FOREST PLAYGROUND is an area located within VAST FOREST in OMORI. This place is where the youthful residents of HEADSPACE gather to have fun and play around.
GEOGRAPHY[]
The FOREST PLAYGROUND is a large colorful playground located south of the STUMP. The VAST FOREST surrounds the east and west entrances of the PLAYGROUND. At the north entrance of the area, one of MARI's various picnics is set up on the left. There is also one of the many floating mirrors scattered around HEADSPACE. There are many toys, trees, eggs and characters scattered around the space. It is filled with many playground essentials such as swings, monkey bars, a slide, a tetherball pole, and hopscotch.
On the top left area of the area features a poster that constantly changes as the story progresses, ranging from a WANTED POSTER of BOSS to a promotion of the show SWEETHEART's QUEST FOR HEARTS. There is also a nearby MAILBOX that sells items consisting of CANDY, APPLE JUICE, JACKS and PRESENTS.
OMORI can also interact with SHAWN and REN to obtain the skill OBSERVE, after the hide-and-seek minigame. The player can complete a total of two quests, which consist of BERLY'S LOST BALL and DAISY'S DILEMMA. For the first quest, BERLY will join the party in search of the missing tetherball within VAST FOREST. Completing this quest will grant AUBREY the skill HEADBUTT and a BUTT CERTIFICATE. Interacting with BERLY again afterwards increases AUBREY's JUICE by 20.
As for the second quest, the group must head over to OTHERWORLD's JUNKYARD to dig out the FLOWER PUZZLE needed for completion and acquiring the DAISY (CHARM) once OMORI overcomes his fear of heights.
STORY[]
PROLOGUE - THREE DAYS LEFT[]
After having made plans to meet up with MARI and BASIL at the FOREST PLAYGROUND, OMORI and friends leave NEIGHBOR'S ROOM and head over to VAST FOREST. The group finds many young denizens playing around before spotting MARI and BASIL. OMORI and friends proceed to join them in their picnic.
After chatting and looking at BASIL's PHOTO ALBUM, BASIL invites the group to visit his house, which is south of the playground. The group can interact with the characters playing in the playground before leaving the area. Before they can leave, the group is stopped by the rowdy BERLY, who wants them to play hide and seek with everyone. OMORI ends up being chosen but ends up finding almost everyone.
While searching for BASIL, OMORI and friends discover him being held hostage by the local bully BOSS. BOSS is upset that none of them invited him for the game and refuses to let BASIL go. The group then engages in combat against BOSS, only prevailing at the last moment due to OMORI's willpower. After saving BASIL, the friend group (excluding MARI) head over to BASIL'S HOUSE without any interruptions aside from a few LOST SPROUT MOLES attempting to ruin BASIL's flowers.
The group's visit to BASIL'S HOUSE would soon be disrupted when BASIL discovers a photo that he couldn't recognize, unknowingly manifesting his SOMETHING by accident. This leads to BASIL being banished into BLACK SPACE and OMORI being flung back into WHITE SPACE. OMORI would soon regroup with his friends and head back to the playground to discuss on the whereabouts of their missing friend. BASIL's disappearance ends up kickstarting the plot of the HEADSPACE shenanigans for the time being.
TWO DAYS LEFT[]
Upon returning to HEADSPACE once more, OMORI discovers that the FOREST PLAYGROUND is completely deserted due to MR. JAWSUM and his GATOR GUYS tricking all of the children there into signing contracts to work for them at LAST RESORT. From there, OMORI can interact with the playground objects lying around but nothing will really change unless he heads north to progress the story. It is recommended that the player complete all of the quests originating here before the TWO DAYS LEFT segment.
ONE DAY LEFT[]
Exclusive to the OMORI ROUTE, after sleeping in the NEIGHBOR'S BEDROOM, OMORI, now taking control of SUNNY's body, awakens in his room to finish the last of his chores before returning to sleep. OMORI once again awakens in WHITE SPACE, and goes through the white door to be greeted by his friends. They repeat dialogue from the very beginning of the game before setting off to meet with MARI and BASIL again in the FOREST PLAYGROUND. Interacting with BASIL after the cutscene will grant a FLOWER CROWN as the boy mentions he'll cherish OMORI and the others forever in his heart.
If the player goes to LAST RESORT and interacts with MR. JAWSUM for the final time, the children hired by JAWSUM will return to the playground. All of them will mostly have the same dialogue as before. In addition, there is an additional GATOR GUY that joins in the fun by playing Hop Scotch, similar to that of HAPPY.
CHARACTERS[]
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ENEMIES[]
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QUOTES[]
Entering FOREST PLAYGROUND (PROLOGUE)
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AUBREY  MARI! BASIL!  MARI  Oh, hello AUBREY! Hello, everyone! How are you all doing today? AUBREY  KEL'S BEING MEAN TO ME AGAIN!! MARI  Oh, no! Not again... How could he? KEL  Pshh, I'm not being mean! AUBREY's just being all whiny. MARI Well, KEL! You've just made a very convincing point. Now I don't know who to believe! KEL  BELIEVE ME!! AUBREY NO, BELIEVE ME!! HERO  Sigh... Settle down, you two... Why does it always have to be like this? MARI  Chin up, HERO! Look at you, being all responsible. MARI  I really like that about you... hehe... HERO  Come on, MARI! Not now... MARI  Oh HERO, you know I'm just teasing. You're so cute when you get all flustered! HERO ... MARI While we were waiting for you guys, BASIL and I were going through his PHOTO ALBUM! Did you wanna join us? AUBREY  Of course! After all... we're the ones in the pictures, aren't we? KEL  BASIL, BASIL! GET A LOAD OF THIS!! KEL  C'mon, BASIL! Take a picture of me! BASIL  Sorry, KEL. I only take photos of people when they least expect it! HERO  You like to take photos of people acting naturally when they're not in front of a camera, right BASIL? BASIL  Yeah... There's something special about everyone living their own lives. Those are the moments I want to capture! KEL  So like... we just have to pretend you're not there? BASIL  Haha... Yeah, I guess you can put it that way. KEL  Sure, I can do that! BASIL Ah, okay... but it's nothing amazing. AUBREY  Oh, BASIL! Stop doubting yourself! I'm sure they'll be great. BASIL  You're right, AUBREY. Sorry... I'll try to believe in myself more. BASIL Here! This way we can all see. HERO  These photos are all so charming, BASIL. You really know how to capture the moment! BASIL Thanks... I didn't take all of them though. MARI likes to steal my camera sometimes. MARI Only sometimes! BASIL Hey, I have an idea! Did you all want to come hang out at my house? BASIL I just finished planting some little sprouts and wanted to show everyone. Come on! They're really cute! KEL Yeah sure, that sounds fun! Let's go! HERO It's south of the playground, right? BASIL Yup, that's the way! MARI Hmm... I think I'll sit this one out. You all go on and enjoy yourselves! MARI But if you're ever feeling weary, you can always stop by one of my picnics! MARI I'll always have some refreshments ready... and you can even SAVE using my picnic basket! HERO  Awww... Thanks, MARI! You're always doing so much for us! AUBREY Bye, MARI! We'll see you again soon! MARI Run along and have fun now! You know where to find me! |
Mari (Forest Playground)
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MARI Run along and have fun now! You know where to find me!
MARI  Just the other day, NOSE was telling about a cute little leaf she met... but... when she tried to be its friend, all it wanted to talk about was how much it hated bunnies... MARI How could someone hate bunnies!? I just don't understand some people... |
Forest Playground Picnic #1
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KEL  Let's see... There's DAISY... then there's NEB... then HAPPY... BROWS... NOSE... Wait, no... That's DAISY... AUBREY Whatcha doin', KEL? KEL  Nothin'... Just trying to remember everyone's names... AUBREY You still don't know everyone's names!? How could you? KEL  I'm sorry, okay? I just wanna have a good time... We're all having fun here, aren't we? Everyone's names are secondary! MARI It's alright, AUBREY... HERO never remembers anyone's name either. It's probably a family trait... HERO Hey, I've been working on that! For some it's natural, but for others it's a learned skill! We can't all have a memory like OMORI's... |
Forest Playground Picnic #2 (One Day Left)
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MARI It's so nice to all sit and relax together like this! KEL MARI! BASIL! Why don't you ever tag along with us? MARI Oh, you know I'd love to... but I have to take it easy. I have a bad knee, remember? KEL  Oh yeah... Do you think it'll ever heal, MARI? MARI No I'm afraid not... But that's okay! I can still help you by setting up picnics! MARI Don't you worry about me... I'll always do what I can! MARI And it's not at all bad anyway, since BASIL is always here to keep me company. BASIL Yeah, MARI and I have the best talks. AUBREY You do?! What do you guys talk about? MARI Everything, really! Sometimes, we even talk about you guys! BASIL Yeah! We talk about how cool and composed OMORI is all the time... Or about how AUBREY is so caring about everything... MARI Or about how nice it would be to be as carefree as KEL... Or about how the time HERO fell asleep and a bird thought his hair was a nest... HERO  W-Wait... What was that last part again? MARI Oh, nothing! |
GALLERY[]
IN-GAME[]
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TRIVIA[]
- The overall structure of this area takes inspiration from FARAWAY PARK, evident by the equipment and the characters that show up most of the time.
- There is an unused poster that could've showed up at the start of TWO DAYS LEFT. This one features the list of children that MR. JAWSUM tricked into working for him at LAST RESORT.
- According to some unused dialogue, LIFE JAM GUY was originally meant to debut here after the party defeats BOSS, in which he helps them heal a toasted KEL by using LIFE JAM. This would also lead to his brief encounter, along with additional dialogue after he leaves the playground.
- In the 2018 demo, the eternal banana seen lying on the ground originally had dialogue where it advised the group to try eating food around picnic baskets if they feel weary.[1]
REFERENCES[]
- ↑ BANANA: If you're ever feeling weary, try eating food around picnic baskets and you'll feel much better. Don't mind me though. I don't do anything special... I'm just a banana.