Tag: Octopath Traveler

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!

Axe of the Blood God has now officially hit 400 episodes, and what better way to celebrate than return to the root of it all and ask: just what is an RPG? Kat, Nadia, and Eric are joined by The CRPG Book editor Felipe Pepe to discuss what makes a virtual role-playing game different from all the others. Other topics

Why do they call it "FINAL Fantasy" when there are sixteen--oh God please put the serrated knives away, I'm just joking. This week, we invited Verge's Ash Parrish and freelance writer/regular guest Michael Higham to talk about their hands-on impressions of Final Fantasy XVI alongside our own Eric. How does it look? How does it play? How does it sound?

All of life's paths intersect and intertwine, so it was inevitable the Axe of the Blood God would walk down Octopath Traveler 2's twisted roads. This week we're joined by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, who was less than enthused about the original Octopath Traveler. How does its sequel fare? Let's just say a game studio can learn a lot in five

Kat is joined by Mike Williams and Vidjagame Apocalypse's Matthew Allen to discuss #21 on our Top 25 RPG Countdown: World of WarCraft! They talk about its RPG roots, loyal audience, and why it changed MMORPGs forever.

Kat is joined by Ryan Allen to add Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines to the Top 25 RPG Countdown. They discuss its rich RPG heritage, its troubled development history, and why it's still beloved to this day!

Our Top 25 RPG Countdown continues this week with #23 on our list: Nethack! David Craddock joins us to talk about the deep roots rogulikes have in the RPG genre, and why Nethack might be the best of the bunch.