#don't play deltarune at 3am

[glitch-the-artist]

TAKE BACK THE DEAD sakriss is owned by: @mercair btw HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYY again

[dont-play-deltarune-at-3am]

mus_cursed (reversed)

I thought i could try to reverse the audio to see if i find something.

I can't notice anything other than the freedom motif.

Do you hear anything?

[mercair]

What is Woostern's name, anyway? Not her stage name, her real one.

Hnnngghh what would you guys say if i tell you that i randomly decided to reveal her name in the Dont-play-deltarune-at-3am thing?

If you know, you know...

[ponett]

Got a spoilery ask about SLARPG regarding Melody's character arc and, to a lesser extent, the ending, so I'll put this below a read more!

Anonymous asked:

Heya! I adore adore adore SLARPG, and have latched pretty hard onto Melody and Harmony's dichotomy for a while... I was wondering whether you saw Harmony more as an obstacle to Melody's growth, or something to be worked on and reconciled with more like Madeline and Badeline from Celeste? Unless it's spoilers of course. It's one of the few threads left open after the game, and as a plural woman myself I was just curious. X3

I'll say up front that I've generally avoided stepping in and telling people what The One Correct Interpretation is for a lot of things in SLARPG. I didn't intend for Melody to be read as plural, since in the story Harmony is a parasitic outside force, but I also understand where that interpretation comes from and won't tell folks they're wrong for relating to her like that. That's just the beauty of art. We can relate to things however we want. I just wanna make sure my personal framing is clear before I talk about the thought behind Melody and Harmony's relationship

Harmony is more of a literary device than a character. While she's not an alternate personality for Melody, she's also not really a full person in her own right. I don't think about Harmony having her own arc. She's a magical force that occasionally externalizes Melody's darker, more self-critical thoughts for the audience, where normally she would keep them to herself. She has her own design and name to make the dialogue boxes easier to follow. I also keep it intentionally vague whether or not other people would be able to see Harmony because I find that understated uncertainty more fun.

On a literal level, Harmony is a magical parasite, and therefore an obstacle to be overcome. She's not supposed to be there, straight up. But because she's just the embodiment of dark thoughts that Melody is already having, there isn't really much point in "defeating" Harmony to me - which is why things play out the way they do.

Even if Melody got rid of Harmony, she would still have to deal with those feelings. It would be a purely symbolic victory. And symbolic victories like that are often satisfying as hell in fiction, but in real life you can't defeat your shadow self to stop those 3am "what if my friends are only pretending to like me" thoughts. So instead, Harmony is something Melody needs to cope with and minimize. It's not about getting rid of bad thoughts forever, but rather learning how to deal with them better. And that's an active, life-long process. And so Harmony remains, but Melody is working on having healthier relationships with both her loved ones and herself.

I'll also say that, while I love Celeste, Madeline and Badeline's arc is mostly irrelevant to the way I write Melody and Harmony. (I don't think this ask is accusing me of plagiarizing Maddy Thorson or anything, to be clear. I'm just on a tangent since the comparison was brought up.) SLARPG began development in 2015, so the Harmony scenes, and Melody's arc as a whole, were already planned before Celeste came out. While I worried about getting compared to a much more popular game, I stuck to my guns, knowing that my story was different enough to stand on its own. If anything, I just avoided specific phrases like "reflection" or "I'm a part of you" to try and keep people from just pointing and going "Celeste reference!"

Unfortunately the "wow this is just like Celeste" comments were unavoidable, as were the newfound generalizations about what all indie games about trans girls with anxiety must be like because there are two (2) whole games that share some common story tropes, and it seems like the ending may have thrown some people off because of expectations created by Celeste. But what are you gonna do? I at least avoided my absolute nightmare scenario of Deltarune Ch.2 doing glitch aesthetics or giving Susie and Noelle a kiss mechanic lmao

[im-s0rry]

Grimm's Chaos Clash Finale (300 Post Special)

So it seems that this little game has ended. Our winners have been found from the Chaos Clash Tourney. . .

GIVE IT UP FOR DOGGONE AND ORCHESTAL!!!

AND NOW, AS STATED, @petra-creat0r AND @cannibala-co NOW GET SPAMTON'S WILL TO LIVE AS WELL AS BRAGGING RIGHTS FOR WINNING THIS STUPID LITTLE TOURNAMENT!!!

I just wanted to say, from the bottom of my heart, thank you all for submitting your characters, joining this tournament, voting, cheering on our contestants, and overall just having a fun time expressing your creativity through this niche community that we all call home. I made this tournament so that we could all use our creativity to push ourselves further beyond. . . And I think that we were able to accomplish that with this tournament. I am so glad that this community was able to get together and do something like this. . .

And now, a few closing statements for my 300th post on this Blog.

Folks, I'll be honest with you all, I'm not sure how I got this far. This community has shifted so much in this short time, it's hard to see how we got here in the first place. We lost and regained my dear friend Mercair, we went through two ARGs where several people got replaced by AI while Sakriss was introduced to the world, almost all of my Secret Bosses got redesigned, fun was had, and friends were made. . . To @glitch-the-artist , whom I have spent way more time with, in all honesty, I want to thank you for all that you've done for this community. Your work is amazing and has inspired me to work harder than ever. . . To @mercair , who left for a long while before returning with the incredibly made @dont-play-deltarune-at-3am ARG and a new Secret Boss, Sakriss! You've always been an incredible friend, an inspiration to many, and a niche micro-celebrity in this side of the Deltarune Secret Boss Fandom. I owe a lot to you, man, and I still don't regret turning you into Sonatta that one time. . . To @mrchaosman , who's taking a break from posting to focus on his mental health. . . Thank you. You were always there for me when I needed you, you built me up and I. . . I never returned the favor. . . And I regret all of those times where I left you on read. I hope to do better after this, I mean it this time. . . To those six other people who were at one point in my mind. . . May you rest in peace. You made up a small part of my life that. . . I kind of regret now that I think of it. Your sacrifices weren't in vain, y'all. . . But even then, I don't miss y'. . . To @creepa-b0t-inc , honestly one of the most dedicated and amazing people in this Fandom. You've helped on so many projects and worked with some of the biggest creators in this Fandom and i want to thank you for all of that work youve done for this community. Without you, I don't think this community would be the way it is now. . . To everyone who's supported my work up to this point, I want to thank all of you. Without you, I wouldn't be here ranting about my weird ocs and improving as much as I have now. This community, this game, it means so much to me. . . And I want to thank you for all of that. . .

. . . By why go out like that? Why go out without something new to think about. Something. . . Bold. This is the first time I've told anyone outside of the small group of people who I've tried to make this happen with, I'm here to tell you about Void Hotline. Void Hotline is a small Deltarune AU I've had a hand in making about WD and Dess, along with a small group of other characters including the Goners, Chara, Flowey, Seam, Everyman, and the Skeleton Brothers, all working at a call center which is specifically designed to make the Secret Bosses go insane and know the truth about their world. I wouldn't expect much from it, due to it being an uphill battle with me and the team constantly forgetting to work on it, but I feel like with the help of some other people, specifically you guys, maybe this can go somewhere. If you're interested in helping with this AU, please message me about it and I will see if you're fit for the team. Together, I hope that we can make this stupid little AU. . . And I hope that you all have a great day. I bid you all adieu. Happy 300th.

[monarchofwings]

inspired by @twistedwonderlandsimps

I wanna have a TWST (deltarune) Kris!Yuu, cuz then the Yuu can range from being weird to down right terrifying like "oh you eat moss?" to "YOU TORN OUT YOUR OWN SOUL AND OPEN A PORTAL PLUS CREATED TO ENTIRE ALTERNATIVE WORLD THAT CAN DESTROY OUR WORLD IF SAID PORTAL ISN'T CLOSE IN TIME!?" "...yes?"

Riddle waking up at 3am because he heard something in the kitchen, he goes to investigate only to find MC!Kris stuffing their face with some stolen pie "UH!? OFF WITH YOUR HEAD-!"

During camp vargas everyone just finding Kris!Yuu eating moss "Oi I don't think that's healthy perfect"

Crowley coming to the Ramshackle to get Kris!Yuu to do his paperwork only to find them opening a portal to the dark world "... I'll come back later"

The idiot trio reaction to Kris!yuu ripping out their own soul "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU CRAZY!? "

Also imagine the angst for the mc, like them not having any free will because of the player and having to be stuck in a unknown world where once again (like in their hometown) their consider to be a outcast but instead it's because they can't do magic not because their the only human, also;

them relating to riddle in way because of both them have no choice, riddle with his mum and Kris with the player

Kris the one getting mad at riddle for insulting their family temporarily snapping out the players control to yell at him to "SHUT THE HELL UP YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MY FAMILY" cuz family is obviously a sensitive subject for them.

relating to Leona because of how they'll both feel that they'll never be able to get out their brothers shadow

Vil seeing Kris!yuu looking longing at a piano and asks them if they play and when they try it comes out as BRONK, and yuu getting mad and upset about it because of the player their unable to play the piano like they used to

Jamil trying to used snake whisper on them but doesn't work cuz someone already controlling them and Kris being afraid of this because it's means nothing can overpower the players control

Also Kris holding a subconscious grudge against Jamil because what he did in Book 4 it reminds them too much of the player sadly

[fiendir]

unfriendly reminder:

if I see one (1) more untagged deltarune post on here

you better be aware that I will personally dive to the bottom of the ocean and gnaw off the transatlantic fiber cable

[everysongineverykey]

opinions on our one and only kris deltarune? i see a lot of people say that kris is either:

a) soulless

or:

b) there is a third entity controlling them,

(thus causing them to create another dark fountain even after a snowgrave route.

which in that specific context would mean they are putting the possibility of an adventure over the safety of their friends who are now vulnerable to another murderous rampage from the player)

i dunno about the kris is soulless theory, except i don't like it because it takes away form them being kind of an asshole sometimes and makes it,,, not their fault???? idk idk but that's vibe i get from these theory proposers

my MAIN talking point is against the third entity theory, from a writing perspective. it takes away what little agency kris has and turns them into 'human teenager who's both making and losing friends and being dragged along for the ride' from 'human teenager who's both making and losing friends and being dragged along for the ride AND still chooses to open a fountain despite the incredible danger they are putting everyone in'

like. imagine. you are a human in a world full of non-humans. you are an outsider, and your own mother, despite how much she loves you, doesn't fully understand you. that's fine, you think, you still have friends.

until dess dissappears and your family is torn apart and the one person who you rely on the most leaves for college. it's difficult and isolating. sure, no-one is explicitly rude to you, and you have a general level of camaraderie with some people (noelle, gaming buddies with berdly, being a decent enough student for alphys), but you are still alone.

then you wake up one day and you have a parasite. it takes over your body no problem, and together you walk to school, get accosted by the school bully, and get trapped in the secret universe in the school supply closet. several shenanigans later, you're a hero. you dethroned the tyrant, you put lancer in charge, and most importantly to you, you have friends!

but these friendships has a catch: it depends on your ability to do it all again. to have another adventure, to save the day again, and lead the group to victory. and the funny thing is... that wasn't you. it was the parasite. it makes you annoyingly talkative, and is a little too nice, but for the most part it did everything that was needed for your happy ending. and yes, you stepped in at important parts (kneeling for lancer, defending susie) but the fact is that the parasite is responsible for everything.

so you do the only logical thing and wake up at 3am to threaten it with a knife to show it you aren't to be messed with, only to run out of its sight to go eat an entire pie.

next day, things are great, you found another fountain, and berdly and noelle are here! weird, but okay. however you blink and suddenly the parasite has forced your childhood friend to slaughter an entire city and possibly your gaming buddy. through you. hm.

you come back to the real world. berdly doesn't. you hide his body (not a corpse, under no circumstances) in the computer room and spend the rest of the day dicking around with susie while the parasite embarrasses you with its inability to play the piano.

then it leads you to the hospital. and noelle is horrified to see you. you forgot you had her watch. as she runs out the room, you are reminded of the trash gremlin that tried to stop you from closing the fountaining warning you that you were going to regret not allowing him to kill you. you talk to rudy and leave.

later that night, you slash your mothers tires. you check on susie. you leave the door ajar. you plunge your blade into the earth (carpet, actually), and with all your will, summon a fountain. as you stagger back to couch to put the parasite where it belongs, you tell yourself that it's okay. that susie will be fine. that the parasite will be pleased, this what it wanted anyway. you were doing what you were told. your choices don't matter. you close your eyes and try not to think about the corpse in closet. you fall asleep.

god. god. there's so much here. i think both those theories- soulless and third entity- are bullshit, partly because of what you said: they make kris into more of a blank slate protagonist who's just a vessel for the player, taking away even more of their agency over their thoughts and actions. i think you'd have to be pretty thick to think that some "third entity" made kris do snowgrave- it's you. you did that. you purposefully made them go back and kill everyone. and kris isn't soulless. i don't know how you could think that. we've seen that they love their brother, their mum, their friends so much time and time again. sure, they're kinda mean sometimes, but what kid isn't? on the whole: kris is just a kid! and i care them💙

[cherry-bomb-ships]

Haha hi I stayed up until 3am to play Deltarune cuz I don't make good decisions but I've gotten all the way to Spamton NEO and... oh my god

(Under cut to avoid spoilers)

WHY IS SPAMTON SO ACTUALLY FUCKING SCARY??? Like everything with his sprite glitching out and breaking and basically EVERYTHING about his shop is so unsettling to me, to the point where I waa getting genuinely uncomfortable the more time I spent in his shop. And of course now that I've gotten to that lil ol NEO bossfight, to me he's gone from disturbing to downright terrifying. He's just Wrong and its actually unsettling to me just to be around him.

And ya know what? I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT, and if anything it's made me love him even MORE. If there's one thing I want a character to be it's INTERESTING, I love me some depth and room for exploring and he's got that in spades. Besides, he wouldnt be the first character I love despite (or even because of) them scaring the hell out of me. But oh my god he puts my emotions in a knot, like whyyyyy did he have to turn out to be evil?! He's so fucking tragic and sad and disturbing and. FUCKING HELL TOBY FOX WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO US 😱

I haven't been able to defeat him yet but I'm hoping to do it tomorrow and put his story to an end. Even if it isn't going to be a happy one... he at least deserves an end. Don't we all?

[harbingers-appointed]

What's up, it's 3am, have this small teaser for my fic that I'll definitely finish tomorrow

See ya !

(And don't be like me, rest please !)

Ayeee, I saw this when you sent it but I've been pretty distracted with the release of delta rune chapter 2 !

Really excited for the fic 👀💜 curious on what this angst will be featuring exactly...

And I totally couldn't take you advice and was in a voice call for... 5 hours last night until 4 am hahaha. Spilling so many of the secrets about the Au to someone . Technically 2 whole people know most of the secrets but hahaha.

*insert evil laughter*

....

Once I'm done playing deltarune I need to hop back on the script- there's lots to be written.

On a side note, man day one of Your Boyfriend is so short... I think my ideas on what I want to do for day one of Your Demon King is too much .. hahaha

[vailimia]

I think it's time for another really long post that nobody's going to read.

This time, I'll collect all the information I've revealed about my OCs in one place, and list what information has since been retconned.

As always, click keep reading to keep reading.

I'll start with all the information I've revealed on Tumblr, most of which was revealed in my previous rambling posts.

First, Numeri isn't from Japan, and is instead from a different world, but one of her parents is from Japan.

In the post where I said this, I called that parent Numeri's father, but in more recent times I've realized that that word may not be the best word to describe her, and just calling her one of Numeri's moms would be less prone to misinterpretation, since this character is a woman.

Of course, "girldad" would be the most accurate term to use (in my opinion), but Numeri hasn't played Deltarune, and thus has never heard that term before.

In the same post, I also said that Fuyu was called Winter, however I already retconned that in a different post because I had decided that the story (if you can even call it that) taking place in Japan would make more sense, so none of the characters would have problems remembering or pronouncing Japanese names.

Fuyu being somewhat related to Numeri isn't entirely true, as they don't share a parent, but they do share a half-sister.

That half-sister not knowing she's related to Numeri stopped making sense to me after I thought about how Numeri came to Japan in the first place, so that's been retconned.

The other information about Fuyu in that post is still accurate, he does watch anime, he does really like sweet foods, he does have a very low body temperature (that hasn't caused medical problems for some reason), and he does hide the fact that he's a boy.

I also mentioned Trace in that post, but the only information I revealed about him was that he's a gardevoir, and that obviously hasn't changed.

The next post is a lot shorter and was meant to be more of a meme than a post talking about my OCs, but it did say that at a human school, there's a class made entirely of non-humans that think they're the only non-humans.

That has since been retconned, because it honestly doesn't make any sense, there are still non-humans at the school, just not all in the same class.

Also, the fact that I probably wouldn't make anything out of them has technically been retconned by the fact that I've posted stuff on Pixiv.

The next relevant post was specifically about backstories, and all the information in that post is still accurate.

Some of my characters do have abnormal backstories, like "runaway princess of hell", "boy who used forbidden magic to turn himself into a girl", or "descendant of someone cursed by Hera".

Other characters have relatively normal backstories with weird aspects like "genetically engineered monstergirls", "a man trying to have sex with every type of youkai", or "appearing from nothing".

Iris and Malaise's backstories are still the same as in that post, both of them are attending a Japanese high school for different reasons, Malaise is still a reaper trying to find a yandere, it still was almost 3am when I finished that post.

In the next relevant post, I said that I had revealed part of Natsu and Annabelle's backstories on Pixiv, that none of the characters I had revealed on Pixiv at the time are biologically male, that I don't have a name for the boy who turned himself into a girl yet, and that I play as the character who appeared from nothing in Spiral Knights.

None of that information has been retconned.

Next bit of information is something Trace revealed about himself, that being the fact that he used to have relations with a specific group of people who have an emblem that he put on his shield in his singleplayer Minecraft world, but that group disbanded a long time ago, he didn't provide any more details than that.

I think that's all the information I've revealed on Tumblr, so now the one piece of information I've revealed on newTumbl.

That information is just that Rose has a sister named Elion, who has a disguise.

What that disguise is has not been revealed.

Next, information I've revealed on Pixiv.

In the description of "Possibilities of a Shapeshifter", I revealed that Haru and Natsu are half-sisters, Natsu was raised by a snow woman (that's why she doesn't know how to shapeshift), and Fuyu and Aki exist.

In the description of "Perfectly Normal Jousting Match", I revealed that a club must have at least four members to be officially recognized, and Rose is the leader of the club that my Pixiv works focus on, since she was the one who got the initial three members (herself, Whitney, and Numeri) together in the first place.

In the description of "A Special Kind of Dullahan", I revealed that Annabelle doesn't have internal organs, and there are boys attending the school.

In my first tutorial, I revealed Whitney Rubia's last name.

In "Haru Being Weird", I revealed that Haru's gotten used to the weird feeling of body parts being in places they don't belong, and sometimes won't consider certain shapes to be a possibility until something (or someone) gives her the idea.

I also revealed a few lewd things there, but this isn't the place to say them.

In "Annabelle's Secret", I revealed that someone had changed Annabelle's body in the past, and that Rose had tried using transformative magic to achieve something similar but was unsuccessful.

The only non-lewd thing I revealed in the description of "Anywhere Penetration" is that Numeri isn't hurt if she loses her limbs, and she can grow them back without much effort, although that doesn't happen in the post.

Finally, I've also revealed what Whitney, Rose, Numeri, Haru, Natsu, and Annabelle look like in my Pixiv works.

I think that's everything I've revealed so far, I just wanted to put all of it in one place in case people want to know.

Maybe someday I'll show what my OCs look like on Tumblr, right now only a few images I have of them are allowed to be posted here.

[dont-play-deltarune-at-3am]

mus_gravekeeper

So... This is him.

After wandering for the graveyard for some time, i eventually stumble upon this guy.

He never mentione his name outloud, but when the fight started i saw it on the menu.

Sakriss.

His speech quirk was visually simple, but striking. He stuttered a lot, but also his letters had a tremble effect on them. Almost as if he was scared or nervous.

Digging up a grave, mumbling things to himself. Something about "his duty" and "a proper burial". But he wasn't burying anything, he was actually desecrating the tomb, taking some kind of red dust out of it (correct me if im wrong but, don't darkners turn into red dust if you hack the game to be able to kill them or smth?)

Without turning around, he started talking to Kris. I guess he just noticed their presence. I don't remember all the conversation, but i think he basically welcomed Kris to the graveyard, implied that the cabin from earlier was his and... Something about his sister telling him Kris would come here eventually?

(On a side note: I think it's pretty easy for everyone to deduce that his sister could potentially be "Annette Lil' Gal" but seeing him speak of his sister as if she was still alive, i highly doubt so).

But then... He turns around... And freezes in terror. He saw Kris and confused them with... A dead body. Basically mentioning and going over everything that seems to be wrong with them. "The skin color (blue), the way they stood there, and that weird blank stare"

I've heard about the dead Kris theory before. I guess this fangame is based on that.

But, the most unnerving part was that Sakriss, noticed my presence. The soul. And almost immediately thought of it as a case of demonic possession.

He started to panic. Saying how wrong this is, how wrong it was that Kris was still moving, that I, the playes, was here. He claimed that the dead should all be left to rest in peace and that my presence here was a sacrilege.

He panicked more and more, to at last, decide that he had to put an end to this. That he was gonna get rid of me. To exorcise me.

And on his own words: "Take back the dead"

The battle started right after he said that.

This is his sprite right after turning around. He's holding a shovel, if you were wondering. The spritework, as always, is kind of messy, making it more obvious that this is a fangame considering how well the secret bosses sprites usually look like.

The music also doesn't sound like something Toby Fox would ever do, but that might just be me.

I just realized, it's close to 3am rn when im posting this... Huh.

[dont-play-deltarune-at-3am]

Don't play Deltarune at 3AM

Hello there. So, here's the story.

A couple of days ago, an anonymous user sent me the build of an unfinished game just called deltarune along with the message 'don't play deltarune at 3am'.

I immediately thought it was a joke because Deltarune is literally my favorite game and this thing was the typical cheap creepypasta of scary stuff happening at 3am. But uh in the end I got curious and decided to try to run the game. I thought i could be a fangame developer using a weird tactic to promote their game or smth. Worst thing that could happen is that it could be a trojan virus and it could damage my pc and make me feel like a complete idiot.

So I started running the setup. Very similar to Survey_Program, it started with a warning before i could run the game. Although I don't remember exactly what it said, it did mention something about moving away from the cemetery. Of course, I decided to proceed, if this turned out to be a bad idea, at least it would be an interesting story to tell, wouldn't it?

Surprisingly, the game opened like Deltarune on the first chapter, with the legend playing as the opening, but i immediately noticed the game was completely silent during this whole cutscene. Even the main menu was silent, no sound effects at all. Now here is the real weird part: All chapters were already unlocked. From 1 to 7, all chapters were visible, had full names and icons. However, none of these were playable except for chapter 6.

When selecting chapter 6, it showed that it already had an used saved file in it, with a playtime from around 2hrs and 20 iirc. Out of curiosity, i decided to play using that save file.

The game immediately started and... It was just Kris (dark world form) standing on a black void. At least that's what it seemed like, because whene i started moving i would start to notice several collisions. This is what made me realize that the game was most definitely unfinished. Sometimes i would even try to interact with whatever things i smashed Kris' face into to see if something happened, and Kris would sometimes turn in to placeholder kris when in teracting with certain stuff, but nothing else would happen.

I was about to give up on this thing, when i suddely managed to leave the scene, and arrived to another black void. This let me know that this was apparently an entire unfinished map. Now i had a mission; to find something interesting in this unfinished fangame. And oh boy did i find something...

This account was created to archive some of the strange things I found in this supposed deltarune fangame, and of what I presume, is a secret boss made for this fangame.

[dont-play-deltarune-at-3am]

TAKE BACK THE DEAD

This is it. Sakriss's Boss Fight Theme. I decided to take a shot at guessing the name of the track this time based on Sakriss' lines. The name of the file is actually "mus_gravereaper"

Guys. Trust me when i say that this fight was HARD.

The Soul mode was Cyan. It gave me the ability to dash through attacks when charging with [z] with a little cooldown between dash. You had to be VERY precise with the timing in which you charged though.

During the whole fight, Sakriss was having a panic attack. His voice lines sounded like he was TERRIFIED of me, while trying to "exorcise" me. He said some very criptic things too. He mentioned his sister again, making her sound like a strong individual, much stronger than him. He also tended to put himself down a lot, thinking of himself very lowly, calling himself a failure and a dissapointment.

He also kinda revealed the purpose of this graveyard. It was to give everyone in the dark world a final resting place when the inevitable end arrives, calling it a save haven, and the only place that would remain intact and survive the end of the world. Yet he was sad for not being able to have a "final rest" like everyone else, and instead being forced to work forever alone at this cursed graveyard, also implying some kind of immortality,

In retrospective, he was almost like an opposite to Jevil. While one felt as the only free one and was able to enjoy a nice sleep, Sakriss feels the complete opposite; Trapped, sleep deprived, and thought of everyone else as free except for him.

This music is honestly... Kinda good. Not my cup of tea, personally, but i think it sounds good.

Sakriss appearence in the thumbnail isn't actually his appearence during the whole fight, he was mostly holding his shovel and pointing it at Kris while trembling a lot. He only transformed into this when he did his final super attack, and didn't revert back until the fight ended.

Weird thing about it is that the name of the sprite in the files is "spr_wendigo"...

Last thing to upload about this will be the after battle theme. After that, i think i'll try to give my overall thoughts about this whole thing...

[dont-play-deltarune-at-3am]

My thoughts on all of this.

I have no idea what i played.

I have no idea who the developer was and why they decided to send this unfinished game to me. Especially considering that they seem to have deleted their account, and that the game semmed to be programmed to delete itself after playing it once, immediately making it lost media basically.

As for the game itself, i'm gonna try to piece together everything that i saw here.

The game was undoubtebly based off of the Kris Is Dead theory/theories. Thinking back to the radio audio, the water part seemed to suggest something was off with Kris. And of course, Sakriss's dialogue described Kris like a literal walking body, with the blue skin and weird behavior. This game was based off of the theory that Kris might've drowned at some point prior to the events of the game (i don't remember who initially came up with the theory, if you know, please tell me).

As for the rest of the game, it's hard to understand. It feels like a lot of missing context. Who is "Annette Lil' Gal"? Where even IS this Dark World to begin with?

And most importantly, what is Sakriss? I didn't even get to have the usual secret boss lore dump we usually get after defeating one so i don't even know his backstory, so i don't even know WHY he is a secret boss. There's also this whole thing with his sister; Who is she? As i said before, i doubt that it's "Annette", since he describes her as if she is still alive. He also described her as someone SUPER strong. On his own words, "she doesn't even need her sword to cut anyone to pieces".

And also, what is Sakriss in the light world? It's even harder to theorize when i don't even know where the Dark World takes place at.

But, given the general theme that this game was presented to me, i think the possibility of Sakriss being some kind of old creepypasta seems plausible. Alot of the typical old video game creepyasta cliches including the 3am thing, the reversed audios, characters staying still at certain points on a creepy way, and "Wendigo" Sakriss aka some kind of cryptid or monster

Other than that, i don't know what to make of it. Some people are trying to decipher the morse code that can be heard at mus_cursed, i don't know how to do that and i don't have the time, so i'm kinda depending on them to do it. It seems this game may be hiding another secret.

And that's it. That's all i could save from this game. I understand it may not be enough proof of it's existence, but i know what i saw, and i did everything i could came up to on time to prevent at least part of it to become lost media. My accounts might be the only proof that this fangame existed.

And despite it's weirdness, creepyness and cryptic stuff, i really liked it. This whole concept was really interesting and i didn't want it to go to waste.

I'll try to update you guys if anything else happens. As for now, that's it!

See ya!

[dont-play-deltarune-at-3am]

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The cabin had a backdoor. Since i saw no other entrance or exit, and i didn't wanna go back to wandering an empty map, i decided to go through it.

Curious enough, when i went to the door, it gave me a similar flavor text to when you open Spamton's shop door after his encounter, saying how NOW it's unlocked.

I did not mention this before, but i did in fact play the game at 3am, since that was around the time the anonymous person sent me the built (basically begging for me to play the game at 3 am lmao). But i didn't think too much about until i saw the door flavor text.

Perhaps... This door could only be opened at 3am? Like So Sorry from Undertale, you know? That could make a lot of sense considering what would happen next...

The back door opened to some kind of graveyard. It was dark and foggy. Also avery big zone, it almost felt like it was endless, with nothing but dead trees and what appeared to be looted tombs.

None of the tombs gave any interesting flavor text, except for one. The one you see in the thumbnail.

The name engraved on it, iirc was something along the lines of "Annette Lil'Gal". I don't entirely remember the rest of the flavor text, but i think it described her as a little girl... There were no reactions from Kris indicating that they could've potentially known her, which makes me guess that this is supposed to be a reference that THE PLAYER is meant to understand?? But i don't know...

Do you guys have any idea what this is refering to??

This is also the last theme that played right before i met... Him. I don't know if i'll be able to post in the next few days, my birthday is coming soon and i'll be very busy, but i'll try my best to keep you updated.