Axe of the Blood God
An RPG Podcast
Kat Bailey, Nadia Oxford, and Eric Van Allen explore PC RPGs, JRPGs, MMORPGs, and all the best in the wonderful world of role-playing video games!
Final Fantasy Resonance Looks Amazing, Do Mobius Next
“...everyone here goes off baseless assumptions – no wonder this world seems so off.” Final Fantasy Resonance was announced during the most recent Nintendo Direct; a narrative re-telling of the story of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, and a mechanical re-imagining of that same game’s combat and exploration, bringing it in-line with a more traditional single-player console-based Final Fantasy experience than
Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy Resonance, Nintendo Direct Impressions
Nintendo's Summer Direct has come and gone, and with it a slew of announcements. Upgrades we expected, leaks we saw coming, and some exciting news that blindsided us all! Nadia, Eric, and Victor gather to discuss what we should be excited about and what has left us wanting. All that and more on this episode of Axe of the Blood
Final Fantasy Resonance Looks Amazing, Do Mobius Next
“...everyone here goes off baseless assumptions – no wonder this world seems so off.” Final Fantasy Resonance was announced during the most recent Nintendo Direct; a narrative re-telling of the story of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, and a mechanical re-imagining
Blood God After Dark – More Mobile Games That Deserve Single-Player Treatment
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Nadia, Eric, and Victor ask: When are we getting NieR Re[in]carnation?!?!
Blood God After Dark – “What Does ‘Story-rich’ Even Mean, Geoffrey?”
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Nadia, Victor, and Lucas ask: How cold does it get in Australia?
Final Fantasy VII Revelation and SGF Reax w/ Lucas White
Summer feels like it starts earlier and earlier every year. Is it climate change or because all the hottest games are arriving at Summer Games Fest?! Nadia, Victor, and special guest Lucas White are here to drop all the spiciest takes on the biggest games and the dorkiest hosts in this pre-equinoctial episode of Axe of the Blood God!!
SGF Predictions, Mina the Hollower, 007
Summer Games Fest is nearly upon us and Eric will be in attendance. What do we expect to see and why does Keighley control so much of what we are expected to care about? Nadia's been playing Mina the Hollower, Victor has a one-two punch of Y2K a e s t h e t i c games, and every one
Blood God After Dark – James Bond Jr. vs Hamnet
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Eric, Nadia, and Victor ask: What's the most unhinged episode synopsis for James Bond Jr.?
Blood God After Dark – What’s a Credenza?
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Victor, Nadia, and Eric ask: Not much, what's a credenza with you?
Zero Parades, Destiny 2’s Eulogy, and More!
Reunited at last and it feels so good. Eric returns to complete the Hydra of the Blood God and before any of our heads can be lopped off we gotta talk about what we've been playing lately. Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, Pokopia, Tokimeki Memorial 2, Final Fantasy XI's anniversary, and so much more on this episode of Axe of
Blood God After Dark – Extended Interview w/ People of Note’s Jason Wishnov
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Victor, Nadia, and special guest Jason Wishnov ask: How do you pitch a turn-based RPG Musical in a pre-Clair Obscur/K-Pop Demon Hunters World?
People of Note & RPG Musicals w/ Jason Wishnov
Something's coming, something good -- a podcast all about musicals, RPGs, musical RPGs, and RPG musicals. Featuring a uniquely qualified guest; director of People of Note, Jason Wishnov! He joins Victor and Nadia as they talk about the parallels of these two "love-it-or-hate-it" mediums and how to transpose the world of musical theatre into digital space. All that and more
Blood God After Dark – “The Art of the Mixtape” or “But is it Jazz?”
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Victor and Nadia ask: Have we lost the art of curating music?
RPGs… in SPAAAACE!
We're going to the only place where people can agree on what an RPG is... SPACE! Victor and Nadia, with a little help from the listeners, discuss their favourite RPGs set in space, RPGs that feature space stages, and RPGs that feature space travel regardless of how much of the game is played in the void of space. Three very
Final Fantasy Fan Fest w/ Victor & Friends
Victor is back from Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest in Anaheim and he brought a lot of thoughts and even more interviews from listeners, friends of the show, friends of himself, and new friends! Look forward to appearances from Harper Jay, Fusionx, CrystAAHHL, and many more! It's an honourary episode of Sharlayan Dropouts as Victor and Nadia discuss what they're
Blood God After Dark – Perfect Blue and Nirvanna the Band
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Victor and Nadia ask: What's the best movie set in Toronto that starts with an SNES musical sting?
Realis w/ Austin Walker
Eric is joined by guest Austin Walker on a solo run to discuss Austin's upcoming TTRPG Realis.
Blood God After Dark – The Politics Episode, FFXIV Predictions
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Victor and Nadia ask: What did you bring for Show & Tell?
Localizing Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Conception w/ Bradly Halestorm
It's a very special episode this week as Victor interviews Bradly Halestorm, the founder of LionWing Publishing, a team that specializes in localizing Japanese tabletop RPGs both old and new. We learn all about his history with RPGs and what it's like to license and localize Japanese books from 20+ years ago. It's a real treat and we get into
Anti-car Pilled in Spoiler City
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Eric, Nadia, and guests Casey DeFreitas and Kallie Plagge discuss having things spoiled for them. We talk spoiling Chainsaw Man for ourselves, Supernatural spoiling the news, and Star Wars-level spoilers. Our best advice: if you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t Google anything.
Pokémon Champions
Pokemon Champions is here and we have expert guests Casey DeFreitas and Kallie Plagge to get you up to speed. We get deep into the tall grass of Pokemon competitive battling, and ask the question: How do the gatcha components of Pokemon Champions affect players new and old? The tension between serving the new player and fulfilling the seasoned player
Blood God After Dark – Art History with Nadia and Victor
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Victor and Nadia ask: What's your favourite deeply upsetting painting?
The Best Cats and Dogs in RPGs, and Nadia Wrote a Book!
Pre-order Nadia's book! From Pixels to Prose: What Video Games Taught Me About Storytelling Once you're done that come back and listen to a nice chill episode on a relaxing slow news week. Victor and Nadia discuss their favourite canine and feline party members in RPG history with plenty of help from our community! All that and so much more
Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy Resonance, Nintendo Direct Impressions
Nintendo's Summer Direct has come and gone, and with it a slew of announcements. Upgrades we expected, leaks we saw coming, and some exciting news that blindsided us all! Nadia, Eric, and Victor gather to discuss what we should be
Blood God After Dark – More Mobile Games That Deserve Single-Player Treatment
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Nadia, Eric, and Victor ask: When are we getting NieR Re[in]carnation?!?!
Blood God After Dark – “What Does ‘Story-rich’ Even Mean, Geoffrey?”
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Nadia, Victor, and Lucas ask: How cold does it get in Australia?
Final Fantasy VII Revelation and SGF Reax w/ Lucas White
Summer feels like it starts earlier and earlier every year. Is it climate change or because all the hottest games are arriving at Summer Games Fest?! Nadia, Victor, and special guest Lucas White are here to drop all the spiciest
SGF Predictions, Mina the Hollower, 007
Summer Games Fest is nearly upon us and Eric will be in attendance. What do we expect to see and why does Keighley control so much of what we are expected to care about? Nadia's been playing Mina the Hollower,
Blood God After Dark – James Bond Jr. vs Hamnet
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Eric, Nadia, and Victor ask: What's the most unhinged episode synopsis for James Bond Jr.?
Blood God After Dark – What’s a Credenza?
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Victor, Nadia, and Eric ask: Not much, what's a credenza with you?
Zero Parades, Destiny 2’s Eulogy, and More!
Reunited at last and it feels so good. Eric returns to complete the Hydra of the Blood God and before any of our heads can be lopped off we gotta talk about what we've been playing lately. Zero Parades: For
Blood God After Dark – Extended Interview w/ People of Note’s Jason Wishnov
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Victor, Nadia, and special guest Jason Wishnov ask: How do you pitch a turn-based RPG Musical in a pre-Clair Obscur/K-Pop Demon Hunters World?
People of Note & RPG Musicals w/ Jason Wishnov
Something's coming, something good -- a podcast all about musicals, RPGs, musical RPGs, and RPG musicals. Featuring a uniquely qualified guest; director of People of Note, Jason Wishnov! He joins Victor and Nadia as they talk about the parallels of
Blood God After Dark – “The Art of the Mixtape” or “But is it Jazz?”
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Victor and Nadia ask: Have we lost the art of curating music?
RPGs… in SPAAAACE!
We're going to the only place where people can agree on what an RPG is... SPACE! Victor and Nadia, with a little help from the listeners, discuss their favourite RPGs set in space, RPGs that feature space stages, and RPGs
Final Fantasy Fan Fest w/ Victor & Friends
Victor is back from Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest in Anaheim and he brought a lot of thoughts and even more interviews from listeners, friends of the show, friends of himself, and new friends! Look forward to appearances from Harper
Blood God After Dark – Perfect Blue and Nirvanna the Band
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Victor and Nadia ask: What's the best movie set in Toronto that starts with an SNES musical sting?
Realis w/ Austin Walker
Eric is joined by guest Austin Walker on a solo run to discuss Austin's upcoming TTRPG Realis.
Blood God After Dark – The Politics Episode, FFXIV Predictions
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Victor and Nadia ask: What did you bring for Show & Tell?
Localizing Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Conception w/ Bradly Halestorm
It's a very special episode this week as Victor interviews Bradly Halestorm, the founder of LionWing Publishing, a team that specializes in localizing Japanese tabletop RPGs both old and new. We learn all about his history with RPGs and what
Anti-car Pilled in Spoiler City
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Eric, Nadia, and guests Casey DeFreitas and Kallie Plagge discuss having things spoiled for them. We talk spoiling Chainsaw Man for ourselves, Supernatural spoiling the
Pokémon Champions
Pokemon Champions is here and we have expert guests Casey DeFreitas and Kallie Plagge to get you up to speed. We get deep into the tall grass of Pokemon competitive battling, and ask the question: How do the gatcha components
Blood God After Dark – Art History with Nadia and Victor
This week in our post show exclusive to our Stars of Destiny and above members, Victor and Nadia ask: What's your favourite deeply upsetting painting?
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