Updating my review of OMORI now that I've 100% completed the game (aside from some very specific hidden content).

OMORI is a game that I hold very close to my heart. I followed the game's development back in the early stages about 6 years ago, while I was still in middle school. Now I'm an adult and have finished it, so my thoughts on the game are pretty biased because of that history with it.

Regardless, OMORI is a very competent game, surprisingly so from a studio of amateur developers and after enduring a pretty brutal development cycle. The gameplay is fun and somewhat unique, and the story is absolutely the carry of the game. The balancing is especially worthy of praise, as it's pretty difficult to become under or over leveled, with basically no grinding being required.

The story hit me pretty personally, and is definitely the shining aspect of the game. It's very evident how much of their own hearts the team poured into the game, and that dedication paid off. OMORI hit me harder than probably almost any game I've played.

With that being said, the game contains a lot of material that some might find distressing. Depictions of depression, anxiety, suicide, mental illness, and mild gore are present, on top of generally disturbing content in many sections of the game. It's all handled very well, and in general the game had me feeling better when coming out than it did going in. However, if that's the kind of thing you can't handle right now, then you should probably wait on playing OMORI.

10/10 from me personally. Check it out as soon as available.

Updating my review of OMORI now that I've 100% completed the game (aside from some very specific hidden content). OMORI is a game that I hold very close to my heart. I followed the game's development back in the early stages about 6 years ago, while I was still in middle school. Now I'm an adult and have finished it, so my thoughts on the game are pretty biased because of that history with it. Regardless, OMORI is a very competent game, surprisingly so from a studio of amateur developers and after enduring a pretty brutal development cycle. The gameplay is fun and somewhat unique, and the story is absolutely the carry of the game. The balancing is especially worthy of praise, as it's pretty difficult to become under or over leveled, with basically no grinding being required. The story hit me pretty personally, and is definitely the shining aspect of the game. It's very evident how much of their own hearts the team poured into the game, and that dedication paid off. OMORI hit me harder than probably almost any game I've played. With that being said, the game contains a lot of material that some might find distressing. Depictions of depression, anxiety, suicide, mental illness, and mild gore are present, on top of generally disturbing content in many sections of the game. It's all handled very well, and in general the game had me feeling better when coming out than it did going in. However, if that's the kind of thing you can't handle right now, then you should probably wait on playing OMORI. 10/10 from me personally. Check it out as soon as available.