Metagame, as a "meta" in the game field, can be separated from the game that has been called "the ninth art" in my mind, and it is a game type with collection value that is different from other types of games.
"Ordinary games drag you into the screen, and metagames always try to climb out of the screen."
Metagame will use the plot, dialogue, scene design and even game mechanism of the game to blur the virtual and reality, making players feel that "the game is playing me, not me."
The most famous metagame characters in the game world are Monica of DDLC and Flovy of undertale.
The former will delete the character in the second week of the game, and it will also actively cause the plot to collapse. The latter will directly talk to the player through the protagonist as the game character, just like Monica.
In fact, a meta-game can really show the charm of "meta" only if the player doesn't know it. This is why telling players in advance that "meta-game" is "meta-game" is essentially a spoiler. The popularity of works with elements of "yuan" often comes from its "yuan", which is also a regret of "yuan" works, that is, we have been in a "spoiler" situation.
In recent years, with the concept of "yuan" being crowned with more and more things, the concept of "meta-universe" has once again entered the public's sight and become another batch of leek fields in the eyes of capitalists. Really excellent "Yuan" works should not be buried.
Aside from meta-elements, many characters in undertale games have been shaped by plots, leaving a deep impression on players. Magnesium Tatton is one of them.
Magnesium Tatton, formerly known as Mettaton in English, and its abbreviation MTT appear as a trademark in many places in undertale. (So the Bili Bili barrage is called Ma Tingting hh). At first, Mg Tatton gave people the first impression that it was a square robot with wheels and a mechanical arm. Even though it was branded as a "killing machine" as soon as it appeared, it is a TV idol of monsters in the underground world, and its name and image are also used as trademarks of TV programs, hotels and even some special foods. The semi-open map of the game also gives us a good opportunity to explore the hidden plot behind the main plot.
Ghost Napster is an electronic music lover. In the store next to Meitaton Hotel, we can buy a key to open the room next to Ghost Napster.
Open the door, we can read six diaries on the ground. Actually, this is Metanton's old home. After visiting the Peace Line, some plots can be roughly pieced together through diaries in the house, scattered materials in the real laboratory, Zhai Long's self-report and Diane's words. One of the secrets is that Mg Taton is not a robot in the strict sense, but a ghost that manipulates the robot's body.
At one time, Metatan longed to be a star, but this plan has been stranded because he didn't find a satisfactory body, and Napster was frustrated because "our cousin left the farm and became a training doll" mentioned in Metatan's diary, so Metatan stayed in his room. It once founded a "human brotherhood" by itself, but only Zhai Long was present at the first meeting, so this was the first time they met.
Later, Zhailong quickly satisfied its wish and built a shell for it. At this time, Mg Tatton left decisively because he could debut and embarked on the road to becoming a star. With this relationship, the relationship between Metaton and Zhailong is naturally much closer, but their relationship is not the relationship between the creator and the creator, but a pair of like-minded friends.
On the second floor of Zhailong Laboratory, you can see a poster of Mg Tatton, and judging from the contents of the poster, this poster is probably given to Zhailong when Mg Tatton just debuted and achieved great success, and the words on it were left by Mg Tatton.
Zhai Long cherishes her hard-won friends because of her timid personality. From the moment she met frisk, she offered to upgrade her mobile phone to the protagonist, and released a bunch of friends circle information in the follow-up story, which can be roughly inferred. As can be seen from the relevant plots, Zhai Long had some obvious delays in upgrading Mg Tatton, because Zhai Long had long been worried that "Mg Tatton would alienate her if it was too successful". Although it's a little slow, Zhailong is still upgrading Mg Tatton anyway.
King Esgor believed that Zhailong had created a robot with a soul and awarded her the title of Royal Scientist. In fact, she just made a robot body for a ghost, and it was not until the peaceful ending that Zhai Long faced all the lies he had told. Only then did Esgor discover that she was not the genius he thought at first.
Zhai Long said that Mg Taton became a "killing machine" because of the so-called "failure", and before the arrival of the protagonist, there were obviously many monsters in the underground world who had misunderstandings and prejudices against human beings. There seems to be no problem for Mg Taton to draw up his own "humanized design" with reference to the mainstream concept.
From the creation of Mg Tatton to the time when the protagonist falls underground, there are no human beings in the underground world. Chara may be ignored because it is possible that Chara has never left her underground home. After Zara's death, the monsters said that Torre had sealed himself in the ruins for a long time, so Zara and the protagonist appeared for at least a few years. During this period, Zhailong first created the MG Tatton, and then became a royal scientist with the achievements of MG Tatton, and then there was a tragedy in the real laboratory. So strictly speaking, frisk may be the first human that MG Tatton has seen in his life, so the setting of "killing machine" is no problem, and it may just be a stunt.
Undertale is a huge script, and each character has a rich background story. I will try my best to understand the stories thoroughly and share them with you one by one. Please pay attention if you like, so stay tuned ~