I like Toby, but does anyone else feel like he comes off as the epitome of humblebrag? Maybe he's trying to be as humble as possible to balance his success, but the way he casually talks about how his stuff gets referenced, his connections, etc. just feels like he's trying to talk down to everyone (in particular, Andrew Hussie)
Does anyone else feel this way? You like what he makes, want like him, but just kind of rubs you the wrong way?
Yes and no, it's hard to say. He's done incredibly well for himself and he is always incredibly humble about it. I don't know if things like story writing, music and coding naturally come easy to him, or if he is just being humble. Being so incredibly humble can kind of be disheartening especially when you're very inspired by his work and you'd like to create something akin to it but keep falling short. It makes you feel inferior and that you should be able to do these amazing things effortlessly like him, but even with all the effort you have you fall short.
He might just be being incredibly humble and in reality his has his own struggles, but it's hard to see that as the case when everything he puts out is really good, even his "crappy rom hack".
I'm pretty sure both him and Andrew Hussie are on good terms as he still makes a lot music for him. I like to believe he's just this lovely guy that has a passion for video games and music, who isn't trying to humblebrag. I understand why he would do that, he's talked before about being scared about the sheer amount of his success so it makes sense he'd try to be over humble. Sometimes his success inspires me to keep going and keep trying at what I do, but sometimes it makes me feel like I will never reach where I want to be. If he is being humble, I wish he would be honest and say if he has had a hard time getting to where he is now, it would certainly make me feel less bad about my shortcomings.
No one's gonna read this garbage novel, condense your thoughts autismo.
I honestly don't care, I needed to type my thoughts out for myself anyway
For me, it's like Toby is trying to retain his persona of being "that cheeky fella from the forums you lurk on who makes funny things to showcase his talent", sorta like that one super autismo friend of yours who you can't help but admire.
And then all that is taken away when he talks about
>Anamanaguchi remixed my song
>I met with the creator of Smash Bros and played with him
>My shitty song from a rom hack was referenced in a Square Enix anniversary concert
>I am doing a monthly article for one of the biggest gaming magazines in Japan, a role that previous belonged to the creator of Smash Bros
>I got to make a royalty-free song of mine in a Japanese commercial
>I'm doing music for the biggest franchise in the world
I could go on, but that's just what I know off the top of my head. Yes, I do know a lot of his stuff is more pertaining to Japan, but it's not like he's only known in Japan.
It's not like he doesn't deserve credit, but it's such a contrast to me
>Got to write music for the most famous web comic just from posting "shitty piano covers"
>Got to meet both of his inspirations: Zun and Shigesato Itoi
>Got to interview Yoko Shimomura, another inspiration of his work
>First video game he creates that isn't a rom hack is an instant world wide success
>Game gets so popular he actively goes out of his way to email people asking them not to lets play his game because it's getting too popular
>Everybody wants him to be involved with their work
>Goes on to inspire people across the world to become like him
I agree. As much as Toby tries to come across as a wacky goofball nerd like he once was, his success is just too far gone at this point that it feels like an act. He's not as daft as he let's on, the man knows he's absolutely succeeded in life.
>First video game he creates that isn't a rom hack is an instant world wide success
To be fair, Undertale may have been seen as a sleeper hit that became successful out of nowhere, but by 2015, the demo was out, there was hype behind it, and there was a dedicated Kickstarter that showed off more.
And the real smoking gun is that because of Homestuck, Toby had a VERY passionate fanbase prior to Undertale, and had connections to numerous people. He was far from a nobody. Toby had a sizable foundation to work off of when Undertale came out. This is something that is virtually impossible nowadays.
Nah, I'm pretty sure he's feeling himself on the occasion. I absolutely do not trust people of his kind of personality, always presenting themselves as the quirky eccentric do gooder. They're ALWAYS up on their high horses. They're just good at hiding it.
Fame and involvement with the industry in Japan seems to be his only/main goalpost for success.
110% guarantee he is the type of beta who idealizes Japanese women. His kids are going to hate and never really identify with him.
>110% guarantee he is the type of beta who idealizes Japanese women. His kids are going to hate and never really identify with him.
Toby is fuckingTemmie.
Because he has money now?
Toby is fucking gay
Do you think she makes those UWAWAWAWA noises in bed and that's why they talk like that in the game
What is there to idolize about the current state of the white man anyways? Look at how fucked our culture is.
Toby has the Nintendo boomer mindset. He thinks being underpaid in Japanese Yen for doing grunt work on the latest buggy pokemon game and being work friends with an aging game dev already retiring is the highnote of vidya. It's si ple and it makes him happy but vidya moved on years ago.
Toby really tried to style himself after Yoko Taro trying to be le mysterious shy indie dev complete with mask. Except Yoko does it cause he genuinely hates interviews and is a literal mentally ill retarded gorilla rapist powerhouse salary man that pumps out insane giberish in his writing. Meanwhile Toby is just a weeb.
I sincerely doubt Taro is really all that crazy. He’s just a game dev who likes writing weird shit, is a favourite among his superiors, and is trying a futile balancing act between avoiding excess fame and acting as the public face of an entire video game series (Drakengard/Nier). He gets away with kooky shit precisely because it’s a stage persona and his bosses like him.
Appreciate you typing out your thoughts, anon. Reading what you wrote resonated with me in a very positive way. I do feel that maybe if Toby admitted to having struggles, his humbleness would come off as more genuine to me. It seems like he's just this perfect auteur with masterful talent that can do no wrong, and the only wrong you can say he's done can be shrugged off as "Oh, he was a teenager" or "Oh, he was a part of the Homestuck team". As if the only evidence of weakness or struggle was before Toby found his destiny.
Call it envy, but it's hard not to be a bit jealous of this guy considering that he's pretty much seen as a god, but he definitely doesn't strike me as a god complex type. Maybe he's just socially awkward and doesn't know how to handle success, but he's definitely got charisma in the videos you see of him and he definitely is handling his success better than a lot of his contemporaries and predecessors have.
I'm not saying I seeth over the idea that Toby Fox could literally tweet "lol" and be praised by waves of fans, in fact I find that kind of funny lmfao.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, like you, I want to see someone I look up to and am inspired by as a real human. I want to see vulnerability, struggle, human flaws. Sure, he probably doesn't do that for the sake of PR, and I can't blame him in that regard, but man ...
I just want Toby to talk about his struggles so I can at least relate. Seeing him admit to flaws gives me hope that I can reach some success. Not his level, and I don't want that. I just want to know a great isn't perfect.
That's alright, I'm glad it could resonate with you. I wouldn't normally type something like that on here, but the topic felt like too specific not to.
I agree with you completely. I hold no disdain toward the man at all for it, I only wish that the representation of himself he presents was more reasonable. Everyone's human and I refuse to believe he's never had a hard time whilst trying to do what he does, it really would give me some hope to be reassured that it's not as easy as it appears. Any role model isn't flawless but sometimes it can be hard to see them as so, especially when they're not open about it.
In spite of it all, I'd say the guy still strikes inspiration in myself. He inspired me to learn piano and make music years ago and I wouldn't be where I am now if not for him. I'm sure though, that with enough time, effort and determination haha, one can achieve whatever they set out to do.
I'm glad we could both confide in this, anon. I had a specific itch to scratch, and it's nice to know we could scratch each others backs.
At the end of the day, Toby has done a lot to inspire me, and while it's disheartening to struggle knowing he doesn't, and though I don't want to be where he is, I want to be able to do something that can allow me to put a piece of myself into an experience that hopefully may resonate with others
Literally came to mind when posting that lol
Thank you as well, it really has helped getting to interact with someone who feels the same way.
All I'd like to do is spark the same inspiration and happiness into other people that I felt with his work by creating something of my own that I'm happy with. Just push myself to be the best version of myself I can be.
Thanks again, anon.
I wish you the best of luck, anon. Hope we both will cross paths again, carrying motivation and success.
You too anon, best of luck. I hope so too, hopefully at a time where we are that much closer to making our dreams a reality. Until then I'll do everything in my power to make that happen and I hope you do too.
Thanks, anon. Godspeed and God bless. See you sooner or later.
Play Monster Girl Quest and Monster Girl Quest NG+ As well as Monster GIrl Quest Pardox. Toby’s work suHispaniciously seems similar to the way it parodies JrPGs
To me I think it's mostly down to the weird phrasing he does now to make his posts/interviews easier to translate and understand for his Japanese fans since he has such a huge following over there. Overall Toby has been pretty smart with how he's played his cards and handled his fame so far, he mostly keeps his head down instead of sperging on Twitter 24/7 like most devs do now.
>handled his fame so far, he mostly keeps his head down instead of sperging on Twitter 24/7 like most devs do now.
For all the autistic cringe shit Toby does, I will gladly take him over any fucking onions chud indie devs throwing a hissy fit on twitter
he's learned from seeing what happened to homestuck with hussie that he needs to keep a very large distance between the fans and himself.
>he still makes a lot music for him
when did toby last make any music for hussie? was it that shitty steam VN about the clown bitches?
No, Toby didn't do any music for that. He did do music for Hiveswap: Act 2 (released 2020).
Schizo same fag, also didn’t read, fuck chudtale
t. Toby Fox
Never read any of his interviews, but he has reasons to brag, his game is the most famous indie game ever made, loved by gays, zoomers, millenials, and he is living the dream in japan making music for anime , games, vtubers, etc
>most famous indie game ever made
Minecraft and Stardew Valley are objectively more well known and culturally impactful
He didn't even win indie award at the game awards in 2015. Lost to rocket league
>I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man. He has the Chaplin Disease; that particular combination of arrogance and timidity sets my teeth on edge. Like all people with timid personalities his arrogance is unlimited. Anybody who speaks quietly and shrivels up in company is unbelievably arrogant. He acts shy, but he loves himself; a very tense situation. It's people like me who have to carry on and pretend to be modest. To me, it's the most embarrassing thing in the world - a man who presents himself at his worst to get laughs, in order to free himself from his hang-ups. Every thing he does on the screen is therapeutic.
Maha the french
Champagnehasalwesbencelebretedferisexcellence
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What am I looking at?
Tits
fake tits
>I hate the Irish
what produces a man who is enraged by humility? is it an unfulfilled desire to flaunt success?
Projection, probably.
He's not talking about regular humility. He's talking about the kind of people who deliberately act humble so as to invite praise from others.
I don't follow Toby closely. Does he truly pray like the hypocrites?
Not really. At least, while he’s become a bit of a nerd celebrity in Japan, he’s still smart enough not to make himself too visible in the public eye.
His seething is not irrational, imo. There is such a thing as insecure/self-aware narcissists; once you meet one or more in real life you start to see "shy" people in a different light altogether. It's specially clear (but also rare) when 2 or more of these have to interact in the same social setting. You say "I can't stand people like me" and the true meaning of that sentence is completely lost to a normal person. As a rule of thumb, look out for seemingly shy/meek/humble people that appear to have NOTHING else to them on a personality level but inexplicably keep getting involved and being the focus of attention.
It's the more insidious version of "hiding your power level", or the opposite of "hiding your true self under the facade of an arrogant asshole". Your true self is the arrogant asshole, but you know better than to show it, and your alarms go off if you think someone saw through you.
It's called being born before the end of World War II. In other words being human.
i have absolutely nothing else to add to the billionth spammed toby thread we've had this year other than saying that a deranged orson welles schizoboss would be absolutely phenomenal and if toby doesn't do this by chapter 7 i will be even more sorely disappointed than i already am
Dear Toby,
I wrote you but you still ain't callin
I left my Tumblr, my AIM, and my pesterlog at the bottom
I sent two music requests back in autumn you must notta got them
There probably was a problem at the Japan post office or something
Sometimes I make my story too sloppy when I plot em
But anyways, fuck it, what's been up man? How's your dollars?
I had some money too, until the King's Quest dev stole em
If I had a son, guess what I'ma call him?
I'ma name him Radiation
I heard about Deltarune too, I'm sorry
I hope your wrist injury doesn't make that game crappy
I know you probably hear this every day, but I would like to see
A collab between the Pokemon composer and me
A dream team of Toby Fox and Andrew Hussie
We owe it to the fans, maybe another song or three
Anyways, I hope you get this, and not too busy
Just to chat, truly yours, I am free
This is Hussie
My fame's gone cold I'm wondering why
I made a game at all
Hiveswap's running shit on Windows
And there's no fix at all
Even if there was, it will all be late
Because Toby Fox's wallet
Reminds me that I'm not so glad
I'm not so glad
I think Hussie is just ready to pack it in. The dude is in his 40s and most likely set for the rest of his life. He's had his time in the spotlight and has passed on the torch already.
Honestly, it's a shame that Hussie's probably spent. When he was good, he was REALLY good.
Shut the fuck up Hussie. If you wanted to be remembered as well as Toby then maybe you should have tried a little harder on your magnum opus and not just completely given up and handed over to ghost writers on tumblr for the entire last act.
He's tolerable because he doesn't actually brag and just minds his business
see
He lucked out hard like Steve in Smash
Andrew? Andrew Hussie? Is that you?
I agree
Also, where is the list, someone post the music list with the YouTube links, that's the only reason I come to these threads.
>music list with the YouTube links
You mean plagiarism?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pxGKf6OhOA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrBB3_rFPjg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8LOKIyJvMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntZz8L-pGYc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMDFhjpMTEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fee0GYSTebg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwrUem9vM_A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb22li36dJg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWBtpBwzzdM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKfS5zVfGBc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaihhlZ3QaU&t=65s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHJdlmOQl6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLeid-bIRQA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcF2LOaLgA0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1qjt_1geiI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o251comtNfk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBhz7lb8VGI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlKHChbEcps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAjnqQ-DTLI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aRE_J4UvYM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKPG3cGxtJU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6LmMCuGjfA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-y-tEuCPY8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB8o_VdvFpk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JGkPieR6nk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXwybuWRS8E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHly6zadTq0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7aXqjcUWMs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAqB1lOiH6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewxyxByJPP0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaIjLUsH2yI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDuEWw648jo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64fetbSh89s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83jGCWCcBzc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLyYp-ZYYNE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayuCfK1218s
As much of a meme as it is to call Toby fox a plagiarist, I've stopped caring. I just imagine his music is either a remix or reimagining of an existing song to fit the narrative he has in Undertale, and at the end of the day, it's enjoyable.
I could care less that Toby copies the good stuff from good songs. The stuff he makes, regardless of how unoriginal it is, makes my ears happy.
Not a big toby fox fanboy, but every artist copies a shitton ESPECIALLY composers. Toby just didnt do a good job of hiding his influences.
This. Maybe this comes from the fact that Toby learned to play piano by ear and can't read music (I think). His brain just didn't know how to mask things the right way.
He still knows a thing or two about music theory and knows how to make shit sound good, even if it isn't original.
That or Toby never read this quote before
Don't forget this!
Half of these don't make sense
https://streamja.com/GoR0Z
>Well this doesn't sound so bad
>Skye kicks in
Oh no.
>Volume controls are: high, medium, off
What fucking midwit designed this? Could they really not implement a simple slider in their video player, a fucking pajeet could do that.
Being emotionally stable is a good thing. Going from super highs to super lows can be exhausting, staying humble or at least keeping a level head is good.
I can't find the source of what I'm referencing, but maybe an anon ITT can help.
I read somewhere that Toby is an obsessive workaholic to the point of putting his health in danger. The reason Undertale came out as soon as it did (in spite of Toby getting help) was because Toby would work 12-hour days on the project. On one hand, extremely based and admirable, but on the other, holy fucking shit. I don't think Toby can really/has ever been negative, pessimistic or depressing, and even the Halloween Hack is more just edgy teen ideas than anything, but the man does not know his own limits.
I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. He's fucked up his wrist and needs surgery from over working himself. That still hasn't stopped him, he's using voice navigation tool to still work. Considering he was very close to Andrew Hussie, who would work relentless hours just like that, it seems likely.
I think it goes without saying that Toby definitely learned from Hussie, but tries to avoid doing anything stupid. That being said, he didn't know how to prevent injury, so hey, maybe Toby isn't perfect!
Krisriel
He's 30-something years old. He looks nothing like that picture you anons keep posting of him.
There. Happy?
>Moves to japan and gets to live out his weeb fantasy for the rest of life thanks to unlimited money
I'm not jealous at all... haha...
HWNBJ
>Get to stay white and live in a better society
Sounds like a win win to me.
>actively makes it worse by being there and promoting his degenerate values
Sounds like a lose to me
>Implying
>whataboutism
I'm not the one pretending japan doesn't have "degenerate values".
No one claimed that, take your meds
As a Toby fox fanboy I've never seen this image in my entire life. Where did you get this?
I honestly don't know. Found it on a thread here
>japs in the back both looking at the foreigners with disgust
based
Why does he look like an Arab? Isn't he American?
Same shit really.
>Isn't he American?
le 56%
>Nip leaning on him
How small is that garden gnome twink?
Being humble is a part of being a genius
You want to make things seem effortless
I feel like his 15 minutes of fame wore off about 5 years ago.
Homestuck is absolute dog shit and will be stuck in brony tier forever
No, but I feel the same disgust I get from every white person who lives in Japan
Hey, at least Toby is short and skinny, so he fits in with the Japanese when he wears those silly dog masks
Humblebragging? nah
Do I believe he absolutely knows how to play people? Yeah.
seriously, he knew exactly what he was doing with his twitter post before the game released "play it before people hate it just because ;^)" because it instantly killed all criticism and the diehard fans quadrupled down
he also had a posse of people ready to shill for him at that point, like a lot of Patreon games will
his games are alright. Really just alright. Groundbreaking or true 10/10s, nah.
he's just a homestuck kid who's well aware of how lucky he is. it's not that deep
I read in an interview he was about to ask Itoi if he could make Mother 4 when he met him, but decided that it would be inappropriate. moron the fact that that even crossed your mind shows immense hubris.
I remember seeing some youtube documentary about Mother/Earthbound, and all these zoomer Nintendofags were like "Toby Fox should make Mother 4!"
And then it cuts to Toby immediately saying, "There will never be a Mother 4 without Itoi."
[spoilers]Fangames BTFO[/spoiler]
Maybe because he knows Itoi is sick of hearing that question being asked for over a decade now
All I know is that when shit goes down, Toby Fox isn't going to have your back.
probably because I am not genetically related to him nor do I have any mutually beneficial business or pleasurable ties to him
>Another chudy Fox thread
Green Mage Toby
He comes off as a dweeb but extremely confident, and this has led him to create some really cool shit. I wish I was him, but alas I am crippled by a lifetime of depression and ADHD.
>confident
If you're delusional enough to believe this, then yeah, you will be stuck like that.
idk, I'd say he's fairly confident.
>extremely confident
Honestly, I blame myself for being a pessimist/realist for not having confidence like him
>"extremely confident"
>they didn't see the interview
the interview that caused him to never show his face again, in fear of what may happen?
He should learn to mix his fuckin music for once
Half his stuff sounds like it comes out of a broken tin can
But anon that's his style!
I wouldn't say it sounds like a tin can, but there's something about it. It's weird, it exists in this middle ground where the mixing is really simplistic but at the same time it still sounds alright. I don't know if that's just the compositions carrying it, but there isn't a whole lot of layering in his music so there doesn't really need to be.
Big shot was incredibly jarring to listen to the first few times, simply because the mixing doesn't sound finished. The audio for it in game is called something like "spamton_neo_fight_wip", so I think that pretty much confirms that.
I'm the biggest Toby CockSucker around and even I feel like he's humble bragging sometimes.
During the livestreamed orchestra concert he was tweeting "huh this little joke song I made in 5 minutes is getting played by an orchestra in front of thousands of peoples! funny that XD" and it made me cringe a little.
I'm sure he's a good lad. That's just one aspect of his personality he needs more work on.
That was the one tweet I was thinking! And all the replies were just like "HE'S SO HECKING WHOLESOME AND FUNNY AND CUTE UWU"
He's more aware than most of popular celebs, that's my take.
>he's trying to talk down to everyone
No, this is your brain tricking you. What he posts is about him or concerning millions of people in twittard.
He might probably have people he hates or two, but he's not dumb enough to yell about it in twitter, he acts humble just because that's how you do it when you're too successful, a some form of social mask.
>Does anyone else feel this way? You like what he makes, want like him, but just kind of rubs you the wrong way?
Like.. trying to be someone in twitter, as an artist? You try your best and get constantly mogged by established popular artist?
Well, its just your brain tricking you again, I can't explain it well but that's what I call "What about me?" situation which is pretty normal, it gets into me often but I don't care for the most part.
I do not understand how this dude gets his dick sucked so hard. He's a gremlin looking motherfucker who acts like a turbo sperg every time I see him. I can praise him for some of his music and that's about it, but even then some of his music in undertale was good and then he made music for pokemon for some fucking reason and it sucked ass. Surely there's better devs out there to latch onto and fawn over.
I constantly fantasize about being a successful indie dev. I have been a NEET for 15 years.
Toby was based when he was unpopular but became cringe now that he's popular. Simple as.
>making gay shit
>"""""""based"""""""
How does he do it lads? He makes Ganker seethe uncontrollably while gaining more and more success. It's honestly inspiring.
no one on Ganker actually cares, and if they do, they need to go back.
dude fix your life
I'm trying. that's why I'm here
I respect Tobey as a creator since he clearly is trying to do new and interesting things
But holy fuck I could not give a fat fuck about Undertale or Deltarune
They both epitomize everything I don't like in indie games
>Cringe Dialogue
>Medicore Gameplay
>The generic Quirky Earthbound-inspired JRPG
>The shit fanbase
etc etc
I can't say his games are bad because it's clear he tries and puts effort into them but holy fuck they are massively overrated for what they actually are
>Toby Radiation "dont fucking call me radiation" fox
Does anyone else feel like their interest around DR has spiked again this year? Mine certainly did
Mine definitely did and its because Toby is starving us for content. Little bastard.
u want to fuck the doe or the dino?
>wanting to fuck children
I mean it's hard to not brag. Dude was like 23 when made Undertale and now look it. It's fucking huge and he's already accomplished more than most people. Most people on Ganker are probably way older than him and haven't done a fraction of what Toby has done.
Honestly, UT really was a case of being in the right place at the right time. Aside from the quirky saving and file manipulation mechanics, it really wasn't anything remarkable. But it had the right tone and general background to capture the Tumblr zeitgeist of the mid 2010's.
Compare and contrast with a game like Shovel Knight, which for all intents and purposes is about as good as retro indie platformers have ever gotten, and despite it's success it STILL gets missed in conversations about indies of the era, despite being a fucking incredible game.
I mean, honestly I could give a shit about the dude. He does come off as a closet narcissist, but I consider him effectively washed up. It's pretty remarkable the amount of dicksucking that surrounds the guy though.
>Compare and contrast with a game like Shovel Knight, which for all intents and purposes is about as good as retro indie platformers have ever gotten, and despite it's success it STILL gets missed in conversations about indies of the era, despite being a fucking incredible game.
Anon, does shovel knight have shippable lesbians and relatable characters to draw cute comics of?
Now you know why Undertale has lasting power
>comparing a top down character-driven RPG to a retro platformer that's been getting gratuitous DLC since it released
>capture the Tumblr zeitgeist
Rent free. Tumblr was not that large or influential at its peak, Undertale had a broad appeal considering how even normies knew the game, and Shovel Knight is great but niche game. Get a grip.
I think Undertale lasted because it of its aesthetics. Like Undertale's art or not, you can't lie that it has a distinct style. Shovel Knight is a great game but every retro throwback game more or less looks exactly like it.
It's mostly down to the characters and story. The cast has been shipped to hell and back, and the fanbase at the time was rabid and the story was ambiguous enough in the right places that you could entice loregays to spin off exposure for you. There were like a dozen AUs that were all shit. You could barely escape it for a good while.
It had nothing to do with gameplay.
>I could give a shit about the dude
>but I consider him effectively washed up
Nobody likes sour grapes, anon. Just call him a gay, don't bother writing up a post like that when it all hinges on envy.
You're posting like he's constantly doing daytime television show appearances or something
Get a grip on your pathetic life
I mean he probably is in Japan.
Personally I'd be twice as smug knowing that I made an extremely popular revival of the rpg genre and making the best parts of the last 2 pokemon games.
>best parts of the last 2 pokemon games
You mean the only decent parts of otherwise shit games?
That still means it's the best. The raw power of dominating the tweenage rpg market is something to be smug about with the sheer amount of cash it brings in.
>N-NO HE -HAS- TO BE AN EVIL ARROGANT BASTARD. IT ALL -HAS- TO BE AN ACT
Why are people here like this?
Envy
Toby is riding the success of when he made what essentially became the king of indie games and is now living in Japan and writing in Sakurai’s former Famitsu column while palling around with other big shot game devs
In other words, he’s living every weeaboo’s dream
I think you’re gay, OP. Really fucking gay
>I like Toby, but does anyone else feel like he comes off as the epitome of humblebrag?
No because I don't know anything about him and I don't care to know. Game creators should remain as names you see during the credit roll, stop following these people outside of playing the games they make.
Especially if you're gonna whine like a bitch on Ganker the moment they do a "thing™" you don't like
>muh humble
lol why does this matter, undertale/deltrune and its succes is great at his own little thing and toby knew exactly how to make the best out of it, people cant say hes braggy for being a lil smug but he deserves it
meanwhile theres absolute hacks like cliff bleszinski and god forbid phil fish, toby doesnt have half the ego these gays and many ecelebs have doing half of what undertale is, i mean almost all by himself he deserves it