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stil-lindigo · 1 year
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thejestarr · 1 year
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happy birthday security breach !!
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cloudykino · 1 year
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I KNOW I SAID I WOULDNT DRAGON BALL POST HERE BUT
BUDOKAI TENKAICHI 4?
BUDOKAI TENKAICHI 4???????????????????????????
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somekindofsentience · 22 days
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Omori and its parallels with OCD, or my personal connection to this game
SPOILER WARNING: AS USUAL, MAJOR OMORI SPOILERS FOR MOST ENDINGS AND THINGS.
CONTENT WARNING: MENTIONS OF SELF-HARM, SUICIDE, SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS, DEATH, LOSS AND OMORI-TYPICAL CONTENT. I will also be referring to my own intrusive thoughts a lot, so please take caution if it might trigger you to spiral.
DISCLAIMER: I AM BY NO MEANS A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. I am in the process of seeking a diagnosis (we're getting there :) ), but it has been otherwise confirmed by professionals that I experience OCD. This post is about my personal experience with OCD and trauma, and the way I believe these feeling manifest in the game. I don't believe Sunny or Basil experience OCD, but I want to compare my experiences with obsession, compulsions and trauma-related OCD. Other people may have completely different experiences, and those are valid!
You could call this catharsis, some form of healing. Really I'm doing this for myself, which was kind of why I started writing Omori analysis in the first place (???). and im a nerd for this game
Guilt
Guilt has always been one of my biggest hurdles, and it's also a very relevant theme in Omori.
For the longest time, my brain and I have been actively trying to develop compulsions to cope with guilt, and it seems to consistently fail. I've tried singing songs on repeat, extreme self-harm, distraction, avoidance ect, and nothing seems to work. Sure, I've never committed recital day, but even small things can make me feel horrifically guilty, as my intrusive thoughts tell me I'm a horrible person or a liar.
I see this in Sunny, too. For the longest time, his mind has been trying to cope with the guilt, and it chose to delve deep into repression. But no matter how much he represses, the truth is still there, and so that guilt is still there.
The Fear Polaroids in the Omori Route are also a representation of guilt, as is the mirror during the Truth segment, both depicting Sunny has a hideous demon. My intrusive thoughts depict me as a demon, too, doing horrific things to myself and others. The images of mutilated, demonic Sunny capture the... inhumanity that my mind makes me feel.
I get it, Sunny. I don't feel human either.
Mewo's Death as an Intrusive Thought
Cat Dissection is an interesting area of Black Space, in that its immediate relevance to the truth is less obvious. It's also one of the more horrifying ones - on my first playthrough, I was running blind, and I figured you'd have to kill Mewo for the key. You do not. my biggest regret
Mewo is obviously linked to Mari, but at the time, we'd only ever seen this slightly mentioned in the real world photo album. At that point in Black Space, Mewo was closely tied to Sunny and Omori, being an essential part of White Space.
The player can stab themselves to get out, or cut open Mewo and suffer the regret. This room feels very reminiscent of a gruesome intrusive thought that just won't go away, those days where you see yourself murdering all your friends, or violently injuring yourself. Much of Sunny's hallucinations, or creatures like Something, also mimic this kind of thing.
That room has far deeper analysis to dive into, but this is as far as I'll go for this segment.
Compulsive Behaviour - Repetition
Basil is probably the first character that comes to mind when I think of compulsive behaviour. His most iconic line...
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This sort of repetitive action is the root of a compulsion - an attempt to relieve anxiety. Whether or not Basil fits the criteria of needing repeat those words otherwise something bad might happen is unknown, but this sort of behaviour is very relatable in my experience.
I have a tendency to not be consciously aware, but others notice that I'll mumble things to myself. Typically this is me trying to talk back to my intrusive thoughts, as far as I know, and trying to confirm to myself that they're wrong. This will often end in asking someone else or doing research to confirm.
By repeating these things, Basil is trying to ward off the reality, which is that everything isn't okay at all, and likely won't be. But the specific framing is future-oriented - he isn't saying that things are okay right now, he's saying that they will be. This could link to my later point about uncertainty.
Avoidance
Not many people talk about avoidance behaviours as a compulsion, which is probably why much of my OCD went unnoticed as a child. You don't really consider mental compulsions, and avoidance can be very easily hidden, especially if you the ability to force yourself through something if you have no other options.
While it's not exactly the same, Sunny's repression of rooms in his house and the shaking head that prevents you from going to particular areas are forms of avoidance. The sliding glass door that leads to the backyard and the piano room are the most notable - it's not repressed, it's there, but Sunny shakes his head every time you interact with it. He can't go in there. He just can't. There's no explanation for the player.
I relate to that. I have strange rules that mean I can't do things. I just can't. There's no real explanation for myself, either, and sometimes I don't even get intrusive thoughts of the consequences, just some insistence that I can't do it. Perhaps this was confusing or frustrating for the player, but I found it incredibly realistic.
Uncertainty and Abandonment Issues
I've heard somewhere that OCD is, ultimately, a fear of uncertainty. As a result of this disorder, combined with trauma, I also have abandonment issues the way Basil does.
Even before the recital day, Basil's abandonment issues are prevalent. He clings to the group with the photo album, preserving his memories. He took photos of the things he didn't want to lose. After the recital day, Basil really did lose everything, and he was broken as a result of that.
I imagine this sort of thing was one of his regular worries, everyone abandoning him, Sunny in particular. And I can relate to that - one of my more common intrusive thoughts is others leaving me after they find out I've done something horrible. It makes you want to shut off from relationships, just to be safe - what if everyone leaves?
I think that 'what if' is what made Basil so attached to Sunny in the present day of the game. He wants to save Sunny, he wants to make things back to the way they were before, but at the same time, there's this uncertainty - Sunny is moving? Sunny is leaving? What will happen? What if everything gets worse?
This wasn't the easiest to write, but thank you for reading.
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aliceinmadnessland · 2 years
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American McGee's Alice PC (2002).
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abadarkade · 2 months
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When Stanley came to a set of two open doors, he entered the door on his left.
Stanley?
Hello? Are you— is everything okay?
Stanley please I... I need you to make a choice. I need you to walk through the door... Are you listening to me? Can you hear me? Is everything alright? Stanley this is important. The story needs you—it needs you to make a decision. It cannot exist without you do you understand me? Whatever choice you make is just fine! They are both correct, you cannot be wrong here! We can work together. I'll accept whatever you do. I simply need you to take that step forward... Please?
Choose?
Do something?
...Anything?
This is more important than you could ever know.
I need this.
The story needs it...
So... You hear me? Are you there? Are you listening to this? Stanley, are you there?
I.... Okay
It's okay, I can wait..
You need time to decide: time to make sure your choice is correct.
That is the best choice...
It's alright
I'll wait for you to decide what's the right thing to do
Take as much time as you need.
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Okay now that I've had time to process the new Fantasy Life announcement, I'd like to discuss my thoughts.
So a common compression people who hadn't played the game was that Fantasy Life for the 3DS was too similar to Animal Crossing, some even said that it was a knockoff, of course to anyone who has actually played Fantasy Life, knows this isn't really the case. Sure thr graphics were kind of similar, and you could decorate a house and design your character, much like in Animal Crossing. But all in all, they're very different game. But the new Fantasy Life definitely seems like it's leaning into those comparisons, which is disheartening to me to say the least. Don't get me wrong I think the game will still be amazing, but I'm a little sad it seems to be loosing some of its unique identity to be more like Animal Crossing. I'm sure it'll still have the charm the orginal game had, I just worry a little.
Something I'm curious about is if this game takes place in Reveria like the orginal. At first I thought it was fairly disconnected to the orginal world, but it looks like Odin is in this game? So it might be connected. I will admit I was a little sad when it didn't look like we were going to get to see Castele, Port Puerto, and Al Maajik, and all the other major areas, because these places all have such a special place in my heart, and I hope we get to see some more characters from the orginal game as well. I really want to see how all my favorite characters are doing now, Damian, Olivia, Yuelia and Noelia. This world and all these characters all have a special place in my heart and I just hope we get to see them all again!! All in all, I'm very excited, maybe I'm a little worried but I'm sure all those worries will fade when the game releases. I still can't believe Level 5 is making new games again and I'm just so happy and excited.
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yurikuma-arashi · 2 years
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Happy ib remake!
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beantothemax · 7 months
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Help I am crying to the octopath 1 main theme at half past 5am
just started playing it so now we can cry together
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heartlessfujoshi · 1 year
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3 years
some might think this post is about the pandemic, and in a way, it is. but only indirectly. 
today marks the third anniversary of animal crossing new horizons being released. the game that literally saved my sanity as the world locked down to stop a virus that didn’t want to be stopped. 
three years of occupying my time by fishing, crafting tools, making recipes. 
three years of wishing on stars with friends on their islands.
three years of celebrating birthdays with friends. 
i’ve played this game every single day since march 19 2020. and i will keep playing every single day because i love this game. this game was a lifesaver. i play it with my husband - every Saturday night we listen to KK Slider, and make up goofy names to get our favorite mistake song. it makes me happy. and sometimes, all i want to do is talk to my animal friends to make my day a little brighter. 
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calkestis · 1 year
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i finally did this but now idk what i’m supposed to do with myself for 2 months
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sugar-b0mb · 2 years
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Happy 3rd anniversary to Smile for Me!!!
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funkii4-blog · 1 year
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I loved this video to pieces, Hirez could learn a thing or five from Westlayne’s words
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violent-kurumi · 10 months
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HAPPY SPLATOON ANNIVERSARY 🎉🎉
I still remember the day we picked up the game for the Wii U, my dad spoiled us kids; he gave us the day off of school, we got up early and picked up the game.
Then came the other surprise when he told us we were getting a second Wii U console and game so two people could play at once!
I fell in love with splatoon, the game, the designs, the music, everything about it means so much to me!
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notmonaca · 2 years
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It’s over (for now)
I can’t quite put into words how much I loved playing this game and how much I hope to see the other conclusions. This game has made me feel so much and I love it. This game made me smile, laugh, cry and so much more. My time playing and sharing my reactions with y’all has been amazing and I hope to continue to enjoy it with you :)
Vivian :)
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kogal · 1 year
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ok the tumblr post about it made me cry. lol
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