Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

There's a cavalcade of indie RPG demos fighting for your attention this week and Eric, Nadia, Victor, and special guest Lucas White are here to help you find some of the ones worth wishlisting! From hardcore dungeon crawls, to neon musicals, to impressionistic adventures, and everything in-between! Plus Pokemon, Tales, Ys, and a whole lot more on this jam-packed episode of Axe of the Blood God!

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Also in this episode:


Did Tales of Berseria need the Remaster treatment?


Pokemon 30th Anniversary announcements galore! Winds, Waves, HitClips!


Ys X: Proud Nordics might just have the sauce


Everything is Battle Network

Timestamps:

09:58 - Main Topic - Steam Next Fest RPG Highlights!

10:20 - Parasite Mutant

22:20 - Annihilated

29:12 - Zero Parades: For Dead Spies

44:00 - THREE VERSES^3

49:40 - Calamity Angel: Special Delivery

54:24 - Esoteric Ebb

58:16 - Vampire Crawlers

1:04:32 - Curse Chapter: Dawnthief

1:07:04 - People of Note

1:13:04 - Random Encounters

1:18:46 - Mini-boss! - Pokemon News Galore! Winds, Waves, HitClips!

1:26:24 - The Tavern - Ys X Proud Nordics

1:36:24 - Tales of Berseria Remastered

01:49:20 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Theme of Velvet - [Tales of Berseria]
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Note: Microsoft and the Xbox brand remain subjects of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement for their complicity in the ongoing apartheid and genocide of Palestine. Visit https://www.bdsmovement.net/microsoft for more information.It's been a hell of a news week so we're gearing up for an Oops! All Random Encounters. From major pillars of the game industry collapsing in spectacular fashion, to sequels we never thought we'd see; it's a jam-packed week that is sure to have ramifications that we'll be feeling for years on this tumultuous episode of Axe of the Blood God!

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Also in this episode:


Sony shuts down Bluepoint


Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen


Shutaro Iida's passing


The ghost in Mario 3's shell

Timestamps:

07:30 - Main Topic - Random Encounters - Xbox news!

29:36 - Bluepoint

1:00:00 - .hack//ZERO

1:15:44 - Tavern - Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse

01:38:08 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Mac Anu - [.hack//INFECTION]
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The gas leak isn't the only thing in the air; so is love!Whether you spent Valentine's day with that special someone or that special someone is you, we've got an episode full of our favourite romanceable NPCs in RPGs, with a game show twist! Nadia, Eric, and Victor tell on themselves while trying to read each other's minds. All that and more on a very lovely episode of Axe of the Blood God.

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Also in this episode:


Discord is introducing their age-verification system; what we're doing about it

Timestamps:

09:28 - Main Topic - Valentine's Day Special - Round 1 - Fire Emblem

21:20 - Round 2 - Mass Effect

36:56 - Round 3 - Stardew Valley

52:04 - Round 4 - Harvest Moon

1:04:56 - Round 5 - Dragon Quest

1:09:44 - Round 6 - Final Fantasy

1:22:04 - Round 7 - Pokemon Champions

1:30:40 - Round 8 - Tales of Symphonia

1:37:32 - Round 9 - Baldur's Gate

1:44:56 - Round 10 - Love and Deepspace

44:37 - Random Encounters (minibosses)

01:20:30 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
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Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined is here, and so are the hot takes! Nadia, Eric, Victor and guest Lucas White react to the game and the criticism it’s getting out the gate. What is “quality of life” in gaming, and if you could “Click” (2006) your way through life, would you?

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Also in this episode:

Yakuza 3 drama

Baldur’s Gate 3, the show?

Nintendo Direct

Nadia is learning to play bass out of spite

Timestamps:

08:22 - Main Topic - DQVII

44:37 - Random Encounters (minibosses)

01:20:30 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Seven Mysteries - [PARANORMASIGHT The Seven Mysteries of Honjo]
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Six months in, we ask the question, "How is the Switch 2 holding up as an RPG machine? Nadia, Eric, and special guest Ash Paulsen discuss the Nintendo Switch 2's RPG lineup, from Switch 1 upgrades, to system exclusives, to that glint of Pokopia on the horizon. It's a great couch system, but does it travel well?

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Also in this episode:


New and improved Octopath Traveler 0


An update on Haunted Chocolatier


Some side-eye-worthy comments from Bethesda


Distant Worlds, baybeee!

Timestamps:

09:04 - Main Topic - The Switch 2 as an RPG Machine

41:33 - Random Encounters

51:54 - The Tavern - Octopath Traveler 0 and Distant Worlds

01:07:49 - Nadi'a Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

A Long Fall (The Primals) - [Final Fantasy XIV - Scions and Sinners]
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