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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 12.2 hrs on record
Posted: Jul 12, 2015 @ 2:20am
Updated: Jul 12, 2015 @ 2:24am

TL:DR - Buy it. Now.

Ori and the Blind Forest is in my opinion, pretty close to the perfect 2D platformer. Stunningly beautiful visuals, tight, responsive controls and smooth animations. Interesting, progressive abilities, puzzles that are just hard enough to make me feel smart, hidden secrets and replayability, topped off with an excellent soundtrack. I really have nothing negative I can say about it.

Platformers are not my biggest strength, and this one is a challenge - but it's a challenge that can be overcome, even if like me, you're going to spend half your playtime watching Ori dying horribly. I'm so sorry Ori. I tried my best.

Every single time that your cute protaganist falls to his death, it will be your fault. I've played a lot of platformers that are frustrating because the level design is against you, the controls just didn't respond, the animation was too slow. There's nothing worse than feeling you're failing because of design flaws - but Ori doesn't feel like that. It feels like I'm failing because I'm old, and slow and that's fine - if even I can eventually manage it, anyone can and it makes it feel so much better when I finally achieve it. There is an achievement for completing the game without dying, and I will never get it. I'm proud to go 5 minutes, which is around my personal best so far.

Finally, I was not expecting plot in my platformer, but this game has it and that really was the icing on the delicious, Ori-shaped cake. A gripping prologue draws you in and makes you care not just about Ori, but the entire forest. It's a simple plot, but it's charming and emotional. So just in case anyone actually read this far, stop thinking about it, get playing it. Let me know what you think!
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Doctor Game Jul 12, 2015 @ 11:31am 
Seconded. It is a gorgeous game, both visually and mechanically!