Final Fantasy & Kingdom Hearts Union

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FF Union 211: Dissecting Final Fantasy 7 Remake Developer Comments Dec 03, 2019

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Square Enix has unleashed a whole load of new information relating to the Final Fantasy 7 Remake and within this episode, we're going to be delving into some of it.

Our main focus will be around the developer interviews, as Yoshinori Kitase, Tetsuya Nomura, Kazushige Nojima and Motomu Toriyama each had interesting anecdotes to share with us adoring fans.

Music this episode is from Papos!

KH Union 184: Original Kingdom Hearts Comes To Xbox! Nov 28, 2019

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Square Enix must have been listening to our previous show as the original Kingdom Hearts games (1.5 + 2.5) are now coming to Xbox!

But that's just the tip of the iceberg for this episode as there's a whole host of news to cover as well as plenty of questions to sift through!

FF Union 210: Who Is Final Fantasy's Best Girl? Nov 19, 2019

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There have been a ton of different female protagonists featured in the Final Fantasy franchise... but who's the best one? Well, that's our main topic of discussion for this episode!

For this particular topic, we'll be running through each major female protagonist talking about what they brought to their individual game, but also the franchise as a while before each deciding on our favourite!

Outside of that, we've got a ton of different questions from the community focussed around Final Fantasy XVI!

KH Union 183: How Square Enix's Restructure Affects Kingdom Hearts Nov 12, 2019

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We spoke last episode about recruitment for a new Kingdom Hearts game, but it goes much deeper than that as the Kingdom Hearts team are now part of Business Division 1. What does this mean? Well, join us to find out!

We're also discussing fun topics such as, why did the Kingdom Hearts HD collections never launch on Xbox or Switch and whether releasing numbered titles episodically would be a good move for the franchise.

Music this episode is from SilverTom93: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGsOR9-0WqI

FF Union 209: Hajime Tabata; A Year After Nov 05, 2019

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Hajime Tabata departed Square Enix just over a year ago and we felt like it was an apt time to review what happened and see where it's left us

As part of this, we're reviewing the legacy of Final Fantasy XV, but also looking at Luminous Studios' output since his departure. And of course, we're taking a look what Tabata has been up to since he left Square Enix!

Music this episode is from daigoro789: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKx5zMHbSrI

KH Union 182: Kingdom Hearts 4 Already In Production? Oct 29, 2019

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Square Enix is hiring for staff to develop a new HD Kingdom Hearts experience... is this Kingdom Hearts 4? Among the roles were a UI Designer, Technical Artist and Effect Designer.

With the PlayStation 5 also being unveiled in an official capacity, with plans for a Holiday 2020 release, does this also have any impact on on the future of Kingdom Hearts?

There's plenty to discuss on this episode, and we hope you enjoy!

Music this episode is from Lost Son: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqYYThVDdQU

FF Union 208: Final Fantasy XVI; Should It Be Self Contained? Oct 22, 2019

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Final Fantasy XVI may well be in development at Square Enix and who knows, after Final Fantasy VII Remake Part One releases, we may learn more about it... but the key question we're discussing on today's episode is how it should be structured.

Square Enix has had a few multi-part experiences in the past two decades, with the most recent example being the Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy, but with the Final Fantasy VII Remake also being multi-part, it begs the question... should Final Fantasy XVI follow a similar approach?

Music this episode is from Hashel05: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX3MAHwwFRo

KH Union 181: Happy Birthday Tetsuya Nomura! Oct 15, 2019

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Tetsuya Nomura has just turned 49, so we look back at some of his best moments... which of course has a heavy focus on the Kingdom Hearts franchise!

As always, there's also an absolute boat load of questions, which Branden, Churro and Emily run-through. These explore topics such as... whether we'll ever get to do to the Destiny Islands main island and whether Scala Ad Caelum is evidence of cut content within Kingdom Hearts 3!

Music this episode is from Ferdk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRdwmG8vYzA

FF Union 207: Dream Final Fantasy Spin-Offs Oct 08, 2019

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With Final Fantasy having such a rich history when it comes to spin-off titles, we figured it was a good time to talk through some of our dream spin-offs!

It creates a lengthy conversation as we talk through SIX potential spin-offs that could exist, although some of this does depend on what your interpretation of a spin-off actually is!

Music this episode is provided by Atilist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk-bpikgTGs

KH Union 180: Which Kingdom Hearts Should Be Remade? Oct 01, 2019

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Kingdom Hearts is now almost two decades old, but there have been plenty of other games released since then across a multitude of platforms. Within today's episode, we're discussing which games should be remade, to help bring them to a wider audience.

We've also plenty of discussion points around the Kingdom Hearts 3 Soundtrack and which characters won't be appearing as the franchise moves in a new direction.

Music this episode is by Moises Nieto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV6MPgZNK8A

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