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And so it comes down to this: the final episode of Active Time Babble.

Obviously, it's a bittersweet occasion for all of us; but for the final episode, I did my best to line up an all-star cast for you all. Jeremy is here, and so is co-host Bob Mackey, and recurring guest start Christian Nutt. We talk about some of our favorite RPGs. We make fun of Square Enix a bit. We even find some time to squeeze in a mention of Resonance of Fate, otherwise known as Bob's favorite RPG ever (I kid... mostly).

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.the1upnetwork.com/flat/Retronauts/ATB031513.mp3

 

[Ifrit]

I'm going to miss this show

 

[Ninjimbo]

Seriously, this was my favorite podcast. The Resonance of Fate episode with Kat's Pokemon confession is brilliant podcasting.

So sad to see this go.

 

[Grisby]

Damn, gonna miss it. Good times listening to Kat.

 

[redlemon]

Sad to hear Kat is going into evaluation. She was one of the more reasonable voices in the press.

 

[firehawk12]

Sad to hear Kat is going into evaluation. She was one of the more reasonable voices in the press.

Ah, she's part of the whole consultant business now? That's too bad.

 

[Jarnet87]

I liked ATB, thought it was better then Games Dammit and Retronauts towards the end. Good luck to Kat.

 

[Aphallatosis]

I'll definitely miss Kat. Hopefully she doesn't disappear forever with this new job.

 

[LiK]

Damn...game over.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

"Don't worry, they won't bite."

Actually, they do. It's just, those folks find they have the power to bite back.

 

[Credo]

Godspeed, Kat Bailey. Thank you for the time you spent working on a podcast that featured my favorite genre. You did a great job with it and were a joy to listen to. You will be missed.

Spoiler

I am fully aware you are not dead. I just had to dramatize this a bit.

 

[Zero-Crescent]

Thanks for all the great episodes of ATB and RPR, Kat! Good luck to you on your future endeavors!

 

[inner-G]

Sad to see T_T

Glad to see such a great lineup though!

Thank you, we love you Kat!

(I was just watching the 1up show episode the other day where you were in charge and I lol'ed at the mini dog fashion show bit)

 

[Venturin]

Damn.. I enjoyed this podcast. Ah well, good luck to the ATB team in whatever the future brings

 

[Oni Link 666]

Great episode. You tell them about Nino Kuni, Christian! LOL! I'll really miss the podcast. Thank you for all the great work and good luck with the new job, Kat.

 

[tim.mbp]

Sad to hear Kat is going into evaluation. She was one of the more reasonable voices in the press.

R.I.P. Katbot

 

[LayLa]

aww Kat i'm gonna miss you, especially as host of the only gaming podcast that treated its listeners as adults. good luck with your future Pokemon hunting!

 

[pje122]

Why does it have to end...?

 

[Ingueferroque]

Havent had a chance to listen yet, where are you going Jeremy?

 

[MegaKungFuRadio]

I love Christian's rants in this episode because I agree 100% with every word.

 

[Ninjimbo]

I love Christian's rants in this episode because I agree 100% with every word.

Same here. I like how he brought up Blue Dragon as an old-school throwback game that got shit on because it was released at the wrong time. Meanwhile, Ni No Kuni gets all sorts of love for being a similar game.

 

[J-Man]

I'll miss the show, but I didn't really enjoy this particular episode. Much of the criticism was valid but not presented very well/cohesively, and I would have preferred more independent voices on particular subjects (J Parish jumping in on the FFXIII series missteps when he reviewed XIII and gave it a very high grade). Still, It's too bad it's the end. Hopefully Jeremy starts an IGN podcast where he still broadcast his retro and RPG thoughts to the world.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Same here. I like how he brought up Blue Dragon as an old-school throwback game that got shit on because it was released at the wrong time. Meanwhile, Ni No Kuni gets all sorts of love for being a similar game.

And the reasons were sound.

 

[HamPster PamPster]

EA wasn't satisfied with the Sim City debacle... they had to go and take Katbot from us too

 

[Kuraine]

Definitely going to miss ATB. I've been following Kat's RPG podcast endeavors pretty closely over the years. I was definitely super lucky to be able to write both the openings for ATB, as well as RolePlayer's Realm over at Gamespot.

Figured I may as well link to those 'tunes for those of you that want to keep em around somewhere.

Active Time Babble Opening (Extended)
RolePlayer's Realm Opening (Original)
RolePlayer's Realm Opening (String Version)

 

[Necrovex]

I finished this episode. It was glorious. I will certainly miss Active Time Babble. It was one of my favorite podcasts out there. I hope Kat does another podcast with Jeremy. Maybe one of these days. :-(

I will play Etrian Odyssey IV to honor this show's final hour.