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There’s no telling what will become popular and what will just be forgotten forever. A person could spend years on something and in the end gain nothing from it. However, at times that hard work will pay off with your hard work even becoming a cultural phenomenon. Whether this is for the reasons you intended though is a completely different thing.
Undertale is a game known for its many funny moments and great music. So much so that the song Megalovania has become an iconic piece of music. To further attest to its popularity, a mii costume for the character Sans was put into Super Smash Bros Ultimate with it being the only one of its kind to also have a music track. With a combination of memorable characters, great music and many, many memes this game has become famous across the internet with it being regarded as the number one meme game. But is that all there is to it?
For all the memes made about it, Undertale doesn’t have a lot of meme worthy moments. Sure it has many funny moments, however, only a few of these moments are actually used in memes. The internet has seemed to focus in on certain characters and moments with people being satisfied with just that. But what’s left if we stop focusing on those moments? An engaging story about survival.
With all of the memes about it, people tend to forget that Undertale actually has a plot. A human falls into the monster world with no idea how to get home. The actions that they take to survive this foreign land they’re in and potentially return home will drastically alter the game both in gameplay and the story as a whole. You must decide for yourself whether you will show mercy to your enemies or slaughter anyone who gets in your way.
People tend to forget just how much of the game is tied to players’ actions and their commitment. If you decide to be genocidal then you will be sitting there attacking enemy after enemy until there’s no more in the area. The game makes you act like the monster that you’re trying to be. The same is true in a similar vein when trying to be a pacifist. It actually feels like your choices have serious weight upon the world that you’re in. And with each route you also see different sides to the same character. Someone who was just a simple slacker in one route could become one of the hardest bosses in gaming in another.
A while ago, I heard someone say that you know something is popular if people are still making memes about it. And I have to say that I agree with that statement. While Undertale does have a lot of memes and jokes about it, they wouldn’t exist if the game wasn’t actually good. I am of the stance that if you take an actual look at Undertale you will see a masterpiece of a game. All it takes is taking time to look underneath the surface.
Logan Floyd-Mcgee | Writer
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