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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 120 – Stay Thirsty

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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

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/

Episode 118 – Real Talk

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The world has become a very different place in the past few days. Klauss and Taliz take a few minutes to talk about how the current global situation has affected us, and we invite our listeners to share their stories as well. We then talk about the latest news with FFXIV, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and mobile FF games. Taliz then shares with us his thoughts on Cockatrice meatballs, an Ishgardian staple comfort food.

Don’t forget we have a contest going to win a Phoenix Down keychain from the folks at Loot Cave, listen for instructions on how to enter!

We hope you are all safe and well.

Show Notes:
The Creation of Shadowbringers: Behind the Scenes
Part 5 – Spawning the Sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wx85Ri9HAI
Part 6 – Building the Battles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZCIJgz9EY8 RABToons FFXIV Parody – Behind The Light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qylr_3t6biE
Inside FFVII Remake
Episode 2 – Story and Characters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL_Xqgjm55Q
Episode 3 – Combat and Actions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xupzVBja1sI
FFVII Final Launch trailer: https://youtu.be/72Y7DplcyR8

Episode 117 – The Sorrow of Seyrr-lyt

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This week, Seyrr, Klauss, and Taliz talk about how our lives have changed since the last episode with many things shut down and many people self-quarantining or social distancing due to COVID-19. It’s not all doom-and-gloom though, there was plenty of Final Fantasy stuff happening! We talk about the newest behind-the-scenes videos for Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers, the Ishgardian Restoration and Diadem content from FFXIV Patch 5.21, and a new interview with FFTCG illustrator Isamu Kamikokuryo. Seyrr takes us through the storyline of the Sorrow of Werlyt sidequest, and we break him with theories of what may be coming in future battles!

Make sure to listen how you can enter to win one of 3 Phoenix Down keychains from Loot Cave!

We hope you are all staying safe and healthy! Thank you for listening.

Show Notes:
Inside FFVII Remake Episode 1: https://youtu.be/DCAJADlLg9g
New Screenshots for FFVII Remake of side characters, Honey Bee Inn, and more:
http://novacrystallis.com/2020/03/new-screenshots-for-final-fantasy-vii-remake-showoff-new-side-characters-honey-bee-inn-and-more/
Letter from SE NA CEO regarding FFVII release and COVID-19: https://square-enix-games.com/en_US/news/message-square-enix-ceo

FFXIV Behind the scenes of Shadowbringers:
Part 3 – Shaping the Styles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP_0cjPfLy8
Part 4 – Making the Monsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58365xeY8iw
FFXIV NA Support centers closed down due to COVID-19: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/news/detail/f8305e747c10e1e283309917105b4f7fad04925f

Interview with FFTCG illustrator Isamu Kamikokuryo: https://na.finalfantasy.com/topics/160
Mobius Final Fantasy crossover with War of the Visions: https://www.finalfantasyunion.com/news/4291/mobius-final-fantasy-comes-to-war-of-the-visions-final-fantasy-brave-exvius-in-japan/

Episode 115 – Kweh!

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This week, Klauss, Seyrr, and Taliz give their spoiler-free impressions of Patch 5.2 in Final Fantasy XIV. The trio also talks about Final Fantasy’s presence at PAX East, new trailer and screenshots of Summons and more from Final Fantasy VII Remake, news from Nexon on the FFXI mobile game, and updates on the Dissidia Final Fantasy franchise. Enjoy!

Show notes
SE cancels Fan Gatherings, live panels at PAX East due to Coronavirus threat: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/c04aaecf77dbdea74592b981b495cf50794896f0

FFVII Remake Opening cinematic: https://youtu.be/8IrheLf0Ki0 Screenshots and footage of Summons in FFVII: http://novacrystallis.com/2020/02/final-fantasy-vii-remake-shows-off-chocobo-chick-carbuncle-and-cactuar-summons/
FFVII Side quests, weapons, materia, and more: http://novacrystallis.com/2020/02/final-fantasy-vii-remake-screenshots-debut-side-quests-summons-and-more/

FFXI Mobile still in the works: https://twinfinite.net/2020/02/nexon-final-fantasy-xi-r2-consoles/?fbclid=IwAR1AODnOrLzedKiV84JFZWEkvbfATG3IsSIz0yJcgU_v8XYfA8F8rAwq6AI

FFBE War of the Visions preregistration: https://prereg.wotvffbe.com/

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Ending content updates: http://novacrystallis.com/2020/02/on-going-support-for-dissidia-final-fantasy-nt-to-discontinue-in-march/

Episode 114 – Echoes of a Fallen Mod

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This week, there is a plethora of Final Fantasy news for Seyrr, Taliz, and Klauss to discuss. In FFVII news, we go through the newest theme song trailer, discuss the behind-the-scenes making of the theme song “Hollow” by Nobuo Uematsu, and have Taliz give us his take on the FFVII event at the Tokyo Skytree. For FFXIV, we go through the information given to us in Live Letter 57, talk about Yoshida’s upcoming panel at PAX East, discuss the new FanFest information, and talk about why Yoshi-P is upset about mods and 3rd party tools in FFXIV. We also get an interesting look into the translation community for the game. Enjoy!

Show Notes
FFVII Remake Theme song trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3alSpW18SnE
Behind the scenes in making the FFVII theme song “Hollow”: https://youtu.be/2ZKR9slSECg

FFXIV at PAX East: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/408649fcb5ca2218a2399e4ee92cb4ad8bec0595
FFXIV Fan Gathering on Friday Feb 28th at The Brahmin: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/c60c88dbe10067d1441cf2b359b265591f10fb7c
Patch 5.2 Cinematic Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEDVcrwnlJ4
Live Letter 57 full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpMMjKqAtno

Live Letter 57 Summaries
Nova Crystallis: http://novacrystallis.com/2020/02/final-fantasy-xiv-live-letter-57-summary-patch-5-2-arrives-february-18/
Gamer Escape: https://gamerescape.com/2020/02/06/letter-from-the-producer-live-lvii-summary/

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/