Top of the mornin' to ya ladies. My name is Jacksepticeye and welcome to a really great looking little indie game called "Omno".
Or O-M-N-O.
I- Just- Omno. I'm gonna call it.
This is something that popped up on my feed recently and it was a...
It's a thing that's being backed on Kickstarter right now. It's already got it's backing for Kickstarter.
And it's been incredibly successful and it just looks really really cool.
Because I really like to art style of it.
And I think it's just made by one dude.
Uhm... but I really love the art style of it
and it reminds me of when I used to find random indie games online all the time and they would just like blow me away.
And some of the GIFs for this already look really cool because you can get like
dashy powers and you can like, WOOSH along and
Some of the clips from the trailer and everything just look really really cool.
Uhm... but I really like the world too.
I don't know what I'm doing.
I really like the world too because it's really really pretty.
And it's a game about exploration and you're gonna find creatures and stuff like that so...
It's my type of game.
And this is just a demo. This is just like a pre-alpha demo.
So we don't have the full picture yet, but look how pretty that is!
Look how lovely!
So I wanted to do a video on it because not only do I-
The Agneya Plateau.
Not only did I want to play it myself anyway just to see it, but its games like this that I really want to see go further
So if we can use the channel as some sort of like...
I don't know. Get more eyeballs on it and let more people know about it then the better.
I don't know what this does.
But it also kind of reminds me of like Journey.
And those types of games.
What is this?
"E".
OH-K.
"Left-click to dash."
Ahaha!
See that's what I'm talkin' about!
That is so satisfying!
Do I have to get out over this?
WOOOOSH
WOOSH
*Jack laughs*
Ah. That's fun.
I like that a lot.
"Gather energy by interacting with the environment."
Oh!
That's what I do.
Okay. What does the energy do for me?
I guess we'll find out.
But that like "woosh" reminds me when you're able to like fly forward in Journey.
And I love that.
Journey's one of my favorite games.
So anything that kind of feels like that is welcome in my book.
Stomp the yard.
Oh wait. I have to stay near it to get the energy.
There we go.
Is that gonna start growing on my arm? I don't know.
"You discovered Lumibees."
Okay. You guys just give me energy, but I can't interact with you.
Okay, good. I'm glad I can't kill you.
Oh.
Oooh!
Okay, well, I'm not using a controller so I don't know how to zoom.
I don't know what that means. Is that my map?
But, yeah. I remember when...
When I started off making my channel and everything and
I started off playing games and YouTube's changed a lot over the years where...
Random one off indie games aren't really as popular as they once were.
Like a couple years ago on YouTube you could just upload whatever you wanted.
I still try to pick stuff that was fun and stuff that I wanted to play and stuff that you guys would like to see.
But you could really just kind of upload anything and people would watch it.
And now things have changed so much that...
Random little indie games videos like this don't make the rounds anymore which is kind of sad
So playing something like this-
Oh, thank you!
Playing something like this and making a video on it kind of reminds me of those days and it's...
I don't know. It's comforting. It reminds me of a simpler time.
Okay, so what am I doing with all you guys?
I'm collecting energy, but I feel like I'm kind of at my capacity for it.
I don't think I'm actually adding anymore to it so...
That doesn't cost energy to use (the woosh), does it?
What's up little dudes?
"You discovered Shoobs."
Awwwh. I like Shoobs. *Jack giggles*
Those things are cute.
Oh, there's a checkpoint over here.
It has the cloak logo on it. *laughs*
The checkpoint's hidden in plain sight.
Sto- I don't need to stomp yet.
Stomp the yard. Stomp your face.
"Pulse, control."
Okay.
Is that what I use energy for? I don't know.
The music's lovely too.
Ah! There's another one right here. Okay, pulse again.
Boom!
I love when I said the music's lovely too is when the music stops playing.
*This* music. Is lovely.
Oh.
Okay...
These things get bigger the closer I get to them.
Well... *sighs*
How- How the-
Oooh!
Ah shit I fell!
I meant to jump. That's cool!
That's a- Oh god.
That's a neat way of doing some platforming.
You know what this also reminds me of?
That I'm just now thinking of.
It reminds me of "Ori and the Blind Forest".
Damnit!
Ow!
Oh, are you okay?!
He's alright everybody!
That sort of like, WOOSH was one of favorite things in that game (Ori).
It's one of reasons that I kept playing it.
Well, I liked it anyway, but...
It's one of the things that like kept me going because I really liked the way the game sort of controlled.
Woah!
What did I just do?
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Okay...
There's a bunch of stuff everywhere
Huh! And... WOOSH.
Heha!
Don't fall and die now!
What happens if I just pulse anywhere?
Not a whole lot.
Okay. I thought I was gonna do something here.
These look like pulsables, don't they?
Maybe this one.
No. I'm like a tiny little wizard, aren't I?
I'm very cute.
Let's go over to this thing and see what it's all about.
"You will be able to read glyphs in the final game."
Ah. Okay.
So, again, this is still just the demo so...
We don't get the whole picture yet.
Give me that energy!
"Activate mechanism with gathered energy."
Oh! There's a thing right there.
I knew I had to do something with these, but...
Oh! Wrong one.
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Oh! I need more energy.
Oh, no I don't. It's full. Never mind. *laughs*
"Pick up."
Oh. I have to put it in different places.
Oh, neat!
Woah! Woah, jesus! Okay.
*Grunts*
Oh god. I can't do it.
Ow! *laughs*
Sorry little buddy. I can't do it up.
So, maybe- Okay. Maybe I have to do more.
I'll take you...
Oh. I can't WOOSH when I have this.
I can't wooshy woosh.
I think I have to get something up there first.
Boing!
Yeaaaaah! That's supposed to move. Okay.
That makes more sense!
Ah! Stop.
Ow! *laughs*
Okay, I got the thing.
*laughs*
His little flop... I feel so bad. He's so cute.
Now... WOO
Okay, so I have to get over to you here...
then when you start moving up...
Aaaah. Ma- Ow. *laughs*
I thought I could do it. Maybe I have to be all the way at the top.
Okay. Fine. We'll play it your way game.
I'll do what you actually want me to do.
Man, I suck!
I suck at the most simplistic of things, but you know what? It's fine.
It's what I do.
I'm in idiot on purpose!
What's your excuse?
Okay. Don't move.
Oh god.
Oh god!
It's hard to do these types of ones 'cause I don't know how far my *thing* goes fully.
Oh god. Don't- Ahhh! DON'T FA-
Ow!
Awh man. Now I have to go all the way back!
Oh wait, no. I had a checkpoint. Didn't I? What if I just die?
Perfect. *laughs*
What if I just die? Ya know?
Might fuck around and die for awhile.
Nice!
Woah! Look at those guys!
*grunts*
Awwh. This is so pretty.
Woah! Look at that!
That's a fuckin' heckin' chonker over there.
Oh, that's cool! You know I love me some giant creatures.
"Focus your view on the portsone. Left click."
Ooooooo! What?!
That shit's dope!
What's over there?
I see a shine boy.
What are you?
I want you.
Whatever you are.
Can I get up there?
Fuck.
What if I could just stand on the ledge of this thing?
Yes!
Explorer stone!
Oh. You're just a collectible.
I'm not a big fan of collectibles.
Uhm... the art style and like, the way everything is colored and everything also reminds me of uhm...
"Grow Home"!
Man. Remember "Grow Home"? What a fucking fantastic game.
"Grow Home" and "Grow Up".
Or "Grow Up" and "Grow Home". Which one came first?
It's not a very good naming scheme.
I want to ride one of those. I want to fly around like that.
Awh yeah! It's like Jurassic Park.
It's a Veggiesaurus, Lex! Veggiesaurus! (quote from Jurassic Park)
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Awwwh! That's the end of the demo!
Oh. I can still play as him.
I'm in a desert. This is DEFINITELY reminding me of Journey.
"Hold left shift to surf."
Whaaaaat!
Awwwh. That's awesome!
Holy crap!
Okay, yeah. Now it definitely reminds me of Journey. *laughs*
When you got the sand surf in that. That's my favorite moment.
Not to say that this game is too much like another game or anything like that.
Can I get up here?
What is up here?
Oh!
Oh. This is just like a little playground.
Fuck yeah!
Where else can I go? I want to go to all the places.
That's so awesome!
Awh man. I just want to surf for hours now. Look at him go!
I'm curious how this would play out in the-
"Change camera mode."
I'm pressing "Q" and nothing's happening.
Oh.
Awh yeah.
I'm curious how like...
The main game plays out.
Woah yeah, buddy!
Let's surf down through these.
Oh this is very... Shadow of the Colossusy when you go fight Phalanx.
I'm curious to see how the surfing would play out and things like that in the final game.
WOAH- HO- HO!
Ow.
"Seriously, stop playing. It's the end of the demo." *Jack laughs*
No! It's fun. I want to play.
If it's the end of the demo then you shouldn't give me a surf board... surf staff.
What's around here?
This is almost more fun than the main part of the demo I was playing. *laughs*
I'm glad they added this in.
What I mean is... I'm curious how- like, this section of gameplay will connect to the other parts.
Did I see another thing all the way over there?
I don't think so.
Maybe holding "Q" changes something?
Nope.
That's really fun.
I would love to see like a huge one of those.
Or like, flying through the air.
Ah. Okay. "Press 'T' to view Trailer."
Oh, yeah like that!
Holy crap it looks good.
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Little cute boy.
Little Shoob.
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Ah. It's gorgeous.
Ah. Those are awesome.
Oh! You get a little buddy. Little dude to follow you around.
You have to bounce across those?
Ah. Look at that.
I love any game that gives you some sort of like, momentum or speed.
Or anything like that. Like the surfing is so cool because it makes you feel like you're going super fast.
And... that's so Journey.
Uhm... and that teleport- or the dash makes you feel like you're going super fast as well. It's very wooshy.
Anything like that, I'm just a sucker for.
Anything that gives you momentum and speed and mobility.
It's why I like Spiderman so much.
Oh, you can fly?!
Or glide at least.
Yeaaahhh!
Ah, man. I'm really interested in more of this.
I'm really interested in a full game of this.
Developer: "Hi. My name is Jonas Monke and I am the solo developer behind Omno."
"I started working on Omno 2 years ago
and I do pretty much everything by myself."
"So that's: Programming, Designing, Animating, and all the other stuff."
Jack: Jesus
Developer: "The reason I decided to work as a solo developer was so I could create the game exactly as I imagined it."
"I've worked for over 10 years as a character animator in the Firmen Game industries."
"I'm using what I learned to create a game that can hopefully reach players emotionally."
"Breathing life into things, especially in 3D, is really challenging,
but it's also the best way to express my thoughts and feelings about the themes that I ..."
"So far, making Omno has been the most exciting and hardest challenge of my life."
"I'm a married man and have 3 young, wonderful kids so as you can imagine,
most of Omno's development was during late nights after my day job."
"After getting loads of positive feedback on social media, I decided to go full time in March."
"I took the chance to invest all of my time and energy into finishing Omno and making my dream come true."
"I've never asked for help before, so going to Kickstarter is really a big deal for me."
"The success of Omno depends on your support and valuable feedback."
"Now the game is fast approaching the finish line."
"The tech and mechanics are complete."
"All that's left is to expand the landscapes, add more creatures, and extra content for you to explore and enjoy."
"So if you like what you see, I would be grateful for your support
so we can finish Omno together."
Jack: Awwwh. That's lovely.
Awh. He seems like a sweet dude.
Awh and I'm glad the game- like...
I got to this late. The game as been Kickstarted...
for awhile.
And there's only like, 3 days left of it.
So... by the time I got to it-
by the time this is uploaded, the Kickstarter will probably be finished.
But I think they like asked for 20,000 pounds and they got like, 67,000 or something.
So the game seems like it's actually going to get made which I'm very very happy about and it's cool to see...
Justpassionate people make some cool games and be...
be just so into it and want to make a game that's unique and fun and everything, so...
I'm glad he's making it!
And I'm glad it's doing well and I hope that it goes along smoothly and I can't wait to play the full release of the game.
But I'll leave a link in the description so you guys can check out more about it
But go look up Omna for yourself. I think you can just get the demo for yourself now as well.
I loved it. Feels fun. Controls are actually nice, art styles nice, music's lovely.
I'm excited to see more of it, but for now...
Thank you guys so much for watching this episode.
If you liked it, PUNCH that like button in the face LIKE A BOSS
And... high-fives all around.
*Wapoosh*
But thank you guys and I will see all you dudes...
IN THE NEXT VIDEO!
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Weeeeeee- he- he- he!