[Same anon asking about Kris] Also just... this is weird but thank you for still liking Undertale. I had a friend who said they believed it trained people to tolerate abuse because of the bullet hell system and it made me feel bad for feeling like the game was about learning from mistakes and how to be a better person. In hindsight I think theirs was a reaction to the "never hitting the 'fight' button is the ONLY RIGHT WAY to play the game" mentality but it still hurt. So thanks a lot 💝
no offense to your friend but genuinely that's one of the most bonkers interpretations of Undertale's themes and messages I think I've ever heard
I could maybe understand if it's like how people in youtube comments would notoriously harass let's players who did anything other than pacifist, but... I think that kind of attitude towards the game requires ignoring so much of what the pacifist route specifically tries to tell you. like, forgiving Asriel being completely optional? Sans' speech about how trying to do the right thing doesn't mean you're inherently innocent or naive? or Asriel again, outright stating that not everyone in the world is kind, not everything can be fixed by being nice and the best you can aim for is to live and not kill people?
...anyway, you don't gotta thank me for loving Undertale!! this game is one that so many people had a very personal experience with, and whatever feelings you hold onto from it are absolutely valid, no matter what anyone else thinks :'> and especially given that the internet has largely moved past Undertale being considered ~cringe~ - it's definitely the case in some circles, but a lot more people are out there just unironically, shamelessly loving this game. it's nicer than it was around 2016 and 2017, at least ✨
also personally my last major interest lasted at least 15 years so I'm not going anywhere any time soon 👍