The Final Fantasy Files

Join us as we explore the Cosmo Canyon village of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and compare it to the one from the FFVII OG. We dive deep (as usual) into planetology NPC dialogue, try to hash out what the lifestream really is, and gripe about the piano minigame. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 10 - Full Episode• Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children: 2:07:40, 2:09:47• Final Fantasy VII (OG): 2:07:32FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

What the heck happened to Red’s voice? Nanaki-who? In our second deep dive into Chapter 10 of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we hash out the story of Red’s voice, why the developers may have made that choice, and whether or not it worked. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 10 - Full Episode• Final Fantasy XVI - 1:09:49, 1:22:08, 2:34:08FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

In our first deep dive into Chapter 10 of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we give first impressions on FF7R’s Cosmo Canyon region -- the visuals, music, fiends -- and of course, the chocobo wrangling and gliding minigame. We also duke out whether Sephiroth makes any sense for casual Final Fantasy players, and Ernest and Jolie go head-to-head on the “Bonds of Trust” FF7R side quest. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 10 - Full Episode• Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles - 1:28 & 4:04• Final Fantasy XVI - 51:53FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

In our final deep dive into the Gongaga chapter of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we talk through learning more about Cissnei’s background, meeting Cid Highwind (different than OG FFVII), the Gilgamesh voice actor, and how we all lost hair navigating the maze of bouncy mushrooms that is the Gongaga region. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 9 - Full Episode• Final Fantasy XVI (mild spoilers) - 43:09 & 1:29:57• Final Fantasy XV - 1:30:30• Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus - 1:58:52FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

We continue our deepest dive into Final Fantasy VII Rebirth back at the Gongaga reactor -- From Cloud losing his mind to Tifa in the Lifestream to Tifa and Cloud’s conversation back at Cissnei’s, we discuss the FF7R meaning and if we think Part 3 will answer all the new questions we have.🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 9 - Full EpisodeFINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

We continue our deep dive into massive chapter 9 of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth as we arrive in Gongaga -- From Cissnei to Izo to Jolie’s desperate plea for a rightful conclusion to the 3-part FF7R series, we analyze what worked in this chapter, what was hilarious, and what missed the mark completely. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 9 - Full Episode• Final Fantasy XVI - 1:53:00 (2 mins) & 1:55:43 (1 min)• Final Fantasy XV - 1:46:12 (2 mins) & 2:00:02 (2 mins)• Final Fantasy VII - 2:01:10 (1 min)• Final Fantasy VI - 3:42:35 (1 min)• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - 1:58:00 (2 mins)FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

Jolie and Ernest host a panel of Final Fantasy VII Remake / Rebirth voice actors Briana White (Aerith), John Eric Bentley (Barret), Austin Lee Matthews (Roche), William Christopher Stephens (Rude), and Arnie Pantoja (Reno) at MAGWest, where we dive into all the things -- from what the voice acting process is like to tips for success in a voice acting career to their character’s favorite karaoke song. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains mild spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Remake• Final Fantasy VII RebirthFINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

We start our deep dive into massive chapter 9 of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth by exploring the Corel Region’s many side quests -- From Kid G to Johnny’s Treasure Trove, we analyze what worked, what made us laugh, and what missed the mark completely. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 9 - Full EpisodeFINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

We break down the second half of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Chapter 8 - Barret and Dyne’s story chapter -- in the deepest dive for FF7 Rebirth series on the internet. From Dyne’s tragic story to fighting Palmer to the red buggy minigame -- we cover it all. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 8 - Full Episode• Final Fantasy XVI   • 16:49 - for 1 min   • 33:04 - for 1 min   • 2:57:04 - for 3 mins   • 3:39:24 - for 1 min• Old Yeller movie - 1:20:35 - for 1 min• V for Vendetta movie - 1:49:35 - for 1 min• The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring movie - 1:51:00 - for 1 min• Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis - 4:06:22 - for 1 minFINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

We break down the first half of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Chapter 8 - the first Gold Saucer chapter -- in the deepest dive for FF7 Rebirth series on the internet. From Dio to Cait Sith to minigames to Corel Prison to who you go on a date with -- we cover it all. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through Chapter 8 - Full Episode• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - 9:45 (for 1 min)• Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis DLC - 1:47:10 (for 1 min)• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - 2:19:05 (for 1 min)FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

We break down Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Chapter 7 -- the Corel chapter --  in the deepest FFVII Rebirth dive on the internet. From hiking Mt. Corel to the Yuffie dungeon to Barret’s backstory and theories around Zack and a possible multiverse story -- we cover it all.  SPOILER ALERT: This clip contains spoilers from  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through Chapter 7 - Full Episode • Final Fantasy XVI - 8:20 (for 1 min) • Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII      • 1:55:33 (for 2 mins)      • 2:11:39 (for 1 min) FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS: © SQUARE ENIX CHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARI LOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

We break down Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Chapter 6 - the Costa del Sol beach chapter, including Tifa, Cloud, and Aerith in beachwear, the Costa del Amor minigames, the Grasptropod fight, and more. SPOILER ALERT: This clip contains spoilers from  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through Chapter 6 (Costa del Sol): Entire Episode • Final Fantasy XVI       • 12:35 - for 3 mins       • 3:46:45 - for 2 mins • Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII: 2:47:00 - for 3 mins FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS: © SQUARE ENIX CHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARI LOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

Jolie and Ernest break down Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Chapter 5 - the cruise ship chapter, along with the Queen’s Blood tournament, Red dancing as Michael Jackson, the monster invasion and what it might have to do with Hojo, and the fight with Jenova Emergence. SPOILER ALERT: This clip contains spoilers from  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through CHAPTER 5 (cruise ship) - entire episode • Shutter Island (2010 film) - 1:01:09 - for 1 min • A Beautiful Mind (2001 film) - 1:01:27 - for 1 min • Final Fantasy XVI - 2:23:40 - for 1 min FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS: © SQUARE ENIX CHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARI LOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

Jolie and Ernest break down Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Chapter 4 - the Junon chapter, including how the story departs from original FFVII, how it stays true to FF7, side quests like Fort Condor, the introduction of Yuffie, and a lot more.  SPOILER ALERT: This clip contains spoilers from  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through CHAPTER 4 (Junon) - entire episode • Final Fantasy VII (original) - Up through Junon - entire episode • Final Fantasy XVI - 3:07:47 - for 1 min FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS: © SQUARE ENIX CHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARI LOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

Jolie and Ernest discuss Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Chapter 3 - the Mythril Mine, including key character moments, the purpose of the robe guys, as well as the Mythril Mine’s overall design and comparison to original Final Fantasy VII. 🎮🎙️ SPOILER ALERT: This clip contains spoilers from  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through the end of chapter 3: Full episode • Final Fantasy XVI: 1:23:54 (2 min) • Final Fantasy XVI: 1:41:28 (1 min) • The Lord of the Rings (stories / lore): 4:54 (2 min)  • The Lord of the Rings (stories / lore): 1:22:54 (1 min)  • The Big Lebowski (1998 movie): 17:45 (1 min) FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS: © SQUARE ENIX CHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARI LOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

Jolie and Ernest review and discuss Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Chapter 2 in a deep dive about everything from Kalm, the grasslands, music, characters, quests, Chadley, and everything Ch. 2 FF7 Rebirth -related. 🎮🎙️ SPOILER ALERT: • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Chapter 2: Entire Episode • Final Fantasy XVI: 26:20 (2 mins) • Final Fantasy XV / Episode Ignis DLC: 33:58 (1 min) • Final Fantasy XV / Episode Ignis DLC - 36:00 (1 min) • Final Fantasy XIV - Heavensward - 1:00:54 (1 min) • Final Fantasy XIV - Heavensward - 1:19:03 (1 min) FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS: © SQUARE ENIX CHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARI LOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

Join us as we go through chapter 1 / the Nibelheim demo of FF7 Rebirth piece by piece on this deep dive discussion, reaction, and review of the first chapter of this epic Final Fantasy VII  installment! 🎮🎙️ SPOILER ALERT: • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Ch. 1 / Nibelheim Demo: entire episode • Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis:      • 2:40 - for 2 mins      • 6:45 - for 1 min      • 43:57 - for 1 min • Final Fantasy VII Remake:      • 41: 57 - for 1 min      • 1:07:08 - for 1 min • Final Fantasy XVI: 1:12:17 - for 1 min FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS: © SQUARE ENIX CHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARI LOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

Final Fantasy fans are familiar with a range of characters meeting their demise and dissolving into crystal dust, and Final Fantasy XVI does not shy away from the series’ tradition. In this episode, we go through every death in Final Fantasy XVI in chronological order and discuss who met their untimely end, how they died, and how it impacted the rest of the story.  From being stabbed by a sword to being chopped by an ax to being lasered by a dragon and everything in between -- the FF16 grim reaper claims heroes, villains, and no-names alike, only this time, the crystal dust is replaced by blood splatter. SPOILERS:  • Entire episode: Final Fantasy XVI • 0:01:08 - 0:01:09 (episode introduction):        • Final Fantasy V        • Final Fantasy VII        • Final Fantasy IX        • Final Fantasy X        • Final Fantasy XIV (Heavensward)        • Final Fantasy XV        • Final Fantasy Type-0 • 1:04:35 - 1:06:00        • Final Fantasy XIV (Heavensward)  The Final Fantasy Files is a fan-created video podcast of thought-provoking and entertaining discussions focused on one of the world’s greatest video game series. www.finalfantasyfiles.com   

With more than 80 hours of gameplay, she only appears for five minutes and 22 seconds, and yet there’s something especially intriguing about her. In this discussion, we talk about Kihel the medicine girl, and what her real impact is on Final Fantasy XVI. From the emerging and meaningful patterns in her appearances, to what she manages to showcase in those around her, we cover every angle out there, including a strong suspicion that she might be much more than meets the eye -- even a large part of upcoming FF16 DLC. SPOILERS: Final Fantasy XVI - entire episode (no other FFs are spoiled in this discussion) The Final Fantasy Files is a fan-created video podcast of thought-provoking and entertaining discussions focused on one of the world’s greatest video game series. www.finalfantasyfiles.com   

It’s been almost 23 years since voice acting first entered the world of Final Fantasy, and since then, the evolution has been fascinating. In this episode, we dive into decoding the world of Final Fantasy voice acting starting with the most recent game ー Final Fantasy XVI ー and working our way backward to the first game in the series to take on the voice acting challenge ー Final Fantasy X. From Ben Starr (Clive, FF16) to James Arnold Taylor (Tidus, FF10) and everyone in between, we hit the highs, the lows, the mehs, and examine how voice acting in the series has evolved over time, including the hopes we have for its future.

Final Fantasy XVI wowed us for so many reasons, but it also left us with some head scratchers, especially circulating around Ultima, the game’s big baddy. In this episode, Jolie and Ernest dive into their most lingering questions after completing the game multiple times, and take time diving into lore and internet discussions to find the answers. From the multiple Ultimas to what in the world the purpose of Oscar the squire was, to whether or not certain prominent characters survived or died, we discuss it all in this episode of the Final Fantasy Files podcast. 

Final Fantasy fans know it well -- that moment when a game’s final cutscene fades to black and credits roll, leaving you with a feeling of… well… what?  And with the release of Final Fantasy XVI, gamers across the world have been expressing all the feels about this most recent installment of the Final Fantasy series.  In the opening episode of this new “ultima(te)” podcast, a couple of lifelong FF appreciators do a scene-by-scene analysis and deep dive discussion-turned-debate into the ending of Final Fantasy XVI -- what went right, and what went… not so right.