Toby Fox Shares Deltarune Development Update: "No More Waiting For Chapter 5"

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"I got 2 chapters completely free of charge, because the developer wanted to bring some joy during miserable times. The audacity of this man to make ME wait for the next chapter!"

Can't believe it's been 5 years since Ch 1 dropped and 2 years since Ch 2 dropped. Like seriously, where has all that time gone? Also mad respect to Mr. Fox for giving periodic updates on the status of the game without spoilers, it's really refreshing to know good progress is being made and the actual status of the updates .

That's great news! The game really leaves you wanting for more. I hope we get to see more Noelle

I got two whole chapters for free! I was willing to wait however long! But I am so happy we get to play it sooner! I can’t wait!

honestly smart decision for the team to focus on releasing the game in chapters, rather than quietly work on the game for like a decade. for some reason it doesnt annoy me when toby does it lol

helps that the beginning chapters were free, and pretty meaty for what they are. keeps interest up and ill gladly pay for the remaining chapters

@Erigen honestly that attitude from people is crazy lol. I get waiting sucks but Toby has actually given updates throughout the year on the games progress, and like you said gave out two chapters! Let alone doing chapters at all, we wouldn’t be playing the game for a long time if we didn’t have chapters.

I can’t wait for Silksong and I will happily wait for it but the lack of communication from team cherry is agonizing. I much rather this.

(Not hating team cherry of course they can take all the time they need and should.)

So this means the next two chapters should probably come out a year or two from now, with the others following eventually at a later date. If it means we get more Deltarune whilst Toby works on wrapping up the rest of the game, I see this as a win.

I loved Toby Fox in Seabiscuit. Glad to hear he is making some video games these days

@VideoGameBoy I‘ve only ever seen him in the Spider Man films. He was really good as Electro!

I worry for Toby's mental health.

@boxyguy I honestly think it's just due to the amount of goodwill he has. Think of some of the best games with long stretches between releases. We tend to be okay with it because of how good the previous games were. I find the eye rolling happens more when we all know the publisher is taking longer with the game because of mismanagement more than making the best game possible. With Toby we know it's more him and his team trying to make the best game possible.

Well that’s good news for 1 kid, the other kid is waiting on Silksong.

Im waiting for the full release (I havent touched the 1st 2 chapters)
Pixel art and chiptune music is timeless so it wont feel dated even if it tales 10 years to complete.

I very rarely return back to games Ive played previously (eg I never played the expansions on blasphemous or cuphead.....or any other indie title that releases free/paid updates)

So its unlikely Ill want to play through chapter 1/2 again. Despite them probably being replayable (eg undertale pacifist/non pacifist routes)

I could play the chapters as they come out but Im probably going to forget details though between the releases and end up feeing a bit disjointed for me (If I dont intend to return to older chapters)
I suppose I could watch recap vids or something.........

I'll wait till the game is complete, I don't mind. Got 100+ games to play anyway XD. I'm just not a fan of the episodic format.

And I won't mind paying for the full game when it comes out, I don't care that i missed out on freebies. He should take his time and make sure the complete game is perfect .

@RudyC3 @Burntbreadman The games first 2 chapters felt like your favourite tv series. It's 2 completely finished lengthy stories and experiences. But they link up to a greater narrative in the end.

So Chapter 3 will be a brand new story to play etc.

That said, I do understand you'd want to wait!

Toby is one of the last good, honest developers in this world.

@Erigen I can see why its taking so long. The first 2 chapters feel like full blown games by themselves.