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!

Spoilercast Special: Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Spoilercast Special: Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Blood God has assembled to deliver the long-promised, no-holds-barred Xenoblade Chronicles 3 spoilercast.
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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is here! Let's start talking about the biggest game of 2023!
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Spoilercast Special: Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Spoilercast Special: Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Blood God has assembled to deliver the long-promised, no-holds-barred Xenoblade Chronicles 3 spoilercast.
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Diablo IV Beta Impressions, PAX East, and a Mailbag

Diablo IV Beta Impressions, PAX East, and a Mailbag

This week's episode sees the Axe of the Blood God crew discussing Diablo IV beta impressions, what they saw at PAX East, and more!
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PAX East 2023 Panel + Meetup Info!

PAX East 2023 Panel + Meetup Info!

We're heading to PAX East 2023! Here's all the info on our panel and meetup!
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Forsooth! This Way Madness Lies

Forsooth! This Way Madness Lies

Madness? This...is...no, no, I'm not going to finish this. Drag me, I deserve it. Just make sure to eviscerate me while listening to our awesome conversation with Robert Boyd, the maker of This Way Madness Lies. Do you like Shakespeare? Do you like PC Engine Magical Girl RPGs? Do you like Little Shop of Horrors references? This Way Madness Lies
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Are We Past the Golden Age of RPGs? Or Are We Living In It?

Are We Past the Golden Age of RPGs? Or Are We Living In It?

When you think of the "RPG Golden Age," what comes to mind? The SNES, certainly--who can deny the brilliance of Chrono Trigger? (Except for Eric Van Allen, who has been banished to the Naughty Step to think about what he said.) But what if we're living in the Golden Age of RPGs right here and right now? Between the Switch
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Winter of Wick Part 2: More John Wick

Winter of Wick Part 2: More John Wick

No need to be a Sad Keanu: Chapter 2 of the Winter of Wick is live for $5+ Patrons! Esteemed Marker holder Mike Williams returns to talk about the Wick series' (temporary) middle child. The discussion veers into important topics, like: The shift in tone between the two movies The Joy of Overwrought Symbolism The subway station fight. Just, the
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Fire Emblem Engage

Fire Emblem Engage

Eric had to shoulder the entirety of the show last week because Kat went skiing and Nadia had the audacity to catch COVID, but the gang is well and truly back together this week! Writer and WaPo editor Alyse Stanley joins the crew to talk about Fire Emblem Engage, a.k.a Aquafresh Teen Dragon Force. Just kidding. The Blood God loves
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Let’s Talk About Chained Echoes

Let’s Talk About Chained Echoes

Kat and Nadia are both out this week, so Eric shifts into a different gear to chat about the mech-fantasy RPG Chained Echoes with Friends at the Table's Austin Walker! The pair discuss 2022's late-in-the-year surprise hit and why it's captured their hearts, as well as their Steam Decks. All that, plus: A primer on the ongoing Wizards of the
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Sharlayan Dropouts: Field Studies – The Lost City of Amdapor

Sharlayan Dropouts: Field Studies – The Lost City of Amdapor

Put on your Hawaiian shirt and cargo shorts because it’s tourist season in Eorzea! In this episode of Sharlayan Dropouts we’re taking you on a guided tour. Either listen as a standalone episode or follow along in-game for the Ultimate Immersive Gameplay X-perience!™ This month we’re looking at the tragic history of The Lost City of Amdapor and the brain
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Game Developer Quest: Intelligent Systems

Game Developer Quest: Intelligent Systems

In this month's exclusive special for our Patrons, it's another entry in the Game Developer Quest, covering Intelligent Systems! We go over the history of Intelligent Systems and the creators who oversaw its history. Some items we cover in our wide-ranging conversation: How it began as a Nintendo support studio Why Hironobu Sakaguchi loved Fire Emblem The success of Paper
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Which Trends Will RPGs Adopt Most Over the Next 10 Years?

Which Trends Will RPGs Adopt Most Over the Next 10 Years?

Not a single person is ready for 2023, but guess what! It's happening anyway! Time is kind of a dick like that. So Kat, Nadia, and Eric just steel themselves this week and take the full-bodied plunge back into work. That's why this week's episode is refreshing, but there's also a small chance it'll stop your heart. This week's main
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Pantheon of the Blood God: Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Pantheon of the Blood God: Fire Emblem: Three Houses

For the January 2023 edition of Pantheon of the Blood God, Kat, Nadia, and Eric are joined by Three Moves Ahead's Len Hafer to discuss Fire Emblem: Three Houses!
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What to Expect From Axe of the Blood God in 2023!

What to Expect From Axe of the Blood God in 2023!

Hello and welcome to Year 3 of the Axe of the Blood God! It's going to be an absolutely massive year for RPGs, and that means big things for the podcast.
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The Axe of the Blood God’s Big Ol’ 2023 RPG Preview

The Axe of the Blood God’s Big Ol’ 2023 RPG Preview

Happy New Year! 2023's launch also marks the launch of new RPGs. Like, lots of RPGs. This is going to be a busy, busy year.
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The Top Ten Games of 2022: Kirby Shares a Soul with the Tarnished

The Top Ten Games of 2022: Kirby Shares a Soul with the Tarnished

2022's allotted five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes are just about up. The coming of the New Year is inevitable, but not as inevitable as the "Top 10 Games of 2022" that are cooked up by my fellow game writers and podcasters.  "Do you have a Top 10 Games of 2022 list, Nadia?" Child, aim to ask fewer silly
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The Axe of the Blood God End of 2022 Extravaganza

The Axe of the Blood God End of 2022 Extravaganza

Another year has finished, and the crew is joined by returning faves Michael Higham and Rebekah Valentine to talk about everything that happened!
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The RPG Year in Review 2022 w/ Mike and Victor

The RPG Year in Review 2022 w/ Mike and Victor

The year is coming to a close, and so we're looking back on all the role-playing games 2022 delivered from Xenoblade Chronicles 3 to Elden Ring!
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The Games We Loved (But Weren’t So Hot On Later)

The Games We Loved (But Weren’t So Hot On Later)

Kat's come back home just in time to enjoy a very chill episode of the show, which delves into reader mail. In other words…it's letter tiiime, it's letter tiiime!
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Winter of Wick Part 1: John Wick w/ Mike Williams

Winter of Wick Part 1: John Wick w/ Mike Williams

The Winter of Wick is upon us! We're starting our dive into the world of alleys and assassinations with none other than Mike Williams.
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Sharlayan Dropouts: Hoplology 101 – The Veil of Wiyu

Sharlayan Dropouts: Hoplology 101 – The Veil of Wiyu

Victor explores the many twists and turns in the surprisingly robust history behind Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’s Summoner weapon, The Veil of Wiyu, in this first episode of a recurring series that aims to shed light on the real-world inspirations behind the weaponry of Final Fantasy XIV. 
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The 2022 Game Awards + This Year’s Hidden Gem RPGs w/Lucas White

The 2022 Game Awards + This Year’s Hidden Gem RPGs w/Lucas White

Geoff Keighley threw a party and now there are new RPGs to talk about! Plus: The overlooked RPG gems of 2022.
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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is here! Let's start talking about the biggest game of 2023!
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Diablo IV Beta Impressions, PAX East, and a Mailbag

Diablo IV Beta Impressions, PAX East, and a Mailbag

This week's episode sees the Axe of the Blood God crew discussing Diablo IV beta impressions, what they saw at PAX East, and more!
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PAX East 2023 Panel + Meetup Info!

PAX East 2023 Panel + Meetup Info!

We're heading to PAX East 2023! Here's all the info on our panel and meetup!
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Forsooth! This Way Madness Lies

Forsooth! This Way Madness Lies

Madness? This...is...no, no, I'm not going to finish this. Drag me, I deserve it. Just make sure to eviscerate me while listening to our awesome conversation with Robert Boyd, the maker of This Way Madness Lies. Do you like Shakespeare?
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Are We Past the Golden Age of RPGs? Or Are We Living In It?

Are We Past the Golden Age of RPGs? Or Are We Living In It?

When you think of the "RPG Golden Age," what comes to mind? The SNES, certainly--who can deny the brilliance of Chrono Trigger? (Except for Eric Van Allen, who has been banished to the Naughty Step to think about what he
.....
Fire Emblem Engage

Fire Emblem Engage

Eric had to shoulder the entirety of the show last week because Kat went skiing and Nadia had the audacity to catch COVID, but the gang is well and truly back together this week! Writer and WaPo editor Alyse Stanley
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Let’s Talk About Chained Echoes

Let’s Talk About Chained Echoes

Kat and Nadia are both out this week, so Eric shifts into a different gear to chat about the mech-fantasy RPG Chained Echoes with Friends at the Table's Austin Walker! The pair discuss 2022's late-in-the-year surprise hit and why it's
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Sharlayan Dropouts: Field Studies – The Lost City of Amdapor

Sharlayan Dropouts: Field Studies – The Lost City of Amdapor

Put on your Hawaiian shirt and cargo shorts because it’s tourist season in Eorzea! In this episode of Sharlayan Dropouts we’re taking you on a guided tour. Either listen as a standalone episode or follow along in-game for the Ultimate
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Game Developer Quest: Intelligent Systems

Game Developer Quest: Intelligent Systems

In this month's exclusive special for our Patrons, it's another entry in the Game Developer Quest, covering Intelligent Systems! We go over the history of Intelligent Systems and the creators who oversaw its history. Some items we cover in our
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Which Trends Will RPGs Adopt Most Over the Next 10 Years?

Which Trends Will RPGs Adopt Most Over the Next 10 Years?

Not a single person is ready for 2023, but guess what! It's happening anyway! Time is kind of a dick like that. So Kat, Nadia, and Eric just steel themselves this week and take the full-bodied plunge back into work.
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Pantheon of the Blood God: Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Pantheon of the Blood God: Fire Emblem: Three Houses

For the January 2023 edition of Pantheon of the Blood God, Kat, Nadia, and Eric are joined by Three Moves Ahead's Len Hafer to discuss Fire Emblem: Three Houses!
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What to Expect From Axe of the Blood God in 2023!

What to Expect From Axe of the Blood God in 2023!

Hello and welcome to Year 3 of the Axe of the Blood God! It's going to be an absolutely massive year for RPGs, and that means big things for the podcast.
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The Axe of the Blood God’s Big Ol’ 2023 RPG Preview

The Axe of the Blood God’s Big Ol’ 2023 RPG Preview

Happy New Year! 2023's launch also marks the launch of new RPGs. Like, lots of RPGs. This is going to be a busy, busy year.
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The Top Ten Games of 2022: Kirby Shares a Soul with the Tarnished

The Top Ten Games of 2022: Kirby Shares a Soul with the Tarnished

2022's allotted five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes are just about up. The coming of the New Year is inevitable, but not as inevitable as the "Top 10 Games of 2022" that are cooked up by my fellow game
.....
The Axe of the Blood God End of 2022 Extravaganza

The Axe of the Blood God End of 2022 Extravaganza

Another year has finished, and the crew is joined by returning faves Michael Higham and Rebekah Valentine to talk about everything that happened!
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The RPG Year in Review 2022 w/ Mike and Victor

The RPG Year in Review 2022 w/ Mike and Victor

The year is coming to a close, and so we're looking back on all the role-playing games 2022 delivered from Xenoblade Chronicles 3 to Elden Ring!
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The Games We Loved (But Weren’t So Hot On Later)

The Games We Loved (But Weren’t So Hot On Later)

Kat's come back home just in time to enjoy a very chill episode of the show, which delves into reader mail. In other words…it's letter tiiime, it's letter tiiime!
.....
Sharlayan Dropouts: Hoplology 101 – The Veil of Wiyu

Sharlayan Dropouts: Hoplology 101 – The Veil of Wiyu

Victor explores the many twists and turns in the surprisingly robust history behind Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’s Summoner weapon, The Veil of Wiyu, in this first episode of a recurring series that aims to shed light on the
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The 2022 Game Awards + This Year’s Hidden Gem RPGs w/Lucas White

The 2022 Game Awards + This Year’s Hidden Gem RPGs w/Lucas White

Geoff Keighley threw a party and now there are new RPGs to talk about! Plus: The overlooked RPG gems of 2022.
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Pantheon of the Blood God: Dragon Quest V

Pantheon of the Blood God: Dragon Quest V

Step right up adventurers and witness as Kat and Nadia (as well as special guests Jeremy Parish and Mat Bradley-Tschirgi) give Dragon Quest V for the Super Famicom/Nintendo DS a very thorough once-over.
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