There are essentially two phases to the gameplay experience, but divulging any details would be a huge spoiler, so I’ll simply mention that the juxtaposition between these two phases is very well done, albeit poorly paced. I guess there are some puzzles, but they’re so simple that I refuse to even mention them outside of that last sentence and this follow-up one. Outside of combat, there’s little in the way of gameplay. Seriously, these are some absolute bangers and I am very much looking forward to a potential vinyl release of the OST (note: there are no plans I am aware of for a vinyl release, but the OST is available on Bandcamp). The music overall is an absolute treat, and while the boss music varies greatly in style, it never varies in quality. Not only are the boss fights a joy to look at, but they come with some extremely good tunes. Still though, the aesthetic always kept me clamoring for more. The bosses do little to shake things up, other than forcing players to use Kel and his healing abilities a bit more. Although sometimes those conversations would lead to more of the battle system which, toward the end, I wanted nothing to do with. Even when the game started to get a little long in the tooth, I still found myself wanting to talk to just about everyone. I wanted to talk to each person and see what they had to say. Overall, I found myself enjoying the world Omori had built. There are some jokes that I think of on a weekly basis because they are that funny. The humor will absolutely bounce of some, but it mostly landed with me. Characters say goofy things and have even goofier designs, musical queues will play for two seconds before something zany happens, and all sorts of offbeat things take place throughout the approximately 25 hours of this RPG. Despite being Kickstarted before Undertale, it does feel like the influence of the indie darling is very much on the sleeve of Omori. While Omori has some incredibly serious themes of grief, loss, and guilt, much of the game is very quirky and wacky. If you find yourself pushing to get through the middle chunk of the game, please continue. Please know this: all of the criticisms I am about to share about this game are almost entirely wiped away by virtue of the perfect finale. But anyone who gets invested in the story? Hoo boy, you are in for a treat.
The main draw here is the emotional plot, and anyone who prefers their games to be more, well, gameplay-focused, will come away disappointed. It is both a serious and silly game, and the juxtaposition will not be lost on most players. This is a game that deals with death but also has a character named Hot Diggity Dog. In fact, it may lead you, as it did me, to jump to conclusions that never come to fruition. But it is important to stress the severity of the content warning and that knowing the game deals with suicide and depression doesn’t actually take anything away. Ultimately, Omori is one of those games where the less you know about the plot, the better.
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