You will see people tell you that Undertale is overrated, overhyped, and has an obnoxious community. Forget what those people are saying and play this game for yourself, whether they are right or not, it won't matter, because for better or for worse this might be one of the best experiences you'll receive for a good long time. You really shouldn't read an in-depth review even over mechanics, it's somewhat better just to go in without really knowing about it intrincally. That said:

Pros:
- The writing is really nice and flavourful, it reminds me of Earthbound (you will hear this a lot) on how every character has something interesting to say and nearly every object has some fun description instead of a small detailed one of what it does. The game also knows when the best time to drop certain humour in place for a moment it's not needed, in which case those descriptions suit themselves to the tone needed. Good stuff.
- There really is just flavour everywhere, the game feels very alive and wonderful because the world feels real, and its quirkiness reflects on it much more wholey, other than just feeling like individual characters or parts are weird or silly, the whole world of the underground has this difference that not many other in-game universes can attest themselves to.
- The pacing feels good, a little slow to start, for a reason that you can imply from when you play it, but basically it feels like this game is exactly as long as it needs to be while just leaving you with a desire for more of it. Not more of the individual storylines of whichever route you take, more just a desire for it itself.
- The stor... you know actually I think I want to cap off this review with something different.

I want you to look at the overzealous undertale fan you can first fine. Look at who they are, look at their blog or their youtube comments, or their twitter, or their steam. Find a time when they weren't this. I can gurantee you, there will likely be a time when they thought this was all cringey, and that it was weird and immature, for any kind of fandom or whatever. Look at it like this: Undertale managed to break down that person's insecurities and rejection of fully outwardly loving something, and letting people know they did. Yeah, it might be annoying or obnoxious, but look at how much they're enjoying themselves, unconventionally fufulling themselves with the fandom of a video game. That overzealous fanboy is a better review than any I could make, it's not to say that this is what this game will do to you, more than it will, at any least, make you realise that it's okay to show love, and it's okay to be comfortable with it.

Think about the first sentence of this review. Think about why Undertale might be overrated, overhyped and have that community. The first reviews came before the larger community picked it up, no one is being bribed (people actually think this? it was almost a one dog team come on), the reason it has so much love that makes people adore a game so much isn't coming from anything pre-conceived, or artificial, the game naturally creates that love in you, more than any pre-established series can. Why does it do that? Well, go and see for yourself. That's why this love you can see wherever you go is a better review than this could ever be.

You will see people tell you that Undertale is overrated, overhyped, and has an obnoxious community. Forget what those people are saying and play this game for yourself, whether they are right or not, it won't matter, because for better or for worse this might be one of the best experiences you'll receive for a good long time. You really shouldn't read an in-depth review even over mechanics, it's somewhat better just to go in without really knowing about it intrincally. That said: Pros: - The writing is really nice and flavourful, it reminds me of Earthbound (you will hear this a lot) on how every character has something interesting to say and nearly every object has some fun description instead of a small detailed one of what it does. The game also knows when the best time to drop certain humour in place for a moment it's not needed, in which case those descriptions suit themselves to the tone needed. Good stuff. - There really is just flavour everywhere, the game feels very alive and wonderful because the world feels real, and its quirkiness reflects on it much more wholey, other than just feeling like individual characters or parts are weird or silly, the whole world of the underground has this difference that not many other in-game universes can attest themselves to. - The pacing feels good, a little slow to start, for a reason that you can imply from when you play it, but basically it feels like this game is exactly as long as it needs to be while just leaving you with a desire for more of it. Not more of the individual storylines of whichever route you take, more just a desire for it itself. - The stor... you know actually I think I want to cap off this review with something different. I want you to look at the overzealous undertale fan you can first fine. Look at who they are, look at their blog or their youtube comments, or their twitter, or their steam. Find a time when they weren't this. I can gurantee you, there will likely be a time when they thought this was all cringey, and that it was weird and immature, for any kind of fandom or whatever. Look at it like this: Undertale managed to break down that person's insecurities and rejection of fully outwardly loving something, and letting people know they did. Yeah, it might be annoying or obnoxious, but look at how much they're enjoying themselves, unconventionally fufulling themselves with the fandom of a video game. That overzealous fanboy is a better review than any I could make, it's not to say that this is what this game will do to you, more than it will, at any least, make you realise that it's okay to show love, and it's okay to be comfortable with it. Think about the first sentence of this review. Think about why Undertale might be overrated, overhyped and have that community. The first reviews came before the larger community picked it up, no one is being bribed (people actually think this? it was almost a one dog team come on), the reason it has so much love that makes people adore a game so much isn't coming from anything pre-conceived, or artificial, the game naturally creates that love in you, more than any pre-established series can. Why does it do that? Well, go and see for yourself. That's why this love you can see wherever you go is a better review than this could ever be.