerium & Michael on Twitter! Talk to us in our 99 Potions Discord channel! Please show us some some love by reviewing us on Apple!  Get in touch if you want to advertise with us -- [email protected] Learn more about your ad...

With the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3. time to talk about Xeno-everything with our good friend Eric Van Allen. Hear the RPG pals and co. discuss the series from the flawed Xenogears, to the cult favorite Xenosaga, and the suddenly very popular Xenoblade Chronicles! Más Fanbyte: Follow Nere, John & Imran on Twitter! Talk to us in our 99 Potions Discord channel! Please show us some some love by reviewing us on Apple!  Get in touch if you want to advertise with us --...

Once again, with half of the crew gone this week, we’ve got friends of the site: Mike Williams and merritt k joining us to discuss some of the biggest stories to come out of July. Hear us chat about that Pokemon Scarlet/Violet leak from a while back making the rounds again, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic being indefinitely delayed, possible Yakuza 8 screenshots, Live-A-Live and tons more. Más Fanbyte: Follow Nere & Imran on Twitter! Talk to us in our 99 Potions Discord...

With half of the crew still on the ISS this week, Nere and Imran are joined by the illustrious LB Hunktears to discuss Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Tune in to hear if Three Hopes is still worth a look for anime chess perverts, LB’s takes on all three campaigns, mercenary whistles, entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, Gatorade vs wine, why October 2005 wins Fanbyte’s most coveted award: the 2022 Month of the Year and so much more. Más Fanbyte: Follow Nere, Imran & LB on Twitter! Talk to...

Three of our four RPG pals are out this week so Nerium’s joined by featured contributor Fūnk-é Joseph and podcast producer Paul Tamayo to talk all about the latest game taking over your social feeds: Stray. Join us for a quick (mostly) spoiler-free chat about what what we thought of our time digging up lore nuggets in this meowlancholy world. Más Fanbyte: Follow Nere, Fūnk-é & Paul on Twitter! Talk to us in our 99 Potions Discord channel! Please show us some some love by reviewing us...

The RPG pals are back in town and are going through their favorite RPGs on the Steam Deck for you to play while you wait in line at airport security. Just do yourself a favor and don’t let Natalie throw anything in your carry-on luggage. Just trust us on this one. The Leaders of Finji Want You To Remember People Make Their Games by Mik Deitz Más Fanbyte: Follow Natalie, Nere, & John on Twitter! Talk to us in our 99 Potions Discord channel! Please show us some some love by reviewing...

With all of the RPG Pals either traveling or otherwise indisposed, Producer Jordo (hey, that's me!) decided to cut together our first "Best Of" collection, featuring his favorite moments from the first 59 episodes of 99 Potions. (Just try not to fall in love with him after you hear his easy listening voiceover work, okay? He's a bad boy and he'll break your heart every time.) And hey, if you've never heard the show before, this is the best possible place to start! So settle in with a nice...

In our latest News Quest, the RPG Pals (sans John) spend 30 minutes talking about Kingdom Hearts and then have to power walk through the rest June's biggest headlines, which include the latest on Harvestella, Y's X, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, Imran's hands-on time with Soul Hackers 2, Star Ocean: The Divine Force, Nier Automata on Switch, and way, way more. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in...

The RPG Pals convene to discuss the latest announcements from Capcom and Square, specifically the recent reveals of Dragon's Dogma 2 and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. There's some Final Fantasy VII Remake spoilers in the back half of this episode, listener beware! More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets...

It's the 99th episode of 99 Potions, and to celebrate this momentous occasion the RPG Pals are joined by Niki and merritt for rousing a session of Lady Blackbird, a tabletop adventure by John Harper. Can our ragtag team of airborne ne'er-do-wells escape the brig of a colossal flying battleship and make it back to ... The Boat? Will anyone in the party roll successfully even once? And what of Lady Blackbird's secret identity, and Snargle's irritable bowel syndrome? Listen to find out!! More...

The RPG Pals reconvene to discuss the latest news surrounding two of the biggest games on the horizon: Final Fantasy XVI and Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. Though information is limited about both, our experts have a ton to say about Dreadwolf's new logo, its lore implications, FFXVI's potential sex scene, Natalie's hatred of everyone named "Clive," whether FFXVI represents the death of turn-based combat for the series, and a lot more. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other...

Rebb Ford, who you might recognize as the Lotus from Warframe (or as Digital Extremes' Live Ops/Community Director), joins Steven and merritt for a spoiler-filled discussion on Warframe's unique position in the live-games ecosystem, Rebb's unique position as both voice actor and community leader, curating an experience for new and returning players, and a lot more. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good...

If you thought we'd already talked about a bunch of news this month, you were wrong! Perhaps you were bewitched by a mysterious and sexy alligator? Maybe that friendly innkeeper dosed your mead with a little Root of Dreamcast? Regardless, the RPG Pals are here to brief you on the latest happenings across the spheres, including Final Fantasy XV's sales figures (for some reason), industry takes on abortion rights, potential Mass Effect 4 leaks, and more. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast...

The RPG Pals are back to update you on the rest of 2022's RPG prospects, including a bevvy of delays affecting the biggest titles on the horizon (Starfield, Forespoken and others), the bizarre narrative choices made around Barbara Gordon's disability in Gotham Knights, a handful of games you may have forgotten about, and even some breaking news about Babylon's Fall. Plus, find out about Natalie's new vampire therapist and have a major plot point for Dragon Quest XI spoiled for you by...

As the only RPG Pals present, John and Steven must somehow fill an entire episode by discussing that new Batman loot thing Gotham Knights, as well as the latest RPGs to hit Xbox Game Pass, first impressions of Rogue Legacy 2, and the relevant announcements from Nintendo's most recent Indie World Showcase. Plus, Square's latest insane name for a thing! More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to...

Imran, John and Natalie dive deep into Square's sale of Eidos-Montréal and Crystal Dynamics to Embracer Group for the ridiculously low price of $300 million, which somehow frees the company up to focus on its cryptic blockchain ambitions. When can we buy an NFT of Aerith's death? Probably a lot sooner than you'd think. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and...

All four RPG Pals assemble to disassemble almost a whole month's worth of news, and hot diggity dog are there some big stories in here. We spend the first 30 minutes on Kingdom Hearts 4 alone! Plus, the latest deets on Tera, Terra, that new Fire Emblem thing, that new One Piece thing, Warframe's big new expansion, Diablo Immortal, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Baldur's Gate 3 and more. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on...

Critic, podcast host and real-life PhD Cameron Kunzelman (Ranged Touch, every video game website) joins Steven, Imran and Natalie for a second trip to the Lands Between, where no holds are barred and no spoilers are off-limits! I can't even tell you what they talked about it's so spoilery! Do they ruin the after credits sequence where Nick Fury shows up? Find out!! More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good...

Reunited across space and time, the entire ensemble of RPG Pals convene to converse about Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers, a remaster of the contentious PlayStation classic. Plus, we briefly discuss the announcement of Kingdom Hearts 4, as well as Natalie's latest encounter with a medical professional that thinks she is much younger than she is. This episode contains spoilers for Chrono Cross and Radical Dreamers! You have been warned! More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do...