Upon being asked by toby fox not to publically post stuff about delta rune for 24 hours—to give everyone a chance to experience it fresh—north america goes out of its way to flood the internet with liveblogging stuff, data-mining results, and videos with jam-packed thumbnails called “ALL SECRETS. UNDERTALE 2?????? HIDDEN THING!!! WOW!!!! IS X CHARACTER Y? WHAT ABOUT Z BIG REVEAL???”
meanwhile in japan. None of the thumbnails reveal anything, and 80-90% of videos about it are locked until the 24-hour period elapses. thus:
“premieres on 01/11/2018, 06:00″ exactly 24 hours after, in fact.
it just makes so clear the difference between america and other parts of the world.
hey guys reminder that toby fox specifically said not to talk about delta rune for 24 hours. this is probably so that everyone can enjoy the mysteriousness of it, or something like that.
regardless, please respect that and don’t post anything about it until tomorrow !!
Though it was released almost a year ago, I have the same opinion of it.
It’s about an 8/10, niche RPG game.
If you like the characters and the humor, you’ll probably like it, and forgive it for its flaws.
If you don’t, you’ll probably hate it.
Surprisingly, there are many people who like this type of game. Though I did work hard, there’s definitely a lot of luck involved in having a game become this popular. So, it wouldn’t surprise me if I never made a game as successful again. That’s fine with me though.
Not only did I not expect this level of popularity, but initially, I was afraid of it. I didn’t want UNDERTALE to become tiring for people, or become spoiled before anyone even got a chance to play it. Early on (this was probably excessive) I even tried to contact certain Let’s Players to tell them not to make any content about it.
But, the game became very popular. Unavoidable, even. At the height of its popularity, “not liking the game” felt like a cardinal sin to many fans online. In reaction to these circumstances, others began actively hate the game, creating an endless whirlwind of discourse…
Like a thunderclap to a small dog, all of this attention stressed me out. And every time it seemed to die down, something revived it, such as the GameFAQs contest, the award shows, bizarre theory videos, and so on. At times, I wished I had a way to quell the attention. I felt a strange powerlessness. (And guilt, for feeling stressed when the success of the game SHOULD be something I’m nothing but ecstatic about.)
At the same time, countless wonderful things were happening. People told me the game helped them through a difficult part of their life. Others told me that the game had made them laugh, or cry, or say “I want to be kinder.” Many young kids told me they wanted to create games or music because of it. And, on a personal level, because of its popularity, I have been able to help myself and many people in my life. (And, hopefully, in the future, I can help many other people because of it, too.)
So, ultimately, it’s a good thing that the game reached so many people, and I’m very, very, very, very, very, very, thankful to everyone that supported it, and everyone that helped me make it.
Thank you.
And thank you to anyone who has created fanworks for this game over the past year. I’ve been in fandoms my whole life. I drew Cave Story characters in the margins of my 7th grade history class notes. So it’s amazing to see something I created incite a similar passion in other people.
Someday, UNDERTALE will fade from people’s minds. But, I’m sure in 10 years, some kid who played UNDERTALE will create a game that surpasses it…
I look forward to playing that.
Tomorrow, on UNDERTALE’s anniversary, let’s have a fun time. I am thinking I will open the askbox, and…
AngelMihe 