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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]

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The Lunar Remastered Review, Switch 2 Updates w/ Lucas White

Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

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MP3•Episode home

How many licks DOES it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

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]

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No Expedition 33 Mini-Map Isn't a Bad Thing, FF + MtG Reax, and Sakura Wars 2 in English 1:35:53

2 days ago1:35:53

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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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Are Games Too Expensive, The Collapse of Games Media 1:46:54

9 days ago1:46:54

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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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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review w/Kenneth Shepard 1:51:05

16 days ago1:51:05

1:51:05

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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The Lunar Remastered Review, Switch 2 Updates w/ Lucas White 1:51:18

23 days ago1:51:18

1:51:18

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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Class Conscious: Black Mage w/ Timothy Monbleau 1:44:48

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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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Switch 2 Direct and Hands-on Impressions w/ Brian Shea 1:57:32

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Should've called it the Swiitch. Kat, Nadia, Eric, and special guest Brian Shea tell you everything you need to know about the Nintendo Direct Switch 2 announcements plus Brian's hands-on experience at the recent press event. There's a slew of RPGs of all stars and stripes heading for the console. Whether you'll be able to get your little hands on them without selling a body part or two remains to be seen. But at least we can talk about them for free! 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: Mario Kart Worlds Donkey Kong Bananza Bring back Mario Paint Dark Pictionary Timestamps: 04:00 - Main Topic - Switch 2 Hands-on Impressions 1:03:12 - Random Encounters 1:05:16 - The Tavern - Switch 2's RPG Line-up 1:40:40 - 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] Romantic Vagrant - [Bravely Default: Flying Fairy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Xenoblade Chronicles X Switch Review, GDC Recap, and a Persona 4 Remake Wishlist 1:51:21

7 weeks ago1:51:21

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Living here in New LA, fighting villains from afar. You got to find first gear in your giant robot car. The Xenoblade saga on Switch is now complete with the inclusion of Xenoblade Chronicles X (Xenoblade Cross if you're nasty). But it's been 10 years since the original release on WiiU; has it aged well? The very idea of video games "aging well" is a concept invented by tech-capitalists so don't ask me that. Instead ask "How much of the current open-world RPG landscape do we owe to it, do the gameplay elements designed for the WiiU transpose to the Switch well, and exactly how fantastic a game is it?" All these questions and more will be answered by Kat, Nadia, Eric, and Victor on this interstellar 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 by Nina Matsumoto at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com Also in this episode: Tuning the skill floor of the player vs the encounter Kat's many adventures at GDC Palworld's still at it What we want out of a Persona 4 remake Timestamps: 08:00 - Main Topic - Xenoblade Chronicles X 53:50 - Random Encounters 1:01:54 - Tavern - GDC 1:32:30 - Persona 4 Remake Wishes 1:40:40 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III] 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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Atelier Yumia Review and Series Primer w/ Lucas White 1:30:48

8 weeks ago1:30:48

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The only two good things to come out economic recession. Eric, Nadia, and special guest Lucas White are here to give the long-running, cult-classic Atelier series it's flowers. But can the latest entry, Yumia, hang with the Ryzas and the Maries and the Irises and the Eschas and the Logys? Listen up to find out! Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod and subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod Also in this episode: Should you play Final Fantasy XIV constantly? The cultural importance of The Problems Clown Wizardry Variants Daphne Nadia rolls credits on Monster Hunter Wilds New merch by Nina Matsumoto available now at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com Timestamps: 08:00 - Main Topic - What is Atelier? 49:32 - Random Encounters 52:32 - Tavern 1:19:28 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III] A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana] Reminiscent Hill - [Atelier Ayesha] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Review, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Preview, and More w/ Aidan Moher 1:43:22

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Oscar season has passed but the stars are still out; all 108 of them! Kat, Nadia, and Eric are joined by a special guest who literally wrote the book on Suikoden; Aidan Moher! They discuss the ups and downs of the recently released remaster and whether they are the versions of Suikoden you should play! Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod and subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod Also in this episode: Other Suikoden news of varying quality! Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Adult Swim memories Timestamps: 10:24 - Main Topic - Suikoden I&II HD Remaster 51:12 - Random Encounters 1:08:00 - The Tavern - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 1:32:16 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III] A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana] A Bustling Town - [Suikoden II] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Axe of the Blood God 500: 10 Years of the Podcast, 10 Greatest RPGs 2:11:20

10 weeks ago2:11:20

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Monster Hunter Wilds Review, Final Fantasy x MtG, and More! 1:33:22

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Avowed Review, State of Play, and More w/ John Carson 1:27:33

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Review, Final Fantasy Live Letter, and More w/ Jason Fanelli and Leana Hafer 2:02:10

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Shorter RPGs Without Sacrificing Story, Citizen Sleeper 2, and P3 Reload Final Thoughts 1:58:03

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