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DeepsPraw posted...

But so many people always seem to gravitate towards full pacifist their first time through, either because they already know about the game from its reputation or because they're metagaming. If I was toby, I probably would have gotten rid of the Froggit in the Ruins that implores you to SPARE enemies. Make it seem like an optional way to end battles rather than something the game wants you to always do.

I think this is a result of the game's reputation more than anything else, so removing the Froggit wouldn't change anything. I actually really like that Undertale emphasizes SPAREing at different points in the game, because I think most people who somehow went into it blind still ended up playing it as a standard RPG on their first run. It makes Sans' judgement at the end hit harder if the game pushes you to SPARE, and you just...don't, for whatever reason.