Undertale Becomes the Highest Rated PC Game Ever
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Well, this is crazy in a nobody-ever-saw-that-coming sort of way. The independently developed, Kickstarted, and recently released RPG Undertale has officially become the highest rated PC game ever according to review aggregate websites Metacritic and GameRankings - a feat that was noticed by Forbes and chronicled in a new editorial. Enthusiastic applause is in order, here:
I think everyone has a friend like Josh Knowles. You know, the enthusiastic gamer who's always pulling for the underdog developer, constantly planting bugs in your ear about the next big thing that's slightly off the radar. When he told me in no uncertain terms that I had to check out a new RPG called Undertale, I feigned interest and mentally added it to the massive list of games I want to play but, realistically, will have no time for during the holiday release onslaught.
A few days passed and he bugged me about it again. (I'm legit emotionally invested in this game,) he said. (Also, no big deal, but it's the highest rated PC game of all time, so, maybe give it a shot?)
I pointed my browser to Metacritic and sorted all PC releases by score. There it was in all its green glory. A 97, dethroning Valve's Half-Life 2. Surpassing Grand Theft Auto V. Coming in above Mass Effect 2, Portal 2, and Skyrim. But unlike those blockbuster AAA titles, Undertale was developed by one man. Toby Fox. It costs $9.99, and was crowdfunded in 2013 to the tune of $51,124.
