Game journalists Giovanni Colantonio, Gita Jackson and Ash Parrish unite to make Insert Credit history: reviewing a video game. The party explores Final Fantasy XVI as a game, a story, and as a cultural artifact. Plus, the ten hottest Final Fantasy boys! Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Giovanni Colantonio, Gita Jackson, and Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Chapters:

Talking about the game (02:57)
Talking about the story (FEATURES SPOILERS) (27:20)
Talking about talking about the game (FEATURES SPOILERS) (58:43)
Recommendations and Outro (01:25:27)

LIGHTNING RETURNS ROUND: Rank the hottest Final Fantasy boys (01:26:35)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Final Fantasy XVI


Clive Rosfield (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers)


Final Fantasy Tactics Advance


Final Fantasy X


Final Fantasy VIII


Final Fantasy Tactics


Devil May Cry series


Moogle


Chocobo


Pokémon universe


Forspoken


The DioField Chronicle


Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin


Naruto vs Sasuke


Devil May Cry 5


Final Fantasy XIV Online


Naoki Yoshida


Final Fantasy XV


Cidolfus Telamon


Cid Highwind


Cid Pollendina


Dion Lesage (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers)


Gil


Diablo series


The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom


Final Fantasy XIII


Torgal (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers)


Game of Thrones


Ultima (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers)


Anabella Rosfield (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers)


Jill Warrick (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers)


Theon Greyjoy


Benedikta Harman (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers)


Active Lore System


The Holy Empire of Sanbreque (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers)


Destiny


Dragon Age: Inquisition


Thedas


Byron Rosfield (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers)


I Want to Be Your Canary


Loveless


Ralph Ineson


Ben Starr


Joshua Rosfield (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers)


Masayoshi Soken


God of War (2018)


Mortal Engines (2018)


Michael Bay


Final Fantasy XII


Final Fantasy VII: Remake


Final Fantasy VI


Blitzball


Fang


Vanille


House of the Dragon


Chain-Gang All-Stars


The Grishaverse


Shadow and Bone


Final Fantasy XVI has a medieval approach to diversity


Unsullied


Jacob Anderson


Interview with the Vampire


Dune


Pauline Kael


Dordogne


Recommendations:
Gita: follow xoxogossipgita on social media, subscribe to the gita zone on substack
Ash: follow adashtra on social media, find more of Ash’s writing at The Verge
Giovanni: follow marioprime on social media, find more of Giovanni’s writing at DigitalTrends
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