Omori seems to be ripping apart a bunch of games I’ve never played. It’s a progressive RPG about a group of friends, living in a small town and plunging into a strange fantasy world that alternates between color and creep. You, a trained reader, may be watching and referring to EarthBound or Undertale or Yume Nikki. I, a fool who haven’t played those games, have just been watching his ‘incredibly advanced’ Steam reviews and watching Twitch streams and we slowly realize that this is something we should all be doing. to pay attention to.
From the streams I watched, the experience seems to have played out like a traditional mix of combat, light-hearted conversational options, and little puzzles. The fight pushes you and your friends against a bunch of nightmares, but while the Steam page is covered with content warnings, I haven’t seen anything gloomy or dark. He’s serious about his big subjects, and light enough to balance.
What fascinates me is unique details about his world, and the beautiful characters within it. This is the kind of game that seems easily spoiled though, so I won’t spill over anymore.
Omori was first launched in 2014 with a projected date of 2015. Development took longer than expected, as these things are likely to do. I’m more interested in being the first game by Omocat, a company that will otherwise make fashion and products with images similar to those in the game. Omocat was originally just one person, they said inside report on Twitter when the Kickstarter fund ran out, the rest of the game was funded by clothing sales. That’s a creative story I’ve never heard before.
Omori is out now (released December 25th – heavy) and costs £ 15.49 / $ 20 / € 16.79 via Steam. I would bet with all the money in my pocket * that it is a cult that people are building on before the end of the year, and I hope that we will have a review of the site soon.