Video Game Analysis - Generations.

                      

Undertale.  

Undertale, created by Toby Fox and art done by Temmie Chang, was released to the public on the 15th of September 2015 onto Windows and OS X . After a time span of 2.7 years of development. The game itself is rated for ages ten and over however the ethnicity, gender and location for the target audience is not targeted. It is a top down 2D 32-bit styled game. Undertale revolutionised the 2D, indie and role-playing genres of gaming as it had three ways to end the game Genocide, Neutrality and True pacifist. The game allows a different ending to be achieved after completing a Genocide route those being: Soulless pacifist and Soulless genocide.

After a year of availability, the game ported to Linux in July of 2016. Branching out towards PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 in August 2017, only two years after it's first publication. Hitting the Nintendo Switch in September of 2018 and in no more than thirteen months finally being able to be played on the Xbox one as of March 2021.

The ratings are for Undertale are, as of 2023, mostly positive it has the following base reviews:
> 92% on Metacritic,
>  93% on Opencritic,
> 5/5 Common Sense Media,
And a 10/10 by IGN.

Undertale became an iconic well-known game over the years responsible for the quotes. Just to name off a few that this game is responsible for, "despite everything it is still you" "stay determined." "you are filled with determination," "get dunked on." and "but it refused."

Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition.

Spiritfarer was created by a team called Thunder Lotus Games published on the 18th of August 2020 despite the Covid-19 lockdown. By initial release it took upon Xbox one, PC, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Thunder Lotus then publicized Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition  for the Google Stadia  three days later on the 21st of August 2020. It then was available for IOS and Android through Netflix from October 2022. The game was in development for 3 years. It is a 2D platformer adventuring game on which is accurately descripted within the Nintendo Switch release of being "a cosy management game about dying." Spiritfarer was based around the personal loss of the developer's relatives or friends.

It is a PG 12 game and is for teenagers and older, just like the last game here, the gender, ethnicity and location of the player does not matter to play this game.  It delves into the concept of death and is known to 'pull on the heartstrings' of it's player-base. it also manages to show real life topics, aside from death, alike cheating, smoking, cancer and unexpecting disappearances.

This game is one of the less-known about treasures however still managing to sell one million copies by December of 2021. As of 2023, Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition achieved the following rates;

> 87% on Opencritic,
> 10/10 on Steam,
and 9/10 by IGN.

Spiritfarer has been known for it's amazing scenery along with a brilliant storyline along with being remembered by the community by the quotes  "What will you leave behind," "remember me in the good moments and the bad moments, they exist together." and "My time has come, I

 am no longer alone."