Category: Extra Life

Episode 193 – Don’t Panic!

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This week, Klauss is joined by guest host Niknar. They talk about Disc 2 of the Final Fantasy XV Original Soundtrack, the Butterfinger x FFVII Rebirth promotions, KupoCon’s reasoning for cancelling Susan Calloway’s appearance, SE adding all of their Piano collections to multiple streaming services, and more. Thank you to everyone who donated to Extra Life during today’s stream! Enjoy!

Show Notes
Butterfinger x FFVII Rebirth promotions are live – by Jason Fanelli: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/its-the-butterfinger-x-final-fantasy-7-rebirth-crossover-you-were-waiting-for/1100-6518856
Butterfinger x FFVII Rebirth Sweepstakes rules: https://www.gamewithbutterfinger.com/rules
KupoCon issues statement regarding Susan Calloway amid anti-trans accusations – by Michael Hassall: https://www.fanbyte.com/ffxiv/news/kupo-con-issues-statement-on-susan-calloway-fans-reject-safety-concerns-reasoning
KupoCon’s second statement: https://kupocon.com/7842/
Letter from Susan regarding her Twitter: https://susancalloway.com/letter-to-fans
Square Enix Music adds its Final Fantasy Piano collections to many online streaming sites: https://sqex.lnk.to/pianoFF
10 reasons why Final Fantasy VIII should get a remake before Final Fantasy IX – by Alyx Maglio: https://www.cbr.com/ff8-remake-before-ff9/
Final Fantasy XIV x Fall Guys event kicks up netcode frustrations – by Iain Harris: https://www.gamesradar.com/final-fantasy-14s-fall-guys-event-kicks-up-netcode-frustrations-that-have-been-lingering-over-the-mmo-for-the-past-10-years/
Final Fantasy XV Original Soundtrack Disc 2 https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XV:_Original_Soundtrack#Disc_Two_(1:15:16)

Episode 179 – Will to Fight

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In the first episode of 2023, Klauss and Seyrr continue their discussion of the Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack with Disc 3. The pair also talk about the most recent news from Final Fantasy XVI, the new Final Fantasy XIV Patch, and the professional wrestler who channeled his inner Sephiroth at a live event in Japan. Enjoy!

Show Notes Phoenix Down Radio supports Extra Life for the 7th year: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=508760
Tetsuya Nomura says sequel to Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is possible! By Orpheus Joshua from Noisy Pixel: https://noisypixel.net/tetsuya-nomura-stranger-of-paradise-final-fantasy-origin-sequel-possible/
Final Fantasy XVI – First Look at Moogles: https://youtu.be/Ssu1hhJpUTo
FFXVI will showcase the power of the PS5 by Sammy Barker of Push Square: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/12/final-fantasy-16-will-showcase-the-power-of-ps5-says-developer
FFXVI Retail marketing has begun in Japan. By Roberty Ramsey of Push Square: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/01/final-fantasy-16s-retail-marketing-has-begun-in-japan
Professional wrestler Kenny Omega invokes inner Sephiroth for entrance music: https://twitter.com/i/status/1610591471744487425

Episode 158 – To the Moon!

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In the first episode of 2022, Klauss and Seyrr begin delving into the spoiler-rich story of Endwalker. The pair also discusses the upcoming changes to all of the data centers, including the newest Oceania DC opening up on Jan 25th, the lack of news from Final Fantasy XVI at the end of 2021, and much more! Enjoy!

Show Notes
Chocobo GP’ (dash) available on iOS and Google Play: https://na.finalfantasy.com/news/1897
All Saints’ Wake starts Jan 20th: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2022/All_Saints_Wake/rjk7wevhuy
Upcoming FFXIV Data Center changes: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/059e1d98b8fd19ed9c3e56ed5f08732633c1ae13
Oceania DC opens Jan 25th: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/c869743ff4ac134ff2e6ea23a56e00471b385880
Home World transfer service to resume on Jan 25th: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/c44ff5d66ab567cbf6ed562740c6fa303deacfdb
Endwalker OST releasing Feb 23rd, preorder currently available: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/cb6bbecd2450e1c05549b65e29d45c44eec8e570
Yoshi-P tells toxic fans to be less rude to the game devs: https://www.ign.com/articles/ffxiv-director-asks-fans-to-be-kinder
FFXVI Development delayed by almost 6 months: https://twitter.com/finalfantasyxvi/status/1475335618905669635

Episode 156 – Things You No Can Eat

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In this episode, Klauss, Seyrr, and Sir Not Appearing In This Podcast Taliz discuss Producer Live Letter 67, Extra Life 2021, and some interesting Final Fantasy news, before delving into Disc 4 of the Final Fantasy IX Soundtrack. Enjoy!

Show Notes
FFXI gets big November update: https://www.destructoid.com/final-fantasy-xi-just-got-a-big-update-yes-its-still-alive
Gamer plays MCH in FFXIV using the gun controller from FFX-2: https://www.pcgamesn.com/final-fantasy-xiv-a-realm-reborn/machinist-ffx2-controller
FFXIV Live Letter Summary 67 Via Nova Crystallis: https://novacrystallis.com/2021/11/final-fantasy-xiv-live-letter-67-summary-pvp-housing-crafting-and-gathering-updates-detailed/
FFXIV Endwalker Launch Trailer: https://youtu.be/fwsnh5sgzA8

Episode 151 – Pixel Remaster O-Pinions

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In this episode, Taliz, Seyrr, and Klauss talk about the new Pixel Remasters for Final Fantasy I – III. The trio also discuss the recent 4Gamers interview with FFXIV Lore God Banri Oda among other Final Fantasy news. Enjoy!

Also, this month is Extra Life’s Tabletop Gaming Appreciation month. Help us raise $150 during the month of August for an amazing charity, and Klauss will continue playing FFX2 during September!
https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=448740

Show Notes
How much Final Fantasy VII cost to make: https://screenrant.com/final-fantasy-7-how-much-production-marketing-cost/
4Gamer interview/Q&A with Banri Oda: https://www.4gamer.net/games/199/G019924/20210810055/
FFIV Pixel Remaster previewed during Famitsu livestream: https://youtu.be/eVmV0Pgnh2s?t=2154

Episode 133 – Those Who Talk Further!

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This week’s episode takes place live during Extra Life Game Day 2020! We are joined by friend of the show, and host of Playstation Unchained and Moogle-Go-Round Radio, Chille! As Final Fantasy VII was his first foray into the series, we felt it would be nostalgic to have him join us as we talk about Disc 1 of the FFVII Original Soundtrack. The gang also discusses the new Final Fantasy XVI website and world lore included with that. Enjoy!

Show Notes:
Donate to Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.Participant&participantID=401368#donate
Final Fantasy XVI Website: https://na.finalfantasyxvi.com/

Episode 113 – The Mod Squad

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This week, Klauss is joined by guest hosts Chille from Moogle-Go-Round, and Yelta from Gather Together. The group discuss the FFVII Remake delay, upcoming Live Letter 57, and the new Valentione’s Day event. We continue our discussion on mods in Final Fantasy games, including Tactics, 9, and 10, as well as the more controversial topic of modding in MMO’s like 11 and 14. We also announce another Minnesota Meet-up on March 7th, where we can channel our inner Warriors and throw axes at Victoria Burrow! Enjoy!

Show Notes:
Chille on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mgr_chille
Moogle-Go-Round on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/mooglegoroundradio
Yelta on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yeltasumasu
Gather Together: http://www.gtffxiv.com

Victoria Burrow: https://www.victoriaburrow.com

Live Letter 57 info: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/3f999b278389c9fe9dfe3362f477059577df769e
Valentione’s Day: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2020/Valentiones_Day/

Episode 112 – The Worst and the Bast

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In the first episode of 2020, Klauss, Taliz, and Seyrr go over a bit of post holiday Final Fantasy news. We discuss the Final Fantasy modding community, give a brief history of modding, and go through some of the good, the bad, and the grey areas modding falls under. Taliz steps away from the culinary station and puts his weaver cap on to tell us all about his recent real life experience in working with different fibers for making yarns, strings, and other clothcraft! Also, Seyrr did a racism.

Show notes: PDR’s Extra Life 2020 Campaign: http://bit.ly/PDRExtraLife2020
FFVII Demo code may leak full game spoilers: https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/02/final-fantasy-7-remake-demo-leaks-spoilers-for-full-game
FFXV Mobile MMO in development: https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/08/final-fantasy-15-mmo-in-development-for-mobile
New Year’s Greetings! From Yoshida: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/a1c6df879e647168736b9ae0e1399b2e042695db

Episode 107 – A Lorebrarian at the Helm

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This week, Klauss, Seyrr, and Taliz are podcasting during Extra Life! We also had patch 5.1 drop this week, and we go through the patch notes, and give our spoiler-free impressions. Enjoy!

Show Notes:
Donate to Extra-Life: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=348790#donate

Official Patch Notes: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/3a23a8ba13b2c4152681ec4fa5716915b851002f

Episode 106 – A Spooky Live Letter Review

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This week, Taliz and Klauss discuss Producer Live Letter 55, which talks about everything coming up in Patch 5.1 on Tuesday, October 29th. The pair also discuss all the latest news in the Final Fantasy world, including the Live-Action FFXIV tv show in development, the upcoming FF Brave Exvius War of the Visions game release in Japan, and a video interview with the developers of Final Fantasy VIII. Enjoy!

Show News:
Support PDR during Extra Life Game Day 2019: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.Participant&participantID=348790#donate

FFBE War of the Visions release info in Japan: http://novacrystallis.com/2019/10/war-of-the-visions-final-fantasy-brave-exvius-to-release-in-japan-this-november/

FFVIII Developer interview: https://youtu.be/-GXL_xcSnn0

News on the upcoming FFXIV live action TV show: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/19/why-ffxiv-is-getting-a-live-action-final-fantasy-tv-series-adaptation-over-ff7

Live Letter 55 coverage from Nova Crystallis: http://novacrystallis.com/2019/10/final-fantasy-xiv-live-letter-55-summary-patch-5-1-arrives-october-29/