Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

Orbments, orbments, and more orbments!Special guest Cam Hawkins joins Eric and Nadia to discuss Trails in the Sky Second Chapter while deftly avoiding spoilers. All that and so much more on this episode of Axe of the Blood God!

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.

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Also in this episode:

More XBox layoffs

We're worried about Bungie

Qliphah in Providence's Shadow

Nocturne

Torneko's Mystery Dungeon

Timestamps:

7:45 - Main Topic - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

1:23:16 - Random Encounters

1:46:50 - The Tavern - WARDOGS, Qliphah in Providence's Shadow, Nocturne, Torneko's Mystery Dungeon

2:01:212 - 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]

Strepitoso Fight - [Trails in the Sky SC]

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Finally, a Fire Emblem game about a Metal Gear Solid 2 character's hair!Siliconera's Jenni Lada returns to chat Fortune's Weave with Eric and Nadia; is this the system-seller the Switch 2 needs? Listen to this over-2-hour episode and find out!

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Also in this episode:

Level 5 keeps doing AI

Limited-time quests are good

The Prince of Tennis Sweet School Festival ~♡-40 and more...~

Timestamps:

8:00 - Main Topic - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

1:27:28 - Random Encounters

1:34:04 - The Tavern - Eric's WoW Journey, Prince of Tennis

2:01:212 - 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]

Recruitment Medley - [Fire Emblem Premium Arrange]

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RPG hot takes, direct to you!We just had a Zelda Direct and Nintendo Direct one-two punch so Nadia, Victor, and special guest Lucas White are here to tell you why SaGa and Mystery Dungeon are the things you should be most excited about.

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Also in this episode:

RIP Level-5

Eternal Anima

Persona 4 Revival, Persona 6

Portopia

Fate/EXTRA Record

Void Terrarium, Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja, Sakura Wars: Dramatic Dungeon

Timestamps:

12:30 - Main Topic - Zelda Direct

26:36 - Nintendo Direct - Romancing SaGa 3

53:16 - Torneko's Mystery Dungeon

1:13:40 - Random Encounters

1:34:04 - The Tavern - Dragon Quest Monsters, Baroque, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch 2 Edition

1:47:23 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine]

Fighting of the Spirit - [Tales of Phantasia]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Julian's Theme - [Romancing SaGa 3]
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Did someone say Withered World? That's State of Play, baby! This week, Victor and Nadia run through the highlights of this year's State of Play, including an array of JRPGs, one of which (Rhapsody in Scarlet) surrounds 1920's jazz-era NYC with a key missing ingredient; Crimson Desert DLC, Monsters, (both the Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, and Dragon Quest Withering World variety,); and Final Fantasy VII: Revelation!

Speaking of FF, Victor gives us the rundown on Final Fantasy Resonance.

Victor and Nadia also give their Nintendo Direct(s) (Zelda and vanilla) predictions- listen to see if their wishes came true.

Plus, Undertale in Concert, Victor breaking in his Switch 2, and so much more on this episode of Axe of the Blood God!

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Also in this episode:

LEGO PS1

Megaman X Command Mission

.The. Blood of .. Dawnwalker

Timestamps:

12:11 - Main Topic - State of Play

42:58 - Random Encounters

1:02:57 - The Tavern

1:34:18 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine]

Fighting of the Spirit - [Tales of Phantasia]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Dungeon Theme 0 - [Zelda II - The Adventure of Link (NES)]
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Don't hate The Player, hate the thing wherein you'll catch the conscience of the king.Victor and Nadia are joined by the creative director of RPG developer Lovely Hellplace, James Wragg, to discuss the critically acclaimed Dread Delusion, AND the recently-released-into-early-access Entropy. It's a fantastic conversation that nearly reaches the 2-hour mark and dips into just about every topic you can imagine. So enjoy this perma-death-filled 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.com⁠Topics Discussed:- The inherent impressionism of early 3D- How to push back against climate change- The power of quoting Shakespeare- Small number RPGs vs Bigger number RPGs and the importance of numbers- Perma-death

Further Reading:

Lovely Hellplace - Lovely Hellzine on Patreon

Dread Delusion Lost In Cult EDITION

Hamlet on the Holodeck

Mordheim

Mork Borg

Game Studies Study Buddies

Timestamps:

9:50 - Main Topic - Entropy, Dread Delusion and more w/ James Wragg of Lovely Hellplace

31:28 - The "Player"

40:40 - Shakespeare

51:18 - Fixed camera angles and learning from Dread Delusion

1:02:36 - Resist the wubbification of eldritch horror

1:15:48 - RPG Math and Tabletop Inspirations

Music Used in this Episode:

Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine]

Endless - [Dread Delusion]
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