Game Recommendation #4: Undertale

Now here's one you've probably all have heard about by now. Undertale, developed and published by independent creator toby fox, is one of the most popular indie games in recent years. It gained popularity as YouTubers everywhere began to play it. It's not that hard to understand, though, it has a complex story that changes depending on how you play it, interesting characters and settings, a new take on RPG gameplay, and it was all made by only a handful of people. 

Graphics/Design

The beginning of the first town, Snowdin

More of Snowdin

The art in this game isn't next level, but for the few people who made it, it's impressive. Each setting is unique and captivating. All the characters look entirely different, and all are memorable. Even the basic enemies have fun, quirky lines that give them personalities. There are multiple ways to interact with them, making it more fun to run into random encounters. All of the music is memorable and worth listening to even outside of the game.

Story Lines

The story in the game is what really makes it unique and dynamic. You are a human child, but one day you fall into the pit where monsters live. The monsters and humans lived in peace, until one day a monster killed a human, so all the monsters were banished to the underground (hence where the name Undertale comes from). You have to survive to be able to get out. A monster named Toriel finds you and helps you learn the basics of the game until you run away so you can get back home. 

The hole to the underground world of monsters

Gameplay 

The gameplay isn't too difficult to grab on to until you get near the end. The way you fight enemies alters the story. There are random encounters, and you have a choice. You can either fight the monster, interact with it, use an item, or spare them. Some players choose to not hurt the monster since it's discouraged in the game, others hurt it until the monster is almost out of health, or some actually kill the monster. Each option changes the story of the game and how other characters interact with you. It's traditional to start with a Pacifist run, then go through a Genocide run to see how it dramatically changes the story. 

Who would I recommend this to? 

Undertale is a game that takes the RPG genre and turns it on its heel. Most RPG's involve merciless beating of other characters, but this game asks, what if those monsters had lives too? If you want to check out the game because for whatever reason you haven't already, it can be found here for $9.99 on Steam.  Undertale is a great game to check out, for its complex story lines, gameplay, characters, jokes, and its twist on the RPG genre. So if you love RPG's, you are going to adore this game. 

So what are your thoughts on Undertale?  What game should I recommend/review next? Comment down below!