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Final Fantasy & Cynicism vs. Criticism
From a famous laughing scene to dramatic reactions each time the games shifted tone or aesthetic...
We look at a myriad of ways in which "contempt prior to investigation" acted as a shield to experiencing excellence in #FinalFantasy
From a famous laughing scene to dramatic reactions each time the games shifted tone or aesthetic...
We look at a myriad of ways in which "contempt prior to investigation" acted as a shield to experiencing excellence in #FinalFantasy
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December 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Final Fantasy & Cynicism vs. Criticism
From a famous laughing scene to dramatic reactions each time the games shifted tone or aesthetic...
We look at a myriad of ways in which "contempt prior to investigation" acted as a shield to experiencing excellence in #FinalFantasy
From a famous laughing scene to dramatic reactions each time the games shifted tone or aesthetic...
We look at a myriad of ways in which "contempt prior to investigation" acted as a shield to experiencing excellence in #FinalFantasy
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Phoenix Downbeat: Otherworld (FFX)
⚔️ #FinalFantasy goes heavy metal!
🎸 @airship-overdrive.bsky.social guides us through distortion/guitar techniques & FINALLY gets to play guitar on the show!
📖 Plus, we break down the lyrics to Nobuo Uematsu's loudest masterpiece
🎶AN OTHERWORLD AWAITS YOU!!!🎶
⚔️ #FinalFantasy goes heavy metal!
🎸 @airship-overdrive.bsky.social guides us through distortion/guitar techniques & FINALLY gets to play guitar on the show!
📖 Plus, we break down the lyrics to Nobuo Uematsu's loudest masterpiece
🎶AN OTHERWORLD AWAITS YOU!!!🎶
Phoenix Downbeat: Otherworld (Final Fantasy X)
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December 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Phoenix Downbeat: Otherworld (FFX)
⚔️ #FinalFantasy goes heavy metal!
🎸 @airship-overdrive.bsky.social guides us through distortion/guitar techniques & FINALLY gets to play guitar on the show!
📖 Plus, we break down the lyrics to Nobuo Uematsu's loudest masterpiece
🎶AN OTHERWORLD AWAITS YOU!!!🎶
⚔️ #FinalFantasy goes heavy metal!
🎸 @airship-overdrive.bsky.social guides us through distortion/guitar techniques & FINALLY gets to play guitar on the show!
📖 Plus, we break down the lyrics to Nobuo Uematsu's loudest masterpiece
🎶AN OTHERWORLD AWAITS YOU!!!🎶
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Nobuo Uematsu crafts a few more masterpieces, the art stagnates a bit, and #FinalFantasy II introduces an incredibly interesting game play system... that the franchise never touched again:
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The Music, Art, and Gameplay of Final Fantasy II
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December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Nobuo Uematsu crafts a few more masterpieces, the art stagnates a bit, and #FinalFantasy II introduces an incredibly interesting game play system... that the franchise never touched again:
open.spotify.com/episode/64oE...
open.spotify.com/episode/64oE...
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We listen to OVER TWENTY pieces of overworld music, mostly from non #FinalFantasy RPGs
We go on a journey from 1986-2018 and hear a variety of ways a variety of composers (including Koji Kondo and Yoko Shimomura) have approached the task of giving so many wonderful worlds their vibe:
We go on a journey from 1986-2018 and hear a variety of ways a variety of composers (including Koji Kondo and Yoko Shimomura) have approached the task of giving so many wonderful worlds their vibe:
Phoenix Downbeat #12: Overworld Smorgasbord | Everything is Final Fantasy
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November 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We listen to OVER TWENTY pieces of overworld music, mostly from non #FinalFantasy RPGs
We go on a journey from 1986-2018 and hear a variety of ways a variety of composers (including Koji Kondo and Yoko Shimomura) have approached the task of giving so many wonderful worlds their vibe:
We go on a journey from 1986-2018 and hear a variety of ways a variety of composers (including Koji Kondo and Yoko Shimomura) have approached the task of giving so many wonderful worlds their vibe:
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Is Terra’s Theme the best character theme in #FinalFantasy history?
Terra's Theme Final Fantasy 6 is LEGENDARY #finalfantasymusic #finalfantasy #ffvi #ff6
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November 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Is Terra’s Theme the best character theme in #FinalFantasy history?
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I never did any of the raids/multiplayer content in FFXIV cuz it’s scary…
But I have always wanted to see all the Ivalice stuff.
Is there a good video/stream of that content anywhere that y’all are aware of?
But I have always wanted to see all the Ivalice stuff.
Is there a good video/stream of that content anywhere that y’all are aware of?
October 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I never did any of the raids/multiplayer content in FFXIV cuz it’s scary…
But I have always wanted to see all the Ivalice stuff.
Is there a good video/stream of that content anywhere that y’all are aware of?
But I have always wanted to see all the Ivalice stuff.
Is there a good video/stream of that content anywhere that y’all are aware of?
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Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.
Why the delay?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
Why the delay?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
October 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.
Why the delay?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
Why the delay?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
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Happy Final Fantasy Tactics day everyone!!
September 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Happy Final Fantasy Tactics day everyone!!
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If you are playing FFTactics for the first time and not tagging us with your reactions, are we really friends?
September 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
If you are playing FFTactics for the first time and not tagging us with your reactions, are we really friends?
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When it is all finished up, I suspect the FF7R project will be the “best” Final Fantasy of all time, if there is such a thing.
But I IMPLORE everyone to play Final Fantasy Tactics. It’s one of those games that can change your life.
But I IMPLORE everyone to play Final Fantasy Tactics. It’s one of those games that can change your life.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
When it is all finished up, I suspect the FF7R project will be the “best” Final Fantasy of all time, if there is such a thing.
But I IMPLORE everyone to play Final Fantasy Tactics. It’s one of those games that can change your life.
But I IMPLORE everyone to play Final Fantasy Tactics. It’s one of those games that can change your life.
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🎶Phoenix Downbeat: Overworlds Part 1
🎼We listen to Nobuo Uematsu's Overworld music from #FinalFantasy I, II, & III
🎤We compare 8-bit chiptunes to full orchestrations & even vocal renditions!
🎹We hear similarities to Joe Hisaishi & Studio Ghibli music
❤️Patreon is just $1❤️
#finalfantasymusic
🎼We listen to Nobuo Uematsu's Overworld music from #FinalFantasy I, II, & III
🎤We compare 8-bit chiptunes to full orchestrations & even vocal renditions!
🎹We hear similarities to Joe Hisaishi & Studio Ghibli music
❤️Patreon is just $1❤️
#finalfantasymusic
Phoenix Downbeat #6: Overworlds I, II, III | Everything is Final Fantasy
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September 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
🎶Phoenix Downbeat: Overworlds Part 1
🎼We listen to Nobuo Uematsu's Overworld music from #FinalFantasy I, II, & III
🎤We compare 8-bit chiptunes to full orchestrations & even vocal renditions!
🎹We hear similarities to Joe Hisaishi & Studio Ghibli music
❤️Patreon is just $1❤️
#finalfantasymusic
🎼We listen to Nobuo Uematsu's Overworld music from #FinalFantasy I, II, & III
🎤We compare 8-bit chiptunes to full orchestrations & even vocal renditions!
🎹We hear similarities to Joe Hisaishi & Studio Ghibli music
❤️Patreon is just $1❤️
#finalfantasymusic
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Did you know that each #FinalFantasy game from 4-13 has exactly three playable female characters?
We take a look at the literary trope of "Maiden, Mother, Crone" and see how it applies (and doesn't) to these characters:
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We take a look at the literary trope of "Maiden, Mother, Crone" and see how it applies (and doesn't) to these characters:
(Please consider a $1 sub to our Patreon!)
www.patreon.com/posts/final-...
Final Fantasy: Maiden, Mother, Crone | Everything is Final Fantasy
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September 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Did you know that each #FinalFantasy game from 4-13 has exactly three playable female characters?
We take a look at the literary trope of "Maiden, Mother, Crone" and see how it applies (and doesn't) to these characters:
(Please consider a $1 sub to our Patreon!)
www.patreon.com/posts/final-...
We take a look at the literary trope of "Maiden, Mother, Crone" and see how it applies (and doesn't) to these characters:
(Please consider a $1 sub to our Patreon!)
www.patreon.com/posts/final-...
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Raise your hand if you still have NES and SNES cartridges with the words “Final Fantasy” on them!
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September 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Raise your hand if you still have NES and SNES cartridges with the words “Final Fantasy” on them!
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This remains one of the silliest critiques of the Remake project.
People wanting them to pull off the same “Jaws” style slow reveal of…. Maybe the most famous villain in video game history lol.
People wanting them to pull off the same “Jaws” style slow reveal of…. Maybe the most famous villain in video game history lol.
September 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This remains one of the silliest critiques of the Remake project.
People wanting them to pull off the same “Jaws” style slow reveal of…. Maybe the most famous villain in video game history lol.
People wanting them to pull off the same “Jaws” style slow reveal of…. Maybe the most famous villain in video game history lol.
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Final Fantasy?!?!?!
On NINTENDO?!?!?!
What is this? 1996?!?!?!?!
On NINTENDO?!?!?!
What is this? 1996?!?!?!?!
September 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Final Fantasy?!?!?!
On NINTENDO?!?!?!
What is this? 1996?!?!?!?!
On NINTENDO?!?!?!
What is this? 1996?!?!?!?!
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Phoenix Downbeat: City & Town Music of Final Fantasy
On this episode w/ @airship-overdrive.bsky.social we discuss "Town" from #FinalFantasy I - "Kids Run Through the City" from FFVI - & "Village of Dali" from FFIX.
Plus, 3 mystery pieces of town/city music from the franchise!
#finalfantasymusic
On this episode w/ @airship-overdrive.bsky.social we discuss "Town" from #FinalFantasy I - "Kids Run Through the City" from FFVI - & "Village of Dali" from FFIX.
Plus, 3 mystery pieces of town/city music from the franchise!
#finalfantasymusic
Phoenix Downbeat: City & Town Music of Final Fantasy
YouTube video by Everything is Final Fantasy
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September 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Phoenix Downbeat: City & Town Music of Final Fantasy
On this episode w/ @airship-overdrive.bsky.social we discuss "Town" from #FinalFantasy I - "Kids Run Through the City" from FFVI - & "Village of Dali" from FFIX.
Plus, 3 mystery pieces of town/city music from the franchise!
#finalfantasymusic
On this episode w/ @airship-overdrive.bsky.social we discuss "Town" from #FinalFantasy I - "Kids Run Through the City" from FFVI - & "Village of Dali" from FFIX.
Plus, 3 mystery pieces of town/city music from the franchise!
#finalfantasymusic
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Looks like it’s time to tap the sign again
September 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Looks like it’s time to tap the sign again
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If you haven't yet, please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel!
It's a super easy & totally free thing you can do that REALLY helps us out.
We post short, medium, & long form video on ALL things #FinalFantasy & lots of other fun sci-fi & fantasy stories:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fBE...
It's a super easy & totally free thing you can do that REALLY helps us out.
We post short, medium, & long form video on ALL things #FinalFantasy & lots of other fun sci-fi & fantasy stories:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fBE...
Top 10 Samwise Gamgees of Final Fantasy
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September 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
If you haven't yet, please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel!
It's a super easy & totally free thing you can do that REALLY helps us out.
We post short, medium, & long form video on ALL things #FinalFantasy & lots of other fun sci-fi & fantasy stories:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fBE...
It's a super easy & totally free thing you can do that REALLY helps us out.
We post short, medium, & long form video on ALL things #FinalFantasy & lots of other fun sci-fi & fantasy stories:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fBE...
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Final Fantasy 16 is the funniest game in the franchise.
In this essay I will…
In this essay I will…
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September 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Final Fantasy 16 is the funniest game in the franchise.
In this essay I will…
In this essay I will…
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What is your favorite piece of music about being a man with a machine gun?
Mine is probably Man With The Machine Gun
Mine is probably Man With The Machine Gun
What is you favorite piece of music about a battle on a big bridge?
Mine is probably Battle on the Big Bridge.
Mine is probably Battle on the Big Bridge.
August 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
What is your favorite piece of music about being a man with a machine gun?
Mine is probably Man With The Machine Gun
Mine is probably Man With The Machine Gun
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What's the actual impact on USAID cuts? PBS looks at what's happening in Bangladesh: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K2s...
Fight against tuberculosis stalls in Bangladesh as U.S. cuts aid
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August 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What's the actual impact on USAID cuts? PBS looks at what's happening in Bangladesh: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K2s...
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Ok here we go…
Chrono Trigger is a great game but it is often overrated especially by people who don’t like other JRPGs.
FF6 is the far more ambitious (and in my view better) title but CT gets more legacy points because it is simpler, smaller, and takes few if any narrative or thematic risks.
Chrono Trigger is a great game but it is often overrated especially by people who don’t like other JRPGs.
FF6 is the far more ambitious (and in my view better) title but CT gets more legacy points because it is simpler, smaller, and takes few if any narrative or thematic risks.
Chrono Trigger
August 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Ok here we go…
Chrono Trigger is a great game but it is often overrated especially by people who don’t like other JRPGs.
FF6 is the far more ambitious (and in my view better) title but CT gets more legacy points because it is simpler, smaller, and takes few if any narrative or thematic risks.
Chrono Trigger is a great game but it is often overrated especially by people who don’t like other JRPGs.
FF6 is the far more ambitious (and in my view better) title but CT gets more legacy points because it is simpler, smaller, and takes few if any narrative or thematic risks.
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I’m often accused of being overly or even toxicly positive.
So let’s do something fun and random today.
You give me a game, movie, or show (extra points if you know it’s something I really like)
And I’ll say something negative, rude, or maybe even mean spirited about it.
GO!
So let’s do something fun and random today.
You give me a game, movie, or show (extra points if you know it’s something I really like)
And I’ll say something negative, rude, or maybe even mean spirited about it.
GO!
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August 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I’m often accused of being overly or even toxicly positive.
So let’s do something fun and random today.
You give me a game, movie, or show (extra points if you know it’s something I really like)
And I’ll say something negative, rude, or maybe even mean spirited about it.
GO!
So let’s do something fun and random today.
You give me a game, movie, or show (extra points if you know it’s something I really like)
And I’ll say something negative, rude, or maybe even mean spirited about it.
GO!
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“Even though this book is billed as a memoir, it’s ultimately a call to action.”
I appreciate this thoughtful review of my new book, Coming Up Short. I hope it inspires some of you to give it a read.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/books/review/coming-up-short-robert-reich.html
I appreciate this thoughtful review of my new book, Coming Up Short. I hope it inspires some of you to give it a read.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/books/review/coming-up-short-robert-reich.html
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“Even though this book is billed as a memoir, it’s ultimately a call to action.”
I appreciate this thoughtful review of my new book, Coming Up Short. I hope it inspires some of you to give it a read.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/books/review/coming-up-short-robert-reich.html
I appreciate this thoughtful review of my new book, Coming Up Short. I hope it inspires some of you to give it a read.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/books/review/coming-up-short-robert-reich.html