Therapist Plays the Final Duet with Omori (Ending/Part 32)

[@TheRealDismantler]

Fun fact: In the Basil fight, Basil is actually holding gardening shears. And your wearing an eyepatch at the end of the game… These two emotionally ruined teenagers actually assaulted each other. That’s just really sad.

[@joepat1279]

Sunny and basil need a hug, asap

[@orleanswarrior1834]

Sad fact

[@cheerios2548]

And Basil stabbed Sunny’s eye, because he was trying to attack the Something behind Sunny (it has an eye because of Mari’s eye)

[@legalza0843]

It’s at least possible basil didn’t permanently damage his eye

[@ARandomBoi_NothingToSeeHere]

@@legalza0843 It is stated that Basil gauged Sunny's eye off.

[@ladynoluck]

I like that it doesn’t show how his friends respond to the truth. Him forgiving himself is the most important thing, and just like Sunny, we have to hope and believe in his friends.

[@rando843]

Yeah I very much understand why it was like that but damn it left me in such a cliffhanger. I guess it adds to the tons of mixed feelings the rest of the ending gives you, along with being sad as fuck but also happy.

[@mariangabrael373]

@@rando843 ikr plus they made a meme drawing about hero, kel and aubrey tagging you and basil its just sad that they actually showed a photo about aubrey hitting basil with a bat and hero pushing you off the stairs XD but sad :(

[@Rugphan3]

I 100% agree with this! Sunny had to learn to forgive himself in order to allow others to forgive him.

[@ckowkay]

true, while we want to know, the point is that he chose to tell it, even if his friends might hate him for it

[@mariangabrael373]

@@ckowkay You cant always keep secrets from friends the best way is to tell the truth even if it decides your fate you must learn to forgive yourself that no matter what happens your friends will always be there to support you and love you no matter what they may not forgive him right away but it may take sometime to fix his sin's

[@hooman10123]

*omori:* "it would be better to just die" *sunny:* "hey man that's not nice you should stop" *omori:* "my fault" *spontaneously dies*

[@thisladyisavamp0828]

NO AHHAHA

[@fluoroantimonicacid4844]

Lol

[@andrew.mp4311]

“My bad dawg” *disintegrates*

[@bernadetterobards1052]

The game being so sad at the end her:😨 the end music, her:☺️ 🎶

[@hirumaiya]

“rude” “understandable, have a great day”

[@seineevee]

To Sunny remembering the truth and moving on To Basil accepting the truth and learning to cope To Kel reaching out and helping others To Hero opening up and caring for himself To Aubrey trusting others and finding peace To the end of Omori. …Unless you’d like to play the other route.

[@sleepingegg1719]

I do think that all of these can be said for Sunny and Basil But these are the main things you see these specific characters go through, it's nice to see it laid out like this

[@theSkin_of_a_Killer_Bella]

@@sleepingegg1719 imo, not all of them can be said about Basil. But only because the game was mostly centered on Sunny ig, so we didn’t see much of Basil’s experience. I feel like that’s the only thing in the game that I really wished for. We kind of get the chance to form an idea of everyone else’s 4 years, since some of them quite literally told us. But for Basil the only full conclusion I can draw is: *”Hm…pretty unstable ig”* THAT ALSO REMINDS OF SOMETHING- I found an animation/animatic of Basil using Blurry (by Billie Eilish). As others said, the song eerily fits him. I think that’s helped me with drawing a conclusion maybe.

[@seineevee]

You both make pretty good points. Honestly, I think Basil’s experience was meant to parallel Sunny, but with different coping or avoidance mechanisms.

[@Snakito-gatito]

do you mean hikikomori?

[@ApexGale]

"Allegro" in music means to play in an upbeat manner, fast and quick. Usually used for sections in music meant to be uplifting and cheerful. Maybe representing how Sunny wants to be able to laugh and spend time with his friends happily the way he used to.

[@artillerypro]

Dont support head canons straight away..

[@lugeotheveryaverage3851]

@@artillerypro aight

[@svnnysolar]

I disagree,, Allegro is more fast tempo (and not necessarily upbeat) meaning that his knife swings were very quick and not really controlled (like he’s panicking)

[@benjaminsilva6447]

Lmao bro, just means Alegre XD

[@isaaclopezruiz9597]

Allegro doesn't mean that it has to be cheerful tho. It's more of a tempo indicator than a dynamic one.

[@lonerimortal8]

yes, Sunny and Basil REALLY fought. they where both so stressed out that they fought and in the end, Basil stabed Sunny's eye with a gardening shear and both colapsed afterwards. how his friends reacted when Sunny tould then the truth is up for the player to interprete.

[@Mexicanobro]

no one asked me but I think kel and Aubrey would understand and forgive eventually, especially Aubrey since she did the same to basil except hero came to the rescue otherwise the situation would've been similar. Hero would have the hardest time since it was his lover and his everything but even still I think he'd understand that hating sunny isn't what mari would've wanted. sorry for my babble lol.

[@Soma_Chronicles]

It is left to our interpretation. That said, this game revolved around being able to forgive yourself and others. I'd like to think the theme of this game also applies to the ending. Their friendship is forever changed, but they'll be okay, I feel.

[@Dhalin]

The fact Sunny smiles warmly at Basil when Basil wakes up makes me believe the friends forgave him. If they had not forgiven Sunny, it would have likely wrecked him entirely. Sunny coming clean about the truth with his friends is probably what empowered him to give such a warm smile and why the SOMETHINGs instantly disappear -- their guilt is gone, they've confessed, asked for, and received Forgiveness and now that burden has been lifted off of their shoulders, hence SOMETHING (their imagined manifestation of their guilt) is gone.

[@coat7413]

Wait does this mean that technically sunny had a near death experience, so was the “memory lane” more like his life flashing before his eyes?

[@Gestrid]

@@Dhalin In the end, Sunny forgave Basil, just as Basil had asked him to.

[@elizabethk007]

I think there’s a difference between hating a character in a game and hating the game itself. The Black Space segment was supposed to make you become increasingly disturbed by Omori as a character. With Omori disregarding all the horrible deaths of Basil and having to option to cut open Mewo, the game makes you see Omori as the villain in Sunny’s head. And the Truth segment has Sunny getting his fingers cut off and face distorted to show how much he hates himself for what happened. So I think his greatest fear is that his friends will hate him as much as he hates himself upon finding out what happened Mari.

[@user-pp6pr5fg8w]

Yes, exactly. People keep assuming Omori's like a completely separate entity from Sunny, and they seem to forget THEY'RE THE EXACT SAME PERSON

[@notmitsukiyolol]

@@user-pp6pr5fg8w Sunny is the surface level, the one that did the deed and regrets it, yet suppresses it because he has that same fear as Basil, however with an outlet of Omori to let him escape it for a while. Omori meanwhile, Ruler of the Dreamscape, Spectre of Self-Destruction, Child Emperor of Nightmares, is both Sunny's greatest guardian, and greatest menace. Greatest guardian in that he tries to protect Sunny from the past, but greatest menace in that he is will also go to great lengths for this.

[@khamelion7189]

@@user-pp6pr5fg8w Or how I'd like to interpretate.. his Shadow (Yes.. I was like.. this was Persona 4 but heavier All Along!)

[@kornaes]

@@khamelion7189 or just the whole persona series tbh

[@heikoy]

Omori is the Ego trying to encourage Sunny to repress the Id to keep him secure.

[@j_612]

Video and Counselor Plays: being serious, sad, and many thoughts about the game Live chat: I omor 💀

[@sofiwireles12]

Yes lol

[@lynxlikestodraw2656]

I literally went to go check the chat as I read the comment and saw it

[@ddnava96]

Fun fact: The first few times you get Omori's health to 0 the game says "Omori DID not succumb", but after a few times it says "Omori WILL not succumb" instead

[@themesongfan452]

And that's the player's cue to know that they've gotten far enough in the fight that it's okay to lose now.

[@retromintman8450]

*Minor Spoiler Warning* ............................................ The menu song is the same tune at the end. But notice how when you first play the game, the tune is rather... incomplete. There's something off-putting about it. It's actually disturbing when you listen to it. Now, it's a complete tune. No signs of malice or disturbance

[@retromintman8450]

@@angrycaprisun Literally just in case I somehow ruined someone's experience. Hey. I'm trying 🤣

[@yoimiyasparkler]

@@angrycaprisun from what I've seen the omori fandom is very cautious of spoilers lol

[@ApexGale]

it's because the original version of the track has a filter over it that makes it sound like it's muffled, playing through an old phonograph or record machine. it also ends on s sequence of notes that imply the song will continue, but it doesn't. this version removes that filter, adds some bright sounds of nature (birds chirping), and the piano notes finally resolve.

[@Brumuzaki]

So is like majoras mask when Skull Kid theme starts to play

[@bri3977]

@@yoimiyasparkler the story is just too good to spoil for anyone!!!

[@thefireman17492]

"sunny is the only thing in color" Ironically enough, sunny (OMORI) is the only thing that's in black and white inside head space.

[@spinalicemightbeacat4589]

And white and black space and basically everywhere inside sunnys head

[@themesongfan452]

@Anonymous ...I *just* put together that pianos have black and white keys (spaces).

[@KartKidPlush]

The battle menu:

[@superxbetatester]

This game destroyed me. My wife died due to covid last year, 9 years together gone. I wasnt coping at all, i felt like I was living in autopilot. Played this game and it was nice, it moved me and all, but when the final duet came on, I freaking died. Hunched over sobbing at full volume. The feeling of 'it was beautiful and now it will never be the same' shook me so hard, all the tragedy fell over me. Good thing it actually woke me up, started going to therapy again, and started to actually seek to get better about the grief and the loss. Amazing game, I loved your playthrough. Im also a therapist, and it was awesome seeing all the little observations that we shared going through the game that you just dont see many folks catching. Those little "oof, uhhh, thats... not ideal" made me relate a lot. Thanks a lot for the playthrough, will check your next one.

[@marshmarshwell364]

My condolences to you, I lost my grandmother fairly recently and In some ways, this game helped wrangle a lot of the buried raw feelings I'd been pushing down about it, I sincerly hope that one day you can find the means to come to terms with it all and remember all the love and happy times we shared with our loved ones.

[@CB_W0lf]

I'm sorry for your loss. I'm glad you're doing better, even if a little. Keep toughing it out, and good morning.

[@twinziest]

@@ultrakane3957 nice bait over there

[@boblobgobstopper13214]

@@ultrakane3957 😐

[@lolasart5953]

@@ultrakane3957 and we didn't ask for your replies. Act toxic somewhere else.

[@Angel-2-7-]

Well, everyone get your tears ready, it's time to cry again...

[@abonzabay7693]

Ik... I can't listen to the final duet without crying

[@rlowellm]

Final duet always makes me cry!

[@mars_7673]

yeah just just yeah

[@AnaTheUser]

Time to get those tissues again

[@Maber610]

Ya'll softies

[@belle6532]

Omori is a sort of protector, he protected Sunny from the truth, whether it was in a good way or not. Although, you saw the truth, so in turn Omori failed, so now, he tries to push Sunny over the edge so he can stop everything altogether. Sunny fights Omori, kind of symbolizing he's fighting to accept the truth and own up. If you decide not to continue, it would be easily inferred what might happen. Although in the end, Omori accepted defeat.

[@ARandomBoi_NothingToSeeHere]

I actually always thought that Omori isn't a full on personality. He's born almost as an "avatar" for Sunny to use to explore Headspace, yet at that point Omori still blocked off (or tried to) any path Sunny could take to discover the truth (which is why Basil gets deleted from Headspace altogether, he's basically a trigger to Sunny). Once Sunny discovers the truth, Omori didn't have a purpose in Sunny's subconscious anymore, so he started to represent Sunny's guilt (which is also why the game says that "Omori will not succumb", you can't stop feeling guilt, you can just accept it and stop crying over it). Sunny didn't "fight himself", he accepted his guilt and moved on. If Sunny gives up, he's overtaken by Omori, aka his guilt, which now controls his actions. Not thinking about ANYTHING besides guilt, Sunny decides to jump off. Omori didn't do that, Sunny did.

[@ApexGale]

One final thing: the flowers at the end also go to show that Sunny's natural empathy to everyone else shows that his life is worth living. In just 3 days he touched the hearts of so many people in his town as opposed to the 4 years he spent home alone. Think of how many people would miss him if he were gone. That's why suicide is so troubling. People often don't realize how many others care about them so much. The reason why Sunny finally tells them the truth is because he realizes how important it is for a healthy relationship to be one without deceit. They may feel hurt, but without the truth none of them can receive closure. They *need* to know the circumstances of Mari's death - they all felt guilt over her supposed suicide, feeling like they were bad friends. Sunny telling them the truth frees *all of them* of that burden, and lets them start over properly.

[@theblackdragon5558]

You can actually hear Mari’s screams and her yelling “Stop it” in the distorted music towards the end of the times, when she’s falling down the stairs

[@snnuy.pre.trauma]

😰

[@T0B3573R]

And hear Sunny scream “Mari!” Meaning that it’s Omori trying to remind Sunny about what he has been repressing all this time, and how he needs to return back to him.

[@petricore143]

@tobybranden2012 if you read the hidden descriptions of the truth photos (on the fandom wiki), when Mari fell, Sunny calls out Mari’s name but he doesn’t answer

[@Dhalin]

The biggest question on everybody's mind, usually, is "Did the friends forgive Sunny?" ... the answer, at least in my opinion (the game never explicitly tells you this): (spoilers for those who haven't watched it yet): The "secret cutscene" with Basil waking up shows Sunny standing at Basil's bedside. He warmly smiles at Basil and Basil smiles back. If the friends had refused to forgive Sunny or reacted harshly/badly/etc, do you think Sunny would have had the strength to stand there and smile at Basil like that, or would he have retreated back to his hospital room and broke down again? Sunny had just had a heart-wrenching fight with his inner demons, and one of the things Omori used to assault Sunny with was "Your friends will never forgive you" and Sunny decided to put trust and faith in his friends. If they had refused to forgive him, it would have wrecked Sunny. Sunny smiling at Basil is, IMO, proof that they did in fact forgive him. I could imagine Hero or maybe Aubrey saying something like "Hey I forgive you but I need time to think about this", perhaps.

[@pluto3194]

I feel like Aubrey would be the quickest to forgive in that scenario since she almost had a similar thing happen to her with Basil at the lake. Hero would be the one who would most likely not forgive Sunny & Basil but I still think that he would. Definitely agree that the secret cutscene happening heavily implies that they at the very least didn't get angry with the 2 of them, and that the whole thing probably went over as well as it could

[@Artsu1993]

I think they need to process what sunny said. So they haven't forgiven them yet, but they aren't in the room so sunny could smile at Basil. Even when they understand what happend they still would have hard time forgiving, even when they would want to.

[@AlphaOblivion7]

The thing is, they would need a little time. Especially Hero. So while I believe at least most of them would forgive, I don't know if it'd be while they're still standing in that room

[@youwhat.]

I would like to think that Sunny would be OK even if his friends don't forgive him. I didn't take the final message as him defeating Omori with the "power of friendship" trope where he believes in his friends and their forgiveness. I think he forgave himself and accepted that he needed to acknowledge and live in the truth even if his friends would end up hating him. If anything, him smiling at Basil is only proof that he forgave Basil and himself. It says nothing about his friends, in my opinion.

[@roy-cm4wo]

The developers probably intentionally didn’t give any facial expression to their friends because It wasn’t about his friends, he wasn’t seeking for forgiveness. He was seeking to change and that’s why Basil smiling back and seeing that Sunny’s burden go away made his go away too.

[@drakovenartyom669]

The Sunny vs Omori fight really hit hard for me because those things he would say were/are things I've told myself, so I became three times as invested.

[@aminewallah]

Yeah i agree, and... Glory to arstotzka

[@yeetirosina]

I hope you're doing well now.

[@swxjmr]

@@aminewallah "Papers Please" I loved that game!

[@pluto3194]

Same with me. Hits super hard and makes me feel many emotions

[@DHydra_]

@@aminewallah glory to arstotzka comrade

[@CoreLain]

Fun fact: The omori characters represents the 5 grief stages( im not good at english) Sunny: Denial Aubrey: Rage Basil: Negotiation Hero: Depression Kel: Acceptance

[@L1LY0FTHEV4LLEY]

☹️thats just sad

[@cheesyskin782]

What personally hit me the hardest about the Omori finale was the theme of forgiving yourself. I think fewer people can relate to that one and most relate to having lost a loved one, but for me, forgiving myself for things that happened in my childhood is so extremely hard. As a child, sometimes you do really bad things that are either accidents, or you just can't comprehend the magnitude of what you're doing. I myself haven't gotten there yet, but I hope everyone who feels burdened by something from their childhood like Sunny can comfortable tell a therapist about their repressed experiences someday.

[@awesomefox555]

How messed up would it be if this game started with “based on a true story”?

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

The unsettling thing is - There are countless people throughout history who have accidentally killed a loved one. Make no mistake - There ARE people out there right now who are currently living this kind of horror.

[@quack3891]

honestly this somewhat feels like it could be a true story

[@jotarosans7540]

This is one of the most realistic video games ever Accidents like this (sadly) actually happen around the world Anything considered unrealistic (example: a whole planet traveling you to space) is in your head and is a distraction used by many people with depression to take a break from the sad reality

[@jeffthekillerisdead]

it might not have intentionally been based off a true story, but im sure many people can relate so it might as well be

[@awesomefox555]

Yeah that’s the thing! The scariest thing about this game to me is how plausible it is

[@sinom]

29:27 the mirror slowly fading to white and then the reflection slowly fading in is to give you the player the same feeling as Sunny has when looking at it. Until now every mirror was a hard cut and you felt anxious not knowing what it would show. This was just how Sunny was feeling. He did not want to look at himself and he was anxious about what he would see. Now that he has forgiven himself he doesn't feel anxious looking at the mirror anymore, so the game tries to do the same with the player by easing it in.

[@permafox]

It's good to note that for the entirity of OMORI's control during HEADSPACE, those initial text boxes on what to do will say "Fight!" or "Run..." because OMORI is not afraid to back down from a fight. In many instances with Sunny, (especially during the SOMETHING fights and OMORI himself) the punctuation changes: "Fight..." and "Run!" because Sunny really doesn't want to confront what is happening.

[@KanadaJin]

Wow I missed this! Great detail

[@Numbercrown]

Sunny still really wants to fight the hooligans though apparently

[@ElectricBarrier]

Yo, thanks for pointing that out, I love finding more and move details I missed.

[@permafox]

@@ElectricBarrier There's always something new in every playthrough I watch (Bear in mind I've seen 16 of em so far)

[@ElectricBarrier]

@@permafox Been at the helm of 5 of them(2 omori route, 3 true route) myself and it's amazing how many things I missed or didn't pick up on.

[@kupofkupkake85]

Amazed she didn't cry during the final duet, guess that's the power of being a therapist.

[@grimbea_jow]

Maybe because to some people the realization hits harder later, when I first saw the final duet I was silent I just couldn't process it right away then the next day I was bailing my eyes out.

[@GoldenWreck]

@@Anaea Your comment gave me clarity as to why I have enjoyed listening to particular songs much more, despite not liking them the first time, once I allowed myself to become more immersed in their overall feelings.

[@bumbabees]

@@grimbea_jow yup, that happened to me too lol. my first playthrough, a lot was happening and it was a bit too much for my brain to process, so once i got to final duet i teared up a little but didnt actually cry. after i gave myself some time to process and watched it again though? sobbed 'til my head hurt. sometimes your brain gets overwhelmed with information and it just takes a minute for it to catch up.

[@arrozconleche8509]

​@@grimbea_jow same

[@jeffduckworth3714]

You know shit's going down when the therapist gets traumatized.

[@mitchellshuping6536]

the flower that kel, hero, and aubrey gave sunny is the lily of the valley, the same flower that basil explains represents mari to him. while sunny was in his hospital bed, mari was watching over him from the heavens and from beside the bed.

[@RasereiHojo]

Thank you so much for this series, Danielle! My friend referred me to your video back when you only had like 7 parts out and I've been watching ever since. It was really nice to see your take on all this, and I'm eager to see the rest of the games you do in the future! I can only imagine how much you have on your plate with your job, KZbin, friends, family, self-care, etc --- thank you for everything you do!

[@CounselorPlays]

That’s so nice of you to say. I’m really looking forward to playing more games together and streaming too!

[@Mushy1245]

@@CounselorPlays will you try to get the bad ending

[@Naz-rk8lq]

@@Mushy1245 ye will u?

[@AnIridescentWolf]

As someone who is seeking a career in counselling, all of the little details of how you handle and analyze characters has been a big help. I've seen playthroughs of this game plenty of times, but thank you for taking the time to play this. It was a great journey.

[@BunnIsBunn]

Resonating with this comment so hard

[@otomeroid]

Here at the hall of the hospital. Sunny visions his Headspace friends one last time. Shadow Basil (Stranger) goes down the hall to Basil's Hospital room. The case here is that the Headspace versions of Aubrey, Kel and Hero actually went to the balcony of the hospital. While Shadow Basil leads to you to Basil's Hospital room in order for Sunny to tell Aubrey, Kel and Hero something. The truth of Mari's death. One more thing : In the final phase of Vs. Omori you can actually see the silhouettes of the real world versions of Kel, Basil, Hero and Aubrey being hanged in similar manner to Mari.

[@divineshrek3307]

It really warms my heart, cause the way Sunny smiles at Basil says without any dialogue needed "We're forgiven."

[@muchotexto4248]

"The truth is out. We don't have to hide anymore, we're free"

[@rlowellm]

Now that you’ve finished Omori, I have a few suggestions. Fran Bow: a point and click adventure that explores abuse and madness from the perspective of a ten year old girl. Content warning for gruesome imagery, but still a fascinating game. GRIS: a surreal, beautiful journey through the emotions of grief and loss. And though it does explore grief, no content warning needed! GRIS helped me process all the messy emotions when I lost my brother. And seeing it will help so many others, too. Even if you’re doing a 100% achievement run, it will only take you at most 5 hours to complete, but every moment is worth it.

[@rlowellm]

@@keaton5101 but I really hope she plays GRIS. it’s my favorite thing ever.

[@CounselorPlays]

I've added those to my list of games to play in the future. Thank you. The next games will be Night in the Woods for recorded games and Celeste for a stream.

[@asylvis3311]

​@@CounselorPlays Oh both of those are ABSOLUTELY amazing, another one by some of the same people who made Celeste that I think you'd definitely enjoy is Chicory: A Colorful Tale! It explores creative expression as a way to express your emotions, impostor syndrome, self-image, and mental wellness among many other things, and it's super fun to play, too!

[@lonerimortal8]

wow, they are both really good :^D

[@totallynotprom1036]

@@CounselorPlays Oh my god, Night in the Woods is my favorite game to date. Many people would argue its not good and doesn't deserve the reputation it gets, but Night in the woods got me through a really hard time in my life, so its always been close to my heart.

[@calamityhues]

just a small fact: you know all the distortion you hear during omori’s boss? that’s actually the argument playing in sunnys head you can hear mari yell “STOP IT” and her falling down the stairs it’s just EXTREMELY distorted

[@calamityhues]

also I forgot to say but WOW this was a crazy journey I’ve been watching ever since the first episode it was so fun seeing your commentary on some scenes I can’t wait for future playthroughs :)

[@wren3978]

17:42 You noted that the music was distracting, if you listen closely, you could make out a voice (presumably a girl's voice) screaming "No!" and also "No! Sunny!" at 19:10, the distortions could actually be the time Sunny and Mari were fighting, and Mari screaming "No!" when Sunny threw the violin down the stairs, and then proceeded with grunts of Mari blocking Sunny's way and ultimately when Sunny pushed Mari, she screamed "No! Sunny!" and all the other distorted sounds were Mari falling down the stairs and during the fight with Omori, Sunny was fighting his most traumatic moment, reliving the time Mari died. Interestingly, the figures behind Omori when he's super dark and pelting you with erases, you can make the four figures, one of which had a bow, and its the others getting [Trigger warning] hung the same way Mari was and Omori was implying that was going to happen to his friends if he tells the truth.

[@barrolboi5101]

Its more noticable when you speed it up by 2x

[@AlexDrawzCrud]

OMORI is a great game. The characters are enjoyable, each day provides more content, and the story hits in the heart in a good way. I'm very glad that you got to experience this masterpiece!

[@zechariahcrosby4140]

3 years ago I lost a really dear friend to me in a car accident. The next year, I lost another friend and then the next, I lost yet another close childhood friend. All this happened before I even reached the age of 17. It’s insanely hard and not a day goes by where I don’t think about them all. I still struggle a lot and this games portrayal of trauma is unbelievably accurate. Although this game was hard to get through, I couldn’t put it down because of how relatable it felt. This game will always have a very special place in my heart and the team that worked on it should feel very proud at what they managed to create.

[@hugblob8753]

I never realized this when I first played through the game but every time Omori repeats a bit of dialogue within the final battle, it's always in reference to committing unalive. It really illustrates how intrusive and scathing those thoughts can be (and even sadly enticing). Another good job on Omocat's part!

[@incsOld]

31:47 I love the extra detail that Sunny says “something” and something also means Mari, just a little details in the game

[@zantondawn7965]

24:38 "But not on your foot" After all the serious content and heavy thoughts, I sunddenly burst into laughter🤣(out loud wwwwwwwwww

[@MTheoOA]

What a beautiful game. Let's gooo There's much more on the ''omori route'' or Black Space 2, but it's mostly horror stuff and some unconscious Sunny thoughts we didn't knew until then, i reccomend you, Counselor, to watch something about it! Even for just curiosity haha. I think this game just fits perfectly with your playthrough, analytical but still charmin'. Hope you did like it :). It's like Stardew Valley, i just ''spread'' the word to every friend play it

[@VlKING]

This has been such a long series i hope you get to explore the other endings if you have time or maybe even react to some of the secret via a youtube video i really appreciate how you carried this series which such a gentle care cant wait for your future lets plays thank you!🥰🎉

[@CounselorPlays]

I want to do some of the other routes/endings. Just need to take a break first, it's a very long game.

[@Dennyspuncakes]

Thank you so much for doing this playthrough and sticking with it till the end!! Omori was the first game I have ever completed while streaming and also the first time I cried on stream. It's incredible that this little indie rpg can impact people in amazing ways.

[@CounselorPlays]

It's very well written, and a very emotional game. It's been fun to play.

[@paomantilla1391]

This is like the 10TH TIME I have seen the Final Duet scene and I'm crying help

[@shiroiokami5246]

ME TOO AAAAH

[@taylor9683]

I don’t know but I just really liked seeing how she kept her composure during the final duet scene. It’s a nice detail showing how good she is at her job as a therapist. Because everytime I watch the final duet scene I burst into tears. Every. Single. Time. That cutscene is just super powerful to me. She kept her composure and looked as if she was listening and taking it in through her expressions. It’s so interesting to see how other people are able to handle such situations and it’s very interesting to me to see therapists handling emotional scenes. This isn’t to say she wasn’t feeling emotions during that scene, I’m just applauding at the skill to be able to take in such an emotionally overcoming scene as it’s a tough skill to learn as a therapist during therapy sessions to not make it all about them by crying or being in distress and focus more on the patient. Just a random thought I decided to put on a comment.

[@ejdrwebds5574]

i have come from the future to tell you something. this video will make you sad

[@nuredingeziqi679]

"Next thing you'll say is 《This is so saaad》"

[@seineevee]

How did you know? :,)

[@J.Applejuice]

I'm so glad you got the secret ending. Thank you for playing Omori. Its been such a lovely ride. Your analysis and perspective is top notch. I cant wait to see what you play in the future.

[@soup9911]

Counselor Plays final Omori episode. 10:15 am Deltarune part 2 releases. 10:00 am Decisions, Decisions.

[@ladynoluck]

Sorry what releases???!! After all this time???!!

[@RyuzakiFan1]

Wait is this for real lol

[@emperorprimalaspid9738]

Yup, it's real

[@soup9911]

Replying to all, yes deltarune pt 2 is comming out

[@youngsterjoey88]

this is on my mind as well 😖

[@Kitkatkitten213]

Im gonna miss this series so much 😭😭 I looked forward to each video every other day because it was just so interesting to hear your thoughts from a professional perspective!! And even when you weren't giving serious thoughts your commentary was always super entertaining!! Thank you so much for playing omori and I look forward to whatever you decide to play next!! 😊

[@CounselorPlays]

That's so nice of you to say. I'll be playing Night in the Woods next and streaming Celeste.

[@Wool_Scarf]

@@CounselorPlays will you be uploading the stream VODs to KZbin?

[@brucelectro2761]

I’m not a very sentimental person. Even when I experience strong emotions, I don’t show them much. But the first time I played this last part of the game…man, it was impactful. That final duet scene is so powerful; it’s the culmination of so much emotional and thematic build-up, a gut-wrenching climax. It’s the closest a work of fiction has brought me to cry. For the story alone, this is definitely one of my favorite video games of all time. The symbolism and portrayal of depression, anxiety, and guilt left me thinking for weeks and weeks. I’ve seen a lot of people play this game online, and in every single one of those playthroughs, the person playing notices something I never did, and it leaves me thinking for another extra week. It’s amazing how many layers this game has. This has been one of my favorite playthroughs of this game-the professional perspective you gave is extremely valuable, and it helped appreciate this game even more. Excuse me as I lose myself in thought again for the next week or so. Haha.

[@shiroiokami5246]

I agree

[@memorylane9633]

The words "They will hate you as much as you hate yourself." hit WAY too hard.

[@somegem6344]

Omori is one of those phenomenally special games where you really only experience it once. Everything truly hits once. It's not just a game, it's a memory. A moment that sticks with you. One that you remember, time and time again. A masterpiece of such a dark, heartbreaking moment. A beautiful, heartbreaking memory.

[@shiroiokami5246]

Even if you play it again there are so many layers that it stays interesting, but yeah it's really impactfull

[@ElectricBarrier]

I define my life in terms of pre and post Omori.

[@sunnyyy1437]

The Omori OST is amazing isn't it? Omori's boss battle for example: The song is composed by only springed instruments, and you can perfectly feel the dread, fear and melancholia on the song. And as the fight progresses, the song gets more and more distorded, maybe showing that the internal fight it's getting harder and harder, like it's pointless to keep fighting. You can't just erase your demons, at least, not completely. And at some point it gets so distorded that you can hear screams (or what should be screams) and at some point you can hear someone screaming "STOP IT!!" (18:08), maybe that could be MARI trying to stop Sunny from drop his violin, and the screams and moans could be of their fight before the incident. Final Duet it's only made to make you suffer and make you cry nonstop for 1 week. And we have the song that plays after Sunny wakes up (26:28) and that one is special for me. That song feels so "light", like that feeling of when you take out a huge weight of your shoulders. And fun fact: The song is named "Clean Slate", and indeed, it's a clean slate for Sunny, a new start, a new life. He accepted the Truth, defeated Omori, and finally said the Truth for his friends. Sunny leaved out a huge weight out of his shoulders, and that songs perfectly describes that.

[@elfietheespeon9462]

I'm so happy I got to be here. It's been a two month journey, but we finally made it! I'm so happy that Counselor Plays did this, each vid was always great to look forward to - it always made my day just a little bit better.

[@coreflakes]

I like how lots of us came for "lol funny therapist plays omori just like the memes" and stayed for the whole new perspective of the game

[@joepat1279]

I love the secret ending cutscene so much... I'm glad you got it.

[@sonokobestgirl]

fun fact: kel aubrey and hero from headspace are going to the rooftop, which means they want him to jump off the roof like in bad ending😀

[@Moronic248]

I like how the choice in the omori fight, is whether if you want to forgive yourself or not. A yes or a no, in the game the choice is so easy to make however when you actually face the choice in real life it is actually quite difficult to forgive yourself.

[@apersonal]

You survive without cry any tear on final duet (when sunny plays with mari). That councelor training really works xD. Honestly, almost everyone cries into that part the first time they plays. I just cry when omori says "you tell ... that you don't want to bother others... But the truth is that you're selfish... (Yea, I need therapy. Sometime in near future, I hope.)

[@adrielliguess]

Thank you so much for playing this game, this has been one of the best series I have ever seen. I loved seeing every single one of your reactions, I loved hearing every comment/theory you had while playing this game and I have been a waiting a while to see your reaction to the ending. It has been a fantastic ride with this game, and it's nice to see that so many people are starting to get into Omori. So again, thank you for the reactions and Thanks for playing :)

[@Kit_cats10]

The final duet is beautiful and it’s even sadder when you realize it starts with the piano and at the end the piano fades out leaving only the violin..

[@winkywonki]

I JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS GONNA MAKE ME CRY 😭😭😭

[@p0wderseas]

im so excited!!!! theres so many things to discuss in this game and it was honestly so enjoyable to hear a professional talk even about the small parts :] thank you for the series!!!!

[@youngsterjoey88]

dunno if I’ll be able to make it to the premiere, so again, thank you for this series! its really been something to look forward to each time you upload and your thoughtful commentary is always so captivating I hope more people try out OMORI, it’s definitely a special game

[@pofficial3345]

I'm happy you played this game. Omori is a masterpiece and seeing somehow working in psychology playing it was more than interesting, this was a long journey. I'm looking forward to your next videos

[@randomasshumanbeing2078]

There’s multiple endings to this and I believe you got one of the best ones

[@theslapgod901]

I always get shivers at the end of the final duet

[@tintedpalette653]

The fight with Omori made me very emotional when I first went through it. A lot of what he said felt like I was hearing my own intrusive thoughts bluntly laid out in front of me. The dialogue filled with seething, relentless self deprication hit very close to home. What an astounding game this is, to be able to truly encapsulate that downward spiral of self hatred many people go through alone. Really incredible.

[@Kevbot6000]

The scene where he wakes up in the hospital bed crying really got to me. Part of it is because of the scene with his sister, but I also think part of it is because he's alive and has to confront his worst fear, telling the truth.

[@Finnloaf]

Thanks so much for this amazing series! It's been so fun seeing your reactions, and seeing your channel grow so quickly!! I can't wait for the next series, whatever it is that you choose to do next. Hopefully I can stay awake until 2:15 am to watch the premiere, I'd love to be able to chat to everyone while watching this final part :)

[@CounselorPlays]

It was really fun to do the premiere with everyone. I'm so glad you could join.

[@Finnloaf]

@@CounselorPlays agreed, I'm so happy I stayed up for it!

[@mariotheundying]

Chat was a mess before the premiere but glad you could watch the video that late at night, I hope you could sleep nice tho and didn't mess up your sleep schedule

[@Finnloaf]

@@mariotheundying it really was so messy, it was fun though! And thanks!! I slept in late today so it's all good. Hopefully everyone will join again next stream :)

[@mariotheundying]

@@Finnloaf oh okay I'm glad, and yeah it was so fun yesterday I hope everyone can come next stream because it will be a little sad if nobody see each other again after that, even if I don't play Celeste I'm gonna go to the stream if I can

[@RoboGames-eo3ll]

24:38 I love how she worries about if he drops it on his foot after all that emotional story

[@Pobeehpo]

I didint know the context to final duet and when figured out I started bawling my eyes out, I understand why everyone’s crying now.

[@emilia-ut7du]

I've been watching this series ever since part 1 came out and I haven't been this excited in a while to watch you finally finish this masterpiece of a game I loved this series and game and I'm glad you played Omori

[@mars_7673]

same here lol

[@memeticproperties4517]

I know there's other games you want to play, but I have a suggestion for you. It's a game called Yume Nikki. It's very mysterious, so much so that we don't know who the creator is beyond a username. It's similar to Omori in that you play in the dream world of a hikikomori (and it's made in RPGMaker), but there's no dialogue and it's a lot more abstract. Everything has as much meaning as you ascribe to it. There is no "official" story; it's like a bunch of elements spread out for you to connect somehow. It would be interesting to see a therapist's take on it and have you go crazy theorizing about every little detail. It's really cryptic, though, so you'd probably need the comments or chat to help. It's on Steam. (The free one, not the one that costs money, that one's basically a fan game.)

[@rlowellm]

Black space is basically the super edgy version of Yume Nikki. Omori wears the influence of this little gem on its sleeve.

[@murisco6939]

Estou aqui para homenagear todos os brasileiros que participaram dessa saga e da estreia, foi uma aventura. Esse é um jogo sensacional! Obrigado por jogá-lo Danielle!! Thanks for playing OMORI Danielle!!

[@jakcesleepingrn5739]

Omori 169 - Omori ALTER actually sounds like arguing. You can hear "STOP IT", and then you can hear thuds like falling from the top of stairs.

[@carrotsshirley5792]

I don’t think Final Duet will ever not make me sob like a baby 💀

[@L1LY0FTHEV4LLEY]

34:21 Whenever I end a game or finish a show and it says, "Thank you for playing!" Or "Thank you for watching!" it makes me want to cry so much

[@roryschussler]

I understand how the kind of things Omori says during the fight could be upsetting or triggering for some people. But personally, it feels like seeing those kind of thoughts in fiction makes it easier to understand it when it happens in real life. You have the perspective of a character experiencing that, so it becomes easier to recognize on your own that your destructive thoughts aren't reality either. But of course, that's just my personal experience, and everyone is different.

[@tylerensminger]

Seeing her genuine suprise when Sunny wakes up at the hospital was interesting. I think there were more signs that the fight with Basil was real but I also think it could have been interpreted that it wasn't.

[@alexdinca3947]

I started watching it from ep 1 as a meme “therapist plays omori” like damn. But it looks like i finished watching you with a bitter sweet smile, at the end waiting eagerly for your next video to see how tou interpret it. Keep up The good work

[@TheTrueJBru]

24:41 I was just barely holding the floodgates during that duet and "not on your foot" cracked me up XD

[@Leonidesz]

I am so surprised that she didn't cry at the Final Duet. I give her my respect.

[@rianrian3812]

Omori uses a method called "Depression attack" which consinsts in lowing your enemy's morale and attack him while you keep saying things that they made things that they can't forget.

[@yetanotheridiot9582]

imagine you go to a fight and your opponent screams "DEPRESSION ATTACK, GO!"

[@rianrian3812]

@@yetanotheridiot9582 It only works whit people that have traumas

[@fool9711]

Love seeing people react to final duet, its really one of the most powerful moments in any video game I’ve ever played

[@auraxx7296]

Some people in the omori fandom believe basil is emotionally dependent on sunny, so I would like to know your opinion as a therapist.

[@citronaide95]

I loved your gameplay walkthrough of Omori! Very sad it's over now but this was something we all needed. Thanks counselor plays! :D

[@ScutoidStudios]

The fact that your concern was this: 24:38 makes me very happy.

[@lonerimortal8]

this game is a masterpiece. it has a lot to say, to show and to interprete, while making you think about lots of things and feel lots of emotions. I swear to you that I just CAN'T REMEMBER the last time I cryed because of a game ... before I played Omori.

[@thorgidogofthunder]

“i don’t think the song is different…” me, a pianist: AAAAAAAA

[@_aq831]

Bruh seeing her reaction to the things Omori says to Sunny makes me wonder how'd she react to my thoughts. Like this is pretty tame to me...

[@Orih9]

Hi! Just want to say I really enjoyed this series. Omori has become my favorite game because of how it touched me, and getting to watch your experience and hear your thoughts as you played has been a great experience. I think it would be really cool to see a video on your full thoughts from start to end, but if you're going to do that, I'd recommend also looking more into some of the details that you may have missed or didn't pick up on, as well as potentially looking at the information we learn from the Hikkikomori route. Also, the truth photos where you learn about what really happened have descriptions that are found in the game's data, which I'm sure someone has mentioned before somewhere. You can find those online pretty easily as well. Gathering some of that information may be interesting to see what might be different from your perspective or what might change your perspective on certain things, and I think it would compliment a full thoughts type of video. Anyway, I look forward to seeing more of your content in the future, and I'm glad you've shared your experience with Omori with all of us.

[@oriba7815]

Also, did you know that bosses can go up to 3 emotions?? And, Omori can do it too...

[@wingidon]

Foreshadowing at its finest... Additionally (Spoiler warning)... . . . . . In the Hikkikomori route, on Console, you can fight in a Boss Rush alongside BASIL, who can also feel T3 emotions. We both know where that's going.

[@whiteegretorchids8234]

I was here when the first (or first two?) videos came out and I have enjoyed this series a lot. This game is really means a lot to me and I’m happy to see the whole thing play out

[@krastix8490]

I absolutely loved this playthrough so much. I love how in depth you played and analyzed it. It really made me notice things I didn't see on my first playthrough. So I just wanted to say thank you for making this. I enjoyed it so much.

[@aivillpc929]

I'm so excited!!! Chapter 2 of Deltarune comes out at 9pm (for me), and the premiere is at 9:15pm, but I can't have the pc all to myself until 10pm anyways so I'm gonna wait it out watching and drawing! :)

[@aivillpc929]

Oh also, I love the new art!

[@Chocolatindo]

Fuso brasileiro? :D Esperando os dois também!

[@aivillpc929]

@@Chocolatindo SIMMM FNEMFLEOGKKE

[@bbubbupyun7810]

this is such a heartbreaking and heartwarming game, i love it so much! thanks for playing it i really enjoyed your gameplay and your commentary

[@thatsocksycat]

time for the episode that will make people cry

[@jotarosans7540]

This is why therapists need therapists

[@billi5920]

14:11 " you don't want ppl to hate your game " *Laughs in japanese*

[@painqqq]

not a single tear!? damn, she's tough

[@cherrufu380]

In the Background you CAN hear mari screaming and the audio which IS kinda disturbing IS actually the disorted Sounds of mari falling Down the stairs