
However, the idea ended up being scrapped since it would give the team double the work, as not only they would have to create alternate versions of every cutscene, portrait, and in-game art, but they also would have to rewrite the entire script to fit Girl Omori/ Sunny and Boy Aubrey into the game. Not only that, but choosing Omori's gender would also change Aubrey's gender (Girl Aubrey for Boy Omori, Boy Aubrey for Girl Omori).
The players were originally going to choose Omori's gender at the start of the game, similar to the most recent Fire Emblem titles. Nevertheless, a PlayStation 4 port is also in the works. There was also a PlayStation Vita port in consideration as a stretch goal, but this goal was never reached. A Nintendo Switch port was announced to compensate for the 3DS version's cancellation. The game was also going to be released for the Nintendo 3DS after the Kickstarter hit its stretch goal, but since the game's development outlived the Nintendo 3DS's lifespan, that version ended up cancelled. In an RPG Maker themed podcast that developer Archeia (the aforementioned Enterbrain programmer) was on, a large part of development problems came from the fact that the shift to RPG Maker MZ wasn't optimal due to the engine's early bugginess, and the engine's frequent updates kept breaking things in the game, to the point that the team briefly considered switching to GameMaker. Thankfully for its fans, the game was finally released on December 25th, 2020, and a Nintendo Switch port is in development. The incompatibility was so bad that a programmer from Enterbrain (the developers of RPG Maker) had to step in to help the team fix the issues, causing the game to be delayed and the frustration for backers who were still waiting for it to come out, especially those who backed for the Nintendo 3DS version. Unfortunately, the engine struggled to run the game due to plugin compatibilty issues. Since the game started its development on RPG Maker VX, the development team tried to port the game to then newly released RPG Maker MV. It was in this state for 6 years after being funded on Kickstarter. #Omori trailer Ps4
Schedule Slip: The original game's infamous delays notwithstanding, errors involving the PlayStation Store caused the PS4 port to actually come out the week after the other console versions did.Fortunately, it came out on Christmas 2020 to highly positive reception, and console ports were later released to make up for that. Saved from Development Hell: The game was in development for six years, and during that time, it had to be ported to a new engine, the Nintendo 3DS port was cancelled, and with silence between developers and backers, didn't make things look any better.Milestone Celebration: The game was released on December 2020, nine years after Omori's debut on Omocat's blog.
Within the canon of the story, Sunny was given a violin by his friends as a Christmas gift which is arguably the catalyst for the games backstory.
Meaningful Release Date: The game released on Christmas. Also, while Omori had an Afraid character portrait, because he was willed into existence expressly to protect Sunny from Something, Omori in the final game is immune to Afraid, outside of the console-exclusive Mari battle in Basil's Boss Rush. In the final game, this specific form of Something does not appear. The 2017 trailer showcased a direct boss fight against a form of Something (composed entirely of its Slasher Smile) with the whole party suffering from Afraid status. Mutantheart and the Sweetheart topiaries are wearing Sweetheart's Dummied Out outfit from the 2018 demo. While that obviously never happened, Medusa can give Omori a potion that makes him female in the Hikkikomori route.
The player was initially going to be able to choose Omori's gender.It has the disclaimers "Only Kel will drink this" and "If it tastes bad, that's normal" but it hasn't stopped people from trying it for themselves. Defictionalization: A Tweet included a "recipe book" that, among mundane recipes, includes one for the in-game Orange Joe that involves mixing orange juice with coffee.