{"id":1999,"date":"2025-09-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/?p=1999"},"modified":"2025-09-02T18:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T22:01:40","slug":"deltarune-worth-waiting-for-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/deltarune-worth-waiting-for-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Deltarune: Worth Waiting for More?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Amelia Williams, Contributing Writer<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Back in 2015, Toby Fox released his breakout indie RPG Undertale<\/em>, and has since gone on to do many other publicity stunts such as playing Super Smash Bros<\/em> with the series\u2019 creator Masahiro Sakurai to covering himself in foam for April Fool\u2019s Day. However, something he is less known for is creating and developing Deltarune <\/em>– an RPG that he advertised as being Undertale\u2019s \u201cparallel story.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A screenshot from Chapter 1, stating that the enemy lit his bicycle alight due to not being old enough for a motorcycle. | Amelia Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Although Deltarune<\/em> is still not fully complete as it currently has only four out of the planned seven chapters, it\u2019s still an amazing game worthy of a playthrough, even in its unfinished state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Brief Overview of the Game<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning of the game, players take control of Kris, a human teenager in a town full of monsters, with the player themselves existing in the story as a wholly separate entity that possesses him. Kris is a normal student at the only school in town who quickly gains access to another world via the school\u2019s supply closet with his reptilian classmate, Susie.From there, they team up with the adorable prince of darkness Ralsei to seal off various dark worlds like the one in the school closet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along the way, Kris  teams up with Noelle, a deer classmate, and Berdly, a rather annoying bird monster who doesn\u2019t ever actually join the party. Each dark world is themed similarly to where they are in the light world; for example, chapter 2\u2019s dark world is themed around technology because it\u2019s found in the town library\u2019s computer lab. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the several years gap between the chapter releases (three years between the first two, for instance), I find it hard to feel like chapter 1 and some of chapter 2 are on the same level of quality as the following few installments. For example, a character in chapter 3 is a pixelated 3D model using animations from the freeware software Mixamo (a newer and more capable software than was used in previous chapters), and the chapter introduces new shooting and rhythm minigames that make for a fuller experience for the player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A humorous screenshot from Chapter 4 where Berdly proclaims that Noelle has “gone yandere” for him. | Amelia Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The Verdict<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Overall, Deltarune<\/em> is a fantastic game with an amazing story and  incredible music written by Toby Fox himself and guest artists such as Lena Raine and Plants Vs. Zombies <\/em>composer Laura Shigihara.  With intuitive gameplay that incorporates RPG and bullet hell elements from Undertale<\/em>, Deltarune <\/em>builds on the series\u2019 gameplay by including multiple party members and combo attacks. Additionally, each character has unique actions\/abilities: Kris can perform various actions via the ACT menu, Susie can use her powerful Rude Buster attack, and Ralsei can use his Pacify spell to spare tired enemies, with more on the way in upcoming chapters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While development on the game has taken over a decade since it was first conceived in Fox\u2019s fever dream in 2012, the quality of the chapters out so far prove that the game isn\u2019t stuck in development hell – it\u2019s residing in development heaven. For gamers interested in giving it a try, Deltarune <\/em>is available on Steam for both Windows and Mac operating systems, Switch 1 and 2, and PlayStation 4 and 5, with the first two chapters available for free as a demo. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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