Ash Taylor joins Kate to talk about how Deltarune uses music and sound as part of its story and gameplay, beyond just leitmotif. In part two (41:00), we talk about her upcoming game, CHORDIOID.

Topics: We react to last episode’s TOME. Kate feels old. Undertale mashups and remixes. Wagner OWNED. Omega Flowey. Donkey Konga. The courage to cut. Kris’s piano playing and self-expression. Deconreconstruction. Unique RPG battle systems. Gamedev is hard. Birdbrain!

Find the CHORDIOID demo on Steam or itch.io.

Intro music: “RAISE UP YOUR BAT” by Ash Taylor
Mid-roll music: “Sam’s Theme” from CHORDIOID: Volume 0 by Ash Taylor

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Sources discussed:
”10 Hotels, 50 Hotels, 100 Hotels” from Undertale Mashup Collab
”Waters of Megalovania” by BotanicSage
”BIRDBRAIN (w/ OK Glass)” by Jamie Paige feat. Kasane Teto

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Outro music by hywell, now on Bandcamp!

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