Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

"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!

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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]
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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!

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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]
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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!

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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]

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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!

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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]
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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!

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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]
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