So, it’s been an interesting two weeks. Thanks to technical issues, we lost the first versions of this week’s episodes, and they were comedy gold. But we recorded some new commentaries, sadly losing Lex’s commentary, but gaining the Voice of Trainer Red alongside more regular contributors Soak and Carlie. I think our second go was just as good as the first, despite Carlie’s continued technical issues with episode 15, but I’ll let you listen in for the details there.

Wondering what you can expect this episode?

Our regulars join up with some blowhards.

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A Final Fantasy character battle has just got under way on our forum, where the most popular characters from across the series will compete for the honour of being our community’s number one. Who will emerge victorious from the very strong line-up?

Across the first three months of 2012, The Lifestream ran a series of polls, one for every game in the main Final Fantasy series (XI and XIV excluded), to determine the most popular character from each one. The 12 victors, alongside 12 of the best runners-up, have now been drawn into four groups of six, where they will once again compete in polls of their popularity among our members. A live draw on the #TLS IRC channel last night determined the groups, which look like this:

1 – Auron, Cloud, Ingus, Cecil, Squall and Lightning.
2 – Kain, Sazh, Garland, Lulu, Fang and Kefka.
3 – Vivi, Laguna, Firion, Yuna, Zidane and Aerith.
4 – Balthier, Faris, Celes, Tifa, Rikku and Freya.

We need your participation to make this battle as exciting as possible. Who would you like to win in each of those groups? Cast your votes on the forum throughout April in group 1, group 2, group 3 and group 4.

The second part of this article contains a preview of the favourite for each group.

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Better than any art you’ll actually see in the show proper.

It’s time again for the Fan’s Eye View Commentaries for Final Fantasy Unlimited.

And the crazy continues to mount. You might not think it can after the events of the last few episodes. But it can.

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What, Square engaging in shameless pandering? Say it ain’t so.

Hi again folks, it’s been two weeks, so it’s time for another two episodes of Fan’s Eye View for Final Fantasy Unlimited.

So what are we in for this week?

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The Let’s Play commentary continues.
This time Jocalyn, who last participated in Part 27, makes a comeback. Newcomer is Shademp, author of the Unused Text Series, who lends his Swedish accent for some Scandinavian hijinks. Veterans Ryushikaze and Pixel return, joined by Tennyo from Part 45 and onward.

Enjoy as we explore a Mayan pyramid, enter a sleeping forest via a village of bones, then solemnly end disc 1 with a tragic visit to a city made out of dried up coral reefs and giant sea shells.

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Welcome back to the LP. Pixel’s quickly rushing to the end of the first disc, and while we’re not there yet, we’re getting close, so come join us as Pixel has a side trip over to the ethnically confused Wutai, goes on a date with a lucky lady (or possibly a massive man), grabs a final limit break, and gets ready to do some archeology.

More, as always, after the break.

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It’s been awhile folks. Over half a year. But Pixel finally found time in his busy schedule of making our audiobooks to play a bit more Final Fantasy 7.

This time, I, Ryushikaze, am joined by forum regulars Satsu, Tifabelle, Celes, and Tennyo as we head out of Costa Del Sol and get ourselves involved in the sordid world of Bird racing, gambling, moogle breeding programs, bloodsport, chintzy unreliable fortune tellers, and worse, a man without any pants on. Yes, we’re headed to Gold Saucer.

The rest of the videos, as always, are after the break.

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Here it is, folks. The commentary we’ve known we had to do since we recorded the first one.
Yes, it’s The Spirits Within. Brace yourselves.

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If the all the new info on Dissidia is making your head spin or you’re just too antsy for its release, take your mind off with another installment of Pixel’s FF7 Let’s Play!

This time, Tennyo, myself- Ryushikaze- and newcomer Jocalyn provide our voices and our thoughts, but mostly just our voices, to the escape from the  ShinRa building and the Nibelheim flashback.

As always, the remaining videos are after the break.

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If you’re having trouble locating that perfectly legal copy of Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals you were getting perfectly legally just to listen to the commentary I released yesterday, then you can enjoy some of our Continuing Let’s Plays of Final Fantasy 7 while you search. This time, Tennyo and I are the backseat drivers on Pixel’s playthrough.

Catch the other four new videos after the break.

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Holy crap, it’s my birthday, but you’re getting the gift!

Yes. That is a bald, deformed, Chocobo.

That’s right, It’s another Fan’s Eye View Commentary, this time on the little known sequel to Final Fantasy 5- Final Fantasy Legend of the Crystals!

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A few weeks ago, Pixel and I started a Let’s Play of Final Fantasy VII. Last week, Forcestealer and I kept going from where Pixel and I left off, and did an additional six segments, which Pixel was kind enough to synch and upload to Youtube.

For those fans of Pixel’s several audiobook contributions, he’s also added in a surprise into one of the videos. What is it? You’ll just have to watch to see it.

Now, with only slightly further ado, the Let’s Play videos themselves. Enjoy.

As always, more after the break.

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