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| Undertale Yellow | |
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| Developer | Team Undertale Yellow |
| Director | MasterSwordRemix |
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| Engine | GameMaker Studio |
| Platform | Windows |
| Release | December 9, 2023 |
| Genre | Role-playing |
| Mode | Single-player |
Undertale Yellow is arole-playing video game released onGame Jolt forMicrosoft Windows on December 9, 2023. Developed by Team Undertale Yellow as afan-madeprequel toUndertale, the game follows the last human who falls into the underground before Frisk, a child named Clover, who possesses the yellow soul (also known as the justice soul) fromUndertale, as they journey on an unfamiliar path to the surface after entering the monster-inhabited Underground. The game was positively received upon release.
Undertale Yellow is arole-playing game that employs similar gameplay mechanics toUndertale. The player controls Clover, a human child who explores the Underground, a vast subterranean landscape where they must battle monsters and solve puzzles to progress. Alongside locations and characters from its predecessor, the game introduces many original areas and monsters.[1][2]
In combat, players are given the choice to defeat monsters through violence or pacifism, which can change the game's story progression.[3] During battles, the player controls a yellow heart representing the human's soul to evadebullet hell attacks from their opponents.[1][3] When attacking, the player uses a gun and must time their shots to deal more damage. Different boss fights introduce different game mechanics that change the controls or movement during battle. For example, Starlo, a boss encountered in the Wild East region, will tie the soul up in his first phase, limiting the player's movement.[3]
Undertale Yellow is set in the world ofUndertale, where monsters were sealed beneath Mount Ebott with a magic spell following their defeat in a war against humans. Many years later,Asgore, the king of the monsters, has collected five of the seven human souls needed to break the barrier to the surface world. The story follows Clover, a human child with a soul embodying the trait of "justice," as they enter the Underground to investigate the disappearance of the five humans. Falling through a crack in the Ruins, they meetFlowey, a sentient flower, who teaches the player about the game's mechanics. Flowey accompanies Clover on a journey to Asgore's castle, where Clover can cross the barrier to return to the surface.
While traversing the Underground, Clover explores many new locations, including previously unseen sections of areas fromUndertale. They encounter numerous monsters, such as Dalv, a recluse living in the Dark Ruins; Martlet, a member of the royal guard stationed in Snowdin Forest; Starlo, the sheriff of the Wild East; Ceroba, Starlo's childhood friend and the wife of a deceased scientist, Chujin; and Axis, a hostile robot residing in the Steamworks. Most monsters engage Clover in combat, giving them the choice to either fight and possibly kill them or show them mercy.
In the "Neutral" ending,[a] Martlet offers to keep Clover safe in the Underground just before they reach Asgore's castle. However, Flowey kills her after Clover agrees. Enraged, he admits to manipulating Clover's journey to ensure they reach Asgore alive, in order to steal and absorb the human souls while Asgore is distracted. With his plan failed, he attempts to absorb Clover's soul during a nightmarish battle in his mind. However, Flowey eventually grows bored of the fight, citing Clover's refusal to surrender. Disappointed with this outcome, he decides to reset the timeline to achieve a better ending in the next run, abruptly restarting the game.
In the "Pacifist" ending,[b] Ceroba discloses that her daughter Kanako has "fallen down" (a fatal condition rendering hercomatose). She accompanies Clover through the Steamworks as a shortcut to the royal lab to investigate Kanako's situation. The two of them are interrupted by Starlo, who questions Ceroba's motives and chases her away. It is revealed that Chujin attempted to create a soul-strengthening serum using the soul of a human that fell before Clover and that of a "boss monster," which Ceroba intended to perfect using Kanako's and Clover's souls. Martlet, Starlo, and Clover confront Ceroba, but she is able to overpower all of them. During the final battle against Ceroba, Clover learns that Kanako fell down after requesting that her mother test the serum on her. Ceroba obliged, but the reaction put Kanako in a coma. Upon being defeated, Ceroba collapses in anguish and asks Clover to finish her off.
If the player kills Ceroba, Starlo will express hatred towards Clover and leaves with Ceroba's mask. Martlet escorts Clover to the castle's throne room, and the game ends with Asgore reluctantly claiming their soul in battle. If Ceroba is spared, she expresses remorse for her actions before reconciling with the others. After reflecting on their journey, Clover decides to sacrifice their soul to aid in the freedom of monsters. During the game's credits, Dalv, Martlet, Starlo, and Ceroba float Clover's hat and gun down a raft leading to Waterfall's garbage dump.[c] Later, Clover's soul hears and answers a call for help from "someone."[d]
In the "Genocide" ending,[e] Clover kills Starlo in a duel, followed by a vengeful Ceroba. Before they reach Asgore's castle, Martlet tries to stop them by transforming into a powerful being with a serum from the royal lab, but is defeated and killed. After the battle, Flowey accidentally reveals his desire to steal the human souls and gets shot to death by Clover. The game ends with Clover killing Asgore, freeing the human souls and escaping the barrier.
Undertale has inspired many to create amazing things and it is no different here. After playing throughUndertale for the first time I was lying in my bed when the idea almost randomly popped into my head. The pieces seemed to line up perfectly so I got to work as soon as I could.
Development onUndertale Yellow began in 2016 afterToby Fox, the creator ofUndertale, gave the team permission, saying "Do what thou wilt".[5] Created with theGameMaker Studio engine, the game was conceived by writer and composer Josiah R. Smith, known online as MasterSwordRemix. Its official announcement came in April 2016, accompanied by a trailer with an unspecified release date of "soonish."[6] Over the course of development, several animators, artists, composers, and writers joined Team Undertale Yellow, ultimately forming a team of over twenty people.[7] Although a winter 2022 release was originally planned,[8] the game was eventually released for free on December 9, 2023.[9]
TheUndertale Yellow Soundtrack consists of 135 tracks, mostly original compositions, though it also includes several tracks based onthose fromUndertale, sparking a debate over the game's usage of copyrighted material. Sebastian Wolff, the CEO of Materia Collective, which licenses the music ofUndertale, criticized Team Undertale Yellow's approach to publishing their game's soundtrack. In a series of publicTwitter posts, Wolff decried the team's use ofUndertale musical motifs and requested to see the "defined permission that Toby granted 7 years ago" that would have allowed Team Undertale Yellow to use and remixUndertale's music. Wolff additionally made the promise that if Team Undertale Yellow was able to prove him wrong, he would donate $10,000 to them.[10] In response, Fox stated that he had not given recent permission but criticized Wolff's handling of the situation as "extremely unprofessional." As an apology, he donated $20,000 to Team Undertale Yellow's charity of choice,AbleGamers.[11]
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Undertale Yellow was highly anticipated byYouTubers and quickly became popular among players,[2] garnering around 350,000 downloads in its first month.[12] Before its release, Dominic Tarason ofRock Paper Shotgun declaredUndertale Yellow to be his "favourite unfinished fan-game".[13] Will Nelson ofPCGamesN recommended it toUndertale fans, noting how Toby Fox started out with a fan game ofEarthBound and expressing that "seeing another group of developers bring it full circle [...] is nothing short of astounding."[14] Aleks Franiczek ofRPGFan also praised the game, stating that "in some respects, [it] even surpasses [Undertale]".[3]
