Final Fantasy VII Interviews - Squaresoft Collectors Video 1997 (2/3) cavesofnarshe 2026-09-21 | Final Fantasy VII Interviews - Squaresoft Collectors Video 1997 (2/3)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Postgame Gongaga AP Loop cavesofnarshe 2024-06-21 | We had a request in the CoN Discord for a brief walkthrough of the loop I've been using to pick up AP in the postgame to prepare for some Hard Mode battles. This loop can collect almost 500 AP for a materia linked to AP Up and placed on the Chocobo Armband, with other big gains using AP Up on other equipment, in under five minutes with no cooldown time between loops.
Square Soft on Playstation Collectors Video 1997 (Reupload) cavesofnarshe 2023-01-20 | This is a digital copy of a VHS video sent to members of the Playstation Underground in mid-1997, around the time of the Final Fantasy VII release. The video is primarily a promotion for Sony, who at the time was still not a dominant console gaming force; the purpose of this video was to promote Squaresoft's PSX games and explain why Square made the jump from Nintendo to Sony. Allegedly, there are not many of these tapes in existence, with only 1500 copies created [citation needed]. I got my copy in 1998 or so, and no, I will not sell it to you. :)This first portion of the video contains an introductory promotional movie for Squaresoft and Sony, and jumps into an interview with Hironobu Sakaguchi, Producer of the now-legendary game Final Fantasy VII. The interview focuses on the technological capabilities of the Sony Playstation and how the Square team, by then riding an unprecedented wave of popularity, utilized the capabilities to produce a Final Fantasy larger in scope than any of the six that game previously. The interview has English voiceover translation and is liberally cut with game footage.The middle portion of the video continues the interviews from part one regarding the development of Final Fantasy VII; in this installment, the interviewees include Nobuo Uematsu and other Final Fantasy VII development team members speaking of their roles in the game development and the qualities that made the original Sony Playstation their choice for a development environment. The interviews have English voiceover translation and are liberally cut with game footage.The final portion of the video switches format to a variety of promotional videos for then-new Squaresoft games for the Playstation (and is, incidentally, the real reason I bought the video in the first place). It includes promotional videos for Final Fantasy Tactics, released in January of 1998, as well as the the late 1997 release Bushido Blade and SaGa Frontier . The video concludes with a string of English television adverts for Final Fantasy VII.This is a reupload of the original video from our channel, made before the ancient ten-minute limitation on videos was lifted. The video is now recut and the audio channels fixed from the original upload.
Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster - Removing Setzer, Celes, Edgar... cavesofnarshe 2022-07-12 | A modified save file removes the three must-have characters from the World of Ruin. What happens when you do a Kefka's Tower run without them? -- Watch live at twitch.tv/cavesofnarshe
Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (1) cavesofnarshe 2022-03-09 | VOD of part one of a new stream playing through Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster. For people (like us) who weren't sure if they would like the changes, or people who know they won't like the changes but grimly want to watch it anyway without having to put down money. This steps through the very beginning of the game and has a lot of commentary on many of the immediately-noticeable changes.Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/cavesofnarshe
FF7 Demo vs. Final Game cavesofnarshe 2022-03-08 | This is a short stream from 2020 with picture-in-picture comparison and commentary for the original Final Fantasy VII demo disc against the final Playstation release. VOD from the original CoN stream at twitch.tv/cavesofnarshe
Avenging the Endgame: Show the Newbie WotL Part 19 cavesofnarshe 2020-02-09 | It's time, friends (and haters) of our Final Fantasy Tactics Newbie stream - we've reached the end. First, though, we'll show the Onion Knight in action for the first time, as this job was added to War of the Lions exclusively and many players have never seen it, or its best equipment.After that brief interlude, it's time to travel back to a place we've been a number of times - Orbonne Monastery. We encounter a number of old foes in new battle locales as we dig deeper and deeper beneath the Monastery in pursuit of Formarv and Alma, and to unlock the true secrets of the Zodiac Braves.We hope you enjoyed our stream of War of the Lions, please stay tuned for future streams!Battles:Balias SwaleMonastery Vaults - Fourth LevelMonsatery Vaults - Fifth LevelMullonde NecroholLost HalidomAirship Graveyard
Hello Zodiark: Show the Newbie WotL Part 18 cavesofnarshe 2019-03-25 | It's time to finish up Midlight's Deep. The dungeon has been all but completely looted, and there's an auracite in that there Terminus. We'll take a few runs at it so we can see and survive Zodiark, and then DP can check out a couple job classes that are late-game unlocks for completion's sake. We're coming up on the very end, don't forget to follow us on Twitch for a chance to win a small prize. :)Battles:TerminusZeirchile Falls (random battle to see some jobs!)
The Creeps of Lionel: Show the Newbie WotL Part 17 cavesofnarshe 2019-03-19 | Finally back on to the main stream, we catch the newbie up with the new battles added for War of the Lions in Lionel Castle, with new plot that puts a coda on the story of Beowulf and Reis. It's a bizarre story, to be sure. After that, it's Death Penalty's first foray into Midlight's Deep, in which he learns how the dungeon works and we get to collect two rare guns.At the end, we bandy about the idea of doing a fun perler bead giveaway for our last FFT newbie stream, which will be quite soon. Follow us on Twitch if you might be interested!Battles:Lionel Castle GateInside Lionel CastleThe Crevasse
Driving Down the Enemy: Show the Newbie WotL Part 16 cavesofnarshe 2019-02-13 | Having purged two more Lucavi in the last stream, Ramza now turns toward the seat of the Church of Glabados, Mullonde. Having been informed that Mullonde is where Alma is being held, we prepare an assault on its chapel and negotiate with the Templarate for her release, only to find ourselves tricked into giving up the Scriptures of Germonique for nothing but the requirement to kill one near to us in order to escape with our lives. Once done, the party crosses the map a few times to unlock the final few sidequests, as we didn't adequately prepare for that eventuality before this week's stream; in so doing, though, there's a new scene for the War of the Lions version that foreshadows the game's ending, and a new battle in which we attempt to steal a number of good rare items.Battles:Mullonde CathedralMullonde Cathedral NaveMullonde Cathedral SanctuaryBrigand's Den
A Feast of Lucavi: Show the Newbie WotL Part 16 cavesofnarshe 2019-02-06 | Off of the sidequests for the time being, because we've mainly run out of them to do. It's time to take another stab at the Marquis Elmdore and his creepy ladyfriends. This time we don't wipe after all, and we collect Ultima, so we then continue to pick up another gamebreaking character and get to take a very long trip across the map. This episode also contains two War of the Lions-exclusive battles and multiple Lucavi!Battles:Limberry Castle KeepLimberry Castle Inner CourtLimberry Castle UndercroftDorter (Street)Eagrose Castle Keep
Back to Assassinville: Show the Newbie WotL Part 15 cavesofnarshe 2019-02-02 | It's been a while since we've done anything plot-wise, so this time we go back that direction and take our Newbie to Limberry Castle to deal with the next big bad, encountering Celia and Lettie again, as well as their pet Reavers, on the way. Unfortunately, once we get inside, he wipes us and we don't get Ultima that time around anyway. We'll have to try again in the next stream. :)Don't forget as we come to the end of Final Fantasy Tactics that we stream this series live on Twitch most Friday afternoons Eastern time. Follow us to get notified! twitch.tv/cavesofnarsheBattles:Mount GerminasLake PoescasLimberry Castle GateLimberry Castle Keep
Materia and Sky Piracy: Show the Newbie WotL Part 14 cavesofnarshe 2019-01-30 | We're wrapping up the sidequests (for now) in Chapter Four by picking up one character from the original version of the game and one character new to War of the Lions. In this part, we go back to reap the rewards of our earlier flower purchase, as Cloud has run off to Sal Ghidos from where we first encountered him in Goug. How he managed to get there without any equipment or training in his new world, we have no idea, but we will take him under our wing and go get him his Materia Blade.After that, it's time to head back to Dorter to get another cool animated cutscene and another refugee from elsewhere in Ivalice, this time Balthier. He comes with the WotL-only gun, the Ras Algethi, which is a great pickup even if you don't want the Sky Pirate around. Then it's back to Sal Ghidos again to pick up the plot.Don't forget as we come to the end of Final Fantasy Tactics that we stream this series live on Twitch most Friday afternoons Eastern time. Follow us to get notified! twitch.tv/cavesofnarsheBattles: Sal GhidosBervenia VolcanoDorter Slums (Balthier)
Nelveska Island: Show the Newbie WotL Part 13 cavesofnarshe 2019-01-18 | The next phase of our Chapter Four sidequests: collecting the Zodiac Stone from Nelveska. This sidequest gives us a much deeper look at what Ivalice must have looked like during its golden age of technology, as we meet another Construct that protects what appears to be an advanced research lab. After some trial and error, we manage to collect both of the rarest items from the field and win back the stone, creating a drastic change for Beowulf and Reis and unlocking yet more sidequests.Battles: Nelveska Temple
Going Sidequesting: Show the Newbie WotL Part 12 cavesofnarshe 2018-12-25 | With the plot about to come fast and heavy as Ramza and his cohort approach the end of the Lion War, we take a detour to start some of the big sidequests. In this episode, we use the magic of multiple save files to quickly collect the treasure for Agrias' birthday, as well as picking up Beowulf, Reis and Construct 8 and unlocking Nelveska Island to tackle for the next episode.Battles:Gollund Colliery FloorGollund Colliery SlopeGollund Colliery RidgeGollund Colliery Shaft
Agrias Birthday - War of the Lions Exclusive Scene cavesofnarshe 2018-12-24 | Agrias celebrates her birthday alone in the pub, or has she forgotten it entirely? In this hidden scene from Final Fantasy Tactics (exclusive to the War of the Lions edition), Alicia and Lavian have let slip to Mustadio that Agrias is about to turn a year older, and he takes it upon himself to spend a boatload of money from the party's war chest to buy her a rare gift. In return, he gets told that Agrias only likes him as a friend, apparently.After this scene, the party gets to keep the female-only Tynar Rouge accessory. To unlock the scene, you must have Agrias, Mustadio, Alicia and Lavian in the party, 500,000 Gil, and land on a town with a tavern on 1 Cancer in the in-game calendar.
Break the Game, Cid: Show the Newbie WotL Part 11 cavesofnarshe 2018-12-24 | Again, some stream sound issues, unfortunately; the first portion of the stream lacked game sounds and the commentary of our designated Newbie.The time has come to make the game altogether too easy by raiding Fort Besselat and recruiting the Thunder God himself. On the way there, there's fallout from Barich's deadly mossfungus, and a number of quick-turn betrayals behind Ramza's scenes; for us, though, there's a really good chance to drown Luso and some good chances to do some crystal, treasure, and poach farming. We even buy a flower from a very familiar-looking salesgirl, preparing us for the next stream in which we take a break from the plot and go sidequesting.Battles:Fort Besselat, South WallFort Besselat's Sluice
The New Knights Templar: Show the Newbie WotL Part 10 cavesofnarshe 2018-12-13 | Our longest War of the Lions stream yet, we smash through the battle ending Chapter 3 where we wiped last week, and proceed into the game's final chapter. In it, we run into some more tough Knights Templar, namely Meliadoul and Barich. For the latter, we perform very poorly but then come back again and manage to steal his Glacial Gun, so that's fun and very useful to set up some new party arrangements for grinding and the battles ahead at Fort Besselat.Battles:Riovanes Castle RoofDugeura PassBerveniaFinnath CreekZeltennia - Outlying ChurchBeddha SandwasteBroadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/cavesofnarshe
Riovanes Run: Newbies War of the Lions Redux! Part 9 cavesofnarshe 2018-12-04 | REUPLOADED TO FIX SOUND ISSUESFirst off, apologies for any issues in the first twenty minutes of this week's stream rebroadcast; internet issues came out of nowhere and are resolved by the half-hour mark.This episode covers what might be the most famous string of battles in the game, the span of encounters at Riovanes Castle that ends chapter 3. There's lots of slaughter to come as the party breaks in through the castle gates to find Formarv and Wiegraf both apparently under the thrall of the Zodiac Stones. Marvel at a dumb wipe against Wiegraf, and then a far more predictable one against Elmdore. In this episode, there's also another WotL-exclusive expositional battle featuring Delita and Ovelia!Battles:Zeltennia Castle RuinsThe YuguewoodRiovanes Castle GatesRiovanes Castle KeepRiovanes Castle Roof
God Stone Bearer: Newbies War of the Lions Redux! Part 8 cavesofnarshe 2018-11-28 | For our last stream before the American Thanksgiving holiday, dive into some interesting battles in chapter three, dissecting the tricky mechanics of battling into the heart of an underground library and back out again. We meet Isilud for the first time, and Wiegraf again... but then something goes a little creepy with ex-leader of the Corpse Brigade. You can also read along with us the Germonique Scriptures for some really hardcore exposition, and meet Luso, Rapha, and Marach. Stick around to the end, and an exploding frog will be yours.Battles:Orbonne Monastery - Library, Second FloorOrbonne Monastery - Library, Third FloorOrbonne Monastery - Library, First FloorZeklaus DesertGrogh HeightsWalled City of Yardow
The Library of the Ancients: Newbies War of the Lions Redux! Part 7 cavesofnarshe 2018-11-05 | We slow to a crawl as we re-start chapter three, as our party geared towards getting Ninjas ASAP grinds to a halt against Orbonne Monastery. Stick around after the wipe to see a severely overmatched party still pull out the win and then get reconfigured stat to have a chance down in the stacks. -- Watch live at twitch.tv/cavesofnarsheBattles:GollundLesalia Castle PosternMonastery Vaults - Second Level
Creepy Creatures: Newbies War of the Lions Redux! Part 6 cavesofnarshe 2018-11-01 | After our wipe on the way to the end of chapter two, we pick back up and bull through the remaining battles before immediately wiping in chapter three. On the way, though, we're introduced to a lot of new characters - including the legendary Orlandeau and his important son-in-law Orran - put an permanent end to Gaffgarion, fight our first real boss battle, and see a couple scenes that were created specifically for War of the Lions to help explain some future events. Death Penalty is overwhelmed by the weirdness throughout.Battles:Golgollada GallowsZeirchele FallsLionel Castle GatesInside Lionel CastleGollund
City of Machines: Newbies War of the Lions Redux! Part 5 cavesofnarshe 2018-10-22 | Picking up in chapter 2, the party makes it to meet Cardinal Delacroix, thereby saving Princess Ovelia and moving on to another part of the overall mission - using the force of Glabados to destroy the troublesome Baert Company. Ramza and Mustadio move towards Goug, where further surprises await. And, befitting a CoN stream, we wipe soon afterward in Balias Swale. Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/cavesofnarshe
Meeting a Gunslinger: Newbies War of the Lions Redux! Part 4 cavesofnarshe 2018-10-15 | Jumping back into Chapter Two, a lot starts to happen in a short time now that we're no longer in a flashback chapter. We recruit our first monster character and a Machinist, witness some betrayal and reunion, and become more knowledgeable about the Church of Glabados, the religion of Ivalice. That might be important later, maybe? Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/cavesofnarshe
Ending the Corpse Brigade: Newbies War of the Lions Redux! Part 3 cavesofnarshe 2018-10-09 | Time to blow through the end of chapter 1, with more encounters with Milleuda and Wiegraf along the way. Of course, we address the elephants in the room around Tietra, and how exactly Ramza and Delita move on from Ziekden back into the "present" time and the start of chapter 2. And then we wipe in the first simple battle of chapter 2 due to a lack of attention. Oops. Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/cavesofnarshe
Dorter: Newbies War of the Lions Redux! Part 2 cavesofnarshe 2018-09-30 | After a typical scheduling snafu, we skipped some grinding and went back to meet the Corpse Brigade. This episode explains more of the early backstory, and runs from Dorter to Eagrose after Thieves' Fort, introducing us to Wiegraf, Milleuda, and Elmdore along the way. This episode was originally streamed via Twitch on September 28, 2018.
Welcome to the Newbies War of the Lions Redux! Part 1 cavesofnarshe 2018-09-17 | CoN staffer Death Penalty has never gotten through much of Final Fantasy Tactics, especially War of the Lions. Let's rectify that with something that isn't really a Let's Play. We'll discuss some of the changes between the original and WotL, play through (sometimes poorly), and generally impress on everyone what a fine game this is.Apologies for the sound issues early in this video, we fix them midstream. :)We've restarted the game with the PSP version and a new streaming setup to improve DP's experience and yours, so check out this new start. This episode begins the game and takes us to the Siege Weald in Chapter 1.Originally streamed via Twitch on September 14, 2018. Future episodes will be roughly weekly unless we're just horrible as usual.
Ultimania Volume I Unboxing cavesofnarshe 2018-08-04 | Get your own copy of the Final Fantasy Ultimania on AmaCoN: http://amzn.to/2xhj5SX or pre-order the second volume: amzn.to/2LXOu4rWe unbox our Amazon shipment of the first volume of the English Final Fantasy Ultimania Volume I because the CoNKid thinks that unboxing videos are cool. They're not, really. And they're less cool when we do them.
The CoN RetroPie cavesofnarshe 2018-02-16 | Here's something you've likely never seen before: a Raspberry Pi running RetroPie with a custom CoN theme. It's got CoN branding, images, and fonts to look like cavesofnarshe.com and sounds like the Final Fantasy VI menu when you use it!
The 2017 Regalia Playlist Championship cavesofnarshe 2017-09-27 | R51 and DP discuss the fun new community game over at CoN, the Regalia Playlist Championship. Visit regalia.cavesofnarshe.com to nominate your list for best Final Fantasy music, and keep coming back to vote for your favorites and have the chance to win prizes that can't be found anywhere else. -- Watch live at twitch.tv/cavesofnarshe
Show the Newbie Parasite Eve! cavesofnarshe 2017-04-22 | Perhaps a new series, in which we run through one of Square's most underrated games of the 1990s, Parasite Eve. Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/cavesofnarshe
Balthier World of Final Fantasy Trailer - PAX East 2017 cavesofnarshe 2017-03-10 | Balthier DLC for World of Final Fantasy was just announced at PAX East 2017 - if you missed it in the live stream, here's a video from our man on the ground. :)
Visiting the Eidolon Wall cavesofnarshe 2016-09-09 | fter the battle at the Eidolon Wall in Madain Sari, most gamers never return to that area. However, if you do go back later, at a time where you can change party members, you can unearth a great deal of background information on Eidolons, Eiko, and especially Dagger.First, return to Madain Sari with a party that includes Dagger or Amarant, and walk to where the fish was caught for dinner. You'll notice that Lani will be there, and will scamper away immediately. Return again with a party without Amarant or Dagger, and this time she'll stay to talk to you. Talk a couple times to learn why she's there, and she will let you know that there is relevant information inscribed at the Eidolon Wall.To see more about this and other sidequests in Final Fantasy IX, check out the new section at Caves of Narshe: http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff9
Finding the Nero Family - Final Fantasy IX cavesofnarshe 2016-09-09 | A few years ago, a user known as "The_Kusabi_" on GameFAQs discovered a sidequest in the Ultimania Final Fantasy IX guide that was buried knowledge for many, many years, especially in the West. It's as much of a curiosity as anything else, because the quest happens very late in the game, so late that the player is deep into the final dungeon before it becomes available. Not only that, the quest takes place in Lindblum, and requires the player to go back and forth from Memoria to Lindblum repeatedly to finish the quest and grab the reward. And, if that wasn't enough, doing this quest provides a fairly meager reward and will likely take you out of the running to collect δExcalibur II unless you are cheating or using the speed modifier setting in the mobile and Windows versions of the game.To get all the details for this sidequest, check out the all-new Final Fantasy IX section at Caves of Narshe: http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff9
Encountering the Ragtime Mouse cavesofnarshe 2016-09-09 | The Ragtimer is a friendly monster that shows up in forests and challenges the player to answer questions, acting as a sort of game show host. To answer, the player attacks the 'O' or 'X' creatures that accompany it, standing for true and false respectively, to answer. Ragtime Mouse, while accompanied by the Friendly Monster music, is not part of the Friendly Monsters sidequest. It can appear only a certain number of times per game disc, so once you've answered these maximum number of questions, whether you get them correct or not, you won't see him again until you move on to a new place.For more information on the Ragtime Mouse and to get all his answers, see the all-new Final Fantasy IX section on Caves of Narshe: http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff9
A Battle with Ozma cavesofnarshe 2016-09-09 | From the Steam PC release, here's an HD battle with the big bad ball, Ozma. Spoiler alert: it's a victory in the end, hard-fought but a victory. This battle takes place after completing the Friendly Monsters sidequest, to abuse Shadow elemental.For more info on Ozma, see the all-new Final Fantasy IX section on Caves of Narshe: http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff9See Caves of Narshe's Final Fantasy IX coverage: http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff9
Cinnas Hammer Ending - Final Fantasy IX cavesofnarshe 2016-09-09 | If you reclaim Cinna's Hammer during Final Fantasy IX by collecting all 13 Stellazzio, the ending of the game changes a bit. Watch both versions in this video.For more information about collecting the Stellazzio and getting back Cinna's prized possession, check out the all new Final Fantasy IX section at Caves of Narshe: http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff9
The Friendly Monsters SIdequest - Final Fantasy IX cavesofnarshe 2016-09-09 | The "Friendly Monsters" sidequest is likely the most well-known of all Final Fantasy IX sidequests; even casual players will undoubtably run into a friendly monster or two during a standard run through the game. These monsters appear on the world map and will not attack you, so make sure you don't cut them down either. Finding them all and donating their desires will allow the party to hit Ozma, the game's optional boss, with regular attacks (normally, only ranged attacks can reach it); additionally, Ozma becomes weak to Shadow instead of being able to absorb it.This video shows all the Friendly encounters. For more information, visit the all-new Caves of Narshe Final Fantasy IX section at http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff9
Final Fantasy VI - Minimum Character Endgame and Ending cavesofnarshe 2016-02-13 | This stream picks up from previous play in the Phoenix Cave in the WoR, and finishes out Final Fantasy VI with the minimum number of characters: Edgar, Setzer, and Celes. The stream uses liberal amounts of fast-forwarding to condense this final portion of the game, particularly through battles. It's not a Let's Play - if you want witty commentary, you should have come to watch it live on Twitch! Or visit our forums or IRC channel.Spoiler alert: Kefka goes down and you get to see the ending with most characters absent.Streamed on Twitch 02/09/16 by Neal. Watch live at http://www.twitch.tv/cavesofnarshe . Visit us at cavesofnarshe.com.
Sure is dark.... cavesofnarshe 2015-05-23 | It sure is dark in here. For a long time. -- Watch live at http://www.twitch.tv/cavesofnarshe
PAX East 2015 - Square Enix Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae Preview cavesofnarshe 2015-03-13 | At PAX East 2015, Square Enix held a panel to discuss the design choices (both visual and mechanical) for Final Fantasy XV, specifically in Episode Duscae. This is a video of highlights from the hour-long panel.
Tonberries Are Bad Guys cavesofnarshe 2015-01-23 | The official CoN baby is a preschooler now and she has her first Final Fantasy toy - an adorable stuffed Tonberry. She loved chasing them down in Final Fantasy XIII-2, but at some point she learned they weren't the most friendly little creatures out there...
The CoNcast Episode 009: Plus One to CoN! Seiken Densetsu 3 cavesofnarshe 2013-07-18 | Note: Unlike all other CoNcasts, this one has unedited audio. We rate it PG13, unlike our standard PG. VIEWER BEWARE and such. Also, Twitch has this at full 60fps. Check it out there too, link is below.Tiddles, Neal (from Games Bucket!), EvilEye and R51 get experimental by doing a podcast recording-cum-livestream-cum-let's play of Seiken Densetsu 3. The team both enjoys and mocks simultaneously both the game's first hour and the technical difficulties of SNES netplay. Speaking of technical difficulties, this cast has no CoN branding and no chocobo warking because it's a real pain in the butt to get Twitch to play nice with that! The next one will be better. :)www.twitch.tv/cavesofnarshe/c/2565668&utm_campaign=archive_export&utm_source=cavesofnarshe&utm_medium=youtube
The CoNcast Episode 007 - E3 Recapping cavesofnarshe 2013-07-13 | This week's title sounds a bit like "kneecapping." However, this week's crew was really, legitimately excited about a lot of E3 2013 and as such we mostly didn't turn the snark up to crippling levels. We had some miscommunications around episode eight that ended up nixing our original plans for the episode theme - was lucky for us, then, that we had E3 the week before recording and we had a lot to say about it. Lucky even moreso because the very time we recorded was the time that Microsoft were making their epic turnaround on their always-online, Kinect-watches-you-sleep plan.
The CoNcast: Episode 008 - Game Crowdfunding and E3 Anticipation cavesofnarshe 2013-07-13 | For this edition of the CoNcast, the group takes EvilEye under our guidance to talk about the newest big thing in the production side of video games: Crowdfunding. Sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo are making the early stages of game development more social, direct, and to an extent, even democratized. For some games, it's great, and for for others it's just another buzzword, and we're talking about it on the CoNcast right now - we even hypothesize what might happen if Square Enix decided to give crowdfunding a try; spoiler alert, the answer is generally "a gaming apocalypse."E3 was also underway at the time of this recording, so we also take a few minutes to talk about to what we're looking forward out of the show this year. Another spoiler - the cynics that make up your favorite podcasting crew are a bit "meh" on the whole thing.
The CoNcast: Episode 006 - All About the Xbox One (oh and hey final fantasy) cavesofnarshe 2013-05-29 | The Xbox One was announced just before this recording, so we spent our hour talking about it. Tiddles proposed a great eBay scam, we talked a little bit about what Squenix might have for the new Microsoft console, and mostly we just harped on things Xbox One-related.
The CoNcast: Episode 005 - Our Final Fantasy Stories (and Skyrim and Bioshock?) cavesofnarshe 2013-05-13 | The gang regroups to immediately digress into chat about Skyrim and Bioshock Infinite, and then remembers what the podcast is nominally about. Moving on, there's some discussion about the new Final Fantasy VI content coming soon, and a chunk of time in which we wax nostalgic about our "Final Fantasy Stories," how we came to the beloved series in the first place.
Neko Neko Mawaii - The CoNcast Theme Tune cavesofnarshe 2013-04-29 | Written by Jav, this is the chiptune track made specifically for Caves of Narshe and the CoNcast. All rights reserved for this one, sorry, and written permission from both Jav and Caves of Narshe is required for any use beyond YouTube playlists.
The CoNcast: Episode 004 - The New Theme Tune and a Big List of Awesome Gaming Ringtones cavesofnarshe 2013-04-29 | A change of pace for the fourth CoNcast, with a brand new theme tune written special for the show, and a visit from Jav, the special guest who wrote the theme. We talk a little with Jav about his process and the outcome, and then debate the value of custom ringtones for our mobile phones and why there are awesome gaming ones both from the Squenix canon and in the wide world of games in general.Want to hear everything we're talking about? The full version of the theme tune is at http://narshe.me/17tpcBL and you can see the playlist of all of our selections at http://narshe.me/ZRIWNb
The CoNcast: Episode 003 - April Fools, Bravely Default and the PS4 Final Fantasy cavesofnarshe 2013-04-29 | With the first recording post-April Fool's Day 2013, the gang circles back around to discuss a few entertaining pranks from the year, including CoN's "Foolsglade." We also talk about the best prank the CoN has ever pulled off, starring Chrono Trigger, and wrap up the day with an arched eyebrow towards Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, the notion of a PlayStation 4 Final Fantasy game, and the theoretical death and rebirth of Versus XIII.
The CoNcast: Episode 002 - PAX East Recap, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy X HD, Burritos cavesofnarshe 2013-04-05 | The second CoNcast recaps PAX East 2013, talks a little bit about burritos, and continues with some in-depth discussion about two Final Fantasy games that were represented heavily at PAX: Final Fantasy XIV and the X/X-2 HD package newly announced.Do you prefer your podcasts podded and casted instead of on YouTube? Our subscription feed is coming soon!This Episode's Participants: Rangers51, Tiddles, Death Penalty, laszlowRecording Date: 25 March 2013Publish Date: 1 April 2013
