We may be in the dead of winter, but Axe of the Blood God is hotter than ever. So sayeth the show's fans, anyway. It's true! No word of a lie! Ahem. This week, Kat, Nadia, and Eric talk about a hodgepodge of lively topics, including:
  Some interesting new nominees for our new Best 25 RPGs of All Time list. Emphasis on "new"
 Final Fantasy XIV's producer tells the fanbase "Be good. For the love of God, please be good."
 RPGs – and games in general – are too long [INITIATING HUMOUR PROTOCOL: "That is what she said"]
 Square One, Mathman, and the trauma that accompanied them
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When Is An RPG Too Long... Or Too Short?

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The season of big summer announcements has begun! Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss the RPG offerings Sony has revealed in the latest State of Play. What do PlayStation-playing RPG-lovers have to look forward to in the near future? Find out on this episode of Axe of the Blood God!
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Also in this episode:

Monster Hunter Wilds

Dragon Quest HD-2D is back!

13 Sentinels Pantheon Prologue

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

08:51 - Main Topic - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

53:51 - Random Encounters

59:23 - The Tavern

1:25:58 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Retem City - Day View - [Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis]


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State of Play, Summer Games Event Preview, and More!

The Mario RPG remakes continue with a Gamecube classic and Kat, Nadia, and special guest Logan Plant are here to talk about it. Does the brilliant script hold up? Is the combat and progression still as fantastic as it's always been? And who is the best companion? That's easy, we all know who it is. Go on. You get one guess. And if it's wrong you need to leave.
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Also in this episode:

Put Waffle House in Tekken

This Week in Gekkoukan Continues

A Doctor Who Primer

Jenny Nicholson's doing good work

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

03:04 - Main Topic - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

39:38 - Random Encounters

44:00 - The Tavern

1:17:28 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Rogueport - [Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]


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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Review w/ Logan Plant

It's letter tiiime, it's letter tiiime!~ Axe of the Blood God's May mailbag is here, and it is loaded with some excellent questions from our listeners. The topics of discussion are, but not limited to:

What stops so many of us from finishing RPGs?

PS5 RPG ports we want to see on Switch 2

Do Dragon Quest Slimes taste sweet or savoury?

Where's Axe of the Blood God's "Best RPG Soundtrack" segment? Huh? Huh??


Also in this episode:

Sony has a new CEO, Rest in Pizza Jim Ryan.

Nier's devs are working on a project that might be Nier, but we don't have Nier-ly enough information yet.

Jabroni Chocobos

Childhood cats, bitten and non.


Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

04:48 - Letter Time

1:07:01 - Random Encounters

1:12:09 - The Tavern

1:25:57 - Nostalgia Nook

Music used in this episode:

Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]

Patty's Pub - [Dragon Quest IX]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Lab 16 Ruins - [Chrono Trigger]


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Mailbag! Why Persona 5 Got Mad Popular in the West, and Does Kiryu Make Sweet Love?

Capitalism continues to function as intended with the closure of several studios by Microsoft. What's the future of Game Pass? What will RPGs on Microsoft platforms look like going forward? And how many lives need to be ruined by rich people before we bring back the thing that rhymes with "creatine'? Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss this and so much more on this episode of Axe of the Blood God! Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod
Also in this episode:

Animal Well

Hades 2

Kat holds her FFXIV playthrough for a $20,000 ransom

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

03:52 - Main Topic - Microsoft

47:28 - Random Encounters

1:0:0 - The Tavern, More or Less

1:32:32 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Human - [The Killers]


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We're Very Worried About Xbox RPGs Now

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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When Is An RPG Too Long... Or Too Short?

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