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It's clear you have a lot of passion for Deltarune, which has a much larger following than I realized until this very week. Apparently, despite all those other big games getting announced, a lot of people were still eager for more information about Deltarune, which is pretty impressive for Mr. Fox.

While your passion came through just fine and you did give me a better idea what the game is about than I had when I started reading, there are things you might do to make your review more convincing. You like the story, for instance, but you might have told us more about things like themes that resonate for you, possibly with one example that won't spoil much. And you might have discussed how those themes are communicated through more than just the dialog. Does the game's graphical approach work in support of the theme? Does it allow the game to tell its story in ways you find innovative? That's the sort of thing readers often like to know about a game they haven't played, particularly one that was awarded five stars.

Personally, I'm not huge on games that ask me to love them because they have a great story. I care about the gameplay first, which is one area where Undertale sometimes left me feeling disappointed. But it also had a lot of neat components, and I suspect Deltarune does also. How does it feel to play, when it's not feeding you more of its awesome story?

Definitely don't let go of the passion you clearly have for Deltarune and other games you might enjoy. I hope the chapters that are yet to follow meet or exceed your high expectations.

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world2