Is Undertale any good

Is Undertale any good

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Undertale is the game that I would recommend to anybody whether they play video games or not. Obviously if you play video games you will get more out of Undertale. Undertale is a love letter to old school RPG's, specifically earthbound and the mother series. It also has meaningful choice in the form of the mercy system. Undertale has many unique and innovative systems, including the combat system which is a combination of classic JRPG and modern bullet hell's. Undertale also has; an amazing soundtrack, a touching story, good pacing and a to die for sense of humour. It has a story that makes you think about you as the player and the way that you affect the world around you with your choices in a revolutionary way. Undertale is a game that makes you think about things that might otherwise go unnoticed. It makes you care about the characters and realize that you not your character you looking at your screen are something more sinister than any enemy in the game could ever be.

Platform

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Undertale is perfect for the video game format. What is special about Undertale is its use of you as the player that other forms of media could not achieve do to their lack of participation. Yet that's no all. It manipulates you as the player and subverts your expectations whether that be how to defeat enemies or use of the AI  Undertale is perfect for the video game format. How is the pacing? While it doesn't outstay it's welcome and respects the value of your time, which many if not all games in its genre do not do, it does slow down at some points for what feels like a lore dump.



Conclusion

In conclusion I would say yes Undertale is a fantastic game if you have any interests in old school RPG's. Do to it's inspirations being in the Mother franchise it does have a very similar feel and if you don't like games like Earthbound you won't like Undertale. Other than that I wholeheartedly recommend Undertale and to get the most out of it go in blind and be familiar with genre tropes.