Airship: GameSpot's Final Fantasy podcast

By GameSpot

What's Airship: GameSpot's Final Fantasy podcast about?

Airship is a weekly GameSpot podcast digging into Japanese video games with an eye towards Final Fantasy and other RPGs. Join Alexa Ray, Peter, and friends as they unpack new developments and discuss their hopes and fears for the games they love.

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Airship: GameSpot's Final Fantasy podcast episodes:

10.06.2016
To New Horizons: Airship Episode 18
Peter bids Alexa farewell on her final episode of Airship.
09.30.2016
Tokyo Game Show: Episode 17
Alexa and Peter are joined by Mary Kish to talk about Tokyo Game Show, getting sweaty in Japan, and VR. Peter also offers some advice on where to buy cool old games in Akihabara.
09.16.2016
Episode 16: Missing in Action - Japanese Nintendo Hardware
While Alexa is away covering the Tokyo Game Show, Peter pulls Justin and Matt into the studio to teach them a thing or two about Japanese-exclusive Nintendo consoles and add-ons.
09.09.2016
Episode 15: Dragon Quest
Peter and Alexa are joined by Justin Haywald to recap PAX'x Final Fantasy XV news and discuss Dragon Quest!
09.02.2016
Episode 14: Making Western RPGs and Borrowing the "J"
Designer Jolie Menzel (South Park: The Fractured But Whole) stops by to chat with Alexa and Peter about designing Western RPGs with Japanese influence, the importance of narrative, and Sonic the Hedgehog.
08.26.2016
Episode 13: Final Fantasy Tactics
It's finally happening! Peter delivers his long-awaited treatise on Final Fantasy Tactics for Alexa and Matt. Spoilers: it's amazing.
08.19.2016
Episode 12: Kingsglaive and Final Fantasy XV
It's all Final Fantasy XV today as Peter, Alexa, and Matt discuss the game's delay, new footage, and the Kingsglaive film. Mostly spoiler free (except for a certain purple creature...)!
08.12.2016
Episode 11: Listener Q&A!
In this special episode of Airship, the crew takes listener questions. And yes, Peter brings up Final Fantasy Tactics.
08.05.2016
Episode 10: Indie JRPGs
Indie developer Adam Rippon stops by to talk about making indie JRPGs, what the "J" really means anyway, dropping out of school to make games and all those mobile Final Fantasy games coming out.
07.29.2016
Episode 9: Our Favorite Game Composers
Alexa, Peter, and Matt are joined by composer Dale North to talk about their favorite Japanese game composers. Dale also shares some words of wisdom and a few awesome anecdotal stories.
07.25.2016
Episode 8: I Am Setsuna
WARNING: Spoilers for I Am Setsuna! Vince Ingenito of IGN joins Peter and Alexa to discuss the debut game from Tokyo RPG Factory.
07.01.2016
Episode 7: Star Ocean 5
Alexa Ray is joined by Polygon's Phil Kollar to talk about Star Ocean 5 and what they want from their JRPGs. WARNING: Huge spoilers for Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness!
06.24.2016
Episode 6: E3 Reactions
We're back from E3 and ready to talk some smack! Peter and Alexa are joined by Alex Newhouse and Matt Espinelli to rehash everything from Kojima's new groove to the Final Fantasy XV demo and Resident Evil 7.
06.10.2016
Episode 5: E3 Predictions
We're back! Alexa and Peter are joined by Tamoor and Lucy from the UK team to discuss their hopes, dreams and fears surrounding E3 and their favorite franchises. Also Peter talks about Final Fantasy Tactics again.
04.22.2016
Episode 4: Missing in Action - Super Nintendo Part 1
Justin and Matt join Peter this week for part one of our look back at Japanese-exclusive Super Nintendo RPG series, including Dragon Quest, Fire Emblem, and Shin Megami Tensei.
04.08.2016
Episode 3: Gusted
GameSpot's own Mike Mahardy joins us to chat Dark Souls III and what would happen if all those souls were replaced with farts. Nights of Azure and Gust; Final Fantasy XV news tidbits; could they really be making FF XII...
04.01.2016
Episode 2: Broverload
IGN's Marty Sliva joins us as we recap the Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV event! Also, "catoblepas" is a dirty word and Alexa reveals she tried to play blitzball in real life once.
03.24.2016
Episode 1: The Golden Age and the Coming Storm
Square Enix is trying to recapture the magic of classic-era JRPGs with I Am Setsuna; how do you JRPG even; Tabata gets the job done; Peter hates Jenova; crackpot theories about Final Fantasy XV; Alexa is attending the big Final...
03.24.2016
Welcome to Airship!
Introducing Airship: Final Fantasy and Beyond, a weekly podcast dedicated to breaking down the news and discussions surrounding your favorite and upcoming Japanese games. Each week Alexa Ray and Peter--joined by a rotating cast of fellow GameSpot editors, industry experts...

What's Airship: GameSpot's Final Fantasy podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Airship: GameSpot's Final Fantasy podcast episodes:

To New Horizons: Airship Episode 18

Tokyo Game Show: Episode 17

Episode 16: Missing in Action - Japanese Nintendo Hardware

Episode 15: Dragon Quest

Episode 14: Making Western RPGs and Borrowing the "J"

Episode 13: Final Fantasy Tactics

Episode 12: Kingsglaive and Final Fantasy XV

Episode 11: Listener Q&A!

Episode 10: Indie JRPGs

Episode 9: Our Favorite Game Composers

Episode 8: I Am Setsuna

Episode 7: Star Ocean 5

Episode 6: E3 Reactions

Episode 5: E3 Predictions

Episode 4: Missing in Action - Super Nintendo Part 1

Episode 3: Gusted

Episode 2: Broverload

Episode 1: The Golden Age and the Coming Storm

Welcome to Airship!