It's times like these that I'm disappointed in humanity. Normally I'm personally very against all the mainstream OMGTHISISSOAMAZING stuff, because it legitimately isn't to my taste. But when I heard bits and pieces about Undertale, I knew I had to at least give it a try before I encountered spoilers or overly-passionate fanboys who don't know how to express said passion. So I played it. Without tainted input from other people, I played it with a best friend of mine and we both went different routes. Pure pacifist for me, and a neutral route for her because she's not much of a gamer. But she played anyway. And in the end, we both had a wonderful time.
In fact, to me, the game had several moments of "What? Really? WOAH!" because I entered into it without spoilers. Without letting my impressions of the game be ruined by others. I let it be the fresh experience it needs to be in order to shine. That's a near-impossibility if you're someone who frequents Tumblr or Twitter, and I can understand how annoying the game might feel to those that didn't get the chance to play it on their own. A lot of people don't like to feel forced into playing something when everyone else is already acting like goobers about it. But take it for what it is, an emotionally driven game that plays with the meta of what it is to reload, and it's surprisingly good. And personally, as someone who misses when music was actually memorable in games rather than just background filler, Undertale really sets the tone with their music tracks, and so many of them really stick with you. It took almost a month after I finished all the different runs in order for the music to finally shake its way out of my head.
If you have played it and genuinely couldn't get into it, then I won't call you emotionally dead, but hey, at least you tried. If you honestly haven't given the game a chance, however, then my personal request to you is to take a few deep breaths, and approach the game with a clear perception. Stick with it with that open mind, and if you really still hate it by the end of the game and want nothing else to do with it, then fine. But at least you tried.
And while the game drew inspirations from Earthbound, yeahso? It wasn't ripping it off, and really does barely have anything in common with it other than choosing to be emotionally driven and goofy as heck. Even in the future, I don't think I'll be complaining if people make games inspired by Undertale. I'm curious to see what gets made a few years from now.