Month: July 2023

Sharlayan Dropouts: WoL in A Million

Sharlayan Dropouts: WoL in A Million

Turns out people like talking about their Warriors of Light! A lot! But what makes the WoL such a compelling avatar/character/actor in a genre not known for its interesting player characters?
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Sharlayan Dropouts: Vegas Fan Fest Predictions!

Sharlayan Dropouts: Vegas Fan Fest Predictions!

Geomancer, corner pocket! We’re calling our shots for Las Vegas Fan Fest 2023.
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What Makes a Good Character Creator?

What Makes a Good Character Creator?

We're talking all about character creators, from the basic three-choice templates to Baldur Gate 3's dong-and-dumplings slider.
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Chrono Cross, The World Ends With You, and Other Summer RPGs

Chrono Cross, The World Ends With You, and Other Summer RPGs

It's summertime, playing Zelda in your car, heading to a LAN party, and the night air is filled with wildfire smoke. Welcome to a laid back episode of Axe of the Blood God, where we just chill out and talk about associations between summer and RPGs.
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Our Review of The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie

Our Review of The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie

We've got some fellow old people listening to this show (may your tubes of Voltaren be ever on sale), and I think we can all take a little comfort in the fact many of Falcom's RPGs, including the epic The Legend of Heroes saga, are about as old as us.
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Our Review of 2023’s RPGs (So Far)

Our Review of 2023’s RPGs (So Far)

It's summer! That means it's time to grab a burger off the grill, fish a cold one out of the cooler, lie back on a Muskoka chair (ask your local Canadian), and talk about the year in RPGs so far.
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