Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

Six months in, we ask the question, "How is the Switch 2 holding up as an RPG machine? Nadia, Eric, and special guest Ash Paulsen discuss the Nintendo Switch 2's RPG lineup, from Switch 1 upgrades, to system exclusives, to that glint of Pokopia on the horizon. It's a great couch system, but does it travel well?

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Also in this episode:


New and improved Octopath Traveler 0


An update on Haunted Chocolatier


Some side-eye-worthy comments from Bethesda


Distant Worlds, baybeee!

Timestamps:

09:04 - Main Topic - The Switch 2 as an RPG Machine

41:33 - Random Encounters

51:54 - The Tavern - Octopath Traveler 0 and Distant Worlds

01:07:49 - Nadi'a Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

A Long Fall (The Primals) - [Final Fantasy XIV - Scions and Sinners]
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The Millennial Fair is in full swing! Nadia, Eric, and special guest Michael Higham discuss what makes the best starter towns. Did you wake up and everyone in the town doesn’t know you? Did you rebuild the town brick by brick? Is your starter town lowkey just a hub?

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Also in this episode:

Life Is Strange Reunion

Ubisoft is imploding

Being a delinquent in an igloo

Timestamps:

09:25 - Main Topic - RPG Towns

01:07:28 - Random Encounters

1:28:12 - Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Overworld Main Theme - [FFVII]
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Soup’s on! Nadia, Eric, and special guest Rebekah Valentine are cooking up an RPG Stew of games they’ve been playing lately. Plus, how prerelease parties at your local gaming store help build community, (the “G” in MTG stands for “gathering”).

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Also in this episode:


Nadia’s MAGfest Recap


Comments on genAI at Cygames


Final Fantasy VII Remake in “Streamlined Progression” Mode

Timestamps:

11:04 - Main Topic - RPG Stew

01:18:32 - Random Encounters

1:28:25 - Magic the Gathering Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Main Theme - [Octopath Traveler 0]

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A New Year means new resolutions and for many of us that includes making a pledge to chip away at the ever-growing backlog. Are you going to tackle a new series? Revisit an old classic? Are some of last year's hits on sale for the right price? Or do you need something effervescent to pair with a white meat? Eric, Victor, and special guest John Carson discuss what drives them to check games of the list, and whether that's even something we should be beating ourselves up over.

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Also in this episode:


More comments on genAI at Larian


Final Fantasy XI updates for 2026!


Fire Emblem Path of Radiance on Nintendo Switch Online


Magic the Gathering Update

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Timestamps:

12:04 - Main Topic - How To Handle One's Backlog

59:12 - Random Encounters

1:16:32 - The Tavern - Holiday Gaming Habits

1:30:26 - Magic the Gathering Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Shinjuku - [Shin Megami Tensei NINE]
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If this wasn't an RPG podcast we could have talked about Ace Combat the entire time. But luckily for you it IS an RPG podcast so Eric, Nadia, Victor, and special guest Len Hafer discuss all their most-anticipated RPGs of 2026 (and possibly beyond)! From the newest Fire Emblem to re-releases of GBA cult-classics, from Inaba to Singapore, from tactics to action; it's all here, baby, on this very futuristic episode of Axe of the Blood God!

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Also in this episode:


First person to correctly guess what picture Victor put in chat during the Monster Hunter Stories 3 segment gets a shout-out on the next episode


But which part of the Divinity trailer is the grossest?


How to get into Ys


Anime Music Videos

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.

Timestamps:

8:32 - Main Topic - Hidden Gems of 2025

1:29:26 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Welcome to VA-11 HALL-A - [VA-11 HALL-A]

Games Mentioned in this Episode:

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy

.45 Parabellum Bloodhound

Monster Hunter Stories 3

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

Persona 4 Revival

Final Fantasy XIV 8.0: Noonballoon

Dragon Quest VII ReImagined

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies

Divinity

Varsapura

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales

Code Vein II

Blood of the Dawnwalker

Mina The Hollower

Sigma Star Saga DX

Pokopia

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter

Big Walk

Terra Invicta

Abyss X Zero

Duskbloods

Queen's Domain

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

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