Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

Ride on! Victor and Nadia are joined by special guests David Oxford and Ash Paulsen to discuss the new Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection. Is this the best Mega Man collection yet in terms of raw options? Do we recommend jumping into the Mega Man RPGs from the Star Force series? Did we mention you can probably skip Star Force 2? All that plus a very exciting surprise segment, and much more on this cosmic episode of Axe of the Blood God!

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Also in this episode:


The Mega Mandela Effect


Vector Translations' Xenosaga I&II DS fan-translation


Blue Reflection: Quartet


Tomodachi Life


Dissidia Duellum


How to play Boktai in 2026


Kura5

Timestamps:

11:30 - Main Topic - Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection

55:28 - ITS THE RAGTIME MOUSE

1:04:28 - Random Encounters

1:12:22 - Tavern - Tomodachi Life, Dissidia Duellum

1:36:32 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Ragtime Mouse - [Final Fantasy IX]

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Rise as a Hero - [Mega Man Star Force]
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With takes as hot as the desert sands, Eric, Nadia, Victor, and special guest Joseph Bradford discuss March's hottest RPG Crimson Desert. Does it work as a prequel to hit MMO Black Desert Online? Is it greater than the sum of its many many many parts? Does anyone like the main guy? All these questions and more answered on this sandy-but-not-as-sandy-as-you'd-think episode of Axe of the Blood God!

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Also in this episode:


Dread Delusion


Animal Crossing City Folk


The Ratline


Dragon Quest X


Greiga Master's Mega Man Battle Network: Phantom of Network PC Port


I promise, I PROMISE, we will do our best to stop talking about how awful AI is but studios need to stop forcing our hand. We want to to be free from this curse.

Timestamps:

13:08 - Main Topic - Crimson Desert

1:22:48 - Random Encounters - AI in Crimson Desert

1:50:08 - The Tavern

02:10:08 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Having Fun - [Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors]
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Probably a good idea to start learning how to salvage a dead civilization and there's no better teacher than Ditto. Pokopia is here and Eric and Nadia have plenty to share about this new Pokemon spin-off from the developers behind the cult-classic Dragon Quest Builders.

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Also in this episode:


It's always been Dragon Slayer


Slay the Spire 2


Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Patch 7.5 Live Letter


Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

Timestamps:

11:12 - Main Topic - Pokopia

49:40 - Random Encounters

54:00 - Sharlayan Dropouts - Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.5 - Trail to the Heavens

1:15:20 - The Tavern - Monster Hunter Stories 3

1:30:08 - Slay the Spire 2

02:07:26 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Celadon City - [Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen]
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Let's A some Qs.From RPGs that deserve a fighting game adaptation to the importance of physical strategy guides; it's a jam-packed extra-long episode as Nadia, Eric, and Victor answer questions from our community and prove themselves incapable of effective time management -- to your benefit!

Further Reading:Sharlayan Dropouts - Our FFXIV Fighting Game Roster

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Also in this episode:


Gary Larson's Far Cry


I forgot to mention that the spin-off that I really want is a Final Fantasy Fitness Boxing


Eric's been playing Pokopia


Eric's been playing Slay the Spire 2

Timestamps:

12:00 - Main Topic - March Mailbag!

23:32 - Ys?

25:00 - Fan-translations

30:36 - Noping out

37:52 - The perfect Valkyria Chronicles/Sakura Wars

41:04 - Embarrassing games

47:20 - Challenges that elude us

52:12 - What RPG should be a fighting game

1:04:00 - The importance of old strategy guides

1:18:56 - The past few months of change

1:34:00 - Resident. Eeeevilll.

1:36:32 - Random Encounters

1:50:30 - The Tavern - Pokopia

2:02:26 - The Tavern - Slay the Spire 2

02:07:26 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Theme of Valkyria (Guitar Version) - [Valkyria Chronicles III]
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There's a cavalcade of indie RPG demos fighting for your attention this week and Eric, Nadia, Victor, and special guest Lucas White are here to help you find some of the ones worth wishlisting! From hardcore dungeon crawls, to neon musicals, to impressionistic adventures, and everything in-between! Plus Pokemon, Tales, Ys, and a whole lot more on this jam-packed episode of Axe of the Blood God!

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Also in this episode:


Did Tales of Berseria need the Remaster treatment?


Pokemon 30th Anniversary announcements galore! Winds, Waves, HitClips!


Ys X: Proud Nordics might just have the sauce


Everything is Battle Network

Timestamps:

09:58 - Main Topic - Steam Next Fest RPG Highlights!

10:20 - Parasite Mutant

22:20 - Annihilated

29:12 - Zero Parades: For Dead Spies

44:00 - THREE VERSES^3

49:40 - Calamity Angel: Special Delivery

54:24 - Esoteric Ebb

58:16 - Vampire Crawlers

1:04:32 - Curse Chapter: Dawnthief

1:07:04 - People of Note

1:13:04 - Random Encounters

1:18:46 - Mini-boss! - Pokemon News Galore! Winds, Waves, HitClips!

1:26:24 - The Tavern - Ys X Proud Nordics

1:36:24 - Tales of Berseria Remastered

01:49:20 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Theme of Velvet - [Tales of Berseria]
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