Episode 306 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Unicorn Overlord, & The State of the Industry OR "I'm Gonna Use My 18 Inches of Sephiroth as God Intended"

The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast

In this episode, Kris, Will and Lucas talk heavily about the game's industry and the impending collapse of the triple A video game. We also talk about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and other Final Fantasy 7 media, Shiren the Wanderer, Unicorn Overlord, Last Epoch and a smattering of other topics. Enjoy.

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Fort Condor - 0:23 |
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - 4:47 |
• Final Fantasy 7: On The Way To A Smile - 16:51 |
• Narrative vs. Lore - 35:58 |
• The FF7 Remake Project - 42:08 |
• The State of the Triple A Games Industry (ft. Comic Books) - 48:10 |
• Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 1:33:17 |
• Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island - 1:39:45 |
• Unicorn Overlord Demo - 2:00:34 |
• Last Epoch - 2:19:27 |
• Conclusions - 2:23:02 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• My Wife is Just As Upset As I am, For Entirely Different And More Sane Reasons |
• Blitzball Remains Undefeated as the Best Final Fantasy Minigame |
• +++ Square Enix Accidentally Made a 150 Million Dollar Dreamcast Game |
• +++ Everywhere is the Gold Saucer, Including the Gold Saucer, But Also the Areas Surrounding the Gold Saucer |
• + Excuse Me, I Heard You Say Wave Race? |
• + It's Like He Did It Just To Hurt Me, and Me Specifically |
• +++ Please Tell Me There's No Tower Climbing, For The Love of God |
• + We Identified The Issue, And Then Left it in to Fuck With You |
• + People Who Do That Should Step on Legos for an Entire Day |
• + I'm Going To Walk Into The Sea, Bro |
• +++ I'm Gonna Use My 18 Inches of Sephiroth as God Intended |
• ++ After 18 Inches of Sephiroth, There Are No More Worlds Left to Conquer |
• + You Die An Eco-Terrorist, or Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become A Capitalist |
• Feeding Tonberries Into A Woodchipper |
• + Kira! Bring Me The Tonberry! |
• + 18 Inches of Tonberry |
• Let Me Just Put My Catatonic Friend Here |
• + Yes, Dirge of Cerberus Will Be On The Test |
• But How Do We Make NFTs Out of This? |
• You're Treating Strep Throat With A Cough Drop, Dude |
• + At All Times, Avoid Becoming Destiny |
• The Face of the Guy Kiryu's Grating Against A Car Bonnet Doesn't Matter |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]