Episode 57 – Hooked on Final Fantasy

With Final Fantasy celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, we decided to ask the community about some of their favorite things about the Final Fantasy franchise. We read off some of their responses, talk about our own experiences, and reminisce about 30 years of Final Fantasy. In this week’s Lore segment, Seyrr discusses Azeyma the Warden.

 

Episode 56 – All the Interviews!

This week the Phoenix Down Radio cast talk about the numerous interviews released by the gaming media, including one from our very own Chille, who was ever so gracious in allowing us to submit a number of questions as well. To our surprise, Yoshida answered all of them! We go in-depth with the psu.com interview, talk briefly about a couple of other interviews released shortly after Paris Games Week, and are joined by FusionX from Gamer Escape to discuss his interview with Masayoshi Soken from the FFXIV Orchestral concert in Tokyo. 

Show Notes
PlayStation Universe Interview with Yoshida: http://www.psu.com/feature/34640/interview-ffxiv-yoshida-patch-4-2-eureka-future-content
LiveDoor.jp interview from Paris Games Week: http://blog.livedoor.jp/umadori0726/archives/52375866.html
WarLegend.net interview with Yoshida: https://www.warlegend.net/final-fantasy-xiv-interview-producteur-directeur-naoki-yoshida/
GamerEscape interview with Soken: https://gamerescape.com/2017/11/09/interview-with-masayoshi-soken-on-final-fantasy-xivs-orchestra-concert/

 

Moogle-Go-Round Radio Episode 39 – Extra Spoiled

The boys are back at it this week! Chille is absolutely wrecked after participating in Extra Life 2017 with the FFXIV Content Creators group, while Paul is extremely hyper. They discuss the 4.1 storyline, dungeon, and talk a bit about the recent world first and second clears of the Unending Coil of Bahamut (Ultimate)!

Extra Life 2017 Stream Schedule and Giveaways

This Saturday, November 4th, we will be taking part in the Extra Life Game Day 24+ hour fundraiser, benefiting Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. Starting at 10:00 AM ET, we will be streaming a variety of games, such as Final Fantasy XIV and XV, Horizon Zero Dawn, and others. We will also be working together with the FFXIV Content Creators team to run content like the Lost City of Rabanastre as a group.

Tentative Gaming Schedule: (All Times ET, content subject to change)

  • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Horizon Zero Dawn
  • 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Final Fantasy XIV (Includes Lost City of Rabanastre run with FFXIVCC Team)
  • 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Final Fantasy XV
  • 9:00 pm – 1:00 am – FFXIV Hyperion Map Party
  • 11:00 pm – GIVEAWAY – FFXIV Stormblood Physical Collectors Edition for PS4
  • 1:00 am – 2:00 am – Mobius Final Fantasy
  • 2:00 am – 4:00 am – Cards Against Humanity with the FFXIVCC Team
  • 4:00 am – 10:00 am – To be Determined

 

To encourage donations to this wonderful cause, we have come up with a number of donation achievements, giveaways, and stretch goals.

  • For everyone who donates at least $10, you will be entered in a drawing to win one of a number of prizes, including Mog Station minions, and 1 of 3 Silver Moogle Pocket watches*
  • For everyone who donates at least $30, you will have a chance to win a physical copy of the FFXIV Stormblood Collectors Edition for PS4*. The drawing for this will be around 11:00 PM EST.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A special Thank You goes out to our friends at GamerEscape and Square Enix for their donation of the game and pocket watches. Make sure to check out the FFXIV Content Creators group for additional prizes available from the rest of the team.

Want to cause a bit of pain to our streamers? Tune in to the stream at twitch.tv/phoenixdownradio and find out how!

Donations can be in any amount, not just what is listed above. Every donation helps to reach our stretch goals!

  • For every $200 donated, we will give away one of our prizes!
  • At $500, Klauss will stop whatever game he is playing, and start in on his least favorite Final Fantasy game, FFX-2.
  • If we reach $1000, Klauss will shave his beard LIVE on stream!
  • If we go beyond this, we will come up with additional stretch goals. 

Please check out our Extra Life page to make your donation to help support Gillette Children’s Specialty Care. Thank you!

 

*Disclaimer: Physical Items can only be delivered to addresses in the US and Canada, where allowed by Law. Please click here for full details.

Episode 55 – No Stone Unturned

In this episode, we take the spoiler tag off the MSQ and talk all about the storyline and plot, including our opinions of the direction the writers seem to be taking with characters like Fordola and Yotsuyu. Seyrr opens the book on the lore of Ivalice by talking all about the Lucavi and their Zodiac Stones. We also talk about the upcoming Extra-Life Game Day Charity Stream, which is coming up on November 4th. 

Show Notes:
Phoenix Down Radio on Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/phoenixdownradio 
Final Fantasy XIV Content Creators on Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.teamParticipants&teamID=33388 

Lucavi magic circles from the Lore segment

Moogle-Go-Round Radio Episode 38 – That’s what Yoshi said!

Paul and Chille talk just a bit about FFXIV this week, mainly due to the fact that Paul hasn’t been playing much lately. The majority of the conversation stems around random topics, including Paul’s broken gaming chair.

Extra Life 2017 Game Day Stream

We are pleased to announce that Phoenix Down Radio will be joining the Final Fantasy XIV Content Creators group for Extra Life Game Day 2017. Starting November 4th, we will be streaming different games throughout the day and raising funds for Gillette Children’s Hospital. If you would like to donate ahead of the stream, you can visit our Extra Life participant page to make your pledge. We are looking forward to the event, and hope to see you all on Twitch!

 

Episode 54 – The Eorzean Housing Crisis

This week, the PDR crew talks about patch 4.1, spoiler-free. The discussion topic shifts to one of the major issues in the game, the housing system, and how the lack of available houses and the inability to take part in one of the game’s biggest opportunities for creativity and individual expression has many players upset. Seyrr discusses the patron deity of crafters, Byregot, and we discover that Chille really loves when Luna does push-ups!

Show Notes:
FFXIV Patch 4.1 notes: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/cfd6b53bc9cd08b494512a662c04942848db9539 
Callback Campaign: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/callback/ 
Amazing use of housing in FFXIV: https://twitter.com/Aki_Hanyabi/status/916816581535002624

 

Moogle-Go-Round Radio Episode 37 – Sweet and Salty

In this week’s show, Paul and Chille talk about the upcoming patch 4.1. Paul is a bit saliferous as usual, but thankfully Chille is hopeful, even though he is a bit under the weather. Please enjoy!

Episode 53 – Give and Take

On this week’s episode, Klauss, Luna, Seyrr, and Chille discuss the news from Live Letter 39, which seemed to give more information about Patch 4.2 than it did 4.1, but we still try to talk about the upcoming content and changes expected in the newest patch. We discuss what people are doing to either keep entertained within FFXIV or to break the monotony caused by the current content drought. Seyrr’s lore segment goes over the Elementals of the Black Shroud, and we to figure out how Chille can be on so many podcasts in one day!

Show Notes:

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/9a8GJLLydOE
Official Forums Thread for PLL 39: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/346612-Letter-from-the-Producer-LIVE-Part-XXXIX-Update-Thread 
Seyrr’s Photoshoot with Misuzu Takane: https://imgur.com/a/TmW73