Call us Hamburger Helper because this week we're cooking with beef!
Eric, Nadia, and special guest John Learned are here to discuss only the rawest slabs of DPS meat. What's appealing about the unga bunga and how does it fit into the party composition? Get ready for a list full of himbos and fur bikinis!

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Also in this episode:

Lord of the Rings tangents

Steins;Gate

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

Demonschool

Timestamps:

8:00 Main Topic - The Beefy Boys

28:36 - Surprise Eric Pit

1:17:42 - Random Encounters

1:17:20 - The Tavern - Age of Imprisonment and Demonschool

1:42:56 - 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]

Road Taken - [Fire Emblem Fates]

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I'm pulling a Retronauts and calling this "Part One" because we barely even got around to talking about the games themselves; instead, Victor, Eric, and Nadia wax philosophical about the seemingly-universal appeal of card games, the stories that can be told with a deck of cards, and how they fit perfectly into the systems and structure of both tabletop games and video games. Maybe in Part Two we'll talk about actual specific video games. Maybe Part Two will be the upcoming Mega Man Battle Network 2 Pantheon episode! Who can say? Go and get a tarot reading and find out!

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Also in this episode:

Corpse Party cancelled

Octopath Traveler 0 Impressions

Canadian Cooking Shows and Human Anatomy

Timestamps:

6:20 Main Topic - Card-Based RPGs

26:44 - History of Decks of Cards

1:17:42 - Random Encounters

1:21:12 - The Tavern - Octopath Traveler 0 Impressions

1:30:40 - 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]

The Valedictory Elegy (for guitar) - [Baten Kaitos Origins]

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May the Falz be with you!
Award-winning creator of the Phantasy Star Tabletop RPG, Rich Lescouflair, joins Victor for an in-depth interview all about adapting a beloved JRPG into tabletop form, the joys of freeing oneself from the shackles of narrative canon, and why Phantasy Staar Online Episode III: CARD Recolution actually kicks ass.
This is one multiplayer Phantasy Star that doesn't require a Hunter's License!
Plus, Nadia, Eric, and Victor address why a 'Good Year For Games' isn't always a good year for the people who make them. All that and more on this episode of Axe of the Blood God!

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Skydawn Games:
https://skydawngames.com/

Liz Bushouse's Comparison of Phantasy Star Scripts:
https://lizbushouse.com/phantasy-star-1-script-comparison-sega-ages-gba-part-1/

SkysNotTheLimit Phantasy Star Online Lore Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions/UCUKqjgQUXrAGlQ35d4Aqn4Q

Tom's Bluesky Thread About the Importance of Square's Human QA:
https://bsky.app/profile/iiotenki.bsky.social/post/3m4yqll6bdk2h

Also in this episode:

Layoffs at Square Enix and QA being replaced by AI

Happy N7 Day! Mass Effect is definitely still alive!

The Game Awards confirms the Future Class is gone

Exciting updates to Final Fantasy XI

Hyrule Warriors, and Zelda's history of busty villainnesses

Timestamps:

8:56 - Main Topic - Phantasy Star Tabletop RPG Interview w/ Rich Lescouflair

1:16:18 - Random Encounters

1:41:58 - The Tavern - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

1:56:00 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Rune - [Phantasy Star IV]

Valentine - [Phantasy Star Online]

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Chaotic Bar - [Phantasy Star Online]

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A podcast draws near!
Eric, Nadia, and special guest Lucas White are here to discuss the latest Dragon Quest HD2D remake(s)! Is this collection of the first two entires in the seminal series a must-play or should you puff-puff pass?

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Contribute to Jen's Gofundme:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-jen-recover-from-mg-crisis

Nadia's Review:
https://gameinformer.com/review/dragon-quest-i-ii-hd-2d-remake/level-up-and-up

Lucas' Review:
https://www.shacknews.com/article/146558/dragon-quest-1-2-hd-2d-remake-review-score

Also in this episode:

What's the current state of Dragon Quest?

We give Naoki Ikushima his flowers

The Seance of Blake Manor

New episodes of Dispatch

Artis Impact

Simogo Legacy Collection

Final Fantasy House

Timestamps:

8:48 Main Topic - Dragon Quest I&II HD2D

57:44 - Random Encounters

59:12 - The Tavern - Pokemon Hate

1:32:48 - 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]

Settings Menu (Intermezzo I) - [Theathrythm Dragon Quest]

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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. In the interest of journalism we've chosen to cover Microsoft but encourage you to visit https://www.bdsmovement.net/microsoft for more information.
Capitalism. In space!
Eric and Nadia have been spending time with Outer Worlds 2, Victor and Nadia have been redistributing the world's supply of umbrellas to themselves, and Triple Triad is bringing cultures together. All this and more on a very special episode of Axe of the Blood God!

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Also in this episode:

How to get free umbrellas

Upcoming 'Tales of' Remaster news!

We hope Final Fantasy VII Part 3 doesn't make the same mistakes a Rebirth

The creators we love (and Palworld) who say hell no to genAI

Pokemon's cottage industry of outrage

Eric's Twin Peaks: The Return update!

Dispatch

What games were YOU playing in 1992?

How to solve a slide puzzle

Timestamps:

13:40 Main Topic - Outer Worlds 2

42:24 - Random Encounters

59:12 - The Tavern - Pokemon Hate

1:32:48 - 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]

Sunflower Girl 2 - [Lunar Knights]

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During this month of Every Game Finally Coming Out, Victor, Nadia, Eric, and special guest Giovanni Colantonio talk Pokemon Z-A, walkable cities in games, and what makes a good sidequest.
Plus, Eric gives us the (vampire) rundown on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines and why you probably shouldn't wait 20 years to make a sequel.

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Also in this episode:

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Lavender Town - [Pokemon Red/Blue]

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Vampires are so last year.
Call your local Hex Maniac because Victor, Nadia, and Eric are holding a seance to determine the best spectres, phantoms, ghasts, and frights across the history of RPGs. It's time to talk ghosts!
From the cutest to the cultists, from friendly to frightening, it's all ghosts all the time. Just don't mess around with a ouija board while listening to this episode. Or if you do, don't tell Eric.

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Also in this episode:

Sharlayan Dropouts News

TRUE Encounter With REAL GHOSTS!!

Unfortunate news for Heart Machine

Timestamps:

11:12 Main Topic - The Best Ghosts in RPGs

1:20:28 - Random Encounters

1:29:20 - The Future of Sharlayan Dropouts

1:34:08 - 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]

Lavender Town - [Pokemon Let's Go]

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Digi-see? Digi-hear? Digi-know it was coming?
Your digi-destiny starts today and Eric, Nadia, and special guests, Kenneth Shepard, and Jesse Vitelli are your digi-guides through it all. Time Stranger, the latest in the Digimon Story sub-series of RPGs is finally here and it might just be a perfect entry point into the digital world. Learn al about it on this prodigious episode of Axe of the Blood God!
And you better not suggest that Digimon don't have feelings or you're getting banned from bluesky.

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Also in this episode:

Why doesn't Nadia care about Digimon?

Protomen Act III

Bad News For EA

Timestamps:

8:00 Main Topic - Digimon Story: Time Stranger

43:12 - Random Encounters

46:00 - The Tavern - The Protomen, EA Has Gone Private

1:04:16 - Ken Plays Fortnite for KPop Demon Hunters

1:20:40 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook, Sort of...

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Central Park - [Digimon World 3]

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Cheerio! Kat is moving to the UK and we celebrate with a mail bag AMA centered on her experience serving the Blood God, and you know it wouldn’t be a Kat episode without delving into the worlds of soccer and Magic The Gathering.

- Plus, discussion of Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles

- The meaning of “mature” storylines

- Whether or not Mario is a superhero. 

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As we prepare for our fearless leader's graduation, it's time to celebrate the RPGs that made her. From tactics to action, from sim to rogue-lite, Kat, Eric, and Victor discuss Kat's idea of the perfect RPG library. Plus, Eric's been playing Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter; is this the Trails games that will hook newcomers? Listen to this perfectly bitter-sweet episode of Axe of the Blood God to find out!

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Also in this episode:

Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2

Baroque is back, baby!

How easy it is to play old games

Timestamps:

3:12 - Big News!

10:52 Main Topic - Kat's Perfect RPG Library

22:32 - Tactics

35:12 - Turn-Based

47:28 - Action

56:48 - Dungeon Crawler

1:05:36 - Simulation

1:13:52 - CRPG

1:20:16 - Rogue-lite

1:26:48 - Monster Collecting

1:27:18 - Wildcards

1:32:08 - Random Encounters

1:53:20 - The Tavern - Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Remake

1:36:08 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

Cityscape - The Sun Rises for Ones Who Smile - [Etrian Odyssey V]

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