Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

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Dragon Age Retrospective and More! Oct 28, 2024

Show notes

It's been a dragon's age since we've had a new Dragon Age but the time has finally arrived.

Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss the entire series, its influences, its impact, and more as we get closer to the launch of Veilguard!

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Also in this episode:

Monster Hunter Wilds Beta
The retro collecting rabbit hole
You all need to save the Saturn talk for a Victor episode
More Emio: The Smiling Man!
Halloween stories

Timestamps:

00:00 - Main Topic
1:06:40 - Random Encounters
1:13:20 - The Tavern
1:34:24 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

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The Best RPG Vampires Oct 21, 2024

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BAT!

Join Kat, Nadia, and your old pal from the edit bay Victor Hunter as they discuss the hottest (and sometimes the most mechanically interesting) characters in RPGs; the dhampir! They're not JUST for bisexuals!

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Also in this episode:

Come play FFXI with us
Astar, a robot from Planet Danger
More Metaphor!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Main Topic
1:14:00 - Random Encounters
1:18:16 - The Tavern
1:31:20 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Solar Boy Django - [Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django]

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Metaphor ReFantazio Review, Game Freak Hacked, and More! w/ Michael Higham Oct 14, 2024

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It's time to Fantazio. Again!

Kat, Nadia, and Eric, are joined by IGN's Michael Higham to discuss the biggest RPG release of October, Metaphor: ReFantazio. Take a shot every time someone mentions Persona, or for the full effect take a shot every time someone doesn't mention SMT.

All that plus leaks, anime recommendations, passionate pleas from Nadia to end the console wars, and more on this week's jam-packed 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:

The Game Freak hack
Waypoint's corpse
Before Your Eyes
Persona 3 Update!
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO

Timestamps:

04:16 - Main Topic
1:03:28 - Random Encounters
1:15:44 - The Tavern - Waypoint
1:53:56 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Cinematic Tale - [Persona Q2]

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Echoes of Wisdom Mini-Review, 2024 So Far, and More! Oct 07, 2024

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Unionizations, lay-offs, tragic passings! It's been A Year! Eric, Nadia, and special guest Jesse Vitelli discuss the biggest headlines of the year and take a look at the latest Legend of Zelda!

It's an episode of tonal whiplash and fond reminiscence!

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Also in this episode:

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games were fun!
Mrs. Incredible. I'll say she is.
Subscribe to Jesse's newsletter: Send News
Dragon Quest at the centre of the culture war
Cadet Kelly

Timestamps:

00:00 - Main Topic
1:03:56 - Random Encounters
1:09:58 - The Tavern - Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
1:33:52 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Skull Pirates - [Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]

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Inside Blizzard’s Tumultuous History w/ Jason Schreier Sep 30, 2024

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On today's extra beefy episode of Axe of the Blood God, we welcome special guest Jason Schreier and talk about his upcoming book, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment. Tune in for a preview that brings context to some of Blizzard's biggest successes, mishaps, and controversies, including its campus culture, the sexual harassment lawsuit leveled against it, and the infamous Cosby Suite.

Also in this episode:

First impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Gosh, the PS5 Pro sure exists
Nintendo! Put a GBA game slot on Switch 2, you cowards!
See a horse? Download a horse
How Nadia lost her pocket money to rigged potato chip giveaways

Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro/Main topic [Blizzard]
52:34 - Random Encounters
1:18:50 - The Tavern
1:29:07 - Further Blizzard Discussion: The Cosby Suite
1:54:24 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music used in this episode:

Do your Best! [Breath of Fire III]
Patty's Pub [Dragon Quest XI]
A Curious Tale [Secret of Mana]
Battle Theme [Metaphor: ReFantazio]

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Palworld Sued, Dragon Age Preview, and More! Sep 23, 2024

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No, you see these are uh... Pocket Buddies! And we don't catch'em. We seal'em! In uh, Pocket Orbs!

Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss Nintendo's suit against the creators of Palworld and what this means for patents and Pokemon-esque projects going forward. Plus, the crew has been playing some Dragon Age Veilguard!

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Also in this episode:

The appeal of fine Pokemon china
You'll never guess where these Pirate Yakuza are!
UFO50
Final Fantasy VII Orchestra

Timestamps:

03:12 - Main Topic
36:36 - Random Encounters
44:18 - The Tavern - Dragon Age
1:31:07 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Virbank City - [Pokemon Black and White 2]

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PS5 Pro, Emio - The Smiling Man, and More! Sep 16, 2024

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And it doesn't even have a new Ridge Racer.

Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss the PS5 Pro, it's fascinating price point, Astrobot, Sony's future, and more on this week's 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:

Emio: The Smiling Man
Where are there squirrels?
Praise Bahamut! A Baldur's Gate III Co-op update!
When did YOUR eyesight start going, listener?

Timestamps:

04:56 - Main Topic - PS5 Pro
40:32 - Random Encounters
44:32 - The Tavern
1:17:04 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Jungle - [PlayOnline Viewer]

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Visions of Mana Review Sep 09, 2024

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For the first time since 2006's Dawn of Mana (a totally fun game, don't let anyone tell you otherwise) we have a new mainline entry in the storied Seiken Densetsu series. Does Visions of Mana prove that the mana tree still has plenty of good years left in'er, or is the vision getting blurry? Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss this colourful action RPG 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:

Witch Hat Atelier
Bring back Slayers!
More Final Fantasy VI discussion
Everyone definitely agrees Legend of Mana is the best

Timestamps:

03:12 - Main Topic - Visions of Mana
39:08 - Random Encounters
43:12 - The Tavern
1:16:32 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook - CONTENT WARNING
1:22:24 - End of Content Warning

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Cliff Town Gato - [Legend of Mana]

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The Fall 2024 RPG Preview: Dragon Age Veilguard, Echoes of Wisdom, and More! Sep 02, 2024

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Brr. Can you feel the chill in the air? Maybe you can, maybe you can't. The weather's been really screwy this summer. This week, the Blood God crew wades hip-deep into 2024's fall RPG season to evaluate what's coming, and to take a guess at which games look likeliest to bogart all their attention through September and October. Will it be the mystical Metaphor ReFantazio? The utterly charming Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom? Or perhaps the beleaguered Dragon Age Veilguard will dominate the autumn season. Listen in and shout your own choices at your audio output device. Or tune into the show live next time at twitch.tv/bloodgodpod. We show up every Saturday at 9:30 PT /12:30 ET.

Also in this episode:

Nadia is back, but RIP to her luggage
Visions of Mana early impressions
Our "canon event" games
This is Tenchiverse and that "cabbit" did indeed turn into a spaceship

Timestamps

00:00 - Main topic: Fall RPG Preview
55:28 - Random Encounters
1:12:13 - The Tavern
1:30:27 - Nostalgia Nook

Music used in this episode

Do Your Best! [Breath of Fire 3]
Patty's Pub [Dragon Quest IX]
A Curious Tale [Secret of Mana]
Scream [Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker]

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Gamescom Reveals, Black Myth: Wukong, and More! Aug 26, 2024

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On this week's episode Kat, Eric, and special guest Brian Shea discuss all the news out of Gamescom! Does Xbox still need a Mario? What is happening with Blizzard? All these questions and more will be answered in this week's episode of Axe of the Blood God!

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