Ossuary

Ossuary might be the most fun religious game I've ever played since the Shin Megami Tensei series. Ossuary is basically Bible Adventures but for Discordianism - and actually fun to play. But what's Discordianism, you ask? Well, in the late 1960s, a small group of american counterculture theorists, magicians and writers decided to sketch out a parody of all religion - which turned out to be a completely valid religion in its own right. This religion has as its "main" texts several editions of The Principia Discordia. These editions laid out the contradictory, absurd, non-foundation for a religion that has somehow stuck in culture. Discordianism, the world's first open source religion, is basically a collage of Zen Buddhism, western philosophy, parodies of ceremonial magic and a healthy dose of drugs. And you're one of its Popes. Ossuary is a clever way to express the views of the Principia Discordia in game form. The world of Ossuary is an allegory of what is called the Aneristic Del...

Buyer beware: Treat this game as if it were a visual novel with very little to no gameplay. It's more of an interactive venture into philosophy and whatnot. A "Talk N' Walk" if you will. Gameplay amounts to talking to NPC's over and over and collect a variety of four particular "core aspects" each of the 4 main NPC's will require of you. In doing so, you get an "ending" which is a summary quote of the ideologies behind that particular NPC's beliefs. There is very little to play here. A very loose definition of what a game is. You really need to understand this BEFORE you spend $8 on it. To re-emphasize my point: it is not so much a game, as it is more a visual novel. I impulse bought and I will admit I was a bit annoyed. Especially since I got all 6 endings in under 2 hours. The disappointment subsided however due to the amount of text that is included and the atmosphere the game gave. So, when you see it as more of a sprawled out book while you keep your hands busy doing other thin...

don't bother playing this unless you (like me) have fallen into a state of mental ruin so intense that you're able to understand the most absurd and meaningless things Seriously, this is a really effing good game, but it's surreal and confusing from start to finish. That's what makes it so enjoyable to me. I'm a philosophy buff and pretty into the occult so it was right up my alley; it's not for everyone. I do wish, somewhat, that it was a little longer, but I imagine if it were any longer it'd get old quickly. The concept is better suited for a shorter game.

It is short. The gameplay is text-based puzzle solving. It is confusing, and in the end seems to ask more questions than it answers. If you are still undeterred, I highly recommend you buy this brilliant game. Its writing manages to evoke a unique and often unsettling lore and setting, and it poses questions with an intelligence I have scarcely seen in videogames as a whole. It is creepy, atmospheric, often surreal, and yet made me laugh multiple times. Do yourself a favour and pick this one up. Maybe don't even play it immediately. Forget about it, leave it for yourself to stumble across later on. You wont regret it.

People are complaining that this is a short game, but it's really just a game that you need to take your time on and enjoy the aspects of. It is text-rich and quite beautiful, I do not regret purchasing this game. Quite an enjoyable time. At first I found it odd that there was only one soundtrack in game, but as I played on, I found it more fitting, as if the music were also stuck with the monotony of the world you are exploring in Ossuary. Do take breaks in between, though, it can be hard on some people's eyes after a while.

*Review in progress* This is just an odd game. I'm still confused of what's going on, but I'm just talking to the NPCs, and figuring out what everything means. The game is interesting so far. I would advise anyone who wants to purchase this game to play the demo first. Right now I'm enjoying the experience of the game. It's nothing to be excited about, but it might make some players want to keep on playing to figure out the curse of grayface and everything else that the game has to offer. Buy this game if you like riddles and mysteries. 8/10 (rating and thoughts may change as I progress in the game)

I would liken this more to an interactive novel than a game. The dialog was interesting, but overall I didn't think it was worth the time I put into it.

I am a sucker for a good story. I am intrigued by Ossuary's spin on philosophy. One of Ossuary's best qualities, is that it seems to cover every angle and every side. Five Sides preferably (Including the roof). I really appreciate the amount of time it must have taken to compile all of the character dialogue. It is in depth and interesting (thought provoking). As I continue playing I will update my opinion. I am convinced my opinion will be the same however. Ossuary? Awesome, Very! ~kingofhearts2540~

This game is hard to get into. The start of the game is dull and nothing really prompts you to continue playing, besides a few minor dialogue options. Though the game doesn't really change from this formula, I started to enjoy it more and more as I played through. With over 1,300 lines of dialogue, every character's personality is detailed enough that you'll want to explore all their possible responses. Direction wise, this game does not hold your hand. This is a game where you have to play it in one sitting, which is about a 3-5 hour playthrough. If you start playing it for a couple of hours and then come back to it weeks later, like what I initially did, you will have a hard time remembering what quests you were on and will most likely have to create a new save. The majority of the game is spent hunting for some important information amongst lots of insignificant choices making it hard to reinforce why what you're doing is valuable. On the other hand, the massive amounts of di...

Ossuary's description and video make it seem like a surreal/creepy horror game, but the gameplay heavily detracts from that feeling. You play as a person-like entity who wanders around and talks to other person-like entities. The unsettling vibe is undercut by game-y, boring 'quests' where you talk to Person A, who tells you to talk to Person B on the other side of the map, who then tells you to talk to Person C, then back to Person A. Then you are rewarded with an item that lets you talk to Person D, and so on. The sole mechanic in the game is using your Sins on different people to get the reaction you need to advance a quest. This is interesting thematically but is actually just dressing for a very old adventure game mechanic. Corrupting a soul with the sin of wrath is not fundamentally different from "USE [object] ON [subject]". Just as it does in adventure games, this boils down to a trial-and-error system where you end up mindlessly using every sin on every character, as the puzz...