Ultima Final Fantasy | The Ultimate Final Fantasy Podcast

This week, we have a short episode discussing the Final Fantasy VII remake. We found a petition on change.org asking Mr. T to voice Barrett in the upcoming Final Fantasy VII remake. We also discuss the IOS release of Final Fantasy VII. Enjoy the grind guys! Much of our older content references sites that no longer exist. If you would like to contact Ultima Final Fantasy, check out the links below:...

This week, in light of the more recent Final Fantasy battle systems, Kaleb and Joe discuss the evolution of automation within the Final Fantasy series. We discuss how we feel it's largely based upon the increased size of the games, as well as the increased complexity of each battle. We also answer some more user submitted questions, and show off a few new jingels we've mixed for you guys. Enjoy th...

This time, we finish the fight. We go over the Gameplay, design, music, legacy and ranking. We also took the time to read some listener reviews of the game, courtesy of our wonderful forum members. We talk about a bunch of the extra content the game has to offer, including the hunts. We also go over a few of the extra bosses. Enjoy the grind!   Remixes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pCzY801ZHE h...

Final Fantasy XII began development in the year 2000, after Final Fantasy Xi's announcement, and would become the game with the longest development time in history when it was finally released in 2006. The development was a tumultuous one as well as an expensive one, costing 35 Million USD to create, an estimated 12 million more than FF10.   The game was to be co-directed with Hiroyuki Ito (of FF6...

This week, Kaleb prepares another Mythic Origins episode. Enjoy! Mythic and Literature Origins of Rare Game from Final Fantasy XII   Aspidochelon- Likely derived from Aspidochelone, which according to medieval bestiaries is a huge sea creature that resembles a whale or turtle.   Dismas- May refer to Saint Dismas, who according to Christian belief was one of the two thieves crucified alongside Jesu...

History of Square-Enix: Part 2 - From Power Lines to Programming   As Enix was formed from another company, so was square. The Square we know today was created out of an affiliate of a power company originally owned by the father of a young man named Masafumi Miyamoto. After Miyamoto graduated from Waseda University, he began developing computer games through his father's company, then called Dan-...

Kaleb and Joe talk over Episode VII of Final Fantasy Unlimited. Enjoy! Much of our older content references sites that no longer exist. If you would like to contact Ultima Final Fantasy, check out the links below:   Watch us play and record our podcast live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ultimafinalfantasy Check out our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ultimafinalfantasy Podcast RSS Feed...

This week, we interview Daniel Burke of the Beacause Project. The Beacause Project is a long running re translation effort of Final Fantasy VII. Daniel discusses the biggest motivators behind the translation effort. He talks about all the lost moments in Final Fantasy VII. Daniel did more than discuss the simple grammatical and spelling errors of Final Fantasy VII. Hi, guys!  Just had the intervie...

This week, Joe has prepared a special history episode. We delve into the origins of Enix. Strangely enough, they began as a real estate tabloid company, formed by Yasuhiro Fukushima. Fukushima is now one of the wealthiest Japanese men. Enix started their foray into video games when Fukushima spent some time in America. He noticed how popular computer games were, and decided to have a contest for b...

This week, our interview with the creator of the Beacause Project fell through, so we are revisiting a fan favorite. This time, we discuss Anima from Final Fantasy X. Anima is the inner self of an individual. Psychologist C.G. Jung, said it's the female side of the male psyche. The Latin meaning of Anima is soul, spirit, ghost; breath of life. We also delve into Bismark, a summon from Final Fantas...

This week, Kaleb and Joe discuss the long awaited Final Fantasy VII Remake announced at this years E3 conference. We discuss our concerns about the upcoming remake, and delve in to the hilt on what we feel will happen with the games direction. We talk about the involvement of the original development team, including Yoshinori Kitase, Nojima, and of couse, Tetsuya Nomura. We rain on everyones parad...

This week, we discuss the update to everyone's favorite demo, Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae. We discuss the mini quests that Square Enix has given us, involving fetching items, and doing other activities with Noctis's team mates. We also touch on the new combo system, and discuss the changes to the camera and the added AI intelligence for your party members. They're not nearly as in the way as b...

Join us once again for our fourth part of our review of Final Fantasy XI. Krinital, Art, and Banedrom help us remember the details of certain story elements, and we get to discussing the amazing multiplayer element that Final Fantasy XI has. We talk about the games musical score, the last one legendary Nobou Uematsu would compose. We also discuss our rankings of the Final Fantasy games up to this...

This week, we invite Krinital, Banedrom, and Art on for a special recap of Final Fantasy XI. We talk in great detail about the multiplayer aspects of Final Fantasy XI. We discuss the rank 5 and on missions in the Bastok nation quests, and go over all of the level cap quests. We discuss a little on the changes that Rhapsodies of Vana'Diel have brough, and talk about the importance of the fourth tru...

This week, we discuss Final Fantasy XV turning 9 years old! We talk about what we think will happen for the release of Final Fantasy XV. We talk about how after Final Fantasy XIII's demo, Square Enix created a majority of the game's content within the last 9 months of creation. We also discuss how Square Enix is breaking new ground once again, by creating an update to their Final Fantasy XV: Episo...

This week, we discuss the finer aspects of Final Fantasy XI. We discuss the gameplay of Final Fantasy XI, ranging from the controls, macros, magic system, and the semi newly added Trust magic. We then move on to discuss the design of Final Fantasy XI. We discuss the variety of enemies, as well as the area designs. We talk about the lack of CGI cutscenes and voice acting in this entry, which strike...

Join us as we discuss this mammoth of a game! Final Fantasy XI is done! Well, at least the original Bastok missions are. Join us as we review the interesting development of Final Fantasy XI. We discuss how Final Fantasy XI was many firsts for Square Enix, and was the first cross platform MMORPG ever. We run through the story, where the adventurer begins a quest to slay the notorious Shadow Lord by...

This week, we have a special episode for our 50th episode! Join us as we discuss the future of our show, our progress in Final Fantasy XI, and the removal and additions of segments for our podcast. We also take the time to catch up on some questions that were being backed up, and announce that next week we will be doing a review episode for Final Fantasy XI! We discuss a little more about our pres...

This week, we cover the career of Kazushige Nojima. We discuss his involvement with the Final Fantasy series, and discuss his most important involvments in the series. We also discuss his influence on some of the most popular Final Fantasy games in tlhe series. We take this week to do some catch up on news, and discuss the addition of Final Fantasy XIII to mobile phones, and discuss the arcade Dis...

This episode picks up right where the last one left off. We discuss the gameplay aspects of Final Fantasy X, including the battle system, sphere grid, side quests and more. We move on to discuss the numerous mini games that Final Fantasy X features, including the infamous chocobo catcher and lighning dodging minigames. We also discuss the games artwork and character design, as well as it's top of...

This week, we have reached the long awaited Final Fantasy X review. In this first half of the episode, we discuss the development history of the game. We discuss how the game was announced at the same time as Final Fantasy IX and Final Fantasy X. This was the first entry in the series to feature voice acting and fully rendered images. We also discuss the games story, and go through it step by step...

In preparation for the Final Fantasy X review, this week we decided to catch up on all of our segments up to this point! We discuss numerous topics from the question segment pertaining to the Final Fantasy series. We also discuss that we will be playing Final Fantasy XI on the Siren server. We discuss what the ultimate Final Fantasy restaraunt will contain, and also discuss the immense importance...

Join us as we pit these two Final Fantasy protagonists against each other in this showdown of epic proportions! We each take a side in the battle, and discuss what elements lead the better man to victory! We also discuss some end of game sphere level grinding in Final Fantasy X. We also discuss the eligibility of the online Final Fantasy games, and discuss whether or not they belong in the main se...

Join us as we discuss the release of Final Fantasy Type-0, as well as the well awaited, incredibly fun and addicting Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae Demo. We discuss how we felt about the changed game mechanics and battle system. We discuss the epic scope of the game, and how we feel the size will add to the experience. We also anser some great Final Fantasy related questions in the question segm...

Welcome back! This week, we discuss difficulty in the Final Fantasy series up to Final Fantasy X. We discuss what makes a game difficult as well as what makes it good. We also weigh in on what we feel Square Enix has done well for Final Fantasy, and also discuss what has been lost over time. We also discuss what we feel will bring new era players to the Final Fantasy series, and discuss the "End"...