174: Final Fantasy XVI [Part 1]

We activate our Eikon Abilities with Final Fantasy XVI.

Developer: Square Enix Creative Business Unit III | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: June 22, 2023

Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Dave Jackson wait for our cooldowns, appreciate Torgal and go get five piles of dirt.

PLAYERS:

• Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
• Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)
• Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

SPECIAL GUEST:

• Dave Jackson (@TFTBLpod) | Tales from the Backlog: Podcast | Twitter

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SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00​​ Start
• 1:20 Intro to Dave Jackson
• 4:30 The Gauntlet
• 9:20 The Fast Pitch
• 10:55 Our Personal Histories with Final Fantasy
• 13:45 How is FF16 Different than Other Numbered Games?
• 15:25 The Game’s Demo
• 17:00 Setup of the World
• 24:00 Spoiler for the First Five Hours
• 25:40 Intro to Eikon Battles
• 30:30 Intro to Combat
• 38:30 “Is This a Bad Game?”
• 45:10 Sidequests
• 50:20 Full Spoiler Warning
• 51:00 Ambrosia Sidequest
• 54:00 Torgal Sidequest
• 57:30 Tentpole Story Moments
• 1:03:45 World Building Lessons from George R.R. Martin
• 1:07:00 Dave Brings In FromSoftware
• 1:10:45 Outro

RESOURCES:

• Tales from the Backlog – Final Fantasy XVI
• ‘Final Fantasy XVI’ Has An Identity Crisis By Flora Merigold via Epilogue Gaming 
• Tales from the Backlog – The Last of Us (Part 2) ft. Flora
• Tales from the Backlog – Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance ft. Jacob

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