EarthBound-Style Horror RPG OMORI Is Finally Coming To Switch After Skipping The 3DS

Reminds me also of the Earthbound inspired "Yumme Nikki" too. I like how the battles look like sketches too. I'm intrigued. I'll keep an eye out for this one.

The screenshots give me Undertale feels

This looks amazing can't wait for the release date for SWITCH even though I owned a 2DSXL I never played EARTHBOUND but I have played UNDERTALE and DELTARUNE and loved them both can't wait to play this when it comes out

It looks like Yume Nikki if it was a full RPG. I’d play it even if Yume Nikki is one of a very select group of games that outright terrify me still.

Reminds me of the Earthbound-inspired Devil May Cry series.

Oh boy, I remember this from long time following OMOCAT. Nintendo fans might remember her from some chibi funny Zelda comics she made back in the day

The Kickstarter for this project was a bit of a mess. The game was initially scheduled to release in early 2015 and was constantly delayed over the course of nearly 6 years. This in of itself isn't so bad, since games take a lot of time to develop and there can be many challenges that appear. Even if it was made with RPG maker, they seem to have put a lot of effort into the art style and animations. The main problem came with their total lack of communication. They would often go completely silent for nearly a full year and were pretty unresponsive to backer requests from what I heard.

That being said it does look like it's shaping up to be an interesting game. Hopefully it turns out well and was worth the wait for those who backed it.

This looks so charming... definitely interested!

This looks so good!!! 💗

I immediately dislike the connotation of calling something "Earthbound inspired". What does that even mean? Quirky? Earthbound itself is like 50% Dragon Quest.

"EarthBound-Style" stopped reading there.
Kinda of tired of indie games always have to be "inspired" by something instead of being there own thing.

Doesn't look like a horror game

I honestly starting thinking this game would never come out. I’m really excited but looking back the only thing they really had to show was a cool style/story premise. I’m a little unsure if they can deliver but i’m willing to take the risk just to see what exactly i’ve been waiting for this whole time!

I want that so bad!

finally, touhou but messed up is real

This game always intrigued me, but to be honest I thought it'd never see the light of day, seeing how much time has passed and how terrible their communication has been.
Looking forward to it again now!

@Jakiboy It’s the authors of these types of articles who just love to make comparisons because in NLife Land, the only games that exist are first party Nintendo games. Same way that anything remotely cel-shaded is a BOTW clone. This is less Earthbound inspired than Undertale, which literally started out as a ROM hack.

@nessisonett
You're right, I should at least watch the trailers/play the demos then make assumptions based on article titles.

I somehow have never heard of this before, but it looks incredible.

I remember this. I had assumed it just died on the table and never see light of day. Interesting.

"It's like earthbound" "earthbound like" "earthbound spiritual successor" "in the vein of earthbound"

If this term is used to describe your game I am disregarding it, I also turn on ad block if your reviews says "It is like dark souls".

I'll check it out. Hopefully we see a physical release. If not I'll settle for digital. (At the right price)

Wow 🤩 if this is like anything that I played in 1995, or the Mother 1-2 and 3 games then this is a winner hands down! We still though need a sequel to Earthbound! So what’s the holdup NOA! 🙋🏻‍♂️😓 And you would actually think that the new President of Nintendo Of America would actually listen 👂?

I must be the only one who thought undertake sucked. I def. don't understand what everyone was all gaga about, it was/is trash IMO, not remotely entertaining.

I bought the steam version of the game and while the game is fun, the PR of this game is a nightmare. Some people who pledged on it through Kickstarters, never got their key, and are still messaging Omocat for their keys. Some who wanna play the game, and pledged on it, either pay double of the ammount, (Pledge + Steam Key). As I said, game is good, and fun, but the PR is just... I never thought a person could step this low of just, leaving and ignoring those who paid money to pledge on the game, and just up and vanish.