Ivalice Chronicles is Correcting History w/ Tom James and BowlofLentils
The Final Fantasy Tactics you played back on the PS1 is not the real Final Fantasy Tactics. In fact, if you played it in the West you missed out on entire games-within-games that not only flesh out the world of Ivalice, but hold clues to the future of Square Enix. And these secrets are all tucked away in... Sound Novels!That's right, this week Victor and Nadia are joined by experts in the history of Japanese adventure games, Tom James and BowlofLentils, to discuss how The Ivalice Chronicles is steering us back onto the path of understanding the lineage of this misunderstood genre. Visual novels, sound novels, adventures games, point-and-clicks, text adventures, dating sims, oteme games, galge? What do they have in common and what makes them completely different? Find out on this expository episode of Axe of the Blood God! Sorry if you thought this was going to be about like, the nature of remakes or adaptations and the Ship of Theseus or whatever, but we've got sound novels to talk about!
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Also in this episode:
Eternal Sonata
Vanillaware's alternate Princess Maker timeline
Doshin the Giant
Why Inspector Gadget owes his life to Lupin III
We mention Hollow Knight: Silksong purely for SEO purposes
428 Shibuya Scramble
Famicom Detective Club
FURTHER READING:
BowlofLentils Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@bowloflentils
Tom James' Blog:https://dateemups.com/
Sharlayan Dropouts - The Veil of Wiyu:https://bloodgodpod.com/sharlayan-dropouts-lore-veil-of-wiyu/
Timestamps:
7:20 Main Topic - Ivalice Chronicles Resurrecting the Lost Sound Novels
1:32:08 - Random Encounters
1:36:08 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
Contact - [YU-NO: a girl who chants love at the bound of this world]
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1:46:58
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1:46:58
The Best RPG Weddings?
Kat, Nadia, Eric, and Victor discuss their favorite weddings in RPGs, whether they serve the plot or they just think they’re neat! If you get married in FFXIV you get a sick Chocobo mount (the good kind of sick). Does marrying Shane in Stardew Valley fix him? No, girl, run!
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:
A tier list of Final Fantasy XIII characters.
Final Fantasy XIV third party mods controversy.
Turning your wedding table into a sovereign nation.
Timestamps:
9:41 Main Topic - Weddings in RPGS
1:03:32 - Random Encounters
1:27:08 - The Tavern
1:57:30 - 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]
Stand By Me - [Final Fantasy XV]
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2:09:48
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2:09:48
Gamescom Announcements, PlayStation Price Hikes
They grow Geoff Keighleys in Europe too?!A bevy of announcements have poured in from Gamescom so Kat, Nadia, and Eric are here to sift through it all and give you the straight dope.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.comNote: 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.
Also in this episode:
BSG but it's FTL!
Monster Hunter Wilds x Final Fantasy XIV
Performance on Switch 2: Elden Ring, Cyberpunk, and more
Bottles of Brownie Batter
Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2's development hell
Pokemon TCG Pocket Updates
Zero Parades
Magic: The Gathering Update
Lads and Bros playing Footy
Bizarre Print Ads
Timestamps:
3:28 - Main Topic
56:40 - Random Encounters
1:02:28 - The Tavern - Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, PlayStation Price Increase
1:39:28 - Bonus Mailbag!
Music Used in this Episode:
Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]
Pub - [Lunar Knights]
A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]
eScape - [Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood]
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1:55:00
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1:55:00
Game Key Cards and the Importance of Physical RPGs
More like Lame Key Cards. Kat, Nadia, Eric, and Victor discuss the pros and cons of physical vs digital and what it means specifically to the history and culture of RPGs. Could it be that sometimes BOTH approaches are appropriate and that instead of pitting them against each other we should be addressing the underlying corporate systems that prevent us from experiencing art as anything other than consumers? Probably!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.comNote: 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.
Also in this episode:
The joy of getting a map with a game
The frustration of downloading mandatory patches
EA really is the worst
What Tales game needs a remaster
Hernias and Ronald McDonald
Timestamps:
6:30 - Main Topic - Game Key Cards and the Importance of Physical Game Releases
1:05:14 - Random Encounters
1:11:04-ish - The Tavern - Dragon Age and Mass Effect Remasters, Tales of Xillia Remaster
1:34:00 - 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]
The Hollow City - [Tales of Xillia 2]
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1:44:49
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1:44:49
The Adventures of Elliot and The Future of HD-2D
To HD-2D, or not to HD-2D? That is the question Eric, Nadia, and special guest Timothy Monbleau are asking on this week's episode.From retro revivals like Live-A-Live and Dragon Quest to brand-new throwbacks like Octopath Traveler and The Adventures of Elliot, Square sure loves its depth-of-field-and-bloom-filled pixel-art dioramas! But should EVERY mid-budget RPG be adopting this style or is there a time and place for this look? All that and more on a very anachronistically aliased 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:
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Super Smash Bros Beach Volleyball
He Is Coming
Eric's in his Movie Era
Nadia hates Casablanca
Timestamps:
8:48 - Main Topic - Adventures of Elliot and the Future of HD-2D
57:36 - Mailbag
1:03:20 - Random Encounters
1:04:28 - The Tavern
1:28:10 - 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]
One With Hope I - [OCTOPATH TRAVELER: Champions of the Continent]
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