In this spoiler-free episode, the party takes its first descent into Undertale: Toby Fox's indie darling RPG.  AJ, JJ, and Mike will talk about their general impressions of the game as well as it's subversive attitude towards RPGs design.

Undertale:
http://undertale.com/

The Mary Sue's Toby Fox Interview:
http://www.themarysue.com/interview-undertale-game-creator-toby-fox/

Rebecca Hiscott's Toby Fox Interview:
https://medium.com/kickstarter/undertale-creator-toby-fox-on-the-indie-computer-game-that-s-become-an-industry-darling-fa4df6cee2db#.wib1zzjev

If you'd like to chat with us, please email us at: thenpcdialogue@gmail.com

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JJ's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLizardfolk
Mike's Twitter: https://twitter.com/space_mic

Undertale Phase 1: The Descent (Ep. 3)

In this follow-up episode, the party digs as deep as they can go into Undertale.  Big warning this is a spoiler filled episode, so those who have not played or finish the game might want to save this for a later date.  But if you've finished the game and would like to listen to us go down Undertale's rabbit hole, we hope you enjoy our dialogue!

Undertale Phase 2: Unearthing Undertale (Ep. 4)

In this spoiler free first episode of Playdead's follow up to Limbo, the party talks about their impressions and reactions to the new dark atmospheric platformer: Inside.

Dogme 95: http://cinetext.philo.at/reports/dogme_ct.html

Relevant Inside Reviews:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/07/06/inside-review-a-gaming-masterpiece/

https://www.inverse.com/article/18010-inside-is-the-video-game-equivalent-of-danish-arthouse-film

http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/why-playdead-s-inside-is-massively-overhyped

Inside Phase 1: Looking Inside (Ep. 5)

Ever pick up a weird indie game and wonder "what's all that about?"  Well come and wonder with us at NPC Dialogue; a reaction-based talk show where your party of AJ, JJ, and Mike do their best to make sense of the small and unconventional in gaming.  For a few episodes at a time, we will target a specific game to wrestle with and go as indepth as we can about it's mechanics, story, themes, and any other fun abstractions that makes everyone's head spin.  So come join us as we dive into the weird and wonderful world of indie games!  We promise to try our best to be good NPCs for your journey.

NPC Dialogue: Indie Games Podcast

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