#im unsure if there will ever be anything quite like. i think only undertale has maybe made me feel this way

[kindestegg]

what's yr fav hidden gem horror game thats been wiped off the net

the fishermen and the worm :( i first heard it got gone when i randomly got a dm on reddit of all places bc once upon a time i commented on a post recommending it as a creepy game that doesnt look like horror at first, n the person basically went 'yeah hey do u still have the files for this bc turns out its gone from the net' n im like AGH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bc i lost those in between moving computers many times

iirc the only surviving proof of it existing is an incomplete lets play series on youtube n also some screenshots i took revisiting the ending location to show my bf a long time ago.

it was a very neat little game n it makes me sad the creator wanted it gone but i guess i sort of can understand it bc sometimes as an artist ur gonna get embarrassed of ur old art n want to move on from it n see it gone off the net, i know ive done that with like, p much all my old devart profiles (i have none atm)

you might be wondering what it was about... to give a summary, its about these two little guys who are dubiously in love or maybe just besties who live in like this cartoony paradise in a hole n call themselves fishermen but then theyre like. hey why do we call ourselves that if weve never fished. so they go to their elder and are like HEY WHERE THE FUCK IS ALL THE WATER n hes like FUCK YOU THERES NO WATER HERE ITS ON THE SURFACE YOU STUPID FUCK. so they go to the surface n they meet this worm bug lady whos rly nice n sort of a mother figure to them, shes like rly old, shes been told by her moms (<3) to wait for these two guys for thousands of years in that very same spot. theyre like can u show us water n shes like yeah n points to a speck on the horizon n theyre like wtf we meant to fish in n shes like ohhh okay. yeah we gotta go to a different place for that.

AND THEN. THE REAL GAME BEGINS. you see bc every place in this world is called an 'age', n the more you traverse it, the weirder n often times creepier it gets n the more u get the feeling this is kind of telling the story of someones life? but you cant figure out who. not yet at least. without spoiling too much though, i rly like all the diff visual n style changes for every age, the next age you encoutner right after you move away from the worms spot is genuinely really fucking creepy n with this genuinely NASTY looking grit to it n it only gets more fucked up the more u play through it. thats around the point where i realized OH. oh ive been tricked. this ISNT a silly goofy haha rpgmaker game thats short n sweet! THIS IS A SCARY GAME!

but as ive said every age has a diff look to it, one other is psychedelic, another almost looks like a dr seuss book... so on. eventually, everything starts coming together, n what i rly like about this game is that it doesnt just give u dead ends, it expects you to be smart to figure it out, yes, but it also gives you PLENTY of evidence to figure it out n flat out tells you some stuff n by the end youre probably gonna just naturally know what happened.

i will also say looking back on it i rly appreciate the underlying theme of being gay n growing up gay n how the world aorund you affects you, theres like, SOME REALLY DARK fucking themes when you really get down to it and actually study the full on implications of what its trying to tell you. it rly gets dark with like, how bad homophobia can get n how heartbreaking n desolate sometimes the experience of being a gay kid can be when u have no one who you think you can trust n then growing up into a gay adult whos just getting more confused n worried about the future n sometimes even getting taken advantage of.

but despite all the horror n darkness... its a game that knows when to give you plenty of breathers, the three main characters are so charming they just shine naturally, they combat all the darkness by just being themselves. theyre not the ones who lived through all this horrible crap, theyre just bright little cartoon guys who want to go fish! n by god(s, in this games case) theyre gonna do it!!! n in the end... they may just decide to make things better for everyone else. the game has a good ending. its good guys. the game is good.

#Commander's answers #if left alone i could ramble about this game for us. it is truly something special #im unsure if there will ever be anything quite like. i think only undertale has maybe made me feel this way

[maddestmewmew]

everyone and their mother has said this abt undertale but like. one of the best parts is its music. ever song is perfect for its situation and iconic and emotional and. whhddhf

Your Best Friends chipper and innocent vibes that you dont notice till later feels just the slightest bit...off

Fallen Down and its..idk..mom vibes? the song feels like its worried about you, and almost gives a sense of loneliness, the feeling of having seen someone after so long of no one.

Ghost Fight and the way it feels like youre being stuck in the past, stuggling against a current, holding onto something that makes you happy, but you still feel so sad.

Heartache and its buildup before the explosion of emotion, the feeling of holding back your tears of anger and worry and sadness as you try not to yell at someone, so sure youre in the right and doing whats best for someone you love.

sans.

Nyeh Heh Heh! feels like a joke villain in a cartoon, someone who isnt really a villain at all, a sort of doofenshirtz character whos never honestly done anything bad but is, in the momment, an enemy.

Snowy and the feel of exploration, the cold outside battling the warmth in you, the safety you feel even though you could very well be in danger

the way Bonetrousle makes you feel like you have to get up and move, bounce in excitement, so confident and upbeat despite the context.

waterfall and the way the bells sing and echo around the piano, it makes you feel the rain and the heavier thoughts are surrounding you, at this point youre about halfway through your journey and there are some things you cant deny anymore, some choices youre realizing youre gonna have to make, even if no outcome is what you want.

Dummy! and its twist on that same feeling of being stuck in the past, turning it into manical anger instead of sadness

Spear of justice makes you feel like OH FUCK GOTTA RUN OR I GET ASS BEAT, like every momment is running twords you weapon in hand, and you cant stop moving but unlike with bonetrousle now these movements are of fear and not excitement

Metal Crusher sounds robotic and nerdy, and unsure if its meant for Mettaton or Alphys, the way it fits both, almost like a song made for their friendship and how they bounce off of eachother.

Another Medium sounds like molton glass, the feeling of technology advancing as you get to a point where the underground is focused on science and research

CORE is at a point where this tech is at its peak, the synth giving a feeling youre standing at what people that the future would be like in the past

Death by Glamour and its DRAMA and BEAT that makes you, again, feel the need to get up in move, this time in an endless dance, grasping for fame and attention as you move with confidence.

Undertale and i cant fuckifn do this oke bc im crying bc di lisgendf go undsrtale aagain and i cey every fucking tiem

asgore is slow and fast at the same time, an emotion you cant process and dont really want to, sadness seen as anger, youre again so sure youre doing whats best for the ones you love, but this time you KNOW it isnt right, that this js terrible and you feel so, so horrible about it, but its the only way. Youre the villain, and youre forcing youreself to be ok with that. You know you dont get a happy ending. thats fine. you dont think you deserve one.

Your Best Nightmare feels chaotic and jumbled and TOO FAST TOO FAST, like youre not quite thinking clearly and constantly changing youre plans, you didnt think this far ahead and didnt honestly expect to get away with what you did and now youre going mad with the new power.

his theme and fuck crying again. The way it feels like, after so long of holding that past, someones trying to make you let go of it, realising it to the wind. You cant change what happened and you cant fix things, and you have to be ok with that. theres a feeling of anger, of fighting because you KNOW theyre right but you just want things to go back to the way they were, want to just be happy again, want it all fixed.

Battle against a true hero has its momments of pure RAGE and BURNING before turning it into focused anger. Youve accepted your fate, and the one of your friends. It doesnt mean youre ok with it. Youre own, yes. but youve said before you would die for your family and nows youre chance. theres a few seconds where the angers gone and theres only sadness, youre about to die and you know someone you love will see it, but thinking of that loved one fills you with confidence- youre doing everything you can to make sure this doesnt happen to them.

Megalovania has similar feelings, youve accepted your fate, turning your anger, but this time you arent confident. you know this wont change anything, its far too late for that. you arent protecting anyone, the only one past this point will die no matter what. No. youre turning that anger into revenge. its pointless, but it feels good. Youve never cared for justice, that was more someone elses thing. But that someone else is gone, so you guess its up to you.

All boss themes puts you in the shoes of the person youre up against, this songs for them and not you, making it so much easier to empathize.

The other songs put you in frisks shoes, makes you feel small and uncertain, tells you what to think and feel, an unknown hand gently guiding youre path.

#ik megalovania is the players theme and not sans's but sh