Season 2 of 🎙️Side Quest & Save Points 💾 begins with Jason Charles Miller.

Jason joins me to talk FFXIV, Raubahn, Close in the Distance, Masayoshi Soken, Tom Morello, Critical Role, Drizzt, D&D in a Castle, Geek & Sundry, People of Note, The Outer Worlds 2, a career spanning games, music, voice acting & tabletop.

And remember, every great adventure starts with a side quest.

Time Stamps
00:00:42 Season 2 begins
00:02:42 Raubahn & FFXIV music
00:05:48 Wikipedia fact-check
00:11:43 Critical Role & Your Turn to Roll
00:18:00 Joe Manganiello
00:21:22 Tom Morello & Masayoshi Soken
00:24:56 FFXIV voice cast
00:28:32 Close in the Distance
00:29:48 Playing FFXIV
00:32:50 People of Note & voice acting
00:34:06 Becoming Drizzt
00:35:52 Role for Regret
00:43:48 The Outer Worlds 2
00:49:35 D&D in a Castle
00:52:05 D&D, RPGs & MMOs
00:57:54 Dream D&D characters
01:03:26 The Legend of Vox Machina
01:04:24 Quest Rewards Are Broken
01:07:01 NPC Date Night
01:08:04 RPG Super Party
01:11:37 New music
01:14:00 Final thoughts

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FEATURED: FFXIV | The Outer Worlds 2 | People of Note

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📜 Today’s Side Quest ❗
Welcome to 🎙️Side Quests & Save Points💾 – the podcast where side quests aren’t distractions, they’re the real journey.

This time, I’m joined by Felix Klein – co-founder of Radical Fish Games and one of the minds behind CrossCode. We dive into the indie RPG that became a cult hit, the decade-long journey to get it made, and how Radical Fish is pushing things further with their upcoming project Alabaster Dawn.

From crowdfunding struggles to coding your own engine, we cover the highs, lows, and game design lessons only learned the hard way. Grab a drink, save at the nearest inn, and join us for a chat that proves some side quests are worth every hour.

🎮 Episode Content Overview
📖 Correcting Wikipedia with the real CrossCode story
🎯 How a Yoshi’s Island egg throw inspired the entire combat system
🕹️ The long grind of Early Access and why transparency matters
💸 Indie funding: crowdfunding, Game Pass deals, and government grants
⚔️ Why CrossCode was more puzzle-driven than story-driven – and how Alabaster Dawn changes that
🛠️ Rewriting their entire engine from scratch (and why Felix wanted to)
🏘️ Settlement growth inspired by Terranigma
🍲 Cooking systems designed to end “item hoarding” forever
🎵 Building the soundtrack with returning composer Dennis and new themes
👀 Hints at cameos, DLC plans, and story pacing improvements
🎮 RPGs Felix thinks deserve more love: Grandia, Chrono Trigger, Valkyrie Profile

🔗 My Links🍻 Join 🍻The Tavern Discord🍺: https://discord.gg/73KfecTgEW🎮 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chefmonkeygaming🐦 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ChefMonkeyGames📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefmonkeygaming🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chefmonkeygaming🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chefmonkeygaming🌤️ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/chefmonkeygaming.bsky.social🎙️ Follow Side Quests & Save Points Podcast:🐦 X (Twitter): https://x.com/sqsppodcast🌤️ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sqsppodcast.bsky.social🎙️ Guest Links – Felix Klein / Radical Fish Games🐟 CrossCode: https://www.instant-gaming.com/en/3948-buy-crosscode-pc-mac-game-steam/?igr=chefmonkey🕹️ Radical Fish Games: https://radicalfishgames.com/

🧵 Threads of Fate
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#CrossCode
#AlabasterDawn
#IndieRPG
#GameDesign
#RadicalFishGames
#Grandia
#ChronoTrigger
#ValkyrieProfile
#IndieDev
#GamingPodcast

📜 Today’s Side Quest ❗
Welcome to 🎙️Side Quests & Save Points💾 - the podcast where even the NPCs steal the spotlight.

This time, I’m joined by Javier Prusky – actor, streamer, and the voice of Bakool Ja Ja in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. From clown school in Paris to Fallout 76 and finally to Eorzea, Javier’s story is as entertaining and unpredictable as the characters he plays.

We talk about career origins, chaotic auditions, Reddit trolls, and how voicing one of the most talked-about characters in Dawntrail has changed his world overnight.

🎮 Episode Content Overview
🎭 From clown school to voice acting – the unlikeliest career path🎙️ Fallout 76, early credits, and breaking into games
🐊 Finding the voice (and dual personalities) of Bakool Ja Ja
🔥 How one last-minute audition changed everything
📢 Reddit reactions and becoming a community meme overnight
🎮 RPG memories from Kingdom Hearts to Final Fantasy
🎤 Performance capture, character depth, and creative burnout
🧩 Building confidence and owning your craft

🔗 My Links🍻 Join 🍻The Tavern Discord🍺: https://discord.gg/73KfecTgEW🎮 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chefmonkeygaming
🐦 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ChefMonkeyGames
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefmonkeygaming
🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chefmonkeygaming
🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chefmonkeygaming

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📺 Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL59mESx4aCcWhq2l2P4YcYh9KLMfCDv6N

🎙️ Guest Links – Javier Prusky
🌐 Website: https://www.javierprusky.com
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JavierPrusky/
🐦 Twitter (X): https://x.com/JavierPrusky
💬 Bakool Ja Ja Discord: https://discord.gg/tDqVUHTAYj
🎥 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thereal_jajavier
🎁 Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/javierprusky

🧵 Threads of Fate#SideQuestsAndSavePoints
#FFXIV
#VoiceActing
#BakoolJaJa
#FinalFantasyDawntrail
#JavierPrusky
#Fallout76
#GamingPodcast
#RPGCommunity
#MMORPG