Undertale

It's really good, but not AS good as some people make it out to be. This game has great gameplay, a nice story, and the characters are memorable. The music is ok, though some tracks are just meh. However, that's where the good things stop, for this game has its fair share of problems. The visuals look bad in some places. Some people will tell you that "It's the style of the game" as an excuse, but the reality is some places look inconsistent. It's really weird going from a highly detailed enviroment to one that looks like it was drawn by a five year old. The puzzles are too simple and far between. The whole tutorial (Or should i say Tutoriel?) revolves around puzzles... But they're never touched again in the game until much, much later. And when they do throw some puzzles at you, they're too simple. This is somewhat remedied by the fact that battles in themselves are kind of like puzzles, but it still comes off as lazy. The game is far too linear for an RPG, you quite literally just go from point A to B to C and hardly ever revisit any places. And on top of that, the game is too short, like 5 hours long. 10 if you do multiple playthroughs. Still, i feel like the positives far outweight the negatives, which is why i gave it 4 stars. And can we talk about how cool it is that they didn't just resort to giving bosses ridiculously long healthbars as a way of artificially making them hard? The challenge in this game comes from actually figuring out how to beat each boss. I wished more RPGs did that.

Undertale is the story about a human kid who goes down into a world of monsters and traverses among this secret kingdom. The graphics are simple but iconic, and the equally iconic music is some of the best modern Chiptunes around. The characters are extremely memorable, and they have unique character development based on the actions you take during the game, mostly decided through combat, but the game has a few tricks outside of combat as well. Choices you make are referenced throughout the entire game, creating a very flexible narrative. Some of your actions are surprisingly permanent, though you might not realize at the time. However, do not let the narrative heavy design let you think this is a straight up RPG. No, it is a Bullet Hell game that will test your reaction time and reflexes. The hardest path, which I STRONGLY advise you NOT to take, is extremely demanding. I'm by no means any sort of fan of Arcade Shooters and Bullet Hell, but the oodles of charm and delight of the Pacifist path kept me playing until the end. However, now that everyone has the best possible happy ending, I just can't bring myself to play this game anymore. Please, just let the characters of Undertale have a happy ending. Please don't hurt anyone. Just play the game and be good. 4/5.

What could I say that hasn't already been said about Undertale ? I hesitated a long time before buying and trying it, cause I was a bit afraid it would not hold on to its hype, disappoint me after a few hours and soon reach its limits. Looked like an enhanced RPG maker title and nothing more ... Man, was I wrong ! The gameplay is fun and the game reinvents itself at the very moment you think you've finally managed to make your way around it. The story is like amazing, especially when you realized it is, for the most part, a one-man game. Minimalism but great characterization, lots of humour, and I really do love how it uses everything the video game media can offer in terms of narration and design. Everything has a purpose, everything is meant to be, even when you thing you're screwing around. The fights are an interesting combination of puzzles (should I make a joke ? then pet them ? or maybe just flex and pick on them ?) and bullet hell/shoot'em'up ... but it's so much more. It can definitely be challenging, but it's never unfair. Also so many nice details and depth in the lore, the universe, the characters ... I truly hope somewhere on this planet, someone is teaching the art of narration by using Undertale as an example. Then you've got the soundtrack. This amazing masterpiece of a soundtrack. Every place, every character has its own musical theme and it adds so much to the atmosphere and the immersion. Maybe this is the word I want to end my review with : immersion. Undertale is something else entirely, not really an RPG, except when you decide it is ; not just a story about a child getting lost in the underground world, it's funny and adorable except when it's really not, but above all, it's extremely immersive. PS : also Undyne is the best, don't argue. (Just kidding - everyone's so interesting and adorable, ugh, I can't even) (She really is the best though)

Ignore the reviews that hate this game purely for its success or its fanbase. On its own, it's a game that can at one point make you laugh and others hit you in the gut, while still being fun to play. I usually dislike text only turn based RPGs with text only dialogue, but it works here esp due to the incredible soundtrack. Undertale is a gem.

What surprised and delighted me most about Undertale was how well-rounded a product it actually is. Sure, the bullet-hell mechanics are okayish, but that's neither the central mechanic of the game, nor its main draw. Talking to monsters, forming friendships with fantastically written characters, getting to know more about this mysterious setting - one which welcomes you with open arms, while having more than enough to keep you intrigued, that's priceless. I like how the metafictional aspects of the game aren't restricted to cutesy in-jokes either - they're important parts of the narrative, as well as being a deconstruction of why we play RPG games in general. This is more than evident in one of the routes you can take in the game - but saying more wouls spoil things. I'vr quite probably been spoilt by having jumped on the train quite late, when there's little to no toxicity the Undertale fandom became infamous for. Even so, any piece of art should be judged on its own merits, sometimes even on the merits of the artist themselves - but never by the people consuming it. (Also, it's got one of the best OSTs ever)