Make Love, Not War: Five Years Of 'Undertale'
An orchestra files onto stage. A crowd of onlookers watch virtually on YouTube as the first chair violinist walks out last, holding a large, memory foam plushy of a pixelated dog. The crowd goes wild when they see the derpy looking dog and they start spamming chat with emojis: The dog is, in fact, the conductor. Now that he's here, after hours of waiting, the concert can finally begin.
What is it all about? This orchestral event celebrates the five year anniversary of the video game Undertale; everyone in the audience is here to experience a game they love in a new way. It's a big celebration for a small game, made primarily by one person.
is a roleplaying game that puts you in the shoes of a child who falls into a pit of monsters. But unlike others in its genre, in you can fight those monsters, or resolve the encounters peacefully. Toby Fox, 's lead developer, released it for Microsoft Windows and OS X in 2015. Since then, it's been published in Japan and ported
