• 133: Final Fantasy IV (with Chris Coplien - Retro Hangover & Jenny E.)

  • Sep 11 2024
  • Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
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133: Final Fantasy IV (with Chris Coplien - Retro Hangover & Jenny E.)

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  • Final Fantasy is one of the most well-represented series on this podcast, and its anthology structure means you can pick and choose which games you want to play without fear of playing out of order. So this year, I wanted to make sure I played a foundational one- Final Fantasy IV. I expected this to be the turning point where Square and the Final Fantasy team started to prioritize story and characters, and you can really see their attempts here, including some cool marriages of gameplay and narrative that later games no longer do. I really enjoyed my time with this one and was happy to bring together an all-star group of guests to chat about it! Joining me for the discussion are Chris Coplien of Retro Hangover podcast, which you should check out (linktr.ee/retrohangover) for retro gaming podcasts as well as the yearly King of Games tournament, and Jenny E., who is a writer and podcaster. You can find her Final Fantasy IV fan fiction and other writing HERE (https://archiveofourown.org/users/jenneh), and check out her Wordlessly podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/35W8IFtUkmtxZvPgiDitZV?si=70daddfe31c7491d) as well! TIMESTAMPS Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 2:05 Story Setup/Themes/Characters 17:09 Visuals/Music 40:11 Combat 52:18 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Guest Plugs 1:07:57 SPOILER WALL 1:18:00 Music used in the episode is credited to Nobuo Uematsu and Square. Tracks used: The Prelude, Main Theme of Final Fantasy IV, Red Wings, Theme of Love, Mystic Mysidia, Fight 1, Chocobo-Chocobo, Prologue, Mt. Ordeals, The Final Battle, Fanfare Check out Dave's guest appearance on Pixel Project Radio (https://linktr.ee/pixelprojectradio)'s series about 1000xRESIST! Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! (https://patreon.com/realdavejackson) or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson)! Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! (https://discord.gg/V3ZHz3vYQR) Social Media: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthebacklog/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/tftblpod) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TalesfromtheBacklog/) Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages (https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures) Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-top-3-podcast/id1555269504), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2euGp3pWi7Hy1c6fmY526O?si=0ebcb770618c460c) and other podcast platforms (atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!
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