Funny, I just learned this game existed last night, and that it's the work of OMOCAT who I used to loosely keep tabs on a freaking decade ago. What're the odds?
It looks pretty neat, kind of like this Earthbound-meets-Celeste kind of thing. Glad to hear from someone on this forum that it's legit; helps confirm those overwhelmingly positive Steam reviews are actually worth a damn, haha.
It's a very neat game and I'd definitely check it out if you're interested. I think they might be having a sale on steam right now, but the experience of playing on switch gave me nostalgia for playing Gameboy games that fit with the vibe.
The art style is very earthbound-y and I believe OMOCAT took inspiration from it, but I haven't played much of earthbound so I couldn't say for sure. If you do end up playing I'd love to hear what you think!
Oh yessss I loved this game. The twist got me, I didn't see it coming, and the album made me almost cry every time. It's so wholesome and so sad at the same time!
Fucking nice game omg
I've got the "good" ending btw
I couldn't believe it while I was uncovering it and I had to look it up just to make sure. I didn't see that coming at all either. And god yes that album, I've been listening to the final duet all day... And the final boss music
I also got the good ending thankfully! Along with the little secret ending scene. I was terrified the whole game of something bad happening to our elusive boy and thought for sure I messed up when I was fighting him haha
I like Omori. I binged through it not long after it released. It's a good game, and I really like the different settings and atmosphere. I did have issues with the pacing during a second playthrough.
I agree, I was also disappointed with the plot "twist." Hard to relate to a character with that kind of problem, although I understand the need for drama in the story. I think most people become hikikomori for relatively trivial and mundane reasons, at least on the surface, a kind of death by a thousand cuts, rather than a single extremely traumatic event.
I felt this so much, the whole time I was playing I really felt for what everyone was going through but then I felt a disconnect when it did the rug-pull.
I think after sitting with it for awhile I've come to empathize a little more again, especially after reading the texts for the second set of pictures, but I still definitely felt more deeply for their suffering before the twist. I liked seeing the aftermath and feeling confused with the friend group as to why it happened the way we all thought it did. It also helps that it's more plausible.
