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Why I love Deltarune
Deltarune is basically everything I loved about Undertale but explored in a more developed way. Undertale, on its own, is an excellent experience and a truly fantastic game. It's an innovative game that has stuck with me for years. Deltarune, in two chapters, has surpassed Undertale in many ways to me. The actual gameplay of Deltarune is a lot more engaging; it's clear that Undertale was Toby's first experience with developing a game of that scale. Deltarune has a similar style, but I think it's a bit more expansive. The things praised most about Undertale ( the music, the humor, the plotlines, etc. ) are all maintained and elaborated on. Deltarune is its own product, but is definitely enhanced by having experienced undertale
I absolutely adore the characters of deltarune. They all have their own unique lil quirks that are fun to pick apart, which is one of the game's biggest strengths. A lot of stories set up great lore and then have boring characters. They do some great worldbuildig, and then they have the least interesting inhabitants in that world (many sci-fi and fantasy stories fall into this trap; Deltarune arguably has elements of both, especially fantasy). Even deltarune's side characters are entertaining, and the more developed characters have unique traits and complex motives that I find interesting. Some of these characters might get their own pages eventually if I'm being honest
SPAMTON!! I fucking love this guy. He's one of my favorite characters in any piece of fiction probably lol, he's such a funny yet tragic lil gremlin that I can't help but love. He's basically the one crazy homeless methhead that actually knows the insane secrets that he rambles about on the street, I love the vibes
Ralsei! He's a cute guy. Furtwink loverboy that has some massive identity issues and dubious motivations. We know basically nothing about his life or who he truly is as a person (monster? idk what would work better here, person is just more convenient); we see kind acts without anything that explicitly counters this, but there's plenty of reasons to be skeptical. I find his good-natured essence to be pretty sweet, he's a nice character and I enjoy seeing him. I hope the RALSEI IS EVIL!?!?! theories end up being wrong
Susie. She's interesting. I find her to be pretty cute, but in a very different way. She's that one kid with a really fucked up life that everyone assumes is evil but is actually a golden, super nice person under that coping mechanism of appearing untouchable. Watching her awkwardly attempt to be friends with Kris at first is really fun, and I can't wait to see her develop into a healthier monster. Her complete oblivousness to noelle's fails at flirting is also the funniest thing ever. For some reason she gives me big velvet underground vibes, especially the song "Run Run Run". I can definitely picture her smoking a cigarette with Lou Reed
Kris. Kris is a very mysterious figure. The fact that they (I'm gonna refer to Kris as they/them on general principle, I might fuck up and refer to kris as male at points; I think this could be significant) are rarely sociable and most people are surprised at how active they are once the player takes over heightens this. Kris seems to be a mystery to all, including the player. Their existence and apparent resistance to the player also raises a question that you don't really think of often: what is the experience of the player character? Are they aware of what's happening? It makes you reconsider your control of frisk in undertale too, which I really like. Kris is a fascinating character and their reactions to what we do are thought-provoking