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Mo' Games, Mo' Problems, right? In this week's Whadaya' Playin', Preston says a lot but not a lot (I think) about The Last Of Us Part II, Kyle dedicates the time to Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Travis loots his way through Minecraft Dungeons! Check us out on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheNPCsPodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thenpcspodcast Intro: Song: Wreak Havoc...

As the power of the hardware behind video games increases in quality, so do the worlds you come across. Living, breathing environments asking you to jump off the beaten path and explore what it has to offer and indulge outside of story-based missions. Well, that's what The NPCs talk about in this week's topic: Top Open Worlds in Video Games. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Witcher III, No...

Welcome to another week of The NPCs playing games and tellin' you all about it! This week, Preston finishes up Final Fantasy VII and starts Last of Us 2, Kyle dives into a rather interesting(?) story about Sekiro while rushing along in Animal Crossing, and Travis fills in the crew on the Grounded demo! Check us out on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheNPCsPodcast Twitter: http...

The game is a Triple-A title - nothing should be able to stand in it's way of providing you with nothing but pure entertainment, right? That's right, until you hit that one thing that's either so broken or so out of place it puts you off, either temporarily or permanently. That's what The NPCs discuss in this week's topic: Top Games Ruined by One Flaw. Does Twisted Metal's PS3 release frustrate yo...

Welcome to another week of The NPCs Whadaya' Playin'! This week, Travis is told off by Preston for playing more Warzone, Preston digs into his gaming roots and talks Banjo-Kazooie, and Kyle struggles to play Final Fantasy VII (and for a different reason). Check us out on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheNPCsPodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thenpcspodcast Intro: Song:...

Welcome to this week's topic episode! We discussed once before that some video games deserve to be movies, but until they get their chance on the silver screen our only option is to sit back and play through some of the most cinematic moments in Video Gaming. Think back to Mass Effect 3 when you were leaving Earth, watching the Reapers blast everything in sight. Or how about God of War 3, when you...

Welcome to another Weekly Whadaya' Playin' from The NPCs! This week, Travis got sucked into Warzone and is supposedly killing it, Kyle also played some CoD and Shante & the Seven Sirens, Dan finished an all time RPG classic - Final Fantasy IX, and Preston regaled us with tales of how terrible Man-Eater is... Check us out on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheNPCsPodcast Twi...

Good artists copy, great artists steal... that's the mantra right? Well it can only go so far in video games, especially if there's a lawsuit floating around right? Well even that may not deter some companies from putting out a pretty obvious ripoff into the market! In this week's topic episode, The NPCs sift through the shelves for some of the Top Blatant Video Game Ripoffs. How about Saints Row...

Is it March, or is it May? The pandemic must be getting to Travis because he doesn't even know!  In this week's Whadaya' Playin', Preston dives head first into Man Eater and lives out his life as a shark, Dan takes a step back in time to Final Fantasy 9's re-release on Xbox, Kyle isn't sure whether to Enter or Exit the Gungeon so he opted for both, and Travis shares his woes about his GPU bot...

You hear the announcement: a game you want is coming out. But the announcement gets better - they announce a collectors edition of the game that includes things you'd be proud to display on your shelf, read through, or... go into space for? In this week's Topic, The NPCs sift through the shelves and boxes to figure out which Video Game Collector's Editions are the best. Maybe it's the night vision...

After a small break, we've got some games to talk about! Preston regales the other NPCs with tales of Streets of Rage 4, Dan breaks down the work of his 5-star Animal Crossing New Horizons island (we had a tour pre-recording, and it is awesome!), Kyle fills us in on the new experiences in Warzone, and Travis does his best to convince Preston to play Minecraft (hint: Preston hates Minecraft, but he...

Every video game strives to be the next big thing right? Introducing some new mechanic, quality upgrade, choice/progression system, you name it - it's all been done. But... what games have done it well? In this week's topic Preston, Dan, Kyle & Travis think back through the ages to figure out what games were the most innovative - Was it Goldeneye 64 with it's multiplayer? How about Final Fanta...

Greetings from the far off month of May 2020! Jeez, it's May already? Well then... In this week's Whadaya' Playin': Travis has ventured into unknown territory with Gears Tactics, Dan continues down the path of pure island bliss with Animal Crossing New Horizons, Kyle works to convince the others to get Streets of Rage 4, and Preston isn't yet sold on Resident Evil 3's remake.  If you like wha...

You know exactly what we're talking about... When you're playing a video game, there's that one character who annoys, bothers, or frustrates you and you just can't understand why it exists in the game. Well, The NPCs are here to share in that frustration as we dive into this week's topic: Top Dumbest Video Game Characters. Otacon vs. Johnny, Tails vs Big, Bubsy vs. well anyone really. Tune in and...

In this week's Whadaya' Playin', Dan went on a mission to raze and rebuild his island in Animal Crossing New Horizons for that sweet sweet 5-star rating, Travis plays CS:GO with Kyle and explores Doom Eternal at 144Hz, Kyle continues through the depths of Dark Souls Remastered, and Preston sneaks in some Mark of the Ninja talk! Intro: Song: Wreak Havoc - Axtasia Music provided by Ninety9Lives Vide...

Picture it - Just like in Cast Away, your plane crashes into the ocean, with you sucked out of your seat and into the water, moving further and further away from the sinking aircraft. Dazed and unsure of what happened, you awaken to find yourself on a desert island. In the distance you see a glimmer. In your tired state you make your way across the beach to find several things that survived the di...

In this week's episode, Travis messes up and must confess about a game he 'almost' played this week, Dan talks about his experience with Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Kyle reveals the successes he's had in Dark Souls, and Preston rounds up the discussion with how Nioh 2 turned out! Music Information: Intro: Song: Wreak Havoc - Axtasia Music provided by Ninety9Lives Video: youtu.be/Oa_qvIZV_9E Download:...

When you're cooped up inside, you turn to movies right? Ahhh, what fun a movie can be. Maybe you want to go with a video game movie... but find that the available movies are, well, lacking. The NPCs thought so, too, and sorted out what could be the greatest Top 10 list of all time: Top Video Games that SHOULD be Movies! Could visiting Rapture in Bioshock work on the big screen, or would something...

Here's to another week of being locked inside and playing video games! In this week's Whadaya' Playin', Dan tells us all about Final Fantasy VII Remake and how that's faring thus far, we talk a bit more on Animal Crossing to help guide Preston in the right (or wrong) direction on purchasing it, and talk a bit about Doom Eternal! Intro: Song: Wreak Havoc - Axtasia Music provided by Ninety9Lives Vid...

We're back! In this Weekly Topic, The NPCs discuss and sort the Best Video Games Nobody Played. What does that mean? We designated these as games that may have come out at the same time as Triple-A titles but didn't have much fanfare, or indie games that had a mass appeal but weren't very well known, or even games based on very well known properties buuuut maybe didn't have the same appreciation a...

We're back!!! In this week's Whadaya' Playin', The NPCs are all working remotely and finally meet up via Discord to have those gaming discussions you've all come to love! In this episode: Preston & Travis talk some Doom Eternal, Kyle fills us in on the sequel to Enter the Gungeon (hint: it's called Exit the Gungeon), and Dan leads most of the NPC's into talking Animal Crossing.  Intro: So...

In this week's topic, Kyle is out sick so Preston, Dan, Travis, and guest Austin rank the top series they would like to see return! How about some throwbacks to rhythm games like Patapon or Elite Beat Agents, rail shooters like House of the Dead, a platformer with an RPG twist like Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars... the list is endless (mostly). Tune in and find out what made our top 10...

In this Week's Whadaya' Playin', it's actually a light week for the NPCs. Travis breaks down the new CoD battle royale mode 'Warzone,' Dan and Preston talk about the new Ori game, and Kyle is out sick, so our guest Austin gives us some details on State of Decay 2's Juggernaut Edition. Intro: Song: Wreak Havoc - Axtasia Music provided by Ninety9Lives Video: youtu.be/Oa_qvIZV_9E Download: 99l.tv/wre...

In this week's topic discussion, we rank the top Video Game Sidekicks! Does Yoshi hold up to Kazooie? Is Songbird considered a sidekick? What about Will Smith or the Coronavirus? We guess you'll just have to tune in and find out, eh? Intro: Song: Wreak Havoc - Axtasia Music provided by Ninety9Lives Video: youtu.be/Oa_qvIZV_9E Download: 99l.tv/wreakhavocYU Outro: Song: Martini on the Rocks - Finesu...

In this week's Whadaya' Playin' - A whole lot of Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo discussion. And, Travis finished a game AND played a new one?!?! Intro: Song: Wreak Havoc - Axtasia Music provided by Ninety9Lives Video: youtu.be/Oa_qvIZV_9E Download: 99l.tv/wreakhavocYU Outro: Song: Martini on the Rocks - Finesu Music provided by Ninety9Lives Video: https://youtu.be/5GufzQRq5aE Download: http://99l.t...