As much as it deeply frustrates me to see such bad faith takes and blatant refusal to acknowledge the deeper messaging of a game and character I hold so dearly… it’s starting to get a little silly to see Deltarune Let’s Players react so negatively to Berdly.
If you are one of those folks who find Berdly just that annoying, I’m sorry to say this but:
My comrade in arms, my fellow gamer - That Is You.
You Are A Berdly, and that’s not inherently bad.
If you have the time, patience, and devotion to find yourself sharing your feelings on games like these, to take a moment out of your day to experience this journey with Kris and company, to gain admiration and understanding for Noelle and Susie beyond their surface level initial impressions, even to wish to belong amongst them despite the closest thing you have to a presence in this world being an annoying thing that pops up on occasion… then you’re way closer to the bluebird than any other character in this game.
Berdly isn’t an irredeemably bad character, nor is he a shallow parody of gaming culture. He’s a reflection of the very people the game is made for, the kind for whom this storytelling and sense of belonging is so important, and the only reason you hate him so much is because you don’t like what you saw in the mirror.
Then again, I’ve heard even the smartest species of birds struggle with identifying their own reflections.
