We’re joined by post-gamer and friend of the show Austin Walker to talk about the latest and greatest in the long running Final Fantasy series. That’s right, it’s Clive time! Join us as we try to grapple with this large action RPG and talk mostly about its story and themes. Some mechanical talk, but this is very writing centric as an episode. Enjoy!

Check out Austin’s podcasts Friends at the Table, A More Civilized Age, and Shelved by Genre! They’re all good!

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Things Discussed: Lakeburg Legacies, Last Epoch, Valis: The Fantasm Soldier, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, Top Gear, Final Fantasy XVI, Hollow by Brian Catling

Next Week: A bonus Abnormal Mapping talking about Muv Luv with friend of the show Olivia!

Next Month’s Game Club: Mega Man Legends

Music This Episode
Final Farewells by Nobuo Uematsu & Takafumi Imamura
To Sail Forbidden Seas by Masayoshi Soken
Our Terms by Takafumi Imamura
My Star by Masayoshi Soken

(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played
(00:27:35) - Segment 2: Final Fantasy XVI
(02:02:10) - Segment 3: Questions