Undertale is a relentlessly charming and clever indie RPG by developer Toby Fox, often matching - and occasionally surpassing - the quirky sentimentality and keen self-awareness of the SNES classic, EarthBound. While you can absolutely use the unique, bullet hell-esque battle system to slay your foes, the game encourages you to understand them and show them mercy, or even befriend them. The level of detail and often abstract mechanics (for example, staying in the room Toriel asks you to remain in at the start of the game will result in a string of bizarre cell phone calls if you're patient enough) clearly communicate that this is very much a labor of love. Beautifully written and beautifully presented; pick up the soundtrack bundle if you can.

Consider this: I bought The Phantom Pain to tide myself over until Undertale finally released.

[i]Undertale[/i] is a relentlessly charming and clever indie RPG by developer Toby Fox, often matching - and occasionally surpassing - the quirky sentimentality and keen self-awareness of the SNES classic, [i]EarthBound[/i]. While you can absolutely use the unique, bullet hell-esque battle system to slay your foes, the game encourages you to understand them and show them mercy, or even befriend them. The level of detail and often abstract mechanics (for example, staying in the room Toriel asks you to remain in at the start of the game will result in a string of bizarre cell phone calls if you're patient enough) clearly communicate that this is very much a labor of love. Beautifully written and beautifully presented; pick up the soundtrack bundle if you can. Consider this: I bought [i]The Phantom Pain[/i] to tide myself over until [i]Undertale[/i] finally released.