TallMist
Since: Jul, 2015
10/05/2017 01:56:48
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WebVideo Reading this review for Undertale the Musical fills you with DETERMINATION
Undertale The Musical's Pacifist Route is a work of art. Not only are all the songs amazingly well done, but the full version (released as one video) has voice acting that really fits the characters quite well. There are changes to the plot that has to be made to fit the run time, but none of them are so bad that it ruins anything. All the changes flows into the original story well enough that you likely won't care. If this is your first experience with anything Undertale, I don't recommend it, however, as the silliness and goofiness of it doesn't translate as well into the musical unless you've played or seen the game before. The Musical is a wonderful experience that I recommend to any fan of the game this is based on.
WebVideo Has not aged very well, but I have respect for it.
Let's face it - Undertale The Musical is not that great as a musical adaptation. Granted, upon my first listening, I was in awe. Mostly because it was a rather amateurish series that aimed to do something big. And it succeeded. The voice cast is amazing, some songs were pretty good, and I liked the overall feel the entire production gave off. But seeing how significantly Man on the Internet improved since then, the cracks really began to show. The editing is not very good, most covers are decent at best, only few actually standing out ("Power of NEO" is my personal favorite, and even that one is pretty flawed), sometimes the sound is weirdly mixed, and the early cover artwork's realism is quite jarring. Despite everything, I still have a lot of respect towards this project. As mentioned already, I love the voice acting in it, and i think many repurposed lines and some of the added jokes are pretty good. But most importantly, despite its flaws, it's just an amazing fan tribute with a lot of heart put into it. While I probably won't be revisiting Undertale The Musical anytime soon, I'm glad it was made, and more people should attempt doing fan musicals. Still, if you want actually good lyrical covers, check out MOTI's newer releases.