UnderFAIL (jk this is a masterpiece) │ Undertale Review 

WHY DOES TOADETTE MORPH INTO PEACH CLONE AAAAAA (great review btw)

Arlo: "I didn't really want to play the Genocide route." Sounds like he didn't have a bad time.

Never played this game. Never heard of it until earlier this year. Pre-ordered the Collector's Edition. I love EarthBound to pieces, so even the infamous fanbase can't turn me off to this. The fact that it was made by a single guy speaks to its vision. Dope review Blue Dude.

It's refreshing to see another positive review of this game and not just another tryhard crapping on it simply because it's popular.

Dude. You’re making an Undertale video in 2018. I clap to you my dude

It really annoys me that people write off such a masterpiece purely based on the fanbase alone.

"If you don't wanna play it because you're put off by the fanbase, well . . . get over yourself." So well put, I've felt the same way about this game for years.

7:14 That REALLY needed to be said.

Someone: *Mentions Undertale* Edgy teens: BUT THE FANBASE!!!

6:49 "It gets me dreaming about what kinds of games I might make if I had the time to learn how to do it" That's the thing though, Toby Fox admitted he still doesn't know how to code a video game! There is even a joke in the game that the entire thing was created by a dog barking into a text-to-speech program which created the whole thing because he's that bad at coding. Follow your dreams and put your heart into it, you'd be surprised where it can lead.

Every Undertale review video I go on has a comment about the fanbase. Who the hell cares about the fanbase? I would still play even with the "crazy" side of the fandom. Just let it go. Every fandom has this bad side. It's just Undertale had it a bit worse. But so did fnaf, sonic, mlp, batim, su, and other indie games. All of these fandoms I've mentioned have pretty much calmed down. A fandom doesn't stay bad forever but it's bad reputation stays forever.

Plays undertale for first time Arlo: Whats this garbage? Comes out on Switch Arlo: *PRAISE BE THE UNDERTALE!!*

Honestly, I still love this game, though I'm not obsessed like I was when it came out. This game is one of the things that made me really want to become a game developer (Though I was already thinking about doing that before this game). I never got a chance to play it myself, so I had watched someone play through the game. The fact that this game came out 3 years ago feels kinda weird to me. Also, I had seen gameplay of the demo about 2 years before the game released, so when it did, I was just wondering why it looked so familiar!

I'm a big pistachio fan but almonds are great too. Some people seem to really like cashews. GOOOO NUTS!!

The fact that such a talented guy became a game developer, That he found all the right inspirations to make a game, The fact that Toby was able to come up with all these ideas, The fact that he was able to fund his game, The fact that he was able to work hard enough to finish the damn thing, all of those factors made it SUPER UNLIKELY that this game existed in the first place. AND YET, through some cosmic miracle, IT DOES. We're incredibly lucky to have a game like this. ❤

Remember when people thought this game was overrated? ...then Fortnite came out.

Not only is the game itself enjoyable to play, many fans were inspired to create amazing music, animations and stories because of it. I love when that happens.

This was a fantastic review. You did the right thing by looking at the game at face value and ignored the rather blatantly horrid side of the fanbase and gave an honest look at the game itself. If you ask me, that's just the break this game needed. The fanbase can be so toxic that it's almost mandatory to ignore it in order to fully enjoy this masterpiece. Thank you, Arlo. I'll be sure to pick this game up when I get the chance. EDIT: Sorry guys, bad choice of words. I think the better word to use would be "honest" instead of "objective". And to clarify, when speaking of the toxicity in the fanbase I was referring to the blatant control obsession a good chunk may have, and not those who do questionable fanart, fanfics, role playing, and other subjects that may be considered odd to some. I do not in any way consider the whole of the fanbase to be toxic, but I won't deny there is small shortage of it. Love something anyway you want, but don't be rude to others for feeling different. I also understand that those who may choose to be controlling of how others play the game may simple be passionate, but that doesn't mean I personally approve of such actions.

*MegARLOvania starts playing

“The best part of this game is love” 😱

My favorite recipe for butternut squash, guaranteed to make anyone go "yes please!": 1) Cut a butternut squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds and goop from the little round bit in the center. 2) Lay the squash cut-face-up in a baking pan. The places the seeds used to be are now little bowls. Fill each bowl with two tablespoons of butter and a quarter cup of brown sugar. 3) Bake at 375F for an hour or until the flesh is thoroughly soft all the way through. Serve. (Note that the peel is inedible.)

This game is pretty SANSational.

I don't get why people think this game is cringy. The fanbase is but the game is awesome. Also, if you like Undertale you should check out the Mother series if you have't already.

Love to see people like Undertale as a game

Dude I almost dropped my phone when I saw this undertale is one of my favorite games ever

This is the only game EVER that has made me shed a tear from the story . its amazing and I'm 4 years late , I only got it a week ago

Haven't played this game for 3 years but I'm ready to go back to the Underground

Buttertale Squash?!? YES PLEASE!!!

Yes, Undertale was an instant classic with great storytelling and humor, it's great fun and always will be, its too bad it gets so much hate because of the generalized fanbase, if more of the people who hated it because of the fans where able ignore just the crap section of the fan base and just enjoy the game "sigh" they be just might find a gem in this game

I will say this: The fan base definitely has some REALLY awesome shit in it, but some of it is absolutely fucking disgusting. One time in Taiwan, there was this artist, she was a bit of a Sans fan girl, and she made some uh, fan girlish art of Sans. She went to a convention in Taiwan, and someone claiming to be a fan of her work, gave her some cookies, she took a bite, and it turns out that the cookies had *NEEDLES* in them. I’d rather not talk about what happened to her teeth because it’s pretty horrific, I’ll let you use your imagination for that. And yes, I learned this through RU-vid (I don’t remember the youtuber’s name)

7:18 It's about time somebody had the guts to say it. This is so true of all good meta that has a "toxic" fanbase. Good games, good shows and any other form of art should all be appreciated for what they are, not who they are enjoyed by.

This game......is so GOOD it is one of my favorite RPGS my favorite soundtrack has to be MEGALOVANIA just the theme is so deep and goes well with the sans boss fight in the genocide route like it or not undertale was one of the best games and still is and it will always be one of my favorite RPGS of all time

Que sans version of Arlo fan art

I used to be edgy and hate on this game until I came around and bought it on steam last year, it captured my heart. The simple aesthetic with an insane amount of depth really intrigued me. I honestly hope for someone like Undyne to get into Smash Ultimate now too lol, I just need a little bit more content

0:11 I like how most people would say they are sorry for the bad joke but Arlo just says “ooh that rhymed”

I'm so glad that you enjoyed this game. It is one of my favorite games ever made and it makes me happy to see other people enjoy it.

Arlo, if you have no interest in performing the genocide route yourself, I HIGHLY suggest watching someone play through it, or a highlight of it. Theres even more clever stuff in there than neutral/true pacifist combined and it honestly is what left its everlasting impression on me. I havent beaten the final boss of genocide, myself, but even with that as my “ending”, it still resonated beautifully with me. It makes me smile every time I see someone struggle through the route - not out of challenge of gameplay, but of emotion. Glad to see you liked it, and I’m glad most people in the comments do too. I hope more come to enjoy it as soon as its on switch 💖

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the genocide route, specifically. I assume you'll watch a playthrough of it, like most of us scrubs/softies?

This is a Guide to enjoy undertale to the largest extent AND be a normal fan 1.Go in blind this game is so packed full of jokes and surprising moments even knowing the smallest amount of the game can ruin the experience 2.Choose the path you feel like going on that's where a lot of the fun comes from and having someone who forces you to go down one path will give the feeling that the choices you made weren't genuine 3.Once you've played the game and had your fun don't spoil anything you'll ruin the experience for someone else 4.Don't continuously shove this game down someone's throat if they say it doesn't interest them you'll only make them want to play it less 5.call people out when they try to say the game is bad because of the fanbase it truly is one of the worst arguments in the video game industry as a whole even as someone who thinks the fanbase is one of the most annoying group of people on the internet I feel that it's still a crappy argument 6.When someone does point out actual problems about the game such as how grindy the genocide route is don't go all fanboy and defend the game to death and not give any actual arguments if you disagree state why you disagree in a respectful manner otherwise be accepting of criticism 7.And the most important rule is always remember Sans=Ness (I'm sorry for this oversaturated unoriginal unfunny and non humorous joke it was just to tempting)

Arlo are you cookie monster?

I recently bought a Real Grade scale gundam, and boy, was it easier to put together than I thought it would be. It comes at the smallest official scale that bandaid makes their fully poseable kits, but it has incredible parts separation, and none of the important details are left to stickers. The way the inner frame is made, some parts like the knee pad or elbow joint, the armor moves apart and separates naturally like a machine activating all the hydraulics and mechanics necessary to move and lift heavy objects. I love it, and I plan to re-paint certain armor plates to make my own custom version. If this sounds like something that could be fun for you, but you dont wanna invest in a model kit only to find out you dont REALLY like it. I'd recommend any High Grade kit in the HGIBO line (HG Iron Blooded Orphans). Specifically any of the variations of the Graze unit. They are one of the cheaper kits in the entire gundam line, and very simple to snap together. Oh, all gundam kits are snap-fit, by the way, no glue required. So yeah, try something new. I only started myself this February, and I absolutely love it as a hobby.

Undertale's without a doubt one of my favorite games, and it's such a depressing thing to see that people avoided playing it due to the toxic fandom However, I must admit that its fanbase has/had a good side to it with many artists and writers, I have to give it that. It's a personal thing that I thank the game for discovering lovely people

“Hello, my merciful and/or phsychopathic friends!”-Arlo, 2018.

I have over 24 hours of Undertale soundtrack remixes in my iTunes library.

I love how a 20-year-old dude and a friend of his made a better game than like, full-fledged game companies.

7:26 Puppet Dancing (Far Right) brings me joy.

Tell you something else? Okay. I want to make at least one videogame of my own someday. One of my ideas is a superhero game not dissimilar to the recent Spider-Man title for PS4, though probably nowhere near as graphically impressive. The main gimmick is that it will have no progression system - you, the player, figure out what abilities you have through practice and experimentation with the controls, since the character will be a new superhero herself. This means that all the hero's abilities are unlocked from the get-go, (though there will probably be a moves list that fills in as you disover things so that you can refresh yourself later if you need to), and the only thing limiting you is your own willingness to experiment. It also means that for returning players, they don't need to worry about being powered-down if they want to experience the game again. Same for anyone unfortunate enough to lose their save data. I have this scene in my head where the game boots up for the first time, the title screen is the hero standing at the edge of a building, and when the player presses start, the hero jumps off and goes into a free-fall, with the player in full control right from the start. From there, whether or not the hero takes flight and glides gently to the street below, or to a nearby rooftop even, or contiues to plummet straight down until the hero faceplants into the concrete (no fall damage thanks to their armor) is completely dependent on whether the player figures out how to start gliding before they hit the ground, justified as the hero herself was also trying to figure out how the glide function works. I also say it'll be similar to Spider-Man because I want to make traversing the world fun. Although it might be safer to say it'll be closer to Prototype than Spider-Man, since the hero will have abilities like gliding, aerial boosting, and skating on any surface. I imagine the setting being a kind of future-city with possible floating buildings to climb and flying cars that can be bounced off, with emphasis on cylinders in the environment, to help set it apart from the typical New York setting. So...yeah. I hope that was an interesting read at least. Original idea, do not steal! :p

Another amazing aspect about this game is how emotional the genocide route is like bruh I almost started crying multiple times especially when fighting undine

Best UT Rewiew of all time. Not only because it's so positive This puns were incredible.

"But you know what Undertale has going for it, perhaps even more than amazing music and a pleasantly simple aesthetic and a terrific story and abundance of humor and clever combat? It's..." ...what kind of love, Arlo?

But can we just remember that if you played Memory on the Waterfall Piano, there is still a dog armed with the power of a legendary artefact out there

Can you do a tutorial on how to get butternut squash and how to make people say YES PLEASE when you serve it to them?

undertale is a game that I beat awile back and the more I think about now the more I appreciate it. it's themes and how it tells a story that's not so black and white still resonate with me. fun fact goat dad my fav char. the decisions he has to make are brutal but you come to understand why

Your channel is one of my favorites. I find your writing and delivery to be fantastic and you manage to do so in a way that does indeed stay family friendly while still being entertaining for folks of all ages. I don't remember how exactly I found your channel, but I'm I did!

1:11 Well Arlo, I've actually thought more about the Mario & Luigi series and some good old avoider flash games when it comes to dodging attacks. And what about the blue soul specific attacks where we go jumping around?

I've loved this game since it was release and I love that you love it :-) It's awesome to see people's first impressions after the hype has mostly died down.

By simply singing Twinkle Twinkle little star and the Alphabet song you have soon realised that they both have the same theme. Although some of you guys probably already knew that huh?

These games are great and all but nothing can get close to the greatness of SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 BABY!!! GAME OF THE YEAR 29 TIMES IN A ROW!!

I love how now that Undertale is on Switch, more people are getting into it.

I kind of want this but it brings back traumatic memories of my middle school friends lol

6:21 I did once and lemme tell ya, IT WAS THE HARDEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN A VIDEO GAME! Just above collecting everything possible in Super Mario Odyssey, and beating the final level of Super Mario Land 2 on my 3ds!!! And the hardest part to bear through it all was not the grinding, the boss fights, HECK - I managed to beat Sans after failing so many times! The hardest part to bear was that feeling, that cold feeling inside myself that just gradually grew and grew and grew as I went forward with this genocide run. I was curious to see the ending, but I didn't realize how many chills would be sent throughout my entire body during this extremely long and arduous run...and when I got to the end of it...I met that chilling feeling that was throughout my body at all times during the run. Her name was TARR - the entity I had been playing as - but was not aware that that entity had been waiting for me this entire time! It's as if I had let the entity, TARR; make me feel so brutally uncomfortable! And all because I was curious about what would happen if I did a genocide run myself... *I could talk about how this applies to the real world, but it's insanely hard to explain, and I wrote a LOOOONG comment already. So Arlo - if you see this comment - give whatever feedback you like :)

The thing is some stuff in the fandom is really awesome, like the amazing fanfights and art. if a fandom is big, theres gonna be a... interesting side to the fanbase. if a apple has a bruise you dont throw the apple in a volcano.

Have you played Hades? It's an absolute masterpiece in roguelike game design, and the story is utterly sublime. I'd highly suggest it! And it's out on the Switch!

Should I get the game?

Man, Mother 4 sure took a weird turn after the universe ended in 3. At least we got this entry released in North America!

Funny how the only thing that made me think that undertale Aged was it's sequel. TobyFox really keeping the fire up.

Now play Dust, programming and art also done by one person. I think Dust: An Elysian Tail is better, personally.

Arlo, you always have a little hint of green in your fur. I think you can solve this by two ways: 1. Back light. Will create separation from your blue hair to the green screen 2. Add some spill bias (I think it's called) that will change the hue of edge of the key. This might be able to pull the green out of the fur edge.

Once you’ve played through it the first time, you are blown away. The second time, you realize how much dialogue you missed

I like cookies (oh undertale is also pretty cool).

Oh Arlo you HAVE to experience the genocide route (if you would rather just watch someone play it because its to hard/grindy, thats fine) but you HAVE to at least see it. Your missing major chunks of the story/lore if you dont. It is VASTLY different from the pacifist or neutral ending and would be a shame to walk away from the game without seeing it.

It's nice to come back to this review after a couple years. What an amazing game, ever since day 1 I knew it was a masterpiece and even as I've gotten older I still know it is.

I just found you and I’m already loving everything!

Honestly I agree with everything you say about Undertale, but for me honestly, when there’s no one to talk to or no puzzles to do (a good example is Waterfall), the game seemed boring. That is my only complaint about it. Have a good day, everyone

OVERN'TTALE

Undertale is so good I bought it twice. Once on PC and a second time on switch

The game is a gem I love it, gameplay, story, characters, music, Lore, bosses and all the secrets to be found

I'm a shiny hunter

Undertale is the only game I've actually cared about the characters, every RPG or any game really, the characters just felt like mindless NPC's to me, there to further my quest or halt it. Undertale was different... I dont know how to describe it but its just a very emotional game for me, which is crazy because I hated the game until I played it in December 2018. I wont forget this game

Did you know that the first Waffle recipe was made in the 14th century as a husband's letter to his wife on how to make it?

7:26 - (Keeps rewinding to this part just to see the many Arlos.) 7 is like "We did it (we did it!) we did it! (YEAH!)". 6 is all "Yeah, man! It's, ah... pretty good!" 5 is all "Y'know? It's, ah... not that bad." 4 is all "I could take or leave it." 3 is all "meh." 2 is like "nah, I wouldn't." and 1 is all "... what am I DOING with my life!?"

Underboi

First time I've ever been fist watching a big youtuber

Ok you got it Arlo! In Illinois, there's a city called Metropolis, and the entire city is just Superman and DC themed.

Spider Dance is still one of my favourite tracks in the game, next to Undertale and Battle Against a True Hero. And don't feel bad being 3 years late; it's never too late to play any game

the amount of 'LOVE' put into the game... i'm not sure if that was a coincidence or a joke, if it is a joke, then, all i have to say is... that was a pretty good joke arlo! (it probably isn't though...)

Something else: This game has rooms that can be pretty hidden if you don't know the requirements to get there. A Switch-exclusive boss battle even opens up when you get to the Neutral Run's endgame, and many people don't even know about it (although most of the fanbase probably does by now).

Love to see a fresh view on the game. I could cry lol bless you

Undertale is honestly the first or second best game i have every experienced. Undertale is just such a unique experience, and all of its stuff felt like it was directed right toward me. Toby fox, i bless you

And yet, at the same time, at the very end, I feel like I was poised to grab a hand where it was needed most, and then tearfully yanked away. I'm not sure if Toby will get his second wind to set that right, or if he even would want to give that to us, so I'm supporting and cheering on as many promising apocrypha that I can. While many such projects have fallen by the wayside, I currently see immense radiance from two enduring titles in-progress. If you can spare the time-- or if you're particularly rabid, the cash, I ABSOLUTELY recommend you check out "Dreemurr-Reborn: THE END" and "Aftertale"

Anything? Uhhhh. Peachette, I think she is quite interesting. In a way she helps explain why Princess Peach is the ruler of all those Toads, cause she is a Toad. But with a power up she never seems to lose for some reason.

This game. It may only be a few years old but I fills me with nostalgia.

I had this sitting on Steam for years and never got around to doing anything with it. Finally played it when it came to the Vita, and I ended up enjoying it a lot more than I expected to. Nice to see it come to the Switch, but I'll probably be content with the Vita version.

You somehow managed to capture everything great about this game in an 8 minute video! Outstanding job!

Since you said go nuts, a patronus is just a magician's fursona.

THANK YOU for properly explaining how this game works and its appeal - I've seen lots of people rave about it but fail to describe how the gameplay actually works

Undertale saved my life. I don't want to get into details, but when I was going though a very painful period of my life, Undertale and the fandom - especially the AMAZING Undertale Musical on RU-vid - helped me though the darkest of the dark.

Fun fact, you can actually play the switch version on a keyboard if you plug it into the dock through a usb no adapters required. I’m pretty sure this is the only game that actually allows this but I could be wrong

I’m trying to make my own game. I’m trying to expand the battles with cooler things like a stomach system showing how much you can eat, expanded room to avoid bullets and a focus on making your little representation of your character feels like you. So much is planned. Dynamic backgrounds like asgore’s fight are in most battles, making the final battle against the evil control of the player who wanted to have fun even more intense.

I get the feeling Undertale is gonna be the next Skyrim in five years. (That is to say, it's ported to just about everything, and people will buy it on everything it's on.)