2025-06-14 - Deltaruined

It’s somewhere between my fault and the games- but I’m not enjoying Deltarune.

This blog post has SPOILERS, but is also unpolished and doesn’t name any characters. I’m writing it enraged because I’m just not coping with it.

Ok, crux of the matter is: The game has run itself up difficulty mountain right into frustration hell. I’ve become noticably worse at video games since the FND developed- both early one whilst playing Inscryption, and especially now with games like Deltarune. I just don’t have the reaction time or the ability to continue to move my character whilst I’m ticcing.

That’s fine… for the most part. Deltarune is strong enough on heals and items it’s been possible to finish the “main” part of the game despite not consistently dodging attacks.

So, the (what I’m presuming) is the final boss of Chapter 4, having bullets that can hit for 60 damage in rapid succession, a set order to follow in order to do any sort of damage, and a healing system which GETS WORSE AS YOU RELY ON IT, is a complete kick in the nuts.

Oh, you also can’t go back to the previous shop or anything without redoing a massively long gameplay section. Grand work, Toby.

Yes, I’ve got a disability. I should expect that some aspects of some games will be harder for me, and that 100% completion will frequently be a long long way away. I feel like I, and any other player, should be able to muscle through a game without getting blasted in the dick by the largest difficulty spike in the game
so far.

That’s another issue with the game- the best weapons and items require you to defeat ultra difficult enemies to acquire them. With that in mind, I’m just not sure if this boss is balanced with those in mind. I don’t feel like there’s any way I could have been better equipped for this fight without having these items.

I asked my friend Spooky about it, and he said he had very little issue with the game. I definitely feel like that I’m on the money with what the problem is. It’s just… what do you do when the skill issue is your skill ceiling? When is it accessibility to accepting defeat?

In the same way it's weird to not watch 100% of a movie, sometimes I feel weird about not 100%ing a video game. I feel like I can't give 100% at all anymore. Or, my 100% just takes the same as your 30%. Who knows.

Anyway, I just wanted to get these ideas out of my head. Don't touch that dial!

All the best,
Haley