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  • Elden Ring: Nightreign Review, SGF Predictions w/ Mitchell Saltzman

    Elden Ring: Nightreign Review, SGF Predictions w/ Mitchell Saltzman
    Jun 2 2025
    FromSoftware's multiplayer Elden Ring experience is here and we're here to figure out exactly what it even is. Kat, Nadia, Eric, and special guest Mitchell Saltzman discuss this divisive new addition to Elden Ring and more on this week's Axe of the Blood God!Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod, subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod and celebrate our 10th Anniversary with new merch at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com In this episode: Persona 4 remake seemingly confirmed by the OG voice cast? Switch 2 game key cards woes EA abandoning RPGs Mario Kart FOMO Summer Games Fest predictions A power drill down the pants Timestamps: 6:50 - Main Topic - Elden Ring: Nightreign 47:16 - Random Encounters 1:13:36 - SGF Predictions 1:25:12 - 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] Rememberance - [Vagrant Story] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 39 m
  • Console RPG Quest: Switch - Definitive Edition, Fantasy Life i

    Console RPG Quest: Switch - Definitive Edition, Fantasy Life i
    May 26 2025
    The Nintendo Switch™ Family of Video Gaming Entertainment Consoles is dead. Long live the Nintendo Switch 2™ Family of Video Gaming Entertainment Consoles.Kat, Nadia, and Eric deliver the final judgement on the Switch's contributions to the RPG landscape. From Pokemon's bumpy road to Fire Emblem's revival to Square's blunderbuss, it's all here in this satisfyingly clickable episode of Axe of the Blood God!Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod, subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod and celebrate our 10th Anniversary with new merch at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com In this episode: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Octopath Traveler/2 Pokemon's Switch Legacy Animal Crossing: New Horizons Xenoblade Chronicles X Timestamps: 5:50 - Main Topic - Switch RPG Quest: Definitive Edition 1:00:56 - Random Encounters 1:11:04 - The Tavern - Fantasy Life 1:22:16 - Xenoblade Chronicles X Final Thoughts 1:31:20 - 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] Your Voice - [Xenoblade Chronicles X] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 42 m
  • The Future of Kingdom Hearts, Giant Bomb's Return w/ Mike Minotti

    The Future of Kingdom Hearts, Giant Bomb's Return w/ Mike Minotti
    May 19 2025
    You're getting 'Norted! And you're getting 'Norted! And YOU'RE getting 'Norted!Xakt, Dianxa, Ixerc, and special guest Kexim are here to discuss the old adage; "When Nomura closes one door, he opens another with a very large key"Missing Link's cancellation and Kingdom Hearts IV's new screenshots have stirred up conversation and Giant Bomb's own KH expert Mike Minotti is here to tell us all about itTune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod, subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod and celebrate our 10th Anniversary with new merch at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com Also in this episode: Justice for 358/2 Days Nintendo Store San Fransisco Bravely Default HD Do serial killers like Aerosmith? Timestamps: 10:08 - Main Topic - What is the future of Kingdom Hearts? 47:20 - Random Encounters 49:12 - Final Fantasy x Magic the Gathering 1:04:48 - Nintendo Store 1:25:00 - 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] Dearly Beloved (Swing Ver.) - [Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 38 m
  • No Expedition 33 Mini-Map Isn't a Bad Thing, FF + MtG Reax, and Sakura Wars 2 in English

    No Expedition 33 Mini-Map Isn't a Bad Thing, FF + MtG Reax, and Sakura Wars 2 in English
    May 12 2025
    The maps are mini but the discourse is maxi!Kat, Nadia, and Victor embrace their cartographical spirit this week as they discuss the pros and cons of the mini-map; Does EVERY game need them? Do NO games need them? At what point should you meet the game's systems where they are and adapt? Find out on this week's disorientingly good episode of Axe of the Blood God!Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod, subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod and celebrate our 10th Anniversary with new merch at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com Also in this episode: LIVE reactions as the Final Fantasy x Magic: the Gathering cards are revealed! Sakura Wars 2 fan-translation Dokyusei Tokimeki Memorial ~forever with you~ Emotional Play Maddy Thorson's latest Super Mario World romhack, Masterpiece, with art by friend of the show, darcydee Miserable Canadian clowns Timestamps: 07:20 - Main Topic - Do RPGs need mini-maps? 40:44 - Random Encounters 45:20 - Final Fantasy x Magic the Gathering Reactions 1:02:08 - The Tavern: Sakura Wars 2, Dokyusei, Tokimeki Memorial 1:20:20 - 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] Continuation of the Dream - [Sakura Wars 2] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 36 m
  • Are Games Too Expensive, The Collapse of Games Media

    Are Games Too Expensive, The Collapse of Games Media
    May 5 2025
    The rent is too damn high!Hey, it's rough out there. But as development costs climb, retail prices skyrocket, and the institutional knowledge of decades of journalism slips out from under us due to corporate greed, Kat, Nadia, and Eric are at least here to explain what this means for the future of RPGs!Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod, subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod and celebrate our 10th Anniversary with new merch at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com Also in this episode: Gameification of Disney World Chrono Trigger remake - PSYCH! Fandom is the worst website in the world Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 impressions update! Final Fantasy Magic: The Gathering hype Timestamps: 05:50 - Main Topic - What to do about expensive video games 52:08 - Random Encounters 55:24 - Polygon and Giant Bomb's collapse 1:10:28 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 update 1:30:16 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III] A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana] Enjoyment Theme - [Sakura Wars 2] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 47 m
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review w/Kenneth Shepard

    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review w/Kenneth Shepard
    Apr 28 2025
    Sacre Bleu! Incroyable! Tabarnak! We get to say all these words and more on this week's episode of Axe of the Blood God, which is about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Special guest Kenneth Shepard joins Kat, Nadia, and Eric (they're together again!) on this quest to ask this Paintress lady what her whole deal is. Also in this episode: Stop right there, criminal scum! Suddenly, Oblivion Remastered. Breath of Fire 4 is on PC! What does this portend? The Gang Pre-Orders the Switch 2 The Hundred Line is just what the Danganronpa sicko ordered. We drive a carpool directly into a dancing baby. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping 03:00 - Main Topic (Clair Obscur review) 50:15 - Random Encounters 1:00:04 - The Tavern 1:39:38 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music used in this episode: Do Your Best! (Breath of Fire III) Patty's Pub (Dragon Quest XI) A Curious Tale (Secret of Mana) Je Suis Fatigue (Tom Cardy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 51 m
  • The Lunar Remastered Review, Switch 2 Updates w/ Lucas White

    The Lunar Remastered Review, Switch 2 Updates w/ Lucas White
    Apr 21 2025
    How many licks DOES it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? Eric, Nadia, and special guest Lucas White won't find out in the Lunar: Remastered Collection but they'll sure discuss localization choices like it. Find out if the new re-release does justice to these cult classics of the 32-bit era. Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod, subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod and celebrate our 10th Anniversary with new merch at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com Also in this episode: Updates on the Switch 2 pre-orders SaGa x Vampire Survivors for the sickos Eric's Sunderfolk review Why Pokemon cards are BANNED Timestamps: 09:08 - Main Topic - Switch 2 Hands-on Impressions 52:08 - Random Encounters 56:08 - The Tavern - Switch 2, SaGa x Vampire Survivors, Sunderfolk 1:35:24 - 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] Adventure Road - [Lunar 2 - Eternal Blue] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 51 m
  • Class Conscious: Black Mage w/ Timothy Monbleau

    Class Conscious: Black Mage w/ Timothy Monbleau
    Apr 14 2025
    I am the Black Mage! I casts the spells that makes the peoples fall down! Time to put on your robe and wizard hat; we're talkin' Black Mages! From Vivi to Donald Duck, all your favourite magic missile-slingers are here and ready to nuke Eric, Nadia, and special guest Timothy Monbleau! Special Thanks to Edwyn "Omahdon" Tiong, voice of Black Mage. Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod, subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod and celebrate our 10th Anniversary with new merch by Nina Matsumoto at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com Also in this episode: Final Fantasy XIII re-examined?! Blue Prince Impressions Amagami mentioned Everyone's Donald Duck impressions Timestamps: 04:00 - Main Topic - Switch 2 Hands-on Impressions 1:04:40 - Random Encounters 1:05:56 - The Tavern - Final Fantasy XIII and Blue Prince 1:31:41 - 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] Mystic Mysidia - [Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 45 m
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