No Expedition 33 Mini-Map Isn't a Bad Thing, FF + MtG Reax, and Sakura Wars 2 in English

Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

Kat Bailey

Leisure, Video Games, Technology

4.6 • 674 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

The maps are mini but the discourse is maxi!Kat, Nadia, and Victor embrace their cartographical spirit this week as they discuss the pros and cons of the mini-map; Does EVERY game need them? Do NO games need them? At what point should you meet the game's systems where they are and adapt? Find out on this week's disorientingly good 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: LIVE reactions as the Final Fantasy x Magic: the Gathering cards are revealed! Sakura Wars 2 fan-translation Dokyusei Tokimeki Memorial ~forever with you~ Emotional Play Maddy Thorson's latest Super Mario World romhack, Masterpiece, with art by friend of the show, darcydee Miserable Canadian clowns Timestamps: 07:20 - Main Topic - Do RPGs need mini-maps? 40:44 - Random Encounters 45:20 - Final Fantasy x Magic the Gathering Reactions 1:02:08 - The Tavern: Sakura Wars 2, Dokyusei, Tokimeki Memorial 1:20:20 - 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] Continuation of the Dream - [Sakura Wars 2] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:25.4	Curious to learn more, head to Adobe.com forward slash express. Welcome to another episode of Acts of the Blood God and Independent RPG Podcast.
0:47.3	I'm your host, Kat Bailey.
0:48.8	Joining me, as always, my lovely co-host, Nadia Oxford.
0:53.5	Hello, Kat.
0:54.2	I'm going to make an admission here.
0:55.3	While you were tinkling with everything, I was looking at blue sky.
1:00.6	We're looking at, they just had all the Final Fantasy magic card drops.
1:04.9	And I'm just, at the moment you started, it was like, holy shit, Kane Highwin.
1:08.4	Like, our friend Shiva put that up on the thing. And I'm like, Jesus Christ, I had to take a moment to like, meet shit, Kane Highwind. Like, our friend Sheva put that up on the thing.
1:11.2	And I'm like, Jesus Christ.
1:12.2	I had to take a moment to like, do we need the live react?
1:15.5	So the magic cards are dropping right now.
1:17.9	They're dropping right now.
1:18.6	Or at least like I'm seeing them on blue sky.
1:20.5	And yeah, just looking at, they dropped cane at the same time.
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