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 missile-slingers are here and ready to nuke Eric, Nadia, and special guest Timothy Monbleau!
Special Thanks to Edwyn "Omahdon" Tiong, voice of Black Mage.
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 by Nina Matsumoto at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com
Also in this episode:
Final Fantasy XIII re-examined?!
Blue Prince Impressions
Amagami mentioned
Everyone's Donald Duck impressions
Timestamps:
04:00 - Main Topic - Switch 2 Hands-on Impressions
1:04:40 - Random Encounters
1:05:56 - The Tavern - Final Fantasy XIII and Blue Prince
1:31:41 - 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]
Mystic Mysidia - [Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon]
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1:44:48
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 recent press event. There's a slew of RPGs of all stars and stripes heading for the console. Whether you'll be able to get your little hands on them without selling a body part or two remains to be seen. But at least we can talk about them for free!
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 by Nina Matsumoto at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com
Also in this episode:
Mario Kart Worlds
Donkey Kong Bananza
Bring back Mario Paint
Dark Pictionary
Timestamps:
04:00 - Main Topic - Switch 2 Hands-on Impressions
1:03:12 - Random Encounters
1:05:16 - The Tavern - Switch 2's RPG Line-up
1:40:40 - 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]
Romantic Vagrant - [Bravely Default: Flying Fairy]
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1:57:32
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 opening left hook of the Nintendo Direct one-two punch combo.
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 by Nina Matsumoto at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com
Also in this episode:
What games do we want to see "Switch 2 Versions" of?
The bizarre development behind Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
How to get a pet in Night City
Pokemon TCG Pocket Update
Don't smoke
Timestamps:
06:20 - Main Topic - Nintendo Direct
58:40 - Random Encounters
1:08:16 - Pillars of Eternity Anniversary
1:15:46 - The Tavern - Cyberpunk and Pokemon TCG Pocket
1:40:40 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
The Lazy Detective Agency - [Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army]
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1:49:15
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 Cross if you're nasty). But it's been 10 years since the original release on WiiU; has it aged well? The very idea of video games "aging well" is a concept invented by tech-capitalists so don't ask me that. Instead ask "How much of the current open-world RPG landscape do we owe to it, do the gameplay elements designed for the WiiU transpose to the Switch well, and exactly how fantastic a game is it?"
All these questions and more will be answered by Kat, Nadia, Eric, and Victor on this interstellar 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 by Nina Matsumoto at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com
Also in this episode:
Tuning the skill floor of the player vs the encounter
Kat's many adventures at GDC
Palworld's still at it
What we want out of a Persona 4 remake
Timestamps:
08:00 - Main Topic - Xenoblade Chronicles X
53:50 - Random Encounters
1:01:54 - Tavern - GDC
1:32:30 - Persona 4 Remake Wishes
1:40:40 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Your Voice - [Xenoblade Chronicles X]
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1:51:21
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, Yumia, hang with the Ryzas and the Maries and the Irises and the Eschas and the Logys? Listen up to find out!
Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod and subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod
Also in this episode:
Should you play Final Fantasy XIV constantly?
The cultural importance of The Problems Clown
Wizardry Variants Daphne
Nadia rolls credits on Monster Hunter Wilds
New merch by Nina Matsumoto available now at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com
Timestamps:
08:00 - Main Topic - What is Atelier?
49:32 - Random Encounters
52:32 - Tavern
1:19:28 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Reminiscent Hill - [Atelier Ayesha]
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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
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