I love how most video essays analyze games from the perspective of someone analyzing the game, but it was refreshing to see someone take it from a player perspective as I think the way Omori subverts expectations for its players and does its reveals and mysteries separately from the core gameplay is the best part of the game. One of my favorites deserving of a great video like this
It really is. To me, the enjoyment when it comes to gameplay is heightened when the story that goes with it is excellent. In the case of Omori, the gameplay makes a lot more sense when you learn the meaning behind all the *spoiler* phobias. The final boss in the game is nothing short of brilliant from a narrative and metaphorical standpoint. Thanks for taking time to watch!
When i first saw anything i found to be really scary in OMORI i always immediately wanted to go back to head space where i knew it was safe, which is exactly what sunny does.
The descriptions… the perspective… the wholehearted confusion of stepping into this seemingly new and bright world. This is the perfect introduction to Omori. Thank you for letting me relive my first experience with Omori through your eyes and stellar descriptions. This was phenomenal.
I remember discovering this game simularly (a week after seeing some reletable memes of Sunny, the game was released on Game Pass), and I naively played it. Then at the horror parts (mainly at the end) I literally had to cover the small window with my hand because I was so scared (I might just be a massive coward) Edit : Now I have exactly 93.6 hours and more because I bought it on Steam also
*spoilers* The horror parts very much disturbed me as well. What made it all the better was the lack of context behind it all. They threw it all at you, and just when it seemed like they weren't going to have a good explanation for it, they hit you with the reveal. The reveal is hands down the most shocking moment I've seen in a game in a long time.
Absolutely loved this video. Its really interesting to hear about this game from someone who doesn't enjoy RPG's. It was so heartwarming to hear your story and perspective about this, and that ending genuinely made me cry. Keep it up man
Let me just say... That isn't it. Despite the masterpiece of a story it has, every single detail woven into your mind to create this magnificent heart-breaking tapestry that you will never forget... there is more. There are multiple routes to this game, all with unique gameplay, not to mention the system it has of a WTF Value, similar to Undertale's Fun Number system, where every playthrough is assigned a value with unique gameplay changes meaning that *every single playthrough will be slightly different.* The amount of secrets and interwoven game pathways and hidden truths buried so deep within the depths and crevices of this game... Most people who play on their first time *don't even scratch the surface.* I'm not kidding. Not to toot my own horn, but Omori connoisseurs like me will know what we're talking about when we say this.
Dude great video. Omori has been such a huge emotional part of my life, ever since I played it I want to share it with everyone but I really do think (similar to you) people judge something too harshly by the cover. A good metaphor for live isn't it...
I remember how i found Omori. So, i usually follow a youtuber "Tuonto" and back then i only followed him for his genshin videos, but a few months after Omori came out, he made a video about his playtrough, but i told myself i wont watch it because im not really a fan of new stuff and i hardly get into it. But after a month or so I decided I'll finally watch it because it always came up in my home page in youtube, at first I was like "well thats a cute game" , but as it went on i started to get really interested in it. I finished watching the full game after like 2 days, and I remember I finished watching it at around 1am on a june night in my bed, and i cried so much because of the ending, and especially because of The Final Duet. This game i can absolutely say it changed my life. It's seriously a masterpiece
The Final Duet scene was so beautifully done I couldn't help but cry too. The "True" ending was what broke me the most. So many conflicting feelings and realizations packed in just a 30 second scene. Masterclass story telling in my opinion.
As someone who’s both a fan of narrative storytelling in games and a fan of (certain) rpgs, it’s very interesting to hear from someone who both has similar yet different tastes and how they view this game. For me, the most important part of that beginning, aside from making the player like the dream world more than real world at the start, was to establish an attachment to Basil, and so for the rest of the game I was just wanting to get precious flower boy back. And then the game makes you wake up
The story arc with finding basil was funny for me. At first I was invested, but overtime I began to care less over it. To the point where I asked myself "what's the point of this" but then I realized that the game was trying to get me to feel that way for a certain reason, and my mind was completely blown. The purpose of the arc made 100% sense.
@@StrictlyMediocre yeah that was the same for me lol Even funnier how the arc comes full circle, from finding Basil in headspace, to trying to help him in reality as the game shifts gears
I find it very interesting that you hating this game and finding it boring within the first hour of gameplay really contrasts the reactions of these 2 guys that first introduced me to this game. Within the first 20 minutes of the game, these dudes were already charmed by it. One of them even saying that he loves the kids and hoped nothing bad happens to them. hehe
wow, this video made me feel like i was playing omori again. thank you this feeling. i think not going into omori blind will be one of my biggest regrets. i’m easily affected by physiological horror genre and i bought the game without knowing it’s a horror game. so i forced myself to play it and to not be scared i looked up to the jumpscares. then i got the whole game spoiled… but i still played the game and omori still impacted me a whole amount. it’s definitely my favorite game right now and i love looking contents of it. this was an amazing video, you need more likes and views!
Lol, I relate to you with how you thought of omori before you played it. I had only heard or seen very small things about it before it was announced for switch. At that point I was thinking “oh it’s just a silly earthbound inspired rpg about depression, it’s probably overrated”. But of course, I realized that I am that audience that likes those kinds of games, so I have it a shot. 3 days of near non-stop playing later I finished it and a year later I’m still absolutely obsessed with this game.
I was the same way after. I could t stop thinking about the game and how all the story elements connected to one another. *SPOILERS* besides the train sequence, everything happened for a reason. (If there was a reason for the train sequence let me know please lol)
@@StrictlyMediocre personally I think the train sequence is a result of the way headspace is built. Based on how blackspace is just beyond the edge of sweetheart’s castle I like to think blackspace is under headspace but also occupying any space Sunny’s mind isn’t conscious of. This would include the space between vast forest and orange oasis. So the train basically travels through blackspace for a bit. But that’s just my theory
Every time I've seen gameplay of OMORI, I always remember the feelings it gave me. The feeling "something" is behind me, always making me do a double take behind me. No other game could manage that for me, and thats why I loved this game.
This was an incredible video essay, every two seconds I was getting goosebumps everywhere. You executed this so well, I was on the edge of my seat despite having finished the game once and currently being on my second run-- the Hikikomori route.
My favourite moment during my first play-through (at least from a gameplay perspective) was when I walked up to the beach instead of down to the playground. The lack of music, seeing that one-eyed shadow for the first time with that sound effect as it disappeared, I out-loud went "What the fuck was that?!" Perfectly set the tone that "Something" was wrong. That and seeing Something on the tire swing on a repeat playthrough. "Oh I don't remember it showing up here... OH."
Fun fact, I hate scary stuff, but I learned that I shared a name and had a really close birthday to one of the characters so I watched a playthrough of it and quit watching half way cuz I got too scared. I saw the game on gamepass and decided to play it on my own. I'm currently still playing it and I got some of my friends to play. They started making fun of me for having the same name as a character in the game. It made sense though bc my name is Aubrey, and Aubrey is a bully. Its all fun.
Omori was pretty interesting in terms of feel. (Vague spoilers ahead) At the beginning of the game, I enjoyed hanging out in Headspace with Omori and his friends, and although, I, too, generally can't hang around too long without a compelling narrative, the game was lent to me by a friend and I KNEW there was something up with it. I didn't know what, but what little I had seen pushed me through until the horror started. Now, I am TERRIBLE with horror. It was both a dreaded and welcome part of the game, because it gave me the story I desired, but also. like. _scawyyyyyyyyy wwwwww_ During the first real world segment, going down the stairs, I remember getting really stressed as the hands appeared, and when Mari started knocking at the door, I didn't even check to see who it was. That knocking was _terrifying_, and I went right back to bed without even _checking_ what it was. The real world was scary, and I would rather be in Headspace, never to wake again.... By the end of the game, I was done with Headspace. Kel knocking in the morning managed to get me to answer, and when I saw it was a normal human being--and, even better, a friend--I was willing to go out and have fun. The real people had changed (unsurprisingly), and suddenly, I wanted to be in the real world. I wanted to meet them each day and know who they were now. At the same time, Headspace steadily revealed itself as a construction--a dream. And it was fun for a while, but by the final day, I just wanted to wake up after each night and meet my friends again without the mega journey placed in between. I acquired the good ending, and as I left the room you wake up in, I told myself I never wanted to see their Headspace sprites ever again (the game must've found itself funny; I went the other way even before I saw Basil). I find it astonishing how my own perspective of the two spaces reflected the arc of the game, from Sunny preferring Headspace to slowly reentering the real world. I only remembered that watching this and seeing the first real world night again, but yeah! Omori good.
Hahaha I actually felt the same way playing omori too! As soon as I met the friend group irl, I wanted to be there more than headspace. *SPOILER* I wanted to learn more about everything as I knew something deeper was going on- a big secret that sunny was clearly hiding from everyone (even you the player.) The final day was pure chaos, both in headspace and irl. I was so invested I didn't want to get off. but yes. Omori good.
what i like about headspace and real world is- lore. headspace has an interesting lore, with humphrey, the cowboy guy, abby, and you are hooked and interested to know more. but then- what does it accomplish? it’s all in sunny’s head. none of it really exists. if you play the hikkikomori route first, your interest then shifts to the implications around mari’s passing. and then, when you play the true route, you start becoming interested in the real world lore. aka, mari’s death, but also what happened to your friends, the simple and normal everyday lives of the people in town that would be boring to everyone yet their stories have such heart to them, and headspace becomes shallow and boring, just silly non-sequiturs without much else to them. and i think that was what really got me. the world in your head could never compare to the real world and how fulfilling it feels.
6:11 poor guy got flash-banged by white space. At 2am aswell, oof. Omori may be great but I can never get over getting flash banged at 2am by white space after dragging myself through the real world sections
For me, the first time i encountered omori, it was when me and my brother were looking for a new game and Omori immediately caught my interest I asked my brother to check it out, but when he saw it's an rpg he didn't want to play it(it looked boring to him) A few weeks go by and my recommendations on UA-cam kept showing me Omori, saying that it's a masterpiece Since I couldn't play it myself, I had to just watch a playthrough Im glad i did, i really love the story and im sad that i never got to experience playing it myself :(
Dang :/ at least you were still able to enjoy it in a way! You could still play the game later on as playthroughs don’t show EVERYTHING that happens in a game. I’m sure there’s still tons new things you can discover on your own if you were to play it
@@StrictlyMediocre I do like watching playthroughs of people playing Omori Watching them experience this game for the first time is fun to watch I still hope I could play Omori in the future
One of my personal most memorable games, was rainworld. It gave me a similar feeling to outer wilds, and the games are completely different. It’s another one of those games that are so much different and more than you expect them to be.
Very organized video essay man! I finished Omori last week and I can say it left a permanent mark on my physical and mental body. I am planning on playing it again to 100% it lol cause it just is that good. If I had to go back in time during the pandemic, I would tell “younger me” to play it but hey.. better late than never :)
Thank you Alex! I wish I could relive the first experience I had playing this game. Maybe one of these days I'll get back to it and try to do all the things I missed. Which is a lot of things lol
I found this video to be an engaging and informative analysis of the game marketing and the deceptive nature of trailers in the context of OMORI. I appreciate the effort put into creating this essay and providing valuable insights to the viewers. It's definitely a worthwhile watch for anyone interested in game.
I usually don't like watching these reviews of OMORI, but yours is different, this video kept getting recommended to me and i kept not watching it, i'm glad i did, by far the best review for new players and i'll send this video to my friends to convince them to play it Also, editing, visuals and the script genuenely sent chills down my spine even though i knew exaclty what was going to happen
I meant to reply to this when I first saw it awhile ago, and I’ve been meaning to ever since (sorry for responding late) But thank you so much for the praise! I appreciate you willing to give it a shot when you did and for thinking of sharing it to friends :)
My sister was playing this and then she texted me a photo of her fighting that weird thingy you get when going up the stairs sometimes (i havent played it and idk what its called sry) at 5 am so i went to go watch her play a bit and she was telling me how it was literally cute like 3 seconds ago and then all of sudden this happened
You know, it is kinda true.. "Let's you discover the horrifying truth"-Not what you said btw but what I remember I love the games that let's us find out why is it there and shit but this video is just one of the best game analyzes I've ever heard. I was never intrested in game reviews or analyzes on a video, but I love the game OMORI. So when I clicked this video, I'm surprised I made it through the entire video. This is one of the clearest gaming analyzes I've ever heard. Because the others are like "Hey like and subscribe before we start the videoo" in a very weird voice and most of the times loud voice. Which is really annoying. But you have the chillest voice ever. Thanks :)
I found OMORI by searching for horror games in the switch store because I had just finished Little Nightmares 1 and 2, and wanted to play a similar Horror/Puzzle game. I chose it because it had such a unique and charming art style, and while I was expecting horror to come into it, I was otherwise completely blind and still surprised at the route it ended up taking.
i just finished omori! it was so good and its really well written. at first i was skeptical like you as im also not a fan of rpgs however omori surprised me. doki doki literature club was the same to me. im not a fan of anime visual novels and dating simulators but i stayed because everyone said it gets real good and it did! it had a cute story, artstyle, and dialogue that got darker and darker overtime. it really decieved the player while seeding out small hints as to what was happening. have u played it? id love a video from you covering ddlc.
I followed this game before it was released since about 2015 or 2016 and its crazy cause I wouldn't have expected this game at all to be what it is. But I love it
Highly underrated dude. Hope you get the growth you deserve. Couldn't believe it when I saw you only had 910 subs. Great videos man, I love your stuff. Hope you continue to release videos.
This game is also the kind of game you cant play just once. This game has an abundance of endings and a whole other route. Depending of if you open the door for Kel on three days left, you get to play either the true route or the hikkomori route. I’ve currently played every true route ending and I’m restarting to play the hikkomori route
i would give anything to play omori for the first time again. i rushed through alot of the story so i didnt get alot of it until i went back again or watched some things again. if i just paid enough attention im sure the game would have been a real tear jerker. i cant litsen to final duet without sobbing anymore.
I know this may sound stupid, but the most scary moments for me were everything that happened on the first time you are in the real world mainly because my irrational fear of vomit and throwing up (I swear I was the most stressed out on that part, I lowered the volume to zero and I couldn't look at my Switch's screen on the "You threw up" part). Anyways, the whole game is a masterpiece and it's worth playing that hide and seek part at the prologue lol. Easily my favourite game of all time
It’s definitely got a gross sound so I can definitely see how it affected you like that. The hide and seek part was so mind numbing for me lol. I was so bored and just kept wondering what the point where the game was going with all of it. And then I found out…
Omori was extremely good for me. Even if we ignored the whole game (which we shouldn't, it's my favourite of all time until Deltarune releases), it gave me 3 months of free therapy in the form of recurring lucid dreams right in a moment of grief, letting me chat with cooperative mental constructs that let me learn more of my relationship with the entities they imitated, and also of me. Omori is a truly special experience, and I really hope you gave In Stars and Time a shot, as that game improves on most aspects of this one, except the music. I consider Omori the pinnacle of the Earthbound Descendant, but only because ISAT had practically nothing to do with it. I love it to bits. I will say that the theory scene is a bit wack and disregards evidence tho XD 17:37 For example, Mom said that there's no electricty. You eat raw steak, so you get sick. Sunny is too disconnected from reality to notice, and doesn't use the stove 21:07 I always recommend the very first trailer to release, because it has few spoilers, but captures quite a bit of the overall essence. EDIT: Bonus fanfic writing tip with Big Spoilers. To write OMORI, write AUTO from Wall-E, and do it after watching some reward specification videos from Robert Miles. OMORI is a machine, who had a badly specified reward function, and a model of the world that assumed friends having truth made the happiness of Sunny necessarily negative. That was override A113. Sunny is the Axiom. And you can't be sad if you're dead, explaining the whole final battle ^^. OMORI = AUTO.
When you said "TLOU Part II, Inside and Outer Wilds are my favourite games", I was immediately hooked 'cause they're my favourite games too (with Journey). And I didn't know Omori before your video, so thank you for the discovery without showing too much of the game. By the way I've seen your other video about Outer Wilds, great video, keep up the good work, I've subscribed ! So Omori takes about 20h to finish ? Wow. And is it scary like depressing or more like a thriller (ex : the movies "Get Out" or "The Shining")? I'm happy to have discovered your new channel because you have a good analysis and good editing skills, and also you seem to have the same taste as me : you're trying to discover new unique and weird experiences in video games. It's rare. Most of them are cool : "Little Nightmares", "Everybody's Gone To The Rapture", "It Takes Two", "dreams", "Flower", "Portal 2", "Death Stranding" (a game that fits your essay by the way 'cause the game trailers lied and the game twists at the middle). A very few of them are mind blowing and gems like Outer Wilds. By the way I need to try the Stanley Parable, heard it's good.
Thanks for watching my videos and subscribing!!! Glad you were able to discover Omori through my video. Yeah I would say it takes roughly 20hrs to complete. It’s more psychological horror rather than thriller. Lots of creepy and unsettling sequences and imagery, but it doesn’t completely overtake the game. It’s both the cute adventure game that’s advertised and a psychological horror game underneath. It’s a unique kind of story that can’t really be compared to any other story out there. I’d like to think I’m pretty good at calling out how a story is gonna turn out. I had no idea with this one. Death stranding is definitely on my bucket list! My next video will be on the game Inside unless another idea comes up. I definitely want to find and make videos on games that are lesser known. Those have been the ones giving me unique experiences lately.
Outer Wilds and Omori are my absolute favorite games of all time. The only other game I love on the same level as these two is Hades, so if you haven't tried it out, you 100% should!
9:56 I'm the same way! I absolutely love gameplay too but story is always the priority for me! I'm curious though. I really enjoyed Undertale's narrative, what was it about the story that didn't draw you in?
I plan on making a video about my experience with Undertale after the video I’m currently working on, but one of the things I think that kept me from getting invested in the game was my failure to be patient. I gave the game two attempts, and both of them had me quitting at the same point. I’m going to give the game ONE more shot, this time I’m going to push myself through to the end instead of quitting midpoint. I’m hoping it’ll be something I like, because the praise and constant mention of the game is too big to ignore.
Oh sweetheart. When Kel hides behind the pole he doesnt actually think its a good hiding spot. Hes doing it so you find him first and he can follow you so you wont be alone because as they said before, he hates being alone. Kel's just being nice and you shit talked him. Also i feels so scary to realize how many people couldve dropped off before reaching Basil's house. So sad that they never made it to what the real game is about
And all you had to do was open their own website, lol. The game is rated M for violence and blood, the trailer show many horror scenes and has unsettling soundtrack that is clearly intended to be a theme of a man going insane. There are also some mini-games on the website that include horror sprites and handdrawings of raining blood, eyes in things, a cut off ear and maggots around it. So, basically you just bought a game blindly even though authors never intended horrors as a twist or something. It's the same as if you bought Conker Bad Fur Day(with M rating on it) and was surprised it has sexual themes, shit jokes and e.t.c. despite looking like a child's game.
in the wise words of myself: “It’s not my style of game.” a year later, I have 1,600 hours on the game. if it’s not your style of game, it definitely is (trust)
I knew omori was a horror game and almost never played it bc i thought i wouldnt like it, since i wasnt into horror. I bought it recently and it was well worth the $20.
idk why the game omori reminds me of with deception and such is ddlc (doki doki literature club) if u dont know what it is i recommend playing it blind like omori it was the first game to make me question what the absolute double h hockey sticks is happening
That's understandable. For me, the term "Psychological Horror" has such a loose and broad meaning when it comes to games from what I've noticed. I've played a few games before Omori that were classified as Psychological horror (Hellblade: Senua's sacrifice and Needy Streamer Overload just to name some) and to me, they didn't feel like they belonged in that genre, so the genre has always been a throwaway for me as I've learned not to expect anything from it. I should have gone more in depth on my explanation in the video. I appreciate you watching though!
I’ve only played it once! I played all the different endings except for the hikikomori route. I don’t have time for that one as that requires a whole new play through and I’m not good with replaying games haha. I’ve seen videos on how different it is and what happens. It’s really interesting stuff for sure, but I feel like the true ending of Omori is the only one I need :)
@@StrictlyMediocre you make a good point. But I believe both endings make their point and the only true ending is the one you choose but you did a very good job summing up the beginning of the game. I hope one day to make a video like yours but going over the whole games lore in depth whether that be the omori route or the true ending route.
@@suppercoolmine9423 agreed. The hikikomori route makes just as much sense as the true ending, but the game is too depressing, I needed a good ending, even if the good ending is still bittersweet lol. But thank you!!! you can make sooo many videos on this game. The layers it has are insane and the level of detail in the game is very dense. I hope you make that video!
Funny how i got myself in this hell of a game trying to demonstrate it sucked because i majorly despised it since it came out or beggining of 2021, took an 180 degree turn near the end
Definitely ones with turn based. Other RPGs I have rare exceptions. Those being the mainstream titles from Bethesda like Fallout 3, New Vegas and Skyrim. I’m not sure if you want to call those RPG’s though.
I trusted this game is a cute game at first and yeah, I was wrong. Now I'm the one who fucking hallucinationing "something" 💀 oh wait my older sister is alive 😀!!
I love how most video essays analyze games from the perspective of someone analyzing the game, but it was refreshing to see someone take it from a player perspective as I think the way Omori subverts expectations for its players and does its reveals and mysteries separately from the core gameplay is the best part of the game. One of my favorites deserving of a great video like this
It really is. To me, the enjoyment when it comes to gameplay is heightened when the story that goes with it is excellent. In the case of Omori, the gameplay makes a lot more sense when you learn the meaning behind all the *spoiler* phobias. The final boss in the game is nothing short of brilliant from a narrative and metaphorical standpoint.
Thanks for taking time to watch!
When i first saw anything i found to be really scary in OMORI i always immediately wanted to go back to head space where i knew it was safe, which is exactly what sunny does.
At first you're scared of the red hands in white space, but later you are likely grateful they take you away from those rooms.
@@ShadowSkyX yeah, I felt so happy to see the hands in black space
@@ShadowSkyXoh my god same, I ran directly to the hands because I knew they would take me away from there
The descriptions… the perspective… the wholehearted confusion of stepping into this seemingly new and bright world. This is the perfect introduction to Omori.
Thank you for letting me relive my first experience with Omori through your eyes and stellar descriptions. This was phenomenal.
Thank you for the kind words and praise!! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
omori has completely broken me, my mental state, myself, my heart, my violin, my friendship and most importantly my sister
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I remember discovering this game simularly (a week after seeing some reletable memes of Sunny, the game was released on Game Pass), and I naively played it. Then at the horror parts (mainly at the end) I literally had to cover the small window with my hand because I was so scared (I might just be a massive coward)
Edit : Now I have exactly 93.6 hours and more because I bought it on Steam also
*spoilers*
The horror parts very much disturbed me as well. What made it all the better was the lack of context behind it all. They threw it all at you, and just when it seemed like they weren't going to have a good explanation for it, they hit you with the reveal. The reveal is hands down the most shocking moment I've seen in a game in a long time.
L I left it open and have more than 2000 hrs accidentally lol
@@cetadel6597 Holy shit how long did you leave it open for
@@inkssssh uh I've left it open for a few weeks and now for another few?
@@cetadel6597 How-??
Absolutely loved this video. Its really interesting to hear about this game from someone who doesn't enjoy RPG's. It was so heartwarming to hear your story and perspective about this, and that ending genuinely made me cry. Keep it up man
Thanks! Glad you loved the video!
Let me just say... That isn't it. Despite the masterpiece of a story it has, every single detail woven into your mind to create this magnificent heart-breaking tapestry that you will never forget... there is more. There are multiple routes to this game, all with unique gameplay, not to mention the system it has of a WTF Value, similar to Undertale's Fun Number system, where every playthrough is assigned a value with unique gameplay changes meaning that *every single playthrough will be slightly different.* The amount of secrets and interwoven game pathways and hidden truths buried so deep within the depths and crevices of this game... Most people who play on their first time *don't even scratch the surface.* I'm not kidding. Not to toot my own horn, but Omori connoisseurs like me will know what we're talking about when we say this.
Like when WTF value is at 13, Aubrey swears at Kel when he throws Basil’s flower crown away
@@chemii.damn really
@@undertale-perseverance oh yeah mb
I guess wtf value 13 is the swear route
@@someonessecondaltaccount6932 yeah its literally a wtf value
Omori is like an egg. You can see its surface, but as soon as you scratch it, it all falls out.
Dude great video. Omori has been such a huge emotional part of my life, ever since I played it I want to share it with everyone but I really do think (similar to you) people judge something too harshly by the cover. A good metaphor for live isn't it...
I remember how i found Omori. So, i usually follow a youtuber "Tuonto" and back then i only followed him for his genshin videos, but a few months after Omori came out, he made a video about his playtrough, but i told myself i wont watch it because im not really a fan of new stuff and i hardly get into it. But after a month or so I decided I'll finally watch it because it always came up in my home page in youtube, at first I was like "well thats a cute game" , but as it went on i started to get really interested in it. I finished watching the full game after like 2 days, and I remember I finished watching it at around 1am on a june night in my bed, and i cried so much because of the ending, and especially because of The Final Duet. This game i can absolutely say it changed my life. It's seriously a masterpiece
The Final Duet scene was so beautifully done I couldn't help but cry too. The "True" ending was what broke me the most. So many conflicting feelings and realizations packed in just a 30 second scene. Masterclass story telling in my opinion.
@@StrictlyMediocre Couldn't have said it better.
As someone who’s both a fan of narrative storytelling in games and a fan of (certain) rpgs, it’s very interesting to hear from someone who both has similar yet different tastes and how they view this game.
For me, the most important part of that beginning, aside from making the player like the dream world more than real world at the start, was to establish an attachment to Basil, and so for the rest of the game I was just wanting to get precious flower boy back.
And then the game makes you wake up
The story arc with finding basil was funny for me. At first I was invested, but overtime I began to care less over it. To the point where I asked myself "what's the point of this" but then I realized that the game was trying to get me to feel that way for a certain reason, and my mind was completely blown. The purpose of the arc made 100% sense.
@@StrictlyMediocre yeah that was the same for me lol
Even funnier how the arc comes full circle, from finding Basil in headspace, to trying to help him in reality as the game shifts gears
Then the game proceeds to try to scare you back into bed. Forget basil, you want to escape any relation to hellmari you just saw.
Have you played In Stars and Time?
@@gabrote42 I haven’t, why?
I'm really into the way your videos recreate the feel of the games you discuss.
Thanks! I'm glad they've worked in that way for you!
I find it very interesting that you hating this game and finding it boring within the first hour of gameplay really contrasts the reactions of these 2 guys that first introduced me to this game. Within the first 20 minutes of the game, these dudes were already charmed by it. One of them even saying that he loves the kids and hoped nothing bad happens to them. hehe
i loved this game the moment i touched it
wow, this video made me feel like i was playing omori again. thank you this feeling. i think not going into omori blind will be one of my biggest regrets. i’m easily affected by physiological horror genre and i bought the game without knowing it’s a horror game. so i forced myself to play it and to not be scared i looked up to the jumpscares. then i got the whole game spoiled… but i still played the game and omori still impacted me a whole amount. it’s definitely my favorite game right now and i love looking contents of it. this was an amazing video, you need more likes and views!
I have no words. I love this video. Every aspect, the editing, the script is all well put together. I'm impressed
Thank youuu !
Lol, I relate to you with how you thought of omori before you played it. I had only heard or seen very small things about it before it was announced for switch. At that point I was thinking “oh it’s just a silly earthbound inspired rpg about depression, it’s probably overrated”. But of course, I realized that I am that audience that likes those kinds of games, so I have it a shot.
3 days of near non-stop playing later I finished it and a year later I’m still absolutely obsessed with this game.
I was the same way after. I could t stop thinking about the game and how all the story elements connected to one another. *SPOILERS* besides the train sequence, everything happened for a reason. (If there was a reason for the train sequence let me know please lol)
@@StrictlyMediocre personally I think the train sequence is a result of the way headspace is built. Based on how blackspace is just beyond the edge of sweetheart’s castle I like to think blackspace is under headspace but also occupying any space Sunny’s mind isn’t conscious of. This would include the space between vast forest and orange oasis. So the train basically travels through blackspace for a bit. But that’s just my theory
Every time I've seen gameplay of OMORI, I always remember the feelings it gave me. The feeling "something" is behind me, always making me do a double take behind me. No other game could manage that for me, and thats why I loved this game.
This was an incredible video essay, every two seconds I was getting goosebumps everywhere. You executed this so well, I was on the edge of my seat despite having finished the game once and currently being on my second run-- the Hikikomori route.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
One day I’ll get around to doing that route haha.
My favourite moment during my first play-through (at least from a gameplay perspective) was when I walked up to the beach instead of down to the playground. The lack of music, seeing that one-eyed shadow for the first time with that sound effect as it disappeared, I out-loud went "What the fuck was that?!" Perfectly set the tone that "Something" was wrong.
That and seeing Something on the tire swing on a repeat playthrough.
"Oh I don't remember it showing up here... OH."
20:57 and now this one thing, this one song will keep you wondering if there is more info then is shown in the game itself…
Fun fact, I hate scary stuff, but I learned that I shared a name and had a really close birthday to one of the characters so I watched a playthrough of it and quit watching half way cuz I got too scared. I saw the game on gamepass and decided to play it on my own. I'm currently still playing it and I got some of my friends to play. They started making fun of me for having the same name as a character in the game. It made sense though bc my name is Aubrey, and Aubrey is a bully. Its all fun.
Hahaha don’t listen to them! Aubrey is one of the best , nuanced characters in the game. It’s a cool name!
AUBY!!!!!
AUBREY SUPREMACY
...did you finish the game though?..
@@Kayta-Linda yep. I actually finished not too long ago. I had to finish before it left Xbox game pass.
Omori was pretty interesting in terms of feel. (Vague spoilers ahead)
At the beginning of the game, I enjoyed hanging out in Headspace with Omori and his friends, and although, I, too, generally can't hang around too long without a compelling narrative, the game was lent to me by a friend and I KNEW there was something up with it. I didn't know what, but what little I had seen pushed me through until the horror started.
Now, I am TERRIBLE with horror. It was both a dreaded and welcome part of the game, because it gave me the story I desired, but also. like. _scawyyyyyyyyy wwwwww_ During the first real world segment, going down the stairs, I remember getting really stressed as the hands appeared, and when Mari started knocking at the door, I didn't even check to see who it was. That knocking was _terrifying_, and I went right back to bed without even _checking_ what it was. The real world was scary, and I would rather be in Headspace, never to wake again....
By the end of the game, I was done with Headspace. Kel knocking in the morning managed to get me to answer, and when I saw it was a normal human being--and, even better, a friend--I was willing to go out and have fun. The real people had changed (unsurprisingly), and suddenly, I wanted to be in the real world. I wanted to meet them each day and know who they were now. At the same time, Headspace steadily revealed itself as a construction--a dream. And it was fun for a while, but by the final day, I just wanted to wake up after each night and meet my friends again without the mega journey placed in between. I acquired the good ending, and as I left the room you wake up in, I told myself I never wanted to see their Headspace sprites ever again (the game must've found itself funny; I went the other way even before I saw Basil).
I find it astonishing how my own perspective of the two spaces reflected the arc of the game, from Sunny preferring Headspace to slowly reentering the real world. I only remembered that watching this and seeing the first real world night again, but yeah! Omori good.
Hahaha I actually felt the same way playing omori too! As soon as I met the friend group irl, I wanted to be there more than headspace. *SPOILER* I wanted to learn more about everything as I knew something deeper was going on- a big secret that sunny was clearly hiding from everyone (even you the player.) The final day was pure chaos, both in headspace and irl. I was so invested I didn't want to get off.
but yes. Omori good.
Congrats! That's actually what is intended, and as fun as Headspace is, it's kinda sad how some people dislike the Real World parts.
what i like about headspace and real world is- lore. headspace has an interesting lore, with humphrey, the cowboy guy, abby, and you are hooked and interested to know more. but then- what does it accomplish? it’s all in sunny’s head. none of it really exists. if you play the hikkikomori route first, your interest then shifts to the implications around mari’s passing. and then, when you play the true route, you start becoming interested in the real world lore. aka, mari’s death, but also what happened to your friends, the simple and normal everyday lives of the people in town that would be boring to everyone yet their stories have such heart to them, and headspace becomes shallow and boring, just silly non-sequiturs without much else to them. and i think that was what really got me. the world in your head could never compare to the real world and how fulfilling it feels.
Dang. I played Omori twice now I think, and I never discovered 0:30. That's terrifying- but what do you expect? It's OMORI. Haha...
There's some things around the house you can see if you go to White Space and wake up prematurely after the Last Resort. That's one.
10:48 that thread was the MVP BABYYY
YESSSIRRRRRRRR
6:11 poor guy got flash-banged by white space. At 2am aswell, oof. Omori may be great but I can never get over getting flash banged at 2am by white space after dragging myself through the real world sections
The most worthy video about the game review I ever watched.
So long, I've looked for so long to find a "worthy video to watch."
For me, the first time i encountered omori, it was when me and my brother were looking for a new game and Omori immediately caught my interest
I asked my brother to check it out, but when he saw it's an rpg he didn't want to play it(it looked boring to him)
A few weeks go by and my recommendations on UA-cam kept showing me Omori, saying that it's a masterpiece
Since I couldn't play it myself, I had to just watch a playthrough
Im glad i did, i really love the story and im sad that i never got to experience playing it myself :(
Dang :/ at least you were still able to enjoy it in a way! You could still play the game later on as playthroughs don’t show EVERYTHING that happens in a game. I’m sure there’s still tons new things you can discover on your own if you were to play it
@@StrictlyMediocre I do like watching playthroughs of people playing Omori
Watching them experience this game for the first time is fun to watch
I still hope I could play Omori in the future
One of my personal most memorable games, was rainworld. It gave me a similar feeling to outer wilds, and the games are completely different. It’s another one of those games that are so much different and more than you expect them to be.
I’ll have to check it out then!
@@StrictlyMediocre also the dlc was really good, I’d really recommend it.
i love this game so much i cant stop thinking about it for like a year and a half now. Its stuck in my mind
Very organized video essay man! I finished Omori last week and I can say it left a permanent mark on my physical and mental body. I am planning on playing it again to 100% it lol cause it just is that good. If I had to go back in time during the pandemic, I would tell “younger me” to play it but hey.. better late than never :)
Thank you Alex!
I wish I could relive the first experience I had playing this game. Maybe one of these days I'll get back to it and try to do all the things I missed. Which is a lot of things lol
you have got yourself a new subscriber
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bro I thought this review was gonna go on for the entire game, please make this review, but bigger
Hahaha I'll definitely be coming back to Omori in the future.
Thanks for watching!
I found this video to be an engaging and informative analysis of the game marketing and the deceptive nature of trailers in the context of OMORI. I appreciate the effort put into creating this essay and providing valuable insights to the viewers. It's definitely a worthwhile watch for anyone interested in game.
Thank you
I usually don't like watching these reviews of OMORI, but yours is different, this video kept getting recommended to me and i kept not watching it, i'm glad i did, by far the best review for new players and i'll send this video to my friends to convince them to play it
Also, editing, visuals and the script genuenely sent chills down my spine even though i knew exaclty what was going to happen
I meant to reply to this when I first saw it awhile ago, and I’ve been meaning to ever since (sorry for responding late)
But thank you so much for the praise! I appreciate you willing to give it a shot when you did and for thinking of sharing it to friends :)
i love how game makes you feel like sunny through 2 hours
18:22 WHEN SUNNY THREW UP THE BEAT OF THE MUSIC I WAS LISTENING TO DROPPED
I've been waiting for a good video essay on omori, major props!
Theres quite a few i think
Thanks!!!
god that opening was great
My sister was playing this and then she texted me a photo of her fighting that weird thingy you get when going up the stairs sometimes (i havent played it and idk what its called sry) at 5 am so i went to go watch her play a bit and she was telling me how it was literally cute like 3 seconds ago and then all of sudden this happened
You know, it is kinda true..
"Let's you discover the horrifying truth"-Not what you said btw but what I remember
I love the games that let's us find out why is it there and shit but
this video is just one of the best game analyzes I've ever heard. I was never intrested in game reviews or analyzes on a video,
but I love the game OMORI. So when I clicked this video, I'm surprised I made it through the entire video. This is one of the clearest gaming analyzes I've ever heard. Because the others are like "Hey like and subscribe before we start the videoo" in a very weird voice and most of the times loud voice. Which is really annoying. But you have the chillest voice ever. Thanks :)
Ayyyyy this was the best comment ever :p Thank YOU Eli! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching :))
Great intro to what remains the favorite game I've played in my adult life
I found OMORI by searching for horror games in the switch store because I had just finished Little Nightmares 1 and 2, and wanted to play a similar Horror/Puzzle game. I chose it because it had such a unique and charming art style, and while I was expecting horror to come into it, I was otherwise completely blind and still surprised at the route it ended up taking.
I played omori already knowing it was gonna be dark. But once finishing the hangman it was darker than i expected
dont forget doki doki! An excellent example of deception in video games
it’s so weird to me how outer wilds and omori are both of our favourite solo player games i’ve never seen teen this before
i just finished omori! it was so good and its really well written. at first i was skeptical like you as im also not a fan of rpgs however omori surprised me. doki doki literature club was the same to me. im not a fan of anime visual novels and dating simulators but i stayed because everyone said it gets real good and it did! it had a cute story, artstyle, and dialogue that got darker and darker overtime. it really decieved the player while seeding out small hints as to what was happening. have u played it? id love a video from you covering ddlc.
I realised that this game wasn't about adventures the moment I saw main menu
you need more views and likes.
this is a very well detailed video
Thank you!!!
This is truly another great Omori analysis video
❤
Jesus the intro was amazing
Thanks! I was actually thinking of cutting the whole thing at one point, but I'm glad so many people like it!
I followed this game before it was released since about 2015 or 2016 and its crazy cause I wouldn't have expected this game at all to be what it is. But I love it
Highly underrated dude. Hope you get the growth you deserve. Couldn't believe it when I saw you only had 910 subs. Great videos man, I love your stuff. Hope you continue to release videos.
Thank you so much man, that means a lot! I appreciate you giving my content a chance :)
I don't plan on stopping though :p
This game is also the kind of game you cant play just once. This game has an abundance of endings and a whole other route. Depending of if you open the door for Kel on three days left, you get to play either the true route or the hikkomori route. I’ve currently played every true route ending and I’m restarting to play the hikkomori route
i would give anything to play omori for the first time again. i rushed through alot of the story so i didnt get alot of it until i went back again or watched some things again. if i just paid enough attention im sure the game would have been a real tear jerker. i cant litsen to final duet without sobbing anymore.
Thank you for making this video
Thank you for watching
I know this may sound stupid, but the most scary moments for me were everything that happened on the first time you are in the real world mainly because my irrational fear of vomit and throwing up (I swear I was the most stressed out on that part, I lowered the volume to zero and I couldn't look at my Switch's screen on the "You threw up" part). Anyways, the whole game is a masterpiece and it's worth playing that hide and seek part at the prologue lol. Easily my favourite game of all time
It’s definitely got a gross sound so I can definitely see how it affected you like that.
The hide and seek part was so mind numbing for me lol. I was so bored and just kept wondering what the point where the game was going with all of it. And then I found out…
The way i was sobbing by the end of this game
Even so I’m someone who knew the entire story abt omori yet playing it was such a thrilling experience to have
dude this video is so good you should have more views and you should have more subs!
Thank you!!!
Omori was extremely good for me. Even if we ignored the whole game (which we shouldn't, it's my favourite of all time until Deltarune releases), it gave me 3 months of free therapy in the form of recurring lucid dreams right in a moment of grief, letting me chat with cooperative mental constructs that let me learn more of my relationship with the entities they imitated, and also of me. Omori is a truly special experience, and I really hope you gave In Stars and Time a shot, as that game improves on most aspects of this one, except the music. I consider Omori the pinnacle of the Earthbound Descendant, but only because ISAT had practically nothing to do with it. I love it to bits. I will say that the theory scene is a bit wack and disregards evidence tho XD
17:37 For example, Mom said that there's no electricty. You eat raw steak, so you get sick. Sunny is too disconnected from reality to notice, and doesn't use the stove
21:07 I always recommend the very first trailer to release, because it has few spoilers, but captures quite a bit of the overall essence.
EDIT: Bonus fanfic writing tip with Big Spoilers. To write OMORI, write AUTO from Wall-E, and do it after watching some reward specification videos from Robert Miles. OMORI is a machine, who had a badly specified reward function, and a model of the world that assumed friends having truth made the happiness of Sunny necessarily negative. That was override A113. Sunny is the Axiom. And you can't be sad if you're dead, explaining the whole final battle ^^. OMORI = AUTO.
You earned yourself a new subscriber!
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I know a dude who i despise but funnily enough we both very much agree this game is amazing. Who knew.
My freimd told me it was a fun unique game, he lied :(
Don't have time to watch this right now, but hopefully I remember to watch it some other time
Did u watch it
@@lower47 I don't remember, guess I'll rewatch it now just in case
@@lower47 Finished watching it now
Dude this video is amazing keep it up!!
Thank you!
i really loved this video
the way you talk
the edit
the game it self so good
i agree with you
Thank you!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Don't forget to like, comment and subscribe if you want to see more videos like this!
Thanks again for watching
When you said "TLOU Part II, Inside and Outer Wilds are my favourite games", I was immediately hooked 'cause they're my favourite games too (with Journey). And I didn't know Omori before your video, so thank you for the discovery without showing too much of the game. By the way I've seen your other video about Outer Wilds, great video, keep up the good work, I've subscribed !
So Omori takes about 20h to finish ? Wow. And is it scary like depressing or more like a thriller (ex : the movies "Get Out" or "The Shining")?
I'm happy to have discovered your new channel because you have a good analysis and good editing skills, and also you seem to have the same taste as me : you're trying to discover new unique and weird experiences in video games. It's rare. Most of them are cool : "Little Nightmares", "Everybody's Gone To The Rapture", "It Takes Two", "dreams", "Flower", "Portal 2", "Death Stranding" (a game that fits your essay by the way 'cause the game trailers lied and the game twists at the middle). A very few of them are mind blowing and gems like Outer Wilds.
By the way I need to try the Stanley Parable, heard it's good.
Thanks for watching my videos and subscribing!!! Glad you were able to discover Omori through my video.
Yeah I would say it takes roughly 20hrs to complete. It’s more psychological horror rather than thriller. Lots of creepy and unsettling sequences and imagery, but it doesn’t completely overtake the game. It’s both the cute adventure game that’s advertised and a psychological horror game underneath. It’s a unique kind of story that can’t really be compared to any other story out there. I’d like to think I’m pretty good at calling out how a story is gonna turn out. I had no idea with this one.
Death stranding is definitely on my bucket list! My next video will be on the game Inside unless another idea comes up. I definitely want to find and make videos on games that are lesser known. Those have been the ones giving me unique experiences lately.
you deserve way more recognition
Thank you!!!! It means a lot, you have no idea
Hehe... another one fell down... down...
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...the stairs. ;P
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Great video. I love this game, but not for the gameplay for the same reasons you love it.
i watched the game but really you NEED TO PLAY IT PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE IT'S AMAZING HORROR GAME
Outer Wilds and Omori are my absolute favorite games of all time. The only other game I love on the same level as these two is Hades, so if you haven't tried it out, you 100% should!
9:56 I'm the same way! I absolutely love gameplay too but story is always the priority for me!
I'm curious though. I really enjoyed Undertale's narrative, what was it about the story that didn't draw you in?
I plan on making a video about my experience with Undertale after the video I’m currently working on, but one of the things I think that kept me from getting invested in the game was my failure to be patient. I gave the game two attempts, and both of them had me quitting at the same point. I’m going to give the game ONE more shot, this time I’m going to push myself through to the end instead of quitting midpoint. I’m hoping it’ll be something I like, because the praise and constant mention of the game is too big to ignore.
@@StrictlyMediocre Oh awesome, thank you for replying! I look forward to the future video.
Oh sweetheart. When Kel hides behind the pole he doesnt actually think its a good hiding spot. Hes doing it so you find him first and he can follow you so you wont be alone because as they said before, he hates being alone. Kel's just being nice and you shit talked him. Also i feels so scary to realize how many people couldve dropped off before reaching Basil's house. So sad that they never made it to what the real game is about
*doki doki literature club existing*
I love this game. I just find it funny they forgot ddlc
And all you had to do was open their own website, lol. The game is rated M for violence and blood, the trailer show many horror scenes and has unsettling soundtrack that is clearly intended to be a theme of a man going insane. There are also some mini-games on the website that include horror sprites and handdrawings of raining blood, eyes in things, a cut off ear and maggots around it. So, basically you just bought a game blindly even though authors never intended horrors as a twist or something. It's the same as if you bought Conker Bad Fur Day(with M rating on it) and was surprised it has sexual themes, shit jokes and e.t.c. despite looking like a child's game.
Holy shi- this game gave me nightmares And I love it 10/10 will play again
in the wise words of myself: “It’s not my style of game.” a year later, I have 1,600 hours on the game. if it’s not your style of game, it definitely is (trust)
I knew omori was a horror game and almost never played it bc i thought i wouldnt like it, since i wasnt into horror. I bought it recently and it was well worth the $20.
this video is awesome!
idk why the game omori reminds me of with deception and such is ddlc (doki doki literature club) if u dont know what it is i recommend playing it blind like omori it was the first game to make me question what the absolute double h hockey sticks is happening
This is a great game for sure! Now where's part 2? Lol!
Someday 👀😬
@@StrictlyMediocre ok! 😁
dawg etrian odyssey did this whole aspect much better with orange orbs alone
hah hitted me harder than my brother pushing me down the stairs
bro why do you sound like the guy from CRY OF FEAR by the way good video👍
Ddlc and omori were the best psychological games ever
well shit i spoiled the first part of the game for myself T_T
noooooooooooooooooooooooo
..I guess?
“Psychological Horror” is literally one of the genres though.
So I can’t quite relate to this :/
That's understandable.
For me, the term "Psychological Horror" has such a loose and broad meaning when it comes to games from what I've noticed. I've played a few games before Omori that were classified as Psychological horror (Hellblade: Senua's sacrifice and Needy Streamer Overload just to name some) and to me, they didn't feel like they belonged in that genre, so the genre has always been a throwaway for me as I've learned not to expect anything from it. I should have gone more in depth on my explanation in the video.
I appreciate you watching though!
Have you heard of a game called The Indigo Parallel? I think you should play thay game it is super weird and artistic
0:16 wondering how long it long for you to get that special scene. i tried for so long and still didnt get it XD
I was casually looking at it at the forest, just for it to legit jumpscare me lol
I love to story
how many times have you played omori (i'm on my 3rd just wondering)
I’ve only played it once! I played all the different endings except for the hikikomori route. I don’t have time for that one as that requires a whole new play through and I’m not good with replaying games haha. I’ve seen videos on how different it is and what happens. It’s really interesting stuff for sure, but I feel like the true ending of Omori is the only one I need :)
@@StrictlyMediocre you make a good point. But I believe both endings make their point and the only true ending is the one you choose but you did a very good job summing up the beginning of the game. I hope one day to make a video like yours but going over the whole games lore in depth whether that be the omori route or the true ending route.
@@suppercoolmine9423 agreed. The hikikomori route makes just as much sense as the true ending, but the game is too depressing, I needed a good ending, even if the good ending is still bittersweet lol. But thank you!!! you can make sooo many videos on this game. The layers it has are insane and the level of detail in the game is very dense. I hope you make that video!
This is what evertale wished it was
The problem is EVERYONE talks about the horror aspect now so it's impossible to be fooled haha
Funny how i got myself in this hell of a game trying to demonstrate it sucked because i majorly despised it since it came out or beggining of 2021, took an 180 degree turn near the end
All RPGs, or just ones with turn-based combat?
Definitely ones with turn based. Other RPGs I have rare exceptions. Those being the mainstream titles from Bethesda like Fallout 3, New Vegas and Skyrim. I’m not sure if you want to call those RPG’s though.
@Strictly Mediocre Technically, yes. They're examples of Western RPGs, whereas most (non-indie) turn-based RPGs are typically Japanese RPGS.
I trusted this game is a cute game at first and yeah, I was wrong. Now I'm the one who fucking hallucinationing "something" 💀 oh wait my older sister is alive 😀!!
ok great analysis BUT GODAMN THAT OPENING WAS AMAZING IT LITTERALLY COULD BE A TRAILER
Thanks!!!!! Glad you enjoyed it!!
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