NCP Deltarune Episode 1 - Rudy's Got the Chalk

This podcast is fueled by EVIL! ...and friendship! Welcome back to
the podcast, where after announcing the series seemingly one
million years ago, we’re finally tackling the first release of
Deltarune, the episodic followup to Undertale. Set in a world with
familiar characters and musical motifs, Deltarune does a lot to
change, and dare I say, improve the design set forth in its
predecessor. With a party involved, battles are a lot more dynamic
and the look and feel of the game overall has been changed
significantly. The plot also makes its deviations from the
original, putting the mystery of the world at the forefront while
still presenting a complete narrative even in this first episode.
The question we look to answer here is: how does all this come
together? And of course, we can’t help but wonder what the
remaining episodes have in store for us. We discuss the narrative
potential of having the character arcs of multiple party members
play out simultaneously, the mechanical implications of
antagonistic friends, and the physical experiences possible once
you unslide the Switchies. Thanks again for joining us today, and
be on the lookout for the next entry in this series soon after the
next episode releases. On the topic of this series, do you like
this format? Would you like to see a dedicated series comparing and
contrasting other franchises, either here or on the main podcast?
Does anyone actually read the descriptions? Am I trapped typing out
a paragraph of notes for every episode in a Sisyphean effort to
fill space in a text block that I’m required to populate, but says
nothing of value by its own nature to keep the content of the
episode itself a surprise? Are we all this lonely? Like,
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