Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

Love is in the air; as long as the project roadmap has made allowances for it in the overall budget! Kat, Nadia, and Eric talk about the best and worst relationships in RPGs. How do you write a natural relationship in a videogame? Should relationships just be a means to an end? Will anyone bring up Sakura Wars?It's an S-rank Support Conversation on this week's episode of Axe of the Blood God!Also in this Episode: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo out now! The flames of the console wars are fanned once again Do platforms even matter anymore? The Last of Us theme park She Who Became The Sun book club! Dungeon Meshi / Delicious in Dungeon Timestamps:00:00 - Intro10:248 - RPG Romance49:04 - Random Encounters1:07:32 - The Tavern1:40:20 - Nadia's Nostalgia NookMusic Used in this Episode:Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]My Blue Sky - [Sakura Wars] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Three Musketeers, 3 Ninjas, Persona 3. Just a few examples of franchises that began with 3. And here to celebrate the remake, Persona 3 Reload, are Kat, Nadia, Eric, and special guest Kenneth Shepard! They discuss differences between the original, the perfect starting off point for players new to the series, and why there's never been a Persona 1 or 2!Also in this Episode: Vote Princess Maker 2 for the Pantheon Granblue Fantasy: Relink The Year of Shadow the Hedgehog Linda³ Again! LETS GO! YOU DONT EVEN KNOW, DUDE! Xbox drama Suicide Squad kills the Justice League and so do the Teen Titans Timestamps:00:00 - Intro05:20 - Persona Talk!52:45 - Random Encounters1:10:24 - The Tavern1:40:20 - Nadia's Nostalgia NookMusic Used in this Episode:Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]Spring Breath - [Linda³] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian chart-topping darlings BNL once said "If I had a million dollars I'd buy you a house." Unfortunately with inflation being the way it is a million dollars can hardly get you a downpayment anymore. No my friend, what you need to get anywhere in this world is wealth. INFINITE WEALTH. And Ichiban is bringing it in his latest adventure. Come join Kat, Nadia, Eric, and special guest Jesse Vitelli as they discuss the equal parts madness and heart of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth as the onslaught of massive 2024 RPGs begins.Also in this Episode: Games starring adults of drinking age Palmer getting hit by a truck More layoffs! Palword... Tekken 8 Timestamps:00:00 - Intro04:48 - Main Topic - Developer Quest: RGG54:32 - Random Encounters1:20:32 - The Tavern1:40:20 - Nadia's Nostalgia NookMusic Used in this Episode:Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]ATLANTICA - [7th Dragon III VFD] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You down with RGG? Yeah, you know me!From Super Monkey Ball to Infinite Wealth, our prestigious panel covers the history and key players of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. Eric, Nadia, and special guest Michael Higham discuss the runaway success of the Yakuza/Like A Dragon series, the charm of 1988 Kamurochō, and the role these games have played in their own personal lives and careers. Much like Like A Dragon itself, this episode is full of heartfelt sentimentality contrasted with borderline absurdist comedy!Also in this Episode: Great tattoo ideas BuT Is iT An RpG?!?!? Visions of Mana! Eric has been playing Palworld... The Art of Fare Evasion Timestamps:00:00 - Intro07:00 - Main Topic - Developer Quest: RGG1:02:28 - Random Encounters1:13:12 - The Tavern1:26:58 - Nadia's Nostalgia NookMusic Used in this Episode:Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]Pure Love in Kamurocho - [Yakuza 0] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2024's RPG landscape is already being defined by a handful of big titles. But those games aren't made in a vaccuum. They're made by people! People who work at studios! And those studios have names.Listen as Kat, Eric, and special guest Ethan Gach discuss the 5 biggest studios that are already shaping the present and future of RPGs.Also in this Episode: Final Fantasy V Recap! Games Done Quick! Granblue Fantasy! Timestamps:00:00 - Intro06:10 - Main Topic - Top RPG Studios of 202406:16 - CD Projekt Red09:56 - ATLUS13:28 - Square Enix19:04 - FromSoftware27:50 - Larian54:44 - Random Encounters57:12 - GDQ1:02:56 - The Tavern1:21:58 - Nadia's Nostalgia NookMusic Used in this Episode:Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]The Day Will Come (From Final Fantasy V) - [Final Fantasy XIV - Endwalker] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are some questions we as a species will always be asking; Is consciousness inherent to our universe? Is time a construct? What cool new video games will come out in 2024?10 hard-hidding questions will be asked of our intrepid panel and you'll hear Kat, Nadia, and Eric dole out answers like it's their job. What can we look forward to? What surprises are in store that we don't even know we want to look forward to? The Switch 2, acquisitions, the GaaS event horizon; all this and more in this interrogatory episode of Axe of the Blood God!Also in this Episode: Sonicshortergamesmeme.jpg Axe of the Blood God officially endorses Metaphor: ReFantazio for 2024 Eric has played a bunch of Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth and didn't tell us! This episode is sponsored by Factor. For 50% off head to factormeals.com/axerpgadventure50 and use code: axerpgadventure50Timestamps:00:00 - Intro05:36 - Main Topic - 10 Big Questions for 202451:15 - Random Encounters57:04 - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Preview1:21:58 - Nadia's Nostalgia NookMusic Used in this Episode:Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]Headquarters - [Skies of Arcadia] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's never been a more appropriate year to anticipate RPGs than this one! Whether it's "Like A", "Quest", or "Dogma 2", the Year of the Dragon is bound to bring you something you'll sink a not-insignificant part of your year into! Join Kat, Nadia, and Eric as they each talk about their Top 5 Most Anticipated RPGs of 2024 and more!Also in this Episode: Will we be getting a Switch 2 in 2024? Will the PS5 and Xbox ever feel like the current gen? Garfield? Timestamps:00:00 - Intro06:40 - Main Topic - RPGs We're Looking Forward To1:25:16 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook1:26:16 - Nadia's BONUS NOOKMusic Used in this Episode:Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]New Year's Day (2 AM - 5 AM) - Animal Crossing New HorizonsGames Mentioned in this Episode:Dragon's Dogma 2Persona 3 ReloadUnicorn OverlordElden Ring: Shadow of the ErdtreeFinal Fantasy VII: RebirthMetaphor: ReFantazioVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2DecapoliceLike A Dragon: Infinite WealthDragon Quest III HD-2DEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred HeroesVisions of ManaFinal Fantasy XIV: DawntrailCitizen Sleeper 2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merry Chrysler! We here at Axe of the Blood God prepared this very special episode that takes both a deeply critical and celebratory look at the nutty year that just passed us by. We had RPGs galore! Have we ever seen such bounty? New Zelda! New Baldur's Gate! New Cyberpunk...sort of!But we had troubles galore, too. Layoffs and downsizing left and right. The end of vintage game media websites and game studios. What awaits us in 2024? We dunno! But we can guarantee the Blood God will always be with you. That's what Christmas is all about.In this episode: Our Game of the Year! Zelda, Zelda, Baldur's Gate, Zelda! The Super Mario RPG remake is great! Starfield discourse that's as long and girthy as Luigi's schlong And lots more! Music used in this episode: Tantal [Xenoblade Chronicles 2] Narshe March [Final Fantasy VI] Secret of Mana Santa art source  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Holidays are right around the corner and you know what that means?That's right! All the children who have been good year 'round gather at the local podcast to hear the wise old hosts dispense their recommendations for the year! But what's this? Mean Mr. Grinch stole aaaaaall the popular games this year! Fret not, little one. Just because mainstream gaming media hasn't covered it doesn't mean it's not worth curling up with next to the fire. In fact, just for you we've compiled a list of wonderful games no one seems to be talking about! Let Eric, Nadia, and beloved guest Reb Valentine (along with a mail-in ballot from our editor abroad, Victor Hunter) tell you what you missed while you were being a sweet angel 24/7.Also in this Episode: End of E3-gelion The Game Awards speeches that weren't Nadia's burnt-beard-filled Christmas Pit Timestamps:00:00 - Intro1:10:40 - Random Encounters1:27:36 - The Tavern1:41:52 - Nadia's Nostalgia NookMusic Used in this Episode:Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]Jeuno Starlight Celebration - Final Fantasy XI [Square Enix X'mas Collection] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sponsored by FactorIt was an embarrassment of RPG riches as well as just plain embarrassment at this year's Game Awards 2023 as Keighley Fest 2023 once again brought us trailers, celebrities, and way too much Hideo Kojima. Nadia, Kat, and Eric recap everything that happened at this year's show, including the major reveals (Monster Hunter! Exodus!), the winners (Baldur's Gate 3... a lot!) and controversies (maybe don't play developers off the stage when they're trying to honor dead colleagues!). All that and more in this week's episode of Axe of the Blood God!Also in this Episode: GTA VI mania! Dragon Age gets a short reveal Nadia's Christmas Pit Timestamps:00:00 - Intro/Pantheon poll winner07:45 - Game Awards 2023 Announcements, Winners, and Controversies1:05:00 - Random Encounters1:08:00 - The Tavern1:26:38: Nadia's Nostalgia NookMusic Used in this Episode:Do Your Best! - Breath of Fire IIIA Curious Tale - Secret of ManaMaze of Life - Persona Q Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices