Hero With 1000 Potions
Join Nate & Tyler as they discuss the storytelling and gameplay of popular and niche RPGs in serial and one-off formats. Season 2 analyzes Final Final Fantasy VII Remake against its equivalent content in the original release, and Season 1 features 29 episodes through a blind playthrough of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. Join the adventure by playing these games alongside these episodes as we explore games one chapter at a time. We also have semi-regular video game travelogue audio essays including Romancing SaGa 3, Nier Replicant, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Hylics 2, and EarthBound Beginnings.
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Episodes
Monday May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
IT'S DATE NIGHT/FIGHT NIGHT! The team returns to Gold Saucer for the Keystone to the Ancient Temple, race chocobos, take in an interactive VR opera, and discover Zack's sidestory may actually be going somewhere.
This episode begins Chapter 13: A Golden Key and ends after Aerith's performance of "No Promises to Keep."
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#098
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Monday Jun 02, 2025
IT'S DATE NIGHT/FIGHT NIGHT! Tyler and Nate break down romantic scenes with Aerith and Tifa, and then become the main event at the Musclehead Colosseum where the fate of the Keystone and Gold Saucer itself is at stake.
This episode ends Chapter 13: A Golden Key.
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#099
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
In world tortured by a deathly curse, an enchanted sword of legend goes missing, and a noblewoman in exile gets entangled in a centuries-old prophecy. This is ...
My Name is Katarina: A Romancing SaGa 3 Travelogue | Part 1 of 4: The Missing Masquerade
This miniseries is an audio storytelling adventure featuring the JRPG Romancing SaGa 3 developed by Square in 1995 for the Super Famicom and Square Enix in 2019 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Xbox One, Android, and iOS.
Music by Kenji Ito.
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#100
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Katarina facilitates peace between warring magic academies, settles the riddle of a seafaring city, and meets her darkest hour at the bottom of the ocean. This is ...
My Name is Katarina: A Romancing SaGa 3 Travelogue | Part 2 of 4: Vanguard, the Matriarch's Justice
This miniseries is an audio storytelling adventure featuring the JRPG Romancing SaGa 3 developed by Square in 1995 for the Super Famicom and Square Enix in 2019 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Xbox One, Android, and iOS.
Music by Kenji Ito.
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#101
Monday Jul 14, 2025
Monday Jul 14, 2025
Katarina blunders into the remote East, shutters Abyss Gates in their terrible lairs, and brings justice to the Divine Order atop its obscene tower in the sand. This is ...
My Name is Katarina: A Romancing SaGa 3 Travelogue | Part 3 of 4: Let the Portcullises Fall
This miniseries is an audio storytelling adventure featuring the JRPG Romancing SaGa 3 developed by Square in 1995 for the Super Famicom and Square Enix in 2019 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Xbox One, Android, and iOS.
Music by Kenji Ito.
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#102
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Katarina learns the truth of the Child of Destiny, pursues a secret abyss gate protected by a foreign empire, and takes the Archfiend's war to the dark moon itself. This is ...
My Name is Katarina: A Romancing SaGa 3 Travelogue | Part 4 of 4: Rebirth by Shadow
This miniseries is an audio storytelling adventure featuring the JRPG Romancing SaGa 3 developed by Square in 1995 for the Super Famicom and Square Enix in 2019 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Xbox One, Android, and iOS.
Music by Kenji Ito.
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#103
Monday Sep 08, 2025
Monday Sep 08, 2025
Plot threads converge on the Ancient Temple where everyone descends into an introspective nightmare, Sephiroth reveals his master plan for the remakequelbootverse, and the team bets their lives on the strength of a robotic cat.
This episode covers Chapter 13: Where Angels Fear to Tread.
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#104
Monday Sep 15, 2025
Monday Sep 15, 2025
A pack of wild Stamps run loose across the remakequelbootverse as Aerith walks Cloud through a dream that could save the world.
This episode begins Chapter 14: End of the World.
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#105
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Timelines crash together at the Ancient Capital where Aerith confronts Sephiroth's steel, Jenova clings to life, and our boy in black builds a Gundam of himself.This episode reviews Chapter 18: The End of the World from Cloud arriving at the Forgotten Capital to the storyline's final bosses.
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#106
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Our coverage of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth comes to a close as we analyze the game's final scenes, make predictions on the plot of the remake series' third installment, share final thoughts, and announce the game Nate and Tyler will review for the podcast's next season.This episode completes Chapter 18: The End of the World.
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#107