Ori and the Will of the Wisps

 Xbox One
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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1850 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 140 out of 1850
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  1. tdebug
    Feb 25, 2021
    3
    The game has beautiful visuals, but I had a real challenge with already 1st boss wolf on a normal difficulty, which did not at all correspond to the overall game difficulty before the encounter. Boss fight require some sharp actions, but clumsy controls don't really make it easy, neither the overall mechanics when you end up in a corner with no way to avoid hits and die instantly. "abandonThe game has beautiful visuals, but I had a real challenge with already 1st boss wolf on a normal difficulty, which did not at all correspond to the overall game difficulty before the encounter. Boss fight require some sharp actions, but clumsy controls don't really make it easy, neither the overall mechanics when you end up in a corner with no way to avoid hits and die instantly. "abandon challenge" option in a pause menu tells something anyway - instead of balancing the gameplay, lets just add an option to skip some parts of it.
    Seems like another game which make up difficulty not by gameplay challenges, but overall controls and mechanics clumsiness.    … Expand
  2. 1n0k
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. вроде красивая игра, но не играбельна ибо глючная… Expand
  3. AyrtonBR
    Jul 19, 2020
    3
    Buen plataformas y graficos buenos para el tipo de juego que es, el soundtrack muy bueno pero en cuanto a historia realmente como juego es algo que no llega a ser memorable, recomendado porque me gusto la primera parte tambien
  4. peewee1
    Mar 14, 2020
    0
    Loved the first one this one is almost UNPLAYABLE ON A LAUNCH XBOX 1. Crazy frame drops. This is insane. I cant support a game that comes out like this even after a day one patch then they have the balls to ask devs to change the score after the patch lol
  5. XpertGamer
    Mar 12, 2020
    0
    The amount of bugs, glitches, and crashes I've faced playing this game has been crazy... Wasted my money.
  6. bananapatata
    Mar 16, 2020
    1
    Too buggy to play. Really disappointed. Was looking forward to this for a long time. Performance is terrible on the Xbox One. Selecting the map takes several second. The game plays in slow motion. Talking to characters freezes the game until you quit and re-open.
  7. XboxAndPlay
    Mar 15, 2020
    0
    O jogo é muito bom o problema é q ele está com bugs e quedas de frames absurdas espero q corrijam
  8. Garrdc
    Mar 19, 2020
    0
    I absolutely love this game but it is completely 100% unplayable on xbox1 S or X. It is so frustrating that whenever you enter a new area or cutscene the game literally hard freezes
  9. blablubb
    Mar 22, 2020
    0
    WAY too hard for casual gamer, so not at all enjoyable.
    Also, it still has too many bugs and glitches, so unfortunately, the game is unplayable.
  10. EazyDy
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Game looks like the first, short duration, tried to do what the original game did but failed miserably.
  11. TiggerDaKing
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is an absolute masterpiece, from the graphics, to the emphasis on movement, to the soundtrack, and Ori of the things that really stands out is the combat. Though the story can be vague and unmeaningful for some people, I honestly think this game can rival the likes of red dead redemption with its story. Easy 10/10, no flaws sound whatsoever.
  12. RealTrueReview
    Mar 12, 2020
    0
    Anybody who rated this game a 10 clearly either hasn't played it, or just rated it based on a trailer.

    Xbox One X performance is absolutely atrocious. The Day 1 patch was unable to fix the constant slowdowns to 5FPS whenever there is intense lighting on-screen (which is often). The physics are very buggy, they randomly glitch-out requiring a full restart of the game. Ori is a 2.5D    Anybody who rated this game a 10 clearly either hasn't played it, or just rated it based on a trailer.

    Xbox One X performance is absolutely atrocious. The Day 1 patch was unable to fix the constant slowdowns to 5FPS whenever there is intense lighting on-screen (which is often).
    The physics are very buggy, they randomly glitch-out requiring a full restart of the game.
    Ori is a 2.5D platformer with painted environments, it shouldn't be taxing for performance at all. The gameplay has potential but it currently isn't much fun to play in slow-motion every 15 seconds.

    Should we wait a few months for the inevitable 'Definitive Edition' rerelease, like the first game when it became unfixable?

    The story is good and there is potential for fun but it's currently very broken. Wait for patches / rerelease in a few months.    … Expand
  13. Vatsugt
    Oct 5, 2020
    0
    Me encantó el primero y no creí que hubieran creado una mejor secuela para este. Estoy fascinado, lo volvería a jugar cuando mi hijo tenga 6 años
  14. Nokutomas
    Mar 12, 2020
    0
    It's just repetitive game that you won't find so much fun on it. You really need to be patient to play it cause I'm pretty sure most of people will give up before finish it.
  15. foffori
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    Nice graphics and interesting gameplay, BUT totally unplayable due to hundreds of glitches and hangs per minute. It's abusing the name of the first Ori game.
    Plus, the boss enemies are way too hard and it's impossible to change the difficulty mid-game.
    Very frustrating experience playing this game with my kid and being stuck on a boss for weeks..
  16. WaffleMan2002
    Mar 12, 2020
    0
    The game is very buggy.
    The gameplay sucks.
    The visuals are uninspiring.

    In general not what i was expecting. I was hyped for this game but it prooved to be just another paper in the bin
  17. CrapgamerReview
    Mar 12, 2020
    0
    Was this supposed to be the game to beat all platformers?
    Cause there are a lot of platformers better than this buggy mess
  18. Broyax
    Apr 4, 2020
    0
    La suite de l'orible étron premier du nom, l'étron indé caviar développé avec un peu plusd'argent que la moyenne des étrons indés et s'il ne s'agit pas d'un véritable indé (évidemment, c'est pas assez pixélisé) ellle en a tout l'esprit et la euh... "fraîcheur" ! parce que les indés, c'est frais sa mère, putain !

    Tellement frais que c'est toujours du "jeu" de plate-formes pourries,    La suite de l'orible étron premier du nom, l'étron indé caviar développé avec un peu plusd'argent que la moyenne des étrons indés et s'il ne s'agit pas d'un véritable indé (évidemment, c'est pas assez pixélisé) ellle en a tout l'esprit et la euh... "fraîcheur" ! parce que les indés, c'est frais sa mère, putain !

    Tellement frais que c'est toujours du "jeu" de plate-formes pourries, péraves et pouravenazes comme on en faisait depuis... euh l'antiquité informatique. Et bien entendu en 2D ou 2D et demi comme ici et en un peu plus de couleurs que l'étron indé standard, certes. Cela reste néanmoins super gnéééé avec une palette gnéééé, ce qui signifie un jeu de gnéééé...

    Car on dirige le petit lutin mongolien dans sa forêt de merde (je te raserais tout ça, moi, au bulldozer !) qui doit euh sauver la forêt, tu vois et aider sa copine la chouette ou un truc dans le genre bien niais parce que tout est super niais ici, on se croirait dans un jeu japoniais ! sauf que pour une fois, ils n'ont rien à voir avec ça, non, non.

    Donc, en résumé, c'est la suite daubée habituelle de la daube initiale sans aucun intérêt sauf pour joueurs neuneus évidemment. Et un peu nais sur les bords.    … Expand
  19. MarioShyGuy
    Mar 12, 2020
    0
    What i’ve learned is to never rate a game based on trailers and marketing.
    This game is a buggy, not so visually appealing mess.
    I’d rather play an EA game for 10 hours than buy this. I regret my purchase
  20. Xiller666
    Mar 11, 2020
    4
    color reskin Hollow Knight. This is not what I expected from the second part.
  21. OhioSteve08
    Mar 14, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beatiful game et plays good but hey ! Another metroidvania again and again.
    Please moon studio, give us another thing to eat.    … Expand
  22. Archmrn
    Mar 13, 2020
    3
    Graphics are bad compared to first game and yes I do know that this is all like hand drawn but when I turn first game it's not blurry and background parts not a low-poly 2D cartoons, really disappointed by this degradation. Also encountered few bugs and some annoying ones like Ori being twitching like a sausage on a barbecue when he stands still on a fallen trees and some other textures.Graphics are bad compared to first game and yes I do know that this is all like hand drawn but when I turn first game it's not blurry and background parts not a low-poly 2D cartoons, really disappointed by this degradation. Also encountered few bugs and some annoying ones like Ori being twitching like a sausage on a barbecue when he stands still on a fallen trees and some other textures.

    I guess they could fix that little bugs but graphics I thinks impossible to fix if they already use highest resolution of them. This really ruined my first expression but I'll try to continue to play.

    PS: also apparentely it won't allow you to use Shadowplay so you need to use their Game Bar, that is not working correctly and won't record you boss fights etc...    … Expand
  23. cdvp
    Mar 14, 2020
    4
    O jogo infelizmente está cheio de bugs e quedas de frame absurdas, lastimável
  24. Astralusion
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Ori and the will of the wisps is really beautiful and fluid in the gameplay, but it's hella boring and forgettable. It's over in 100% in 12hrs and there's absolutely no difficulty if you have a brain. You can abuse the map with some technical jump. I think it's the greatest deception i've had in 2020
  25. alvin_2495
    Jul 30, 2020
    3
    Buggy games with average story and horrible gameplay. The artstyle is interesting, but that's about it
  26. Excalibrad
    Oct 22, 2020
    0
    So epıc gameplay and very good story. you have to try thıs ıf youre real gamer
  27. Pierrotcaverna
    Aug 22, 2020
    1
    Generic game. Nothing remarkable to see. It is the copy of a copy of a copy.
  28. cabbages
    Dec 18, 2022
    0
    Its one of the best platform games i've ever played, both this and it prequel are amazing. They are hard, but in a good way, there are certain levels where you think , wows this is hard, there really should be a save point half way through, but its a game that rewards you if you master it
  29. Henryseraph
    Jul 19, 2020
    4
    Xbox no nos ha mantenido con juegos constantes en esta generación y ahora nos sorprende con un juego 2D que gráficamente se ve hermoso pero no deja de aprovechar del hardware de una Xbox one x.
    El juego se puede ejecutar perfectamente en switch
  30. ZENJUTSU
    Sep 16, 2020
    1
    O jogo é lindo. Mas as merdas de chefes que vc tem que ficar correndo que nem um imbecil sem poder errar um botão se quer torna esse jogo insuportável.... Eu não recomendo para ninguém essa porcaria
  31. Junioralmeida
    Apr 29, 2021
    0
    Jogo sem graça, não trás novidade, sem um atrativo
    Merecia um trabalho maior pra ficar bom

Awards & Rankings

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#3 Best Xbox One Game of 2020
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#3 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2020

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 71 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 71
  3. Negative: 0 out of 71
  1. ComicBook
    Apr 4, 2020
    80
    Ori and the Will of the Wisps may not feel as vital as the original did when it debuted, but fans of the genre would be foolish to overlook the sequel. Its visual style, themes, and engrossing score distinguish it from others in its space. Its fluid sense of movement and fast-paced combat make it a blast to play, with plenty of hidden challenges to uncover. Ori and the Will of the Wisps will please fans of the original and anyone looking for an engrossing adventure steeped in natural mystery and wonder.
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  2. XBLA Fans
    Apr 3, 2020
    80
    I actually haven’t played the first Ori so I can’t compare the two nor do I have a bias based on how much I enjoyed the previous installment. I would wait for some patches before attempting this game. It’s excellent, there’s no doubt about it, but when things don’t work you become robbed of the experience. Still, it’s better than most platformers out there, even with the issues.
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  3. Impulsegamer
    Mar 31, 2020
    90
    Ori and the Will of the Wisps is everything you could want from a sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest. It isn’t a revolutionary new step forward for the series by any means, but it does an excellent job of building upon all the core concepts that made Ori and the Blind Forest so fantastic, whilst also adding enough new features to justify its title as a sequel, rather than an additional DLC expansion. If you haven’t played through Ori and the Blind Forest (you should), Ori and the Will of the Wisps is worth jumping into regardless, as it polishes the Ori formula to a shine and is an incredible experience in its own right.
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