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  1. Mar 6, 2017
    10
    Unbelievably incredible.
    One of the best games I've ever played.
    The characters have a LOT of personality, even the non-important ones. The story is very easy to comprehend, and the soundtracks are very well made. Honestly, when I first saw this game, I thought it was going to be another crappy indie game, but then there was fan arts, fandoms forming about this game, so I thought
    Unbelievably incredible.
    One of the best games I've ever played.

    The characters have a LOT of personality, even the non-important ones. The story is very easy to comprehend, and the soundtracks are very well made.

    Honestly, when I first saw this game, I thought it was going to be another crappy indie game, but then there was fan arts, fandoms forming about this game, so I thought I'd give it a go.

    And holy crap, I was impressed.

    I recommend this game to people who like story-based games.
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  2. Mar 5, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i like this game this is like eartbound or Lisa but this game have a unique battle syteam that i very like it this game is hard way too hard genocide its the hardest route too play with i recomended pacifist or true pacifist route who like adventure and rpg game buy this game and play it on steam when i first see the game i think not too exidiet but when i played it i very like the game charachters and others is good this game is a hidden gem so guys played it you love it this game (flowey is an **** Expand
  3. Mar 3, 2017
    10
    Its perfect, a masterpiece, this game is really incredible, their characters are unique, their have amazing scenarios, their soundtrack is the best, what has given me this game has no comparison.
  4. Mar 2, 2017
    10
    It's a complex experience. Depending on how much you allow yourself to be immersed, Undertale can be life-changing. This little game does something that no other has actually accomplished... by making the choices feel real and the consequences can reach you in real-life. Few games can actually make you care, but this game makes you feel it as if it was real.

    Every single character is
    It's a complex experience. Depending on how much you allow yourself to be immersed, Undertale can be life-changing. This little game does something that no other has actually accomplished... by making the choices feel real and the consequences can reach you in real-life. Few games can actually make you care, but this game makes you feel it as if it was real.

    Every single character is memorable, the soundtracks alone are already worth the money you get from it. The game changes drastically depending on how you play it and, there are mysteries, romances, nightmare-fuel segments and vivid dialogues that makes you care about each and every of those characters. If you're a good person at heart, chances are, you might cry before you even get through the tutorial. What you do or not have a tremendous change on the world around you, unlike many other titles out there.

    Despite not having a great variety of attack choices (like magic, limit breakers or whatever), the game allows you to interact much more with each monster you encounter, by allowing you to dodge, time your attacks (you could also not attack at all or miss on purpose), mixing RPG mechanics with Platforming, Bullet hell and dating sims. No joke.

    If you're expecting an action RPG or a hack n slash with AAA graphics, then dude... You're at the wrong side of gaming here. This is a experience unlike any other game and... if you don't get any spoilers, then, it is NECESSARY to play the game more than once. Seriously, DO NOT JUDGE THIS GAME AFTER ONLY ONE PLAYTHROUGH. Make different choices, spare, kill, see what changes, this game's songs and humor are only not even the tip of the iceberg. Toby Fox's work is DENSE and you should take it in a personal level, not taking choices to get Ending A or Ending B, but doing what you would do if this WASN'T a game. (Cheesy, i know, but damn it it's worth every $ you spend on it and more).
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  5. Feb 24, 2017
    5
    Boring is one way to describe Undertale, and sadly that's what I found with this game.

    It should be good, but it failed at being good, the graphics are passable as it's an indie game, but there are way better games with better usage of these graphics like Shovel Knight. However it's as many say, graphics aren't everything, to me gameplay and story are the big things that matter so I'l
    Boring is one way to describe Undertale, and sadly that's what I found with this game.

    It should be good, but it failed at being good, the graphics are passable as it's an indie game, but there are way better games with better usage of these graphics like Shovel Knight. However it's as many say, graphics aren't everything, to me gameplay and story are the big things that matter so I'l go over those. Replayability is another thing but I'll get into THAT later.

    The story is simple, Humans and monsters fought one day and the humans pushed the monsters back, and then you come in as a human falling into the underground, and now you have to get out. That's basically it, not many plot twists, it's simple but not endearing type of simple, the "trying to hard to be different" simple and honestly it's kind of a boring plot. The characters are hit and miss with not enough power and too many misses, many characters are bland and forgetable, while some are good enough. However let's get into the gameplay.

    This game is an rpg based on the mother series, you can see that with the look of it, however you have two ways of dealing with enemies: A. You kill 'em as usual, or B. You do various different ACTions in order to use your MERCY to spare them. The battle system is interesting, but the sparing enemies is as easy as running from them, you get no money but you get enough stuff on the floor to keep you satiated, making sparing kind of pointless. Not to mention this game paints fighting as wrong, Flowey paints a perfect scenario: "What if you meet a relentless killer? You'll die and you'll die and you'll die." So you can't spare every time you have to defend yourself eventually, so ultimately the game's message is screwed up.

    Now let's touch on replayability, this game is short: 10 hours at most, but it doesn't have anything that you'll want to come back for, every playthrough gets staler and staler with nothing giving me any reason to come back. With many of my favorite games there have been moments that I go back to and get the same feeling as I first experienced it, take Mother 3 for example, whenever I play chapter 6, I always cry, without fail. Undertale doesn't have anything like that, nothing at all.

    I wanted to like this game, I wanted to, but there were too many flaws for me to enjoy it, if you want to play this game, play the demo, see if it's your kind of game, if you're looking for unique gameplay with an okay story, play Undertale, if you're looking for a game with great gameplay and a gripping story, look elsewhere. 6/10, Boring game, does have some redeeming qualities.
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  6. Feb 23, 2017
    10
    3men2 juego, la verdad me encanto su historia mayormente, y en poco tiempo te encariñas con los personajes, la verdad un buen juego que en mucho tiempo no habia.... 10/10
  7. Feb 21, 2017
    8
    This game is wonderful. It plays well, presents its story well, and runs well too (aside from the Mac version, which when I played it it struggled to run on my MacBook Air). Bit I do have some complaints. I think it looks AWFUL compared to something like...I don't know, Hyper Light Drifter. Also, while the music is pretty memorable, I think megalovania is the most overrated music track inThis game is wonderful. It plays well, presents its story well, and runs well too (aside from the Mac version, which when I played it it struggled to run on my MacBook Air). Bit I do have some complaints. I think it looks AWFUL compared to something like...I don't know, Hyper Light Drifter. Also, while the music is pretty memorable, I think megalovania is the most overrated music track in a video game to date. I think it's still a joyful experience and I really recommend it, but I don't think it's the best game in the world. Expand
  8. Feb 14, 2017
    1
    This game is a borefest in every way, the only reason I am giving it a 1 is because the music is kind of catchy, other than that, everything about it is terrible.

    The mechanics get old quickly, the graphics try to look 'retro' but are in fact extremely lazy in execution, the game keeps treating the player like an idiot, forcing them to play the same part over and over again, there is
    This game is a borefest in every way, the only reason I am giving it a 1 is because the music is kind of catchy, other than that, everything about it is terrible.

    The mechanics get old quickly, the graphics try to look 'retro' but are in fact extremely lazy in execution, the game keeps treating the player like an idiot, forcing them to play the same part over and over again, there is absolutely nothing even remotely interesting or worth your time unless you played less than 2 games in your life.

    I mean, I knew I was probably going toplay just another overrated 'indie' game but this takes the stupidity to a whole new level, there is NOTHING in this game, it is a wasteland, people like it because they are supposed to, because it is trendy to like 'retro' games that look like garbage.

    So you can TALK to enemies? Spare them? cute. Now try doing that in a way that is at least slightly enjoyable.
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  9. Feb 13, 2017
    10
    Since you are here looking up the reviews of this game, I assume that you know barely anything about it.
    Do yourself a favor and keep it that way. This is a game you play for the experience rather than just gameplay (although it's fine in its own right and adds an unique twist to what otherwise would be a generic turn-based RPG combat,) so if you have any interest in it, try to avoid
    Since you are here looking up the reviews of this game, I assume that you know barely anything about it.
    Do yourself a favor and keep it that way. This is a game you play for the experience rather than just gameplay (although it's fine in its own right and adds an unique twist to what otherwise would be a generic turn-based RPG combat,) so if you have any interest in it, try to avoid spoilers and go into it as blind as possible.
    Some of the fanbase, in an attempt to tell you how great it is, will promptly try to spoil the game for you, in addition to telling you how you "should" be playing it and why your way is wrong. So be wary of that.
    The game isn't even that long, considering that it's an RPG, so you can easily give it multiple playthroughs (I would even say that you are encouraged to do so.)
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  10. Feb 13, 2017
    10
    Undertale, a Game by Toby Fox

    Pros: Unlimited Freedom Unlimited Choice Incredible Storyline Immersive Universe Diverse Characters Emotionally Involving Unique Battle System Unique Graphics Incredible Music Incredible Plot Twists Hilarious Easter Eggs Cons: Frustratingly Difficult Unbalanced Features No Multiplayer It wasn’t around late August, 2015, that I discovered
    Undertale, a Game by Toby Fox

    Pros:
    Unlimited Freedom
    Unlimited Choice
    Incredible Storyline
    Immersive Universe
    Diverse Characters
    Emotionally Involving
    Unique Battle System
    Unique Graphics
    Incredible Music
    Incredible Plot Twists
    Hilarious Easter Eggs
    Cons:
    Frustratingly Difficult
    Unbalanced Features
    No Multiplayer

    It wasn’t around late August, 2015, that I discovered this game, almost a year after its release. Even so, the overwhelmingly large and amazing fan base I had stumbled into was still going strong. I was overcome by the kindness and diversity of the community and had to play the game for myself. I got the game for Christmas of that year and “finished” it in only two days. The game had been even better than I had anticipated, and I couldn’t put it down.

    I had started playing the game only a day after I got it, and was immediately thrust into the story. Although there wasn’t much on the surface, game creator, Toby Fox, left cracks specifically for the community to tear into caverns. The game’s characters made me feel like a had a real relationship with a real person, and when it came to killing or sparing, I could never pick the first. I decided first to play the pacifist route, the preferred first of itself, neutral, and genocide. In pacifist, when giving the choice, you spare every single NPC, and don’t kill, or eat, a single one. In neutral, you kill side characters, and spare every main character. In genocide, you brutally murder everything in sight. It is the only gamemode I couldn’t bring myself to play. I did watch gameplay of the gamemode, however, but watching every character be mercilessly murdered, brought me to literal tears.

    I absolutely loved the game. It was, by far, my favorite gaming experience of all time. The community was the most immersive, kind, and compassionate I’ve ever seen. The game itself was definitely a 5-star experience, and I’ve never felt so emotionally attached to a game and its story. Its characters felt so real, and they made me genuinely want to help them with their struggles. I felt like I wanted to cry when a character was sad or hurt, and I felt excited when I character was happy or accomplished something.
    If you thought I didn’t include some information I needed to, please tell me in the comments below! I would also love to hear your opinions as well!
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  11. Feb 8, 2017
    10
    It's a beautiful day outside.
    Birds are singing,
    Flowers are blooming. On days like these, kids like you. Should be burning in hell :) This game is just wonderful, magnificent, marvelous, , incredible, etc. UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone. I can say really a lot about this game. Don’t even know what to start with... Yeah almost everyone who played
    It's a beautiful day outside.
    Birds are singing,
    Flowers are blooming.
    On days like these, kids like you.
    Should be burning in hell :)

    This game is just wonderful, magnificent, marvelous, , incredible, etc. UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    I can say really a lot about this game. Don’t even know what to start with... Yeah almost everyone who played this game has fallen in love with it. Yes this game have really a lot of fans, theories, some interesting stories, etcetera. But I’m here to tell you what I like in this game the most.
    Music
    I don’t know how much time it took to create all those soundtracks, but I think for amators it would take like a years to do such a thing. Because this music is the whole game. Every soundtrack is unique and cool. Maybe this game the only one where all soundtracks are really cool. Every single one. Some tracks really inspire you in the battles. Some of them are just relaxing, and some even have made my friend cry o.o Even now I’m listening to the soundtrack which fills me up with determination to write this review :) You can find music -here and here
    Story
    What can be better than an interesting story with 3 routes . Pacifist, Genocide, Neutral.
    1.Pacifist is a whole game of emotional positivity, the best jokes from skeletons (♥♥♥♥ I love their jokes). Interesting and unbelievable shows from mettaton and alphys. The coolest time spending with Undyne and others. After Undertale you will still keep in your mind all character because each of them is unique. You will love all of them because how to not love so funny, kind , interesting friends to who you will prove that not every human brings the chaos in the underground. Maybe from the start you will think how to get to home because all game is about how you are trying your best to reach the point like with every save you are filling yourself more and more with the determination like you meeting so many enemies on your way but you trying to prove them people are not bad you gain more and more friends, fans and just people who want to stay with you. And that’s it you reached the point you filled on full with determination you see that you almost reached the end and after you doing that you understand that you don’t want to leave all those friends you gain, you don’t want to lost all those love you earned from them and you understand that you heart is here and it’s belonging to them. But things going even more better in the true pacifist ending you are not just reaching the point but you not even leaving your friends, family. And all happy together.
    2. Genocide: But you see that there is not only one way to use your determination, you think you should become stronger to raise your LV and HP . But with every lv up you see that you are losing your self and something other controlling it now but this is already too late to stop you killed everyone there is no way back. Everyone told you:” You gonna have a bad time”, but you didn’t listen. The whole game trying to say you that to be bad it’s not that easy and there is no profit from it. But you are filled with determination again and you are going further because you know you can do it and you are doing it and what happened next it doesn’t matter for you any more you just want to do it and that’s all.
    3.Neutral: Sometimes you kill sometimes not, but still you will be forced to choose bad or good ending.
    At the end I will say that this game can really go deep in your heart. Be careful thro to not hurt yourself by choosing routes. This game will also go deep in your memory with all good moments you passed in. Of course I recommend this game and wish to everyone have fun in it. I will see you in the next review and stay determined!
    My real hours somwhere close to ~ 55 because i was afk a lot in game.
    Pass all routes - done.
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  12. Feb 4, 2017
    10
    This game made me crazy! The gameplay is original, the characters are funny and attaching, the story is well-thought. The best point is the longevity of the game. Yes, if you do the story just once, you play just 3-4h, but if you want to know all ends and also the entire story, you HAVE TO do the game at least 3 times. An other very very good point is the soundtrack. God it's beautiful,This game made me crazy! The gameplay is original, the characters are funny and attaching, the story is well-thought. The best point is the longevity of the game. Yes, if you do the story just once, you play just 3-4h, but if you want to know all ends and also the entire story, you HAVE TO do the game at least 3 times. An other very very good point is the soundtrack. God it's beautiful, always a perfect music which prevent you to stop a fight. To speak about fights, it's a mix of a RPG game and an "action" game. You select an action, the mob or boss attack you and you can avoid this. If you think you need to kill all mob, you've wrong! You can mercy them! So this game is maybe one of the best PC game, with perfect mix between music, fight and story! Expand
  13. Feb 1, 2017
    7
    An incredibly innovative indie title that falls off the rails towards the end.

    Pros: - The music is incredible; catchy, fun and perfectly suited to the title - Great writing; the characters are memorable and unique, with the first half of the cast unforgettable - Creative and ingenuitive "combat"; while you can go through this world completely hack and slash, they is a completely non
    An incredibly innovative indie title that falls off the rails towards the end.

    Pros:
    - The music is incredible; catchy, fun and perfectly suited to the title
    - Great writing; the characters are memorable and unique, with the first half of the cast unforgettable
    - Creative and ingenuitive "combat"; while you can go through this world completely hack and slash, they is a completely non violent path to take. The majority of the battles are more puzzles than fights, looking for ways to please the enemy enough to make them not want to fight

    Cons:
    - The last few bosses are either combat heavy or just endurance fests, with the final boss not leaving the player any choice but to fight. That ruined my enjoyment. It was Deus Ex Human Revolution all over again - my non lethal character being forced needlessly into combat. Others require you just to wait long enough for the boss to give up. The fun was in puzzling out the battles, not sitting there and avoiding attacks for ten minutes.

    Mixed:
    - The limited visuals can sometimes be a detriment, with occasional bland and samey environments. For the most part, though, the art design is eye catching and pleasing

    Overall, an incredible example of what one man can do. An original title in a time of sequels, reboots and remasters, it's no wonder that Undertale is so highly praised. However, the later marathon bosses damage the game's world view. In a title that so deeply relies on it's story, this is a painful detriment. Overall, a good game, worth picking up cheap, but don't expect the world from it.
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  14. Jan 29, 2017
    6
    Que jueguito que jueguito es este. Desde mi punto de vista un buen juego, interesante, un retro con aire retro, Pero llevado a la cheta por el hype descarado que le cayo encima, que es un juego indie. si lo entiendo y eso es un gran paso para bajar de su sitio a muchas grandes compañías que no hacen juegos de calidad desde hace muchos años (si es contigo capcom, square enix, bandai-namco,Que jueguito que jueguito es este. Desde mi punto de vista un buen juego, interesante, un retro con aire retro, Pero llevado a la cheta por el hype descarado que le cayo encima, que es un juego indie. si lo entiendo y eso es un gran paso para bajar de su sitio a muchas grandes compañías que no hacen juegos de calidad desde hace muchos años (si es contigo capcom, square enix, bandai-namco, ubisoft, ea) pero no por eso se va a decir que esto es oro. no es oro, es mas bien un bronce con un poco mas de cobre del que debería. sin embargo es entretenido y digno de jugar al menos una vez en la vida. recomendado Expand
  15. Jan 28, 2017
    10
    Lovely game. Many people start hating on the game just because the fanbase is screwed up, but I say give the game a chance. Of course, like every game, it's not for everyone. But hey, it's worth a try!
  16. Jan 27, 2017
    7
    Game was great until fandom's came and nuke'd UNDERTALE, The only thing people care about in UNDERTALE is Sans, lets face it. This game is falling down deep into an uncanny abyss of cancer, And there is almost nothing we can do to stop it
  17. Jan 21, 2017
    0
    On sait que les jeux "indés" ne sont pas chers, c'est d'ailleurs là leur seul attrait. Et c'est pour une bonne raison, car à l'image d'une Lada ou d'une Dacia, on en a pour son "argent". Ce qui signifie une technique à la ramasse et par conséquent des graphismes à la rue (ma Dacia Sandero est moche comme un pou mais elle n'est pas chère).

    En vérité, on a l'habitude avec ces jeux "indés"
    On sait que les jeux "indés" ne sont pas chers, c'est d'ailleurs là leur seul attrait. Et c'est pour une bonne raison, car à l'image d'une Lada ou d'une Dacia, on en a pour son "argent". Ce qui signifie une technique à la ramasse et par conséquent des graphismes à la rue (ma Dacia Sandero est moche comme un pou mais elle n'est pas chère).

    En vérité, on a l'habitude avec ces jeux "indés" en 2D comme on en faisait dans les années 80, sauf qu'à l'époque, il s'agissait d'une limitation dûe au matériel, on ne pouvait pas faire mieux ! et pourtant il y eut tout de même de jolies choses et on s'en contentait en ce temps-là.

    Or, bien que nous soyons prêts à tout et préparés psychologiquement, quel choc de "découvrir" Undertale ! cet immondice repoussant en 4 couleurs remporte la palme du jeu le plus laid au monde. Une laideur intolérable et indescriptible. A vomir !

    Je comparais les jeux "indés" à des Dacia mais je m'en excuse auprès du constructeur : Undertale c'est juste une caisse en bois toute pourrie à laquelle il manque trois roues.

    Bien sûr, il n'y a pas que les graphismes, le jeu en lui-même est important. Si seulement... Hélas, déjà tout en anglais, l'interface d'un autre âge est pitoyable et les mécaniques en elles-mêmes sont indignes, recourant de façon abusive à toutes sortes de "mini-jeux" de réflexe à chaque combat, des énigmes incohérentes et des tonnes de texte dont le contenu semble avoir été écrit par un gosse de 12 ans. Ainsi l'humour et ses jeux de mots consternants ne feront même pas lever un sourcil.

    Le monde et l'espèce d'histoire de ce prétendu "jeu de rôle" sont à l'avenant, simplistes, très limités et baignant en permanence dans une niaiserie et une stupidité à faire mourir de honte un JRPG. Undertale est incontestablement le nouveau mètre-étalon du jeu-étron, raté sur tous les plans, le pire de tous et pour longtemps. La lie et la honte du jeu vidéo.
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  18. Jan 20, 2017
    0
    This game is very very bad....
    I want my money back please
    dont know why did you even bother looking up on metacritic...

    0/10 - wasted my time
    this game ruined my life
  19. Jan 14, 2017
    0
    The gameplay and story of this game is boring.And the character are ridiculous.The universe is horrible,like the game's fanbase.Well,resuming:Undertale is **** bad.
  20. Jan 14, 2017
    10
    Every single character of this game is unique in there own way. This game made me laugh and cry. I got really sad when i finished the game on True ending, I was sad in a happy way. Game is full of life, awesome music, superb dialogues, beautiful areas and lots more. This is one of those games that is rare to find these days. It's a rare masterpiece that happens rarely, but when it doesEvery single character of this game is unique in there own way. This game made me laugh and cry. I got really sad when i finished the game on True ending, I was sad in a happy way. Game is full of life, awesome music, superb dialogues, beautiful areas and lots more. This is one of those games that is rare to find these days. It's a rare masterpiece that happens rarely, but when it does happen, it makes me happier than ever. Expand
  21. Jan 10, 2017
    10
    Damn. I've been playing games since age 6 and now I'm 20 years old. 14 years of gaming and I've never seen anything like it. I played so many shooters, RPGs, Indi-games, Adventures, etc. etc. etc. But this game. Made by a couple of people and one person in particular... well, this game beats everything in almost every aspect. Toby Fox concentrated the best of video game industry in one 400Damn. I've been playing games since age 6 and now I'm 20 years old. 14 years of gaming and I've never seen anything like it. I played so many shooters, RPGs, Indi-games, Adventures, etc. etc. etc. But this game. Made by a couple of people and one person in particular... well, this game beats everything in almost every aspect. Toby Fox concentrated the best of video game industry in one 400 Mb masterpiece. Unbelievable.
    Enjoy it, guys. Because such a beautiful works of art are born only once in history. There is gonna be nothing like it in the future and there was anything like it in the past. Unique, genius, wonderful. Bravo, Toby Fox!
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  22. Jan 9, 2017
    5
    Please don't murder me for this, but I actually didn't enjoy UnderTale that much. I tried to love it, as everyone does. But I really think this is one of those games that's loved by everyone because everyone loves it. I did enjoy the music and the characters...but that's all folks! I find the graphics to look HORRENDUS. I mean, Hyper Light Drifter looks incredible and also uses thatPlease don't murder me for this, but I actually didn't enjoy UnderTale that much. I tried to love it, as everyone does. But I really think this is one of those games that's loved by everyone because everyone loves it. I did enjoy the music and the characters...but that's all folks! I find the graphics to look HORRENDUS. I mean, Hyper Light Drifter looks incredible and also uses that overused pixel art style, but it does it well due to the fact that it doesn't utilize "Looks like the NES days of old!" as it's selling point. And even then I think most NES games look better than UnderTale, such as Kirby's Adventure. I also find the gameplay to be pretty monotonous and the battles either A: Pathetic, B: meh, or C: ABSOLUTELY NOT FUN AT ALL. I don't think this game is as good as everyone and their mom says and that Riot Pixels was right to call this game "an interesting idea but weak execution". Oh, and the sh*tty fanbase can go to hell along with Anubis II and The Stonecutter Expand
  23. Jan 5, 2017
    10
    super jeux un très beau travail de Tobie fox
    très belle musique
    mon jeu préférer
    je conseille dit jouée a tout les français merci pour ce jeu
  24. Jan 1, 2017
    1
    in no way does this game live up to the hype. the combat is okay, most of the jokes are extremely childish, and it's a boring game. i guess the sound track is alright.
  25. Jan 1, 2017
    10
    a right out Single player with a great story and chara'ctors.
    none of that EA "look we bought the title and TURNED IT INTO ****
    rest in peace Battlefront
  26. Dec 30, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is really good~ It's based on a really REALLY great game called "Earthbound." The creator, Toby Fox, is really funny and cool. He has made another game before, Hacked version of Earthbound. SO, with that, let's review the game itself. So you're a kid who fell to the underground. You learn that the humans and monsters had a war many years ago. But you also learn about the monsters and some really good life lessons like "Treat others with kindness and they will (probably) give you kindness back" or "Always stay determined and never give up on yourself!" We should probably talk about these really cool characters. Let's start off with the character you first meet, Flowey! He's evil but with a purpose. Toriel loves humans (for a reason that is a HUGE spoiler~) Sans is a smart but lazy skele (Also SPOILERS) Papyrus, an over working INNOCENT skele because he is a GREAAAAT PAPYRUS after all. There's undyne. She's the head of the royal guard, and REALLY hot headed. She thinks humans are anime and is over all innocent (besides killing you) Alphys is a weeb scientist. Asgore is the king (and a WHOLE LOT of spoilers) And there are two other main characters but they are also spoilers~ I love this game because
    of there's no going back. If you do something, like killing EVERYONE, there's no going back.

    I love this game because at times it is horrifying but cute at the same time.
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  27. Dec 29, 2016
    1
    I gave this game a 1 solely because it is different, and different is usually a good thing in gaming. However, all the "10" reviews should raise a red flag to anybody considering it. This is a game that attempts to preach about how games should work and tries to connect to the player emotionally. It fails in both attempts. The game is not fun, and completing it felt like an enormous chore.
  28. Dec 23, 2016
    10
    My friends told me all about it and tried to get me to play it and I really tried to hate it, but it is just so good. It isn't about the graphics, which fooled me because I though it was going to suck when I saw those graphics, but it is about the story, plot, characters, and about all the mystery. And with all that mystery sparks curiosity, well at least my curiosity, so then I search upMy friends told me all about it and tried to get me to play it and I really tried to hate it, but it is just so good. It isn't about the graphics, which fooled me because I though it was going to suck when I saw those graphics, but it is about the story, plot, characters, and about all the mystery. And with all that mystery sparks curiosity, well at least my curiosity, so then I search up theories. Then the characters are enjoyable with their fascinating and complicated characteristics and emotions. Just amazing, and don't spoil it for yourself. I spoiled a bit for myself and I still loved it, but still, don't spoil anything. Expand
  29. Dec 23, 2016
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I still don't understand why this game got so popular.
    First of all, the music is fantastic, the graphics are good and the attack system is original.
    But there are a lot of flaws: the story,for an RPG, is way too much simple,the characters are generic and why should I spare the monsters that are trying to kill me? Oh right, to get the best ending.
    The game is too easy: the 2 first bosses won't kill you, the real difficulties are Undyne and Sans(in Genocide).
    I'm harsh with this game because they told me it was a masterpiece, but instead i found a mediocre game.
    I'm disappointed.
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  30. Dec 22, 2016
    10
    I had mixed expectations going into this game. I had heard many great things about it, but also expected it to be some memes current culture reference game coming from the screenjunkies honest trailer. What I got was an amazing experience that made me laugh and touched my heart, often at the same time. Never before have I become so invested in a game, it's story, and its characters likeI had mixed expectations going into this game. I had heard many great things about it, but also expected it to be some memes current culture reference game coming from the screenjunkies honest trailer. What I got was an amazing experience that made me laugh and touched my heart, often at the same time. Never before have I become so invested in a game, it's story, and its characters like this. Many mightn't find it perfect, but I thoroughly loved it. Expand
Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 43
  2. Negative: 0 out of 43
  1. Jan 16, 2017
    89
    Undertale is absolutely unique. It's a RPG masterpiece full of weird characters and a moving message.
  2. Mar 4, 2016
    90
    With multiple endings based on how you choose to play out your run, set pieces that can play out very differently based on your actions and so many incredible moments that we’d love to share but daren’t do so for risk of spoiling anything, Undertale is easily one of the indie standouts of last year.
  3. Feb 23, 2016
    100
    Through a combination of often relaxed but sometimes tense gameplay, a dreamy atmosphere, and genuine characters that feel like they’re actually alive and all living together in this isolated society of longing, Undertale transcends its medium and becomes a genuinely moving experience I would recommend to anyone who is open to a sometimes sorrowful, sometimes hilarious, always bizarre and engaging emotional journey.