12-25-2015, 10:23 PM
(12-25-2015, 10:17 PM)Ehksidian Wrote:I'm not buying it for her because I've literally never seen her play a JRPG or interactive novel.(12-25-2015, 10:12 PM)Surge Wrote: JRPGs being shitty aside Undertale uses everything as a storytelling element first and actual gameplay second, it's a creative blending of features but when the only mechanic making it truly unique as a turn based RPG is a bullet hell minigame in a window with a lower resolution than the original gameboy it gets difficult to credit the gameplay for anything other than being an ingenious storytelling tool.
Undertale is a solid 6 or 7 because again, it's very inventive and I respect that, but it has more in common with a good novel than a good game, it simply breaks the RPG mold so creatively that it overcomes it's lack of actual gameplay meat.
That still doesn't justify calling it an "interactive novel", nor your refusal to buy it for her. If she isn't interested in it, that's fine, it isn't for everyone and is indeed great mostly for fans of JRPGs. Whatever, it's your money and your gift.
no rush for buying games anyways since there's no daily sales, too, so you can take your time figuring out what games to buy her.
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