cannot believe this game is free. what a great concept executed very well!! replayed a couple times both for fun and to get the achievements, had so much fun with that too.
PS LUMI X LAIFU WORLD DOMINANCE !!!!!!!!!!
PS LUMI X LAIFU WORLD DOMINANCE !!!!!!!!!!
really interesting concept with occasional success, but is separated by large sections of tedious platforming and dialogue trying to be undertale so hard, and often the 4th wall computer stuff is searching for a file in loads of folders anyway
A very short and sweet free game. Some of the pixel art looks kind of iffy at times but the writing got a chuckle out of me many times and i CANT STOP PLAYING THE IDLE GAME
لعبة عظيمة جدا قصتها جدا جدا جميلة مع انو فيها بعض الاجزاء المملة والطفولية لكني حبيت القصة ككل والفكرة عظيمة لابعد الحدود اللعبة ابدا ما تستاهل تكون مجانية واعتبرها وحدة من افضل الالعاب المجانية فـ ستيم
La gracia creo que se le olvido instalarla.
Ok maybe fixing broken women clicks too well
Breaking the fourth wall as an idea is a very good game. As a game, unfortunately, it’s not very good, although for a free project it’s quite good work.
Ломание четвертой стены, как идея, игра очень неплохая. Как игра, к сожалению не очень, хотя для бесплатного проекта достаточно неплохая работа.
Ломание четвертой стены, как идея, игра очень неплохая. Как игра, к сожалению не очень, хотя для бесплатного проекта достаточно неплохая работа.
A game that is actually unique and does something new and different??? Very rare.
The humor is pretty good, the actual gameplay is genuinely fun to go through, and the story is very engaging. But the bits where you play on your desktop are something I've never seen before. Using and interacting with files and programs on your PC was seamless and well-done.
The humor is pretty good, the actual gameplay is genuinely fun to go through, and the story is very engaging. But the bits where you play on your desktop are something I've never seen before. Using and interacting with files and programs on your PC was seamless and well-done.
חכו שיגלו שהיוצר ישראלי ואז יעשו לזה חרא ביקורות שרמוטות ערס
I'm quite surprised to see such a high rating for this one, considering it's "one of those games". Those quite often get a lot of hate. And I'm surprised that I have a much more mixed reaction to this game than most of the reviews I've read.
The game is sweetly amateurish in a lot of ways though the things it does with your computer are really fun and look pretty complicated to code and they are much more exciting than something like what KinitoPET does.
Some of the other stuff, especially the >>>IDLE GAME<<<, is a mess. I'm glad the game lets you skip it but on the other hand the immersion suffers because of that option imo. The idle game (which is not an idle game at all by the way) has no place in this story, it feels like the developer just wanted to make a little coding game and put it into this one for no reason. But the problem is that it sucks and is very annoying to play.
The rest of the game is very chaotic with no clear structure, at times it changes genres and moods in a matter of seconds, which can be good or bad. Same goes for the humor. The dialogue in general can be bland and very skippable, and of course there are a lot of jokes. I'm a sucker for UT-inspired talk-to-quirky-characters-who-make-random-jokes style, and it's hit or miss in this one. Some jokes made me doubt if I wanted to play this game further, some surprised me with how good they actually were, some were just okay. The Undertale references... are not good and very annoying?
The platforming parts are good (maybe a bit too celeste-y) but the star controls were terrible for me on keyboard-only settings. Maybe with a mouse it's much easier. Bosses are pretty interesting gameplay-wise as well.
Characters are mostly whatever but Laifu despite looking like a cliche is pretty memorable.
The story feels like it's there but kind of a mess, and AGAIN sometimes it's good (the whole school portion of the game is a fever dream in a good way), but sometimes it's just a waste of time, especially with that glitch-horror portion that feels like it's there just to check all the Undertale/BuddySim/DDLC/whatever-the-fuck-quirky-cute-but-wait-oh-no-there's-a-dark-twist-kind-of-game boxes and has nothing to do with anything else. And they tease it several times before it happens, but when it comes it serves no purpose and then it's just over. Why is it even there at all? Same goes for the Ofelia stuff.
Definitely a mixed bag for me, but I love how... naive in a good way I guess? it is, it's very honest about itself and I like that. A lot of great ideas here, but also a lot of not very good choices gameplay/story wise.
I might change my rating to a 7 later when I give this game time to settle in my mind. It's got a lot of charm despite its problems.
The game is sweetly amateurish in a lot of ways though the things it does with your computer are really fun and look pretty complicated to code and they are much more exciting than something like what KinitoPET does.
Some of the other stuff, especially the >>>IDLE GAME<<<, is a mess. I'm glad the game lets you skip it but on the other hand the immersion suffers because of that option imo. The idle game (which is not an idle game at all by the way) has no place in this story, it feels like the developer just wanted to make a little coding game and put it into this one for no reason. But the problem is that it sucks and is very annoying to play.
The rest of the game is very chaotic with no clear structure, at times it changes genres and moods in a matter of seconds, which can be good or bad. Same goes for the humor. The dialogue in general can be bland and very skippable, and of course there are a lot of jokes. I'm a sucker for UT-inspired talk-to-quirky-characters-who-make-random-jokes style, and it's hit or miss in this one. Some jokes made me doubt if I wanted to play this game further, some surprised me with how good they actually were, some were just okay. The Undertale references... are not good and very annoying?
The platforming parts are good (maybe a bit too celeste-y) but the star controls were terrible for me on keyboard-only settings. Maybe with a mouse it's much easier. Bosses are pretty interesting gameplay-wise as well.
Characters are mostly whatever but Laifu despite looking like a cliche is pretty memorable.
The story feels like it's there but kind of a mess, and AGAIN sometimes it's good (the whole school portion of the game is a fever dream in a good way), but sometimes it's just a waste of time, especially with that glitch-horror portion that feels like it's there just to check all the Undertale/BuddySim/DDLC/whatever-the-fuck-quirky-cute-but-wait-oh-no-there's-a-dark-twist-kind-of-game boxes and has nothing to do with anything else. And they tease it several times before it happens, but when it comes it serves no purpose and then it's just over. Why is it even there at all? Same goes for the Ofelia stuff.
Definitely a mixed bag for me, but I love how... naive in a good way I guess? it is, it's very honest about itself and I like that. A lot of great ideas here, but also a lot of not very good choices gameplay/story wise.
I might change my rating to a 7 later when I give this game time to settle in my mind. It's got a lot of charm despite its problems.
A short, but incredibly endearing game. A fun concept done particularly well. Writing is incredibly fun, and the ending feels concrete. Incredibly well-done, especially for a game that's entirely free-to-play. With clear inspiration from Paper Mario, Celeste, Sonic the Hedgehog, and more, it's a fun game that knows how to balance itself out; even if it takes some getting used to. Lots of depth to be found, regardless of how short it is. I do recommend using a single 16:9 display, though - some parts of the game don't like 32:9 displays or display scaling above 100%.
No está mal. Tiene algunos gags graciosos, pero no llega a ser bueno de verdad.
fundamentally too ashamed of itself. i'm trying to come up with anything else to say about it but that's all.
very fun unique game that's completely free
This review contains spoilers
This game deserves more attention and love than I've seen it get. Which is BASICALLY 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 besides like, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 video I've happened to stumble across Youtube on it (and even then I didn't watch much of the video itself I just went to the Steam link in the description and erased the video from my History on Youtube so I wouldn't say what video it even was)
But what I can say is that thanks to that video, I've happened to stumble across one of the most unique, most engaging, and most 𝐈𝐓 games I think I've ever played in my life. Many elements from the gameplay, while not the most polished at times at hand with the animation, do feel very well executed, and lead to some INTENSE moments and boss battles, but also just pure vibes.
At times I wasn't even playing much of the game. Just hanging Lumi around with an extra window so she could watch a Youtube video. And it brought me so many new experiences. Like out of nowhere showing me that Oh yeah! MS Paint IS still on my computer, from attempting Java and actually learning a bit of a small fundamental (even if by the final level of the idle game it kind of broke, it was still a nice experience to actually feel in CONTROL with coding for once, as well as the mere PRESENCE of coding at all in this game)
But hands down the story was one that kept me super engaged throughout the whole thing. And It left me super emotional with the direction it went throughout the end with Lumi's world and her dreams.
Overall, I cannot recommend Outcore enough. It does have a fair share of Trigger Warnings I feel are worth noting so it's not like I can recommend it on a whim to everyone. But regardless, it still was an incredible experience that I'll keep in my memories for a very good while. COMPLETELY shattering what I thought was possible with this medium in terms of 4th wall breaks and engaging storytelling throughout them.
But what I can say is that thanks to that video, I've happened to stumble across one of the most unique, most engaging, and most 𝐈𝐓 games I think I've ever played in my life. Many elements from the gameplay, while not the most polished at times at hand with the animation, do feel very well executed, and lead to some INTENSE moments and boss battles, but also just pure vibes.
At times I wasn't even playing much of the game. Just hanging Lumi around with an extra window so she could watch a Youtube video. And it brought me so many new experiences. Like out of nowhere showing me that Oh yeah! MS Paint IS still on my computer, from attempting Java and actually learning a bit of a small fundamental (even if by the final level of the idle game it kind of broke, it was still a nice experience to actually feel in CONTROL with coding for once, as well as the mere PRESENCE of coding at all in this game)
But hands down the story was one that kept me super engaged throughout the whole thing. And It left me super emotional with the direction it went throughout the end with Lumi's world and her dreams.
Overall, I cannot recommend Outcore enough. It does have a fair share of Trigger Warnings I feel are worth noting so it's not like I can recommend it on a whim to everyone. But regardless, it still was an incredible experience that I'll keep in my memories for a very good while. COMPLETELY shattering what I thought was possible with this medium in terms of 4th wall breaks and engaging storytelling throughout them.
Very unique and fun game.
Nice and cute meta-breaking game. The gameplay sections kinda sucked though the only good one was the school section
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for what it is (a free indie game about exploring your desktop and doing some platforming sections) outcore is actually a really well-made game. i thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. the humor worked perfectly for me, and i grew to really care about lumi.
some of the gameplay segments were a little rough, but that's moreso because of my inability to play platformers, i think.
i kinda want a lumi shimeji now...
some of the gameplay segments were a little rough, but that's moreso because of my inability to play platformers, i think.
i kinda want a lumi shimeji now...