OMORI - The Most Impactful Game I've Ever Played

[@ChubuPeng]

its hinted at that sunny got tired of practicing the violin so much. he hated how he had to miss out on watching cartoons with his friends because he had to practice. its why mari apologizes for "pushing him too much" in that one dream segment. she "just wanted it to be perfect." with mari being a perfectionist, they probably practiced for hours and hours all the time. and him losing his fingers in blackspace could imply he was physically hurting from it too

[@KrebbieGaming]

There's actually a line in Blackspace 2 that reinforces the fingers hurting bit. Can't remember what it said exactly though 😅

[@silversugar2140]

It is incredibly common for string musicians fingers to bleed before properly callousing over to play properly.

[@laraprisma6381]

I think it's more because he couldn't reach her level of "perfection" and felt frustrated and insecure. Honestly, this is a more valid motivation for his frustration than not being able to watch cartoons with his friends.

[@ChubuPeng]

@@laraprisma6381 oh yea i didnt think about that, good point!

[@KirbyChan]

Fun Fact 1: To be fair to Aubrey, if you read what she actually does in battle, she never uses the bat. She just kicks, punches, and spits at you. The bat is just for intimidation. Fun Fact 2: What's even better about Dino Dig is that you can potentially find Kel's more ultimate than ultimate weapon, the chicken ball. It's super luck based and you only get one shot at it since the chicken that potentially drops it doesn't respawn, but it ups Kel's speed to ridiculous levels. So his Run n Gun ability, combined with Flex, Happy, and Coffee, is broken as hell. The developer, Omocat, realized this after people exploited it to beat the game, and in the console version of Omori's boss rush, there's an extra fight against your friends who use that exact same strategy. It's TERRIFYING and absolutely hilarious. Fun fact 3: about the Hooligans fight! If you look around Kel's house beforehand and search his mom's purse, you'll find pepper spray. You can use that to beat the Hooligans in one shot. Fun fact 4: In the part of the game with Mari following you, if you run around the beach area long enough, Mari asks that you stop running because of her bad knee. If you keep running, Mari will actually disable your run until she leaves. Fun fact 5: In Medusa's section of Humphrey, if your FUN value is set to max (13), there's a Humphrey that will straight up say "I fucking love air conditioning." No joke, that's actually what he says, but only once. Fun fact 6: If you somehow actually do have a million clams, you still have to do the boss fight. Aubrey won't let you just give them all your money. Fun fact 7: You can't see it in the fight, but the weapon Basil fights with is a pair of shears. The only time you CAN see them is if you choose NOT to go to Basil's room and instead go back to sleep. It's...well...it's a bad ending, let's just say that. (Not so) Fun fact 8: I think the implication, at least according to the descriptions for each picture in the revealing photo album hidden in the game files, is that it was Basil's idea completely to string up Mari's body and frame it like a suicide. Sunny was in complete shock and just did whatever Basil prompted him to do, he was basically a zombie, and Basil just didn't want to lose his best friend. Ironically, and sadly, he lost him anyway. Fun fact 9: You don't need to lose three times to Omori, you just need to survive long enough to get past a certain part of his dialogue. Once you inevitably lose after that, that's when it progresses. You can also choose NOT to continue to fight against Omori, leading to another bad ending. Speaking of Bad Endings, you should definitely play the Hikkomori route if you haven't already. Love the video man.

[@WannaHaveaBlastTime3715]

Oof

[@gavinxxonline6397]

Stornking my penar

[@imthecoolestguyalive]

Oh _man_ the Hikkikomori route. That stuff changes you, man. You'll never be able to look at toasts ever again.

[@MLmaster135]

interestingly the only way to beat the hooligans w/o pepper spray is to specifically have a large Stock of Band-aids(around 40-50) and around 20-24 first aid kits, Sunny's required to have the seashell charm equipped. the hooligans also have dialogue throughout the fight as their hp gets lower (which's actually rare for people to see cuz pepper spray) and the worst part about it is when they get their ult, its all a 4 hit rng attack where if all 4 hits land on Sunny or kel, thats an automatic reset hooligans is surprisingly one of the actual hardest bosses in the game, but at least you get to keep the pepper spray for the recyclepath Basil's boss rush in the console version also has really interesting implications, which comes after the friends fight. it's prob one of my fave aspects of the game, yet its also pretty sad/morbid once you realize the implications at the end of that version

[@M3G4T3RR4]

Fun Fact 10: Each of the 6 main characters are directly tied to a battle emotion. Omori is Neutral Kel is Happy Aubrey is Angry Hero is Sad Basil is Afraid Mari is Toast

[@scotchdeblanc]

I have commented this before but I like this details others don't really catch on. Captain Spaceboy has two bandaids on the area where his heart should be while Sweetheart wears a broken heart on her belt. Sweetheart is that horrible that she broke his heart, ripped it out and wore it as an accessory.

[@chocoboar]

Thank you for commenting... This needs to be spread.

[@awesomefox555]

No wonder he kept coming back, she literally has his heart

[@Drag0n647]

@@awesomefox555 And he wants it back

[@bella_daze3092]

I NEVER NOTICED THIS OMG

[@OverlordNeon]

I think its worth noting that Aubrey is the only one with neglectful parents, even a possible hoarding situation to deal with. Everyone else has family/caregivers to rely on but she literally had no one looking out for her after they split. She attempts to reach out to Basil but finds the vandalised photos and feels betrayed. Makes sense why she might not feel inclined to try reaching out again. Also yeah, she never actually uses the bat in her boss fight. Its just for show.

[@floor_tile]

The last resort is so sudden because it's literally omori's "last resort" to hide the truth from sunny. It's a cobbled toghter mess, one last quest with his friends to distract sunny from what happend

[@LunarTheCat_0]

holy fucking shit

[@floor_tile]

@LunarTheCat_0 did that not occur to you? :3

[@LunarTheCat_0]

@@floor_tile IT DIDN'T 😭😭😭😭

[@longlivethe9989]

there's a far more literal interpretation of what Sunny's "Last resort" (or any depressed person's, really) is...

[@floor_tile]

@longlivethe9989 nothing about the last resort has anything to do with suicide

[@mark0412]

ive never seen anyone with a graphic issue like yours, i dont think it's about the monitor or the game itself but i feel like it's something about your graphic card, maybe you should check that

[@j.4561]

Yeah, I was wondering what that was, never had that problem before

[@LunaRoA]

It definitely sounds like a problem with his monitor; all the other gameplay I've seen never had that problem

[@Stoopid420]

Yeah I also think that. Despite the fact the brightness of the footage was edited, the colours of the game are much darker for some reason. It should definitely be checked out.

[@StationSquareW]

Yep... I played this 3 times in different monitors and I don't remember the issues he pointed out

[@daltonrittenhouse8217]

I've personally ahd issues with other games similar to this because I have a OLED display, which has an almost inky black and no backlight. Dunno if that is the issue with omori but I sympathize with it. Inscryption is also almost unplayably dark at some points.

[@pableitor2009]

About the coverup, I strongly believe that Sunny's parents knew the truth. What makes me thing of this is that shadowy figure from one of the keyholes that is clearly sunny's father says "I have no son" as he is cutting down the tree, and the shadowy figure of the mother when uncovering the truth says "I can't lose another child...". Mari fell downstairs, she should have clearly visible bruises from it, not to mention that her head was bleeding as the music sheets were covered in her blood, so they probably knew it wasn't a suicide and Sunny was involved, but since he closed up they didn't knew exactly what did happen. As for the friends reaction to the truth, I feel that all of them ended up forgiving Sunny since it is the message of the game overall, forgiveness. Aubrey was close to unintentionally kill Basil in the lake, so she is aware of the situation. Kel was supportive of everyone since the very beginning, so he would easily forgive Sunny and Basil. Hero probably would feel certain relief knowing that Mari didn't took her life herself because he didn't saw the signals and failed to be there for her, although I feel he would still be mad at Basil specifically for covering up a death in such a macabre way. Speaking of Basil, I find extremally morbid how a 12 years old though of covering an accident as a suicide. Basil is really messed up in the head, or had a really traumatic past of his own that is never explained.

[@NunyaBizniz-om6xf]

I can't genuinely believe anyone other than Kel even has the *potential* to forgive Sunny or Basil. Hero may feel a sense of relief in knowing it wasnt Mari's choice.. but he would not just forgive someone he cared so much about dying hiw she did. Aubrey has so much grief-turned-anger that when she finds out about this new context, it would trigger her grief again and it would likely result in an immediate and intense anger. I cant imagine she would ever truly forgive Sunny or Basil. Kel likely has the highest chance to forgive. He is a positive force, and I can see him struggling for a while before really letting it set in that it was an accident. That's just how I feel anyhow.

[@purerandomnessfan]

​@@NunyaBizniz-om6xf Everyone: we'll stay together no matter what! Sunny: umm I may have killed mari Kel and aubrey: nevermind!

[@Castersvarog]

@@NunyaBizniz-om6xfthat’s the neat thing about the ending, it’s all up to the individual. Cause of that, I feel like Omocat will never fully answer that question

[@silversugar2140]

I agree that his parents learned tbe truth as well because it's stated directly that Sunny has learned it before before repressing it again and I just can't believe that he would be able to hide it from them either for the reasons listed.

[@Pivvyy]

i beg of you to play the HIKIKOMORI route, it heavily expands on the psyche of SUNNY! you can access the route by not opening the door for KEL at all and gives you access to a lot more in HEADSPACE, including BLACKSPACE II!!

[@Drag0n647]

poor cat...and yeah I agree he should play that route.

[@PKUmbra]

(Spoiler Warning) I was honestly surprised how quickly he went over opening the door for Kell as that wouldn't be an easy choice for most players. Last time you did it was the Mari jumpscare that was shown off, so you'd half expect another terrifying image. This ends up testing players to see whether they have hope that there's more to the world than bad memories, allowing Sunny to develop past their trauma or end up spiraling down said Hikikimori route where nothing ever gets better.

[@b19wing_inslowmotion]

Frrrr

[@yukotrey9422]

Fr

[@ketchupguy3342]

1:24:11 Im 95% sure that this wasn't just a normal fight to hero, I think the reason he called it "just another kel and aubrey fight" was because he had no idea what else to do to defuse the situation.

[@aniflowers1998]

1:01:50 I actually see few people talk about this segment and what it represents when playing the game, so it's not unusual that you felt it came "out of nowhere". I can share my interpretation though, if you are curious! Like previously established, the "Dream World" morrors/reflects the real live world. In the previous segment in the real live world, where hero returns, Sunny is fully faced with the reality that all his friends have grown up. They changed as people, have no hobbies, new friends. Hell, Hero is in college and will soon enter the working world of adults as a DOCTOR! Not a cook, like they all asumed he would become when they where still kids. So when Sunny enters the dream world again as Omori, it reflects those revelations. His friends are suddenly missing, and when he finds them they are all locked into adult jobs, with adults contracts. They don't have time to play anymore, they have to work, and most of them don't even enjoy it. The whimsical ever lasting child like dream world, suddenly threatens the gang with having to grow up and get a job, just like they will soon have to do in the real world.

[@thomaswang2223]

Neat. Why does this happen in the hikki route then

[@voidopall548]

“I’m a sucker for Piano music.” Ben says… At that moment we all knew his fate was sealed.

[@alachedelmictlan648]

My first reaction was "oh ho ho holy shit, he'll cry :'v"

[@MaddyDoesStuff]

Piano mentioned, PM sleeper agents awaken.

[@mayrakone]

Goddamn I love Omori. It absolutely shattered me when I first played it, and three years later, I still think about it regularly. It's unbelievably good

[@jan_Eten]

pfp checks out

[@frostplays155]

yeah no kidding it shattered you

[@DoseMori]

I'm 99% sure you were using HDR while playing/recording this game. If you don't know, users that aren't using HDR, while watching HDR enhanced footage, will see things significantly darker than how they would normally appear. So, for example, the characters sprites appear darker to me because I'm not using an HDR display while watching your HDR enhanced video. It was the first thing I noticed when you first met Omori's friends

[@JacksonBonham-hm4ww]

1:45:43 I'd hate to be the nerd of the video but in reality, the RPG Monger said that Sunny cracked under the pressure of practicing for the recital, and smashed his violin because of said pressure.

[@CloverIVS]

That makes a lot of sense actually

[@louitle6497]

you really didn’t become the nerd

[@JacksonBonham-hm4ww]

I was just pointing out something that I saw first and I also think it fits more in co8with the story.

[@TheBadasssnoopy]

There are very few pieces of media that have affected me like Omori did. It's flawed, sure, but it's still probably my favorite game of all time, and one of my favorite stories period. It made me a better person, even if just a little bit

[@AgentOcto]

Now that you've played OMORI... How about OneShot?

[@veraivanova1281]

yes

[@PlaceHolder994]

YES

[@MisterR12-i6y]

OMG IT NEVER CROSSED MY MIND HE DEF SHOULD

[@MichalDvorak-km5bk]

Yes, absolutely

[@Kingofpenguins78]

YES

[@notaperson7986]

OMGG YOU PLAYED OMORI, and perfectly right before the year ends. Omori was really impactful to me during the covid, so I'm really glad that you also feel that it's made an impact on you, so I'm happy you took the time to play the game. Can't wait to watch the video♥

[@cinnamonpumpkin7655]

Omori came out AT Christmas too if I'm remembering correctly. So it's like an anniversary Review video !

[@fylvidz]

Few things to mention about the game since I’m obsessed with it (SPIOILER WARNING for those who want to play the game or those who haven’t finished it yet): -There’s photo descriptions for the Truth about Something. I believe they were removed from the game or found in the files or something like that, but look it up, it definitely clarifies some details about the accident. -Speaking of files from the game, in the video folder containing every animated sequence from the game, there’s an extra video called “In memory of a day”. I honestly don’t know what to make of it. - Others probably mentioned it, but by not opening the door on the first day, you can instead do the Hikikomori route, which leads to more Dreamworld content for the trade-off of only ending badly for obvious reasons. Overall, solid video! I loved it! -By giving up on the Omori fight instead of keeping to fight like you’re supposed to, you get yourself another bad ending. Not to spoil it, but there’s a reason why the dream friends take the door on the way up in the good ending… -The Omori fight doesn’t make you lose 3 times to win, it’s all entirely up to skill. The gol of the fight is to kill Omori enough times until you hit a roadblock (the part where he says you loved her and you killed her). I beat the fight without dying right until the end, so I know for a fact it’s possible.

[@ryanrouse5590]

I avoided it for too long because it's one of those games with an infamous fanbase, but yeah, it's a banger. Would recommend In Stars and Time as well. It's a bit similar with its flipping between dark and light themes and emphasis on friends.

[@ivoneo2806]

That shouldn't stop you from playing the game , (also the company like owocat is questionable) but yeah the game is good and those games u recommend are really good too imo

[@ryanrouse5590]

@ivoneo2806 yeah, if there's anything I've learned with age, it's that you have to separate art not only from its artist, but from its fans, too. Bad people will make good things, and bad people will like good things. Neither of those factors should alter the value of the art itself.

[@noxlunesia]

a friend recently gave me In Stars and Time, I will definitely have to crack it open sooner rather than later!

[@ivoneo2806]

@@ryanrouse5590 mhm and this is obvious but there are good fans

[@milo_south3670]

In Stars and Time, huh? Such a strange game to recommend stardust~

[@aniflowers1998]

11:10 Huh, that's the first time I see someone having that problem! I can see what you mean, your unedited footage IS completely black for me too! But I've watched a lot of let's plays for this game, and this is the first time I see this. Makes me wonder why you where faced with that problem, since I myself would like to avoid it when I get the game

[@lizarrrrrd795]

During my first playthrough, I called the Something “Tha Bitch” and the friend who got me into it found it so funny. It was even funnier after I learned what the Something even is.

[@kylebroflovski8656]

The day Mari died, Sunny threw his violin (which was a gift from Mari) down the stairs out of frustration because he couldn't play the waltz as well as his sister did on the piano which led to the argument between him and Mari. When Mari fell, she fell right on the broken pieces of the violin, that's what killed her.

[@SugarTheBee]

this game changed my life. you're one of my favorite youtubers playing my favorite game. thank you, so much

[@palecaptainwolfkayls8499]

“Last Resort” - a term used when someone wants to make one final effort to delay the inevitable… Abrupt may be intended. You know what you meet after…

[@Ender41948]

I did love seeing your full journey through this game, written through the lens of your thought process as you played, like watching you play through the game in real time without having to commit to it. It's a really nice way to do a review of a story-based game like this. On the game side of things, I am a little sad you got so EXP bloated at Dino's Dig, but hey, that's a game mechanic, so fair is fair. A couple things you didn't mention: The Hangman Holes, a somewhat underutilized but still interesting gimmick, the latter half of the correct keys you find leave holes for you to go into to see something, most of the time vague or disturbing. Just more fuel to add to your theory fire. You also only lose during the other route, I'm pretty sure. The Hikkikomori Route, an entire playthrough of the game where you don't open the door for Kel, and you spend the entire game just wasting away in Sunny's declining psyche. Though this does mean you have to play through the game again, so I can understand not being too eager to jumping into that immediately. Regarding Basil's Garden. The flowers dying to where you can't water them means you didn't water those flowers when they were wilting in time. This usually occurs right before you enter Humphrey, but right after Last Resort. Missing them in this short time between dungeons will usually result in them dying. Keeping them alive long enough results in a brief ending scene where Basil wakes up in the hospital, seeing Sunny, with SOMETHING behind Sunny disappearing, and the two boys smiling to each other, most likely to represent the two moving past their guilt at last, and sharing a moment of relief. The Omori Bossfight doesn't require three attempts. Eventually, the "Omori Does Not Succumb" message will change to "Omori Will Not Succumb", indicating you've beaten him enough times. You only have to lose the one time. You also never mentioned the climax of Sunny and Basil's fight resulted in the latter stabbing out the former's eye. A slightly shocking detail in the moment.

[@MrVlogerGuy]

Ben, I understand your frustrations with Aubrey and the gang, but it bears in mind to state that trauma is a sliding scale and can manifest in a lot of ways. Losing someone you were so attached to can cause many issues if not addressed in a timely manner, and to be honest, everyone's reactions are, for the most part, understandable. Everyone should have been through therapy lol

[@vimbert]

It's interesting to me that you had so much trouble with the darkened screen segments. I'm not sure why it wasn't an issue for me, but I was able to see clearly enough to move around during those parts. Great video. It's been years since I played this, and the recital music still makes me tear up.

[@haunted-cf8yg]

I didnt have any of those either

[@pemanilnoob]

The color of the whole video is off, it’s completely oversaturated

[@mikeyunderstars]

i’m wondering if it’s something internal with his computer? some people are suggesting his monitor is the issue but i doubt it since the problem is prevalent here too

[@awesomefox555]

I love your take on omori’s namesake, I don’t think I’ve heard anyone see it from that perspective

[@saraolt]

I've seen someone point out before that OMORI's design also looks very much like piano keys in the past -- the white and black striped pants leading up to the solid black shirt! The "trying to be closer to mari" is a devastating take that I've accepted as true

[@Eevee_Eliana]

Something that I like to think is that the emotion chart at the beginning of the game, where Aubrey represents angry, Kel represents happy, and Hero represents sad, is based on how they dealt with Mari’s death. Aubrey was angry that no one was there for her, Kel covered up his grief with happiness, and Hero was extremely sad and depressed when Mari died.

[@Cosmicslime270]

I can believe the others forgiving sunny after the shock wore off, this was my first time hearing the story of Omori and i genuinely started to tear up the first time i heard what happened to Mari and a few times after, when the shock passed i felt nothing.

[@jewelkemerena7]

I played Omori in March and it started me on a journey of emotional growth that I've been going on this entire year. To make a long story short, I was in college when the Covid pandemic hit and it turned my life upside down. I ended up separated from my friends and became depressed. I'd been struggling with this ever since until I played Omori. It taught me I was going through grief for that life that I lost and I finally began to accept what happened and made peace with the impact of the Covid pandemic. I've been doing a lot better lately. I think it's appropriate that the last video I watched in 2024 is about the game that started it all for me this year. Happy New Year to everyone and I hope you have an amazing 2025!

[@silversugar2140]

Thank you for sharing this. I felt similarly. I hope to find forgiveness and connections again myself as well. May your 2025 and beyond prove well.

[@GrokeytheHunter]

One of my favorite games ever right here. I am glad you played it. I will say that in my playthrough the light wasn't an issue, but on yours it really was. I've noticed this is a trend in alot of the games you play. You might need to turn the gamma of your pc up, as alot of games that are visible for others seem to never work on your end.

[@Shiny_Misty]

Darn it. I was telling myself I wouldn't cry again while watching this. "It is a recap. I'm not experiencing the WHOLE story again" nope. I teared up. The duet, man. THAT DARN MONTAGE!

[@Kananena]

Finished the full video and I absolutely love how you played it blind! I love experiencing it the first time in my play-through and I MISSED that feeling so much. Whenever I come back to omori just to play it again, I feel nostalgic as if they’re my actual friends. I never want to leave the game I just wanted to stay in it forever but alas it’s just a dream. Also! I dont know why your brightness is that low. In my playthroughs I could see clearly even in the dark…

[@shattersong]

if games like Omori is something you're willing to cover, then you NEED to play In Stars and Time

[@Kingofpenguins78]

I was just about to comment this

[@Emeraldym]

One thing i find really neat is how the emotion chart that headspace Hero gives you foreshadows how the friendgroup (-basil) dealt with the grief of Mari's death. Hero became sad and depressed he went from the most responsible and capable of the friend group to being unable to do anything at all. This most likely lead to Kel trying his hardest to stay happy and positive in order to try and take on hero's responsibility and trying to comfort his family. This most likely lead to Aubreys feelings of betrayal at seeing how happy Kel was thus making her Angry and bitter for Mari's death not seemingly being important to Kel And Sunny through it all just shut down, He was unable to feel any emotion except the fear of anything related to Mari. In order to stop himself from even having to face what happened he retreated into a world of fantasy and shut everything real out.

[@TigerMan-og5bs]

Also, Basil became constantly nervous and on edge (Scared) and Mari became dead (Toast).

[@Forg0-Nan0]

HOPE YOU DID / DO WELL ON YOUR FINALS BEN!

[@mikeyunderstars]

hearing sunny and mari’s duet always makes me so emotional. this game is so good and means so much to me, and reminds me to keep living and forgive myself no matter what happens

[@PAYnsa]

1:41:13 Actually it only takes 1 attempt you just need to reach Omori 5th phase to continue the story

[@143Ollie]

Aww man you didn’t get the lil secret ending from watering basils flowers

[@143Ollie]

Basically the ending for those who don’t is at the end where sunny is smiling at basil & friends both basils and Sunny’s Something’s fade away I’m pretty sure that’s how it goes i haven’t played this in awhile

[@Egoborg]

It's actually pretty hard to get, because you have to water them on the third day BEFORE entering Humphrey. The segment of Last Resort - Water walkway - Humphrey is so connected that you don't even realize that you can leave.

[@thatrandompersonontheinternet7]

I actually think you get that cutscene if you become universally loved in Faraway, a.k.a get all of the flowers in your hospital room but doing tasks around town throughout the three days (I haven't done it all myself but I can't seem to get the cutscene by just making sure all the flowers are healthy, so maybe it's both lol)

[@kiilgore806]

@@thatrandompersonontheinternet7 It's going back asap to water the flowers, and not linked to universally loved. Cuz I didn't get the universally loved achievement, but still got the secret ending.

[@thatrandompersonontheinternet7]

@ Ah Gotcha! I could have sworn that I watered them as soon as possible but I probably accidentally missed a timeframe or something lmao Thanks for the clarification tho!

[@xXTheKingEmothXx]

None of Aubrey's attacks actually involve the bat. She punches, kicks, headbutts and spits. She holds the bat as a defense mechanism. To keep people away. Because others being scared of her is how she protects herself. The Church goers make comments about her family. They call her a sinner. They demean her choice of clothes. Her hair. They say they never wanted her in the church. Shes just trying to cope and they have repeatedly judged her. For 4 years. 4 years of no contact from Kel or Hero, her supposed friends. 4 years of never seeing Sunny, someone who she could have greatly used to deal with Mari's death. 4 years of seeing her once best friend, Basil, actively avoid her. We know that Sunny and Basil couldnt help because of what they did but she doesnt know that. She was a little girl, why are we expecting her to be emotionally mature enough to be the one to reach out? These things have serious effects on the life of a kid and how they grow up, it's no wonder she grew resentful when her home life is as awful as it is, too. She has always needed help.

[@TamNguyen-hm2lj]

I found it weird too how he seems to blame her for "not reaching out herself" when she was like, 12.

[@arisu_6635]

@@TamNguyen-hm2lj but the others were also 12(beside hero)? All he said that she shouldn't blame the others for things she did herself too

[@icarusthefoolish]

As someone who's experienced a similar type of guilt but due to something entirely different, I'd like to think that their friends forgive Basil and Sunny, they have made a massive mistake, they were aware of that and have tortured themselves for four years with that guilt, i think they deserve their peace. It may take time for their friends to truly forgive them but i think they do. I also think that Mari forgave Sunny, she apologises to him and never acts in any way malicious, so i think she knows that he's suffering enough which is why she wants him to forgive himself. I'm very glad i actually got to watch this, i never got to play the game because the themes in it hit very close to home for me, i even had to stop watching for a few hours to calm down but now knowing the full story, i may pick it up myself at some point. Thank you for playing this masterpiece of a game Ben.

[@skunkgirl456]

I know this doesn't excuse it ( I also love the video by the way was waiting you to play this game) but tbh i think the reason omocat didnt put in the shift button as a tutoiral thing is because they probably assumed most people who would play the game would know rpg maker and as someone who plays alot of rpg games most people know shift means run/sprint. And as someone who makes rpg maker games, I also know that shift is the button to make the characters run faster. You can also change it tho with plugins, but usually, people keep it to shift

[@Jc-lu8qc]

Now THATS the hotel dusk music I know your channel for. Nice nice. omoris a trip

[@puffersnake9598]

I know a bunch of other people have mentioned it, but since you enjoyed Omori you would love In Stars And Time. It's a great time loop game that focuses on how the the constant loops affect the main character. Spoiler: They don't handle it well

[@jacobeverywhere5220]

This game came to me at a important time in my life. I was a person who didn't like myself very much from past mistakes. And this game was the one to show that its something to not be ashamed about. It showed me that my life was still worth living. While I wasn't that deep into those thoughts I was on the path to it. This game really did save me and I'll always love it and appreciate it.

[@MichalDvorak-km5bk]

14:48 this is what us people who played/watched a play through of Undertale call the genocide run

[@a.zubiri]

To be fair, omocat wasn't actually a gamedev. She was an artist (drawings, paintings, etc) neither her nor anyone on her team were even close to qualified to make a game, and so had little to no knowledge on game design.

[@u2oti]

hes played one 2d story/rpg game about depression and suicide now he has to play the other! I reccomend In the stars and time if you liked omori so much, its a great game

[@martincerny4271]

I am not one to enjoy turn-based combat. However I am glad I gave this game a chance. Despite not having (thankfully) any experience with the themes occuring in the game, it still made me feel something at least. One of the few games I cried at. Not because of the music, but because of the circumstances. It is also funny how your own self reflects in how you play the game. I wanted to try the Hikikomori playthrough, but it took me a lot of will power to not open the door. 10/10 game

[@soansoap896]

This game probably is the best story I’ve ever seen told in a video game.

[@GenTheFurredArtist]

As much as I'm waiting for Don't Escape 4, I could not be happier to see you covering Omori. It's one of my favorite games, despite me not liking RPGs as much as I'd like to.

[@Love_Yourself4830]

OMORI is a nothing short of a masterpiece, proving that a small team of people (using RPG Maker of all things) can create something dark, whimsical, emotional, beautiful, and impactful. I walked away from my playthrough of this game with a lot of new perspective, and appreciate I that this work exists, if for no other reason than it being brave enough to share a story about difficult but important subject matter in order to shed some light on it. Great work on this video, and congrats on 100K. Wishing for your continued success!

[@Bonniferrous]

I'm so happy you made a video on this game. This is by far my favorite game of all time and it kinda isn't close. I don't got anything to add cause all you're closing thoughts are how I feel towards it. Glad you really enjoyed this masterpiece as much as I did.

[@tepig2828]

1:41:24 you actually don’t have to keep dying and retrying to progress, you are supposed to not die during the fight until the second phase. The fight moves on to the next phase once you exhaust the dialogue and get to the part where Omori is constantly saying “you should just die” which is a hint that you need to die to enter the “final duet” phase.

[@GUTE4TER]

You finally played OMORI after we’ve been begging you to! I’m glad you had an overall positive experience with it too! I’d recommend you play hollow knight as well! (if you haven’t already) ^^ But in all seriousness I’m super glad I have a new video to watch while drawing, and a long one at that. You’re one of my favorite KZbinrs not only because your voice is really calm but it’s not boring either, I hope finals went/are going well!

[@MisterR12-i6y]

I was waiting for you to play OMORI for so long, but I thought u wouldn't, so its nice to see this :0

[@Joshua2444-d3b]

I have been waiting for so long for this video.

[@animeluigiboy]

When I first played it, it was stuck onto me because of how much the story impacted me. Out of all the indie RPGs I’ve played, this is probably the best one in my opinion. There are other RPGs I enjoy to this day like Undertale, OFF, OneShot, but holy hell, everything in this game is amazing. I was really hoping you made a video on this game, and I’m so glad you did.

[@Chaki21]

1:41:33 so actually, it's not that you have to die a number of times to move on, it's that you have to reach phase 5-6 (with 1 cherish per turn, you hear every friend and Mari talk to Sunny) and die at this point to prompt the good or bad endings choice (Actually, bad ending is triggered at any point if you do not continue after dying)

[@ThatOne-s6g]

I always thought the reason omori's friends are having trouble remembering what basil looks like is because he represents the truth. Sunny doesn't want to remember so his subconscious made basil stop existing.

[@Sakura-Army]

1:02:05 Sunny loves black jack. Also Omori wants to prevent Sunny from finding out the truth so he basically creates this fun gambling paradise for them to explore so he doesn't find the truth.

[@EleanorMediocre]

This game had a massive impact on me when I first played it.. I had been waiting quite a long time for this game to be finished and I wasn't disappointed. Experiencing this again through your eyes has been another incredible experience. Thank you, so very much for making this. Watching this was a great way to start out the new year for me. Edit: How would you feel about doing an overview of the hikkikomori route?

[@hollowbox5723]

oh hell yeah lets go Ben back again for one last 2024 video!! OMORI time!

[@tiffanyburns8277]

10:35 forshadowing

[@GloriousPM]

Yes! Finally a video on OMORI! I love this game!

[@Lupikus]

Pretty sure there is a part in the castle that tells you to "RUN!!!" That's when I was like, "oh oke" and tested shift

[@skylersilva6582]

Aubrey doesn't hit you with the nail bat though, from what I recall, she only headbutts you The bat is just for Intimidation

[@Lexthefazworker]

My guess about the meaning of the employment thing is the way they were effected by grief from Sunny’s perspective. Sunny was not there, shown as Omori being not there rather than also working for Jawsome, maybe Sunny didn’t realize he was also beinh restricted by grief because of his relationships in his dreams. Kel moved on so he wasn’t employed. Hero convinced himself it was his fault, servicing his grief/jawsome rather than trying to reach out, but remembering when he sees his friend. Aubrey was restricted by grief, but knew she was in a way a victim, shown as her not wanting to be receptionist.

[@galactirabbit]

Oooh, I've actually never thought of that reading before but it does click

[@143Ollie]

1:43:22 this song never fails to make me bawl my eyes out

[@VaellinTheBard]

Everyone took Hector for granite, I swear

[@finediner17]

I think there might have been something wrong your game the whole of the game was darker than I've seen anyone else who played it, I think something was just wrong. Great video by the way.

[@markwalker3510]

Dude, i just wanna say, ive been watching your channel for over a year now and it genuinely makes my day when you upload

[@guicastilho7843]

I've waited for this ever since \o/

[@sakuus]

a nearly 2 hour long video about one of my favorite games?! i won today

[@AndriusTheWolfdad]

When will you play Mouthwashing? If you want of course, but I'm happy you played Omori :D

[@whacky2547]

You should trying Until Then, the piano plays a pretty big apart of the story and it’s really good, mostly a visual novel with some mini-games (And there’s a secret after the credits)

[@olivergobrrr2935]

and even more, if you play past the credits

[@Ravens_Claws_]

Thank you so much for covering OMORI. This is one of my all time favorite games EVER and I’m so glad I played it for myself nearly 3 years ago. I really wish you had talked more about the other endings, as I feel like it further expands on the psychology of SUNNY. I definitely understand why, as it would require a LOT more work if you wanted to play the game again for each ending. Regardless, every time I come back to this game, I discover something new. SPOILERS AHEAD but I did NOT put two and two together to realize that SUNNY was the one who destroyed the pictures in the album. I also get surprised that I SOB every time the Duet scene plays. Thanks for the amazing video Ben!!! 💜

[@gacharandom6087]

small things that others may or may not have said 1: Hangman is actually only possible to "lose" in a different route of the Game, taken when you don't open the door to kel on 3 days left, the reason for this to be the case is that there are more segments then is usually played with (like how sometimes people will add body features to give more of a chance to the other player) in this case, the only way to lose is to collect every last incorrect letter which then unlocks another one of the areas locked behind this second route of the game [Additional notes, the holes and cracks left behind by the correct keys can often be interacted with to give extra information] 2: Aubrey in the real world never hits anyone with the Bat, and that's noticeable in the Flavor text of each attack, as not once is the bat brought up [meaning its purely for intimidation purposes) 3: the dream sequences are... not for everyone, a lot of people say that they drag on for too long (especially last resort through humphrey) and they arent wrong, its specifically made to be another random quest, its a DISTRACTION, just like Space Boyfriend's mixtape, just like Sweetheart's Castle, its made to waste Sunny's time, keep him occupied, keep him away from the truth 4: there are a few entities in the dream world that know more then they let on, but knowing where to look for them is tricky, pyrefly forest being the main one i would recomend to find

[@jalap7676]

Yaaaaaay I’ve been waiting for this!!

[@pandabottomtext3290]

People are already saying it, but the omori boss doesnt need 3 attempts to finish. There are 6 phases to the omori fight, each happening after omori fails to succumb. You only need to get to the 5th phase. The best way to get there is to cherish after every succumb.

[@KaylaWatts-uk4vz]

The first three quarters of my first playthrough I was confused because I thought it was meant to be a sad game, like yeah there are some sad things in it but it wasnt living up to what I was told, but that final quarter. From blackspace onward, I am not exaggerating when I say I have never cried as hard as I cried that day. This game is beautiful and managed to cement itself as my favorite game on my first time playing it. I know I shouldnt find this game as relatable as I do but it hits every single time I play it (heck I even started to tear up writing this comment)

[@Travelenthusiastrk28]

I am so happy you covered Omori. Now the next video essay we can hope for is Mouthwashing. If folks know... you know.

[@renjimcconnell2689]

I love omori. And with most sad games like this, it usually doesnt hit too hard. It's sad sure, but it wont make you cry. But, every single time ive watched the ending over again, I cry. It turns my heart into a mess and destroys me.

[@rusticgiraffe4262]

Hoping some day Ben covers Yuppie Psycho or Lamentum, they really reminded me of old RPG Maker horror games 😅

[@YuTopian]

omg yuppie psycho is such a weird but cool game, more people need to be talking about it fr

[@rusticgiraffe4262]

@@YuTopian exactly my thoughts, Yuppie Psycho might not be super scary, but I swear it perfectly captures the *weirdness* of some of those classic RPG Maker Horror games. They were always so surreal, forcing you to accept a new brand of logic entirely if you want to progress. It’s delightfully strange in all the best ways 😆

[@flooferdooper6206]

Really hope you cover in stars and time eventually, it's a really amazing game that you'll never emotionally recover from in the best of ways and unironically changed me for the better :3

[@blitzboy2934]

Ben, I stumbled across this video, and you just reminded me that someone in my steam family has this game. I’ll be back once I finish it, happy new year man!

[@InfernoMonkey22]

I love this game. Would definitely recommend getting all the other endings. I played on switch and didn’t notice any lighting/graphic issues.

[@BacentRekkes]

This is like the 30th different review of Omori I've listened to. I love that people are still talking so much about the game, it's one of my top indie games of all time. It's one of the few games that actually made me cry. The OST is wonderfully done. I could go on about how I feel about the game...

[@kirb3046]

Thx for your videos! I've been watching you since the Oni videos

[@cheronoble]

what a way to end the year! ever since i found your channel last year and you started making videos on rpgmaker games, i have wanted to know your thoughts on OMORI! your narration kept me engaged with the game's events even though i already knew what was going to happen! i also really appreciate the pauses in the bg music for essential narration plot points (especially the acquisition of hector jr.), they really helped convey the weight and reality of each moment. congratulations on hitting 100k, now 130k!! regarding the events of the last resort, i have seen it interpreted as sunny's last ditch effort in preserving the sense of "adventure" of the dream world. a person can only imagine so much, and it seems like sunny was reaching a dead end. it also doesn't help that sunny has seen just how much the world has changed within 4 years, including his friends and how they all inevitably grow up. getting a job and not going on adventures are what sunny may perceive to be leaving behind childhood, headspace, etc. after seeing how much his friends have changed, sunny exerts control over the memories of his friends to keep them as they are, as he knew them when everything was good.

[@BlueberryChnl]

I had no idea what omori was about and watching this made me go through all the emotions. god I cried when I found out what happened and when sunny had to play the recital to get omori to stop. thank god I watched this, this will forever hold a place in my heart.

[@docclane]

OMORI REVIEW????? BY BEN????? HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!

[@krazyaust7720]

Wonderful video Ben! Thanks for the upload!

[@Lunar_willoww]

I feel like the ending to this game is what truly seals it as a classic. That unforgettable icing on an unforgettable cake. There's never going to be a game quite like this one. When this game first released, I wasn't ready for it. I kept coming and going until I finally felt like I could handle truly watching gameplay and analyzing the game for myself. And in those four years of digesting it, I'm still so mixed. It's so tragic, yet so hopeful, and yet you still can't say for certain if Sunny and Basil will really be forgiven for something they've been tormented by for a quarter of their lives. But, with the name of the ost tracks for the hospital, and the hidden cutscene you get for watering dream Basil's flowers, I like to think it's not impossible.

[@ccxcjnuells3779]

Whoever made the thumbnail they went CARZY. And I really was surprised when Ben didn't already play Omori.

[@volly9387]

This video is so good!!! I loved it thank you for making it....... ..

[@rainyday9577]

Your channel is my go-to for listening to while I do art homework, and I'm so happy you covered Omori (it has a special place in my heart though I haven't gotten to play it for myself yet) As a side note, I would really like to see you cover Your Turn to Die. It's a RPGmaker adventure game and is honestly super fun to play, with a bunch of cool game mechanics involved.

[@Huskie297]

I literally just finished my first SUNNY run of the game when you posted this, and man I have so many feelings... Spoiler talks below As a note, like yeah you are scripted to die to Omori. But if you do well placed Calm Downs and Cherishes, you can do the whole fight within a single life. Once you get to Cherish Mari's Hope, at that point you can let yourself die and choose your ending. You don't actually have to die 3 times and do the fight over again Xd I know you left out lots of the little details, but due to the screen darkness, you probably just didn't see them. But when following Basil's bloody scratch marks in the ground before Omori stabs him and is revealed as your inner demons, there are Basil's fingers scattered around the area, so. Yeah! Fun. I have a weird relationship with this game, whenever I think back on it. I followed OMOCAT's tumblr for years, and their art style rubbed off on my in a way that's still somewhat noticeable today (at least, when I draw humans). I supported the kickstarter and did beta testing for the demo slice, and as such was given a key for the game on Steam shortly before the full public release. Years went by, controversies, analysis videos, fanart, discourse, drama... and I hadn't opened the game a single time. I didn't even install it. Through all the mayhem, I managed to avoid every single major spoiler there was online until the fandom faded into an easily side-stepped shadow. It's sat collecting metaphorical dust all this time, forgotten. At the start of this year, a group I attend had an activity where we made New Year's Resolutions bingo cards. In one of the squares, I wrote that I wanted to finish a game I had in storage, but had never touched. OMORI ended up coming to mind..... and then I didn't even get started on it until September. I still have the other route to complete, but I was determined to finish a playthrough before the year ended. I'm glad I did.

[@manuelvasconcelos8982]

Thank you so much for making the video on omori, somehow i knew you were going to enjoy this wonderful game