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This week on Fanwidth, we bring out a special guest: Caitlin Galiz-Rowe of Uppercut! They're here to discuss everything from games criticism, and the way we support it, to the very worst characters in Dragon Age. Don't worry, though. We talk about a lot of terrible things. Namely fan fiction and the people who write it (e.g. us) becomes a major point of contention. Did you know Supernatural has a lot of it? Really? Huh.

The Final Fantasy 7 Remake is good! But Advent Children, the 2005 movie that acts as a direct sequel to FF7 (though, spoiler alert, perhaps not Remake) is absolutely not. Steven, John and Danielle go on the terrible journey with Cloud Strife and Yazoo (“the quietest Remnant”) that fails to make much of a positive impression on our panel. It does, however, provide excellent fodder for discussion of Square Enix, the Final Fantasy series, and where the franchise was at that point in time.

We've got an anime heavy episode this week for all you listeners. Although it doesn't take the form you might expect... Besides that, though, we've also got some hot, old games to talk about as Niki, merritt, Danielle, and Steven all four got into some old (and reimagined) titles. Hear all about them and more on episode 59 of Fanwidth!

Square Enix has returned to Midgar with Final Fantasy VII Remake: the first in a multi-part stab at the beloved game for a modern era. But is it any good? That's what we're here to ask with our FF7 Remake review. Steven and John sit down to discuss the finished product and see what works, what doesn't, what's different, and what they'd like to see in the future. Warning: there will be (fairly mild all things considered) spoilers. If that's okay with you, let's dive right in!

Danielle and Niki welcome Fanbyte’s Weekend Writer Natalie Flores to Island Life, to discuss bunny day fallout, how Animal Crossing is really a meanness simulator, and the life and times of Pietro. You either love him or hate him, but he’s a very interesting villager, that’s for sure.

Today we've got a couple of staaaaaaars in the studio (i.e. their bedrooms) to review Resident Evil 3! Steven Strom and Merritt K take to the streets of Raccoon City to find out just what is up with this Umbrella Corporation. Does Jill Valentine want to help? Not really, but she's going to shoot and curse out these zombies for your listening pleasure anyway. Maybe she'll even get a big, sweet sci-fi gun by the end of the conversation. Until then, let's review the Resident Evil 3 remake!

Danielle and John dive all the way in to current Netflix Obsession Tiger King, a documentary about the deeply messed-up folks who collect big cats in America. It’s focussed on a few key players, but especially the Tiger King himself: Joe Exotic, a gun-toting, queer, country-singing, eccentric zoo owner in Oklahoma currently serving a long prison sentence for Murder-for-Hire.

We've got video games galore on this latest episode of Fanwidth, the Fanbyte podcast! You won't believe your ears when we regale you with news of Final Fantasy VII, Resident Evil 3, and other PlayStation 1 games. In all seriousness, though, it's a packed show. We even take some time to talk about anime and manga at the end. But to kick things off, what's up with the NEW PlayStation controller? Let's find out on Fanwidth Episode 58.

Dillon, Niki, and John had the opportunity to play Valorant, Riot's new tactical shooter, and learn a ton about the team's philosophy when it comes to design. Come hear our thoughts about the game, learn a bit about the upcoming beta, and feel the frustration coming from the two hosts who are absolutely terrible at games this punishing.

In our second installment of Island Life — the podcast where Fanbyte staffers chat about Animal Crossing: New Horizons — we are all more than a little scared of the “Bunny Day” guy, Zipper T Rabbit. Niki tried to imprison him, but it didn’t work. And ol' Zips put so many weird eggs all over our islands that John, LB, and Danielle don’t even know what to do with them.