NPC
NPC is a comic about a non-player character. You know the guys in games, especially RPGs who say the same line over and over again only changing if you progress the story enough. The “I AM ERROR” or “They say that a magical sword is in the woods” people. Honestly if half the NPCs just bothered to go and find these swords/magic items/legendary treasures maybe they could do something about it. Well this story is about an NPC who breaks free of his coding and can go and do whatever he likes. Oh except the Moderators of the game are after him.
The comic plot and storyline arent too bad if you can overlook the spelling mistakes. Every so often words are mispelt, which can easily occur. However one comic in particular had the word inventory mispelt and then the mispelling repeated later in the same comic. The spelling of minutes however is mispelt throughout so many comics the same way that it could be that the author (Fiona Dann) has written a new set of names. The storyline itself is simple but then again most RPGs seem to have had less effort put into them (I’m looking at you Rogue Galaxy and you Final Fantasy X-2). It also takes the mickey out of the occassional popular culture (monty python, pirates vs ninjas, the whole RPG thing, etc)
The art style starts off looking very simplistic looking like it was drawn in MSPaint with clipart or effects in the background to make it look better. However after a while the art work improves to a fairly high standard. Its nice to see an artist improve over time as this comic shows. The earlier comics are also in the midst of being redone, (NPC redone) with a prologue about the world set up beforehand.
Nevertheless even with spelling mistakes (which may be on purpose), the comic isnt too bad. It has an interesting take on an otherwise overdone genre of comics. Something about it brings me back time and again. Underneath the spelling mistakes is a story that is enjoyable about an NPC who managed to break free.
April 19th, 2008 at 9:31 am
This is one comic I just can’t see any real merit in. More power to the creator for sticking to their guns I guess.
April 19th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
It is a good story. I don;t usually keep reading stories with so many grammatical errors, but this is one exception. I wish she would take my advice and use the corrections I sent her (with her permission, of course)