SSGrim88 said:
MiniMe3388 said:
Any of you guys played "Omori"? I'm considering buying this game and don't know if it's worth it
Hello! I bought Omori a few months back and my personal opinion is it’s totally worth it. If you are into the psychology of how one is affected by trauma and overcoming said trauma as well as overcoming any fears or guilt from mistakes one has made then I think it’s a good game for you to play.
(warning small spoilers) It’s basically about a boy who had experienced trauma related to one of his family members and because it was so traumatic he ended up pushing everything and everyone away as a defense mechanism (escapism) eventually dissociating from the entire experience making him forget it(which also causes some inner conflict/turmoil). The game makes the MC figure out what the trauma was through the use of lucid dreams, a place where the MC created named “Headspace” which is essentially the MC’s ideal “reality”.
In “Headspace” you go on an adventure to find the truth in a child-like space also overcoming any fears the MC may have as well as any enemies that stand in your way. There are a few choices in the game the player can take which will influence whether the MC accepts the truth and moves forward with his life or he shuts down completely avoiding/denying the truth and becoming nothing in return.
The MC is also haunted by “something” which is basically like a negative thoughtform he created around his trauma. Also if you take the true route you’ll see how others are affected by the same trauma.
There are some minor questionable things but should be able to shrug off as it doesn’t affect the overall message of the game. The game has some nice artwork and great music; it’s also like 20-25 hrs of gameplay so it will probably take a while to finish. The end of the true route was great too almost made me cry :lol:
If you guys like Omori, I strongly recommend the LISA trilogy. The order is LISA -> LISA: The Painful -> LISA: The Joyful. I would happily like to admit that these games broke my heart and that I still remember everything years later.
The first game is about a girl, Lisa, who suffers incredible trauma as a prisoner in her own house and mind, from her father's abuse. The psychological effects of her suffering causes her to begin seeing the world around her warp to depictions of her torturous existence. Apart from other twisted visuals, the environment and things in it gradually mold into the shape of her father's face, seeing him everywhere as you make your way out of the nightmares with symbolic expressions of what he did to her.
The 2nd game, LISA: The Painful, is the most iconic. Its gameplay is different, but in a good way. Set in the future after the events of the first game, Lisa's uncle, Brad, finds a female baby in a world where women no longer exist. Everyone is now after the girl that Brad discovered. As you make your way sometimes recruiting, but mostly fighting the bizarre outlaws of this world, flashbacks and hallucinations of what truly happened to Lisa after the end of the first game, haunt Brad in his endeavor to save the girl's life. The best thing about this game, in my opinion, is the way it portrays the power of human desire, as it plays a big role in uh... how the enemies "turn".
The 3rd game, LISA: The Joyful, is set after the events of the 2nd game, The Painful, from the view of the young girl and the psychologies she developed from everything that occurred around her. It's stunning to say the least, and the ending is hard to forget.
Very impactful games in my opinion, all of them. The 2nd and 3rd have a lot of references to the first game, too, especially through some of the soundtracks. The music is something you kind of have to get used to at first, though. Lol