# Talk:Omori (video game)

It is never excplicitly stated in the game that the push was accidental. I think it was intentional, however we have to come to a wp:consensus. Jdn2004 (talk) 14:26, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

TheGamer reports that it was accidental. No source that I've found states it was intentional. So I think there's more merit to stating it was accidental, but I would not be too opposed if the word "accidentally" was removed, leaving it up for interpretation for the reader, like the game does. ObserveOwl (talk) 16:44, 6 June 2025 (UTC)
Also, this PhD case study states that "an unintentional murder" changes the protagonist's life in the game, which can only refer to Mari's killing as far as I can see. ObserveOwl (talk) 16:57, 6 June 2025 (UTC)
I believe it's heavily implied that he simply tried to push her out of the way, but his intention was not to push her down. I would say unintentional. Leyley64 (talk) 16:46, 6 June 2025 (UTC)
thanks im new here Jdn2004 (talk) 17:04, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

To editors Tarlby and Organhaver: I don't mean to create an edit war. You both have previously reverted an edit of mine removing or changing the word hikikomori in the lead section. In my view, this verbiage—especially at the start of the page—is too technical unless it's clearly defined. In all fairness, I haven't completed this entire game, but I can't see how hikikomori would be preferred over a more common English-language substitute, like reclusive or introverted. FYI, hikikomori is not an adjective. A wikilink to Hikikomori is also unfeasible per MOS:FORCELINK. Thanks. asex twintalk · contribs. 02:07, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

I'm not familiar with the article's sources, but as someone who has beaten the game and knows a decent amount of the game's history, Sunny being a hikikomori is, imo, a significant part of the game's identity. The game is called OMORI (the second half of hikikomori). Sunny hadn't left his house in four years and the game is obviously incredibly influenced by Japanese RPGs and anime.
That's mostly my personal opinion though. On the actual policy/guideline side, there's nothing stopping us from making an explanatory footnote that directly explains was a hikikomori is. Saves a click for the readers. Tarlby (t) (c) 02:14, 19 October 2025 (UTC)
Still, a more common word with the same meaning would suffice. The term could be defined and linked to the game's subject matter and history in a later section of the article (the Development and release section already connects it to the game's precursory webcomic), but it certainly doesn't seem fit for the second sentence of the article. An explanatory footnote also seems clunky and unnecessary when, again, a more common equivalent would be enough. asex twintalk · contribs. 02:26, 19 October 2025 (UTC)
I agree, it is too technical and unfamiliar a term to belong in the lead. The game makes a big deal about Sunny being reclusive and virtually trapped in his house, but nothing that hikikomori can exclusively convey.  novov talk edits 07:02, 19 October 2025 (UTC)