May the Falz be with you!Award-winning creator of the Phantasy Star Tabletop RPG, Rich Lescouflair, joins Victor for an in-depth interview all about adapting a beloved JRPG into tabletop form, the joys of freeing oneself from the shackles of narrative canon, and why Phantasy Staar Online Episode III: CARD Recolution actually kicks ass.This is one multiplayer Phantasy Star that doesn't require a Hunter's License!Plus, Nadia, Eric, and Victor address why a 'Good Year For Games' isn't always a good year for the people who make them. All that and more on this episode of Axe of the Blood God!
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Skydawn Games:https://skydawngames.com/
Liz Bushouse's Comparison of Phantasy Star Scripts:https://lizbushouse.com/phantasy-star-1-script-comparison-sega-ages-gba-part-1/
SkysNotTheLimit Phantasy Star Online Lore Channel:https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions/UCUKqjgQUXrAGlQ35d4Aqn4Q
Tom's Bluesky Thread About the Importance of Square's Human QA:https://bsky.app/profile/iiotenki.bsky.social/post/3m4yqll6bdk2h
Also in this episode:
Layoffs at Square Enix and QA being replaced by AI
Happy N7 Day! Mass Effect is definitely still alive!
The Game Awards confirms the Future Class is gone
Exciting updates to Final Fantasy XI
Hyrule Warriors, and Zelda's history of busty villainnesses
Timestamps:
8:56 - Main Topic - Phantasy Star Tabletop RPG Interview w/ Rich Lescouflair
1:16:18 - Random Encounters
1:41:58 - The Tavern - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
1:56:00 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Rune - [Phantasy Star IV]
Valentine - [Phantasy Star Online]
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
Pub - [Lunar Knights]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Chaotic Bar - [Phantasy Star Online]
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Dragon Quest I & II Review w/ Lucas White
A podcast draws near!Eric, Nadia, and special guest Lucas White are here to discuss the latest Dragon Quest HD2D remake(s)! Is this collection of the first two entires in the seminal series a must-play or should you puff-puff pass?
Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod, subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod and celebrate our 10th Anniversary with new merch at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com
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Nadia's Review:https://gameinformer.com/review/dragon-quest-i-ii-hd-2d-remake/level-up-and-up
Lucas' Review:https://www.shacknews.com/article/146558/dragon-quest-1-2-hd-2d-remake-review-score
Also in this episode:
What's the current state of Dragon Quest?
We give Naoki Ikushima his flowers
The Seance of Blake Manor
New episodes of Dispatch
Artis Impact
Simogo Legacy Collection
Final Fantasy House
Timestamps:
8:48 Main Topic - Dragon Quest I&II HD2D
57:44 - Random Encounters
59:12 - The Tavern - Pokemon Hate
1:32:48 - 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]
Settings Menu (Intermezzo I) - [Theathrythm Dragon Quest]
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Outer Worlds 2, Enjoying Things For Grown Ups
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 we've chosen to cover Microsoft but encourage you to visit https://www.bdsmovement.net/microsoft for more information.Capitalism. In space!Eric and Nadia have been spending time with Outer Worlds 2, Victor and Nadia have been redistributing the world's supply of umbrellas to themselves, and Triple Triad is bringing cultures together. All this and more on a very special episode of Axe of the Blood God!
Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod, subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod and celebrate our 10th Anniversary with new merch at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com
Also in this episode:
How to get free umbrellas
Upcoming 'Tales of' Remaster news!
We hope Final Fantasy VII Part 3 doesn't make the same mistakes a Rebirth
The creators we love (and Palworld) who say hell no to genAI
Pokemon's cottage industry of outrage
Eric's Twin Peaks: The Return update!
Dispatch
What games were YOU playing in 1992?
How to solve a slide puzzle
Timestamps:
13:40 Main Topic - Outer Worlds 2
42:24 - Random Encounters
59:12 - The Tavern - Pokemon Hate
1:32:48 - 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]
Sunflower Girl 2 - [Lunar Knights]
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1:44:08
Pokemon Z-A, Vampire: The Masquerade
During this month of Every Game Finally Coming Out, Victor, Nadia, Eric, and special guest Giovanni Colantonio talk Pokemon Z-A, walkable cities in games, and what makes a good sidequest.Plus, Eric gives us the (vampire) rundown on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines and why you probably shouldn't wait 20 years to make a sequel.
Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod, subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod and celebrate our 10th Anniversary with new merch at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com
Also in this episode:
Dissidia Duellum fashion
Phantasy Star Tabletop Impressions
Where that expensive pokemon coffee comes from
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
Pub - [Lunar Knights]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Lavender Town - [Pokemon Red/Blue]
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The Best GhoOoOosts in RPGs
Vampires are so last year.Call your local Hex Maniac because Victor, Nadia, and Eric are holding a seance to determine the best spectres, phantoms, ghasts, and frights across the history of RPGs. It's time to talk ghosts!From the cutest to the cultists, from friendly to frightening, it's all ghosts all the time. Just don't mess around with a ouija board while listening to this episode. Or if you do, don't tell Eric.
Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod, subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod and celebrate our 10th Anniversary with new merch at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com
Also in this episode:
Sharlayan Dropouts News
TRUE Encounter With REAL GHOSTS!!
Unfortunate news for Heart Machine
Timestamps:
11:12 Main Topic - The Best Ghosts in RPGs
1:20:28 - Random Encounters
1:29:20 - The Future of Sharlayan Dropouts
1:34:08 - 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]
Lavender Town - [Pokemon Let's Go]
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