Awarded gamesGames of the Year Division
Award for excellenceUNDERTALE
General Description
| Title | UNDERTALE |
|---|---|
| Release | 2017/8/16 |
| Price | 4,320yen(tax included) 1,620yen(tax included) (Download Version) |
| Platform | PlayStation®4 / PlayStation®Vita / Nintendo Switch / PC |
| Distributor | 8-4, Ltd. |
| Publisher | 8-4, Ltd. |
| Developer | 8-4, Ltd. + Toby Fox |
| URL | https://undertale.jp/ |
| Copyright | UNDERTALE ©Toby Fox 2015-2018. All rights reserved. |
Reason
Indy game which achieved an unprecedented big hit all over the world.
The hero strays into a world of monsters, encounters unique characters, and experiences a story filled with humor and surprise in this "Nobody has to die, gentle RPG"
The warm graphics of 2D pixels and the lyrical story that branches off depending on how you handle the monsters impressed many users who had been awaiting release in Japan.
In the general voting, along with the comments "I was shaken," and "I want to play again from the beginning, erasing the memory," we received messages of thanks to Toby Fox saying, "Thank you for putting this game out to the world." Based on such comments, the game received the awarded.
Work Introdution
This game, in which the hero strays into a world of monsters, encounters individual characters, and experiences a story filled with humor and surprise in a "Nobody has to die, gentle RPG," was highly rated both in Japan and overseas.
The features of this work are...
· You do not have to defeat the enemy. You can leverage the unique battle system to grasp the hearts of monsters and escape danger skillfully
· When attacking enemies, you can give great damage if you have good timing. When you want to avoid enemy attacks, you can look down like a shooter game!
· Unique original art and soundtrack
· Characters with several traits appear one after another! The story echoes "Tamashii" that makes you feel relief even though it is funny
· Developed almost completely by one person!
· You can become friends with all boss characters!
So far, it has been released for PS4, PS Vita, and PC, and a Nintendo Switch version was released on September 15.
Comment of the game producer
Thank you very much for this prestigious award!
This is thanks to all the fans who have helped me. There are people in the world who have not forgotten the love of old-fashioned RPGs, with strange people, dogs, skeletons, robots, and dogs. I am really happy to know that.
I do not know what will happen to our world, but if there are a lot of people like you, I think the future is surely bright. I appreciate your warm support!
So, I accept the prize money of 4 billion yen, okay! What?! There is no prize of 4 billion yen?! What?! Reaaaally?!
Are you serious?!!! Noooooooooo!!!
* (A small dog gets into a small car and starts to drive recklessly!)
Hahahahaha!!* (The car bumps into the table leg and overturns!)
Wow! Wow, Aaaaggh!! * (The car blows up and fireworks in the form of dogs go up)"