Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 1370 Ratings

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  1. Oshiri_Maeda
    Apr 19, 2021
    7
    I don't know. It's the same Ori as before (which is great, loving it!) plus Hollow Knight mechanics. And Hollow Knight mechanics feel quite out of place here, IMO. The game got times bigger, meaning more grind with fights, which are not that great - not bad, but that good to enjoy them again, and again, and again...Basically, old mechanics are great, but we already played with them enough;I don't know. It's the same Ori as before (which is great, loving it!) plus Hollow Knight mechanics. And Hollow Knight mechanics feel quite out of place here, IMO. The game got times bigger, meaning more grind with fights, which are not that great - not bad, but that good to enjoy them again, and again, and again...Basically, old mechanics are great, but we already played with them enough; and new mechanics do not blend into the existing game very good. The first game felt just the right size, both length and mechanics wise, this one is too big and too bothersome to finish.… Expand
  2. FrGuy
    Sep 17, 2020
    10
    Before playing, consider playing the first game.

    The game i would recommend for everyone i know.
    I wish all the new games were like this one.
  3. ErayTellezi
    Mar 10, 2021
    9
    İlk oyunun iyi yaptığı şeyleri yine iyi yapmış, kötü olanlarıysa değiştirmiş veya iyi hale getirmiş. Combatı daha çeşitli, save sistemi daha makul olmuş. Keşfetmeye değer merak uyandırıcı dünyası aynı şekilde devam ediyor. Skill sistemi yerinde. Taş gibi oyun işte.
  4. Sergei62
    Feb 6, 2021
    9
    Что бы сразу расставить, все точки над ''и'', я терпеть не могу платформеры. Игру ставил детям, решил пробежаться немного и всё залип. Прекрасная сказочная графика, вид с боку всё прямо как в детстве), добротный сюжет, хорошая музыка, ну и присущая всем платформерам чрезмерная динамика. Прошёл на одном дыхании. 9 потому что ну местами вообще жесть, сделано с перегибом сложности.Что бы сразу расставить, все точки над ''и'', я терпеть не могу платформеры. Игру ставил детям, решил пробежаться немного и всё залип. Прекрасная сказочная графика, вид с боку всё прямо как в детстве), добротный сюжет, хорошая музыка, ну и присущая всем платформерам чрезмерная динамика. Прошёл на одном дыхании. 9 потому что ну местами вообще жесть, сделано с перегибом сложности.
  5. Sandrel
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    I didn't expect that many improvements from the previous game. The visuals are beautiful and every place has its own charm. The soundtrack is fantastic and its not just a remix from the previous game. It has a memorable story and characters and the side missions are fun because you get to explore and face different challenges. Last but not least, Ori and The Will of the Wisps is aI didn't expect that many improvements from the previous game. The visuals are beautiful and every place has its own charm. The soundtrack is fantastic and its not just a remix from the previous game. It has a memorable story and characters and the side missions are fun because you get to explore and face different challenges. Last but not least, Ori and The Will of the Wisps is a masterpiece not only because of its lack of flaws but because of the feelings for the main character.… Expand
  6. Ridnir2
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Ok let me put in a simplest word as possible..MASTERPIECE!!! This is like great successor of the original.Music,gameplay.visual everything just muaah
  7. salihgoklu
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    What a game. Probably best platforming Game ever. Story + Music + Gameplay. Perfect!
  8. Salty_dragon
    Dec 21, 2020
    10
    One of the best platformer game of the decade, cant believe they put boomers to review games, scoring low just because "its hard" this game its so underrated, that at least it deserved to won at least best soundtrack or art direction at the game awards.
  9. nda777
    Jan 21, 2021
    10
    Game of The Year 2020 in my opinion!
    A poetic game with a tale-like story told with as little cinematics as possible and with tons of juicy and exciting gameplay.
    Musically wonderful, this game is the definition of sequel that transcends the previous game: better in every plans it even gracefully complete the whole story.
  10. Schmugi
    Feb 11, 2021
    10
    I don't know what it is but I feel like this game is missing something. Don't get me wrong, I still love the game and have played it multiple times but I miss something that was there in Ori and the Blind Forest
  11. ertyz
    Jan 13, 2022
    6
    it was ok.
    nice game if I need to compare among all other games by the way.
  12. aalrif
    Aug 1, 2021
    9
    Dibandingkan dengan ori and the blind forest, ori and the will of the wisps ditingkatkan dengan sangat baik. Gameplay nya udah ga loncat loncat aja, sekarang ada banyak skill, senjata, bahkan sekarang ada side quest. di ori atwotw juga musuhnya udah ga kayak "jelly" aja, Musuhnya udah beragam. Boss fight nya juga banyak dan sangat menantang. Musik sama kayak yang dulu which is good, artDibandingkan dengan ori and the blind forest, ori and the will of the wisps ditingkatkan dengan sangat baik. Gameplay nya udah ga loncat loncat aja, sekarang ada banyak skill, senjata, bahkan sekarang ada side quest. di ori atwotw juga musuhnya udah ga kayak "jelly" aja, Musuhnya udah beragam. Boss fight nya juga banyak dan sangat menantang. Musik sama kayak yang dulu which is good, art style sama tapi grafis nya makin bagus, Ceritanya juga tetep bagus. Great game
    9.2/10    … Expand
  13. JoeyPL5
    Nov 16, 2021
    7
    They really should have stuck to the original formula because Hollow Knight blows this game out of the water in every aspect but art direction. It's unfortunate because this game's world design and mechanics wouldn't seem so bland had it been released before February 24, 2017. Ori and the Blind Forest had a more unique structure that allowed it to be its own unique and memorable adventure.They really should have stuck to the original formula because Hollow Knight blows this game out of the water in every aspect but art direction. It's unfortunate because this game's world design and mechanics wouldn't seem so bland had it been released before February 24, 2017. Ori and the Blind Forest had a more unique structure that allowed it to be its own unique and memorable adventure. This one plays like if Hollow Knight was poorly designed but illustrated by Vincent Van Gogh himself.… Expand
  14. StarkAgentos
    May 1, 2022
    3
    Обычный платформер, ничего особенного. Автосохранения кривые. И это говно выпустила майкрософт. Никакого бюджета в игре не видно.
  15. makarosu
    Apr 24, 2022
    6
    Графика 9/10
    Сюжет 10/10
    Музыка 10/10
    Геймплей 3/10
    Минус балл за токсичность разработчика когда эту игру обвиняли в краже фишек из hollow knight и ещё минус балл за баги
    Итого: 6/10
  16. BrutalPlayer
    May 6, 2022
    10
    This is the best game i ever played. Not most difficult but it surely was not easy. Visuals and sound is stunning, every location is beautiful. Game is deep, short but intense. it contains several escape sections which are about minute long but are very cinematic. i wold give 20/10 if i could. It just swept all classic games i played!!!
  17. Skizzlok
    Jun 16, 2022
    5
    The most frustrating game I have played in a long time. There are way too many abilities and they are all tied to the same buttons. They tried to make this game feel complex but instead they just made it bloated. I don't understand how this game has so many 10 rankings.
  18. somovbiu
    May 4, 2023
    0
    Confusing as hell. This is the first game where I have to google how to pass the first boss fight (Howl). It's a sign that this game will only confuse me even more. So sod off. Emo and gay kids, this game will be right up your alley.
  19. triadne
    Mar 15, 2023
    7
    horrible inconsistent design. some things look like platforms and are, the bit right next to it looks exactly the same but isn't a platform. things that don't look like walls turn out to be walls.spikes hurt you, except when the spikes aren't actually there but are foreground artwork but look exactly the same as the others. the game even gives you extra abilities and doesn't even tell you.horrible inconsistent design. some things look like platforms and are, the bit right next to it looks exactly the same but isn't a platform. things that don't look like walls turn out to be walls.spikes hurt you, except when the spikes aren't actually there but are foreground artwork but look exactly the same as the others. the game even gives you extra abilities and doesn't even tell you. the game is telling you to use your feather to get past a bear, but your ability to float with a feather doesn't work and the game completely neglects to tell you that a special move with the feather is now in your menu. it was at that point that I am done with the game. I can't take any more of the frustration. because there has been A LOT of it, so many things, like getting stuck in walls, controls not responding, enemies action totally stupid and throwing themselves into spikes for no reason,
    multiple useless systems that add nothing to the core game experience.    … Expand
  20. TitaniumDragon
    Oct 9, 2021
    9
    Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a beautiful 2D Metroidvania. A direct sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest, it follows on from the plot of the first game. In the introduction to the game, Ori and his little family help to raise Ku the owl. She is an adorable little thing, but has a bum wing and so has a hard time flying. Fortunately, you figure out that you can use one of her mom’s feathersOri and the Will of the Wisps is a beautiful 2D Metroidvania. A direct sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest, it follows on from the plot of the first game. In the introduction to the game, Ori and his little family help to raise Ku the owl. She is an adorable little thing, but has a bum wing and so has a hard time flying. Fortunately, you figure out that you can use one of her mom’s feathers (an item from the first game) on her wing as a sort of prosthesis, and she can fly after a fashion.

    Naturally, this cuteness can only last so long, and it isn’t long before Ori and Ku fly into a horrible storm over a nasty, shadowy forest. You get separated from Ku, and it is up to Ori to venture into this scary new world to rescue his friend/daughter.

    Visually, this game is pretty spectacular; it makes excellent use of light and dark, the enemies are menacing but have a certain glowy aesthetic appeal to them, while the various allied creatures are cute or cool looking. Everything in this game looks really good.

    On top of that, the game works quite well at pulling at your heartstrings. Not only are characters emotive, with Ori holding and hugging Ku, and sometimes getting hugs back, but the world has problems and the game does a good job of making you want to protect the people in it from them. The darkness is forboding, and bad things are happening to good people who are helping you out – or just trying to survive.

    As such, the game does a really good job of making you feel bad for the characters, and while it doesn’t always hit, it generally does, even if it ends up making the game a bit predictable at times. Still, these developments work well, and we do feel bad for various characters – even the villains at times, as we understand the origin of their dark feelings.

    If I had a quibble with the aesthetic half of the game, it is that the narrator is a bit of a weak point. The game probably would have been more powerful if it hadn’t had one, and while there IS a plot-related reason for their existence, I’m not sure that the payoff from it was ultimately worth the exposition.

    The gameplay, too, is really good. Ori’s movements are really fluid, and his command set is quite solid – you eventually gain the ability to double and triple jump, air dash, “bash” (launching yourself off of enemies or projectiles in mid-air, which will also send the enemy/projectile flying in the opposite direction, making it useful both offensively and for mobility), float (which isn’t actually that useful by the time you get it, but still appreciated), climb up walls and walljump, and generally get all the abilities you’d expect to. But what makes the game work well is that Ori’s movements are really smooth, and it feels good to control him – Ori is highly responsive to your commands, and easy to control and get to do what you want him to do.

    There are a number of interesting environments to go through, with a variety of mechanics; these include not only interesting platforming puzzles, but things like darkness that closes in around you and which requires you to dash from light to light, or icy areas that you need to thaw out by manipulating projectiles and getting them to the right location.

    There are even some very interesting timed segments, where you are trying to escape from some big horrible monster, or a catastrophe like an avalanche or flood, and have to keep moving as the environment disintegrates around you. These are really cool, and end up taking up the space of most of the boss fights in the game – they actively test your platforming skills, and are long enough to be exciting and present at least some challenge while short enough not to be obnoxiously long. This extends to some “spirit races” as well, where you race a ghostly spirit to some destination for a reward.

    Ori also does something else important – it actually has good pacing. Many Metroidvanias are a bit lame at the start of the game, but Ori manages to engage the audience with an unfamiliar landscape, excellent visuals while carrying around only a torch as a weapon, and getting the player some extra movement abilities early enough to avoid feeling stale.

    The game’s only real weakness is the combat, but it is a rather significant one. Ori’s own abilities are actually pretty cool – he has quite a variety of combat powers, and there’s even a “shard system” that allows you to modify them. The problem is, the game fails to make interesting use of them. Almost every enemy can be beaten with your basic attack, the few who can’t can be beaten with a hammer smash ability you buy, and… that’s about it. It doesn't help that the game is sparse on bosses as well, and the few that exist are pretty simple.

    Overall, Ori 2 is a very good game, and one well worth playing if you like Metroidvanias or enjoy the aesthetics of the promo videos.    … Expand
  21. sacroyalty
    May 5, 2020
    10
    Highly recommended game! Music, movement, story, and gameplay makes this game a masterpiece. I'm not a completionist by any means, but something about this game made me want to 100% every area. The game is massive, really builds well on Ori and the Blind Forrest. The boss fights are fun and unique, the platforming & movement is truly unmatched! There are so many mechanics, add ons, andHighly recommended game! Music, movement, story, and gameplay makes this game a masterpiece. I'm not a completionist by any means, but something about this game made me want to 100% every area. The game is massive, really builds well on Ori and the Blind Forrest. The boss fights are fun and unique, the platforming & movement is truly unmatched! There are so many mechanics, add ons, and customizations that keep it feeling fresh. After finishing this game I went and opened up Celeste, Hollow Knight, and Dead Cells and while I liked each of those games, I couldn't even play them, I'll have to wait because of how great Ori and the Will of the Wisps was. On to non-metroidvania style games for a while thanks to this banger.

    The one downside, when I first started Ori, I had some frame skips and freezing (day one). Luckily I saw a comment saying to hard restart xbox if you were having that problem and that fixed it!    … Expand
  22. LordZed
    May 4, 2021
    8
    A vast improvement over the first game in the series in nearly every way. Nearly twice as long with improvements in combat, controls, an upgrade system, and much more complex platforming as well as a vast array of abilities. In addition to this the great visuals and sound design of the original return. While I found The Blind Forest to be a middling game at best, The Will of the Wisps isA vast improvement over the first game in the series in nearly every way. Nearly twice as long with improvements in combat, controls, an upgrade system, and much more complex platforming as well as a vast array of abilities. In addition to this the great visuals and sound design of the original return. While I found The Blind Forest to be a middling game at best, The Will of the Wisps is in excellent entry in the genre. Definitely worth a play if you can pick it up for $20 or play on Xbox Game Pass.… Expand
  23. four12am
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    Outstanding visuals, the music is incredible, game play is great too. This game is my all time favorite side scrolling Metroidvania platformer.
  24. Zephyr950
    Jul 13, 2020
    9
    Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a phenomenal game. Its art direction and presentation is visually stunning. The story is very simple and straightforward, yet emotional and provoking. There is very little dialogue in the game, but the characters were still able to convey various emotions through their actions, and it made me really invested in them and the story. Although lacking inOri and the Will of the Wisps is a phenomenal game. Its art direction and presentation is visually stunning. The story is very simple and straightforward, yet emotional and provoking. There is very little dialogue in the game, but the characters were still able to convey various emotions through their actions, and it made me really invested in them and the story. Although lacking in originality, the game play and combat is fun and engaging. The various skills and abilities you have are all very impactful to the way you play and are all very fun to use. Platforming in particular is definitely one of the game's highlights. It is both challenging but really fun at the same time because of the amount of available skills that you have to traverse certain locations an how you balance those skills to get where you need to go. Boss battles as well are great. The different bosses have very good and interesting mechanics and the cinematic nature of the fights were a sight to behold as well. The overall art style of the game is beautiful. Each area you visit looks and feels very distinct from the other areas while still being coherent to the art direction of the game. What really bogged down my experience was the myriad of technical issues in the game which were bad enough to ruin some of the moments of my entire playthrough. That being said, all of its elements blend together successfully to create a remarkable experience that is definitely worth playing. 9/10.… Expand
  25. Underpants158
    Mar 21, 2021
    9
    Great game. Improves on everything from its predecessor. The world is beautiful, the traversal is great, the story is light but nice mostly due to how it is portrayed.
  26. Jorchking
    Oct 7, 2020
    9
    Uno de los juegos más hermosos que he jugado, tanto en banda sonora, jugabilidad y diseño artístico, este juego es una brillantez por donde se lo mire. Tardé unas 17hs en pasarlo y 18hs semi completo.
    Es un juego que te va a llegar si te gustan este tipo de juegos, porque, además de su bonita ambientación, la historia es un poco triste.
    Los mínimos problemas que he encontrado son bugs    Uno de los juegos más hermosos que he jugado, tanto en banda sonora, jugabilidad y diseño artístico, este juego es una brillantez por donde se lo mire. Tardé unas 17hs en pasarlo y 18hs semi completo.
    Es un juego que te va a llegar si te gustan este tipo de juegos, porque, además de su bonita ambientación, la historia es un poco triste.
    Los mínimos problemas que he encontrado son bugs como el que a veces tarda mucho en cargar el mapa (apretando el BACK del mando de Xbox) o el de que recolectas todos los fragmentos de energía pero te dice que tienes 19/20. Más allá de eso, el juego es uno de los mejores de su género plataformas.
    9/10.    … Expand
  27. FogCityRoller
    Mar 18, 2020
    10
    Jeeze, I honestly couldn't imagine them topping the first game but they did. They added so much depth to the combat system. They did just enough to keep it familiar looking while adding side quests, lovable NPCs, and fantastic puzzles. This game is a total blast and it was well worth the 5 year wait between titles. Moon Studios is a goldmine.
  28. Pat1711
    May 22, 2020
    10
    With its improved gameplay over the first and its stunning visuals and great story, this has potential to be GOTY for 2020.
  29. Vaulie
    Aug 15, 2020
    9
    This is the B E S T platformer around. Stunning visual artwork, the most enchanting music ever and some of the most white knuckle platforming you'll ever play. Combat is beautifully precise and engaging and the story is surprisingly emotional if a little odd if you haven't played the first one like myself. I'd be remiss if I didn't highlight the really bad stuttering and sudden FPS dropsThis is the B E S T platformer around. Stunning visual artwork, the most enchanting music ever and some of the most white knuckle platforming you'll ever play. Combat is beautifully precise and engaging and the story is surprisingly emotional if a little odd if you haven't played the first one like myself. I'd be remiss if I didn't highlight the really bad stuttering and sudden FPS drops on PC though, especially in the last fight - nearly made it impossible to play..… Expand
  30. Black7
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    Лучшее, что вышло в этом году. Замечательное продолжение великолепной игры.
    В игре хорошо все: геймплей, музыка, графика.
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#9 Best PC Game of 2020
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#18 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
88

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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