Outcore is an Indie game released last year by a developer that goes by the name
“Doctor Shinobi” The game is very indicative of those old Virtual Assistants that would just
be this random character that lived on your desktop.
Except Outcore 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 this 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 your computer to progress through a 1 week 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 mechanics that are all really well executed. The platforming 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 the next you’re racing
a yolked fairy, Playing pinball and then you’re in 3D pressing buttons that make animal noises.
*Chicken Noise*
*Cow Noise*
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Where the game shines is in the 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 unexpected comedic bits
are hilarious, they’re really charming and just have a lot of personality in them.
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 her chin. I’d really like
to see an artist polish things 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 polished 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 her boring
and repetitive life as a coin collector in these underground mines until her
friend Ofilia comes to visit and spices her life up a bit by crushing her with
a boulder and starting a food war. Ofilia also 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 Ofilia 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 cause
Ofilia showed her a better life for a day. Then Ofilia comes back and offers Lumi the
chance to change her repetitive life by running off and going to the above world
together but Lumi chickens out of it at the last minute and Ofilia leaves without her.
Then a long time passes where she just lives the life of an average genshin 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 real this 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. Ofilia is a friend of Lumi’s who gave her
a glimpse of a better life and it’s what pushed her to try to make that
better life a reality but near the end of the game it completely fucks this up
with a twist that doesn’t add anything and just adds a plot hole and that is.
“Ofilia 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 glitching out
and in this vain attempt of a horror sequence, we see the parts with Ofila and Lumi having fun and
spicing life up a bit again except Ofilia isn’t there and it’s implied that Ofilia just didn’t
exist and it was all just in Le head but why. Why should it matter that Ofilia doesn’t
exist? It doesn’t change anything, it’s such a forced twist, it actually just annoyed me when
I realized what was happening. This game is a fun and creative platformer that’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 Ofilia wasn’t the one that told her? If this was all
in le head 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 f**king love how
the game ends. And I don’t want to spoil it because you should play the game yourself.
But with all that being said, this games f**king 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 2D game
is really fun with likable characters and a lot of really funny moments. I gotta 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 ofilia out of the game cause it’s
It's f**king-
It's BAD and-
BAD
And STUPID
I would give this game like a 9 or a 10
But as it stands I’d give this game a
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 f**king love to the amazing developer that made this game
Cause this game is awesome!
Thanks for watching and I’ll see ya next time. Bye