<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Penultimate Fantasy - A Video Game Themed Musical]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a place where I provide updates on my project to write a musical inspired by the games I love (Mostly JRPGs).]]></description><link>https://news.penultimate-fantasy.quest</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ovzW!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72647b4-2837-42e7-9570-b2a30aa1d100_250x250.png</url><title>Penultimate Fantasy - A Video Game Themed Musical</title><link>https://news.penultimate-fantasy.quest</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:55:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://news.penultimate-fantasy.quest/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Sophia Ly]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[penultimatefantasy@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[penultimatefantasy@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Sophia Ly]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Sophia Ly]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[penultimatefantasy@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[penultimatefantasy@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Sophia Ly]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[What is Penultimate Fantasy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Penultimate Fantasy is a concept for a musical inspired by the video games I love and grew up with, primarily JRPGs, especially of the SNES era.]]></description><link>https://news.penultimate-fantasy.quest/p/intro</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.penultimate-fantasy.quest/p/intro</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophia Ly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:28:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/db938e05-d90a-4f93-8160-db8c0a368bc8_502x502.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Penultimate Fantasy is a concept for a musical inspired by the video games I love and grew up with, primarily JRPGs, especially of the SNES era. As the name implies, it will take a lot of inspiration from the Final Fantasy series, but also games like Chrono Trigger, Nier: Automata, Persona, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.  It&#8217;s not meant to be a recreation of the stories of any of these games, but instead it is inspired by them and uses what elements make sense narratively (or is just plain fun and I can find a way to work them in).</p><p>This publication will serve as a place to get updates on the project and also provide feedback or ideas via comments.  I&#8217;m not specifically looking for collaborators as of yet.  This is a long term (multi-year) project and it&#8217;s still in very early stages.  All assets are placeholders for now.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://news.penultimate-fantasy.quest/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://news.penultimate-fantasy.quest/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://news.penultimate-fantasy.quest/p/intro/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://news.penultimate-fantasy.quest/p/intro/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>