<s>
Deltarune	B-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
actively	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Toby	O
Fox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
teenage	O
human	O
,	O
Kris	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
destined	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
together	O
with	O
Susie	B-Application
,	O
a	O
monster	O
,	O
and	O
Ralsei	B-Application
,	O
a	O
prince	O
from	O
the	O
Dark	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
enemy	O
encounters	O
can	O
be	O
resolved	O
peacefully	O
or	O
through	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Deltarune	B-Application
began	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
three	O
years	O
before	O
Fox	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
Undertale	B-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
shares	O
some	O
narrative	O
elements	O
with	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deltarune'''s	O
battle	O
system	O
was	O
overhauled	O
to	O
more	O
closely	O
resemble	O
the	O
combat	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
chapter	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
;	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
editions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
Deltarune	B-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
directly	O
controls	O
a	O
human	O
named	O
Kris	B-Application
,	O
but	O
selects	O
actions	O
for	O
other	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
Deltarune	B-Application
includes	O
puzzles	O
and	O
bullet	O
hell	O
sections	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
move	O
a	O
heart	O
around	O
a	O
boxed	O
area	O
while	O
avoiding	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Undertales	B-Application
random	O
encounter	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
;	O
players	O
can	O
now	O
see	O
the	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
before	O
they	O
encounter	O
them	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
avoiding	O
(	O
or	O
deliberately	O
engaging	O
)	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brushing	O
against	O
attacks	O
without	O
touching	O
them	O
,	O
defending	O
,	O
and	O
hitting	O
an	O
enemy	O
increases	O
the	O
tension	O
points	O
(	O
TP	O
)	O
gauge	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
party	O
members	O
to	O
use	O
spells	B-Application
or	O
particular	O
acts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Ralsei	B-Application
can	O
pacify	O
enemies	O
by	O
singing	O
them	O
to	O
sleep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
often	O
encourages	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
avoid	O
fights	O
and	O
spare	O
monsters	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
made	O
difficult	O
during	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
:	O
Susie	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
not	O
initially	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
will	O
attack	O
enemies	O
rather	O
than	O
spare	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
also	O
warn	O
enemies	O
of	O
Susie	B-Application
's	O
attacks	O
if	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
show	O
mercy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
features	O
some	O
characters	O
and	O
elements	O
from	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
being	O
prompted	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
"	O
vessel	O
"	O
is	O
ultimately	O
discarded	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
no	O
one	O
can	O
choose	O
who	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
this	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
teenager	O
Kris	B-Application
,	O
who	O
arrives	O
late	O
to	O
school	O
one	O
morning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
paired	O
up	O
with	O
their	O
delinquent	O
monster	O
classmate	O
Susie	B-Application
for	O
a	O
group	O
project	O
,	O
their	O
teacher	O
,	O
Alphys	O
,	O
sends	O
the	O
two	O
to	O
get	O
chalk	O
from	O
the	O
supply	O
closet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
closet	O
pulls	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
strange	O
realm	O
—	O
the	O
Dark	O
World	O
—	O
where	O
they	O
meet	O
the	O
dark	O
prince	O
Ralsei	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Dark	O
Fountain	O
has	O
created	O
a	O
new	O
Dark	O
World	O
east	O
of	O
Ralsei	B-Application
's	O
,	O
guarded	O
by	O
a	O
dark	O
creature	O
called	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Susie	B-Application
,	O
uninterested	O
in	O
Ralsei	B-Application
's	O
story	O
,	O
initially	O
joins	O
King	O
's	O
son	O
Lancer	O
in	O
trying	O
to	O
stop	O
Kris	B-Application
and	O
Ralsei	B-Application
,	O
but	O
both	O
are	O
convinced	O
to	O
change	O
sides	O
and	O
join	O
the	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Susie	B-Application
helps	O
Kris	B-Application
and	O
Ralsei	B-Application
escape	O
and	O
fights	O
Lancer	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
reconciles	O
with	O
him	O
and	O
promises	O
not	O
to	O
hurt	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kris	B-Application
,	O
Susie	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Ralsei	B-Application
confront	O
and	O
battle	O
King	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
he	O
falls	O
over	O
in	O
exhaustion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ralsei	B-Application
heals	O
him	O
out	O
of	O
pity	O
,	O
but	O
once	O
healed	O
King	O
incapacitates	O
the	O
group	O
and	O
prepares	O
to	O
kill	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
not	O
violently	O
subdued	O
any	O
prior	O
enemies	O
,	O
Lancer	O
leads	O
the	O
Dark	O
World	O
's	O
inhabitants	O
in	O
overthrowing	O
and	O
imprisoning	O
King	O
;	O
otherwise	O
,	O
Susie	B-Application
distracts	O
King	O
long	O
enough	O
for	O
Ralsei	B-Application
to	O
cast	O
a	O
Pacify	O
Spell	B-Application
on	O
him	O
,	O
thus	O
putting	O
him	O
into	O
deep	O
slumber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
closing	O
the	O
Dark	O
Fountain	O
,	O
Kris	B-Application
wakes	O
up	O
in	O
an	O
unused	O
classroom	O
with	O
Susie	B-Application
(	O
revealing	O
that	O
Dark	O
Worlds	O
are	O
ordinary	O
rooms	O
transformed	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
returns	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
night	O
,	O
Kris	B-Application
rises	O
from	O
their	O
bed	O
,	O
rips	O
out	O
their	O
soul	O
,	O
throws	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
bird	O
cage	O
,	O
and	O
draws	O
a	O
knife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
morning	O
,	O
Toriel	O
wakes	O
up	O
to	O
discover	O
Kris	B-Application
has	O
sliced	O
and	O
eaten	O
a	O
whole	O
pie	O
,	O
comically	O
resolving	O
the	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
previous	O
chapter	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
school	O
,	O
Kris	B-Application
and	O
Susie	B-Application
return	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	O
World	O
and	O
reunite	O
with	O
Ralsei	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
instructs	O
Kris	B-Application
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
unused	O
classroom	O
and	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
toys	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ralsei	B-Application
urges	O
the	O
two	O
to	O
leave	O
and	O
work	O
on	O
their	O
group	O
project	O
with	O
their	O
classmates	O
Noelle	O
and	O
Berdly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kris	B-Application
and	O
Susie	B-Application
head	O
to	O
the	O
library	O
's	O
computer	O
lab	O
,	O
but	O
discover	O
a	O
new	O
Dark	O
World	O
has	O
been	O
created	O
inside	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
Noelle	O
and	O
Berdly	O
have	O
both	O
been	O
sucked	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ralsei	B-Application
travels	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
Dark	O
World	O
to	O
help	O
Kris	B-Application
and	O
Susie	B-Application
against	O
Queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kris	B-Application
is	O
temporarily	O
separated	O
from	O
Susie	B-Application
and	O
Ralsei	B-Application
and	O
joins	O
up	O
with	O
Noelle	O
,	O
helping	O
her	O
evade	O
Queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
section	O
,	O
Kris	B-Application
encounters	O
Spamton	O
,	O
a	O
spambot	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
an	O
optional	O
sidequest	O
,	O
Kris	B-Application
can	O
later	O
help	O
Spamton	O
enter	O
the	O
basement	O
of	O
Queen	O
's	O
mansion	O
and	O
upgrade	O
himself	O
into	O
the	O
superboss	O
Spamton	O
NEO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kris	B-Application
and	O
Susie	B-Application
convince	O
Berdly	O
to	O
change	O
sides	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
is	O
captured	O
by	O
Queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Berdly	O
then	O
attempts	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Dark	O
Fountain	O
,	O
but	O
Ralsei	B-Application
tells	O
him	O
to	O
stop	O
,	O
warning	O
that	O
opening	O
too	O
many	O
Fountains	O
will	O
cause	O
a	O
cataclysmic	O
event	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Roaring	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kris	B-Application
closes	O
the	O
new	O
Dark	O
Fountain	O
,	O
and	O
Queen	O
and	O
her	O
followers	O
relocate	O
to	O
Ralsei	B-Application
's	O
Dark	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kris	B-Application
and	O
Susie	B-Application
awaken	O
in	O
the	O
computer	O
lab	O
with	O
Noelle	O
and	O
Berdly	O
,	O
who	O
believe	O
that	O
their	O
adventure	O
was	O
a	O
dream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Susie	B-Application
walks	O
Kris	B-Application
back	O
home	O
and	O
is	O
invited	O
in	O
by	O
Kris	B-Application
's	O
mother	B-Application
Toriel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
bathroom	O
,	O
Kris	B-Application
tears	O
out	O
their	O
soul	O
again	O
and	O
climbs	O
out	O
a	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Kris	B-Application
returns	O
and	O
puts	O
their	O
soul	O
back	O
in	O
their	O
body	O
,	O
Toriel	O
discovers	O
that	O
her	O
car	O
's	O
tires	O
have	O
been	O
slashed	O
,	O
calls	O
the	O
police	O
,	O
and	O
suggests	O
that	O
Susie	B-Application
spend	O
the	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Toriel	O
and	O
Susie	B-Application
have	O
fallen	O
asleep	O
,	O
Kris	B-Application
rips	O
out	O
their	O
soul	O
again	O
,	O
turns	O
on	O
the	O
living	O
room	O
TV	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
their	O
knife	O
to	O
open	O
what	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Dark	O
Fountain	O
in	O
the	O
living	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
eventually	O
forced	O
to	O
freeze	O
Berdly	O
solid	O
with	O
the	O
SnowGrave	O
spell	B-Application
after	O
he	O
confronts	O
the	O
duo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
then	O
leaves	O
Kris	B-Application
,	O
shaken	O
by	O
her	O
own	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noelle	O
is	O
too	O
exhausted	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
Queen	O
's	O
plans	O
,	O
and	O
Ralsei	B-Application
informs	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
the	O
Roaring	O
preemptively	O
,	O
avoiding	O
her	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kris	B-Application
goes	O
to	O
seal	O
the	O
Fountain	O
alone	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
stopped	O
by	O
Spamton	O
,	O
who	O
entered	O
the	O
basement	O
while	O
Queen	O
was	O
distracted	O
looking	O
for	O
Berdly	O
and	O
upgraded	O
himself	O
into	O
Spamton	O
NEO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	O
Spamton	O
,	O
Kris	B-Application
calls	O
for	O
help	O
from	O
Susie	B-Application
and	O
Ralsei	B-Application
,	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
respond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
then	O
calls	O
for	O
help	O
from	O
Noelle	O
,	O
who	O
arrives	O
and	O
freezes	O
Spamton	O
before	O
Kris	B-Application
seals	O
the	O
fountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
light	O
world	O
,	O
Berdly	O
is	O
found	O
unresponsive	O
in	O
the	O
computer	O
lab	O
,	O
and	O
Noelle	O
questions	O
whether	O
the	O
Dark	O
World	O
really	O
was	O
a	O
dream	O
after	O
she	O
notices	O
Kris	B-Application
has	O
her	O
watch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
route	O
ends	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
the	O
normal	O
route	O
,	O
with	O
Kris	B-Application
opening	O
a	O
Dark	O
Fountain	O
in	O
their	O
living	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Deltarune	B-Application
came	O
to	O
Toby	O
Fox	O
in	O
a	O
dream	O
he	O
had	O
in	O
2011	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
at	O
college	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
was	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
playing	O
card	O
designs	O
posted	O
on	O
Tumblr	B-Application
by	O
artist	O
Kanotynes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
project	O
was	O
recycled	O
for	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
main	O
battle	O
theme	O
(	O
which	O
became	O
Papyrus	O
 '	O
battle	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Bonetrousle	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
song	O
called	O
"	O
Joker	O
Battle	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
reused	O
for	O
the	O
Toriel	O
fight	O
as	O
"	O
Heartache	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
factors	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
an	O
overhauled	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
Fox	O
's	O
mental	O
state	O
made	O
Deltarune	B-Application
a	O
more	O
challenging	O
game	O
to	O
produce	O
than	O
Undertale	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temmie	B-Application
Chang	I-Application
,	O
who	O
previously	O
assisted	O
Fox	O
with	O
character	O
art	O
in	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
artist	O
for	O
Deltarune	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
Susie	B-Application
's	O
design	O
after	O
playing	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
planned	O
to	O
give	O
an	O
unnamed	O
character	O
a	O
fire	O
spell	B-Application
which	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
good	O
at	O
using	O
,	O
but	O
decided	O
against	O
adding	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
chapter.Deltarune	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Fox	O
in	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
battle	O
system	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
contrasting	O
with	O
Undertales	B-Application
combat	O
system	O
(	O
which	O
shared	O
similarities	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Mother	B-Application
series	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
is	O
completely	O
new	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
incorporates	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
Undertale	B-Application
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
Fox	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
Deltarune	B-Application
is	O
planned	O
to	O
have	O
only	O
one	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
previously	O
teasing	O
something	O
Undertale-related	O
a	O
day	O
earlier	O
,	O
Fox	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
of	O
Deltarune	B-Application
for	O
free	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
disguised	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
survey	O
program	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
intended	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
completed	O
Undertale	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
envisioned	O
a	O
larger	O
project	O
than	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
needed	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
team	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
Deltarune	B-Application
merchandise	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Fangamer	O
,	O
including	O
T-shirts	O
,	O
a	O
poster	O
,	O
plushies	O
,	O
pin	O
sets	O
,	O
keychains	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Deltarune	B-Application
,	O
Chapter	O
1	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
CD	O
and	O
vinyl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
of	O
Deltarune	B-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
8-4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
further	O
designing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
Fox	O
spent	O
much	O
time	O
experimenting	O
with	O
game	O
engines	O
other	O
than	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
eventually	O
concluded	O
that	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
"	O
still	O
felt	O
like	O
the	O
best	O
fit	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
,	O
he	O
began	O
working	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
Fox	O
and	O
Chang	O
joined	O
by	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
team	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
livestream	O
celebrating	O
the	O
6th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Undertale	B-Application
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Fox	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
second	O
chapter	O
would	O
release	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
Mac	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
itch.io	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
another	O
free	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
Chapter	O
2	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
that	O
day	O
's	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
chapter	O
of	O
Deltarune	B-Application
garnered	O
many	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Undertale	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schreier	O
praised	O
the	O
refinements	O
of	O
Undertales	B-Application
elements	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
refreshing	O
return	O
"	O
;	O
Tarason	O
agreed	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Deltarune	B-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
higher-budget	O
production	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Mitchell	O
Parton	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
thought	O
that	O
Deltarune	B-Application
"	O
does	O
n't	O
significantly	O
change	O
up	O
the	O
formula	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
problem	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Mitch	O
Vogel	O
was	O
less	O
positive	O
,	O
being	O
disappointed	O
that	O
after	O
how	O
"	O
fresh	O
"	O
Undertale	B-Application
was	O
at	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Deltarune	B-Application
ended	O
up	O
being	O
just	O
 '	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Luhrs	O
of	O
RPGFan	O
praised	O
Fox	O
's	O
"	O
clever	O
use	O
of	O
motifs	O
"	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
incorporated	O
well	O
in	O
Deltarunes	B-Application
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Michael	O
Higham	O
pointed	O
out	O
similarities	O
between	O
Deltarune	B-Application
and	O
Undertales	B-Application
music	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
they	O
're	O
"	O
callbacks	O
to	O
remind	O
you	O
that	O
these	O
two	O
worlds	O
are	O
somehow	O
bound	O
together	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarason	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pixel	O
art	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
more	O
detailed	O
and	O
expressive	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
a	O
sentiment	O
which	O
Parton	O
agreed	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Higham	O
further	O
elaborated	O
that	O
Deltarunes	B-Application
ability	O
to	O
"	O
communicate	O
so	O
much	O
with	O
so	O
little	O
"	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
greatest	O
strengths	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
character	O
expressions	O
and	O
body	O
language	O
provide	O
vivid	O
displays	O
of	O
personality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allegra	O
Frank	O
of	O
Polygon	O
mentioned	O
that	O
Deltarunes	B-Application
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
defining	O
features	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vogel	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
the	O
Dark	O
World	O
was	O
implemented	O
,	O
opining	O
that	O
despite	O
it	O
looking	O
slightly	O
better	O
than	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
it	O
"	O
hardly	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
cohesive	O
or	O
living	O
place	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
sparsely	O
decorated	O
hallways	O
with	O
very	O
little	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
interesting	O
design	O
or	O
presentation	O
"	O
,	O
ending	O
his	O
criticism	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Deltarune	B-Application
is	O
unfortunately	O
not	O
a	O
very	O
pretty	O
game	O
to	O
look	O
at.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ana	O
Diaz	O
of	O
Polygon	O
described	O
Chapter	O
2	O
's	O
world	O
as	O
"	O
welcoming	O
"	O
despite	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
harsh	O
challenge	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
humor	O
and	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
complicates	O
the	O
moral	O
and	O
ethical	O
questions	O
posed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
while	O
adding	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
started	O
in	O
Chapter	O
1	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Chapter	O
2	O
,	O
the	O
demo	O
(	O
which	O
contains	O
Chapters	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
)	O
attracted	O
around	O
100,000	O
concurrent	O
players	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
far	O
higher	O
than	O
Undertale''s	O
lifetime	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
