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Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

Final Fantasy XVI Preview w/ Ash Parrish and Michael Higham

Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

Kat Bailey

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.5711 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2023

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Final Fantasy XVI Preview w/ Ash Parrish and Michael Higham Why do they call it "FINAL Fantasy" when there are sixteen--oh God please put the serrated knives away, I'm just joking. This week, we invited Verge's Ash Parrish and freelance writer/regular guest Michael Higham to talk about their hands-on impressions of Final Fantasy XVI alongside our own Eric. How does it look? How does it play? How does it sound? And what about Producer Naoki Yoshida's controversial remarks about the term "JRPG?" We waddle right into it all, like a herd of Chocobos into a mud pit. Also in this episode: Octopath Traveler 2 rules As does Fire Emblem Engage Elden Ring DLC will get here when it gets here Re-examining Chrono Cross in the context of the Pantheon Bar Mitzvahs are crunk Music used in this episode: Do Your Best! [Breath of Fire III] Heavensward title screen [Final Fantasy XIV] Awakening trailer music [Final Fantasy XVI] Torn from the Heavens [Final Fantasy XIV] A Curious Tale [Secret of Mana] Hopes and Dreams [Undertale] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Music Welcome to another episode of Axit of the Blood God and Independent RPG podcast.

0:47.5

I'm your host, Kat Bailey.

0:49.2

Joining me, as always, my lovely co-host, Nadia Oxford.

0:53.0

Hello, Kat.

0:53.6

Welcome from Snowpocalypse land.

0:55.8

Like, you know what's weird when you're asleep and you wake up because there's a blackout

0:59.3

because everything's quiet?

1:01.1

And you're like, wait a minute, that's not right.

1:02.8

That's what happened to me last night when like just we got thunderstorm snow and all

1:05.7

this crazy-ass weather last night and knocked the power out.

1:08.5

And I'm like, wait a minute, where's the constant hum of city life?

1:11.8

Oh, either I'm dead or the power is out.

1:14.7

I turned out the power was out.

1:15.5

I was not dead.

1:16.2

Am I dead or is the power out?

1:19.0

I'm going to go with dead.

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