Episode 122 – Light Amid the Chaos

This week, we take a deep dive into the music of the original Final Fantasy from 1987, listening to each track and and waxing nostalgic as we recall our initial play-throughs of the game. We also discuss the returning FFXI crossover event in FFXIV and the newest edition of the fan-made FFXIV Census.

We also take time to talk about current events and how they are affecting us, such as the continuing pandemic and the tragedy in Minneapolis. We hope you are all staying safe and well during these trying times.

Show notes:
Maiden’s Rhapsody FFXI Crossover event in FFXIV: https://sqex.to/sK5oN XIVCensus: https://ffxivcensus.com/
Music from Final Fantasy (NES): http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Final_Fantasy_(NES)#Music

Help support those affected by the George Floyd tragedy
– Justice for George Floyd petition: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd
– George Floyd Family GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
– Help small businesses damaged by riots: https://www.welovelakestreet.com/ and https://www.givemn.org/story/Nufc
– ACLU of Minnesota: https://www.aclu-mn.org/en/donate

Episode 121 – Spoony Bards

In this week’s episode Klauss, Seyrr, and Taliz begin a new series of discussions (a prelude if you will) on music from the Final Fantasy games, from iconic pieces present in most of the games, to the masters who created these works of art. We also talk a bit about the 18th “Vana’versary” of Final Fantasy XI and the upcoming Moogle Treasure Trove event in FFXIV. Enjoy!

Show notes:
FFXI News
– May Update is live: https://gamerescape.com/2020/05/11/final-fantasy-xis-minimal-may-update-has-arrived/
– Possible FFXI Remake images leaked: https://web.archive.org/web/20200507004335/https://www.wonpyo.com/ffxir
FFXIV News
– Moogle Treasure Trove – The Hunt for Law: https://sqex.to/5vczI
Final Fantasy musical medleys
– Prelude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqZghYkfwLM&t=89s
– Victory theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXHmL1VESm8
– Main Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db8gnFeM8Ls
– Chocobo Themes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMt-48JSFl4
– Moogle Themes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnN4OIZsHmw

Episode 120 – Stay Thirsty

Klauss, Seyrr, and Taliz are joined this week by Chille from Playstation Universe and Moogle Go Round Radio. The group discuss the most recent FFXIV Producer Live Letter, where we get our first glimpse at Patch 5.3, Reflections in Crystal. We then review Final Fantasy VII Remake, discuss our thoughts on the gameplay, story execution, visuals, and everything that went into this game.

Show Notes:
Live Letter 58 digests
r/ffxiv megathread: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/g75om8/letter_from_the_producer_live_part_lviii/
NovaCrystallis coverage: https://novacrystallis.com/2020/04/final-fantasy-xiv-live-letter-58-summary-patch-5-3-details/
Gamer Escape summary: https://gamerescape.com/2020/04/24/letter-from-the-producer-live-lviii-summary/
Bonus episode of Behind the Scenes: Shadowbringers – The creation of YoRHa Dark Apocalypse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb1xdZil7-g

Final Fantasy VII Reviews
PSU Review by Tim Nunes: https://www.psu.com/reviews/final-fantasy-vii-remake-ps4-review/
Gamer Escape review: https://gamerescape.com/2020/04/06/review-final-fantasy-vii-remake/

Final Fantasy Character birthdays: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Birthday