Undertale, an indie game that was released in 2015 and created by the legendary Toby Fox, took the internet by storm upon its release. Its interesting gameplay, visuals, and storytelling all come together to not only create an incredible gaming experience but also serve as core childhood memories for Generation Z.
Undertale itself is a game in which you play as a child named Frisk, who falls into a mountain which leads into an underground society of monsters. These monsters had been banished by humans and sealed underground. Upon playing the game, the player is introduced to an array of different characters, and throughout the game, their actions play a major impact on what ending of the game they shall receive.
In Undertale, the game will try to convince people that when fighting monsters to spare them and show mercy, ultimately following the pacifist route, in which everyone gets a happy ending. However, if a player chooses to differ from this, and instead kill every monster in their path, they will unlock what is known as the genocide route. In the genocide route, the player kills everyone in the underground and is left with the choice to reset the world. And last is the neutral route in which a player does a mix of killing monsters and sparing them.
Junior Rein Petit said, “That’s what I love so much about Undertale. It taught me at a young age that our actions have consequences, and I feel like it had that same impact for a lot of other people in my generation as well. Some of my best memories are from watching all the alternate universes and commentary videos that fans would create.”
Similar to Undertale is its prequel, Deltarune. With it being the most recent edition to the lore of Undertale, as it separates alternate reality from Undertale, meaning that while a lot of the characters from Undertale still remain.
Deltarune follows our main characters, Kris, Susie, and Ralsei, who go on adventures in the dark world. They are tasked with closing up dark fountains which pose a threat to the world. Along the way, they make friends, enemies, and storylines that leave players feeling gleeful, and it makes Undertale’s fans feel so nostalgic upon seeing familiar characters.
Despite both Undertale and Deltarune being amazing games, which of the two games are better?
Sophomore Jacob Daw said, “Undertale is better because of the writing, characters, art style, and in general everything is better. I haven’t played through all of Deltarune, it’s just that Undertale has a very good story.”
Sophomore Eli Crosby said, “I’ve finished both of them. Undertale is very nostalgic.”
Through this, it’s easy to see why most people prefer Undertale over Deltarune, as nostalgia is a major contributor towards people’s admiration for the game. The writing and visuals play a major influence, as well as the fact that not a lot of people have fully played Deltarune, and therefore, don’t have an opinion on it.
Senior Noelle Stephens said, “Delaturne has more writing potential for the future as of now because there’s so much more content planned, which makes it longer story wise. It’s just at its ground right now, and even then, there’s so much development I’ve missed from not playing the other routes.”
All of this goes to show that the Undertale and the Deltarune communities have come together and ultimately decided that Undertale is the superior out of the two games. Undertale has better character design and writing overall.
