The Downfall of OMOCAT | The Omori Allegations

[@DrownedInGames]

Omocat isn't in the wrong here, it was found out that person was lying and wasn't doing their job right. They were doing everything they could to work overtime when they weren't supposed to- trying to take other people's hours, criticizing them, and changing other's work as well. Omocat for this, stated they were no longer getting royalties or anymore overtime for the things they did. They are very full of themselves.

[@Slater2113]

Can you source this?

[@DrownedInGames]

@@Slater2113 Omocat literally said this on her Twitter, and then the accuser got pissed off and started to change up their story. It's obvious they are in the wrong when the rest of Omocat's workers had no problem with her, too.

[@francyisanid1ot106]

​@@DrownedInGamesagree, even the other members of the omori team confirmed it

[@mariotheundying]

Oh and the guy also took a break, basically not doing any work for months, which broke the contract

[@francyisanid1ot106]

@@mariotheundying plus if Melon kid was telling the truth they would have just stopped and move on but nope, after Omocat responded they invented other bullshit increasing the drama to this point

[@gameyfirebro9645]

Damn. A game with such a story relating to mental health having an actual mental heath development issue is legit a shock to me.

[@Phoenix_is_god]

The game isn't even that deep. Maybe deep for a 12 year old it would make sense that's the core demographic

[@deanrule70yahoorules]

My main takeaway from this is that melon kid should've just been fired/disciplined way early on and wasn't b/c omocat was a bad manager. That and crunch culture existed on the team (again, probably due to omocat being a bad manager). Honestly, it's not great but it also feels more like an employee who got ahead of themselves and a boss who lacked the experience/skills to deal with it, rather than any sort of malicious intent. Both parties clearly have some fault. Also, as a law student, definitely agree that omocat needs to get a lawyer lol. The devs can do/say whatever they want, but as the boss, omocat should've talked to a lawyer before saying anything.

[@peanut4668]

I get that there’s similarities between Omori and the mother series (the creator even said the game was huge inspo) but how does that make it a ripoff? The genre, themes, story, and characters are all pretty different even some of the battle mechanics aren’t the same

[@cranburrey]

If anything, Omori is more better tbh

[@maybenic]

@@cranburreyim an omori meat rider but even i cant agree with this one

[@francyisanid1ot106]

@@cranburrey well I love both Omori and the mother series but in terms of gameplay Omori is better cause it has a more fast pacing

[@owllariat8773]

@@francyisanid1ot106 ehhhh if anything is slower and really only because of omori's animations, earthbound fights usually are over and done in less than a minute because the fight animations don't take 5 years to pop off...both are good games tho

[@ShinMegamiTenseiEnjoyer]

@@cranburrey usually I respect other people's opinions, but in this case your opinion is straight up wrong, Omori sucks donkey b*lls, the dialogue is the most boring thing I've ever heard, the minigames are so childish, the combat has 0 strategy into it, the music I'd rather playing on mute, the game just feels like it is targeting teenage lonely girls who are ready to consume any game as long as it has a cute atmosphere, I'm not kidding when I say it is the worst thing I've ever played, and I've played a lot of garbage

[@picklehat1455]

someone: gets popular the random ahh kid that got slightly disrespected in the past by the popular person: *"now is my time to shine"*

[@jpboiyy3161]

I think by "true to original vision", OMOCAT meant keeping the STORY the same, to convey the same themes. And OMOCAT probably didn't feel comfortable with giving Melon royalties, but probably still pushed for them because of their work, despite their feelings.

[@Dannybythebanana]

Honestly. No. The person should've been sacked the moment they couldn't deliver on their promises. Omocat was too generous, benevolent with this person meanwhile any other boss would've just fired them. Time theft, unapproved overtime, and then mocking the rest of the team? To top it all off they took a break which was apparently a contract violation? Finally out of pettiness, they come out in an attempt to slander their former employer because they aren't receiving royalties? After stealing hours and working unapproved overtime? Cry me a river, you got your money already, then you started to change up your story the moment omocat along with the rest of the dev team came out with their sides of the story.

[@slinkybin2440]

So.... tldr for some of you people: OMOCAT isn't good at managing a company and consequences of problems that have occurred in the past are now rearing their heads in the present. Honestly? Not surprised all that much. Things were obviously all out of whack on the development side of things since all the crap with the Kickstarter to release time so it's easy to believe stuff like this is coming out. (Though I don't think OMOCAT is doing this on purpose like some people, again she just isn't that good at management and as such made some pretty questionable choices in this situation and with development on OMORI as a whole.) I just don't like that people are using this as a reason to absolutely dogpile OMOCAT with things that were brought up in the past, like okay this is a serious situation that needs to be talked about but keep the unrelated and irrelevant crap out of it. Also, got to love that this is another thing that should've been handled privately but instead had public call outs and name calling from both sides. OMOCAT desperately needs some kind of official lawyer because I do not think she can continue making statements without somehow making things worse for her case. Conflicting statements from her are the main reason people are having a hard time trusting her right now.

[@strikeatnyte]

tldr* don’t overwork yourself and go seek help when asked to do so

[@MyKey2449]

something I think is important is that melon said he took a long break from burnt out, THEN took unchecked medical leave. Then started only mentioning their absence as just medical leave after responding to more people about it.

[@protagkun8859]

This was, in fact, not the downfall of Omocat.

[@Phoenix_is_god]

No one cares about her man

[@gameyfirebro9645]

Wasn't expecting the Pizza Tower shoutout.

[@Mrbones999]

same

[@mrbri6463]

As someone who works on a game on their free time, the Kickstarter segment was rather insightful.

[@francyisanid1ot106]

Alright, for everyone wondering everything that Melon kid said is a lie cause many members of the omori team said that they were paid well and they enjoyed their time working for the game, Omocat even asked Melon kid to take a break but for some reason he refused, so guys Omocat is innocent Melon kid is the one who we should blame

[@yufeng1707]

What about the Kickstarter perks? Where are the physical copies? What about PLAYISM not getting credited at all?

[@francyisanid1ot106]

@@yufeng1707 dude, the physical copies exist, the kickstarter is not important since the game was finished almost 3 years ago, and playism is credited in the ending credits of the game

[@yufeng1707]

@@francyisanid1ot106Sure keep telling yourself the kickstarter is not important. The KS backers were supposed to receive physical copies. MANY of them didn't, and when asked about it, the Omocat staff did nothing.

[@yufeng1707]

@@francyisanid1ot106Also, this does not change the fact that for some reason, Omocat's attitude towards Melon Kid getting royalties was massively discerning when talking to Melon Kid directly versus the letter about it. Number one, discussing ANOTHER employee's pay, be it wage or royalties, with other employees is a breach on privacy. Number two, there's a massive conflict of interest because royalties are to be shared across contracted employees, and the fewer contracted employees there are, the more there is in the royalty pool to spread.

[@francyisanid1ot106]

@@yufeng1707 do you at least know what a kickstarter is? A kickstarter isn't a site where you beg the developer to give you the physical copies of the game, a kickstarter is a site that lets you donate that developer for continuing the game's development

[@optana7172]

Moving away from the drama for a moment. This video is really well put together, you summarized all the information really nicely. I hope you get more subscribers in the future

[@meiroseos]

Thanks man, I wanted to do my best to cover it thoroughly

[@SomeDudeCauseYes]

A bit of correction, the melons wrong here, he worked at break times, making his fault for refusing a break.

[@ElectricBarrier]

The whole situation has made me even more baffled that the finished product is one of my favorite games of all time. It's shown how unprofessional, inexperienced, and incompetent they are to an even greater degree than the kickstarter's fiasco did. Everyone, Melon included. I'm so glad I played this game when I had no clue who any of these people were(despite several of them apparently being well known in the weeb sphere?) or the kickstarter because I probably wouldn't have wanted to touch it with a 10 foot pole if I did. It's the best evidence for the existence of a god of some kind, since I'm pretty sure it was an act of divine intervention that there aren't 5 people total who can actually enjoy this thing.

[@TJ-hg6op]

There is more evidence in favor of omocat than melonkid in who was really in the wrong. Both sides made mistakes but Omocat shouldn’t be cancelled or cosnidered fallen by any means. Also, Melonkid seriously had some mental issues most likely and didn’t really know when to get themselves to stop working.

[@renae-parfait]

This is an extremely well-made and informative video. Your effort towards citation and research is very appreciated. You explained complicated topics in a way that was clear, concise, and easy to understand as someone who had little to no previous knowledge about California work laws/rights (And this video encouraged me to do further research on the topic so that I can be educated as a future employee). Hustle and crunch culture is damaging in any workplace, and it sucks when those unhealthy habits/mentalities are normalized and encouraged. "I want shorter games with worse graphics made by people who are paid more to work less, and I'm not kidding" Very well said.

[@meiroseos]

Thank you for taking the time to watch and leave an eloquent comment. I really appreciate the feedback, and I'm glad I could encourage more interest in work rights! Have a great week :O)

[@renae-parfait]

@@meiroseos Thank you, I hope you have a great week too :o)

[@MyKey2449]

I saw someone say this, but this situation is a perfect example of what happens when your work relationships get intertwined or confused with your personal relationships. I don’t agree omocat is completely at fault, melon has a right to be mad at things but also in fault as well.

[@cattics7144]

OK (correct me if they talk after this point about what im about to disclose) but I am at the 20 minute mark, and I can tell that the creator never played omori, especily because of some of the rudish remark.

[@skylartoelicker]

the way this uploaded days after i just got into the fandom

[@meiroseos]

everybody has those days

[@AmberCresent]

this nils person is really odd. calling someone the devil for talking abt their feelings, and saying "what did we do to deserve this" like bro what are you on about???

[@monkeydad47]

Site your sources Mei, you're better than this damn it.

[@Phoenix_is_god]

She's still a predator though

[@bit_aim]

pffft