Undertale

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 533 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 423 out of 533
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 533
  3. Negative: 62 out of 533
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  1. Foxylary
    Oct 4, 2021
    3
    I hate the feeling that I've wasted my time, and it's totally the case after finished Undertale. I really don't get why it's a must play. It was really boring to me. Enough different to be remembered and the game have ideas, but hell, it was not that good at all. The story was uninteresting, absurd jokes barely made me smile sometimes, music was good, graphics style was..."special"....I hate the feeling that I've wasted my time, and it's totally the case after finished Undertale. I really don't get why it's a must play. It was really boring to me. Enough different to be remembered and the game have ideas, but hell, it was not that good at all. The story was uninteresting, absurd jokes barely made me smile sometimes, music was good, graphics style was..."special".... gameplay was original during fighting for an rpg, but finally boring. The final boss was just a mess. I want my time and my money back.… Expand
  2. bnan_j
    Jul 24, 2023
    1
    Interesting at first, but instantly turns into cringe humour and nonsensical gameplay a few minutes in. I neither have a mental issue nor take illegal drugs so yes, I did not get the satire/social commentary/artistry/(insert deflection here)
  3. bepohal
    Jan 10, 2023
    1
    i play video games for 30+ years now but i never played such an overhyped game. easily bottom 20.

    the game is half hearted designed, the art is horrible, the characters are depthless, the story is completely predictable and it is just a pain to play.
    the only pros are the music and the fresh combat design. but that doesn't save the game from being bad.

    don't get the hype...
  4. BenjaRPG
    Oct 13, 2020
    2
    Undertale es un jrpg que decidí probar dada la avalancha de recomendaciones y buenos comentarios que lo anteceden. Es lamentable señalar que el título no estuvo a las alturas de las expectativas.
    Presenta un sistema de combate único donde cada batalla puede terminar con varios resultados posibles. Es posible combatir, "dialogar" o huir de la pelea, sin embargo la ayuda del juego para    Undertale es un jrpg que decidí probar dada la avalancha de recomendaciones y buenos comentarios que lo anteceden. Es lamentable señalar que el título no estuvo a las alturas de las expectativas.
    Presenta un sistema de combate único donde cada batalla puede terminar con varios resultados posibles. Es posible combatir, "dialogar" o huir de la pelea, sin embargo la ayuda del juego para comprender el sistema, aplicarlo y entender sus implicancias en el desarrollo de la historia es nulo, por tanto lo más natural será matar a lo loco como en cualquier juego del género.
    No me sentí cómodo jugando este juego, no me sentí encarnando un personaje que tenía que desarrollar una determinada historia, si no más bien me sentí siendo yo mismo troleado constantemente por los desarrolladores. Al parecer el juego intenta plantear cierto humor negro, dentro de la trama oscura de la historia principal, pero honestamente para mi no funcionó ni siquiera un poco, no me pareció gracioso. No quiero espoilear, pero los diálogos dejan bastante que desear, así como la profundidad de la historia en sí, la cual en realidad no llegué a comprender del todo. Estuve durante las 10 horas y pico de juego esperando que la experiencia se transformara en el estilo único y diferenciador que muchos críticos señalan, aquello jamás ocurrió.
    Si hay algo que podría destacar del juego es su estética y el diseño de personajes que es bastante único, a pesar del rpg maker.
    Honestamente no recomiendo para nada este juego. Soy amante de los jrpg y realmente me pareció paupérrimo, las últimas horas de juego fueron solo esperar a que acabara pronto.    … Expand
  5. Rawrpaw
    Oct 24, 2018
    4
    Undertale has some unique mechanics which are interesting, such as the mini-game you play to mitigate any damage you receive, however for an RPG the storyline seemed overly simple and the humour is fairly basic. I found this game underwhelming after reading all the extremely positive comments, especially if you consider that at the time of writing it's almost ranked the same by players asUndertale has some unique mechanics which are interesting, such as the mini-game you play to mitigate any damage you receive, however for an RPG the storyline seemed overly simple and the humour is fairly basic. I found this game underwhelming after reading all the extremely positive comments, especially if you consider that at the time of writing it's almost ranked the same by players as Zelda BOTW (8.5) and Mario Kart (8.6). I'm a big fan of 8 bit games, but I wouldn't recommend this to a friend.… Expand
  6. Ingleberg
    Jan 28, 2021
    4
    elementary school humor, bland combat with frustrating bullet hell parts, cliche'd somewhat preachy story, everything about this game is tryhard and it's not enjoyable. The "combat" bothered me probably the most though. I could have gotten through the game if not for that. This game is the perfect shining example of bandwagon millenial fanboys overhyping something that is painfully mediocre.
  7. Danik882010
    Nov 19, 2018
    1
    I played this game with high expectations because of it's positive reviews. I know many people love this game but it's not for everyone. I was very dissapointed in the story, humor, and combat mechanics of this game. I think it is way over hyped. The best thing I can say about this game is that it's charming, it has good characters, and it has good music.
  8. mchrgr2000
    Feb 25, 2019
    2
    This game is a 2D graphics, 8bit-level low resolution, RPG-like text based adventure. This means that choices and story are mainly told by the text.

    The RPG combat mechanics is to the bone, few parameters to control and few weapons, everything boils down to clicking a moving bar with good timing in attack, and avoiding to be hit by pixel sized bulled coming toward you in defense. The    This game is a 2D graphics, 8bit-level low resolution, RPG-like text based adventure. This means that choices and story are mainly told by the text.

    The RPG combat mechanics is to the bone, few parameters to control and few weapons, everything boils down to clicking a moving bar with good timing in attack, and avoiding to be hit by pixel sized bulled coming toward you in defense.

    The story line is the most basic and usual "escape the dungeon" stuff. There are few riddle and puzzles here and there of the level "search the switch to open the door". Music is repetitive. Pretty boring game,    … Expand
  9. Twitchgaming
    Sep 11, 2022
    0
    Tedious, repetitive, stupidly punishing,capriciously incomprehensible, filled with ludicrously violent action and trite humour. Overrated. Overpriced. Unemotional. The game tries too hard to be special. You die and die and die and die incessantly in this game for no reason. 0/10.
  10. Profyt
    Dec 13, 2019
    2
    Is this supposed to be funny? Fart jokes and rambling from npcs?
    The graphics suck, the gameplay is super tedious- countless one-liners and unfunny puns instead of actual gameplay. The puzzles are solved for you as punchlines to unfunny jokes. The main character has no character at all. The combat system is terrible. This game is trash.
  11. wsiemens
    Feb 18, 2020
    4
    I don't understand the hype. It's unique and a cute game but I was ready for it to end and I likely will never pick the game up again. Worth a play if you can get it for $5 but over rated.
  12. BICUDOLABRADA
    Aug 30, 2019
    1
    Im the only one that didnt get it?
    I didnt understand the game, overvalued, just didnt get it.
  13. ochinchin
    Oct 2, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Holier-than-thou, preachy, moralistic, emotionally manipulative game that criticizes you for doing things it's designed to do without even being morally consistent

    Unfair morality: I'm expected to sympathize with the monsters who plan to murder an innocent child, have already murdered several children, and also plan to commit genocide but I am criticized if i cross a similar line, killing is only treated seriously when the player commits it and not the monsters

    Emotionally manipulative design:
    - Frog during tutorial tells you that some enemies need to be weakened to be spared, sparing Toriel is unintuitive so a on a first run if you haven't been spoiled you will probably try to weaken her but the hit that should weaken her is uniquely set by design to do enough damage to kill her
    - Sans judges your actions and tells you the "true meaning" of rpg terms in the ui (EXP stands for Execution Points) right before the end of game where it makes no sense in-universe since at this point most of the deeds have already been done, the intention is clear that during an unspoiled playthrough you're supposed to kill occasionally and then get caught off guard and feel guilty at the end when you're judged, as a result of this design Sans comes across as a preachy moralistic hypocrite

    Characters: With the exception of Sans and Mettaton characters are dumb enough to be pets, clearly they were intended to be endearing but I found them to be obnoxious, Sans comes across as preachy, moralistic, and self important, I did like Mettaton though

    I Really Hate Sans:
    - Even during a genocide run Sans makes no real attempt to persuade or stop you from killing monsters, even Papyrus who he supposedly cares deeply for. Instead he makes immature holier-than-thou threats that achieve nothing ("ur gonna have a bad time"). He only likes to judge you for killing monsters while glossing over the actions and plans of the monsters. What kind of person would tell you "u shouldve done better ur a bad person for killing" after having been chased through a hostile environment of people who want to murder you, have murdered people before you, want to commit genocide, and have been impaling you with spears and **** ?! The monster's motivations are irrelevant because the player is an innocent victim under no obligation to sympathize with the assailants and the promise to Toriel to "protect" the player doesn't remotely justify any of this

    The rules of the world are not believable, it seems that anything goes. Player's unique ability to manipulate time is a major plot point, it's explained that the player has the ability because he or she is the most "determined" being in the Underground. Flowey loses the ability because only one person can manipulate time. The rule is too simple to be believable. Humans are an entire race of beings and the player is probably not the most "determined" being in existence. There's a whole world outside the Underground, what makes the Underground so special that you get to time travel only when you're in it? Why does the place that the humans sealed the monsters just happen to be this special? What are the boundaries? Who or what judges "determination" in order to determine who gets to time travel and how? Is it just a stat to be compared?

    Meta shock value is cheap

    Has charm in presentation and great music but the story and characters offend me which are the main draws of this game

    rant over    … Expand
  14. CodyCoyote64
    Sep 21, 2018
    1
    Don't believe the lies. There are those who will tell you that Undertale is one of the most unique, charming, and creative RPGs ever made. There are people who will tell you that the music is spectacular, that the characters are incredibly likeabe, and that Toby Fox has crafted one of the most beloved video games of all time.

    These people have NEVER played a video game before or since    Don't believe the lies. There are those who will tell you that Undertale is one of the most unique, charming, and creative RPGs ever made. There are people who will tell you that the music is spectacular, that the characters are incredibly likeabe, and that Toby Fox has crafted one of the most beloved video games of all time.

    These people have NEVER played a video game before or since they played Undertale. The game offers nothing of value as a video game. The gameplay is lackluster and uninspired. The plot, clearly designed to subvert JRPG tropes, feels hackneyed and forced. And the often praised humor reminds me of how children will do something stupid and laugh.

    It falls far short of the games that very clearly inspired it. Earthbound, Cave Story, Shin Megami Tensei, and its contemporary indie titles, such as Shovel Knight, Freedom Planet, Stealth 2, Thumper, or virtually any other major indie Switch release.

    Undertale is increasingly garnering a reputation for being one of the most overhyped video game titles ever made. It is amazing how fans of the title, to this day, write off very real criticisms towards the game under the belief that the game is only disliked because of how popular it is.

    If the game was actually good, how the fans behave should not matter.

    If you do not already know who Toby Fox is you will not enjoy Undertale. It is not a good game.    … Expand
  15. liamfltaylor
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    Everyone said go in blind, to trust them, it will be great. After wasting several hours in trauma and nonsense, I gave up.

    I read this game was reminiscent of ghibli, no.
  16. PanfiloHerculan
    Aug 28, 2023
    0
    At first it seems interesting but one hour into the game it became incredible repetitive and the humor overstayed its welcome. I regret buying this game.

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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Oct 29, 2018
    95
    If you haven't played Undertale before, you will want to pick this Switch version up to experience what everyone's talking about for yourself. [Issue #36 – November/December 2018, p. 17]
  2. Switch Player
    Oct 25, 2018
    100
    One of the most original modern JRPGs of all time, and beatable at the fraction of the time. Once you get over its primitive aesthetic, you’ll soon realise why everyone else has been so captivated by Toby Fox’s creation.
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  3. 3DJuegos
    Sep 25, 2018
    90
    Toby Fox's work is not just an anecdote: it is perfectly well-thought out. It hides something that connects directly or indirectly to anyone who has spent too much time with a gamepad in his hands.
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