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Episode 129 – Five Fabulous Years

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Phoenix Down Radio celebrates our fifth podcast anniversary with special guest FusionX from Gamer Escape. We talk about the FFXIV anniversary event, the Rising, as well as the launch issues of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, the new Opus XII launch date for the FF Trading Card Game, and wax nostalgic on the past 5 years of podcasting. We also had fun playing trivia with our listeners, and announced a contest! Share your favorite Final Fantasy memory with us for a chance at 1 of 3 different mounts in Final Fantasy XIV! Thank you for being with us for the past 5 years, and here’s to 5 more!

Show notes:
Issues with the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles launch: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/09/director_of_final_fantasy_crystal_chronicles_remaster_will_try_to_put_things_right
Final Fantasy XI September Update: https://www.mmorpg.com/final-fantasy-xi/news/final-fantasy-xi-september-update-details-provided-2000119315
Final Fantasy XIV’s The Rising event info: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2020/The_Rising/89gmadhdzc
Tales from the Shadows Part 1 – Small Mercies: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/tales_from_the_shadows/sidestory_05/
Tales from the Shadows Part 2 – A Dream Partnership: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/tales_from_the_shadows/sidestory_06/

Episode 128 – Spoiler Free in 5.3

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This week, Seyrr, Taliz, and Klauss give their spoiler-free impressions of Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3. Taliz and Seyrr talk about the interesting concept of Archon loaf. The trio also discuss the latest news in the Final Fantasy universe.

Show news:
Final Fantasy VII Special 2 part interview with Motomu Toriyama
– Part 1: https://na.finalfantasy.com/topics/201?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SEA%20-%20FINAL%20FANTASY%20VII%20REMAKE%20-%20Special%20Interview&utm_term=SEA%20-%20FFVIIR%20Discount
– Part 2: https://na.finalfantasy.com/topics/205?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SEA%20-%20FINAL%20FANTASY%20VII%20REMAKE%20-%20Special%20Interview&utm_term=SEA%20-%20FFVIIR%20Discount
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles releases August 27th: https://ffcrystalchronicles.square-enix-games.com/en-us
Final Fantasy XIV News
– Moonfire Faire is live: https://sqex.to/TNMtL
– Yo-Kai Watch is back for a 3rd time: https://sqex.to/XME6T – The Rising returns on August 27th: https://sqex.to/AZgEx
– Patch 5.3 notes: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/c2f8c5ba14d9cfaa09d5aab63c5c2da260eae21a

Episode 127 – Food, Lore, and Food Dressed as Lore

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In this week’s episode, Klauss, Taliz, and Seyrr finish their discussion on the Final Fantasy V Original Soundtrack, including their best track of the game, Clash on the Big Bridge. Seyrr discusses the story of the Bozja Incident, Taliz gives us 3 different versions of Salmon Meuniere, and Klauss kept things from going too far off the rails! Enjoy!

Show Notes:
New Final Fantasy XI Story: http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/resurgence/ Final Fantasy XV: The Dawn of the Future book now available: https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/product/9781646090006
Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3 Preliminary notes: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/4f18bc98879389862f5d3dd61e3b3da623e3670d
Final Fantasy V Orignal Soundtrack info: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_V:_Original_Sound_Version

Episode 126 – Run!

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This week, Seyrr rejoins Klauss and Taliz on the podcast. We discuss the news from the Final Fantasy universe, including FFXIV Producer Live Letter 59. We then continue on our discussions of Final Fantasy music with disc 1 of Final Fantasy V.

Show notes:
Final Fantasy VII Episode 2 in full development: https://novacrystallis.com/2020/07/final-fantasy-vii-remakes-second-part-is-in-full-development/
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered will not have Offline Co-op: https://novacrystallis.com/2020/07/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-remastered-edition-wont-have-offline-co-op/
Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3 Patch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jmALV5kDVw
FFXIV Letter from the Producer Live coverage: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/hvb7hf/letter_from_the_producer_live_part_lix/
Final Fantasy V Original Sound Version song info: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_V:_Original_Sound_Version

Episode 125 Will the Real Spoony Bard Please Stand Up

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Continuing our discussion of Final Fantasy music, Taliz and Klauss go through the original Super Famicom soundtrack for Final Fantasy IV. The pair also discuss a bit of Final Fantasy XIV news and talk about the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy IX. Enjoy!

Show Notes:
FFIV Original Soundtrack on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31YwIJT
Release Date announced for FFXIV Patch 5.3: https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/421185
Next FFXIV Producer Live Letter scheduled for July 22: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/6e293f849e8aff7969045878c85935b27cd883df
FFIX 20th Anniversary Interview with Kazuhiko Aoki: https://na.finalfantasy.com/topics/191

Episode 124 – Eternal Windbags

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This week, Klauss and Taliz talk about the music from the Original Soundtrack of Final Fantasy III, the third and final FF game from the Famicom/NES era. The pair also discuss the latest news in the Final Fantasy universe. Enjoy!

Show Notes
Work on FFVII Remake Part 2 is moving along: https://www.psu.com/news/final-fantasy-7-remake-part-2-motion-capture-has-reportedly-started/
What is up with the FFVII Remake box breaking game?: https://kotaku.com/8-questions-i-have-about-that-weird-box-breaking-game-i-1843616292

DQ X Crossover event returning to FFXIV on July 2nd: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2020/Theres_Golems_in_Those_Hills/
FFXIV Doman Mahjong set preorders for NA and EU: https://na.finalfantasy.com/news/1401

New Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered trailer: https://youtu.be/seLyp6fi3wI

New FFVII digital collection album from Distant Worlds/A New World: https://dw-anw-collections.bandcamp.com/

FFRPG Tabletop game 4th edition: http://ffrpg4e.wikidot.com/start

The World Ends with You upcoming Anime series announced: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/06/square_enix_announces_new_anime_project_for_the_world_ends_with_you?fbclid=IwAR1toe8c7Cb8y4Qftwi-yinShJWcUjMaVG6yRdKzSVJEq_ByJBsbNUegNyA

Final Fantasy III Original Soundtrack on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2BJRXUI

Episode 123 – The Song of the Wild Rose

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In this episode, Taliz and Klauss dive into the soundtrack of Final Fantasy II, bringing Taliz back to his early days playing Japanese imported cartridges. The pair also talk about the cancellation of the NA FanFest in November, the PS5 reveal, and the FFXI Anniversary event. Enjoy!

Show Notes:
FFXIV Community fundraiser supporting ACLU: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ffxivcommunityfundraiser Akhmorning (another FFXIV group) supporting the Black Lives Matter organization: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/black-lives-matter-to-akhmorning
Letter from the Producer LXIII: https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/420143
PS5 Future of Gaming showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuLci-lSeCo
SE Project Athia trailer: https://youtu.be/doe3kUqHIcM
Final Fantasy II Soundtrack playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0aVvwC4fVEcu7VH7y8bkA6

Episode 122 – Light Amid the Chaos

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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

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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 119 – A Decorative Stick

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In this week’s episode, the trio of Klauss, Seyrr, and Taliz talk about the newest Final Fantasy news, including our first impressions of Final Fantasy VII Remake, the upcoming FFXIV Producer Live Letter 58, and patch 5.25. Seyrr leads our discussion on the Patch 5.2 main story quest. Enjoy!

Show Notes:
Inside Final Fantasy VII Remake
Part 4 – Music and Sound Effects: https://youtu.be/DliMpiemUy8
Part 5 – Graphics and Visual Effects: https://youtu.be/d0A2uTnEUfE
Physical Copies of FFVII Remake are hard to find: https://kotaku.com/its-not-gonna-happen-but-i-still-want-a-physical-copy-o-1842923170
Live Letter 58 scheduled for April 24th: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/416722a83f950b4f70ac2c41d71e7850b8458a1d
Patch 5.2 story gets meta: https://twinfinite.net/2020/02/ffxivs-latest-story-update-gets-hilariously-meta/