Okay, so, this game is kind of weird.

On one hand: You have this game, with INSANELY good art, music, etc. There is a REASON all of these kids on Discord and Twitter have OMORI PFPs despite not playing it: the art direction of this game is just absolutely amazing.

On the other hand: oh my GOD, have I not had a worse time playing the actual game than I had playing OMORI. Playing the Headspace sections of OMORI is like walking through fucking molasses, and it doesn't help at all the combat itself isn't really that fun outside of the bossfights, where even then you don't really have to think TOO hard.

This is the same problem OneShot has, where everything BUT the gameplay is really good, except OMORI is 25 hours long instead of 4-6. However, if you can manage to get past the Headspace sections, the rest of the game is actually really good. Even after knowing the ENTIRE game's story before playing it for the first time, the ending still kinda got me.

Fuck Humphrey.

Omori is probably the deepest an RPG Maker game will ever be. It takes what was so special about those early 2000s horror games creates something so unique, yet polarizing. This game has main two tones that are constantly clashing and taking over. One side is whimsical, quirky, and admittedly less interesting. The other is dark, depressing, and genuinely scary at points. What stops me from making this a fault of the game is that its on purpose. The game uses these clashing tones to characterize and develop your main character. It all feels deliberate, which is why I never really felt all that bored by the headspace segments. You're playing through the delusions of a fucked up kid. After a certain point, you can literally kill yourself in your bedroom if you want to.

Blackspace is fucking peak and Redspace made me shit myself.

Finally finished it (thanks to my wife and her steam library i love you sweetheart)
It was so beautiful both story wise and visually
The gameplay was also cool with the whole emotions system but damn man some segments of the story really got me thinkin bout some hard topics
I really don't think if I can rate this game
The game itself is fantastic don't get me wrong but i dunno i need time to rate this properly

I am biased to this title only because I played it with my best friend, so it holds a special place internally for me that I am very fond of. Critically, I believe its highs in its story lines and aesthetic are something unrivaled for indie titles. Its art direction is beautiful with its drawn backgrounds and pencil like scribble textures. Its character design can only be described as kawaii meets emo, which combined, makes for a great visual theme. Mix that with its lofi soundtrack and dreamcore sound design, and it leads to a great experience your first playthrough in. I will say, in contrast to its highs, its lows are abysmally low. Its battles get repititive, and its narrative, while great at its core, gets frustrating. It purposefully holds back the entire way through, as if its teasing you with its storyline at every narrative for the sake of padding and symbolic storytelling. It is show, not tell, at the max output. Ultimately, its a good game with a good message at its core, but I cannot rate it higher than this.

really loved the storyline and i think it had the perfect amount of scary elements for me. hated the battles though, it was the worst part to me. the animations for everything though were pure gold, everything had a reaction and so many different outcomes and easter eggs. you could really understand the groups dynamic. to me the game lowkey feels incompletable the way that there are so many things to do outside the main storyline. the map although was kinda exhausting, it was very easy to get lost in it, too much time spent in humphrey the whales insides or any part of sweethearts castle. didnt appreciate omori like i shouldve while i was playing until i had watched someone else play. it made me really emotional at times. it brings back a certain ambiance that feels like home. in my opinion gotta play during the fall months just to make the game a little extra special. didnt like how little save points there were because then you had to really finish the part you were at which felt like forever at the time since there are so many things to do just in one spot. also the merch on omocat for this game is so so cute. ost went crazy too. overall great game i love it not sure i would ever replay it myself but i would definitely watch someone else play.

Cara não vou mentir eu demorei pra caramba pra jogar depois que lançou mesmo sabendo que eu gostaria porque eu não vou com a cara da criadora mas ainda bem que estava no game pass e eu animei de jogar, não me arrependo nem um pouquinho !! eu sou extremamente apaixonado por essa estética toda que o headspace tem que me lembra Bee and Puppycat, e a soundtrack também !! pra jogar pela primeira vez o jogo pode ser meio cansativozinho por ter muuuita coisa pra fazer e você fica impaciente pra avançar na história, mas por outro lado isso é bom caso você goste de explorar tudo que tem pra aproveitar e jogar mais de uma vez, conteúdo não falta !! os personagens são muito bom feitinhos e apesar de não gostar muito de alguns eu consigo compreender o porquê deles agirem de tal forma, entende?? no geral eu amo a história, a maneira que ela é contada e como o jogo funciona, é meu jogo favorito sem dúvidas