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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