Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast Axe of the Blood God

By popular demand, it's a long-overdue look at the colossal Trails series! Kat, Nadia, and Eric are joined by Trails expert James Galizio to discuss the latest entry to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary; Trails Through Daybreak. How do you get into a series with a dozen entries in the same narrative? Is Daybreak a good place to jump in? What's the best game in the series?
Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod and subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod
Also in this episode:

MAHVEL

Trading military secrets

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

Visual novels and ADV games are different things!

Tsukihime is, in fact, a visual novel.

Hijinks!

Timestamps:

13:20 - Main Topic - Our RPG Backlogs

40:06 - Random Encounters

49:54 - The Tavern

1:21:02 - Nadia's BIRTHDAY Nook?!

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Birthday - [Monster Rancher 2]

Daily Life - [Trails Through Daybreak]


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We've all got one. Some are bigger than others but we can all agree that we can't get enough of'em. No, not opinions. I'm talking backlogs!
Whether it's a real life shelf with a copy of Shadow Hearts you borrowed from your friend 7 years ago and can't quite bring yourself to play but also don't want to give back, or your digital shelf full of game titles you've never even heard of, we've all got games we swear we'll get around to someday. Kat, Nadia, and Victor discuss some of their biggest blind spots and 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 and subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod
Also in this episode:

Kat is still working on Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

Megami Tensei novels in English for the first time

Nadia has finished Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail

Please go play Curse Crackers

Timestamps:

13:20 - Main Topic - Our RPG Backlogs

57:20 - Random Encounters

1:07:40 - The Tavern

1:29:42 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Carnival Subarea - [Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils]


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Sometimes it's not just about the power of friendship.
Even the most friend-shaped RPGs can pull the rug out from under you with a moment that makes your skin crawl. Sometimes they beat you over the head with that rug with moments that make you go "aww jeez, come on, don't do that!" On this week's Axe of the Blood God Nadia and Victor discuss their favourite(?) moments in games that embrace the creepy, the macabre, or the truly depraved. It's not the first episode where we talk about marrying cousins and it won't be the last!
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Also in this episode:

We're playing Dawntrail obvs

The lost Shin Megami Tensei games you can play right now!

More saved feature phone games including Final Fantasy D-d-d-dimensions!

Remembering Mutsumi Inoumata

Timestamps:

6:40 - Main Topic - Darkest Moments in RPGs

57:52 - Random Encounters

1:20:16 - The Tavern

1:32:40 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Pirate Island - [Boktai 3]


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So long dads and grads; Summer is here and that means pina coladas on the beaches of Tural. And as we soak up that vitamin D we might as well reflect on the year so far. What RPGs have blown our minds, which ones not so much, and what are we looking forward to in the latter half of Anno Domini 2024? Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss all this, plus Shadow of the Erdtree, Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, and more on this week's Axe of the Blood God!
Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod and subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod
Also in this episode:

1000xRESIST

Hades 2

Dragon's Dogma 2

Demonschool

Tsukihime

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

57:20 - Random Encounters

1:02:00 - The Tavern

1:32:40 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Tuliyollal (Day) - [Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail]


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I hope you like your rings elden and your trees erd because this week Kat, Nadia, Eric, and special guest Mitchell Saltzman discuss the much-anticipated Elden Ring DLC. Plus, the latest Nintendo Direct, and Eric's experience with Final Fantasy VI so far. It's a jam-packed episode this week on Axe of the Blood God!
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Also in this episode:

Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

MAAAHVEL BAYBEE

Fantasian

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Do we need leakers?

Final Fantasy VI is really good

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

4:16 - Main Topic - Shadow of the Erdtree

38:04 - Random Encounters

41:28 - Nintendo Direct

1:00:40 - 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]

Airship Stage - [Marvel Vs Capcom 2]


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More like Summer Games FEAST. The deluge of news simply doesn't stop. This time Kat, Nadia, Eric, and special guest Brenden Groom focus on Dragon Age: The Veilguard plus a bazillion other games that were announced over the past week.
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Also in this episode:

Train Station Fist Fights!

Is Super Monkey Ball and RPG?

Hyper Light Breaker

Monster Hunter Wilds

More Metaphor

Blumhouse and Sam Barlow

Demonschool

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

15:36 - Kat and Eric's Dragon Age Impressions

1:00:00 - More SGF

1:48:08 - Random Encounters

1:51:20 - The Tavern

2:02:02 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Jouin High School - [Shin Megami Tensei V]


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