Ok. Beat the
of Undertale. My opinion is roughly the same as last night. I think the writing in the back half is much much stronger than the middle, but ultimately the game is still let down by being super boring to play. The battle mechanics feel more there to convey an idea than be fun, and they lead to interesting moments, but they make the game tedious for me to actually play. The narrative gets a bit obvious and heavy handed at times, but I enjoyed the writing quite a bit and I'm glad I played it for those reasons. The game is still almost surely not a Top 10 for me this year, which is more due to how damn strong everything else was.
Reading about the
is interesting and I like how much the game can change, but it doesn't shift my opinion that much.