Undertale is possibly the best indie game, if not Steam game, if not video game, of 2015. Just as it says in the title, Undertale is basically a mix of Earthbound (which was actually a major inspiration for the game and is the favorite video game of the creator, Toby Fox), Zelda (there are a lot of puzzles), and Touhou (or other games of the same type). WARNING: The following review has SPOILERS! Do not continue if you've never played Undertale (and Radiation's ROM hack, Earthbound Halloween Hack: Bad Fur Day (which can be played on Vizzed, believe it or not (but it is M for Mature so don't play it if you're under 17)))! You have been warned
GRAPHICS: 8/10
Undertale doesn't have the best graphics. The graphics are 8-bit style graphics, and sometimes they could be dull. Some people complain about how plain and simple the graphics for the first area of the game, The Ruins, are. But they definitely give off a nostalgic vibe. There are some, erm... "realistic" graphics at the end of the Neutral Route (I'll give you a hint: it's the final boss).
SOUND: 10/10
Just like when I reviewed Pokémon White 2, the music in this game is very catchy and amazing. The music was composed by Toby "Radiation" Fox, best known for his music on the webcomic Homestuck. One track is very interesting: Megalovania. This was used for the final boss of the previously mentioned Earthbound Halloween Hack, Dr. Andonuts, when Toby somehow couldn't use Megalomania from Live A Live. It was later used for the flash animation, Wake, which is a very graphic Homestuck animation. Other tracks not originally for this game include Fallen Down (used in an album that had other songs using the Earthbound soundfont by various other people including Toby), Another Medium, Heartache, Nyeh Heh Heh, and Bonetrousle, with the last three originally for another RPG that was never made.
ADDICTIVENESS: 10/10
The game is very addicting. There are three main routes: Neutral (the main route), Pacifist (the good ending), and Genocide (the bad ending). The Neutral route is where you do not befriend at least one of the following characters: Papyrus, Undyne, and Alphys. Pacifist is where you do befriend them and spare everyone. Genocide is where you... grind enemies until there are none left. The one thing everyone does in an RPG gets you the worst ending possible. But the gameplay is pretty addicting, too. Dodging all the bullets and attacks is pretty hard, but also fun. The puzzles are fun to solve, too.
STORY: 10/10
"Long ago, two races ruled over Earth: HUMANS and MONSTERS. One day, war broke out between the two races. After a long battle, the humans were victorious. They sealed the monsters underground with a magic spell." You are a child named Frisk (which is revealed at the end of a Pacifist Route, similar to Quote from Cave Story) who fell to the underground and must find your way to the surface. On the way, you'll meet many strange friends that bake pies, love spaghetti, sell hot dogs, go to cool leg, and other things like that. However, there are deadly enemies, like the homicidal flower, Flowey. You can either return home (Neutral), free all monsters (Pacifist), or destroy the world (Genocide). The choice is yours.
DEPTH: 9/10
The game has, like I said, three main endings. Within those endings are many things that may happen. There are many different Neutral endings, like one where the underground becomes a distopian future where the robot Mettaton rules over monsters, or when a small, white dog becomes the president of the underground, but mainly sleeps everyday. There are 4 Pacifist endings, half of them occur after you beat a Genocide Run. There are many locations, and there are things called "fun values." Similar to the Trainer Number in the Pokémon games, it is randomly generated at the start of the game. You can get anything, from a wrong number, to a nightmarish snowman on a word search, to a mysterious man named W. D. Gaster.
DIFFICULTY: 8/10
The game is a very easy game at first, but slowly gets harder. Some of the fights are easier than others, but it might be a problem if Mettaton EX, Muffet, and, believe it or not, Papyrus are harder than Omega/Photoshop Flowey.
OVERALL: 9.8/10
Undertale is a good game and if you haven't played it yet, then you should. You should also check out Toby Fox's other work, like the Earthbound Halloween Hack, his work on the album I was talking about, I'll Miss You - Earthbound, and his work on Homestuck. Undertale is possibly the best indie game, if not Steam game, if not video game, of 2015. Just as it says in the title, Undertale is basically a mix of Earthbound (which was actually a major inspiration for the game and is the favorite video game of the creator, Toby Fox), Zelda (there are a lot of puzzles), and Touhou (or other games of the same type). WARNING: The following review has SPOILERS! Do not continue if you've never played Undertale (and Radiation's ROM hack, Earthbound Halloween Hack: Bad Fur Day (which can be played on Vizzed, believe it or not (but it is M for Mature so don't play it if you're under 17)))! You have been warned
GRAPHICS: 8/10
Undertale doesn't have the best graphics. The graphics are 8-bit style graphics, and sometimes they could be dull. Some people complain about how plain and simple the graphics for the first area of the game, The Ruins, are. But they definitely give off a nostalgic vibe. There are some, erm... "realistic" graphics at the end of the Neutral Route (I'll give you a hint: it's the final boss).
SOUND: 10/10
Just like when I reviewed Pokémon White 2, the music in this game is very catchy and amazing. The music was composed by Toby "Radiation" Fox, best known for his music on the webcomic Homestuck. One track is very interesting: Megalovania. This was used for the final boss of the previously mentioned Earthbound Halloween Hack, Dr. Andonuts, when Toby somehow couldn't use Megalomania from Live A Live. It was later used for the flash animation, Wake, which is a very graphic Homestuck animation. Other tracks not originally for this game include Fallen Down (used in an album that had other songs using the Earthbound soundfont by various other people including Toby), Another Medium, Heartache, Nyeh Heh Heh, and Bonetrousle, with the last three originally for another RPG that was never made.
ADDICTIVENESS: 10/10
The game is very addicting. There are three main routes: Neutral (the main route), Pacifist (the good ending), and Genocide (the bad ending). The Neutral route is where you do not befriend at least one of the following characters: Papyrus, Undyne, and Alphys. Pacifist is where you do befriend them and spare everyone. Genocide is where you... grind enemies until there are none left. The one thing everyone does in an RPG gets you the worst ending possible. But the gameplay is pretty addicting, too. Dodging all the bullets and attacks is pretty hard, but also fun. The puzzles are fun to solve, too.
STORY: 10/10
"Long ago, two races ruled over Earth: HUMANS and MONSTERS. One day, war broke out between the two races. After a long battle, the humans were victorious. They sealed the monsters underground with a magic spell." You are a child named Frisk (which is revealed at the end of a Pacifist Route, similar to Quote from Cave Story) who fell to the underground and must find your way to the surface. On the way, you'll meet many strange friends that bake pies, love spaghetti, sell hot dogs, go to cool leg, and other things like that. However, there are deadly enemies, like the homicidal flower, Flowey. You can either return home (Neutral), free all monsters (Pacifist), or destroy the world (Genocide). The choice is yours.
DEPTH: 9/10
The game has, like I said, three main endings. Within those endings are many things that may happen. There are many different Neutral endings, like one where the underground becomes a distopian future where the robot Mettaton rules over monsters, or when a small, white dog becomes the president of the underground, but mainly sleeps everyday. There are 4 Pacifist endings, half of them occur after you beat a Genocide Run. There are many locations, and there are things called "fun values." Similar to the Trainer Number in the Pokémon games, it is randomly generated at the start of the game. You can get anything, from a wrong number, to a nightmarish snowman on a word search, to a mysterious man named W. D. Gaster.
DIFFICULTY: 8/10
The game is a very easy game at first, but slowly gets harder. Some of the fights are easier than others, but it might be a problem if Mettaton EX, Muffet, and, believe it or not, Papyrus are harder than Omega/Photoshop Flowey.
OVERALL: 9.8/10
Undertale is a good game and if you haven't played it yet, then you should. You should also check out Toby Fox's other work, like the Earthbound Halloween Hack, his work on the album I was talking about, I'll Miss You - Earthbound, and his work on Homestuck. |
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