How Undertale Was Made and Why its Success Scared The Creator
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- This Undertale documentary details the development of the indie video game Undertale and goes behind the scenes of its creation. Discover how developer Toby Fox came up with the idea for the unconventional RPG and how he wanted to challenge conventional RPG mechanics and tropes and fully embrace the video game medium. While Toby developed Undertale mostly on his own, he did receive help from several artists, most notably a friend of his named Temmie Chang.
The documentary also explores all the design decisions that Toby Fox made and how the game was inspired by a Wikipedia article about arrays. It also details how Toby Fox struggled with the success of Undertale and even caused a burnout. Lastly, the documentary also takes a look at Toby's next project Deltarune.
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The impossible dodging of bullets I am experienced in, because
that mechanic is from Touhou
8:11 was looking for that, specifically
And it's really sad that the Touhou fandom and Undertale fandom don't get along...
-but yet I'm a fan of both-
Touhou. Absolutely Touhou. Praise our Lord and savior the beer addicted ZUN.
Fnaf
@@floxersadd4952 FNAF is high on my list ;)
Hiveswap. Its second game (in a promised line of 8) just released... and the story is a mess, but an interesting one
I finally realized that when Muffet said, "I was hired by a man in the shadows," She meant she was a fan design.
That was a clever line
So glad she exists cause then I wouldn’t have a favorite character :>
I think that was also referencing how Mettaton hired Muffet anonymously to kill the protagonist
@@FakestLoogi i thought it was flowey but i guess not
@@timberd1513Flowey didn't "changed forms in the shadows"
you forgot to mention the part when Toby kicked the creator of Super Smash Bros' ass in his own game.
Imao
And now sans is a real gunner skin as well as an official Megalovania remix. The icing on the cake is the irony about how Nintendo has always been gung-ho over copyright striking fan works, especially ROMs, and Megalovania is from a ROM hack of a Nintendo property.
@@sourpuss5951 So what about the PC port of Super Mario 64, and so on?
@@TheBreakingBenny Uh, Nintendo didn't make the PC port.
@@Baconator2558 That's my point; it's an unofficial one, and who knows how long it'll take before they get their attorneys?
“i wonder if kids will get crushes on characters in my game. like, papyrus or sans. i feel bad for these theoretical children”
-Toby Fox before undertale was released
sans undertale
Why do people call Sans Sans Undertale? Why would Sans have the last name of the game name?
@@tantris2876 because it's funny idk
If he knew. *If he had knew.*
Is everyone on this planet’s last name Earth?
I wish people would give temmie more credit it seems like she did a lot of the work as well
Man. She is amazing. I've always given her credit. Tbh Undertale and Deltarune wouldn't be the same without her. And deltarune could even be possible without the crew.
@@sjdjdje ¿?
temmie is great
well she's in the credits what do you want lol
@@lucutes2936 People never give her enough credit online, that’s what they meant
The 'Undertale' track will always make me slightly emotional about Undertale
Bam ba dum ba dum dum dum
slightly?
This is my favorite track from the game
His theme
Yeah..It's that connection we made with all the characters and the moments we had are all summed up in that OST. I genuinely cry pure tears of joy and sadness, with no control! This game is truly gone beyond a game and made us remember it and cherish it forever.
With how hardcore the Fandom has become
Toby Fox had good reasons to be scared
Absolutely in the highest order
Dude the fandom think they're fixing undertale, in my opinion they're destroying it
@@tedtheemeralddefender8530 Word ;-;
@@tedtheemeralddefender8530 rn the fandom is very tamed look at the brighter side of the fandom theres 2 good series on yt that is ut inspired rn and its name is glitchtale an underverse and dude most of the comic have an really great story
@@muskker9959 u know all fandom make porn of whatever thing they like...its normal
THIS is the part that people dont see. Toby maybe one of the few indie devs that managed to get a hit on his first release, but it wasnt his first experience. Toby was working on art, programming, music, etc way before he released the demo. And even with the demo he still had to work a lot to create Undertale, write stories, scratch designs and musics. Considering the time Toby studied before creating Undertale, we can say that he worked on it for a least 5 years
cupheAD
Who doesn't see this? Anyone who actually tried making a game knows it is hard af and you have practically zero chance of making a hit regardless of how many times you try to.
@@kracko1367 To be fair he was churning out a bunch of Christian videogames. Making a hit game is hard enough, making a hit Christian game is pretty much impossible imo as very few people want to play religious propaganda to begin with.
I think Toby began developing Undertale around 2012, as the Kickstarter page began on 2013.
@@_Xenocidal technically Deltarune was decided on around 2012 but didn’t fully started development until 2014, Undertale started development on around early 2013.
So basically Toby saw all the AUs and decided to make his own, and thus Deltarune was born.
He already had deltarune on his mind
@@younggamer7218 I know, I just forgot and made the joke without realizing 🤣🤣🤣
@@lmao1660 it's ok
@@younggamer7218 If you look at the deltarune logo, the symbol of the dreemur family, you can see 3 triangles (2 up and 1 down) and a ball with wings
In deltarune you are a team of 3 with the mission to seal the fountains and banish angel's heaven
3 people, 3 triangles, 2 of them being lightners pointing up, and 1 prince of darkness pointing down
And the angel, a ball with wings...
he definitely had the game planned a long time ago
@@daridon2483 yeah I know
I cant wrap my head of HOW THEY USED MICROSOFT PAINT TO DRAW MOST OF UNDERTALE.
You mean a "Story board"?
i also drew pixel-art on microsoft paint, it isn't that hard
Paint is actually the standard for pixel art. It’s hard to do pixel art on higher softwares like Photoshop or SAI.
step 1: zoom in all the way
step 2: select the pencil tool
(optional step: enable gridlines)
step 3: draw
step 4: zoom back out
step 5: enlarge the image to the size you want
that is way too complicated for LITERALLY ALL THE GRAPHICS
@@tsunderecat413 Ah yes... The ancient skills of MS Paint... Passed through by the wise ones
Can't believe Undertale's about to turn half a decade old in roughly 2 weeks.
Part of me is kinda happy and part of me is sad
in 2025 undertale will be 10 years old
Omg..why does it feel like 2015 was just 2 days ago..??
damn, deltarune CH1 is getting 2 years old in October, omfg time flies
Wait wtf
me in 2015: "what is this game? I don't understand how to play"
me in 2020: undertale speedrun never get boring
same lmao, except I just found it in 2018
@@KeaneJ123 found out about it in 2016. I only get to play it 5 years later. Because lf the xbox port. Did neutral and pacifist already
@@Evanxbdlt I found it because I always find undertale music on my recommended until I got so fed up that I played the game, but it ended up being one of my favorite games
I found it thru a ytp lol
@@jaybutnotjay found it thru a minecraft omega flowey map
I feel like Touhou is not brought up enough when it comes to Undertale’s influences. Toby began playing Touhou games in middle school, and they are what inspired him to compose music more. He performed an arrangement of Necrofantasia at his church in high school, and received a standing ovation. The importance of Touhou to not only Toby Fox but all indie games is too often overlooked. Props to you for mentioning it for like 15 seconds.
THIS. I've been following Toby's days since 2011 and everyone knows that how Touhou shaped his creativity. Hell, he even create his own iteration of ZUN's music and posting it on tumblr. If it's not because Touhou, we'll never get the bullet-avoiding gameplay gimmick that makes what Undertale really unique.
For real, I entered this video thinking he'd mention it's influence in Toby
I never knew about that, but it makes sense given some of his composition style and some references. In fact the thought of what was essentially a one man band producing a game as successful as Undertale made me draw parallels to ZUN himself.
the barrier? sounds a bit familiar. it's because he was inspired by touhou, not to mention Toriel's design VS. Sariel's
@@mion1944 if he mentioned shin megami tensei inspiring him which that series alone is already not well known in the west then there no excuse for undermining the mention for touhou but he did bring it up in the video
Whether you like of hate Undertale, you have to admit that it's developer is a respectable and deserving guy.
I want to like this 10000000 times bc it's very true, it's impossible to hate on this guy
Chads Toby and Scott vs virgin Yandev
hating undertale was never an option...
Naoko Marie
Lucas Pope should join the “Chads” camp.
He's a superbly inspiring guy, I really do wish to be like him
Undertale's soundtrack is one of its strongest assets. I still listen to it years later. It is just so good.
Yes. I completely agree. Without the music Undertale would be a stupid pebble. Also if the music was in a different style it would be crap, too. The characters and the graphics and the music all fit together. If one of them changed, it just wouldn’t work. That’s why I like undertale so much.
I AGREE. The music are just so iconic, The most iconic musics of them are:
His Theme
Home
Hopes and Dreams
Undertale Theme
Fallen Down
Theres more but these are the best of them in my opinion.
The songs are just so iconic, they arent pop music but theyre just catchy, especially the His Theme and the Undertale Theme, Fallen Down and Home (especially the music box ver.) are so nostalgic and good to vibe to on lonely days, listening to these actually helped me stay away from anxiety and depression when im sad and alone.
The bone trousle is more of like a comedic good time kind of to vibe to music and megalovania really fits for the boss fight against sans.
Especially the Undertale Main theme i could see myself as an adult humming this music as a bed time song to them. Its just so damn good.
@@BootyRealDreamMurMurs i loved battle against a true hero its my favorite
It is one of my favourite things in the world. It is what makes the game so memorable and special to me!
Deltarune makes me feel "that way" again for sure. There's just something about his humor and creativity that doesn't get stale for me.
19:55 "I hope some day a kid who liked undertale grows up and makes an amazing game. I would be happy to play that"
Hits harder than a bullet when your dream since you were a kid was to make a game as unique and cool as undertale.
What kind of game?
@@ChariChadVGST Id like to know what you're working on! Personally, im working on a spiritual successor to link to the past, and Ive been watching videos like these for inspiration. Toby was pretty dead on in my case when he said he hopes he inspires someone to make a great game.
@@ChariChadVGST It all sounds cool on paper, but have you thought about the world that your character will inhabit? From there, set up different types of character motivations and personalities that progress the narrative in a cohesive way. Another thing is, and most important of all, how would you make this game fun?
True, Undertale was first, that motivated me to do something great like this :D
@@mamushi390 Thats awsome man keep that large vision in mind and let it inspire you. but remember to start small i am on the same page as you i want to create an ambitious game but i’ve started with simple games. what engine do you use?
Toby: Earthbound helped me learn how to read
Media: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that.
lmao
What else is new? Its the media and now all they talk about is Corona and the occasional hazard or something else
From an article by pcgamer, part of the 'media':
"Either way, the impact it had upon him at an impressionable age is clear. “I played Earthbound when I was four,” he says. “I was so young that it helped me learn to read, and also transformed my brain forever.” Seven years on, his affection would blossom into obsession when he started visiting noted Earthbound fansite starmen.net."
YT Hunter:I'm gonna pretend i didn't see that.
@@mohammedsami6907 lmao gottem
People say cartoons and video games don't teach. Lies! They can teach you the language!
I can’t believe it’s 2020 and people STILL appreciate this game. I’ll never forget how amazing this game was to play, and I hope others don’t forget it either :)
I'm so happy to see that people still love the game and share their stories about it, glad to see the video having that effect!
UNDERTALE is my favourite game and that will NEVER change. I will NEVER forget this awsome experience. It will stay forever in my heart. ❤
I did Pascifist because I really love those characters and I really care about them. I will never do Genocide! Not because of the bosses,just because I REALLY love this game/tale. I can't hurt those characters! I won't even try to do that! I love them. REALLY love them.
In my opinion people who do Genocide are TRUE MONSTERS. How they like doing this run? And...why? To say that they beated Sans? Are they happy that they killed the entire Underground? These people are just heartless! It is really annoying when they say : "If you didn't defete Sans you're noob","I cryed when I "HAD" to kill Undyne" or when they say "Chara why you did that". They are really annoying!!
They think that they're strong because they slay them all,they can't understand that they are just HEARTLESS MONSTERS. And no they didn't *HAD* to kill them! Neither Chara did anything! Chara isn't phycopath,THEY ARE.
People that has,had or are doing Genocide or even trying or thinking of doing this route are villains.
Anyway I will stay the hero at Pascifist and I will CONTINUE because I truly love this game/tale/expirience.❤😑❤
And one final massege. Don't ERASE them,SAVE them ❤
I love undertale so much, even though the fandom is terrible all I put my focus on so on the game, it's a really awesome and cool game. I'll still appreciate this even in a few years.
I just hope that the future children will like this game too
Same♡♡♡♡♡
"Toby hated backtracking"
*laughs in deltarune*
I don’t remember backtracking much if ever when playing Deltarune. When did it happen?
@@blunderabluez jevils puzzle need backtracking and snowgrave route starts when you backtrack to trash area
@@umagopi1125 those are not standard routes though; Jevil is a secret boss & Snowgrave is a genocide route. I just did standard pacifist run. I’m pretty sure a core element of the first game was that you had to put in more effort gameplay-wise to be a terrible person, so it makes sense why that’d apply here
meanwhile you have to backtrack all the way through the game to talk to npcs at the end, half the areas have no fast travel
@@umagopi1125 those can hardly be called backtacking. Broken key B was fairly difficult to find but other than that I don't think there's any real backtacking
Gotta feel sorry for the people who submitted Glyde and So Sorry who had to watch as their characters were made into Easter Eggs while Muffet is a main boss
I feel it's for the better for So Sorry (you probably know why).
R.I.P Glyde, tho. Didn't even got his own theme.
What is so sorry
i think for muffet the guy donated more money
@@Gelatinfanboi well, basically, there's a secret room in Hotland. There's a gathering for an art club at a specific time on a specific date, and if you're there on that date at that time, you encounter So Sorry, a secret boss. He's so sorry because he's five minutes late and bumps into you to start the battle.
@@jomogaming2 you can also change your time zone date or whatever its called to the date and you can enter thats what a dude called merg did you probably know him tho
that's really heart touching, especially the last line when toby said that he hopes someday a kid played undertale creates a similar game, thank you man i really needed to watch that
I tell you, he seems like such a great, humble guy!
@ابان شاہ yeah, and many others like final fantasy and stuff, and the result was amazing
I, the great p- Umm….. Pokie…? Shall be the one to create the similar game!
@@8bitpokie826 simp simulator?
@Hatsune Miku with a fricking g u n who knows, even Toby wasn't expecting that he'll create such a masterpiece
I like how everybody just universally agrees that Megalovania is Sans’ theme when Toby himself said he put it in because Megalovania was “the Total Embodiment of Final Bossitude”. Just like Dating Start, the theme doesn’t belong to a character, but to a situation.
Plus, there is literally a song called "sans." in the soundtrack
CubitBot that’s his normal theme. Megalovania is his “I’m pissed now die” theme.
i thought sans's theme was 'sans.'
**coughs in Homestuck and earthbound Halloween hack**
@@yat_ii Main characters have an overworld theme and a fighting theme.
'sans.' is sans's overworld theme (and Grilzby's theme). sans's battle theme isn't in the game but it is called 'Song that may play when you fight sans' in the soundtrack
Toby Fox is a brilliant man who made a beautiful game that people years later are still playing and enjoying
hes such a funny and down to earth guy too. GOD id die to be friends with him
@@Maukiki same dude
(Large text warning) I dont regret join this community since 2016, if a year was the best to be, it was 2016, when the game explode and become more and more popular, i remeneber 2017 was even a Ad of undertale! Ps4 and xbox and even nintendo switch, this is a good community, but where it gone wrong? Well.. when the wrong side of undertale community come and basically was: or only frans ship, or ONLY and i said, ONLY sans, basically 2016 was best because Aus dont even was a thing, and was becoming a thing to community every year that pass, basically from a perfect community to a hated community, not really a lot that hated but yeah it become, it was too perfect to a community, Well its all i can say now
@@estrelaplatinada6506 The community was never good, not even during the early days
"I hope someday a kid who likes Undertale grows up and makes an amazing game"
That was the best thing I've ever heard. 18, going into college soon for game development, and a burning passion for Undertale which inspired me to learn game development in the first place, it would be actually amazing to ever be able to fulfill his hope.
Ballistic biscuit, stay *DETERMINED*
Do IT
Do it! Also can I be a tester hahah.
How are you now?
@@RoddPH I'm still going strong, I graduate in December
It's so fascinating and inspiring how a game made in GameMaker and Microsoft Paint has had more cultural impact and success than most triple A studio games today
Amen.
GameMaker? How does it work?
@@returnedtomonkey8886 I'm no expert on gamemaker, but its basically a gamemaking engine with little coding experience needed to make a game. Its on steam for like $100 i believe
@@returnedtomonkey8886 its a drag and drop game engine made for people that don't have any coding knowledge.
It’s not the graphics, it’s the substance.
What people need to learn from Undertale is that it’s not an overnight success. Toby has had a long background from already established fandoms, namely Earthbound and Homestuck, making things like mods and musics, and then he makes something small as a demo and sets up a funding and expanded that demo only after the funding is well-established.
Don’t fall into the trap (like my studio’s indie game did) of just making a big thing on your own for years out of your own pocket, with no community or backing and then just releasing it expecting it to blow up. It won’t. Save yourself from this disappointment.
what is the name of the game
@@nanami_akumudeadchannel7115 They are asking about the game of RadenWA's studio.
@@Josuh game itself also looks like overly niche to me with very generic guitar hero type visuals and game play at first look. What he says right but I mean if you are starting to make games for passion you should expect that it might get no profit at all
I’m pretty sure Earthbound and Homestuck was pretty niche compared to Undertale.
@@restlesscryptid9488 God, I’m an idiot. I meant his work on Earthbound hacks in particular, not the game itself.
5:10 Tutorial → TuToriel → Toriel
I just realised this. Toby is way too smart for us.
I thought it was Toriel as in TAUR-iel (taur meaning bovine and -iel meaning a guardian angel) but knowing Toby's sense of humor, you're probably right.
The creativity of the game is what makes it successful, the music and story are it’s strongest point.
Exactly. The characters are so different and unique and instantly iconic.
i think the thing that differentiates indie games from AAA games is the focus on quality. AAA games are normally well rounded in quality, with every side of them being presentable. but a jack of all trades is a master of nothing. games like undertale aren't afraid to leave their weak points open as long in order to focus extremely hard on others. undertale may not have the most complicated and beautiful visuals, but it more than makes up for that with its incredibly strong music, writing and story
“ He didn’t want it to be as hard as those games”
Sans: are you sure about that?
Touhou Project: Pretty sure he is.
@Hatsune Miku with a fricking g u n no way. Cirno is the strongest.
@Hatsune Miku with a fricking g u n yes and no. Sans can use karma.
@Hatsune Miku with a fricking g u n but if you look at stats strongest ones are toriel and asgore, since souls amd determination arent stats
@Hatsune Miku with a fricking g u n he said hard not strong
"I hope someday a kid who liked Undertale grows up and makes an amazing game. I would be happy to play that."
Me: •-• i cried. really tho that is realllllllly heart touching.
Fans of undertale are makin alot of fan games and an fan series and also comics 2 great fan animation series is still alive rn
@@dot2382 indeed just like Toby did with Earthbound. I hope that we can see something truly their own one day and not a fan creation though.
@@anindyassdey its definitely an circle great developers inspiring some kids and those kids will start workin on an game that will be very great and it will inspire another kids its a circle of great developers
@@dot2382 y e s
That's what toby did to mother 3 if you've seen mother 3 THE INSPIRATION IS VERY OBVIOUS
A reminder, it's *2022* and we still love this game, as well as anticipate the upcoming Deltarune installments at the edges of our seats. Back when it was new and people really started obsessing over this game, it became so crazy within the fandom that it scared the rest of the gaming community and left a sour taste for the people who just wanted to play their favorite games without hearing: "Undertale is *the* best video game ever," so as a response, their distaste for the game and its fans grew into hate, and they started saying Undertale is greatly overrated. You could compare it to Fortnite, a game that surged in popularity and had infamy for its... less kind fans. Fortnite is still a well-developed game, but it got a bad rep. However, neither game is "overrated," just some people took their love for it way too far and made it seem that way. It's unequivocally one of the greatest (in its specific genre, of course) games of the century.
Ähm no ofense but if a game is good its normal fore people to love it fore years to come. Final Fantasy IX and Kingdom Hearts 1 are older and still beloved.
The key thing I’m taking away, is that indie games that have major cultural impact seem to have systems and stories and secrets that provide each player a differing experience and foster a sense of communication between players
The often forgotten thing about Undertale people often seem to forget, is that every route perfectly manages to make you feel like you should feel:
-Genocide is supposed to be boring/unsatisfying (you need to grind out every single area until no one's left to even try to get this ending and you don't even get the satisfaction of killing Asgore at the end yourself) and make you feel bad for killing everyone (even Flowey, who isn't even able to feel emotions, is scared of you when he realises even he isn't above his own rule of kill or be killed after all and Asgore asking what kind of monster you are).
-Neutral is best described as the fun or the most open route since you have full control in who lives or dies. And I'm just going to be honest here: I legit cried during Azzy and Chara's backstory.
-And finally, Pacifist is the happy route where everyone gets to live happily and you actually make a lot of friends while having a lot of fun and/or helping them to overcome their problems (from Sans' jokes and the dates with Papyrus and Undyne to convincing Toriel you're strong enough to keep yourself safe and helping Alphys to learn her how to accept herself and help her get over her anxiety issues to finally sharing one final heartfelt moment with Asriel before he turns back into Flowey again, but not before he breaks the barrier once and for all, which means Chara and Asriel's plan was succesfull even when it actually meant they both had to die in order to make their plan succeed).
I think I'm probably an outlier but the genocide route was extremely satisfying for me, especially compared to the neutral route that I originally did. The battle(s) with Sans was unforgettable.
@@RialuCaos you're not the only one with that opinion. I thought the battles against Sans and Undyne the Undying were pretty fun and satisfying too. I'll even admit I had a smile on my face throughout the entirety of both fights. Mettaton NEO's "fight" still was kinda disappointing, but it makes sense why it is the way it is when you know the lore of the game.
And I guess finally learning how Flowey learned to reset was nice too since that actually answered questions Neutral and Pacifist never did.
thank you for not being one of those grrr chara evil people
@@blood1nthewine why would I be like that when the game literally says it's you, the player, who's behind everything? Chara literally said things like "My human soul... My determination... They were not mine, but YOURS." when you encounter them at the end of a Genocide run. That's enough proof it wasn't Chara's fault in my eyes.
Mark i know but 90% of the undertale fandom is ? sorry ??
Undertale is in my not so humble opinion one of the best games ever made. It's simple, to the point and delivers such a strong emotional punch that no one could forget about it after finishing it. :P
I fully agree!
Honestly it’s one of those games where I have to ask how “Are video games art?” is even a question
Play Mother 3, that’s also a good RPG
It’s one of the inspirations of Undertale
Bitch I don't even care anymore, I think Undertale is better than Ocarina Of Time and I'm tired of pretending I don't.
Undertale is simply the most incredible RPG ever made, the Pixel-art Perfection that causes so many people to love it to the point of zero extent. The magnum opus of fourth wall breaks, the creative characters and storyline...
It's all combined to be the greatest, most incredible RPG ever.
This man basically single handedly made one of the greatest games of all time AND at the same time made arguably the greatest soundtrack of all time for a video game
I mean I wouldn't say its the best soundtrack in all of gaming nor is it the best game compared to everything else but it definitely is just really really top quality type of music and games that a lot of games nowadays sadly miss
So much for “if Deltarune is released it will be finished and bundled with all the chapters” We got chapter 2 tho! That’s good
chapter 3,4, and 5 might release all together, with a smaller wait time as well. isn't that nice?
Let's Hope so
the fact that people are still talking about Undertale...
fills you with *DETERMINATION*
It makes me happy because I just got into it and I thought the fandom would be dead
That's a fact
And fun fact is, that im such a new undertale fan. I found it about a month ago. So, new fans will come, undertale is not dying!
@UglyBird thx and ok
I will probably play it after I finish Ori and The Blind Forest tbh!
@@olijovelmacdonald aww welcome!
I really thought undertale was made by a professional team with many artists and game coders! This proves to show that anything is possible of you put your mind to it.
Stardew Valley was made by one person too. So many good fames with so much effort put into them :)
I mean
The exceptions aren't the rule
Thats a bad mentality
If i wanna fly i better have saving money for a plane
Not everything is possible but thats OK
You should check ZUN's career! He made the Touhou Project series, the one that heavily inspired Toby himself.
@@LTA_BR ⑨
Toby can do anything
10:43 Just a trivia: Bonetrousle was made to be the regular encounter theme for a game, as you said. That game evolved into Deltarune, which Toby is still working on!
I love how Earthbound helped Toby to read as a kid and shaped his life, while for me, Undertale made me learn English, as i'm French, just to be able to play it, and it too, shaped my life because I'm now studying to become an English teacher in France
I love how professional this video is! Most people this days see Undertale and just think of memes, witch sucks because it's the most emotional game I have every played. It is the only time I ever cried during a game!
Glad you liked it!
*every played*
Hey you should play Outer Wilds! Not the Obsidian game of a similar title but the one from Mobius Digital. It's truly fantastic and made me shed many tears
@@mr.b89 Thank you for letting me know
TheManWithAPlan5 Try Mother 3 XDDD
*How Undertale was Made:*
1. With Love
_oh wait..._
DID ANYONE GET HURT?!
Underrated.
@Yeetus Defeetus Well, THANK GOODNESS!
And determination
@Angel Pancake1212, this comment is not hate comment towards the community. Its a joke with double meaning.
Toby made Undertale with genuine Love, but then I realized "Love" is defined differently in the game.
Imagine creating a video game with low expectations to then 3-4 years later have one of your characters appear in Smash Bros.
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This...
Just this.
Seriously it's no wonder indie Devs are doing better critically than everyone else
Yeah, I agree 100%, unlike tripple A or even just a bigger indie team where games have to follow strict guidelines, toby had almost free reign, therefore creating a game close to his original visions
On how detailed undertale is. It has separate endings for every route depending on who you kill, it actually *remembers* what you did in the previous route, it has a "hacker" ending too, it focuses on all the small details, even which eye sans winks at you with depending on the route! The loveable characters, the immense detail, the game's graphics and everything all in all, especially the soundtrack... It's simply amazing. Great job, Toby.
If you try and delete your save after killing toriel, flowey comments on on how you regretted your desicion. This is one of the many little things this game does.
YeeeeeeeeEEEEEESSSSS
ikr pap
"There are no Mothers in the MOTHER series"
*Visible confusion*
Jake Rozewicz Hinawa..............
Right? Ninten's grandmother(the one who literally raised GIYGAS), the planet: Mother Earth, Ness's mother, Porky's mother, Hinawa.
Hinawa was literally Lucas' Driving force in Mother 3 so it does have mothers
hinawa
*"Ironic."*
Undertale I think is educational. As on the genocide route, it teaches the player about consequences of crime by making the genocide route significantly harder then the pacifist route. And the player might feel guilty when they kill papyrus.
Genocide is only hard because of undyne the undying and sans
Actually IRL it is easier to deal with things via destruction, so the pacifist route should be harder.
In the Ronald McDonald scene the children really sounded like they said "DIE!!" when Ronald asks what they wanna do 7:15
The perfect spoiler-free guide to Undertale that you can show to, say, a school class for a presentation.
wait no-
“Undertale” is so powerful that I talked about it in a college essay last year and got an ‘A’ and good feedback on it (to be fair, the content we were writing about was very video game focused because of the professor)
👏👏👏
based and blessed
Also the essay was like about how games can cause you to feel morally responsible and if it's actually impactful/useful or just annoying
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@dianarojo-jewell6091 I want to see it to
How it was made:
The artist: what should the villai-
Tony: flower.
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*toby fox: suffering from success*
Are you telling me Ronald McDonald saying “That’s a great idea!” isn’t creepy?
he made it EVEN creepier!
It was cute (◕ᴗ◕)
It's "That's a wonderful idea."
He's several orders of magnitude more creepy than Flowey. I can see why Toby toned him down. ;)
It's even more terrifying seeing him singing U.N. Owen Was Her?
Nightmare-fuel dud
The person that made papyrus deserves a good plate of spaghetti
temu
Papyrus is my favorite character
Papyrus og design was probably inspired by dedan from off
His only voice for me is the voice jacksepticeye gave him
@@synchrolord AKA the voice everyone gave him.
I love how the game straight up becomes a ridiculously hard horror game when you grind kills like in a conventional RPG.
All the small details make the game unlike other ones. From small humorous moments to actually making characters that feel like they have a 'soul' and individuality, the game offers so many things at once when you're not expecting too much from a game that is only a few hundred megabytes. Unarguably, the story, the soundtrack and the undeniable creativity really elevate the game and your impression of it to its peak. The game is definitely short but it feels long enough because you get to savor and enjoy every moment of playing it. All said still you can tell or rather feel that it's a work of someone who really cared about their work. Props for the informative and very enjoyable video and props to Toby and everyone who worked on the game.
I remember making a great friend in summer camp because of our mutual love for Undertale. I haven't seen her in more than a year, but, Bella, if you're reading this, I miss you! Anyway, Undertale definitely changed my life! And I still cry over the emotional moments and songs! And I still love listening to Man on the Internet's Undertale musical. I remember a time when I memorized most of the songs. I'm so glad that this game is still relevant 5 years later!
RosyKindBunny13 Bella huh my Oc, is actually called Asabell, funny. But i hope you reunite
I had a friend in Georgia named Bella who was obsessed with this game so it could be her if she was from Georgia not the country
@@RalseiGaming She's from RI, so no, it's probably not her. Unless she moved.
@Cinnammon_birb Yeah, I do kinda like Deltarune. Not as much as Undertale though.
I don’t know where I was 5 years ago but I just found this game, I heard megalovania and I was like this a dope song where is this from? And now I’ve played it.. what a game with an amazing soundtrack
when at the end you read "I hope someday a kid who liked Undertale grows up and makes an amazing game. I would be happy to play that." I almost teared up wtf
From the start I knew I had to end the video with that quote.
I caught something in my eye
@@mow_cat
What did you catch?
@@thebarcareport7705 TEARS!
What Earthbound did to Toby is like what Undertale and Deltarune did to us :)
edit: what the... 90 Likes? Thats Cool Thank you Guys
if earthbound never existed, he wouldn’t release it
@@danny67762 thanks to Earthbound
That’s not a fun fact thats an opinion. While these beloved series, turned franchise may have had an impact on you. Its impact can be debated for someone else. The whole point of undertale was so that no person had the same feelings and experiences so therefore this fun fact is demoted to opinion/ motivational/ promotional/ compliment. Depending on how you would want to classify it.
@@ERROR-hf3wx mistakes were made ;-;
sry
I’ve gotta admire Toby and Temmie. It ain’t easy just being α composer/former EarthBound modder and α freelance animator working on α neat little passion project, only for it to somehow become α quintessential piece of an entire generation’s pop culture.
Really gotta respect how they’ve been handling all that pressure.
15:35 This photo its just hilarious to me. Toby looks like he doesnt even know what he is doing there
it has some meme potential I'll give it that lol
I can never put my finger on why but from the moment I started playing undertale I got this deep sense of nostalgia and de ja vu. Like I'd been there before. I still feel like that with it and nothing has ever made me feel safer than undertale.
Second run.
Maybe you reset (just kidding)
Frisk? Is that you?
Yeah it’s like, that same feel as watching fooly Cooly for the first time. A sense of nostalgia for something you’ve never done before
“Have you seen this joke before? You turned around before I told you to”
These Videos are awesome and a true inspiration to keep me moving on my next game! Love all the insight and background you provide on the dev process and the parts of the dev process (like burnout) that plague many devs. Cant wait to watch more of your videos!
I watched this video and Undertale is actually heavily inspiring an RPG that I'm going to make. It might take a long time though as I never thought I would make a game as big as the one I have in mind. I am not alone in developing this game either, my brother is going to help. However, development can't start yet because my PC needs to finish being built.
I just realized that "Toriel" sounds like "Tutorial" when in fact she is the the tutorial character of this game
Toby you- 💀🤣🤣🤣🤣
Not trying to Be mean but that took you like 5 years to figure out? XD no hate
Also Toriel + Asgore = Asriel
And if you switch the letters of Asriel Dreemurr; you get Serial Murderer.
Toby must had been using his big brain when coming up with these names.
Space Dog Yes, yes it did
@@Shard_Soldier oh and don’t forget the four fonts that are names of iconic skeletons
@@Jaf_Easybots four-? I thought there was just papyrus, comic sans, and wingdings?
When I first heard about Undertale, it was through the Tumblr fandom, and I completely avoided it at the time because of the toxicity. It took me a year of it being released to actually try playing it for myself, and another year after that to completely finish it. All I can say is, nothing is going to amount to how I felt first playing it. I think the thing I did the most when I first played, and to this day, was just laying in bed at Toriel's house while the Home music played, just enjoying a moment of peace before a Genocide run, or a long journey to the end of the game in a Pacifist run. Not only does the game make you think, it makes you sit and realize that "despite everything, it's still you".
Toby Fox is genuinely one of my biggest inspirations for game making. Using unconventional mechanics and using pixel art to deliver visual input differently is incredible and I wish to someday reach that level of game design.
as someone who just played undertale this year and is experiencing bad grief for the characters (undertale affected me pretty deeply,) deltarune is definitely living up to its predecessor. just finished chapter 2 a month ago and the way my heart was pounding at the end of the second chapter was kinda crazy to me. i love ralsei, noel, lancer, and especially susie. i relate to susie so much. idk where the story is going but i dont trust kris and im genuinely scared for the other characters. the way that toby can make you care about his characters so much is really something 😅
The thing I love about this game is that it has understanding it literally interacts with the players
That’s what I love about it too!
Hirokazu Yashuhara (Sonic's creator) said once that you don't play a game alone, you are always playing with the people who designed the game
Toby took that concept to a WHOLE new level
the quote by toby at the end resonates with me a lot. recently ive been having an "itch" almost to create a game that is inspired by undertale, yet completely different. i love the undertale battle artstyle so much and ive been creating original characters in the style. im so excited to one day make this idea a reality because this game really means the world to me. also thank you for making this video, it made my itch to create even bigger and im really happy this was recommended to me :))
You're welcome, thank you for taking the time to watch it :D
undertale-inspired game buddies
I love it when the fourth wall is broken. I get what you mean. I loved doki and undertale, but I still want more of that brand of game. I get shivers when the curtains drop, and you see Monika talking about altering code. Or sans explaining that his laziness isn't just him being lazy but the realization that if it's all reset, what does it matter? I just love that idea of game characters seeing you and being disgusted at what you have done.
I'd play that game.
I wanna make a game, but coding is just super hard for me
The production quality is ridiculously good. Good job, your channel is blowing up and for you totally deserve it.
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this part also made me smile alot cause undertale made me wanna make a unique rpg game, i called it Starlight's Falls and it originated in a dream i had one night. i wanted to turn it into a game but as time went on, i kept improving, changing, adding more stuff to make it more better or equally amazing as undertale, also learning to make music and coding is hard to understand
So wait have you actually started? If you need a game tester one day find me lmaooo
Oddly enough, Deltarune came to Toby Fox in a dream as well!
Hey nice! Are you still working on it?
@@griffo73 unfortunately no, cause its hard to focus and then suddenly i had it collecting dust
@@ziluslules1201 that's what toby did, he saw what the characters would do and how the game would go in his dream. For example the queen in deltarune was mainly designed in toby's dreams
being waiting for this to come out for a long time
Sorry it took me a while :P
@@ThatGuyGlen don't be, you are awesome I really appreciate the work and effort you put on each video keep up the great work man.
Thanks man! Working on the next one now, it’s going to be about Celeste ;)
@@ThatGuyGlen xD I'm currently having a really hard time playing celeste right now lol, can't wait for it.
@@ThatGuyGlen Yes!! Celest is one of the best platformer games I have ever played !
I know a buncha kids in my class who loved Undertale. We're all also gamers, artists and coders.
Boys, we have a game to make.
I wish i had a class who was even half as great as yours
How is that game going?
@@stefanofeblesverastegui8869 we did end up doing a little rpg themed game as our final project for our coding class. it didnt go anywhere but i think fondly back on that even though we have since separated.
maybe one day we'll come together and make something a bit more.. improved
G E T C O D I N G
i have a dream that im going to make a game inspired by undertale. now im tearing up.
Okay, that end part made me cry. A kid who likes Undertale grows up to make a great game. I'm still a kid, and I love Undertale. It actually inspired me to start coding again, and I want to make a game that is similar to it and can give the same vibe Undertale does. I don't know how to code, and it's been really hard for me to even start and I'm already losing motivation. That statement really lifted me up, and made me feel like I could actually make the game someday. Thanks Toby!
well, how are you going?
@@NasipJewelry wow i 100% i forgot i made this comment, this feels like opening up a time capsule WOAH
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Toby Fox you are an amazing developer, Undertale and many other games inspired me to wanna start developing a game, I won't disappoint you!
I like that Deltarune is going to be a more linear and traditional RPG. The branching nature of Undertale probably limited the writing a little bit, and having more non-silent protagonists that stick through the whole adventure makes a big difference.
Deltarune is going to be more tragic, just wait and see
We're still unsure what the bigger picture is so I guess we'll have to wait.
Matt I. Who knows it could pull a one eighty on us i know how Toby, is Undertale, seems like a basic story at first, but then everything gets turned on you.
Ralsei McDuck Yeah some Homestuck levels. But It’ll take a ton to be more tragic then Asriel’s, past, but still i will keep my guard on the Susie, and Lancer, fight’s are hinting at worse events to come,
The8bitClicker _ Yep, we have no clue what Deltarune, could end up pulling.
A theme in all of these videos is vision. The developers have a vision and stick to it, and it leads to a beloved game.
ThatGuyGlen, your video changed my project today. I was feeling lost in how to make the game better for others, but I decided I want a game I enjoy above all else, and I made some decisive changes to make that happen.
Agreed! It seems like it’s much more common in indie games than big budget games, which makes for a much more interesting development story :D
Glad the video sparked something new in your own game, good luck with it!
Good luck on your game! :)
@@ThatGuyGlen thanks
"The developers have a vision and stick to it, and it leads to a beloved game." Any time I think about why indie games can just have so much passion behind them and why they can be so much better than, imo, the big budget games is this one sentence right here. Couldn't have said it any better. Not focusing on how your game is gonna make money and focusing on making your a game that you love and put all your heart in is something more big budget games can learn from.
I want to make a game I have in mind, but I don't know jack shit about programming or anything, all I know is character design and writing and how to pin point the plot lines.
I love this game so much, that I feel so much nostalgia the moment I hear just some notes of any track from the soundtrack. Sometimes I can't watch TH-cam videos where it's used as background music, because I instantly think about Undertale and totally forget to focus on the video.
Toby Fox and Undertale are a genuine inspiration for me. I’m writing a story but I don’t know what my story should be. A video game? A comic book? Or maybe an animated tv series? Im still struggling to make it come to fruition, but I think I’ll try and use some of Toby’s methods and tools
Undertale truly means a lot to me, the music is moving, and the characters are all wonderful. I’m not good at explaining myself but Toby created a masterpiece.
@AtomowyMudkip96 hold up are you fr?
@@iamrococoo IT's his opinión. Respect it.
@Demoniczny taboret tell me whats the problem with story and characters.
@Demoniczny taboret I'm not saying your opinion is wrong but...... *Pulls out a gun* change it :))
I was waiting for this for soo long.
Undertale is a game that connected with me very deeply. The gameplay , story , character , and amazing OST, lt was so new to me! The music and the determination theme helped me during very hard times.
Thank you for giving us such amazing content and bring a light behind its production.
Glad you enjoyed it! Totally agree, Undertale is such a unique and refreshing game. It’s everything I love about indie games.
Ayy Adhiraj!
I am an Indian too :P
Wish your teachers today xD
Also, I agree, Undertale is so good, however, Toby was a dirty genius 0_0
Why? Well,
G-ga-gas..
Nope.
@@Brahvim Medications?
@@clashroyalegamer8014 Too scared to say that. 0_0
@AurumPlay Too scared to say "Gaster", you know. I have even been getting nightmares where I meet him and stuff 0_0
..anyways.
I had an old comment about this subject, I will paste it here or something in-case you wanna read it, LOL!
xD
I was thinking about, in the future, trying my hand at making a game. And this right here sparks that even more.
Undertale has been such a comfort game for me, it's my favorite game. Most of it was my childhood. Toby & his games have given me so much inspiration, and I really want to use that inspiration in the future. I don't think I could accomplish anything close to what Toby did, but maybe, I could make my own thing, and somebody out there might like it.
Check Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) for more inspiration 😄
Toby and Eric are the reason why I adore indie 2d games so much and wish to make a small one myself
@@priyanshukatuwal Oh they’re both inspiration for me! Tobys always been more of one since i’ve known undertale longer, but they’re both a lot of inspiration for me
@@cristalclearmear Same for me lol
The fact he learned about a variable type and decided to make one of the biggest indie rpgs
"that's a wonderful idea!"
what's more disturbing, flowey saying it or ronald mcdonald?
Both
Nah, ima go with Ronald McDonald, not coz im scared of clowns but because I personally don’t find the line scary….. lemme guess. R/whooosh moment?
Flowey mcdonald
@@Terasenai no no NO
@@Terrariaenjoyer. breath manually now
And blink manually NOW
I love how Undertale is more than just a game. It teaches you about kindness and compassion, and the consequences of no mercy
AU where Emperor Palpatine played Undertale and turned away from the Dark Side is now canon.
@@CharaArmok little ol' palpatine gon change his ways
I still have no regrets about killing undyne. They shouldnt have made that boss fight so difficult on Xbox controller 😂
That's how art works, it reflects on the world around you, making you grow. Games are art, Undertale is just a game, nothing more. And it is a pretty good one.
Stuck on a genocide run rn actually….can confirm, the consequences are rough
Undertale really is a very unique game with the battle system being simple but very effective. The characters feel so real and the amount of emotions you feel in the pacifist route in contrast to the genoocide route is amazing. I really love this game
that vid is edited so well good job bro
Undertale will always have a place in my heart. I left the fandom a few years ago, but my love for this game is still the same. It was the gateway for me to meet new friends and artists.
Undertale has a nice homey feel to it, and all the dialogue is so meaningful or humorous. Not to mention that the OST is very emotional.
"I was so young that it helped me learn to read, and also transformed my brain forever."
Hey news, you think blaming games on everything is enough?
@Dumbo Octopus sorry, but you come across as sympathetic to those guys when most of the time it might be lies...? Please explain yourself.
Also, most of the time it would be the parents' fault for not keeping a close eye over their children and blame it on games, and that's where the trend started.
Get with the times-the media hasn't spread negative stuff about video games since the earl 2010s
The last person to blame shit on games was the president
@Dumbo Octopus
Theres not much enraging games, also theres enough proof you have probably barely even played a game
@Dumbo Octopus
Oh so you was saying that was pretty unfair?
*but you were a bit unfair on him*
"The difficulty is just right"
Sans: *default dance*
Uh. What should I say about that video? It's just amazing how much information you passed and the way you did it... very nice ty, I'm glad I saw that.
Anyone can try to make a game like Undertale, but I just don't see a possibility of this happening. Everything is so unique. The music, history, characters, alternatives, and how the game makes you role play is just art. I can feel the feelings through everything while I play it
Man...this has made me respect toby even more! He's seriously a really cool dude (no pun intended) and deserves the success he's gained over the years. Undertale was actually one of my first fandoms and it will always have a special place in my heart, from now until forever...
Nice pfp
@@jimmyjohnjoejr.9020 Hat Kid is the best.
@@rosykindbunny1313 agree
Toby: *sees sans fight*
Also Toby: That's fair.
Bruh its ez at this point
I mean he did make it to punish us
It’s pretty easy.
@@KeaneJ123 say that to the let's players in 2015 🤣🤣🤣
When beating it in 20 tries is considered incredible, it’s pretty hard lol
Thanks for summing this up for me. It's good to stumble on something by accident and learn the full gist in one go. Good job there.
This was a lovely video to watch for me as someone who’s never played the game, or been around for it’s initial hype, that really helped me know and understand it.
In my eyes, as someone who has only been aware of extremely casual gaming, and only of what others have presented to me like on the family wii, after I got into let’s plays everyone raved about undertale playthroughs so apart from being a little old by that point I never understood why apart from assuming it was all about the characters for them, like just another “popular things to relate to and heavily attach yourself to emotionally” I guess
No matter how old undertale gets, There will ALWAYS be people that still like it. If I wouldn’t know any better, I would say undertale will have the longest-lasting fan-base ever!
It's been 5 years... but Undertale is always with us. Thank you for the content
My pleasure!
"There will be only 1 ending..."
Me after trying the snow grave route: well that was a fucking lie...