outc cor is an indie game released last
year by the developer of the Ghost with
the name do to Shinobi the game is very
indicative of those old virtual
assistants that would just be this
random character that lived on your
desktop except outour doesn't spy on you
the game follows the story of you and
this girl named Lumi finding files on
your computer to unlock her memories and
when you unlock a memory you go into a
more traditional video game which is the
2D platformer stage where you dash over
obstacles and fight multiple bosses and
enemies the game juggles multiple
different game mechanics and flip-flops
between the virtual assistant puzzle
game to the more traditional 2D
platformer you find files on your
desktop that you have to give to Lumi
the game opens Windows paint and you
have to draw a certain shape to use as a
key and you even change the actual date
and time on a computer to progress
through a one we long loading process
the game is incredibly creative and
impressive with how it's able to break
the fourth wall so much more than I
thought a game was allowed to do the
game has a staggering amount of
Versatility and creativity with there
being over a dozen different gameplay
play mechanics that are all really well
executed the platform feels nice to play
although dashing by clicking the mouse
button feels a bit weird but not
impossible to grow accustomed to at
first you're just playing a normal
platformer and then the next you're
racing a yolked fairy playing pinball
and then you're in 3D pressing buttons
that make animal
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noises what the game shines is in its
pure creativity and passion put into
this game you can tell the Creator had
so many ideas and had so much fun making
the game and it always keeps you on your
toes because you never truly know what's
coming next but it's not just the game
mechanics that are creative but also the
jokes holy this game is funny the unexp
withed comedic bits are hilarious
they're really charming and just have a
lot of personality in
them
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but with all that being said I don't
think the game is perfect firstly the
art can range from sick charming and
funny to just absolute Deviant Art tier
maybe it doesn't bother you or most
people but when I see her rubbing her
chin with that hand it does not look
like that's her hand it looks like she's
holding a mannequin's arm and pressing
that up against your chin I would really
like to see an artist polish things up a
bit and fix the few parts where the
characters look a bit ugly and for the
game to get an update that implements
the Polish Sprites that would be great
but then we get to the story which is
the most flawed part to be honest
because near the end something really
stupid happens which really irks me but
first let's talk about the overall story
which I actually really like the story
starts with the main character Lumi
starting to feel tired of a boring and
repetitive Life as a coin collector in
these underground Minds until her friend
ailia comes to visit her and spices her
life up a bit by crushing her with a
boulder ailia tells Lumi about someone
named booty that has seen what's above
the underground and tells her about the
sun trees and food that isn't gold
before filia leaves again to find out
more about the above world and now Lumi
is back to her boring and repetitive
life but hates it even more cuz affilia
showed her a better life for a day then
affilia comes back and offers Lumi the
chance to change the repetitive Life by
running off and going to the above world
together but Lumi chickens out at the
last minute and affilia leaves without
her then a long time passes where she
just lives the life of an average genjin
player and then eventually goes back to
work but she then finds a photo on the
ground which shows the above World which
motivates her to go to leave the
underground for realist time a long time
passes when she finds booty and the rest
of the game follows Lumi trying to get
out of the underground so that's all
well and good affiliate is a friend of
Lumi who gave her a glimpse of a better
life and it would push her to try to
make that better life a reality but near
the end of the game it completely
the this up with a Twist that doesn't
add anything and just adds a plot hole
and that is ailia never
existed as Lumi is about to leave to go
to the above world with a really big
anime girl just don't mind that the game
starts glitzing out and in this vain
attempt of a horror sequence we see the
parts with affilia and Lumi having fun
and spicing life up a bit again except
affilia isn't there and it's implied
that affiliate just didn't exist and it
was all just in lead but why why should
it matter that affiliate doesn't exist
it doesn't change anything it's just a
forced twist it actually just annoyed me
when I realized that's what was
happening this game is a fun and
creative platform it's mostly a comedy
and then it just randomly becomes a
dramatized horror with a Twist that
doesn't make any sense because how did
Lumi find out about booty if ailia
wasn't the one that told her if this was
all an then did Lumi just happen to
imagine a boot named booty that just
happened to also actually exist
it's unfortunate because the game is so
well made and comedically written and
this horror segment with a useless twist
just breaks the pace of the game and
feels so out of left field and tacked on
I'm not going to spoil the rest of the
game but I do like the actual ending of
the game after that unnecessary twist
the final level is brilliant and I
love how the game ends and I
don't want to spoil it because you
should play the game yourself even with
the Twist and the me Sprites this game
is great overall the story is
wacky funny and highly enjoyable and
there's so much love and care put into
this game the desktop gameplay is
incredibly impressive and such a unique
experience and the 2y game is really fun
with likable characters and a lot of
really funny moments I I got to say this
is one of the best Indie Games I've come
across and with just a little polishing
and just cutting that twist with the
Philly out of the game cuz it's it's
just bad and bad and stupid I
would give this game like a nine or 10
but as it stands I'd give this game a
four out of five five toes the game is
especially amazing because the game is
free and it's a great experience so go
play it right now and show some
love to the amazing developer that made
this game cuz this game is awesome
thanks for watching and I'll see you
next time
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