Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast Axe of the Blood God
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Kat Bailey, Nadia Oxford, and Eric Van Allen explore Final Fantasy, Skyrim, and all the best in the wonderful world of role-playing video games! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/bloodgodpod
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Mailbag! Why Persona 5 Got Mad Popular in the West, and Does Kiryu Make Sweet Love?
It's letter tiiime, it's letter tiiime!~ Axe of the Blood God's May mailbag is here, and it is loaded with some excellent questions from our listeners. The topics of discussion are, but not limited to:
What stops so many of us from finishing RPGs?
PS5 RPG ports we want to see on Switch 2
Do Dragon Quest Slimes taste sweet or savoury?
Where's Axe of the Blood God's "Best RPG Soundtrack" segment? Huh? Huh??
Also in this episode:
Sony has a new CEO, Rest in Pizza Jim Ryan.
Nier's devs are working on a project that might be Nier, but we don't have Nier-ly enough information yet.
Jabroni Chocobos
Childhood cats, bitten and non.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
04:48 - Letter Time
1:07:01 - Random Encounters
1:12:09 - The Tavern
1:25:57 - Nostalgia Nook
Music used in this episode:
Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]
Patty's Pub - [Dragon Quest IX]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Lab 16 Ruins - [Chrono Trigger]
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We're Very Worried About Xbox RPGs Now
Capitalism continues to function as intended with the closure of several studios by Microsoft. What's the future of Game Pass? What will RPGs on Microsoft platforms look like going forward? And how many lives need to be ruined by rich people before we bring back the thing that rhymes with "creatine'? Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss this and so much more on this episode of Axe of the Blood God! Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod
Also in this episode:
Animal Well
Hades 2
Kat holds her FFXIV playthrough for a $20,000 ransom
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:52 - Main Topic - Microsoft
47:28 - Random Encounters
1:0:0 - The Tavern, More or Less
1:32:32 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Human - [The Killers]
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Can Square Enix Be Saved and Does It Need Saving?
A slew of un-announced titles from Square Enix have just been skewered by the masamune in a grand restructuring. In the wake of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's sales, where does our beloved JRPG machine go from here? The odds of getting a Various Daylife 2 seem slimmer than ever. Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss the future of the house that Final Fantasy built and more on this week's episode!
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Also in this Episode:
Starfield Update!
9S' Therapist
Knock-knock it's Knuckles!
This Week in Gekkoukan continues!
Stay off the Jibanyan couch
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
04:16 - Main Topic
55:52 - Random Encounters
1:02:56 - The Tavern
1:32:48 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Wait for Truth - [Live-A-Live]
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Fallout 4 Mini-Pantheon, Metaphor GOTY '24?
Let's re-litigate like it 2015! Does Fallout 4 deserve the hate that it gets in certain circles? With the current-gen update and the TV series bringing Fore-out back to the Fall-front it's time for Kat and Eric to go head-to-head and determine if Fallout 4 is one of the greats of the genre or deserves to be cast into the Pandaemonium pit.
Also in this episode:
Eiyuden Chronicles' bumpy patches
Metaphor ReFantazio
Kat rides a rollercoaster and finishes Unicorn Overlord in that order
This Week in Gekkoukan Reload continues!
Hades 2 tech test impressions
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
08:16 - Main Topic - Fallout 4
42:04 - Random Encounters
1:02:24 - The Tavern
1:26:24 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Crawl Out Through the Fallout - [Sheldon Allman]
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Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Review w/ Lucas White
When you consider inflation that's really only gonna get you as far as seventy-ish heroes.
Either way the spiritual successor of Suikoden has arrived! Is it worth the wait? Did they manage to fit all them heroes into the Switch version? Eric, Nadia, and special guest Lucas White discuss this much-anticipated crowd-funded torch-bearer of the late Yoshitaka Murayama's legacy.
Also in this episode:
Class of Heroes
Nier: AutoNadia
Hades 2
Turtle Power
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
05:52 - Main Topic
56:32 - Random Encounters
57:36 - The Tavern
1:26:24 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
MEGALOMANIA (RF Remix) - [RF]
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Is The Fallout TV Show Any Good?
Did you know Walton Goggins has his own distillery? You can buy Walton Goggins-branded gin if you want. And if you, like me, happily embrace any opportunity to see beloved character-actor Walton Goggins on screen then boy howdy the new Fallout show is for you! A veritable overpour of Goggins -- much like how one might make a generous cocktail with the fine spirits from Walton Goggins' distillery! How many more times can I type 'Walton Goggins'?! At least once more; Walton Goggins! Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss what makes a good video game adaptation, if Square can make a hit movie, and whether there's beef between Bethesda and Obsidian!
Also in this episode:
More Slay the Spire
Why tipping for video games is a CEO grift
Possibility Space's bizarre and tragic shutdown
Final Fantasy's difficult position
Kat played Warhammer
Eric's return to Chrono Trigger
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
08:00 - Main Topic
46:00 - Random Encounters
1:08:00 - The Tavern
1:34:40 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Guardia Millennial Fair - [Beer SQ]
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