Indie Smash Undertale Is Coming To Switch "Eventually"

This was a surprise highlight.

this was one of the big announcements for me. gonna double dip, for sure

This game has a crazy cult following. I bet a lot of the die hard fans are gonna be double if not triple dipping to get it again.

I might finally give the game a chance myself.

It takes inspiration from Earthbound and SMT so it should be perfect for me...but I'm just not interested.
Besides this Direct confirmed that I'm going to be very busy with my Switch this year, maybe if it's on sale I'll buy it.

If anyone hates this, you can just, you know, not play it.

Very cool!

Another one of those surprises that was leaked, well it was certainly strongly rumoured. Just like a Luigi's Mansion, Smash Bros, South Park, Little Nightmares.

@Kimyonaakuma It's only $10 on steam, so a sale wouldn't make it that much cheaper.

Will have to look this up. I’d actually never heard of it. Don’t even know what type of game it is

Have it on PC, PS4, and Vita. Tempted to buy it yet again lol

I haven't played it yet, it was on my PC game wishlist for when my backlog was cleared out a little more.

Looks like it'll be moving to the SwitchList.

I've already played this game to death, but to those of you who haven't:

PLAY IT. And stay away from the internet as much as possible until you do! This game is best unspoiled

I've been telling myself I would replay the game if it were to come on the Switch, well here we are. I liked it quite a bit for the music, characters & humor.

OO HECK!

@TheSpeedyMouse It will probably cost a little more on Switch but we'll see. Anyway there are so many games coming out that I'll save any money that I can

Don't really play PC games, so a Switch release is cool. I may pick it up, but there are much better download games out there like The Mummy Demastered.

I shot myself in the foot by playing the PC version first and watched like a million other YouTubers playing it. I should've waited when it came out on the Switch/Vita. Ah well, if there is a sequel/prequel in the future, I won't make the same mistake and just wait for a Switch release.

@RadioShadow
I wouldn't even dream of putting Mummy Demastered on the same level as Undertale.

Mummy Demastered is a decent game. 7/10

Undertale? A classic. 9/10 easy, some would even say 10/10

Undertale was made in GameMaker Studio 2...

https://nintendoeverything.com/gamemaker-studio-2-to-launch-on-switch/

I'm so glad I disconnected from the rumors so everything feels like a surprise like Undertale.

Ugh no, just no. I hate the Steam version, so no way in hell am I getting it for Switch.

Definitely double dipping for this one.

Definitely getting it again!

I never played this, and have wanted to and was hoping that it would come to the Wii U a few years back, but I am realy excited to see it coming to the Switch. It’s not on my priority list of things to play, but I’ll check it out down the line for sure

@antster1983 Actually it was originally made with GMS 1.4, but porting to GMS 2 is not extremely hard. It usually convert most of the scripts to the new engine without many errors and the incompatible stuff usually has an alternative method to be used:

https://help.yoyogames.com/hc/en-us/articles/231719468-Porting-A-GMS-1-4-Game-To-GameMaker-Studio-2

This game is, surprisingly, as great as they say!
Go for it if you're even remotely interested!

So happy about this. I’ve wanted it on a Nintendo console for some time, so now I’ll be giving this a go!

Came back to commenting NintendoLife (it's been a busy month, y'all) just for this Direct.

Alongside Five Nights At Freddy's, this is one of those "... because of the fandom" kind of games. As a result I'm not that much interested in it but given the Undertale fans worship the game as a Holy Grail, the port is more than welcome if this means more Switches will be sold.

@AlexSora89 I never understood the "I'm sure it's a good game but I refuse to play it because of the fanbase!" stance. I mean if you are curious about a particular game, play it and judge it/love it/hate it on its own merits. I personally cannot stand the elitist and overly defensive Dark Souls community and avoid any forums related to it, but it's still one of my all-time favorite games.

Great news, but I don't expect this game to come out until the holiday season. There isn't even a page for it on the Nintendo website.

@AlexSora89 Don't judge the game based on the fandom. Imo, you're missing out on a great experience if you do.

@OhHiMark
True, and I do understand Undertale's own merits. That said, everything about it seems to have been blown way out of proportion.
A good game? No, I don't doubt it's even better, it's most likely great.
Is its approach to fighting enemies unique? Not a single doubt, sparing enemies is a nice change of pace and the bullet hell mechanic is similarly nearly unheard of in RPGs.
Is the game revolutionary, though? Only in the eyes of its fans. You can only reinvent the wheel so many times.

@LegendOfPokemon
Believe me, the FNAF fandom made sure I wouldn't touch anything in that franchise with a ten-foot pole. You know when a bad guy is seen as "only misunderstood" and even "cute" at times? Those games' fandom cranked that phenomenon up to freaking eleven.
Stumbling upon a Chuck & Cheeses parody on Youtube? Expect lots of "LOL FNAF" in the comments.
Seeing something completely unrelated to the franchise? Expect someone with an animatronic profile pic and fitting username roleplaying as a FNAF character and acting in-character.
Now Undertale has not nearly done anything like that at all, but given the worship around this indie game, I'm a bit cautious.
Compare Haedox's first review of the game to his thoughts on the game a year later. Talk about going with the flow!
And... well... there's the PS4 Undertale port reveal trailer, which shows that either the game's creator himself or the minds behind the trailer know about how much the fans are worshipping the game; compare that to the Switch trailer and you'll find the hype around it has to have died down a little given how humble the latter seems to be about it.

I’ve been holding out on this game for this exact reason. I wanted it on a Nintendo console. Lo and behold my dream has come true! Day one buy for me!

@AlexSora89

"Is the game revolutionary, though? Only in the eyes of its fans. You can only reinvent the wheel so many times."

Whether true or not you have to actually play/experience something before making a claim like that. It's certainly polarizing and I totally get why people would worship or despise this game, but it is extremely unusual and surprising in a way that few games are. Whether that's a pro or a con is up to the individual. In all fairness though, I don't think I would call any game of the last couple of years "revolutionary" except perhaps Breath of the Wild or NieR: Automata in certain aspects.

Guess I’ll give this garbage game a shot. What’ll come next? Five nights at freddys?

Oh jeez. Part of me wants it, but I'm also legitimately scared to download this game onto my Switch.

Fantastic game, ignore the Internet and decide for yourself on whether you like it though. Some of the fanbase are horrendous and it's very hard to avoid spoilers. I might double dip so I can play the other playthrough in handheld. If they bring the collectors edition to switch I'm definitely buying!

This is a game I was interested in but was holding out for a Switch release of. Might just try it now.

Undertale seemed like a good game when I first saw it, then the community ruined it for me. Just like Rick and Morty.

Nice. It's still a neat little game, even if it was overexposed to oblivion.

@antster1983 This, to me, was what was so exciting about it! A lot of great titles are made in Game Maker Studio!

I finished this game and it just didnt do it for me. Thought I would love it- even bought the special edition for ps4 and it was just ehhhh. Once is enough for me.

Annoying fanbase aside, I think I might give this game a try.

Glad I managed not to jump on the PS4 version. I don't enjoy playing that system for whatever reason. This version will do it for me.

This one definitely came out of left field. I didn't even know it was on other consoles though to be honest, I thought this was PC exclusive. But I'm not complaining, been wanting this one for a Nintendo platform, and hey, here we are!

The Sans jokes will never die....even though he's a skeleton. ...... .....y-yeah...

This game inspires so many feels, highs and lows, in such sync between the game and player. As Mother's Basement put it, where many games you care about the characters, Undertale's characters care about you. That sentiment doesn't even need any fourth-wall shenanigans to ring true, as I was right there in the moments, just as pumped up, contemplated, or outright heartbroken as the characters themselves. I'd played through orating everything, putting my abyssal acting chops into dialogue delivery, and by the end I'd found my voice wavering with these emotions.

Definitely, don't look up anything past gameplay descriptions (EarthBound JRPG combat structure with shoot-'em-up attack dodging), as everything in this masterwork serves to harmonize the experience.

COME ON REGGIE GIVE US UNDERTALE 3!

Great news!

Was going to get for the Vita- now I’ll wait.

@Heavyarms55 You really should try it.
I was also very stubborn and refused to play it because of it's overblown, and in parts outright horrible (nsfw, fanfics, etc.) fanbase. However, once I looked past that, I got the game and now I think it's one of the best ever made. In fact, I'm playing it as I write this!
Try the demo, just look up "Undertale demo" and you should find it.

@OhHiMark
Mine was a bold claim alright, but now that Undertale is out, I don't think the RPG genre can be revolutioned any more... provided Undertale did just that in the first place.
You can spare your enemies, sure, but... well, that's kind of about it. Everything else is a bit EarthBound-y.