DeltaRune 1.0

DeltaRune came as a surprise to many. There was no hint of it - no warning, nothing. It just suddenly dropped on Toby Fox's twitter one day with little fanfare. Personally, when I downloaded it, I was expecting nothing more than maybe twenty minutes of gameplay. Surely this is nothing more than a teaser for Undertale's sequel, right? Imagine my surprise and delight when I found a fully-featured adventure that, while shorter than Undertale, was far more than I thought I was getting.

DeltaRune, at first, looks like a sequel to Undertale's true ending. However, sharp-eyed fans will quickly notice something's off - none of your friends from the last game seem to know who you are and have reverted to their personalities before their character development. That sets this up as an alternate reality instead of a sequel - one which I'm eager to see continue in the future.

The characters are just as delightful as they were in Undertale, though this game focuses on a new cast. Despite  the game's short length, I feel that they have more development than the ones from Undertale, by virtue of there only being four major characters that the story focuses on in a more traditional way.

Those major characters follow you around because of the new combat system, which is a combination of Undertale's unique system and a traditional JRPG party system at the same time. When you attack or get attacked, you need to finish a minigame to determine how much damage is dealt either way. This time, though, you need to manage the health of two other party members and learn their attack patterns as well. It's a  lot more in depth than one would expect.

If you were a fan of Undertale and haven't tried Deltarune yet, what are you waiting for?