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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 18.0 hrs on record (9.7 hrs at review time)
Posted: 29 Nov, 2016 @ 7:47am

Honestly, after beating the game for 7 hours to have the "happy ending", I cried 3 times because the story is just amazing. It is stunning and incredible. I've never expected to end this way. It started off with some stupid and dumb puzzles. But after that, it drove the player deeper and deeper as the story takes its place and time and affected the players an unprecedented way. That is the factor that makes Undertale a masterpiece. I played a lot of RPGs and this one really makes me turn around and give me an unique story with beautiful gameplay.

*THE SYSTEM OF UNDERTALE
Now, when I first saw Flowey ( dat ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ) almost killed me, all I think is that this game is stupid because all I have to do is move my heart ( i mean my soul ) around like a little ♥♥♥♥♥. However, after sinking my teeth into the game, I realized it's a lot more and its brilliance lies on its simplicity. Undertale expected me to have played RPGs before and played with those conventions in unexpected ways and that clever manipulation of gameplay mechanics adds weight to a story that couldn’t have been told in any other way or medium. That's what I need from RPG games. Make something new! At first, I thought I got that dodging combat mechanics, but after a while, the gameplay started pushing me and players to a limit with these storytelling from characters to characters as the story builds up. Every monsters in the game has its own unique way to deal with, you can fight them or spare them if you want the true pacifist ending, of course. For me, I wanted the true pacifist ending so therefore, I have to flirt, hug, and pet in order not to kill them so that I can spare them. That's it a cool idea. Not only that, the way that I interact with them feels like we were treating each other from I to I. There are tons of jokes relating to anime and even snail jokes that really know how to set up a crowd. Undertale really knows how to predict the players and that's it a factor that I like about Undertale.

* THE WAY MONSTERS WORK
The way Undertale builds up the story is hilarious and touching. A lot of hidden messages are putted through out the game. Each of them knows how tell a story about humanity and morality. For example, when I was listening to echo flowers in a hallway that recorded a conversation between two people, I was impressed by it. It was about a monster whose greatest wish was to escape this underground lair to see the view, don't want to share it because she(he) afraid that her( his ) friend might laugh at her ( him ). However, after telling the truth, the friend laughed anyway and it was funny until it said: " Sorry, it’s just funny… That’s my wish too. ". And from that I was silenced for how honestly these characters were written. Witnessing the depth of monsters's dreams about freedom really a strength of Undertale. Giving the players the exploration of humanity and morality. Talking to them and discovering about them is amazing. I was amazed for how well-developed these characters were written. It just makes me cry because I have to fight them which I don't.

*THE MOST AND OBVIOUS REASON WHY UNDERTALE IS A MASTERPIECE: DETERMINATIONNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Of course, games like super meat boy, hotlline miami, dark souls really make us have to say " wtf ???" and rage quit. Not only that, but they also do something that makes you angrier is showing a text that say " YOU DIED" which is pretty annoying, right ??? Now, as for Undertale, "Stay determined" will be the phrase that I will remember for the rest of my life. In Undertale, there are lots of times that I keep dying over and over. Not only that, you can't sell things ( maybe that is the first time we seen in RPG gam, right??? Or maybe dark souls, perhaps ???? ) to the merchants. However, after putting up with it, I have experieced a meaningful story, so many things that I want to explore in Undertale and I don't want to give up. WHY?? DETERMINATION !! I was really entranced by the way characters worked. Some people said this game looks like sh*t. For me, even though the art not that impressive, it is still an amazing game.

* VERDICT
I really don't know how to describe this game. I really am. But I can only call it by one word only " MASTERPIECE ". It really has its own dynamic way to tell a story with great comprehension about RPG players's mindset. I gotta admit that this game will be the game that I will never forget. And because of this game, I AM NOW FILLED WITH DETERMINATION !!
10/10
Would recommend anyone buying it. It's a masterpiece
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2 Comments
Blu 13 Dec, 2016 @ 6:35pm 
thats too long too read >.<'

Shana 29 Nov, 2016 @ 8:44am 
It's...something.