#THIS GAME MEANS SO MUCH TO ME

[corxoran]

My best friend’s favorite number is nine.

[pendularsand]

I know I’m super late to the party but happy anniversary to Tears of the Kingdom, I just finished it for a second time <3

[pippeinnit]

my new hyperfixation goes kinda hard ⋆✷

(can’t wait to finish this gameeeee it’s so great omg)

[noodlesewp]

Happy 9 years Undertale!!!

The game that started my whole art journey ^^

[glitchyko]

As of today, the Madoka Magica spin off game, Magia Record, has closed.

I have to be honest, I have issues with various aspects of this game, but I still loved it greatly. Madoka Magica is one of my favorite anime ever, and when it was announced Magia Record would be getting a NA server, I was ecstatic. I preregistered for the game, and I was there from beginning to end of the NA server. Magia Record was a huge source of fun for me, I loved so many characters, I was invested and curious about the story, and I had a great time with the gameplay.

So when the NA servers were announced to be shutting down, I was hit pretty hard. I had so many memories and feelings with this game, and now I wasn’t going to be able to play it anymore, but there was nothing I could do about it. Before I uninstalled the game, I took screenshots of every single character I had, to remember all I had gotten, screenshots I still have to this day.

But even after the NA servers shut down, the community came together to pick up where everything was left off, I am so grateful to the amazing people who would take time out of their day and work to make videos of transformations, attacks, translations of arc 2, events, quotes, etc. It’s because of the efforts of these people that even if I couldn’t play the game anymore, I could still connect with the characters and stories I have grown to love and I could not be more grateful. And I’m sure it’s the same for many other fans.

The story of Magia Record has ended, but the memories and feelings I share with it will always be there. Thank you for everything, Magia Record!!!

[katofeles]

wow ps2 classic okami (2006) is a legal adult now !

anyways enjoy the sun dogs chowing down on little treats :)

[freshbeeth]

oh my god i’m actually straight up sobbing now

[cupcake-plays-a-game]

6th May 2024 - I’ll never forget Omori, it is now one of my favourite games of all time,, ; ;

[archinii]

I just completed Red Dead Redemption II (with spoilers because spoilers are near impossible to avoid) and I'm just now starting the epilogue. I just. Oh my god.

[petraevesplace]

Happy 25th Anniversary Thracia 776

Credit to cainlawiet for this masterpiece

When I was trying to pick a flower for Leif to make Nanna’s flower crown with in Twofold Light, I was just looking for a flower that would convey he was thanking her for inspirating him. The flower crown was just meant to be a thank you present as Asbel’s had been. But when choosing a flower for Asbel, I didn’t just find one that meant gratitude but had more meanings that felt fitting for Asbel; constancy, everlasting love, connection and friendship. And this happened again with one of the flower I found in my search.

Irises have multiple meanings depending on the culture and their color. There’s also been meaning ascribed to the flower’s petals, the three being said to represent faith, valor, and wisdom. Faith is generally associated with healers but is also something Nanna is shown to have for Leif, enough for it to be the focus of her death quotes in both FE4 and Thracia. Nanna not only holds strong faith but doing so helps her inspire it in others, Leif admitting he wouldn’t have fought half as well without her keeping him from losing heart when their situation became bleak. He’s also shown to value her wisdom in their introduction in FE4, trusting and following her advice without hesitation. Valor is one of the first traits Nanna is shown to possess, chronologically, Thracia’s opening including a scene of her fighting one of the men attacking Fiana while the Freeblades are away and the first time she speaks in Thracia, she urges Leif to leave her to get to safety despite her life being actively threatened. It took her a while to become as bold and assertive as she is in FE4 but she has never lacked for courage or struggled to show it.

These aren’t the only meaning of irises that fit Nanna. Another commonly mentioned is positive change which Nanna helps spread and create even after the war. The flower shares its name with the Greek messenger goddess, making it a symbol of clear communication to them, and is also associated with messages specifically good ones in China and Japan, reminding me of Nanna carrying the letter than convinces Ares of the truth about his father’s death. Irises are also seen as having positive energy in Japan and China like Nanna does with her Charm skill. This positive energy is also seen as protective, irises being associated with protection since ancient Egypt and Nanna’s introduction being her protecting Fiana and Eyvel telling her to keep looking out for Leif in their reunion conversation, implying she has been since before their rebellion. The Egyptians also saw irises as symbols of power, the French agreeing so much the royalty adopted the fleur de lis, a ‘lily’ more likely inspired by irises, as their symbol, increasing the iris’s association with royalty and making it very fitting for a princess of a country based on France.

The more I looked into the iris, the more I realized I wasn’t just doing so to find the perfect flower for Leif to express what he appreciated about Nanna to her. I wanted to as well and not just with her. On the first day of spring following this, I posted my first flower thread on Twitter giving flowers to all the playable Thracia characters. I love Thracia’s cast, it’s my favorite of any Fire Emblem game, and choosing flowers for them was my way of trying to express that, to highlight what I appreciated and what made me so attached to each member of this cast. Thracia’s gotten a fair bit of criticism over the years for its cast, many characters not speaking after the chapter they’re introduced and three not speaking outside of their death and escape quotes. But I still love them and think Thracia did a fantastic job using the time they had to make as many of its characters as memorable as it could. It worked for and maybe just for me but that’s still enough reason for me to feel they deserve their flowers.

[binnabunny]

Question! What about the game hooked you to it? Was it the beloved ocean boy, the soundtrack, or maybe the story?

Oh boy! There’s so much I love about OL but to keep it short: I’ve always loved the idea of growing as a person along side someone else; your choices influencing the kind of person Cove grows up to be is really cool! I also just love how natural/genuine the relationships between mc and love interests progresses/feels whether it be romantic or platonic. I’m used to pandering my answers to the route I’m going for, but in OL there is no wrong choices, I can disagree and argue with them and it won’t lead to a bad end or losing favor which I think is really unique and comforting ♡

[alicornze7]

slime rancher my beloved

[thejestarr]

happy birthday security breach !!

[somekindofsentience]

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...

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.

[cloudykino]

I KNOW I SAID I WOULDNT DRAGON BALL POST HERE BUT

BUDOKAI TENKAICHI 4?

BUDOKAI TENKAICHI 4???????????????????????????

[abadarkade]

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.