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  • The Best Year for RPGs w/ Kevin Bunch

    The Best Year for RPGs w/ Kevin Bunch
    2026/07/13
    "It was the best of times and everyone was like, 'this rules'" or however the book goes.This week, Eric, Nadia, Victor, and special guest Kevin Bunch are reflecting on what the best years for RPGs were, with the rules surrounding that discussion evolving in real time. Is it something in the late 90s for the sheer quantity of interesting, experimental RPGs, is the year Persona 5 single-handedly invented jazz and made JRPGs good again, or is it 1994 for being the year Final Fantasy VI came out. All this and so, so much more on this episode of Axe of the Blood God! Subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod⁠ and get merch at ⁠https://shop.bloodgodpod.com⁠ Also in this episode: Games Done Quick Appreciation Star Fox Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis closes but drops Before Crisis story Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Story in English Timestamps: 11:18 - Main Topic - Best Year For RPGs 1:11:44 - Random Encounters 1:20:36 - Tavern - Eric's GDQ Adventure, 1:41:36 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine] Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III] Pub - [Lunar Knights] A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana] Hammerhead - [Final Fantasy XV] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 55 分
  • The Death of Physical PlayStation Games w/ Kelsey Lewin

    The Death of Physical PlayStation Games w/ Kelsey Lewin
    2026/07/06
    Sony has announced the death of the game disc. What does this mean for the future of second-hand games, game preservation, game sharing, game access, and a million other things that this is going to have an effect on? Well, Nadia, Eric, and Victor are joined by collector, historian, retailer, writer, and a million other things, Kelsey Lewin (@kelslewin.bsky.social) to discuss precisely that! Apologies for the lower-than-usual quality of Kelsey's audio! It was an anomaly and we made do with the cruel hand fate dealt us! Subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod⁠ and get merch at ⁠https://shop.bloodgodpod.com⁠ Also in this episode: Deltarune Chapter 5 The Summer of Sakura Wars Timestamps: 13:24 - Main Topic - The End of Playstation Discs 1:04:32 - Random Encounters 1:20:08 - Tavern - Deltarune Chapter 5, Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse, Rhythm Heaven Groove 1:41:36 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine] Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III] Pub - [Lunar Knights] A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana] Theme of PARANORMASIGHT - [PARANORMASIGHT] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 49 分
  • The Adventures of Elliot Review w/ Matt Sowinski

    The Adventures of Elliot Review w/ Matt Sowinski
    2026/06/29
    Nadia has spent more time with Elliot and we're joined by Matt Sowinski to discuss once-and-for-all if Adventures of Elliot makes for a good video game. Victor has been diving into Dragon Quest X. All that and so much more on this increasingly Canadian episode of Axe of the Blood God! Subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod⁠ and get merch at ⁠https://shop.bloodgodpod.com⁠Note: 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. Also in this episode: Xenoblade's Nopon problem McDonalds' secret menu Victor discovers that no one actually knows the names of any Mana games Timestamps: 12:30 - Main Topic - Adventures of Elliot Review 48:32 - Mana Series 35th Anniversary Celebration! 1:04:02 - Random Encounters 1:24:00 - Tavern - Xenoblade, Dragon Quest X 1:40:56 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine] Faerie Battle - [Final Fantasy IX] Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III] A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana] Grasslands of Eternity - [Children of Mana] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 50 分
  • Next Fest RPGs, The Adventures of Elliot

    Next Fest RPGs, The Adventures of Elliot
    2026/06/22
    Drive your old man's convertible out to lover's leap with your crush because it's time for a steamy neck-fest; all the neckin' you can handle but nothing past first base!And once you've driven your date home by curfew it's time for Steam Next Fest!There are a ton of RPGs to sift through so Victor is saving you some of the hassle! Then once you've had enough of his questionable taste in games, Nadia is here to tell you all about The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales! A terrible name to be sure, but is the game much better? Listen to find out on this steamy episode of Axe of the Blood God! Also, I think I say Veritas Tales has 600 illustrations? It's actually 300+. Oops! Subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod⁠ and get merch at ⁠https://shop.bloodgodpod.com⁠ Also in this episode: R-Type Tactics is finally here Final Fantasy Tactics gets a new patch What is the role of a review? And is it rude to be mean? Phantasy Star Online 2's AI chatbot survey: https://pso2.com/players/news/i_20260617_2/ Timestamps: 12:44 - Main Topic - Victor's Next Fest RPG Demo-palooza 17:32 - Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle 28:16 - Apathema 42:00 - Rizz Dungeon: Skeleton Key to My Heart 52:28 - Culdcept The First 53:28 - LarsGadiel 1:02:02 - Random Encounters 1:09:30 - Tavern - Nadia's Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales Impressions 1:45:24 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine] Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III] A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana] Every Day Is Night - [VA-11 HALL-A] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 56 分
  • Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy Resonance, Nintendo Direct Impressions

    Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy Resonance, Nintendo Direct Impressions
    2026/06/15
    Nintendo's Summer Direct has come and gone, and with it a slew of announcements. Upgrades we expected, leaks we saw coming, and some exciting news that blindsided us all! Nadia, Eric, and Victor gather to discuss what we should be excited about and what has left us wanting. All that and more on this episode of Axe of the Blood God! Subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod⁠ and get merch at ⁠https://shop.bloodgodpod.com⁠ Also in this episode: Why Shadow the Hedgehog is a Good Game Should we be worried about Kingdom Hearts? Muramasa is baaaaack Why on God's green Earth are we remaking Ocarina of Time? Timestamps: 9:56 - Main Topic - Nintendo Direct 9:56 - Xenoblade Genesis 18:28 - Pokopis Expansion Pass 24:28 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 31:08 - Final Fantasy Resonance 49:52 - Tales of Eternia Remastered 54:40 - Atelier Karia 58:40 - The Duskbloods 1:02:04 - Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World 1:07:20 - Kingdom Hearts 1:21:44 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1:35:20 - Random Encounters 1:45:24 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine] Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III] A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana] Duel! - [Final Fantasy Brave Exvius] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 51 分
  • Final Fantasy VII Revelation and SGF Reax w/ Lucas White

    Final Fantasy VII Revelation and SGF Reax w/ Lucas White
    2026/06/08
    ummer feels like it starts earlier and earlier every year. Is it climate change or because all the hottest games are arriving at Summer Games Fest?!Nadia, Victor, and special guest Lucas White are here to drop all the spiciest takes on the biggest games and the dorkiest hosts in this pre-equinoctial episode of Axe of the Blood God!! Subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod⁠ and get merch at ⁠https://shop.bloodgodpod.com⁠ Also in this episode: Visit the Vancouver Game Garden June 13th and 14th! https://vangamegarden.com/ Dancing Mad with Kefka Nadia sees The Amazing Digital Circus Timestamps: 5:20 - Summer Games Fest Announcements 14:40 - Virtua Fighter 18:56 - Guild Wars 3 24:00 - Star Wars Zero Company 26:28 - Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascension 28:16 - Stellar Blade: Blood Rain 31:24 - Street Fighter VI 34:16 - Stranger Than Heaven 50:00 - Final Fantasy VII Revelation 1:28:08 - The Tavern - Mina, The Amazing Digital Circus, Starbites, Atelier Marie, Final Fantasy XIV's latest Ultimate Raid; Kefka's UMAD 1:57:04 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine] Pub - [Lunar Knights] A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana] Brandished Blade - [Atelier Sophie 2] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 時間 9 分
  • SGF Predictions, Mina the Hollower, 007

    SGF Predictions, Mina the Hollower, 007
    2026/06/01
    Summer Games Fest is nearly upon us and Eric will be in attendance. What do we expect to see and why does Keighley control so much of what we are expected to care about? Nadia's been playing Mina the Hollower, Victor has a one-two punch of Y2K a e s t h e t i c games, and every one has some level of experience with James Bond, junior or otherwise, all on this freshly-picked rosy episode of Axe of the Blood God! Subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod⁠ and get merch at ⁠https://shop.bloodgodpod.com⁠ Also in this episode: Visit the Vancouver Game Garden June 13th and 14th! https://vangamegarden.com/ Restoring an abandoned house in the Japanese countryside with https://www.youtube.com/@maigomika A new Sakura Wars stage show has been announced! The sacred Gen X IPs that turn our brains off immediately Automaton Heart Labyrinth.os Dissida Duellum Update Timestamps: 14:28 - Summer Games Fest Predictions 49:28 - Random Encounters? 57:08 - Random Encounters 1:10:24 - The Tavern - Mina the Hollower, Automaton Heart, Labyrinth.os, Dissidia Duellum, 007 First Light 1:42:56 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine] Faerie Battle - [Final Fantasy IX] Pub - [Lunar Knights] A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana] Alchemists on a Ship - [Atelier Shallie] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 53 分
  • Zero Parades, Destiny 2's Eulogy, and More!

    Zero Parades, Destiny 2's Eulogy, and More!
    2026/05/25
    Reunited at last and it feels so good.Eric returns to complete the Hydra of the Blood God and before any of our heads can be lopped off we gotta talk about what we've been playing lately. Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, Pokopia, Tokimeki Memorial 2, Final Fantasy XI's anniversary, and so much more on this episode of Axe of the Blood God! Subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod⁠ and get merch at ⁠https://shop.bloodgodpod.com⁠ Also in this episode: Remembering ball pits No kings, yes queens Nadia's K-pit Timestamps: 10:16 - Main Topic - Trails in the Sky 24:24 - Pokopia 35:24 - Tokimeki Memorial 2 EVS Append Discs 42:24 - Zero Parades: For Dead Spies 1:05:20 - Final Fantasy XI 24th Anniversary 1:12:16 - Random Encounters - Destiny 2 1:20:48 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine] Hometown Domina - Jazz Arrange- - [Legend of Mana] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 30 分