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Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast
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Kat Bailey, Nadia Oxford, and Eric Van Allen explore Final Fantasy, Skyrim, and all the best in the wonderful world of role-playing video games! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/bloodgodpod

Episodes
  • 2025 / 7 / 14
    Mailbag, The Future of Final Fantasy

    It's Letter Tiiiime, It's Letter Tiiiime!Kat, Nadia, and Eric answer your burning questions this week as well as discuss Naoki Yoshida's recent comments about the future of Final Fantasy and celebrate the...

  • 2025 / 7 / 7
    RIP Xbox: Layoffs and Industry Fallout w/ Giovanni Colantonio

    Note: Microsoft and the Xbox brand remain subjects of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement for their complicity in the ongoing apartheid and genocide of Palestine. In the interest of journalism...

  • 2025 / 6 / 30
    Defend Your Favorite Final Fantasy w/ Sena Bryer

    To celebrate our 4th Annual Trans Lifeline Charity Livestream, Sena Bryer of Final Fantasy XIV fame is here to fight to the death! Kat, Nadia, Eric, and Sena will enter the ring with their favorite Final...

  • 2025 / 6 / 23
    2025's Best RPGs So Far, What To Look Forward To

    We're halfway through 2025 and if we were only judging years by the quality of their RPGs this would be a pretty good one! By every other metric; it sure is a year!This week Kat, Nadia, and Eric are recapping...

  • 2025 / 6 / 17
    Final Fantasy x Magic: the Gathering Primer w/ Shivam Bhatt

    It's time to duel!The Final Fantasy Magic: The Gathering set is here and the hosts have been ripping packs and building decks. Kat, Nadia, and Eric are joined by special guest Shivam Bhatt to dive into the...

  • 2025 / 6 / 12
    Bonus: New Xbox Handheld, Persona 4 Revival, and Showcase Reax

    Editor's Note: While we opted to cover this showcase, we would be remiss if we didn't once again highlight the ongoing Xbox boycott A Persona 4 remake! An Xbox handheld! Some actual RPGs! But no Fable? Kat...

  • 2025 / 6 / 9
    Switch 2 Impressions, State of Play and SGF Recap

    This episode is a Podcast Key Card™. To download the episode, an internet connection and enough free space in your Nintendo Switch 2 system memory or microSD Express card are required. Once the episode is...

  • 2025 / 6 / 2
    Elden Ring: Nightreign Review, SGF Predictions w/ Mitchell Saltzman

    FromSoftware's multiplayer Elden Ring experience is here and we're here to figure out exactly what it even is. Kat, Nadia, Eric, and special guest Mitchell Saltzman discuss this divisive new addition to Elden...

  • 2025 / 5 / 26
    Console RPG Quest: Switch - Definitive Edition, Fantasy Life i

    The Nintendo Switch™ Family of Video Gaming Entertainment Consoles is dead. Long live the Nintendo Switch 2™ Family of Video Gaming Entertainment Consoles.Kat, Nadia, and Eric deliver the final judgement on...

  • 2025 / 5 / 19
    The Future of Kingdom Hearts, Giant Bomb's Return w/ Mike Minotti

    You're getting 'Norted! And you're getting 'Norted! And YOU'RE getting 'Norted!Xakt, Dianxa, Ixerc, and special guest Kexim are here to discuss the old adage; "When Nomura closes one door, he opens another...

  • 2025 / 5 / 12
    No Expedition 33 Mini-Map Isn't a Bad Thing, FF + MtG Reax, and Sakura Wars 2 in English

    The maps are mini but the discourse is maxi!Kat, Nadia, and Victor embrace their cartographical spirit this week as they discuss the pros and cons of the mini-map; Does EVERY game need them? Do NO games need...

  • 2025 / 5 / 5
    Are Games Too Expensive, The Collapse of Games Media

    The rent is too damn high!Hey, it's rough out there. But as development costs climb, retail prices skyrocket, and the institutional knowledge of decades of journalism slips out from under us due to corporate...

  • 2025 / 4 / 28
    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review w/Kenneth Shepard

    Sacre Bleu! Incroyable! Tabarnak! We get to say all these words and more on this week's episode of Axe of the Blood God, which is about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Special guest Kenneth Shepard joins Kat,...

  • 2025 / 4 / 21
    The Lunar Remastered Review, Switch 2 Updates w/ Lucas White

    How many licks DOES it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? Eric, Nadia, and special guest Lucas White won't find out in the Lunar: Remastered Collection but they'll sure discuss localization choices...

  • 2025 / 4 / 14
    Class Conscious: Black Mage w/ Timothy Monbleau

    I am the Black Mage! I casts the spells that makes the peoples fall down! Time to put on your robe and wizard hat; we're talkin' Black Mages! From Vivi to Donald Duck, all your favourite magic...

  • 2025 / 4 / 7
    Switch 2 Direct and Hands-on Impressions w/ Brian Shea

    Should've called it the Swiitch. Kat, Nadia, Eric, and special guest Brian Shea tell you everything you need to know about the Nintendo Direct Switch 2 announcements plus Brian's hands-on experience at the...

  • 2025 / 3 / 31
    Switch Direct Reax, Switch 2 Direct Predictions, and Pillars of Eternity Turns 10

    This podcast of mine glows with an awesome power! Its hot takes tell me to treat you! TAKE THIS! My love, my anger, and ALL my opinions! Super Robot Wars is joined by some other games also announced in the...

  • 2025 / 3 / 24
    Xenoblade Chronicles X Switch Review, GDC Recap, and a Persona 4 Remake Wishlist

    Living here in New LA, fighting villains from afar. You got to find first gear in your giant robot car. The Xenoblade saga on Switch is now complete with the inclusion of Xenoblade Chronicles X (Xenoblade...

  • 2025 / 3 / 17
    Atelier Yumia Review and Series Primer w/ Lucas White

    The only two good things to come out economic recession. Eric, Nadia, and special guest Lucas White are here to give the long-running, cult-classic Atelier series it's flowers. But can the latest entry,...

  • 2025 / 3 / 10
    Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Review, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Preview, and More w/ Aidan Moher

    Oscar season has passed but the stars are still out; all 108 of them! Kat, Nadia, and Eric are joined by a special guest who literally wrote the book on Suikoden; Aidan Moher! They discuss the ups and downs...

  • 2025 / 3 / 3
    Axe of the Blood God 500: 10 Years of the Podcast, 10 Greatest RPGs

    Wanna feel old? Well don't! You're only 10 years older than you were when Axe of the Blood God started and if you placed the entirety of your life so far in Carl Sagan's cosmic calendar you would exist as a...

  • 2025 / 2 / 24
    Monster Hunter Wilds Review, Final Fantasy x MtG, and More!

    It's just another MonHun Monday! Bring your Cool Drinks to survive the Hot Takes in our review of Monster Hunter Wilds. Will this be the entry that makes MonHun skeptics take the leap? Kat, Nadia, and Eric...

  • 2025 / 2 / 17
    Avowed Review, State of Play, and More w/ John Carson

    Obsidian's new covert entry in the Pillars of Eternity world is out now; but is it just a Skyrim-like? I don't mind telling you upfront; no. But what IS it, I hear you screaming? Kat, Nadia, Eric, and special...

  • 2025 / 2 / 10
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Review, Final Fantasy Live Letter, and More w/ Jason Fanelli and Leana Hafer

    The only thing orthodox about this episode of Axe of the Blood God is the allusions the Catholicism! Eric is joined by special guest Leana Hafer to talk RPG news and they're both joined by other special-guest...

  • 2025 / 2 / 3
    Shorter RPGs Without Sacrificing Story, Citizen Sleeper 2, and P3 Reload Final Thoughts

    It is once again Letter Tiiiiiiime. Kat, Nadia, and Eric answer YOUR burning questions like: What are some big freaky guys? If you'd like a chance to have your letters read on a future episode join us over on...

  • 2025 / 1 / 27
    Are We In A Turn-Based Renaissance?

    If it is then Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is looking like The Birth of Venus. Why did turn-based RPGs ever fall out of vogue? Did they ever? Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss the mainstream resurgence of the...

  • 2025 / 1 / 21
    Switch 2 Reactions, Remembering David Lynch, and More w/ Jon Cartwright

    The Switch 2 is here! Well, it's THERE. Somewhere. But now we know that when it gets HERE it will look like that! And sometimes that's all you can ask for in this crazy world. Join Kat, Nadia, Eric, and Good...

  • 2025 / 1 / 13
    Why Is Everything An RPG? w/ Reb Valentine

    If everything is an RPG then nothing is an RPG. Nadia, Eric, and special guest Reb Valentine are here to discuss the RPG-ification of games over the past decade and change; what does it mean to adopt RPG-like...

  • 2025 / 1 / 6
    The 2025 RPG Preview, Switch 2 Speculation, and More

    It's a new year, and that means a whole lot more RPGs are on the way to ruin our backlogs and occupy our time. Kat, Nadia, and Eric gather together to talk about all the big hits you should look out for, as...

  • 2024 / 12 / 30
    Pantheon of the Blood God - Dragon Quest Builders 2

    The Blood God hosts are taking a quick holiday break so as a treat we're pulling a classic episode of Pantheon of the Blood God out from behind the paywall! Listen to this deep-dive into Dragon Quest Builders...

  • 2024 / 12 / 23
    The 2024 Blood God RPG Awards

    The appointed time is upon us. You've waited all year to hear the Axe of the Blood God's best RPG picks for 2024 (er, right?) and we're ready to dish. Nadia, Kat, and Eric hash out the winners in this extra...

  • 2024 / 12 / 16
    Game Awards Reax, Elden Ring Nightreign, Witcher 4, and RPG Hidden Gems of 2024

    It is done. Geoff Keighley descended from Gamer Mountain with the results of 2024's Game Awards scrawled onto two stone tablets. (Brought to you by Mountain Dew.) Kat, Eric, and Nadia understandably have...

  • 2024 / 12 / 9
    PlayStation 30th Anniversary, Path of Exile Hits Early Access, Fantasian Mini-Review

    Pour yourself a delicious bowl of proprietary memory cards and fire up an unskippable cutscene; we're talking all about what 30 years of Playstation has meant for RPGs! Are we in a better timeline than the...

  • 2024 / 12 / 2
    Pantheon of the Blood God - Lunar: Silver Star Story

    The Blood God hosts are taking a quick holiday break so as a treat we're pulling a classic episode of Pantheon of the Blood God out from behind the paywall! Listen to this deep-dive into Lunar: Silver Star...

  • 2024 / 11 / 25
    Romancing SaGa Series Primer, Game Awards Nominations, and Sony's Looming Acquisition w/ Lucas White

    I hope you don't mind missables because there's no perfect route through this episode; it's time for Romancing SaGa! Kat, Nadia, and Eric are enlightened by special guest Lucas White's SaGa knowledge as they...

  • 2024 / 11 / 18
    Dragon Quest III HD-2D Review and More w/ Cam Hawkins

    As Canadian kid's game show "UH-OH" character Punisher once said; IT'S SLIME TIME. Kat, Nadia, Eric, and special guest Cam Hawkins discuss the newest DQ from SE. Is the HD-2D remake of Famicom classic Dragon...

  • 2024 / 11 / 11
    Cozy RPGs for Turbulent Times

    Hey, it's a bit bonkers out there! Why not retreat for a moment into the human race's oldest form of escapism; video games! Games like Stardew Valley are no-brainers but you may be surprised what kinds of...

  • 2024 / 11 / 4
    Dragon Age: The Veilguard Review w/ Leana Hafer

    Everyone look under your chair and put on your custom "Kiss the Rook" aprons I've made for you because it's time to dig into another of the massive RPGs of the year -- Dragon Age: The Veilguard! From...

  • 2024 / 10 / 28
    Dragon Age Retrospective and More!

    It's been a dragon's age since we've had a new Dragon Age but the time has finally arrived. Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss the entire series, its influences, its impact, and more as we get closer to the launch...

  • 2024 / 10 / 21
    The Best RPG Vampires

    BAT! Join Kat, Nadia, and your old pal from the edit bay Victor Hunter as they discuss the hottest (and sometimes the most mechanically interesting) characters in RPGs; the dhampir! They're not JUST for...

  • 2024 / 10 / 14
    Metaphor ReFantazio Review, Game Freak Hacked, and More! w/ Michael Higham

    It's time to Fantazio. Again! Kat, Nadia, and Eric, are joined by IGN's Michael Higham to discuss the biggest RPG release of October, Metaphor: ReFantazio. Take a shot every time someone mention's Persona, or...

  • 2024 / 10 / 7
    Echoes of Wisdom Mini-Review, 2024 So Far, and More!

    Unionizations, lay-offs, tragic passings! It's been A Year! Eric, Nadia, and special guest Jesse Vitelli discuss the biggest headlines of the year and take a look at the latest Legend of Zelda! It's an...

  • 2024 / 9 / 30
    Inside Blizzard’s Tumultuous History w/ Jason Schreier

    On today's extra beefy episode of Axe of the Blood God, we welcome special guest Jason Schreier and talk about his upcoming book, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment. Tune in for a...

  • 2024 / 9 / 23
    Palworld Sued, Dragon Age Preview, and More!

    No, you see these are uh... Pocket Buddies! And we don't catch'em. We seal'em! In uh, Pocket Orbs! Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss Nintendo's suit against the creators of Palworld and what this means for patents...

  • 2024 / 9 / 16
    PS5 Pro, Emio - The Smiling Man, and More!

    And it doesn't even have a new Ridge Racer. Kat, Nadia, and Eric discuss the PS5 Pro, it's fascinating price point, Astrobot, Sony's future, and more on this week's episode of Axe of the Blood God! Tune in to...

  • 2024 / 9 / 9
    Visions of Mana Review

    For the first time since 2006's Dawn of Mana (a totally fun game, don't let anyone tell you otherwise) we have a new mainline entry in the storied Seiken Densetsu series. Does Visions of Mana prove that the...

  • 2024 / 9 / 2
    The Fall 2024 RPG Preview: Dragon Age Veilguard, Echoes of Wisdom, and More!

    Brr. Can you feel the chill in the air? Maybe you can, maybe you can't. The weather's been really screwy this summer. This week, the Blood God crew wades hip-deep into 2024's fall RPG season to evaluate...

  • 2024 / 8 / 26
    Gamescom Reveals, Black Myth: Wukong, and More!

    On this week's episode Kat, Eric, and special guest Brian Shea discuss all the news out of Gamescom! Does Xbox still need a Mario? What is happening with Blizzard? All these questions and more will be...

  • 2024 / 8 / 19
    Beat'em Ups and RPGs w/ Matt McMuscles

    On this week's episode Kat, Eric, Nadia and special guest Matt McMuscles discuss the history of beat'em ups, RPGs, and where the twain shall meet! What is the first RPG beat'em up crossover? What even IS...

  • 2024 / 8 / 12
    The State of Soulsbornes w/ Alex Van Aken

    On this week's episode Kat, Eric, and special guest Alex Van Aken discuss the current landscape of soulsbornes, the future of soulsbornes, what makes a soulsborne a soulsborne, and please can we call it...