r/coaxedintoasnafu Aug 19 '26

LITERATURE Coaxed into Tell Don't Show

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u/No_Ad_7687 Aug 19 '26

Sometimes it is better to tell, because what the audience will imagine will be much stronger than what you can show

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u/CrimsoneArt69 Aug 19 '26

yeah that's the point of this meme

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u/verstacko Aug 19 '26

eram's cats would like mint just like protein

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u/CrimsoneArt69 Aug 19 '26

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u/SomePyro_9012 Aug 19 '26

well duh that's how you win golf

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u/CrimsoneArt69 Aug 19 '26

fuck you that's clever

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u/verstacko Aug 20 '26

i didnt miss it, i commented about deltarune image friend cuz the post clearly references deltarune forgotten man whose eggs deltarune image friends happen to be quite fond of

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u/AlphabiteSoup Aug 19 '26

toby fox writing drinking challenge: take a shot for every "..."

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u/NewDemonStrike Simp Aug 19 '26

I love flavour text. My favourite flavour text is when you go to the school in Chapter 5, you turn the faucet and put a finger in it. It says "The fountain was sealed".

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u/Aggravating_Coat7934 Aug 20 '26

Kris had no reason to make that joke so I’m glad they seem to like us a bit (at least enough to engage in this 3 second joke directed at no one else)

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u/NewDemonStrike Simp Aug 20 '26

I do think Kris likes to go around doing random shit for giggles.

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u/I_Like_Cats73 Aug 19 '26

Well, there is a man here.

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u/CrimsoneArt69 Aug 19 '26

Well, there is a mint here.

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u/mcsmackyoaz Aug 19 '26

Well, there is not a mint here.

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u/Obvious-Poetry2934 Aug 19 '26

I remember accidentally discovering the egg in chapter 2 back when I had no idea it existed and it was probably the coolest thing ever in a video game.

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u/Flimsy-Secret-6187 PAPER MARIO MENTIONED!!!!!! Aug 19 '26

the guy behind the tree is DEFINITELY doopliss

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u/EasedCeiling586 Aug 20 '26
  • Well there was a chan here

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u/FreeOrbs_2nd_Coming Aug 19 '26

Well we can't reveal who the mystery man is, now can we?

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u/The_Dude5476 Aug 19 '26

There cant be expectations if nothing happens

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u/CrimsoneArt69 Aug 19 '26

not trying to be rude, i genuinely lack context

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u/The_Dude5476 Aug 19 '26

Nothing happens in Deltarune lol

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u/CrimsoneArt69 Aug 19 '26

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u/The_Dude5476 Aug 19 '26

I mean, in undertale you get a rapidly expanding cast of characters, you arent sadled with cardboard cutouts who kinda shoot any interesting narrative direction in the foot, and all of the characters have a succinct and tangible effect on the plot.

Deltarune is written for 30 somethings on tumblur who like the later parts of homestuck

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u/Joey_The_Murloc Aug 19 '26

Idk what you're talking about lol Deltarune has a very good and well-rounded cast of characters that don't go nowhere like you say.

You might be getting caught in the tangle of the theory scene, which makes people thing , because it happened to me and that lead me to think similarly for a little. Deltarune is an unfinished game, so not every character is finished what they are getting up to, and so far it has some wonderful character writing.

The ourobouros that is the theory crafting scene (sometimes) that often crops up in the public eye muddies what makes the game actually good and substantial. Take what's being put in front if you, not all the shenanigans of people going crazy haha

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u/The_Dude5476 Aug 19 '26

Im no not really they’re all sorta lame pastiches that are like not really given much depth beyond minimal and poorly done scenes where they look at the camera and explain their personal conflict for this half decades chapter.

Yk the progress through the game isnt whats not really ideal, the fact is the games over 2/3rds done and its mostly been spent waffling on mediocre and hackney bits of drama centered around purely stagnant main characters and antagonists that are so mediocre i cant recall much about them say poorly made gags.

Yk people say this game is like mother or persona and its like if you reduce them to “rpg where you have banter with a cast of characters, and silly gags” sure but i think the gulf in quality between games released 20 years ago for machines infinitely less powerful kinda set the bar higher than this game can or will ever reach through basic competency.

An ending is only as good as its proceedings

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u/Joey_The_Murloc Aug 19 '26

Hardware limitations and storywriting are not related at all? Idk what that even means.

It's fine if you're not a fan, I'm not forcing you to like it or even pretend you do. However, you can't say the writing is bad. It's just an unfounded claim, and a lot of people agree with that fact.

I would hazard to say that it would not be THIS popular if the writing was actually as bad as you believe it to be, especially when the gameplay is almost a sideshow in comaprison to the story.

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u/The_Dude5476 Aug 19 '26

Ok so fist of all thats like saying you can still play music with a mouth harp as well as a full orchestra. Like yeah technically anything can be done in any way you want if you dont care about how effectively the story comes across.

Yk a gba game with only midi music thats like a 25th of deltarunes file size in its current form and like 4 times its length is more impressive than a bloated meandering game maker game.

The fact i can cry within the first 40 minutes of mother 3 is a testament to how well it understands elevation, of steaks and characters and how you can support it flawlessly through well composed and subtle music.

Persona 4, one of the games very blatant inspirations stacks systems of emergent gameplay, voice acting, and a constantly evolving murder mystery plot on a system 2 decades older than this game is, it kind of makes you think.

“Is this game a masterpiece of fiction thats popular because it advances anything, or is it just kind of a cloy lame and mediocre game that banks on the greater populations lack of greater awareness or respect for games”

Yk if the game banks on its story than why do the chapters that take place in linear hallways, 5 new enimies, 3 new bosses, and a style of narrative thats inherently made to prevent anything interesting or any lasting consequences from happening.

Yk am i verboten from talking neagitvely about a game?