174: Final Fantasy XVI [Part 1]

174: Final Fantasy XVI [Part 1]

Author: Left Behind Game Club November 22, 2023 Duration: 1:14:48
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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