Tag: final fantasy
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Conversation 009: Shooting the Shit and E-mails
It may take us six months, but we eventually hit you back with a show…! When we realized (upon gorging on pizza and beer) that the core group was actually all together at the same time and had a free evening, we decided we may as well just go ahead and record a show! Episode…
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“Final Fantasy” (Yeah, That First Game!) Design Choices
So I finished up Chrono Trigger about a week ago. I have written at length about it already, and am wavering on whether or not I want to write any kind of “final thoughts” on the game. I do not have much more to add to the conversation, really — nothing particularly blew me away…
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Seven Things That Have Blown Me Away In The Second 10 Hours Of “Chrono Trigger”
I was very concerned as I crossed the 10-hour mark in Chrono Trigger. Those first ten hours were amazingly good on so many different levels. The game had actually managed to deliver everything I wanted and anticipated. I loved the characters, the story, and all of the artistic elements that brought the package together. I…
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Final Fantasy VIII: The OTHER 9/9/09 Ten Year Anniversary
While the Sega Dreamcast‘s launch on 9/9/99 was a major event in North American entertainment history (and was the sole subject of episode eight of our podcast), there was another big item that came out that day. It came approximately two years after its predecessor, which itself opened up the North American gaming market in…
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The Old “Games Never Made Anyone Cry” Situation
We have all seen various blog posts and comments about this (usually tying in to uneducated nonsense spewed by the otherwise-well-educated Roger Ebert) whole dilemma: can video games make you cry? Of course, the real question is do they need to make anyone cry? Would that be the gauge of cultural relevance and a move…
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Town Names In RPGs
I figured it out! I know what my biggest problem with RPGs is; despite wanting to love them so much and continue picking them up time and time again, I have so many issues! Town names! I have a hard enough time remembering all of the character names (something I’ve always had a problem with…
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Games We’re Finally Playing: Final Fantasy VI
OK, so technically Jeff has already played it (and you heard all about it back on episode two). However, I had never actually played beyond the first five minutes (I thought a full hour, but no, not even…) of Final Fantasy VI, considered by many to be the pinnacle of the series. I’ve had Anthology…