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What is Undertale anyway?

<span class="bold">Undertale</span>, a most peculiar RPG adventure, is available now, DRM-free on GOG.com with a 20% launch discount.

What is Undertale? It's a good, tough question. It's a particularly weird little game — a textbook case of so unusual and special, that saying too much might end up a disservice.

The adorable 8-bit RPG is, like most things in life and Undertale, an unassuming layer of lies. Lies, beneath which lies one of the most interesting indie games in recent memory — Undertale the RPG where talking your way out of every fight is an option, but then so is total genocide. It's a game that throws countless twists at you — abstract encounters with absurd enemies, the most unexpected consequences to your actions, and vastly varying experiences that are 100% your fault. Who you are, and how your Undertale plays out will change everything — even your next inevitable playthrough.

Your most peculiar adventure begins with <span class="bold">Undertale</span>, available now, DRM-free on GOG.com. The launch discount will last for one week, until March 8, 1:59 PM GMT.





In the press:
“The puzzles aren't particularly impressive.” 10/10 – Destructoid
“I have a couple of issues with the user interface.” 10/10 – PCInvasion
“If there’s a criticism to be had, it’s that sometimes Toby Fox doesn’t know when to let a joke go.” 10/10 – The Jimquisition
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groze: Whoever wrote this review on the Undertale GOG game page:

«In a normal world, Undertale would be a mediocre bullet-hell title. Gameplay-wise it's really sub-par. On the other hand, the initial rpg parodying this game provides did help this title to be noticed, unfortunately not in a right way. Characters, plot and "genocide or pacifist" - which is exactly the same gameplay-wise (the point was to show that there is no fucking difference in the mechanics in nowadays rpgs despite what marketing and drones can say) - are intentionally AWFUL. Yes, I said it. They're all awful on purpose and the game was received in absolutely wrong way by the "Internet people" (spoiled millenials unleashed). And you know how the lowest Internet's denominator is like. Early Internet was pretty tamed, yeah you had your Sonic maniacs and furries, but they were contained due to the lack of the totalitarian Internet Social Media cancer. But then the Social Media happened and it jumped to the band wagon along with aging, unleashed millenials that can't define themselves without any cringeworthy franchise, fanbase or trademark, due to being absolutely personality-less thanks to the reformed education. In my wildest dreams I wouldn't imagine that furries would be considered perfectly normal (although a little but silly) bunch on the Internet. But they're. Compared to "bronies" and tumblrinas they're. But ponies are getting old and the millenials crowds needed to find the new Thing to turn it into fandom shit. Surprisingly enough it was the Undertale's fate, because apparently fans failed the basic perception check on what this game's message is. The cringeworthy abuse of the Undertale logo, misunderstood themes and messages and Undertale porn invading EVERYTHING on the Internet is enough to hate this game itself, although it really doesn't deserve it. If you still think "oh boy, but what would be so bad out there to hate this game?", Google the "ask humantale" and remember that bleach will not be enough. I know you will hate me.»

gets all the rep I can possibly give them.

My thoughts on this game, pretty much. Overhyped and overrated to hell and back.
Uh-huh... Except for that part where it's just a rant, and not a review of the game at all.

People can dislike the game and write negative reviews, for all I care ( as long as they've actually played it first ). But if they feel like writing an essay on the current state of the internet, social justice, bronies and "tumblrinas", I would suggest finding a more suitable place for doing so, rather than cluttering up game reviews with this nonsense. Only you can help keep the game pages clean -- Thanks for your co-operation!
Played the demo. Didn't like it much. Disappointed.
But I can't claim to understand a game based on a 20 minute demo alone.
Despite thinking the game is almost abnormally overrated a la Final Fantasy 7 and Half life, I will probably give it another chance. Someday, a long time from now, during an insane sale, with a 90% discount.
Perhaps.

But still, I give a thumb up for every GOG game release, even those I don't understand. No exception here.
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benmar: Played the demo. Didn't like it much. Disappointed.
But I can't claim to understand a game based on a 20 minute demo alone.
Despite thinking the game is almost abnormally overrated a la Final Fantasy 7 and Half life, I will probably give it another chance. Someday, a long time from now, during an insane sale, with a 90% discount.
Perhaps.

But still, I give a thumb up for every GOG game release, even those I don't understand. No exception here.
Wait... I'm not the only person who doesn't deify HL and FF7? I suddenly feel simultaneously relieved that I have allies and disappointed that I'm not quite the elitist loner I thought I was. At least I still have my opinion of The Longest Journey to cling to.
Instabought! Thank you for releasing the game here!
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Klotsz: At least I still have my opinion of The Longest Journey to cling to.
Don't reveal it or I might rob you of that illusion as well. ;)
YES. THANKS. INSTA-BUY.


Already played it at launch, played it a million times, would play it a million times over.
the game looks fun, and the graphics are a bit blocky , i think the fact that the game is a non standard game that is completely differnt from all normal game we know from 40 years ago un til today, thats why most people will buy it i guess.

Unfortunately its not my style, i love mosaics, and ministecking when i was a kid but not in games.
Great game, I will certainly buy it. I just need to decide if a 20% discount is enough to justify a second purchase, probably not.
Nice release, just as I predicted it before... :D
It's a good game - Yahtzee

A few months ago had this been available i would have gotten it instantly since my GF wanted to play it. But someone gifted her a copy on HB, so i'm happy to wait (not to mention i beat the game and got the best ending, but watched the sans fight on youtube & ending for the genocide run)
Wow. This game does live up to a fair amount of its hype. The music and writing is quite good.

Joke: I know that Undertale is overhyped, but it is quite humerus.


*TROMBONE.*
Post edited March 02, 2016 by Darvond
Nice to see Undertale here. :D
Wishlisted for now.
The game strikes me as being pretentious hipster nonsense, given the massive amount of hype. Maybe I'll get around to it some day but not any time soon.
OKAY some people have gone and on about this game. So whats the story with people wetting their panties to get this game here? Why is it so good?
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Niggles: OKAY some people have gone and on about this game. So whats the story with people wetting their panties to get this game here? Why is it so good?
On the surface it's just good music and writing, but there's more to it than that - it's entirely based on presenting player with the unexpected, so answering that question is pretty much impossible without either you actually playing the game or spoiling some of the surprises - and since the surprises mostly function in context with each other, even spoiling them would not make the game justice.

Overall, it's just a well done game. Play it. You'll probably enjoy it.