unorganized thought dump ahead, so don't expect anything nearly as thought out as my usual reviews... also, no spoiler tag, but i will go over tiny hints of spoilers (the furthest being who the antagonists/protagonists of the chapter are)
i'm not sure what it was about this chapter, but the humor didn't really land for me. well, okay, let me rephrase that. i enjoyed it a lot, but less so than chapter 1. i'm not sure if i've just generally outgrown toby fox's style, but a lot of the quirkiness didn't stand out for me as my personal highlights the way it seems to have hit for the general internet. for me, this is most obvious with spamton. i like his lore significance, but didn't care for him THAT much as a character besides how much his dialogue style gave me a headache to read through lol. his miniboss fight was VERY cool, but much like jevil in chapter 1, i would never have found this on my own. i think i'm just an idiot? BUT WHATEVER!! it was super fun, and truthfully every character fight in this game reinforces just how creative and brilliant toby fox is as a game designer. each bullet pattern was unique and incredibly fun. i beat the fight on my first try, but knowing how scrappy i got by, i just want to fight it over and over again to really master it. a lot like how i always felt fighting sans!
generally, i liked chapter 2. the dark world here was super fun, although the puzzles felt really random and a lot more boring than every puzzle in chapter 1 and undertale combined. i did like the word, spelling, maze-y puzzle though. wish they had used it more than the mice. queen was awesome, and i liked seeing lancer and all the darkners from chapter 1 again. rouxls card supremacy, as ALWAYS. loved his character and i can't wait for him to continue to shine. berdly and noelle were great additions to this chapter. noelle is cute, and i like her a lot but oh man i just love irritating characters because I FUCKING ADORE BERDLY!!!!!!!!! anyways. that's all i have to say there. also, queen is cool.... i can't say much without wanting to gush, especially in reference to her AMAZING BOSS FIGHT that i do not want to ruin for anyone else whatsoever.
what else can i talk about? oh yeah. the music is pretty good here too, but that's to be expected with anything toby fox touches. my personal standouts are going to be hip shop and, you guessed it, "BIG SHOT." Love the use of leitmotifs from previous undertale songs (especially mettaton neo, who, for obvious reasons, spamton reminded me a lot of while playing).
final thoughts: the alternate route that can be played in this chapter is super sick. love it. had no idea it existed when doing my blind playthrough, so opening up the wiki to see what easter eggs i might have missed only to see a WHOLE OTHER ROUTE was awesome. again don't want to say much without spoilers especially since the game is so fresh in my mind and i think i might come back with more fleshed out opinions eventually.
im excited for the rest of deltarune to release, especially since the next release will come with 3 chapters rather than toby drip feeding the fanbase one chapter at a time. with this though, i am equally excited for things to change massively. i like the dark world a lot, but after 2 whole chapters it stills feels infinitely small, and i look forward to a deviation that can spark some new life into the formula otherwise i think it will very quickly become tiring.
i'm not sure what it was about this chapter, but the humor didn't really land for me. well, okay, let me rephrase that. i enjoyed it a lot, but less so than chapter 1. i'm not sure if i've just generally outgrown toby fox's style, but a lot of the quirkiness didn't stand out for me as my personal highlights the way it seems to have hit for the general internet. for me, this is most obvious with spamton. i like his lore significance, but didn't care for him THAT much as a character besides how much his dialogue style gave me a headache to read through lol. his miniboss fight was VERY cool, but much like jevil in chapter 1, i would never have found this on my own. i think i'm just an idiot? BUT WHATEVER!! it was super fun, and truthfully every character fight in this game reinforces just how creative and brilliant toby fox is as a game designer. each bullet pattern was unique and incredibly fun. i beat the fight on my first try, but knowing how scrappy i got by, i just want to fight it over and over again to really master it. a lot like how i always felt fighting sans!
generally, i liked chapter 2. the dark world here was super fun, although the puzzles felt really random and a lot more boring than every puzzle in chapter 1 and undertale combined. i did like the word, spelling, maze-y puzzle though. wish they had used it more than the mice. queen was awesome, and i liked seeing lancer and all the darkners from chapter 1 again. rouxls card supremacy, as ALWAYS. loved his character and i can't wait for him to continue to shine. berdly and noelle were great additions to this chapter. noelle is cute, and i like her a lot but oh man i just love irritating characters because I FUCKING ADORE BERDLY!!!!!!!!! anyways. that's all i have to say there. also, queen is cool.... i can't say much without wanting to gush, especially in reference to her AMAZING BOSS FIGHT that i do not want to ruin for anyone else whatsoever.
what else can i talk about? oh yeah. the music is pretty good here too, but that's to be expected with anything toby fox touches. my personal standouts are going to be hip shop and, you guessed it, "BIG SHOT." Love the use of leitmotifs from previous undertale songs (especially mettaton neo, who, for obvious reasons, spamton reminded me a lot of while playing).
final thoughts: the alternate route that can be played in this chapter is super sick. love it. had no idea it existed when doing my blind playthrough, so opening up the wiki to see what easter eggs i might have missed only to see a WHOLE OTHER ROUTE was awesome. again don't want to say much without spoilers especially since the game is so fresh in my mind and i think i might come back with more fleshed out opinions eventually.
im excited for the rest of deltarune to release, especially since the next release will come with 3 chapters rather than toby drip feeding the fanbase one chapter at a time. with this though, i am equally excited for things to change massively. i like the dark world a lot, but after 2 whole chapters it stills feels infinitely small, and i look forward to a deviation that can spark some new life into the formula otherwise i think it will very quickly become tiring.