Line #59 VideoGame/Horrortale


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3	''Horrortale'' is a fangame of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''. It was released to [=GameJolt=] in 2018 by HTTG Team.
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5	The game takes place in the aftermath of a Neutral run of Undertale. In this universe, Undyne has become queen after Asgore's death and instilled a new rule: all humans that come into the Underground must be killed and eaten. You play as a little girl, Aliza, who is unfortunate enough to fall into the Underground at this state.
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7	The game is based off [[Webcomic/{{Horrortale}} the webcomic of the same name]], which came out a few years before it.
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9	Production on the game was officially cancelled in March of 2023.
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11	! ''Horrortale'' contains examples of:
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13	* AffablyEvil: Toriel is very kind and motherly to the human, despite Flowey's warnings at the beginning. You get a reminder of how much of a threat she is when she [[spoiler: [[KickTheDog kills the thing hiding in the leaves]] in the Ruins]].
14	* AmbiguousSituation: Did Toriel [[spoiler: give you food poisoning from the pie]] on purpose? Or was it a simple mistake caused by her SanitySlippage?
15	* BlatantLies:
16	--> '''Toriel:''' Nothing much has changed here over the years.
17	* BloodierAndGorier: Than the game it's based on, ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''.
18	* BloodSplatteredWarrior: The opening cutscene depicts Undyne as this after starting the ban on humans.
19	* CorruptedCharacterCopy: All of the characters in the Underground are supposedly this. Taken in an interesting direction with Flowey, who was changed from a sadistic megalomaniac to the OnlySaneMan in the underground.
20	* CrapsackWorld: The Underground has become this after a neutral run. It has become a dangerous and cannibalistic place run by a murderous Undyne, far removed from the fun and light-hearted underground of Undertale. This is reflected in Flowey's changed motto: "It's ''eat'' or be ''eaten''."
21	* {{Cyclops}}: Flowey only has one big eye.
22	* EstablishingSeriesMoment: It's telling when you open up the game, see Flowey, and he warns you not to scream because [[ParanoiaFuel someone might hear you]]. Then, immediately as he's established as an [[FaceHeelTurn actual helping hand this time around]], [[HopeSpot he's killed by Toriel]].
23	* FaceHeelTurn: Flowey has undergone this because of the changes made to the Underground.
24	* GoshDangItToHeck: Aliza calls the bullies that forced her to climb the mountain "dumbheads".
25	* HandWave: Toriel's butterscotch candy doesn't hurt you, even though [[spoiler: her pie will give you food poisoning]]. Then again, [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror there's a chance this was intentional]]]].
26	* InnocentlyInsensitive: Flowey can be this at times.
27	** He calls you the "clumsy and stupid type" for falling down the mountain.
28	** He also calls you the "saddest human he's ever seen" after the cutscene.
29	* NothingIsScarier: During your trek to Toriel's home, you hear a scream from deep in the Ruins. You never find the source of the scream.
30	* OnlySaneMan: Interestingly, Flowey. The hostile environment of the Underground has turned him from a threat to the one being threatened.
31	* PetTheDog: Toriel is very kind and motherly to Aliza, like her presence in Undertale.
32	* {{Portmantitle}}: As is common with most Undertale fan works. (Horror + Undertale)
33	* SanitySlippage: Everyone in the Underground has undergone some sort of this after the events of a Neutral run of Undertale.
34	* ShrinkingViolet: Aliza is this in spades. She's very shy and withdrawn and wears a sad expression for most of the game. After [[PetTheDog she warms up to Toriel]], [[WhenSheSmiles she smiles a lot more]].
35	* ToServeMan: The new motto of the Underground following the Neutral run is "it's eat or be eaten". Doubles with MonstrousCannibalism, because this reflects the monsters eating each other as well as any humans that come down.
36	* WhamShot: Toriel [[spoiler: [[KickTheDog killing the thing hiding in the leaves]]. It's a shocking reminder of the darkness present in this game. Not to mention that afterwards, the ground is sprayed with dust]].
37	* WouldHurtAChild: Everything in the Underground is trying to kill Aliza, a child between ''9 and 12.''
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39	-> ''It's EAT or be EATEN.''

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