played this originally on pc and recently got it on switch to play through it again. it's a fun, solid demo that promises a lot in the future, but it feels very much like a monster of the week formula. deltarune reminds me of a magical girl anime from the 90s thus far, but that's not a complaint in the slightest. i grew up on sailor moon and cardcaptor sakura.
that said, the biggest frustration i had with revisiting it on switch is that it lags, stutters and overall has some performance issues. i'm not sure what causes them, because my nintendo switch isn't hurting for space, and both the dynamic and simple backgrounds have this issue. so far, it hasn't been a problem for battles, so perhaps there's a lot of assets loading in the overworld as you play? i really couldn't tell you. i would recommend playing this on pc over switch, just to safe. if this is fixed any time soon, i'll surely mention it.
pros
- lancer is shaped like a friend
- susie is a surprisingly compelling character with shockingly good development for a 5 to 10 hour chapter
- overall, the character writing is just fun
- the battle system is a marked improvement and the party system allows for more of the aforementioned fun character writing, which means i look forward to the bullet hell stuff more than i did in undertale
- the lore's easy to digest and theorize about which is fun
- it has a lot of heart in it and even when i wasn't particularly enjoying how the game felt, i was able to find something i enjoyed because of that feeling
cons
- it lags and stutters on switch
- upset i can't squish lancer
- ralsei is Cute On Purpose. i actually love ralsei so you'd think this is a pro but it's a con because i hate being told what to do and how to feel about a character but i guess that's kind of the point, also, or whatever
- i can SMELL the homestuck on this one. it REEKS of homestuck
excellent
- i like how if you flush the toilet over and over toriel gets mad at kris and says that if they put a bath bomb in the toilet again theyre in trouble. im going to go put a bath bomb in the toilet rn
that said, the biggest frustration i had with revisiting it on switch is that it lags, stutters and overall has some performance issues. i'm not sure what causes them, because my nintendo switch isn't hurting for space, and both the dynamic and simple backgrounds have this issue. so far, it hasn't been a problem for battles, so perhaps there's a lot of assets loading in the overworld as you play? i really couldn't tell you. i would recommend playing this on pc over switch, just to safe. if this is fixed any time soon, i'll surely mention it.
pros
- lancer is shaped like a friend
- susie is a surprisingly compelling character with shockingly good development for a 5 to 10 hour chapter
- overall, the character writing is just fun
- the battle system is a marked improvement and the party system allows for more of the aforementioned fun character writing, which means i look forward to the bullet hell stuff more than i did in undertale
- the lore's easy to digest and theorize about which is fun
- it has a lot of heart in it and even when i wasn't particularly enjoying how the game felt, i was able to find something i enjoyed because of that feeling
cons
- it lags and stutters on switch
- upset i can't squish lancer
- ralsei is Cute On Purpose. i actually love ralsei so you'd think this is a pro but it's a con because i hate being told what to do and how to feel about a character but i guess that's kind of the point, also, or whatever
- i can SMELL the homestuck on this one. it REEKS of homestuck
excellent
- i like how if you flush the toilet over and over toriel gets mad at kris and says that if they put a bath bomb in the toilet again theyre in trouble. im going to go put a bath bomb in the toilet rn