Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Undertale Review

I played Undertale whilst on the plane going to Vietnam. It's a good game but I didn't love it. Some thoughts:

  • I just might not be a turn based RPG person, I found the general play through a bit tedious
  • I did like the system of dodging attacks (when you're the heart) and the different mechanics for certain enemies, it kept the game fresh throughout
  • I found it kind of difficult at first to understand whether I was meant to attack or not attack (dodge) the enemies, after doing some reading I realised that a neutral-pacifist run is the best way to play the game (at least at first)
  • The characters in the game are entertaining, their dialog is weird and wacky but it's fun
  • The pixel based art style is beautiful, the screenshots below really show off all the different colours and environments
  • The game was quite short which makes sense based on its price and the fact that only 1 developer is working on the game
  • The music is awesome
  • I might give the follow up game Deltarune a go given it's a Switch 2 launch title