Undertale(Demo)

It's nice when you find a demo that not only shows you some neat gameplay, but ends on a good note.

Undertale is a roleplaying game about a little girl/boy that falls down into the Underworld, but it's not exactly as evil as everyone thinks. This is about as much as I can give away without giving everything away that's in the demo.

The main character lying facedown after falling a few miles down.

First of all, the writing is wonderful. both the player, the supporting cast, and the villain are written brilliantly. I found myself truly caring about Toriel, a monster that acts as a protective surrogate mother to the player. She was just so kind, generous, and caring that I felt terrible disobeying her. It was like picking a puppy.

Toriel leading you through a dangerous puzzle.

The gameplay is also completely different from most RPGs as, unlike most games, you can be kind to enemies, and spare them rather then just attacking or retreating, while all three are still being an option. I found a pacifist run actually more rewarding then a normal one, as it was much more hilarious and sometimes are really sweet.

Napstablook is probably one of my favorite characters.

Personally, I can't wait for this game. The wonderful writing and the unique gameplay will probably make for an awesome world to explore.

The Demo.

Fanpro

Normally I wouldn't post things like this, but recently I discovered this thing on Tumblr.

This woman called Nikka really needs to pass Social Science for the career she wants, but isn't really all that social, so she was afraid she might do poorly. So, she approached her future college professor and they talked. He decided to give her an exclusive homework assignment over the summer so she'll be able to pass his class.

Her assignment was to create a large social movement(a.k.a a fandom) over the summer.

The trouble was she wasn't an artist, writer, or game developer, so she was stuck. Until, of course, her friend  gave her an idea. You see, many people on Tumblr love to to obsess over things. They'll write fiction and songs, draw pictures, and even develop games about things as small as a 6 minute 16 episodes long web cartoon.

And thus Fanpro was born.

Fanpro is a project to create 1000 designs. These designs will only have a number, and nothing else. It is the job of the audience to create the character itself. Their backstories, their personalities, everything. You don't even need to be able to write or draw! You just have to have a small idea of how they behave and that's it!

Personally, I think this is awesome! This will let so many talented people be able to put themselves out there without being afraid of being criticized. And it's not like there's an ulterior motive behind this. This is just to help a college student get through college to pursue her career.

I encourage everyone reading to try to contribute to this project. Who knows, maybe you'll find out you're good at something that you never considered otherwise.

The Original BlogPost
The Current Fanpro Blog

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