Final Fantasy Weekly
89 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsBrothers Ira and Drew Creasman dive DEEP into every game in the Final Fantasy multiverse, focusing on themes, philosophies, social commentaries, and characters as well as music, art, and gameplay.
We are here to celebrate and discuss, not be cynical or hate.
NOTE: There IS material that could be considered political. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
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Episodes
Final Fantasy Tactics: Art & Gameplay
March 06, 2024 17:29 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBWe breakdown the art and gameplay of FFT as best we can, focusing on the detailed and grounded designs that could have featured more diversity and all-time great job and battle systems. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Final Betrayal
January 31, 2024 16:30 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBWe conclude the plot of Final Fantasy Tactics which packs a whopper right at the very end. We dive into more ethical gray areas struggle to find clear answers in this remarkably clever tale. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: The End of the War
January 23, 2024 18:32 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBThe War of the Lions concludes but not our story. And Delita's actions have us beginning to dive deep into whether they are justified in the end. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lions & The Lucavi
January 07, 2024 22:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBSomehow the plots thicken. Dycedarg is interrogated on the death of his father. And the Marquis Elmdor reveals the power of his legendary stone. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Church's Plot Revealed
December 29, 2023 19:01 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBWe near the endgame of FFT as we wrap up the side quests and get to a key scene where Delita sets us up for the final breathtaking act of this masterpiece. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: Balthier, Beowulf, & Cloud
December 14, 2023 21:51 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBWe begin Chapter 4 of FFT as the endgame starts to come into focus. Then we set out on some side adventures featuring legendary heroes of other lands. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Grand Duke & The Knights Templar
November 20, 2023 18:23 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBGrand Duke Barrington reveals himself to be among the most despicable people of all time and the Knights Templar fear a book that holds the truth of their religion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Abuse of Powerful Men
November 04, 2023 20:16 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBWe continue with FFT as our characters struggle with revelations about the church and the grotesque abuses of powerful men. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Corruption of Church & Crown
October 20, 2023 18:24 - 51 minutes - 55.9 MBWe dive deeper into the corruption of the church and crown and the role of misogyny in an episode that feels sadly and eerily relevant to today's world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: Chapter Three - The Valiant
September 18, 2023 17:50 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBRamza Beolve is branded a heretic! The War of The Lions takes its toll on Dukes Larg and Goltanna while our heroes investigate the Church and the Zodiac Brave Stones. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lions Go to War
September 11, 2023 17:40 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBChapter Two comes to a close as the curtain rises on the War of the Lions. We learn a shocking truth (or lie) about Princess Ovelia and the story changes genres. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Cardinal & The Mockingbird
August 21, 2023 23:59 - 1 hour - 62 MBWe meet Mustadio and his father and take the Mockingbird (Ovelia) into the arms of the Cardinal as the religious and spiritual themes of Final Fantasy Tactics begin to come into focus. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: Chapter Two - The Manipulative & The Subservient
August 15, 2023 18:49 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBThe story of Final Fantasy: Tactics expands immensely as we learn about the myriad of political machinations of the War of the Lions. Who are the Dukes Goltanna and Larg, what do they want, and what does princess Ovelia have to do with all this? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: Tragedy at Ziekden
August 05, 2023 14:56 - 51 minutes - 54.2 MBRamza and Delita pursue the kidnappers of Delita's sister Tietra as the political machinations of Ivalice deepen and personal tragedy strikes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Corpse Brigade Speaks
July 27, 2023 00:17 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBRamza, Delita, and Argath set out on a quest to save the Marquis Elmdor from the Corpse Brigade only to discover that the rebels are quite a bit more than they seemed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: Chapter One - The Meager
July 17, 2023 21:37 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBFinal Fantasy Tactics dives right into the class struggle between the nobility and "The Meager." Ramza and Delita set out on their first adventure as the Order of the Northern Sky clash with the Corpse Brigade. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Tactics: An Introduction
May 24, 2023 01:34 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBWelcome to Ivalice! We begin our deep dive on Final Fantasy Tactics, a hidden gem in the FF Multiverse and one of the best games of all time. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy & Plato's Allegory of the Cave
May 05, 2023 18:44 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBWe break down as many Final Fantasy games as we can from the perspective of Plato's Allegory of the Cave with a specific focus on the recurring theme of Twin Worlds. Spoilers ahead as we dive deep into the philosophical pool of most of the series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Top 10 Final Fantasy Intros
April 15, 2023 21:02 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBDrew ranks and Ira reacts to the Top 10 Final Fantasy Intros of All Time. This was VERY hard to do but also a ton of fun. What makes a great intro? Which one is your favorite? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII Review: Impact & Legacy
March 15, 2023 18:54 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBWe give our final thoughts on Final Fantasy VII (for now) trying to review and encapsulate why this game & these characters mean so much to so many. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII Art & Gameplay: Polygons, Materia, & Nomura
January 27, 2023 18:54 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBFFVII introduces us to the Materia system, limit breaks, and a host of mini games. Plus, Tetsuya Nomura makes his mark on the franchise, designing some of the most famous characters in video game history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII OST: Top 20
December 12, 2022 23:05 - 1 hour - 67 MBWe count down Drew's picks for the Top 20 pieces of music on Nobuo Uematsu's masterpiece soundtrack for Final Fantasy VII. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII OST Top 40: 40-21
November 27, 2022 20:13 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBWe go about the impossible task of ranking individual pieces of music on the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack mostly as a frame work to celebrate more genius from Nobuo Uematsu. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII's EPIC & Ambiguous Ending
November 19, 2022 05:48 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBWe conclude the incredible journey that is Final Fantasy VII. The story gives us much to ponder and debate as its credits roll... and long thereafter. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII: Weapon Attacks Midgar
November 12, 2022 20:19 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBCloud grows into being a leader. Barrett grows into being a helper. Tifa grows into being our guiding light. Cid grows... just a bit. And we learn the full truth of Aerith's sacrifice. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Tifa & Cloud, FFVII Nibelheim incident ver. 3
October 21, 2022 20:10 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBFinal Fantasy VII reaches another emotional climax as Tifa helps Cloud piece together their shared history in our third telling of the Nibelheim incident. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Memory in Final Fantasy, Nibeleim Incident ver. 2
October 12, 2022 19:58 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBSephiroth takes Cloud and Tifa back to Nibelheim via their memories. We take a look at the history of "memory" as a theme in Final Fantasy and break down the real-world parallels to Cloud's mental break. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy Weekly: Sephiroth, Jenova, and Hojo's motivations
October 03, 2022 23:46 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBAfter Aerith's death, Cloud struggles with his identity while Sephiroth, Jenova, and Hojo begin to reveal their sinister intentions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII: The Most Important Moment in Video Game History?
August 14, 2022 18:23 - 1 hour - 86 MBWe discuss the most famous spoiler and arguably one of the most important moments in the history of video games. How and why was it so impactful, what other moments in other media compare, and must it be this way in the Remake project? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII: Cloud's Date and the Temple of Ancients
August 03, 2022 16:33 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBCloud goes on a date. Four of em! Cait Sith exhibits ambiguous motives and mechanics, and Sephiroth reveals the plot to use Black Materia and summon Meteor. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII: Cid & Vincent
July 29, 2022 19:53 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBCloud and crew head back to Nibelheim and meet Vincent, then off to Rocket Town and an introduction to Cid. Then Yuffie steals our materia so we're off to the mystical land of Wutai. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII: Cosmo Canyon
July 09, 2022 20:38 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBWe visit a magical place and see more examples of clumsy representation in FFVII. We hear a bit from John Eric Bentley (voice of Barrett) via Crashing Game night, and experience one of the most emotional moments of the game. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII: The Gold Saucer
July 05, 2022 23:23 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBCloud, Tifa, Aerith, and Nanaki learn about Barrett's past and visit the Gold Saucer for the first time. Plus, the real-world parallels to an energy company sending private military personnel to massacre a small town. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII: A military parade for CEO Rufus Shinra
June 17, 2022 21:52 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBWe comment on Rufus Shinra, the welcoming ceremony, and displays of military might. Plus, FFVII continues to blow us away with its presentation and complex themes on our way to Costa Del Sol. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII: The Nibelheim Incident, Version One
June 04, 2022 17:43 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBThe Nibelheim Incident in its original telling by Cloud Strife. Themes emerge more clearly surrounding memory, reliable narrators, the nature of magic, sympathetic villains, making choices in a crisis, and what gives you strength in moments of abject horror. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII: The Trail of Blood
May 27, 2022 17:29 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBOur heroes infiltrate Shinra, learn about the Ancients, meet Red XIII, and walk the trail of blood in one of the more memorable segments of FFVII. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII: Don Corneo and the Shinra Conspiracy
May 11, 2022 00:47 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBCloud and Aerith infiltrate Wall Market, do a little cross dressing, find Tifa in a strange place and meet Don Corneo who reveals a larger conspiracy. Plus, the romantic elements of the story deepen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII: The Promise & The Flower Girl
April 27, 2022 00:33 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBIn this episode, we make a promise to Tifa, meet Aerith Gainsborough and do a deep dive on her character, then begin to open up some of the deeper spiritual themes of Final Fantasy VII. Plus, more hints at Cloud's mysterious past, and a discussion on some of the ambiguous gender dynamic at play. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII: Barrett Wallace's complicated legacy
March 23, 2022 23:40 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBWe dive into the complicated legacy of Barrett Wallace and begin to talk representation in FFVII. We also start to think about the consequences of the ecoterrorism and meet Tifa who hints at Cloud's past. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VII: The Greatest Game Ever Made?
March 12, 2022 17:07 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBWe begin our conversation on Final Fantasy VII. Before we can get into the game, we have to take a look at everything surrounding it and set the stage for why this is one of the most-discussed video games of all time. Then, we have just enough time to break down its iconic intro. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VI Review: The Greatest Story of the 2D Age
March 07, 2022 18:42 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBWe conclude our conversation on what Final Fantasy VI has to say about fascism, bigotry, oppression, and community responsibility before examining its wonderful cast of characters and personal questions one last time. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VI OST: The Greatest Soundtrack of All Time?
March 03, 2022 17:11 - 1 hour - 68 MBDrew tries to make the argument that with FFVI, Nobuo Uematsu crafted the greatest soundtrack of all time... in any medium. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VI OST: Masterpiece of World Building
March 02, 2022 00:49 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBFinal Fantasy VI does so much of its world building through its music. On this episode we discuss the places, battle, and event music that comprise one of the greatest soundtracks in any medium ever. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VI: Steampunk Globetrotting
February 20, 2022 18:40 - 1 hour - 71 MBWe discuss the art and gameplay of FFVI with a specific focus on the role and history of Steampunk. Plus, we spend a lot more time opining on how best to remake this classic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VI: Ending
February 15, 2022 18:30 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBWe discuss the conclusion of Final Fantasy VI. How well does it work from a storytelling standpoint? Which character conclusions are perfect and which less so? And what can we learn with our final encounter with Kefka, God of Nihilism? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VI: Ghosts of Doma
February 13, 2022 20:11 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBOn this episode, Gau faces rejection, Cyan faces his own demons, literally and figuratively, the team faces down a sasquatch, and Terra once again faces a moment of truth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VI: The World of Ruin
February 12, 2022 23:05 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBIt's an emotional episode as Celes surprises us with a rare act of self-doubt before picking up the pieces and scouring the world for the Returners. We meet back up with Sabin and Edgar and learn about the history of Setzer and Daryl. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VI: The End of Balance
February 11, 2022 17:50 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBWe dive into the climactic moment of Final Fantasy VI's second act as our heroes are face off against Kefka on the Floating Continent. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VI: Peace With the Empire?
February 04, 2022 22:32 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBIra and Drew continue down the path of the Final Fantasy VI narrative. We learn about the history of the Esper world and get Terra's origin story. We discover the Sealed Gate and are forced to consider an uneasy peace with the empire. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support
Final Fantasy VI: The Magitek Research Facility
February 01, 2022 16:27 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBThe Returners infiltrate the Empire and the capitol city of Vector. They learn about the pasts of Kefka and General Leo, behold some overt fascist symbolism, and bear witness to the horrors of the Magitek Research Facility. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support