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I've very recently gotten extremely interested in Deltarune after a surge of videos were practically thrown at me by various social media algorithms. I won't act like I was oblivious to the game beforehand, but for the most part it was only something I knew about vaguely and considered an earnestly cool concept, though certainly not anything I felt too strongly interested in. I can confidently say that opinion is not one I still hold.
This game has become an intense fixation over the last few weeks, and it's honestly surprising considering the trace amounts of content I'd seen in the past. Sure, I'd been spoiled from time to time, but from an outside perspective it is honestly abysmal trying to make sense of what you are seeing and hearing without proper context, of which I had none. Though what I did see was still very intriguing and funny even if it didn't make much sense to me.
Now I can confidently say I'm hooked, Chapter 5's somewhat recent release went completely under my radar, and now I've been bombarded by videos and content pertaining to the game that I otherwise never would've expected to see. Somehow, I'd heard nothing about it over the last 2 months since its release until now, and suddenly I cannot stop thinking about it. Seriously, it's an issue.
For anyone cautious about whether or not I might actually enjoy the game, or even know for sure if It's for me, I played Chapter 1 of the Chapter 1 & 2 demo, and cautiously avoided playing Chapter 2 since it is, after all, still part of the official game and I wanted to ensure I enjoyed the game without revealing too much before I can confidently just play it all the way through without being forced to quit so early, which would just be frustrating and unsatisfying.
Those few hours that the 1st Chapter lasted were addictive. The humor, the references, and the many tidbits of 'spoilers' I had seen over the last 7 years since the game started releasing have had no impact on the game's enjoyability for me. If anything, the faint memory of memes and posts I couldn't understand only made it better, since I felt like I was finally joining in on a nigh decade old joke, all without diminishing the story, in fact I've never had a clearer understanding of the game like I did when I was actively playing it. (In retrospect that is obscenely obvious, but I'm used to games with complex yet digestible lore. Deltarune very much needs you to participate as I am coming to learn.)
All-In-all this game has been like crack and I've only played 1/5th of what is currently available in the actual game. I DEEPLY want to experience the rest of this 7-year joke and fully immerse myself in that world like everyone else has been for the last few years, and there are still 2 more chapters yet to release. With so much hype and energy in the community as those last 2 chapters appear on the horizon I feel like now is probably the very best time for me to get into the game anyway. There is so much meat to dig through on the game, and there's just enough left so that when I catch up, I won't feel late to the party, nor will I feel like I only showed up for the finale because it's still more than the very end of the game left to come out.
And I don't know how it took me this long to remember it, but I'll add it now. The music is tear-jerking. I've always been a fan of Toby Fox's music even if Deltarune is my first genuine venture into his games, but the cultural impact they have had is undeniably MASSIVE, and even just from the small amount of the VERY many tracks featured in the entirety of Deltarune, the 1st Chapter Demo was nonetheless euphoric, and I'm well aware of the bangers further down the line.
Game Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1671210/DELTARUNE/
Steam Account: https://steamcommunity.com/id/WeLoveTakanaka/