Undertale - Early Impressions @ Kotaku

Nathan Grayson (Kotaku) is very impressed with Undertale:

Fantastic New RPG Lets You Talk Your Way Out Of Every Battle

Undertale made me grin until my face hurt. Then it broke my heart. And that was just the prologue.

Undertale is a new RPG that just landed on Steam. It’s cut from the same cloth as stuff like Earthbound; that is to say, it’s charming, weird, wacky, and subversive, but not without substance. It might not look like much visually, but it’s no generic “retro” RPG. It can, among other things, lay claim to the unique distinction of being an RPG with plenty of battles, but—if you so chose—almost zero violence. You can engage with pretty much every enemy by talking to them or flirting with them or petting them (there are a lot of dogs) or a ton of other unique interactions that pop up on a per-enemy basis. They’re little puzzles unto themselves, and they’ve left me smiling every time. Or you can mash monsters into paste with your fists. Your call.

Really though, the reason I’m completely in love with Undertale so far is its heart. The game exudes warmth. It’s clever and sometimes sad, but above all else honest. It pulls no punches, and every moment—every dialogue and fight—has been legitimately surprising. Case in point: its opening, the most boring part of many games, destroyed me. [...]

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