So far I'm treating Deltarune Chapter 2 as an individual game, even though Deltarune could also be seen as an individual game. However, as only the two first parts have been released, they can well be reviewed separately. Deltarune Chapter 2 was released already a few months ago, I just recently got to play it to the end. Not that it's a long game, but I've still been using the little free time I have to play Tarkov.
However, now to the game.
Deltarune Chapter 2 is the second part of Deltarune, a game which will be completely released later. The game is made by Toby Fox, who also created Undertale. Undertale and Deltarune are completely separate games, even though there are kind-of the same characters included in the games, but they still are basically different characters.
Chapter 2 continues where Chapter 1 left us. You are now back to the "normal world", but you and Susie are looking for a way to return to the Dark world. It's not a surprise that you succeed in it quite quickly.
As a personal opinion, the game started somewhat slowly compared to the previous game. However, I was sure that it would turn great, which it did.
Those who have played Chapter 1 will meet plenty of old characters, but the game introduces a lot of new characters too. For those who haven't played Deltarune Chapter 1, you probably don't care about new or old characters. Probably you don't care about entire Chapter 2.
But who knows!
Miracles do happen.
The game is something unique. The game is mostly a light-hearted adventure, even though some players understand to be worried too. The game mechanics are a combination of adventure and bullet-hell, in which you can decide if you want to win the enemies by violence or by befriending them.
The non-violent approach can be difficult due to lack of XP-points, but can be rewarding due to the ability to make friends of the enemies. That helps especially if you don't have any friends in real life.
In my personal opinion, the game isn't challenging. There are a lot of ways to heal and the challenging battles are quite rare, unless you fight the secret boss or the secret ending boss.
But the game doesn't need to be hard to be fun. The character interactions are a delight, battle mechanics are brilliant at best and the story leaves you craving for more.
There are some puzzles, which don't feel too hard but are fun. Much like the game. The game isn't too punishing, but at least as I've played a lot of games, the game is able to surprise me with innovative approaches to different puzzles and tasks.
The music is an upgrade from the Chapter and the graphics feel very familiar, in a good way.
Storywise, this feels partially separated from Chapter 1 but towards the end, the connections are made more clear. The game starts to feel as a story of it's own and I wasn't as eager to compare it with Undertale, which I did more when playing Chapter 1. Now I'm more sure that Deltarune will turn out as a great game on it's own, without needing to compare it with Undertale.
This might not be the lifeform game most people are looking for, but this is a top choice for those who loved Undertale and/or Deltarune chapter 1. The game is free and if you haven't tried Deltarune, I recommend starting from chapter 1.
If you don't like it, you will most likely not like this either. And then you suck.