Rockman Wright
Banned
you just spare her at every turn until it stops
Also, can somebody create a spoiler thread for this game? I'm tired of theses black lines, haha
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Undertale |OT| Indie RPG with determination and spider bake sales
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Also, can somebody create a spoiler thread for this game? I'm tired of theses black lines, haha
You just don't kill anyone. Helping the enemies is merely a bonus but not necessary. Sparing Toriel simply works by constantly clicking Spare until she gives up.
Well, this is basically the Undertale Spoiler thread given that black lines decorate the majority of this thread.
I just feel like it would be pretty empty if it wasn't for the spoiler discussion.
It would be.
Well here's a little funny easter egg in that final encounter to lighten your mood.
Yeaah, considering we're spoiler tagging stuff that's roughly 30 minutes into the game, I really wonder what we would even talk about here.
the laugh itself is on the track
Hell, maybe we need to figure out what's really spoiler worthy and what's not?
Rockman Wright
Banned
everything is so important that everything can be considered spoilery... maybe we could turn this thread into a spoiler fest after a certain time, and warning people in the OP that they can encounter lot of spoiler!
Yabberwocky
Member
The detail in the game is incredible. I completed a puzzle only to be told
The variety in both enemies and boss fights are really enjoyable, and the music somehow manages to keep getting better and better. The use of foreground/background throughout the levels is fantastic, and the use of silhouette on the characters for atmosphere is so well done. I've been really shocked by how beautiful some of levels are, too.
I'm completely out of healing items and up to none other than
I can't get over the freakin' soundtrack! I haven't heard a dud or dull piece of music thus far.
that there's a dog in my inventory. Low and behold, there is indeed a dog in my inventory! The dog then takes the puzzle reward, the little shit. Later I discovered it left trash behind. Thanks, mate. This game.
The variety in both enemies and boss fights are really enjoyable, and the music somehow manages to keep getting better and better. The use of foreground/background throughout the levels is fantastic, and the use of silhouette on the characters for atmosphere is so well done. I've been really shocked by how beautiful some of levels are, too.
I'm completely out of healing items and up to none other than
Undyne. I can last for awhile, but eventually the simultaneous slow arrow/fast arrow gets me in a form. Fantastic battle. I thought the Dummy was my favourite thus far, and then Undyne comes along. Might have to take the long walk back to the turtle, which is a phrase I never thought I'd say.
I can't get over the freakin' soundtrack! I haven't heard a dud or dull piece of music thus far.
Maybe the assumption should be that everyone has at least experienced the neutral run of the game or something.
I think the problem is that so much of this game is experiential, virtually everything is a spoiler to some degree. I feel like people who haven't played it should only know like.. the bare minimum they need to give it a shot, the more opportunities the game has to surprise you and catch you off guard, the better. Especially since it's a relatively small game that is spreading through word of mouth, and hasn't even seen a sale yet, people could be newly discovering it for some time to come.
How about we put "unmarked spoilers" in the thread title?
All discussion's basically in spoilers, and other than that it's usually just people asking for tips lol.
I would say just create a spoiler thread, which is pretty much the general protocol around these parts anyway? If this thread dies, it dies.
Well. I guess this thread will soon be on life support if a full member bothers to make one.
It doesn't answer the question however what is considered a spoiler, considering everything from the start in the Ruins to the relevation after having experienced the Genocide and True Pacifist Route is a spoiler to some degree due to the experimental nature of the game and how much it offers to the players for doing things differently.
I say it's fine like this, because while this thread is basically a pile of dark lines, people can come in and dicuss spoilers of varying degrees and click them to their own discretion while not spoilering anyone else who doesn't already know about it.
I say it's fine like this, because while this thread is basically a pile of dark lines, people can come in and dicuss spoilers of varying degrees and click them to their own discretion while not spoilering anyone else who doesn't already know about it.
I support this. superspoiler.
Earthpainting
Member
I agree with this. Due to the nature of the game, it's still kind of easy to spoil someone, even if they've essentially already beaten the game. I do think it may be helpful to be mindful about clarifying which type of run you're talking about. Something like adding highlighted tags could help:
[B]NEUTRAL run:[/B]
[B]PACIFIST run:[/B]
[B]NO MERCY run:[/B]
[B]PACIFIST run:[/B]
[B]NO MERCY run:[/B]
NEUTRAL run:
Flowey is a shit, petting is the shit, and anime is real.
Rockman Wright
Banned
nice idea, i'll keep these! Someone should put them in the OP
That's a lot of tags for when you're on mobile. D:
That sounds perfect. Could you add this to the OP?
whipped together a silly thing. not sure which version is more appropriate. linked because spoilery.
That face was so silly imo.
Tumblr mostly.
RecursiveFault
Banned
Word of mouth with friends.
Friend on Steam was playing it, asked them about the game, checked out the Steam page, saw who made it, sold.
Given that I bought all the Homestuck albums, this game and later the soundtrack, Toby got a fair share of money from me at this point.
OminoMichelin
Member
The music is great, and buildup to that moment is just perfect, great climax.
Bunch of people on my Twitter feed were playing it. Only $10 to join in on whatever they were talking about, so why not?
CypherSignal
Member
Some game devs on Twitter, mostly.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
A friend showed me a video of the demo and bought it a tiny bit after it came out. It's probably my best gaming purchase of the year.
I backed it back when it was a Kickstarter campaign.
Yeah same, I had never heard anything about it too! A let's player I follow posted a video called "why I think you should buy Undertale" and I just bought it.
I checked out this OT at random, and I bought it after looking through the opening post and a couple of other posts.
kurona_bright
Neo Member
Came across the demo like a year+ ago. Can't remember why, but it was after the kickstarter had already finished. But I kept a eye on it ever since then, and the chatter from the artists I followed meant I didn't miss the release date.
Saw someone on twitter (jokingly) comparing the game to cave story (I think it was a parody account of game theory) so I tried it.
Been a huge fan of Toby's works since his Starmen days. His Homestuck music inspired me to make music of my own (and even be lucky enough to get into one of the albums), and overall I'd been looking forward to what his next big thing was going to be.
After finding out about Undertale I made the hard choice of going on a complete media blackout for the game up until release though. That said it paid off so much.
If anyone wants even more of a bad time, people should check out his Earthbound Halloween Hack.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Yeah I think I'll go through that after I finally complete Earthbound which I'll get to after this last run of Undertale.
Im going to admit something, i never played cave story but i was a bit familiar with it, and the first time i heard of undertale (long before the game came out) due to the name and how Toriel kinda looks like the creatures from Cave Story, i thought it was a spinoff.
Yoi should definitely play Cave Story. Great experience.
You should make an effort to play Mother 3 as well if you haven't already.