Developer Toby Fox became a household name in the video game industry after the release of Undertale in 2015, withSans becoming a Mii Costume inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateand Fox developing music forPokemon SwordandShieldafterward. The first chapter inUndertale’s follow-upDeltarunereleased late 2018, and it seems fans who are waiting for more will be getting an update soon.
The September 10 issue of the Japanese video game magazineFamitsu will be celebratingUndertale’s fifth anniversary, and part of that coverage will apparently include an update and screenshots forDeltaruneChapter 2, according to a post by Famitsu today translated by sites like DualShockers. However, it is currently unclear how substantial the update will be, or how heavily it will contribute to theUndertalefeature as a whole.
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The cover of the upcoming Famitsu issue was drawn by Temmie Chang, according to DualShockers. Her work on Undertale was notably punctuated by a race of monsters in the game called Temmies, and the artist has also gone on to release asmall RPG game calledDweller’s Empty Pathas part of a series.
According to a report by Ars Technica,Undertalehad an estimated 3.5 million players on Steam alone in 2018, though the game has also been made available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Fox has said that one of his inspirations was the 1997 PlayStation “anti-RPG"Moonthat recently released on Nintendo Switch, receiving its first English translation after over 20 years.
The influence of that anti-RPG can be seen inUndertale’s structure, as the originally Kickstarter-backed game was billed as being the RPG where nobody has to get hurt.Undertaleallowing players to choose their morality on a spectrum from saving to killing every monster, combined with its presentation and excellent writing, helped make the game a quick favorite for many.
Sans appearing as one of the few independent characters inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateis one good indication ofUndertale’s success, as is the fact thatAEW wrestler Kenny Omega dressed like Sansto enter a match in 2019.DeltaruneChapter 1 took many of the elements and characters fromUndertaleand remixed them into something completely unique, so it will be interesting to see what Fox has in store for the next part ofDeltarunebased on his announcement in Famitsu.
Deltaruneis available now on PC, PS4, and Switch.
