Omoriis a deceptive game. Behind its colorful presentation is a story about regret, escapism, and wanting to return to the past. Of course, just because the player character experiences regret, doesn’t mean that regret needs to define the player’s experience as well.
Omorihas multiple endings and a few points of no return, which might frustrate some players, especially if they’ve already sunkdozens of hours into exploringOmori’s world. That’s easily remedied, however, by using multiple save files, something the game easily allows.
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It’s not all convenient, however. While the player is not limited by their number of saves, they are limited by where they can save.
How to Save in Omori
RPG Maker games tend to have two different save systems. Either they let players save wherever they want, or they only let players save at designated save points.Omoriis the latter.
Players should note that it takes a bit when just starting the game to reach their first checkpoint. Depending on how fast the player reads and how thoroughly they explore, it can take 15-20 minutes to reach it, so players should make sure they aren’t going to be interrupted when starting up the game.
The first save point they’ll find is at the playground, after the cutscene where they first meet Mari and Basil and look through Basil’s photo album. Once they’re done with that, they can go back andinteract with the picnic basket, which opens up the save menu.
From that point on, players can save wherever they run into a picnic basket. Most of the time, they’ll find them at Mari’s picnics, which she’s set up across the map. There are some occasions where Mari will be absent, like duringOmori’s unexpected horror scenes, but as long as they can find a stray picnic basket, the player can still save.
There are players who will find this style of saving antiquated and inconvenient, especially in the age of ubiquitous auto-saving,but a thoughtfully designed save system can build up a game’s emotional impact. InOmori’s case, tying the save system to Mari’s picnics means she becomes a source of comfort and safety for the characters and the players, deepening their emotional connection to the character.
Omoriis available for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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