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After four long years, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is finally here, and it's everything we could have ever hoped for and so much more. Andre and Vin talk about key character moments, great music, favorite scenes, and of course those last two chapters in depth in this super-sized FF7 Rebirth blowout!
FULL SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE - If you want to keep the experience fresh for yourself, DO NOT LISTEN until you've played the enitre game!
Twitter: @FineTimePodcast
Andre on Bluesky: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me
Vin on Bluesky: @lucentai.bsky.social
[00:00] SPOILERS AHEAD!!
[01:15] Intro and Thoughts  On Previous FF7 Games
[09:33] Overarching Thoughts On Rebirth
[16:26] Cloud and Sephiroth - Characterization and Voice Acting
[23:32] Red XIII and Yuffie Chracter Interactions
[28:13] Cloud, Tifa, and Aerith's relationship(s)
[36:43] Cait Sith, Beachwear, and Vincent Valentine
[41:25] Barret, Corel, and NPCs
[47:08] Red XIII's Vocal Performance
[49:58] The Turks (Fuck 'Em)
[52:18] Music Direction and Key Music Moments
[01:08:01] Loveless
[01:12:24] Opening Scene with Zack, Junon, and The Bald Bar
[01:17:07] Queen's Blood Tournament and Chadley
[01:20:00] Back To Nibelheim, Dyne, and Marlene
[01:24:17] Costa Del Sol
[01:27:26] Gold Saucer Intro and Dio
[01:29:44] Moogle Design and Cait Sith's Identity
[01:32:26] The Last Two Chapters
[02:08:23] The Future and Closing Thoughts
[02:18:03] No Promises Await At Journey's End

An absolutely jam-packed show featuing Princess Peach Showtime, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, the Embracer Group splitting into three, the latest Indie World presentation, emulators population iOS, Taylor Swift, the Fallout TV show, and soooooo much more! Thanks for listening!
Twitter: @FineTimePodcast
Andre: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me
Steve: @monotonegent.fineti.me
Kevin: @kevinflevin89.fineti.me
[00:00] Intro and Chitty Chat
[04:44] Steve and Andre played Princess Peach: Showtime!
[23:32] Kevin played Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
[41:39] BRB
[42:29] Indie World Highlights {Little Kitty Big City, Yars Rising, Europa, ANTONBLAST, Steamworld Heist 2, etc.)
[56:36] Nintendo Skips Gamescom
[01:01:03] Ex-Blizzard Employee Thinks We Should Tip Companies For Great Games
[01:07:52] @Quest64Official's tweet about preservation
[01:19:17] Emulators are now on iOS
[01:25:30] Embracer Group is splitting into three
[01:30:37] BATH TIME
[01:32:18] Place Your Bets!
[01:46:30] Kevin watched the Fallout TV show
[01:52:57] Andre reviews The Tortured Poets Department
[02:06:37] See Ya!

When the perfect song meets the perfect moment and the right visual, that's when video games ascend to a high plane and become magic in your hands. Andre is joined by Andrew Elmore to discuss those personal moments they had with video games where the music took them to places unimaginable.
Intro and Outro music taken from the Andrew Elmore album Lost Areas 01, available on Bandcamp here.
Andrew Elmore's Portfolio - https://elmore.design/
Check out Andrew's video on Resident Evil: Dead Aim right here.
Andrew Elmore on Bluesky - @elmore.zone
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[00:00] Intro, Introductions, and Premise
[05:11] Resident Evil Save Room (Makoto Tomozawa, Koichi Hiroki, Masami Ueda)
[15:11] Batman (NES) Game Over (Naoki Kodaka)
[21:37] Air Fortress Escape Sequence (Hideki Kanazashi)
[30:18] Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - "Portrait of a Ghost Ship" (Jigokuguruma Nakamura)
[38:17] Dragon Spirit (NES) Cave Road (Shinji Hosoe, arranged by Masakatsu Maekawa)
[48:34] Rez - Area 5 (Adam Freeland - "Mind Killer")
[01:02:39] HyperZone - Bioplant (Jun Ishikawa)
[01:13:38] Outro

Andre played Penny's Big Breakaway, Kevin runs through a smattering of arcade games, we talk about the Stellar Blade demo, and much more on our latest.  If you listen on Apple Podcasts, please give us a five-star review! Thanks for listening!
Twitter: @FineTimePodcast
Andre: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me
Steve: @monotonegent.fineti.me
Kevin: @kevinflevin89.fineti.me
[00:00] Intro and Chill
[08:15] Andre played Penny's Big Breakaway
[23:57] Kevin's Arcade Extravaganza (RayForce, Pigskin 621 AD, Cowboys of Moo Mesa, Wonderboy 3: Monster Lair,  Magic Sword, etc.)
[53:53] It's Time To HIt The Showers!
[55:42] Stellar Blade
[01:19:45] Goodbye, Super Mario Maker
[01:32:46] See You Next Time!

A movie starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, directed by George Miller? On the surface it sounded like just the thing we needed to bring us back to the movies after the pandemic, but as it turns out, Three Thousand Years of Longing was a dud. Andre and Steve let their morbid curiousity get the best of them and decided to watch this COVID-compromised oddity.
Twitter: @FineTimePodcast
Andre on Bluesky: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me
Steve on Bluesky: @monotonegent.fineti.me

We played the Splatioon 3 DLC as well as the newest Shiren the Wanderer, and then we discuss the marketibility of PS5 Pro, fast travel in video games, Switch2 facing competition from handheld PCs, and so much more in this latest edition fo the Big Deal. Thanks for listening!
Twitter: @FineTimePodcast
Andre: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me
Steve: @monotonegent.fineti.me
Kevin: @kevinflevin89.fineti.me
[00:00] Intro
[02:18] Steve played Splatoon 3 DLC Side Order
[10:58] Andre played Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island
[27:35] It's Time To Hit The Showers!
[30:45] How can Sony market PS5 Pro?
[39:27] Dragon's Dogma 2 director calls out fast travel
[52:02] Does Switch 2 face competition from handheld PCs?
[01:14:15] Break Time!
[01:06:49] Over/Under Game
[01:21:51] Fuck, I Was Wrong
[01:31:09] See Ya!