![]() ![]() Based on an independent manga of the same name, Omori is the story of a silent teenager who spends most of his time exploring elaborate retrowave fantasy worlds. The story of Omori, a small RPG with a fervent fanbase released in the last few days of 2020, is built on such moments. I saw myself holding my cat tight, and I cried. Humans can be very good at repressing the grief that arises from traumatic memories, but photos have a powerful way of taking one back to a particular time and place. It was only a few months later, when one of the hundreds of photos that I had taken of my cat popped on my phone, that I genuinely broke down. The next thing I knew I was at the vet, saying goodbye to my sweet boy as I held him for the last time. I got the call on the way home from a rare visit with a friend, where we had sat six feet apart with masks on as we watched Hamilton. Last year, as the pandemic dragged on through the sweltering summer months, my cat unexpectedly died. It doesn’t have the most original story, but its execution makes it one of the year’s most memorable RPGs. ![]() An RPG that’s quirky as it is dark, Omori is carried by its standout art, which resembles a sketchbook come to life. ![]()
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