Airship: GameSpot's Final Fantasy podcast

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Airship is a weekly GameSpot podcast digging into Japanese video games with an eye towards Final Fantasy and other RPGs. Join Alexa Ray, Peter, and friends as they unpack new developments and discuss their hopes and fears for the games they love.

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    • Oct 6, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 19 EPISODES


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    To New Horizons: Airship Episode 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2016 34:07


    Peter bids Alexa farewell on her final episode of Airship.

    Tokyo Game Show: Episode 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2016 54:19


    Alexa and Peter are joined by Mary Kish to talk about Tokyo Game Show, getting sweaty in Japan, and VR. Peter also offers some advice on where to buy cool old games in Akihabara.

    Episode 16: Missing in Action - Japanese Nintendo Hardware

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2016 39:52


    While Alexa is away covering the Tokyo Game Show, Peter pulls Justin and Matt into the studio to teach them a thing or two about Japanese-exclusive Nintendo consoles and add-ons.

    Episode 15: Dragon Quest

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2016 38:07


    Peter and Alexa are joined by Justin Haywald to recap PAX'x Final Fantasy XV news and discuss Dragon Quest!

    Episode 14: Making Western RPGs and Borrowing the "J"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2016 44:25


    Designer Jolie Menzel (South Park: The Fractured But Whole) stops by to chat with Alexa and Peter about designing Western RPGs with Japanese influence, the importance of narrative, and Sonic the Hedgehog.

    Episode 13: Final Fantasy Tactics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2016 54:59


    It's finally happening! Peter delivers his long-awaited treatise on Final Fantasy Tactics for Alexa and Matt. Spoilers: it's amazing.

    Episode 12: Kingsglaive and Final Fantasy XV

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2016 50:08


    It's all Final Fantasy XV today as Peter, Alexa, and Matt discuss the game's delay, new footage, and the Kingsglaive film. Mostly spoiler free (except for a certain purple creature...)!

    Episode 11: Listener Q&A!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2016 45:41


    In this special episode of Airship, the crew takes listener questions. And yes, Peter brings up Final Fantasy Tactics.

    Episode 10: Indie JRPGs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2016 57:32


    Indie developer Adam Rippon stops by to talk about making indie JRPGs, what the "J" really means anyway, dropping out of school to make games and all those mobile Final Fantasy games coming out.

    Episode 9: Our Favorite Game Composers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2016 88:22


    Alexa, Peter, and Matt are joined by composer Dale North to talk about their favorite Japanese game composers. Dale also shares some words of wisdom and a few awesome anecdotal stories.

    Episode 8: I Am Setsuna

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2016 62:26


    WARNING: Spoilers for I Am Setsuna! Vince Ingenito of IGN joins Peter and Alexa to discuss the debut game from Tokyo RPG Factory.

    Episode 7: Star Ocean 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2016 57:17


    Alexa Ray is joined by Polygon's Phil Kollar to talk about Star Ocean 5 and what they want from their JRPGs. WARNING: Huge spoilers for Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness! 

    Episode 6: E3 Reactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2016 58:15


    We're back from E3 and ready to talk some smack! Peter and Alexa are joined by Alex Newhouse and Matt Espinelli to rehash everything from Kojima's new groove to the Final Fantasy XV demo and Resident Evil 7. 

    Episode 5: E3 Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2016 62:28


    We're back! Alexa and Peter are joined by Tamoor and Lucy from the UK team to discuss their hopes, dreams and fears surrounding E3 and their favorite franchises. Also Peter talks about Final Fantasy Tactics again.

    Episode 4: Missing in Action - Super Nintendo Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2016 40:20


    Justin and Matt join Peter this week for part one of our look back at Japanese-exclusive Super Nintendo RPG series, including Dragon Quest, Fire Emblem, and Shin Megami Tensei.

    Episode 3: Gusted

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2016 59:30


    GameSpot's own Mike Mahardy joins us to chat Dark Souls III and what would happen if all those souls were replaced with farts. Nights of Azure and Gust; Final Fantasy XV news tidbits; could they really be making FF XII HD; the ongoing localization fight.

    Episode 2: Broverload

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2016 62:55


    IGN's Marty Sliva joins us as we recap the Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV event! Also, "catoblepas" is a dirty word and Alexa reveals she tried to play blitzball in real life once.

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    Episode 1: The Golden Age and the Coming Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2016 63:32


    Square Enix is trying to recapture the magic of classic-era JRPGs with I Am Setsuna; how do you JRPG even; Tabata gets the job done; Peter hates Jenova; crackpot theories about Final Fantasy XV; Alexa is attending the big Final Fantasy XV next week.

    Welcome to Airship!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2016 2:13


    Introducing Airship: Final Fantasy and Beyond, a weekly podcast dedicated to breaking down the news and discussions surrounding your favorite and upcoming Japanese games. Each week Alexa Ray and Peter--joined by a rotating cast of fellow GameSpot editors, industry experts and enthusiasts--will lay down the latest and banter about their favorites.

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