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

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

This week, there was a ton of Final Fantasy news to discuss. Seyrr, Taliz, and Klauss talk about the recently released Final Fantasy VII Remake demo, give their opinions on the gameplay, story and mechanics. We then go through a number of top ten Final Fantasy lists for game, character, boss/summon, and music. We then discuss the story of Eden’s Verse, the second part of the Eden 8-man raid series, where 3 grown men discuss the dynamics of a friendship between 2 teenage girls, and how it almost brings an end to life as we know it. Enjoy!

Show notes:
The Creation of FFXIV: Shadowbringers video series
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe93T6qmFmU
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj-P1zVeYdI
NHK’s Top Ten Final Fantasy Lists: http://novacrystallis.com/2020/02/the-top-10-final-fantasy-games-according-to-japans-nhk-poll/
FF III remake for Steam, Android, and IOS update breaks in-game text: http://novacrystallis.com/2020/02/final-fantasy-iiis-recent-update-is-nice-but-theres-one-problem/

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/

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/

In the first episode of 2020, Klauss, Taliz, and Seyrr go over a bit of post holiday Final Fantasy news. We discuss the Final Fantasy modding community, give a brief history of modding, and go through some of the good, the bad, and the grey areas modding falls under. Taliz steps away from the culinary station and puts his weaver cap on to tell us all about his recent real life experience in working with different fibers for making yarns, strings, and other clothcraft! Also, Seyrr did a racism.

Show notes: PDR’s Extra Life 2020 Campaign: http://bit.ly/PDRExtraLife2020
FFVII Demo code may leak full game spoilers: https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/02/final-fantasy-7-remake-demo-leaks-spoilers-for-full-game
FFXV Mobile MMO in development: https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/08/final-fantasy-15-mmo-in-development-for-mobile
New Year’s Greetings! From Yoshida: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/a1c6df879e647168736b9ae0e1399b2e042695db

This week, Seyrr, Taliz, and Klauss discuss FFXIV’s Letter from the Producer Live 56 from the 14-hour Broadcast on December 13th, including new information on Patch 5.2. We talk about the new FFVII trailer dropped at The Game Awards, as well as FFXIV getting snubbed by the judges. In the Lorebrarian’s Corner, Seyrr gives us the rundown on what we know about Ascians. Happy Holidays!

Show notes
FFXIV Free Login Campaign: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/43e7d126141d197e07c9fbebec536794f172f722
Starlight Celebration 2019: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2019/The_Starlight_Celebration/
Live Letter Coverage
Gamer Escape: https://gamerescape.com/2019/12/14/letter-from-the-producer-live-lvi-summary/
Nova Crystallis: http://novacrystallis.com/2019/12/final-fantasy-xiv-live-letter-56-summary-patch-5-2-arrives-february-2020/
MogMog571 (CarrieofLight): https://discord.gg/q4nS6pF

After a holiday break, Klauss, Seyrr, and Taliz are joined by Justin Blasdel, author of Final Fantasy VII – Old World of Darkness, a fan-created adaptation and scenario using the Old World of Darkness tabletop role-playing system and based on the world of Final Fantasy VII. We talk about his love of both FFVII and the Old World of Darkness system, what prompted him to combine the two, and what the process was like. In a shortened Lorbrarian’s Corner, Seyrr talks about The Tempest and Amaurot. We also discuss the upcoming 14-hour broadcast and Live Letter 56, talk about Taliz’s time at KupoCon Port Pom, learn about what A Stage Reborn is up to, and go over a recent SE Blog post introducing us to the FFVII Development team. Enjoy!

Show Notes:
Final Fantasy VII: Old World of Darkness: http://bit.ly/2Yw58jd
More about Justin Blasdel: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/JustinBlasdel

FFVII Remake Dev Team introductions: https://square-enix-games.com/en_GB/news/final-fantasy-vii-remake-developers

A Stage Reborn Sings: https://www.astagereborn.com/choir/

This week, Klauss, Seyrr, and Taliz are joined by Wanderer Sabaku, Emi, Anonymoose, and Dexee from A Stage Reborn, a 501(c)(3) charity supporting the arts, and making it more accessible to everyone. The group recently performed A Midsummer Night’s Dream within Final Fantasy XIV, and we learn about the process of performing a play within a virtual world, as well as what it takes to put the script and casting together. We also learn about the charitable side of A Stage Reborn, their mission, and talk about future plans and how we can support them.

Show Notes:

A Stage Reborn – https://www.astagereborn.com
Wanderer Sabaku on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevepederzani
Scoot Patoot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/emilykochva
Anonymoose on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anonymoosexiv

Project Uematsu – a fan-created arrangement album series by Vari: https://varimatsu.bandcamp.com/

Final Fantasy 7 Remake fight with Abzu: https://youtu.be/iEGRZ8itn7g

Live Letter 55 info: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/b8cc5d6e266a2e87247644690a8948349cdc96c5

Housing update in Patch 5.1: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/ca1c0c149c9d746d2648f5d5c45e17f0fd585473

In this episode, Seyrr, Taliz, and Klauss discuss all of the Final Fantasy news from Tokyo Game Show, including a new trailer and stage presentation for Final Fantasy VII Remake as well as FFXIV’s Live Letter 54. We give our thoughts on the announced content coming in patch 5.1, and talk about the upcoming production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by A Stage Reborn on September 27 – 29th. Enjoy!

Show Notes:

A Stage Reborn: https://www.astagereborn.com/news/a-stage-reborn-proudly-presents-a-midsummer-nights-dream-by-william-shakespeare-on-final-fantasy-xiv/
FFXIV Live Letter 54 coverage
From GamerEscape: https://gamerescape.com/2019/09/15/letter-from-the-producer-live-part-liv-summary/
From Nova Crystallis: http://novacrystallis.com/2019/09/final-fantasy-xiv-live-letter-54-summary-patch-5-1-revealed-with-nier-automata-alliance-raid/
Final Fantasy VII Remake coverage (via Nova Crystallis): http://novacrystallis.com/2019/09/final-fantasy-vii-remake-gameplay-reveals-party-menu-ui-classic-battle-mode-squats-mini-game-and-more/
FFVII Remake TGS Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBpq_Jq7yn0