We’re then moved on to select its personality traits, simple things like, what’s its favourite food? What is your favourite blood type? Give your creation a gift. Already, this being was forcing me to see myself as a separate entity from the avatar I was creating, which is something that is rarely done in gaming terms. Almost as if I was creating an avatar I chose the head, the torso and the legs for my new vessel and was asked if I accepted “it”. Something that would hold my soul and transport it into this universe that I was now connected to. And then, without warning was stripped away from me. With screen showing me an icon I had waited 3 years to see again, my soul appeared in front of me as a red heart. With tingles running up and down my spine a bass line boomed through my speakers and a familiar text font appeared on my screen. A sentient entity that would wriggle its way into my digital files and learn everything about me just to strangle me in my sleep. It felt like I wasn’t downloading a piece of software, I was downloading a “being” onto my computer. To say I was terrified is an understatement, it felt like this installation software was actively warning me against downloading it. And there it was again, a stern warning to me within the license agreement of the game “You will accept everything that will happen from now on”. After downloading the program and having to override not only google chromes protective software but my anti-virus too, against all better judgement, I clicked “install”. When clicking download I was told to download an executable file called SURVEY_PROGRAM. The most disturbing warning is simple “You will accept everything that will happen from now on.” ![]() We are told there may be moving or flashing imagery, that we may have to override security protocols to use the program and that we are not allowed to discuss anything in relation to the program for 24 hours (something that certain media outlets have decided to overlook). ![]() A program that is free to download from a website, but not after reading some pretty serious warnings. ![]() This being has created something familiar and yet chilling at the same time. Someone who has been waiting to connect with us and wants to create a new future with us. Someone who we have apparently been looking for, and has been looking for us. On 30 October something strange happened to the Undertale official twitter. An indie love letter from Toby Fox to all that played. Surrounded by AAA titles it stood tall as the game that set the bar for storytelling and consequences based from decision making. In 2015 we were treated to one of the best games of the recent decade, Undertale. If you haven’t played Delta Rune yet PLEASE go and play this Chapter before spoiling it for yourself!.
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