This week, Axe of the Blood God tackles the 2022 fall RPG preview—which feels like a nutty thing to say, since summer only started yesterday. Right? Right…?
 Oh.
 Thankfully, RPGs help take away the sting of passing time for a little while. And it so happens the last quarter of 2022 is loaded with some bangers. Persona 5 for Nintendo Switch! Tactics Ogre Reborn! Valkyrie Elysium! Not to mention a couple of small indie games called Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. What a way to end the year that gave us Elden Ring and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
 Also in this episode:
  Mickey is a sad divorced dad in his new Animal Crossing-style game ("ah-ha!")
 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 chapter 5 ruined Nadia's life
 Kat's going to Japan and Nadia and Eric are not :(
 Nadia ruined the Autumn of Avatar forever
  Handy-dandy timestamps:
 0:00 - Intro
 5:08 - What we're playing
 40:04 - Random encounters
 44:56 -  Main topic: The fall RPG preview
 1:12:17 - Autumn of Avatar
 1:35:15 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Harvestella, Tactics Ogre Reborn, and More in the Fall 2022 RPG Preview

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A slew of un-announced titles from Square Enix have just been skewered by the masamune in a grand restructuring. In the wake of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's sales, where does our beloved JRPG machine go from here? The odds of getting a Various Daylife 2 seem slimmer than ever. Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss the future of the house that Final Fantasy built and more on this week's episode!
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Also in this Episode:

Starfield Update!

9S' Therapist

Knock-knock it's Knuckles!

This Week in Gekkoukan continues!

Stay off the Jibanyan couch

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
04:16 - Main Topic
55:52 - Random Encounters
1:02:56 - The Tavern
1:32:48 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Wait for Truth - [Live-A-Live]
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Can Square Enix Be Saved and Does It Need Saving?

Let's re-litigate like it 2015! Does Fallout 4 deserve the hate that it gets in certain circles? With the current-gen update and the TV series bringing Fore-out back to the Fall-front it's time for Kat and Eric to go head-to-head and determine if Fallout 4 is one of the greats of the genre or deserves to be cast into the Pandaemonium pit.
Also in this episode:

Eiyuden Chronicles' bumpy patches

Metaphor ReFantazio

Kat rides a rollercoaster and finishes Unicorn Overlord in that order

This Week in Gekkoukan Reload continues!

Hades 2 tech test impressions

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

08:16 - Main Topic - Fallout 4

42:04 - Random Encounters

1:02:24 - The Tavern

1:26:24 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Crawl Out Through the Fallout - [Sheldon Allman]


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Fallout 4 Mini-Pantheon, Metaphor GOTY '24?

When you consider inflation that's really only gonna get you as far as seventy-ish heroes.
Either way the spiritual successor of Suikoden has arrived! Is it worth the wait? Did they manage to fit all them heroes into the Switch version? Eric, Nadia, and special guest Lucas White discuss this much-anticipated crowd-funded torch-bearer of the late Yoshitaka Murayama's legacy.
Also in this episode:

Class of Heroes

Nier: AutoNadia

Hades 2

Turtle Power

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

05:52 - Main Topic

56:32 - Random Encounters

57:36 - The Tavern

1:26:24 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

MEGALOMANIA (RF Remix) - [RF]


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Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Review w/ Lucas White

Did you know Walton Goggins has his own distillery? You can buy Walton Goggins-branded gin if you want. And if you, like me, happily embrace any opportunity to see beloved character-actor Walton Goggins on screen then boy howdy the new Fallout show is for you! A veritable overpour of Goggins -- much like how one might make a generous cocktail with the fine spirits from Walton Goggins' distillery! How many more times can I type 'Walton Goggins'?! At least once more; Walton Goggins! Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss what makes a good video game adaptation, if Square can make a hit movie, and whether there's beef between Bethesda and Obsidian!
Also in this episode:

More Slay the Spire

Why tipping for video games is a CEO grift

Possibility Space's bizarre and tragic shutdown

Final Fantasy's difficult position

Kat played Warhammer

Eric's return to Chrono Trigger

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

08:00 - Main Topic

46:00 - Random Encounters

1:08:00 - The Tavern

1:34:40 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Guardia Millennial Fair - [Beer SQ]


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Is The Fallout TV Show Any Good?

They share more than just fireballs! Kat and Eric are joined by special guests Brenden Groom and Mitchell Saltzman to discuss why these are two genres that taste great together! What fighting games would make a great RPG? What RPG would make a great fighting game? Where is there already plenty of crossover? And why is 2B in all of them anyway?
Also in this episode:

Tidus is fine

The return of Kat's Persona 3 Quest!!

Kissin' cousins

Content Warning

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

04:30 - Main Topic

51:32 - Random Encounters

52:40 - The Tavern

1:19:44 - Industry Story time

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best [Breath of Fire III]

Seeking Victory [Tales of Legendia]


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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Harvestella, Tactics Ogre Reborn, and More in the Fall 2022 RPG Preview

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