Ori and the Blind Forest

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 1647 Ratings

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  1. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 16, 2020
    8
    Amazing game with awesome soundtrack but theres not many tracks sadly. The gameplay is fantastic and on point satisfying. Its not that hard and challenging which is a shame and story is wholesome yet mediocre. The skill tree lets you unlock skill which you cant have at that time so theyre worthless and there could be more fast travel checkpoints. But i got 94% of the game and enjoyed it aAmazing game with awesome soundtrack but theres not many tracks sadly. The gameplay is fantastic and on point satisfying. Its not that hard and challenging which is a shame and story is wholesome yet mediocre. The skill tree lets you unlock skill which you cant have at that time so theyre worthless and there could be more fast travel checkpoints. But i got 94% of the game and enjoyed it a lot. One of the better paltformers out there.… Expand
  2. Grafer
    Jan 4, 2020
    9
    Well written and well told story that moves you. Enjoyable and engaging combat and gameplay. Can't wait to play the sequel.
  3. fernando8biondi
    Jan 1, 2020
    7
    Good game with a beautiful soundtrack.
    Very cliché story, and a pretty tedious start, but as the difficulty grows, so does the player's interest.
  4. Van_DiSarzio
    Dec 20, 2019
    9
    Really good platformer, with beautiful quirky graphics. Great story and atmosphere.
  5. ourendlesseason
    Dec 14, 2019
    3
    Bella l'ambientazione e la grafica ma, a lungo andare, il gioco diventa monotono e noioso.
  6. Theley
    Dec 5, 2019
    10
    A masterpiece of a game. I gave 10 for the soundtrack, gameplay, characters and story. Everything is so flawlessly done, props to Moon Studios.
  7. Miotke
    Dec 1, 2019
    9
    Awesome                                                                                      
  8. Garbz
    Oct 24, 2019
    8
    Stunning visuals, beautiful story, and overall great platforming with a well thought out progression tree. Oh and it made me cry in the opening scene. Unfortunately it can sometimes be confusing where to go and what to do, did your latest power unlock mean you should backtrack and get into that area you couldn't before? Do you press forward? If you do can you go back? It's all up to a flipStunning visuals, beautiful story, and overall great platforming with a well thought out progression tree. Oh and it made me cry in the opening scene. Unfortunately it can sometimes be confusing where to go and what to do, did your latest power unlock mean you should backtrack and get into that area you couldn't before? Do you press forward? If you do can you go back? It's all up to a flip of the coin.… Expand
  9. Ghosterche45
    Jul 3, 2019
    10
    Beautiful game, a total masterpiece, really nice story, music, the gameplay and controls are really nice and the graphics are, wow, amazing. I don't really like platformers but this was just, woah.
  10. ROBits
    Jun 27, 2019
    9
    La historia enamora, la ambientación es espectacular.
    Música de 10.
    La jugabilidad y las mecánicas perfectas
  11. Sozdanie
    Jan 28, 2019
    9
    Очень красивая игра с отлично проработанным миром, есть интересные механики. Изначально поставил на хард, поэтому в начале часто умирал, но потом привык и с удовольствием прошел игру. Сюжет не замысловат, но он особо и не нужен.Очень красивая игра с отлично проработанным миром, есть интересные механики. Изначально поставил на хард, поэтому в начале часто умирал, но потом привык и с удовольствием прошел игру. Сюжет не замысловат, но он особо и не нужен.
  12. slanderbot
    Jan 16, 2019
    7
    10/10 art direction, score, story, animation, effects.

    4/10 mechanical gameplay
  13. Azazator3000
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    Не играл, но только за атмосферный саунд можно поставить 10
  14. Chiyou
    Jun 25, 2018
    10
    I always wanted to play Ori, this pushed me over the edge.. Got it for $11.. i feel like i cheated you guys out of some money, i'll be buying this on day one. Unlike most games i get lost in this one, 11 hours went by without me even thinking about it, i got lost in the beautifully painted world with the beautifully orchestrated music. It has so many different elements of my favoriteI always wanted to play Ori, this pushed me over the edge.. Got it for $11.. i feel like i cheated you guys out of some money, i'll be buying this on day one. Unlike most games i get lost in this one, 11 hours went by without me even thinking about it, i got lost in the beautifully painted world with the beautifully orchestrated music. It has so many different elements of my favorite games, from some sounds that remind me of Jeremy Soule's elder scrolls soundtracks to the fluid gameplay that iterates on super metroids design and brings it all into the next next generation.… Expand
  15. jjjjhogan
    Jun 12, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game caught my eye a couple years ago due to the high reviews and the fact it was picked up by Microsoft for the Xbox One. I had it downloaded on my computer and thought it was perfect for my schoolwork. Lately, I have been playing a lot of multiplayer games and have not had the time for a single player game. This game immediately caught my eye as it is very focused on the visuals and the storyline which would be a change of pace to me. When I began playing it I was greeted in the beginning by a cinematic type story sequence. This helped create a backstory for Ori and open up for the main story. This game is very beautiful in many ways, and has a lot to be analyzed.
    The first part of the game that I analyzed was the genre. I believe Ori and the Blind Forest is a game that falls under the umbrella of three genres. These genres being action, adventure, and strategy. It is an action game because while following the main storyline you have to fight a lot of different enemies along the way. Although, the combat is not very intensive since their is no aiming mechanic and it is mostly based on dodging attacks and placing yours at the right time. I mainly believe though that Ori is an adventure and strategy game. Adventure since you are set to explore the massive landscape in different regions around the forest of Nibel. The forest of Nibel is the main forest of the game, in which you are tasked to save. It encompasses strategy in this adventure play style through the individual “levels”. Although there are no set levels, I looked at the different stages and regions that you explored as the levels of the game. The ways in which this game utilizes these genres have to do with the history of these genres.
    Historically, this game is not old at all. It was released in 2015, by a studio that was made in 2010. This game was very popular at release and won many awards. Although it is a young game, it does have a historical background. This game is a platform with a new spin on it, which has similarities to games like Metroid and Rayman along with other classic platformers. This game is not only a platformer, as I have said it is based on three genres. These genres have extensive historical pasts as well. Action and Adventure games were many of the first genres created with games like Asteroid and The Legend of Zelda. Puzzle games are also very popular, with obvious titles like Tetris. All these games and many more can be seen in certain aspects of Ori and the Blind Forest. The way that the designers of this game sewed these aspects together is through the aesthetics of the game.
    Aesthetics is a very interesting and confusing term. I believe that Aesthetics refers to the way the game plays, and how it affects your senses. Visually, this game is very beautiful with an almost hand-drawn feel to the graphics. There are spooky caves, weird spider lairs, overgrown forests, a mountain with interesting creatures, and much more to explore. These graphics aren’t the only important part, they are accompanied by the sounds and mechanics of the game as well. By sounds I mean sounds from effects in the game as well as the music. The music follows the mood of the game, being calm during calm points and a little more energetic during fights. The mechanics of this game are in the controls, and also the animation. The controls are normal controls for PC platformer, and the animation is very fluid. There are also a lot of small animations like when you are taking damage, retrieving health points and so much more. These animations help give more dynamic to the controls, and makes the player feel more connected to the game in a sense. As well as Aesthetics, this game also has cultural and narrative aspects.
    Culturally, I believe this game is made to be enjoyed by people of all walks of life. Its animation style as well as story can be fitting for young children as well as adults. This game can also be played in many different ways, there are a ton of locations in which you are allowed to save and come back, so if you are a busy student for example you can just take short snippets of fun. This game also has a great following, with a lot of fan art and cosplays that are made every single day to celebrate the interesting art style and narrative. This narrative, I believe is the most important part of the game. The main character and setting being Ori and Nibel Forest. Other main characters are Sein and the voice of the tree of life. Sein is the small blue orb that follows you around and attacks for you, and the voice is the main narrator of the game that helps you through the story.
    Finally, if I were to group this game in a professional sense I would say it could be interpreted as a modern educational game. Mainly of course this game is for entertainment, but I believe there is a message below the surface. This message being environment awareness and preservation. The main storyline of this game is to save the life force of the    … Expand
  16. alejandra09
    Apr 16, 2018
    10
    Moon Studios is officially on the map. One of if not the best next gen titles out right now.
  17. Did-
    Apr 6, 2018
    10
    When reviewing a game, I usually try to understand why a game is good or bad, and what feels wrong in a game.

    But sometimes, nothing feels wrong. Therefore, should I feel wrong for not finding anything to say that has not already been said? “Ori and the Blind Forest” is beautiful, both aesthetically and graphically. The scenery is gorgeous, the character animation is smooth, the    When reviewing a game, I usually try to understand why a game is good or bad, and what feels wrong in a game.

    But sometimes, nothing feels wrong. Therefore, should I feel wrong for not finding anything to say that has not already been said?

    “Ori and the Blind Forest” is beautiful, both aesthetically and graphically. The scenery is gorgeous, the character animation is smooth, the lighting and colorimetry is great, and the music goes perfectly on top of this.

    The character is enjoyable to control, it’s fun to move him around the forest, and each new ability permits more traversability, so revisiting old worlds doesn’t feel tedious. Some zones are even accessible using these new powers, like in Super Metroid.

    If I had to find a flaw, it would be the escape sequences. During these, you have a single life, and if you fail, you start from the beginning, and learning is mostly trial-and-error, not my favorite game design pattern. But still, they were interesting to play in the end.

    All in all, one of the greatest Metroidvania games you can find.
    They even put bonus content directly inside the game, with early footage from the first prototypes and concept arts. It was really interesting to see how much they spent on player movement and abilities in the early development, surely that’s how they managed to make this game so good and that’s something more game developers should do.    … Expand
  18. Foxtina
    Jan 8, 2018
    10
    Beautiful and well made 2D type of game with interesting story, gorgeous art, amazing soundtrack and likeable characters.
    I had never liked 2D game so much like this one. Simply - masterpiece.
  19. Pnx725
    Jan 7, 2018
    10
    Companies need to take note of this game to make their own games because if you can say someting is that this game was done with love, tons of it. I had so much pleasure playing this game it is unreal. Graphics, gameplay, story the game has it. 100% recommended.
  20. OuterOcean6
    Dec 3, 2017
    10
    The most beautiful game and the best game I had ever played after the witcher 3, not once but twice I went to complete this game 100% because it is the best happiness I got from my childhood and life. I hope Will of the Wisps will be as big and more beautiful game like this one. This game is something I would keep on my desktop until it's last legs. I would at least tell everyone to tryThe most beautiful game and the best game I had ever played after the witcher 3, not once but twice I went to complete this game 100% because it is the best happiness I got from my childhood and life. I hope Will of the Wisps will be as big and more beautiful game like this one. This game is something I would keep on my desktop until it's last legs. I would at least tell everyone to try this game for themselves, this game is that good and deserves more praise and hype from the public.… Expand
  21. LifeHistory
    Nov 19, 2017
    10
    Everything in this game is magical the music the gameplay and world design. Solid controls and gameplay. Cool puzzles and its not repetitive because every stage is very unique and amazing. The story is emotional and fine.
    its one of the best 2D Platformer I've played if not the best and not only that but one of the best games. Every real gamer should fall in love with this piece of art.
  22. agusmonster
    Oct 12, 2017
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played if not THE BEST. Incredible mix of platform, story and music. The best quality in EVERYTHING, animations, soundtrack, playability, anything you want
  23. Seth_W
    Oct 11, 2017
    9
    Ori and the Blind Forest was the first title released by Moon Studios in the companies existence. Although new to the video game industry, Moon Studios' Metroidvania was a blowout success and has won multiple awards, due to its impressive art style and solid mechanics. In this review, I will try to highlight why Ori and the Blind Forest has received such critical acclaim while sharing myOri and the Blind Forest was the first title released by Moon Studios in the companies existence. Although new to the video game industry, Moon Studios' Metroidvania was a blowout success and has won multiple awards, due to its impressive art style and solid mechanics. In this review, I will try to highlight why Ori and the Blind Forest has received such critical acclaim while sharing my personal experiences from my ten-hour playthrough of the game.
    Before delving into the game, it is important for you to understand what kind of person this review is coming from. Ori and the Blind Forest was my first ever Metroidvania style game to play, my usual repertoire consists mainly of story-driven platformers, such as the trine series. The key distinction between a Metroidvania style game compared to a regular platformer is the introduction of an open-world map and a progression tree. These distinct differences help to emphasize exploration within Metroidvania style games compared to platformers.
    With that out of the way, let's move onto one of the main reasons I couldn't put Ori and The Blind Forest down, during my playthrough: the Story. The general plot of the game consists around Ori's, a white guardian spirit, quest to rejuvenate her home forest, which has fallen into darkness, by recollecting the lost orbs which kept the forest in balance. Although there is no voice acting in the title, due to the beautiful animations and cutscenes, the player creates a strong emotional connection not only to the silent protagonist but also to the forest which is slowly coming back to life throughout the game. This in conjunction with the beautiful and emotive soundtrack by Gareth Coker creates such a strong and emotive storyline, that it is very hard to not be touched by the plights of Ori and the sacrifices she must make throughout the game.
    The main standout characteristic of the game has to be the beautiful art style that the game possesses. Although similar to Ubisoft's UbiArt graphics engine, which was used for Child of Light and the more recent Rayman games, the hand-drawn aesthetic which focuses on the light in such a big way, adds another layer of depth and makes the act of exploring the world interesting and engaging no matter where you are on the map, which is crucial in a Metroidvania style game, as it is crucial for the development of the story and the character that the player revisits already found areas with new abilities to progress through them further, or in an entirely new way.
    Although a fantastic story, an impeccable art style, and a near-perfect soundtrack can help to create a great game, unless the underlying mechanics and gameplay are rock-solid then it will all be for nothing. Thankfully, the mechanics and gameplay within Ori are smooth to use and especially later in the game the sense of motion that some of Ori's abilities possess create an exhilarating and satisfying experience for the user that highlight the fluidity of the gameplay.
    In conclusion, I would recommend anybody looking for a well styled and emotive Metroidvania game to give Moon Studio's first release a look and let themselves be sucked into this beautiful world.    … Expand
  24. VonSeux
    Jul 31, 2017
    4
    I find the gameplay of Ori extremely boring, the mechanic is overused and gets old fast and it uses too many buttons... graphics are gorgeous but soon you realise everything looks the same and the shade is a tiresome effect. The floaty platafforming is something I cannot stand even on SNES Donkey Kong. And you reccomend it just for the first level... talk about low standards
  25. Alseiz
    Jul 9, 2017
    3
    good story and nice gameplay but the early game is a pain in the ass since you gotta explore the map and die almost instantly, the save mechanic is nice but it's annoying that saving uses resources to fight leaving you with less options overall, must problems get solved later on but by that time there's no need to actually save because of the movement options and excess energy . Also it'sgood story and nice gameplay but the early game is a pain in the ass since you gotta explore the map and die almost instantly, the save mechanic is nice but it's annoying that saving uses resources to fight leaving you with less options overall, must problems get solved later on but by that time there's no need to actually save because of the movement options and excess energy . Also it's not necesary to be carefull in the enviroment because of the defense buff granted by ability trees and excess life… Expand
  26. Tomle1202
    Jul 9, 2017
    8
    Heart-breaking, magnificent, impressive and soulful, Ori and the Blind Forest is an unforgettable adventure that will hold your breath until the very end.
  27. Fishersc
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    Отличная игра, отличное музыкальное сопровождение. Давно таких игр неделали очень красочная и трогательная история
  28. alexfsmw
    Feb 9, 2017
    10
    Very amazing and beautiful game, beautiful story and adorable characters. I loved every minute of it. The endings of first and second parts were a little difficult and got somewhat frustrating, kind of wanted to smash my gamepad a couple times, but you overcome it! Highly recommend it!
  29. Violett
    Dec 26, 2016
    10
    This is genus. Absolutely nasterpiece. Fuse of Hayao Miyazaki Princess Mononoke and Boishock Infinite in terms of plot, and look alike of Super Meat Boy of gameplay (not so hard though, but still quite hard). Amazing graphics. Reccomended for anyone who enjoy twisted plot with many questions but very few answers and 2d platformer games. Probably one of the best if not the best platformersThis is genus. Absolutely nasterpiece. Fuse of Hayao Miyazaki Princess Mononoke and Boishock Infinite in terms of plot, and look alike of Super Meat Boy of gameplay (not so hard though, but still quite hard). Amazing graphics. Reccomended for anyone who enjoy twisted plot with many questions but very few answers and 2d platformer games. Probably one of the best if not the best platformers I've played so far.… Expand
  30. Sinnuhe
    Dec 6, 2016
    10
    AWSOME! Incredible history, gameplay, ilustration, plataform, levels... This game is not a basic game, is a increidble work, awsome details, the characters are very worked! Please play this game!
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Awards & Rankings

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#9 Best PC Game of 2015
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#19 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
43
#43 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Riot Pixels
    Apr 19, 2015
    75
    Playing Ori and the Blind Forest is akin to having a piano lesson — it is fun only when you press exactly the right keys. Get off the mark for just a split second, and the entrancing melody is gone, the tempo is ruined, and all you can hear is the sound of your fingers frantically tapping the keys.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Apr 13, 2015
    84
    At first, Ori looks like a very easy game. But that’s a deception: the further you go into the forest, the louder cracking of your thumbs will become. Our condolences go to anyone who will try to beat Ori on keyboard+mouse combo instead of gamepad. [May 2015, p.71]
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  3. Washington Post
    Apr 6, 2015
    80
    If you’d asked me back in the Super Nintendo days what video games would look like in the future, I imagine that I might have pictured something just like [Ori]. That is to say, something with the visual resonance of a masterfully animated film.
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