NPC Tonight

Just a few days prior to the birth of the first NPC Tonight child, the gang decided to get together for one last pre-baby episode to gush about the Playstation September 2021 showcase. Filling in for Wesley, following his untimely *checks notes* death, is Connor's very own brother-in-law (and God of War platinumer), Wil Nolan! Enjoy some bants about some games with us.   We'd love to know what you think of our show, so please consider leaving us a rating/review, giving us a follow, and connecting with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight! Thank you for listening!

Well hello there! It's been a minute, but we're back with a special post E3 season episode to catch you up on what games we've been playing over the past month and a half (loads of games; Wesley's a certified gamer™). We also go through a short list of every game we know is releasing in the second half of 2021 that already have us asking our wallets for forgiveness. So hit play, chill out, and catch up with us, your video game buddy ol' pals. We'd love to know what you think of our show, so please consider leaving us a rating/review, giving us a follow, and connecting with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight! Thank you for listening!

We're back! After a few weeks off due to busy schedules and a dud episode, Connor, Wesley and Jordan are back to finally talk Resident Evil: Village, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.   Please let us know what you think of the episode by leaving us a rating/review and connecting with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight, and consider giving us a follow on your podcast service of choice! Thanks for listening!

One of the first true PS5 games has dropped and it's pretty dang cool. Wesley and Connor share their early thoughts on Housemarque's brand new roguelite sci-fi game, Returnal. Games also discussed: Animal Crossing and NieR: Automata.   Please let us know what you think of the episode by leaving us a rating/review and connecting with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight, and consider giving us a follow on your podcast service of choice! Thanks for listening!

Is the The Last of Us vintage enough for a remake? Probably not. But would we play it? Probably...   In this episode, we finally catch up on the TLOU Remake and Days Gone "drama" between Playstation and its studios by discussing our thoughts on the matter and specifically what it could mean for Naughty Dog and the "next great SIE studio". Games also discussed: Resident Evil VII, FFXIV, Going Under, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune. Recorded 04/16/2021   Please let us know what you think of the episode by leaving us a rating/review and connecting with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight, and consider giving us a follow on your podcast service of choice! Thanks for listening!

In anticipation of the upcoming PS5 game, Deathloop, we are placing the NPC Tonight: Spotlight on Arkane Studio's stealth action game, Dishonored 2! The three of us have all recently played it, so we're sharing our opinions on the game as a whole, the narrative, level design, etc. We spend the first half of the episode covering the games we've been playing lately, like Monster Hunter Rise, Resident Evil VII, and THPS, with the Dishonored 2 Spotlight discussion beginning at 54:38.   Please let us know what you think of the episode by leaving us a rating/review and connecting with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight, and consider giving us a follow on your podcast service of choice! Thanks for listening! 

Video game preservation is tough, and some do it better than others. This week we discuss the Vita/PS3 store closure and the struggle of game preservation, Cyberpunk's massive patch notes, and more It Takes Two.   Follow and rate us on your podcast service of choice and keep up with us on at twitter.com/NPCTonight

This week we're talking about the newly released and excellent It Takes Two, Marvel's Avengers, Dishonored 2 and more.   Follow and rate NPC Tonight on your preferred podcast service and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight

We're back after a couple weeks off! This week we hit a few of the big recent topics in games, like the Square Enix Spring Showcase and Bethesda/Xbox. Other than that, nothing is off the table... Oh, and Connor shares big news!   Follow and rate us wherever you listen to podcasts, and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight

After a packed week for games news, we're running down the highlights and sharing our only somewhat educated opinions on the new Pokémon games, the surprise Playstation State of Play showcase, the slow death of Anthem, and much more! We also discuss games we're playing like Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, Persona 5 Royal, Thomas Was Alone, and more.    Follow and rate us on your podcast service of choice and keep up with us by searching NPC Tonight on Twitter.

Did we love the February 2021 Nintendo Direct? Hmm...let's meditate on that.   Join us as we review some of the highlights from the long anticipated Nintendo Direct showcase, discuss the extremely distasteful Six Days in Fallujah revival, and talk even more about Persona 5 Royal. Also, we do a guided meditation, laugh about early 2000's radio rock, and share our struggles with not having enough time to play all of the cool games out there.   Follow and rate us on your podcast platform of choice, and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight

How lucky are we to live in the age of Pedro Pascal? This week we're discussing Wesley's thoughts on Blue Fire and The Medium, Jordan's time with Control Ultimate Edition, and Connor's glowing review of the Fixture S1 attachment for Nintendo Switch. We also run down the excellent HBO's The Last of Us/The Mandalorian casting updates, the release date for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and loads more. Follow and rate NPC Tonight wherever you listen to podcasts and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight

Is Joy-Con drifting at all similar to Tokyo drifting? After a long work week, we are raring to make some jokes, make fun of each other, and talk about video games while doing it. In this episode we discuss our excitement for the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the struggles of Joy-Con drift, and what we've been playing (Cyberpunk 2077, Inside, Demon's Souls, Black Ops Cold War, and more).  Follow and rate NPC Tonight wherever you listen to podcasts and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight

Games were in the national news this week, and in a way you probably wouldn't have expected! This week, Jordan gives his Hitman 3 review, Wesley helps us make sense of the GME stock insanity, and Connor actually beats a video game (don't get used to it). We also discuss the news regarding Vicarious Visions, share some more thoughts about Demon's Souls, and more. Follow and rate NPC Tonight wherever you listen to podcasts and keep up with us on Twitter at twitter.com/NPCTonight

Video games are cool and all, but how about that WandaVision? Coming off a slow week in games, we talk about the games we are playing, the premiere of WandaVision and a favorite band from Connor and Jordan's teenage years. Follow and rate NPC Tonight wherever you listen to podcasts and keep up with us on Twitter at twitter.com/NPCTonight 

This week, we're discussing the news that Lucasfilm Games is back and making an Indiana Jones game, Star Wars games can be made by anyone again, and CDPR totally had no idea Cyberpunk was broken. We also update each other on what we're playing, and close out the show with our dream Star Wars game pitches. Oh, and Connor's band released a new song!Follow and rate NPC Tonight wherever you listen to podcasts, and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight. Listen to "LTV" by The Winter here: https://linktr.ee/TheWinter

Happy New Year! In Episode 11 of NPC Tonight, the NPCT crew take just one more look at their 2020 in gaming by presenting the short lists for their favorite games they played in 2020 (so not just games that were released in 2020), along with their top video game soundtracks of the year.Follow and rate NPC Tonight wherever you listen to podcasts, and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight  

The launch of Cyberpunk 2077 has been very complicated. Wesley, Connor, and Jordan bring you up to speed on the persistently bad launch of 2020's most anticipated game while sharing their own thoughts on what's transpired, how it could affect the games industry in the future, and how Cyberpunk 2077 may still be a great game despite it all.Other topics of discussion include Horizon: Zero Dawn, Dark Souls 3, and blast beats.Follow and rate NPC Tonight wherever you listen to podcasts, and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonightIf you are playing Cyberpunk 2077, check out IGN's guide which features work from our very own Wesley LeBlanc! https://www.ign.com/wikis/cyberpunk-2077/

2020 has finally birthed a big ol' CyberBoy, but is it everything we thought it would be? Wesley shares his thoughts on Cyberpunk 2077, JayKane talks about beating Miles Morales, and Connor is playing *checks notes* 15 different games from four years ago. The guys also review The Game Awards announcements and highlight some of the wins from the show.If you are playing Cyberpunk 2077, check out IGN's guide which features several contributions by Wesley! https://www.ign.com/wikis/cyberpunk-2077/Follow and rate NPC Tonight wherever you listen to your podcasts, and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight.

New consoles are here and we're playing them! Connor, Jordan, and Wesley get together (in person for the first time ever) to celebrate the release of the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X systems, as well as new games Astro's Playroom, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla. We also solve the mystery of "Where is Jordan's PS5?", go on a few unrelated tangents, and discover Wesley may like Rob Zombie. It's a great time!Follow and Rate NPC Tonight on your preferred podcast service and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight . Thanks for checking us out!(Audio Disclaimer: Apologies for the microphone bleed effect that you will hear at various points in the episode. We will keep this in mind for future in person recordings)

Happy Halloween from the NPC Tonight crew! Wesley, Connor, and Great-Value Count Dracula recount their scariest moments in gaming, with a side of existential dread (which is arguably spookier than any Resident Evil game). They also run through some of this week's top news stories, including PS5/XSX unboxings, Watch Dogs Legion reviews, Control on Switch, and loads more. Follow and rate NPC Tonight on your preferred podcast service and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight

The full trio is back and talking about...a bunch of stuff, not entirely game related. But game wise, they discuss their impressions of Ghost of Tsushima: Legends (the huge and free new update for Ghost of Tsushima), SOMA, and more. Then we share our Uncharted movie fancasts, and get Wesley's thoughts on PS5 UI reveal.Follow and rate NPC Tonight on your preferred podcast service and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight

Connor and Jordan take the reins and drive the show off the rails. Join us as we discuss the PS5 UI reveal, Spider-Man Cat, Blasphemous, and loads more. Stick around through the end to hear NPC Tonight's first ever radio drama(?).Follow and rate NPC Tonight on your preferred podcast service and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight

Say goodbye to load time Twitter breaks, because the Xbox Series X is fast as hell! Jordan, Wesley, and Connor are talking about the Xbox Series X previews and the way they massacred our boy Peter Parker (but maybe it'll grow on us). Plus Wesley's impressions of Star Wars Squadrons and our comic book video game wishlists. Follow and rate NPC Tonight on your preferred podcast service and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight 

Will I be able to worship the Daedra on my PS5? Is Hades too dang good? (Maybe and yes)The NPC Tonight crew talk about the huge Bethesda acquisition and what it means for not just Microsoft, but the games industry as a whole. Plus what they've been playing (Hades, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Resident Evil 7).Follow and rate NPC Tonight on your preferred podcast service and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight

The Playstation 5 launch details have finally been revealed! Connor, Jordan, and Wesley discuss the top-notch PS5 console and games showcase event, as well as the low-notch pre-order debacle. Episode recorded on 09/16/2020, just a few hours after PS5 the event.Follow and rate NPC Tonight on your preferred podcast service, and keep up with us at twitter.com/NPCTonight

In our introductory episode, Connor, Wesley and Jordan discuss how NPC Tonight came to be, each of our histories with games, as well as some other gaming related "get to know us" questions. - Episode recorded on 08/16/2020. Follow us on your podcast service of choice and on Twitter at twitter.com/NPCTonight