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:omori-miserable: OMORI is a critically-acclaimed indie role-playing game, made by OMOCAT (group) and directed by OMOCAT (person). It released on December 25th, 2020, after nearly seven years of development and delay following a successful Kickstarter campaign. Made in RPG Maker MV, it takes inspiration from Earthbound, Mother 3, and Yume Nikki in its premise, style, and atmosphere.

OMORI follows the titular OMORI, in his adventure across the magical lands of HEADSPACE alongside his childhood friends—KEL, AUBREY, HERO, and non-combatants MARI and BASIL. There’s something amiss, hanging over the party, but you just can't tell what it is.

Elsewhere, in the 90’s-esque setting of FARAWAY TOWN, a boy named SUNNY (or whatever you want, really) deals with an incoming moving day, faced with a hanging choice of a last-minute attempt of reconciliation with his years-estranged friends before he is to leave, or retreating further into the warm embrace of hikikomoridom.

OMORI is a story-centric turn-based RPG with a relatively simple battle system. The main gimmick of the battles is the EMOTIONS system. Each character is able to affect the emotions of both the party and the enemies, and the enemies can do the same. Emotions function as a sort of rock-paper-scissors mechanic, as each of the three main emotions are strong against one other emotion and weak to the one that’s left. Emotions provide stat changes that can enable or break strategies, so make sure to pay your party members' states and statuses heed.

With a vibrant and charming aesthetic, gorgeous art, banger tunes, as well as being the only work that has ever made me genuinely cry, I cannot recommend this game enough. Today is the second anniversary of its release. It’s so hard to talk about what makes it so unique, good, and memorable without spoiling it, so I hope you’ll forgive me for being a bit vague with my recommendation! If you’re able to, go in as blind as you possibly can. Hopefully you’ll share this sentiment when you finish!

OMORI is available on Windows, Mac, Switch, PS4, and Xbox. It is marked ‘playable’ on Steam Deck. Currently, if you buy it on Steam, it is on a 30% sale, going for 14$ USD until January 5th. I think the console version is more expensive, in general. I’m not exactly sure, though.

Look at all of us…
These are all of our memories together…
They’re a little sad now…
But we should be happy that they happened at all…
Let’s make some new memories together, okay?

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  • Simferopol [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    warm take: big dogs are scary. not just pitbulls but also German Shepard and shiz. herbivores better, so much more chill usually.

    • Grownbravy [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Wolves are big. Bigger than you’d think. Much bigger than “dog sized”. A large dog starts to enter that envelope of “this is too much dog, it must be a wolf” for you, I guess.

      Also the breeds had been purpose bred for long forgotten purposes, with demands that the modern world cant meet, so large wolf-sized animal without basic needs fully met? I get you.

      Still love large dogs tho :gigachad-hd:

      • Remicita [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        Me when I see a doggo as big as I am

        :akkommunism::headpat:

          • Remicita [she/her]
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            2 years ago

            :wtf-am-i-reading: Local bimbo dies attempting to give "scritches" to grizzly bear

            • Grownbravy [they/them]
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              2 years ago

              “Yeah, i totally get how this could’ve happened. i wouldve done the same”

              • Area Man :emergency-room:
          • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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            2 years ago

            Volunteered at a wildlife rescue and made friends with a more or less raised in captivity bear and yes, yes they are and you WILL really wish you could pat the bear but you shouldn't pat the bear even if you're really sure it'll be okay.

    • UnicodeHamSic [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      If I recall most large dogs have a higher incidence of attakc than "nuisance breeds"

    • Coolkidbozzy [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      no, big dogs that can kill you but choose not to are often the cutest

    • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Yes. 100%. Dreaming of moving to one of the cities in China that has a weight and size limit on dogs lol.

      • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Wait I'm not confident in the weight limit part. Would by really weird to be like "sorry laika, you've put on some weight" :the-doohickey:

    • bigboopballs [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I don't like dogs, and I hate all the ridiculous crap that if you don't like dogs then you must be a bad person

    • The_Dawn [fae/faer, des/pair]
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      2 years ago

      Dog owners will be like "your cat wouldnt hesitate to eat you if you died 😂👌" and then their pet literally ends a human life

    • TillieNeuen [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      I've been scared of chows ever since my aunt and uncle's neighbor was mauled to death by her 2 chows.