I'll be honest, it's not like it's completely flawless, but the design is really good at preventing those flaws from coming to the forefront. Other than that, the story is top-notch, and the characters are pretty firmly on my Favorite RPG Characters Ever list.
The Pacifist ending beats Earthbound at its own game imo
To be perfectly honest nothing before the Physical/Special split holds up that well. But Gen I really doesn't hold up. Watching people complain that people who prefer Undertale aren't old enough to have played Gen I are hilarious too.
If we're strictly comparing it to OG Pokemon Red and Blue? To be honest I'd probably put what little I played of Undertale above that anyway, just because we're talking a game that's a bit creaky and has more refined installments to play instead versus a one-of-a-kind experience that is a reasonably smooth playing.
I don't think it'd be as simple as modding it. Toby seems pretty keen on the concept, though. I recall at least the demo being translated to a different language, so who knows? Maybe we'll see other, full translations down the road depending on interest.
You go and have a good time.
Not sure how that news slipped by my radar. That's pretty sweet! The more people that get to play this, the better.
