96: Final Fantasy XVI (with Rick Firestone & Eric Gess)
Tales from the Backlog
English - November 22, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours - 93.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsVideo Games Leisure Games video games games video games podcast games podcast tales from the backlog Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This one is a spicy meatball. Few game series inspire the amount of praise, vitriol and everything in between as Final Fantasy does, and the latest entry, Final Fantasy XVI is no different. A series famous for continuous reinvention reinvents itself once again as a dark fantasy action game, and I knew I had to get a couple of great guests on the show to talk about it. This week I'm joined by Eric Gess (The Unlockables (https://linktr.ee/unlockablespodcast)) and Rick Firestone (Pixel Project Radio (https://linktr.ee/pixelprojectradio)) to discuss it all.
TIMESTAMPS
Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:50
Story Setup 20:31
Game of Thrones Comparisons 47:11
Visuals/Music 1:01:54
Gameplay 1:22:41
Recommendations/Closing Thoughts/Housekeeping 1:37:56
SPOILER WALL 1:49:03
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This one is a spicy meatball. Few game series inspire the amount of praise, vitriol and everything in between as Final Fantasy does, and the latest entry, Final Fantasy XVI is no different. A series famous for continuous reinvention reinvents itself once again as a dark fantasy action game, and I knew I had to get a couple of great guests on the show to talk about it. This week I'm joined by Eric Gess (The Unlockables) and Rick Firestone (Pixel Project Radio) to discuss it all.
TIMESTAMPS
Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:50
Story Setup 20:31
Game of Thrones Comparisons 47:11
Visuals/Music 1:01:54
Gameplay 1:22:41
Recommendations/Closing Thoughts/Housekeeping 1:37:56
SPOILER WALL 1:49:03
Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi!
Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server!
Social Media:
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Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages
Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and [other podcast platforms](atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!