Undertale is Toby Fox's first game. And it is one of the best games I have ever played. This little gem that has been exploding all over the internet as of late is about a little kid (you) who partakes in a "tale" that takes place "under"ground! Not only does this game have an amazing story, characters, and atmosphere, but managed to do the one thing that not many games have been able to do. Make me have REAL feelings for the characters and locations in this pseudo 8-bit world.
Without spoiling too much, the story of this game is deep, intuitive, and just overall amazing. As previously stated, this whole game takes place in a place called The Ruins that is filled with seemingly evil monsters and goofy characters. You play as whoever you name your character and your ultimate goal is simple: try to get out of this world. You can do this in a number of ways. Either by killing every enemy, sparing every foe, or a combination of the both. This is where this game really shines.
You see, the characters in Undertale react to you in certain ways depending how you interact with the environment and the way you go about disposing of enemies. This is done by the genius battle system that Undertale has. In this gem you don't have to kill a single enemy in the entire game. That's right. You can choose to "spare" every enemy, including bosses. This compliments the story so well as you really become attached to certain "enemies" after you fight them which makes them all so memorable. The characters that aren't enemies are also just as memorable and I still remember every line that Sans spits out and the intricacies of Papyrus's cackle! They all have deep feelings that go way past the initial character traits that are given to them. Even though they are "monsters", they feel like humans. Like real people.
The atmosphere and music in this game is some of the best I have ever seen in an indie game. The music fits every character and situation perfectly. The cave's atmospheric tunes and Snowdin theme are all magnificent and just... well... atmospheric! The graphics, though minimal, make everything pop out with color and personality and the animations are fluid though true to the old 8-bit style. It comes to the point where I can recognize every single enemy and character from their overworld sprites alone!
Undertale is not only one of the most well-made games I've played, but one of my favorite games of all time just because of the amount of hear that was put into it.
Undertale was magnificent!
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