So now that the silence has finally lifted, I can talk to you about Deltarune. And hooooooo boy, is there a lot to talk about.



Before I say anything else, I just want to note that in all my expectations, I never expected to actually get a game to play yesterday. That is… An insane thing to drop with all of 24 hours notice. And in that, I just want to seriously show some appreciation to all of the hard work and love he puts into this series. He obviously cares about not only creating good games, but also crafting a memorable experience surrounding them - and that’s awesome.

That being said, here are my first few thoughts under the cut:

I am in love with the new sprite style, battle system, menu, etc. It really does feel like an upgrade.

with the new sprite style, battle system, menu, etc. It really does feel like an upgrade. Susie is not THE Suzy. If you notice, the spelling of their names isn’t the same. This could just be a genuine mistake, but honestly I’m leaning more towards it being a purposeful false lead.



Asgore’s flowers are definitely not just flowers. They’re the same color as the human SOULs and sit in the same kind of container they did.



In that intro, those background sounds are definitely Giygas samples. Specifically, I’m pretty sure it’s a stretched and slightly modified version of the track Giygas Intimidates from Mother 2/Earthbound.



We’ve finally seen the non-Goner version of this guy, completing the full set! (thanks, @playfulpiano​!)

There are… A lot of subtle things wrong with this game. A lot of character relationships and current state of affairs just plainly don’t make any sense. Sans not knowing Toriel until recently, Asriel being alive and healthy, Asgore’s seven SOUL Flowers (granted they aren’t called that, but I think the symbolism is pretty straightforward), Alphys not really knowing Asgore or Undyne, etc…



I’m going to make a somewhat early jump and say that this is our peek into the Alpha Timeline, the one destroyed in Gaster’s accident. We’re not seeing post pacifist - We’re seeing what things were like in that world.

Somewhat of a stretch (by which I mean, a huge stretch) but Kris’ name is an anagram of Frisk, minus the “F”. Since Frisk is quite noticeably missing, I think there might be a connection.



Gaster is…. Very strangely absent from this game. There are various hints to his existence (The entire intro sequence, the sound you get upon trying to use your phone, the fast travel “doors”) but he’s practically non-existent in the code.



It is very, very difficult to accrue any EXP. Actually, as far as I can tell, it’s impossible. I’ll have to check around more because I find this pretty odd.

Actually, on that note, it seems like any choices you make… Really don’t matter. This makes sense to me, since you’re told that right from the beginning, but it also leaves me feeling a little frustrated.



Especially since even when you just fight everything you come across, the character dialogue doesn’t change. It’s honestly almost like they’re ignoring you.

Dogcheck still exists, unfortunately. New song, though



Debug mode also still exists, and is just as useful! Can cause some pretty hilarious bugs, though. Will post pics later once I’m at my computer.

The naming easter eggs still work (Using Sans, Toriel, Papyrus, Bratty, Catty, or QC will cause a line about “an interesting coincidence” to appear. Typing Gaster will immediately reset the game.)

The window name will periodically change depending on where you are (Hilariously, it will change to “DOGTARUNE” if you enter the Dogcheck room)

You can’t view Ralsei’s manual in game, but it does exist in the ripped sprites. It’s also very adorable. (thanks to u/Animelici804 on Reddit for the upload)

The files have a very interesting naming scheme. Almost anything related to the intro sequence begins with either “DEVICE_” or “PROCESS_”. This combined with “GONERMAKER” is… Interesting.

Lastly, as of right now, there seems to be a distinct lack of secrets hidden in the code. It’s entirely possible that I’m just missing them since I’ve only got spaghetti code to look at, but it doesn’t look like the “Attention Hackerz” message or the one about secrets exist at all. There also doesn’t seem to be any secret audio.

Overall, I’m just insanely excited about all of this. My love and obsession over Undertale never really disappeared, just went quiet for a while… And it is now back in full force.

We’ve got some exciting things ahead of us!!