Category: Weekly Episode

Starfield and Friends

Starfield and Friends

It's time to party with special guest Michael Higham as the crew talks about hotly anticipated sci-fi epic Starfield.
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Baldur’s Gate 3’s Tabletop Origins

Baldur’s Gate 3’s Tabletop Origins

Here to discuss the dungeon mastery of Baldur's Gate 3 with Kat and Eric is special guest Mikel Reparaz of Vidjagame Apocalypse.
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Mega Man X: Command Mission

Mega Man X: Command Mission

Plan ahead for the fall and pick up a new scarf because it's Nadia's time to shine with an episode all about Mega Man's OTHER foray into the world of RPGs, Mega Man X: Command Mission.
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1998 in RPGs – AotB x Retronauts at Long Island Retro Gaming Expo

1998 in RPGs – AotB x Retronauts at Long Island Retro Gaming Expo

You don't have to go home but you CAN stay here and listen to this pretty fly panel from the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo all about the landmark year for RPGs that was 1998!
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Baldur’s Gate 3 Initial Review Impressions

Baldur’s Gate 3 Initial Review Impressions

Hot (like, heat dome hot) off the heels of the wildly successful charity livestream and Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest it’s time to talk Baldur’s Gate 3.
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Baldur’s Gate 3, Final Fantasy XIV’s New Expansion, Armored Core VI, and More

Baldur’s Gate 3, Final Fantasy XIV’s New Expansion, Armored Core VI, and More

This episode was part of our special livestream benefiting Trans Lifeline in which we were able to raise more than $12,000! Thank you all so much for your generous support!
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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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Our Final Fantasy XVI Review w/ Alex Donaldson

Our Final Fantasy XVI Review w/ Alex Donaldson

After what seems like forever and a day, Final Fantasy XVI has finally arrived on the PlayStation 5. Except, it hasn't really been forever, has it?
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Our Diablo IV Review

Our Diablo IV Review

I, Nadia, take over hosting duties on Axe of the Blood God this week, which is apropos for an episode that's about Satan.
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A Look at All the RPGs at Summer Game Fest 2023 – Including Starfield

A Look at All the RPGs at Summer Game Fest 2023 – Including Starfield

On a very special episode of Axe of the Blood God ("special" meaning "very off schedule"), Kat, Nadia, and Eric talk about everything they saw at Prince Geoffry's Summer Game Fest 2023. Kat and Eric actually attended the show, so they have amazing insight about the games on display--especially the RPGs. And oh, were there ever a lot of RPGs.
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Summer 2023 RPG Preview and SGDQ

Summer 2023 RPG Preview and SGDQ

The summer is getting started, and we've got no shortage of games ahead. But before we look at all the games waiting to steal our time, we've got speedrunner Moonblazewolf, fresh off their run of Chained Echoes at SGDQ 2023! We talk all that plus the news of the day and the start of Book 2 in our Summer of
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Octopath Traveler II Deep Dive

Octopath Traveler II Deep Dive

This week, we have an in-depth discussion about Octopath Traveler II, an excellent choice from our $100 Patron and special guest, The Black Stones!
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Our Continued Review of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom….Continues

Our Continued Review of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom….Continues

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is.
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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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Honkai: Star Rail: Great RPG or Gacha Vending Machine?

Honkai: Star Rail: Great RPG or Gacha Vending Machine?

All aboard, gatcha sickos. Honkai: Star Rail is now available to download. It's totally free, just like miHoYo's preceding game, Genshin Impact, but you can bet the awesome-looking characters in the banner events will wear your resolve down to a nub. But there's more to Star Rail than gacha, right? After all, it's a full-bodied RPG with hours of content.
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Microsoft is Forever Doomed to Fruitlessly Pursue Activision Blizzard

Microsoft is Forever Doomed to Fruitlessly Pursue Activision Blizzard

Hey Microsoft! How's that Activision Blizzard deal coming along? …Oh. That bad, huh? Well, we're sure everything will be fine. Psst. That's a lie. We actually brought Polygon's own Nicole Carpenter to discuss the myriad ways this gargantuan acquisition attempt is going poorly for the Big M. And whatever's bad for Microsoft is probably bad for a lot of western
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Class Conscious: Thieves in RPGs

Class Conscious: Thieves in RPGs

It's another Class Conscious episode of Axe of the Blood God, and we're going after the class that was elected "Most Likely to Steal your Heart and your Wallet" in high school: the Thief. Thieves have been part of the RPG landscape forever. These lithe, sticky-fingered tricksters excel at jacking stuff from enemies (and innocents) while avoiding traps and setting
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