Weird Fucking Games Vol. 153: Featuring Orbo's Odyssey
PICK OF THE FORTNIGHT
Orbo's Odyssey (USD$6.99) by Feverdream Johnny
Note: I received a copy of this game for free.
Discover the ominous truth about the company you work for in this surreal comedy platformer. Collect gear parts by achieving the various objectives in each zone by facing platforming challenges, solving simple puzzles and fighting devious bosses. A lot of fun and packed full of variety.
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From faceteduser:
During a trip to South America, some friends and I were bar hopping late at night. While wandering the streets looking for the next bar to go into, we struck up a chat with a random local guy. He seemed alright so we asked him if he would like to join us, he agreed and so we continued our drinking adventure. After a while, he looks at his phone and asks us if we would like to go to a party. After discussing it a bit and taking some security measures (I mean very cool dude but still we had just met him), we agreed and followed him. The guy leads us to a dark alley covered in drawings made with drawings that were glowing in the dark. In the middle of the alley we found a bright orange door and we could hear loud music coming from the inside. Our new friend calls someone with his phone to let them know we are there and few minutes later the door opens. Inside the place was filled with people and you could feel the exhilarating energy in the air. Our local friend introduced us to his friends, who welcomed us with open arms. Despite the initial hesitation, everyone was incredibly friendly and eager to share stories and drinks. As we talked and danced, I don't know if it was because I was pretty drunk at that point or what, but the place took on a 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 atmosphere (see what I did there). We continued dancing until the early hours of the morning and when the sun began to rise, we finally decided it was time to call it a night. We exchanged contact info we the local guy and we still keep in touch, we are making plans to go back. 𝘁𝗹;𝗱𝗿: Crazy party, crazy night, cool people.
From Debjyoti:
This took place in my hometown of Calcutta (Kolkata). Had an out-of-body experience (circa 2017 - my only one till date) post a heavy sesh of the herb. Was slumped near the corner of the bed against the wall when suddenly it happened. Lasted roughly a few seconds (I wanna say maybe five tops, but it felt both shorter and longer than that from what I can recall). It was all blurry, but I could identify that it was the room I was in, and my body in the corner. I was observing, how one would look at themself in the mirror (though not quite because my body was a little to the left as far as I can remember - it somewhat felt like I was in the exact centre of the room), only from an elevated position. I don't exactly recall how I came to (as in regained control of my body - or how long had passed), but it felt like gaining consciousness after fainting (most prominent instance of experiencing fainting was when I had dengue back in 2012). The entire deal felt like a dream (the abruptness, the blurriness - speaking of, had a few instances of lucid dreaming somewhen in 2022 {don't recall the content of the dreams though :-/} - over the course of a month or so - a few days of break between each, but a couple times it happened consecutively). My memory isn't quite good, but I believe this is probably my most surreal experience. (I can swear there are others, but none is coming to mind at the moment, and honestly, I think it's because none left a mark like this one)
And Kal_Bec, whose entry is short but sweet:
The most surreal experience in da big apple is just everyday life out there
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