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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!
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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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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!
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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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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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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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Also in this episode:
Kat is invaded by turkeys
Role-playing with sports games
More Game Informer memories!
Timestamps:
05:52 - Gamescom Announcements
52:48 - Random Encounters + Wukong
1:10:48 - The Tavern
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Mog Resort - [Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin]
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On this week's episode Kat, Eric, Nadia and special guest Matt McMuscles discuss the history of beat'em ups, RPGs, and where the twain shall meet! What is the first RPG beat'em up crossover? What even IS Yakuza? How does George Kamitani tie it all together? All these questions and more will be answered in this week's very special Trans Lifeline Charity Livestream episode of Axe of the Blood God!
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Also in this episode:
Tales of!
The Bouncer!
Legend of Mana!
Shenmue!
All of Victor's favs are here!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Main Topic
50:28 - Random Encounters
52:16 - The Tavern
1:26:08 - Nadia's Nostalgia Pit
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On this week's episode Kat, Eric, and special guest Alex Van Aken discuss the current landscape of soulsbornes, the future of soulsbornes, what makes a soulsborne a soulsborne, and please can we call it something else so I can stop saying soulsborne. And no one talks about Code Vein and Stranger of Paradise enough.
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Also in this episode:
Black Myth: Wukong
Kaiju No 8
D23
2XKO
Timestamps:
14:23 - State of Soulsbornes
59:56 - Random Encounters
103:49 - The Tavern
1:36:38 - Alex's Game Informer Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Pirates of Pravoka - [Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin]
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On this week's episode Kat, Eric, and special guests Saniya Ahmed and Nicole Carpenter discuss recent layoffs in both journalism and development. How will Bungie's layoffs change the future of Destiny? Does Destiny HAVE a future? Should it? All these question and more will be answered in this week's Axe of the Blood God!
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Also in this episode:
Kat has nice things to say about Final Fantasy XIV
Fast AND Furious? In this economy?
Gathering the Magic
Arranger
Timestamps:
05:04 - Game Informer Layoffs
20:00 - Bungie Layoffs
50:56 - Random Encounters
58:40 - The Tavern
1:19:28 - Eric's Nostalgia Pit
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
rtown0 (Δ Server Aqua Capital Mac Anu) - [.hack//INFECTION]
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It's the Summer o' Summoners on Axe of the Blood God! We're celebrating summoners, extoling evokers, and commemorating callers! But first we have to decide who qualifies? Are Pokemon Trainers summoners? Is Ichiban a summoner? Is listening to a podcast not a kind of summoning? That's right, as far as I'm concerned YOU'RE my favourite summoner, dear listener. All this and more on this week's Axe of the Blood God!
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Also in this episode:
Unionization and strikes!
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Eric watches terrible TV
Twisters!
Timestamps:
13:20 - Main Topic - Our RPG Backlogs
53:52 - Random Encounters
56:32 - The Tavern
1:19:28 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Keepers of the Void - [Final Fantasy Brave Exvius]
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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?
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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!
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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!
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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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We're at the SGF. We're at the Day of the Devs. We're at the Xbox Showcase. We're at the combination SGF, Day of the Devs, Xbox Showcase. Kat and Eric are joined by Michael Higham and Moises Tavares to discuss an absolute deluge of game reveals, announcements, trailers, and news.
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Also in this episode:
Can Metaphor: ReFantazio bring back fantasy?
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is here to fill your quip quota
Starfield: Shattered Space
Expedition 33
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:00 - Main Topic - It's ALL Main Topic, Baby! Good luck!
Music Used in this Episode:
Tuliyollal Theme - Day - [Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail]
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The season of big summer announcements has begun! Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss the RPG offerings Sony has revealed in the latest State of Play. What do PlayStation-playing RPG-lovers have to look forward to in the near future? Find out on this episode of Axe of the Blood God!
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Also in this episode:
Monster Hunter Wilds
Dragon Quest HD-2D is back!
13 Sentinels Pantheon Prologue
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
08:51 - Main Topic - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
53:51 - Random Encounters
59:23 - The Tavern
1:25:58 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Retem City - Day View - [Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis]
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The Mario RPG remakes continue with a Gamecube classic and Kat, Nadia, and special guest Logan Plant are here to talk about it. Does the brilliant script hold up? Is the combat and progression still as fantastic as it's always been? And who is the best companion? That's easy, we all know who it is. Go on. You get one guess. And if it's wrong you need to leave.
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Also in this episode:
Put Waffle House in Tekken
This Week in Gekkoukan Continues
A Doctor Who Primer
Jenny Nicholson's doing good work
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:04 - Main Topic - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
39:38 - Random Encounters
44:00 - The Tavern
1:17:28 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Rogueport - [Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]
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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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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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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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