Ep 94 - A Survey Course Into the Final Fantasy Franchise (Part 1): Intros and Elements
A Gamer Looks At 40March 04, 2024
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Ep 94 - A Survey Course Into the Final Fantasy Franchise (Part 1): Intros and Elements

From its humble beginnings as a "last gasp" for a fledgling game designer to the billion dollar monolith it is today, Final Fantasy's rise from niche to mainstream mirrors videogames as a whole. On this episode of A Gamer Looks at 40, we launch our multi-month deep dive into the world of this storied franchise, meet some of its super fans and try to answer the unanswerable: what makes Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy.

STARRING (all handles from Twitter)

Aiden Moher (@adribbleofink)
@GameswCoffee
@Dancarnate
James and JJ of RetroFits on YouTube (@retrofits7618)
Josh of Still Loading Podcast (@StillLoadingPod)
Julian Titus (@julian_titus) of The Stage Select Podcast (@StageSelectPod)
Kyle of the The RPG Podcast (@TheRPGPodcast)
The Let's Play Princess (@TheLPPrincess)
Mekel Kasanova (@MekelKasanova)
Nate McLellan (@natedoescomedy79 on TikTok)
Wade aka (@ProfNoctis)

SONG COVERS

FINAL FANTASY SERIES: 'Prelude' | Classical Guitar | John Oeth by John Oeth Guitar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyBNW_-MpTI)

Final Fantasy I - Battle Scene & Victory Fanfare | Live Cover by EXTRA LIVES (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch0t14NCKbU)

Final Fantasy IV - Melody of Lute (Harp Solo) by Harpsibored (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVvwUzdJQeE)

Calm Before the Storm from Final Fantasy X - Nobuo Uematsu (Renaissance Lute Cover) by Lute Game Covers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S40iFMeARTw)

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