![]() ![]() If you play your cards right, the monster won’t want to fight you anymore and you can spare the monster. Essentially, the ACT menu gives you a couple of options depending on the monster you’re fighting, for example you can hug the monster, reassure it, tell a joke, that kind of stuff. The alternative way to deal with nasty encounters is to ACT, which usually means applying little bit of psychology and making a couple of lucky guesses. Once you’ve done enough damage, the monster you are fighting will die and you get some EXP for your next LV-up. Fighting is maybe a bit more straightforward and traditional, you attempt to time your attack so that you maximize the amount of damage you do, which is also affected by the weapon you currently have equipped and of course your current LV. ![]() The central gameplay mechanic of Undertale is the unique fighting system which is loosely based on a traditional turn-based JRPG system that allows you to generally take two kinds of actions: you can either FIGHT or ACT. You know, the stuff that makes a game a game. Long story short, I didn’t expect much and I had even spoiled some parts of the game earlier which to me indicated I’d have a mediocre gaming experience at best.īefore we touch the writing and how my experience changed along the way, let’s talk a bit about the actual mechanics of Undertale. You see, I’m a bit of a hipster and when something slightly odd ends up being hyped all the way to heaven and back, I get really skeptical, generally for no good reason whatsoever. So, I embarked on a journey I didn’t expect and frankly wasn’t too excited about either, at least not at first. When I managed to beat Project Brutality, someone in the audience came up with the idea of making me play through Undertale next, and I couldn’t with good conscience refuse since that person was kind enough to send me said game on Steam. For some time now my weekly livestreams have included a sort of a project along with the various random games I end up playing. The hype train came and went ages ago but it just happens that I only played Undertale recently and even that was an event that was sort of out of my control. ![]() Now, I understand that I am quite late with an Undertale review. YouTube videos require cookies, you must accept their cookies to view. ![]()
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