Final Fantasy XVI [Part 1‪]‬ Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

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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