Independent Incidentals - Ep. 40: Undertale, OneShot, and Meta-Narratives

Independent Incidentals

Mar 25 2026 | 00:54:35

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Show Notes

The titular Undertale. Look at its visage and sigh a breath of wonder. Venerate Toby with your gamer fingers and your reading eyeballs. Also look towards Oneshot, and think to yourself, how the hell do these game work? I mean, breaking the forth wall is one thing, but telling a meaningful story? And changing my desktop wallpaper to hide messages within the computer itself? How does it work!!!!?

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