Everything Is Final Fantasy
di Drew Creasman
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Final Fantasy IX: The Sandstorm of Cleyra
Final Fantasy IX: The Sandstorm of Cleyra
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Brothers Ira and Drew Creasman dive DEEP into every game in the Final Fantasy multiverse, focusing on themes, philosophies, social commentaries, and characters as well as music, art, and gameplay.
We are here to celebrate and discuss, not be cynical or hate.
NOTE: There IS material that could be considered political.
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- Final Fantasy IX: The Sandstorm of Cleyra · 51 min · Stagione 9 Episodio 10We love Doctor Tot! Gargan Roo creeps us out. We evolve our feelings on Zorn & Thorn. We get thrown in jail. And we get to Cleyra which opens up all kinds of interesting…
- Ponyo: Imagining A Better World · 45 min · Stagione 45 Episodio 17We wrap up our series on the Studio Ghibli film, Ponyo, with an examination of the power of a child's imagination. The ending reminds us that there are all different kinds of…
- Ponyo: Kids on their own...and in peril · 1 h 8 min · Stagione 45 Episodio 16Lisa makes the highly controversial decision to leave her young kids alone. And they end up in peril. I relate this part of the story to the first time I lost track of my own…
- Ponyo: "No Such Thing As Other People's Kids" · 54 min · Stagione 45 Episodio 15On this episode Ponyo becomes human and we dive into a concept popularized by Mr. Rogers and Ms. Rachel, "there's no such thing as other people's kids."
- Ponyo: Accepting Your Children · 53 min · Stagione 45 Episodio 14On this episode we dive into more metaphors from Ponyo from Studio Ghibli. How one key scene reminds us that parents aren't here to control their kids. How growing up…
- Ponyo: A Love Story Between Children · 1 h 12 min · Stagione 45 Episodio 13On this episode we continue the story of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, continuing to evaluate the magical realism of the world, environmental themes, and accurate portrayals of…
- The Unique Magical Realism of Ponyo · 1 h 3 min · Stagione 45 Episodio 12As we dive into the story of Ponyo (on the Cliff by the Sea) we wonder about its unique use of magical realism. Plenty of our favorite fantasy stories are "weird" in many ways…
- Ponyo: An Introduction · 1 h 18 min · Stagione 45 Episodio 11We spend nearly an hour and a half setting up our conversation about Ponyo, a silly kids movie where a boy falls in love with a fish! But is it so simple? Let's dive into some…
- Phoenix Downbeat: Home, Sweet, Home & Dear Friends (FFV) · 1 h 2 min · Stagione 35 Episodio 37We dive into a pair of iconic Final Fantasy pieces of music from FFV - Home, Sweet, Home & Dear Friends from FFV. How does Nobuo Uematsu use relatively simple techniques to evoke…
- Final Fantasy IX: Dark City Treno · 54 min · Stagione 9 Episodio 9We continue with FFIX including a battle we totally forgot about, a reunion with Tantalus, a visit to Dark City Treno and more inner-monologuing especially from Dagger and…
- Phoenix Downbeat #36: FFXI Suite · 1 h 16 min · Stagione 35 Episodio 36We listen to and analyze six pieces of music from Final Fantasy XI. With all of us having limited experience with the game itself, we pull primarily from Distant Worlds and New…
- Phoenix Downbeat #35: WEIRD MUSIC · 1 h 27 min · Stagione 35 Episodio 35We listen to some weird, cooky, odd, strange, silly, and spacey music from the first nine Final Fantasy games. What makes a piece of music weird? What storytelling techniques…
- Phoenix Downbeat #34: Distant Worlds · 1 h 15 min · Stagione 35 Episodio 34We discuss the history of Final Fantasy music live in concert, most especially the long-running Distant Worlds series. Then we listen to an analyze the song Distant Worlds from…
- Phoenix Downbeat #32: Battle Themes I-VI · 1 h 28 min · Stagione 35 Episodio 32We listen to and analyze the primary battle themes from Final Fantasy I-VI. Distant Worlds, Black Mages, and Pixel Remasters all get involved in the conversation as we dive deep…
- Phoenix Downbeat #33: Chrono Battle Themes · 1 h 31 min · Stagione 35 Episodio 33We listen to and analyze the battle themes from Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, and Super Mario RPG. Then each of us brings two other non-Final Fantasy pieces of battle music to…
- Phoenix Downbeat #31: Dancing Mad · 1 h 22 min · Stagione 35 Episodio 31We listen to and analyze Dancing Mad, the masterpiece final boss battle music from Final Fantasy VI. What techniques does Nobuo Uematsu use to invoke Bach fugues and which are…
- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: The Ancient Warrior · 56 min · Stagione 45 Episodio 10Nausicaa must race from the toxic jungle back to the Valley of the Wind to tell everyone what she has learned but once again the forces of industry and violence and power get in…
- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: The Pejitei Pilot · 35 min · Stagione 45 Episodio 9Nausicaa saves and meets the Pejitei Pilot who seems to think he is the hero of this story. He wonders about her as she discovers a deep truth about the world.
- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: The Toxic Jungle · 52 min · Stagione 45 Episodio 8Our hero crosses the threshold into the toxic jungle and fully embraces her mantras of non-violence. Plus, we witness a strangely beautiful vision.
- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: Complicated Pacifism · 48 min · Stagione 45 Episodio 7This Studio Ghibli classic carries a powerful message of non-violence but it is also a complicated question when our hero is moved to take a life.
