Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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  1. MyceIium
    Mar 11, 2020
    10
    Ori and the Will of the Wisps is amazing! The visuals, music and game mechanics are all incredible. You can tell this game was a complete labor of love by Moon Studios! I really enjoy the melee changes that were made as Ori feels like a right badass now :)

    At $30 price point you are getting an amazingly engaging and innovative game with AAA polish. How could you go wrong with that?
  2. SIDLESS
    Mar 17, 2020
    9
    Великолепное продолжение первой части. Игра стала намного масштабнее, красивее и динамичнее, по сравнению с первой частью. Лучший платформер. Лучший саундтрек. Лучшая атмосфера. Лучший эксклюзив Microsoft. Игра конечно же не без недостатков, но я почему-то еще до выхода был уверен, что игра меня не разочарует. За такие проекты хочется платить, потому что вкладывали душу в проект! 9/10, такВеликолепное продолжение первой части. Игра стала намного масштабнее, красивее и динамичнее, по сравнению с первой частью. Лучший платформер. Лучший саундтрек. Лучшая атмосфера. Лучший эксклюзив Microsoft. Игра конечно же не без недостатков, но я почему-то еще до выхода был уверен, что игра меня не разочарует. За такие проекты хочется платить, потому что вкладывали душу в проект! 9/10, так как нюансы с графикой и звуком не дают мне поставить максимальный балл, к остальному - у меня вопросов нет!… Expand
  3. anfil18
    Mar 29, 2020
    9
    MUST HAVE! Precioso una obra maestra. Arte hecho en videojuegos. Jugabilidad 100%100. Visualmente espectacular. Gracias por hacer juegos así. Tendreis mi dinero siempre. Arriba el tito Phil y su game pass para pc.
  4. Foxtina
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    Wow, this game is a masterpiece, I enjoyed every second of it, it's beautiful, emotional game with remarkable soundtrack.
  5. Speedysteve
    Mar 17, 2020
    10
    An incredible experience which lives up to the amazing first game.
    Atmosphere is everything in this game, and you will be on the end of your seat with certain bosses and certain levels.
  6. saltynutty
    Mar 14, 2020
    9
    Definitely a step up from the original Ori in every single aspect, except it is still buggy as hell and runs pretty bad, but I expect Moon Studios to fix it in no time.

    You will be stuck on a lot of puzzles due to lack of hints, and some are straight up bad and require you to think like the developer(I am talking about the one when you ride Ku and have to blow certain enemy into a    Definitely a step up from the original Ori in every single aspect, except it is still buggy as hell and runs pretty bad, but I expect Moon Studios to fix it in no time.

    You will be stuck on a lot of puzzles due to lack of hints, and some are straight up bad and require you to think like the developer(I am talking about the one when you ride Ku and have to blow certain enemy into a destructible wall)

    But other than that, this game is phenomenon, GOTY contender for sure    … Expand
  7. Expaw
    May 16, 2020
    10
    Absolutely loved this game, I've experienced so much positive emotions when played it!

    Graphic design, music, game mechanics, characters and overall game world are just amazing. Wandering around and talking with Tokk, Moki, Kwolok doing all that side quests it was so good. I felt like this game from past times when developers actually cared about game itself and it purpose: to give    Absolutely loved this game, I've experienced so much positive emotions when played it!

    Graphic design, music, game mechanics, characters and overall game world are just amazing. Wandering around and talking with Tokk, Moki, Kwolok doing all that side quests it was so good.

    I felt like this game from past times when developers actually cared about game itself and it purpose: to give us emotions and good moments... as opposite to microtransactions, cosmetics, other typical AAA game benefits these days.    … Expand
  8. IncoleII
    Mar 21, 2020
    10
    Ori and the Will of The Wisps is better its predecessor in every aspect, but overall experience not just better - it's fantastic!
    This game is absolute masterpiece.
    Thank you, Moon Studios, for one of the best games I've played.
  9. Michael47
    Mar 15, 2020
    10
    Um dos melhores metroidvanias já criado se não o melhor! A arte e polimento desse game é de uma qualidade que eu jamais vi em outro game se não a franquia Ori. A arte, música, mecânica e ambientação são de tirar o fôlego, a forma como tudo flui te passa uma sensação tão boa enquanto joga isso. é uma obra de arte interativa literalemnte.
  10. Yurle
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    This game is just a masterpiece, it is a pleasure to play it. It was the best 9 hours of my life. The plot is delightful. The finale made me cry, it was amazing. From this ending, I started crying and then went to smoke a cigarette to digest it and calm down
  11. Poseyydon
    May 28, 2020
    9
    The game is very beautiful, the art direction is perfect, and the story is nice. The musics are also very cool. Not much else to say.
  12. Lastofbugs
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    Ori and the Will of the wisps, is how sequels are meant to be made. Stunning visuals, incredible OST, and an amazing story
  13. Oreshulya
    Sep 1, 2020
    10
    Более чем достойное продолжение великолепной первой части. Улучшили всё: графику, геймплей, добавили торговцев, намного больше стало диалогов, появились мини-квесты, также добавили новые оружия для разнообразия. Единственно, что немножко оптимизация подкачала: вначале в прологе маленько подлагивало и в течение игры тоже были небольшие фризы. Ну, я думаю, с патчами пофиксили уже. Так что 10Более чем достойное продолжение великолепной первой части. Улучшили всё: графику, геймплей, добавили торговцев, намного больше стало диалогов, появились мини-квесты, также добавили новые оружия для разнообразия. Единственно, что немножко оптимизация подкачала: вначале в прологе маленько подлагивало и в течение игры тоже были небольшие фризы. Ну, я думаю, с патчами пофиксили уже. Так что 10 из 10, надеюсь, третью часть когда-нибудь тоже запилят.… Expand
  14. Taylo226
    Mar 16, 2020
    9
    Absolutely fantastic metroidvania. Between Team Cherry (Hollow Knight) and Moon Studios ( Ori franchise) metroidvanias will never be the same again.
  15. targos
    Mar 15, 2020
    10
    Сказать что эта игра шедевральна - значит ничего не сказать. Каждый аспект игры великолепен: сюжет, подача, визуальный дизайн, музыкальное сопровождение, геймплей, атмосфера, вообще все, что можно упомянуть (кроме технической составляющей, но об этом позже). Игра является прямым продолжением прошлой части и начинается практически сразу после ее окончания, но что самое важное - являетсяСказать что эта игра шедевральна - значит ничего не сказать. Каждый аспект игры великолепен: сюжет, подача, визуальный дизайн, музыкальное сопровождение, геймплей, атмосфера, вообще все, что можно упомянуть (кроме технической составляющей, но об этом позже). Игра является прямым продолжением прошлой части и начинается практически сразу после ее окончания, но что самое важное - является красивым финалом всей этой истории. Игру не оставили недосказанной с открытым финалом для возможности доить ее дальше, пока она не выдохнется, игра закончена, точки расставлены, история этого мира рассказана. Что касается геймплея, то он слегка отличается от прошлой части. Боевая система теперь представляет из себя набор скилов, которые можно прокачивать, покупать и размещать в активные слоты (а можно и нет, на ваше усмотрение). Ровно по такому же принципу в игре присутствуют пассивные умения. Так же в игре появилось поселение, которое можно прокачать, что даст нам минимальные плюшки, и цепочка сайдквестов, которые выполняются у разных NPC. Во всем остальном - это тот же самые ори, метроидвания с сильным упором на платформинг, челленджи и нарратив. В целом меня абсолютно все нововведения порадовали и я все 20 часов с упоением проходил игру.

    Что касается технической составляющей... ну не обошлось без ложки дегтя. Не знаю в каком состоянии находится игра в момент прочтения обзора, но на старте оно было далеко от идеального. Я столкнулся лишь с небольшим количеством багов: пару раз игра зависала намертво, пару раз провалился под текстуры, проблема с иконкой одного сайдквеста, которая зависла на карте (она не исчезала до конца игры, это бесило меня невероятно). Что удивляет больше всего - это то, что игра вышла на "золото" еще в январе(!), чем moon studios занимались 3 месяца, для меня так и останется загадкой, а чем они занимаются на момент написания отзыва - для меня еще большая загадка. С релиза прошла почти неделя, а патчем даже не пахнет. В общем, не все так хорошо через неделю после релиза как хотелось бы.

    Резюмируя: игра просто фантастическая, даже проблемы с технической частью не смогли перебить тот восторг, который я получил после прохождения игры. Видно, что moon studios делали игру с большой любовью. Персонажи игры словно живые, к ним проникаешься, за них переживаешь, с ними грустно расставаться. Пройти дилогию Ori все равно, что прожить маленькую жизнь, настолько она полна эмоциями, переживаниями и событиями. В итоге 10/10, Ori and the Will of the Wisps к прохождению обязательна.    … Expand
  16. Chiru20
    Mar 11, 2020
    10
    One of the best games I have ever played. Moon Studios did everything right with this sequel. It's truly a masterpiece. Do yourself a favor and play this gem.
  17. thausael
    Mar 28, 2020
    10
    I could easily drop 2 points for horrendous technical problems. Freezing, frame skipping, ctd, sound issues, slow downs...
    But level design, story and presentation is utterly perfect multiply perfect! Story will break your hearth 10/10
  18. secretsw
    Mar 13, 2020
    8
    I do like this game, but it so happened that in this review I will be focusing mostly on what I dislike about it. Maybe I woke up on the wrong side of the bed on release day or something - who knows. Altogether the game is a lot of solid, high quality experience, raising the bar in 2D games, and a true delight to your eyes. I'm happy to have played it, but I'm just not sure whether it isI do like this game, but it so happened that in this review I will be focusing mostly on what I dislike about it. Maybe I woke up on the wrong side of the bed on release day or something - who knows. Altogether the game is a lot of solid, high quality experience, raising the bar in 2D games, and a true delight to your eyes. I'm happy to have played it, but I'm just not sure whether it is the sequel I anticipated.
    As of 13.03.20, the game suffers a great number of glitches. Ori gets stuck in a number of places, gets teleported, the game freezes and on rare occasions hangs your PC dead. Most problems are tackled by loading a save or mashing buttons randomly. Also, the game may be working not quite right on Full HD displays as it is meant for Ultra HD, sometimes aliasing or shimmering may be seen.
    Ultimately, the thing I missed most while playing was the melancholic, lonely atmosphere. Reasons why I think it changed:
    - The locations. They have changed from a cozy, admirable magical forest into uncomfortable-to-horrifying environments, where you don't feel safe except for special safe zones and want to run faster. Also, although the map got bigger, it doesn't give you a lot of chance or wish to run through the same places many times to get used to them. The locations are always full of scary looking spikes and
    - Enemies, which are now often nightmare monsters instead of nice or funny-ish looking creatures.
    - Ori is now nearly a Rambo who is ready to fight anything nearly with his bare hands from the beginning.
    - The game design got more generic, with buying skills and weapons, autosave, a "motherbase"-thing, a lot of NPCs to talk to, bosses and things like that. Also, it gets repetitative and predictible, as all sections of the plot have similar structure.
    Storywise the game has not really matched the Blind Forest. The majority of the plot is farfetched and not closely as emotional, except for the ending which, although is not logically connected with the rest of the plot enough, left me completely devastated.
    A good thing is that the story is much richer, there are events happening and quests changing all the time compared to BF.
    Gameplaywise it's more sophisticated in a good way, ever-changing and never bores you, but a lot of tools are used only in special sections and/or are replaced with other ones later on. Also, if you've played through BF a couple times, this one will not be as challenging, but rather like another walkthrough of BF, but on a different map.    … Expand
  19. ILGerva
    Mar 15, 2020
    10
    One of the best Metroidvania platforming skill based game ever, the perfect sequel, it expand and improve the previous chapter.
    A fascinating storytelling, wonderful art direction and a perfect gameplay make Ori one the best title in its genre, some technical issues with not performing PCs but nothing that could damage the experience.
  20. Psychoticrow
    Mar 16, 2020
    10
    Before I say anything else play the first game. Only than could you truly appreciate how masterful this game is. I don't even want to call it a game because it is truly beyond that title.
    The visuals are like walking through a living and breathing painting were every brush stroke is perfection. The music, the sound, the emotion of this game is genre defining in its excellence. Triple A    Before I say anything else play the first game. Only than could you truly appreciate how masterful this game is. I don't even want to call it a game because it is truly beyond that title.
    The visuals are like walking through a living and breathing painting were every brush stroke is perfection. The music, the sound, the emotion of this game is genre defining in its excellence. Triple A developers take note.
    This is how you make a game. This is how you make art..this is how you tell a story.    … Expand
  21. Unicorling
    Mar 14, 2020
    10
    A good game, with a few bugs, you have to wait for a patch that will fix them
  22. AngelofStar
    Mar 11, 2020
    10
    Just Another MasterPiece That Will Make You Cry Perfect Musics Perfect Cutscene Everything Is GOOD! 10/10
  23. Atesmerius
    Mar 11, 2020
    10
    Ori and the Will of the Wisps managed to overcome his predecessor Ori and the blind Forest, which has already been a masterpiece without question. Awesome & engaging gameplay. Awesome graphics & atmosphere. Awesome & wonderful soundtrack. Already the first must-play-game in this early decade.
  24. Artey86
    Mar 21, 2020
    9
    This game is nothing short of a Masterpiece. The visuals are a work of art, the music is stunning, the gameplay is exciting and it plays incredibly smoothly. I can't say anything bad about this game. It's an improvement on the first one in every way, and that's saying something!. They set the bar very high now if there will be 3rd.
  25. Agent40
    Mar 12, 2020
    10
    I honestly didn't think that improving this game past what Ori and the Blind Forest achieved was even possible but they some how managed to do it. With the implementation and clear inspiration from Hollow Knight, I'd say that Ori and the Will of the Wisp has created a new standard for the Metroidvania genre as a whole and has raised the bar completely in turns of design, graphics, andI honestly didn't think that improving this game past what Ori and the Blind Forest achieved was even possible but they some how managed to do it. With the implementation and clear inspiration from Hollow Knight, I'd say that Ori and the Will of the Wisp has created a new standard for the Metroidvania genre as a whole and has raised the bar completely in turns of design, graphics, and gameplay. If you haven't played Blind forest, I'd suggest doing so before you play Will of the Wisp but even then... This game is astonishing.… Expand
  26. v1200
    Mar 14, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good product! But it have same bugs,I hope moon studio fix quickly!I love the game!… Expand
  27. mszynisz
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    What a game. Music: perfect. Gameplay: amazing. Improving on every single aspect of the first game. Story very emotional and well-written (although I still prefer the story arcs from the first game). A masterpiece of this genre.
  28. sgy0003
    Mar 14, 2020
    10
    Ori and The Will of the Wisps? How about Ori and the heartbreaker of the wisps?

    Unlike the first game where it starts with a gut punch, this sequel likes to bait you into thinking this will be a happy game, but does the ol switch-a-roo and then give you the gut punch. Seriously, because the emotional moments come when you least expect it, its delivery is more powerful than the first    Ori and The Will of the Wisps? How about Ori and the heartbreaker of the wisps?

    Unlike the first game where it starts with a gut punch, this sequel likes to bait you into thinking this will be a happy game, but does the ol switch-a-roo and then give you the gut punch. Seriously, because the emotional moments come when you least expect it, its delivery is more powerful than the first game. So story-wise, this game is better.

    The graphics and colors are here to blow your brains out. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. From the simple animation of the grass, to the heavy explosion of blue lights of your abilities, everything is a total eyecandy. Even the creepy areas look majestic.

    The sound and music compliments the beautiful look of the game; they are just pure eargasm. I honestly was worried that the music won't be as amazing compared to the first game, but Moon Studios absolutely blew it out of the water; You can listen to the songs for hours and not get emotionally moved.

    Gameplay is amazing. For a game that looks so kids-friendly, the game can actually get really hard, just the way I like it. It requires you to have precious timing and aim of your movements on certain situations or else you end up dying. It's not impossible, but challenging enough to test your reflexes

    10/1 0    … Expand
  29. guilhermefdias
    Mar 14, 2020
    10
    We all know it's a masterpiece of a game, made by people that clearly loves what they do and cares to create something special. Even so... it's too underrated. I feel bad to get this game on Microsoft Game Pass, I will buy this beautiful game as soon as possible on steam. Thank you Moon Studios, and congratulations.
  30. Shankz
    Mar 17, 2020
    10
    Amazing game. Played through the first game for the first time about a week ago when it was on sale. Loved the first one so much I bought this game the very next day. Game is a blast to play, music is amazing, love the characters/story, and so many emotional parts.

    Currently, the game runs well with only a few minor bugs. An uncommon issue I had is the music would sometimes cut to a    Amazing game. Played through the first game for the first time about a week ago when it was on sale. Loved the first one so much I bought this game the very next day. Game is a blast to play, music is amazing, love the characters/story, and so many emotional parts.

    Currently, the game runs well with only a few minor bugs. An uncommon issue I had is the music would sometimes cut to a brief ZAP sound mid track for a split second. Other than that it's one of my favorite games of all time already!    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 44
  3. Negative: 0 out of 44
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 23, 2020
    80
    An honest second installment, which is missing only the courage to leave the traditional dogmas of the genre and try something new. [Issue#303]
  2. Gamer Escape
    Jun 10, 2020
    100
    It’s a shining example of how to do a sequel. They kept the core of what made the original enjoyable while switching up just about everything they could. There are some elements I feel it did better, some where I feel the original did better with, but on the whole they feel like they’re on equal footing. If you want a game that’s more of an experience than simply something to kill time, if you want something that showcases how artistic games can be, if you want an action platformer with plenty of approaches to combat, I can’t recommend enough that you pick up Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Also Ori and the Blind Forest if you haven’t played it already.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    May 22, 2020
    70
    Its moments of brilliance are worth experiencing, but they shouldn't blind anyone to the shortcomings of a sequel that, underneath that beautiful surface, is as frustratingly flawed as the first. [Issue#346, p.98]
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