Ethically-Sourced Chocobo | The Big Deal

07/13/23 • 108 min

The guys have a long spolier-free chat about Final Fantasy 16 as well as cover some recent news and some random topics. Sounds like a Big Deal, right? Here's the rundown:

[00:00] Intro

[02:36] Final Fantasy 16 (Overall thoughts, time spent, sidequests, dark tone and vibe, graphics, level design and navigation, combat, difficulty, pacing, Eikon battles, spectacle vs. gameplay, music)

[41:52] Break #1

[44:47] More Final Fantasy 16 (story themes and characters, Active Time Lore, meeting expectations, series future)

[01:02:00] CD Projekt Red asserts that people "piled on" Cyberpunk 2077's bad launch

[01:03:26] Niantic is in big trouble!

[01:07:44] What the hell happened with Everybody 1-2 Switch?

[01:16:30] Break #2

[01:17:33] Is the Pixar zeitgeist over?

[01:23:45] Types of moments and formulas in music

[01:33:52] Unpopular (Mostly) Gaming Opinions

[01:47:33] Outro

Andre: @pizzadinosaur

Steve: @monotonegent