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Macwin_Twitch Mar 5, 2020 @ 1:09am

Do i need to finish First game to play this ?

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Originally posted by Yok 2D God:

@Macwin: No you don't have to play the first one. The intro eases you in just fine and it's not that the characters are super deep or anything.

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stingus

Mar 5, 2020 @ 1:47am

For the story line - probably yes.
To experience an amazing and challenging adventure - absolutely.
To play the new Ori and the Will of the Wisps game - no, it's not a DLC or something. But why not finish the first game while still waiting for the new one? Took me ~15 hours to finish the game for 100% and to get most Steam achievements (excluding extremely hard ones).
I'm a platformer genre lover and I say that Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition is the best platformer I've ever played. It plays like a dream. If you want to know what does "responsive controls" mean - this is the game to experience it. The game is crazy beautiful, same as the music.
I've played it on PC, using Xbox One controller.
Strongly recommended :)

Eyelander

Mar 6, 2020 @ 7:52pm

I think you should, not only is the first game amazing but this is a direct sequel and will explain where all the characters came from

アゼム Mar 6, 2020 @ 8:26pm

Story - yes
Gameplay - no

LordPie

Mar 7, 2020 @ 5:41am

How could any of us possibly know that? The game isn't out yet, so we have no idea how well explained the events of the first game are explained, if at all.

But if what you're asking is whether there's story to *be* explained, then yes, you'll probably want to have experienced the original.

The Renderer has Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Mar 7, 2020 @ 7:08am

Let's be real, the story of the first part is not that important and very minimal. You can read it up somewhere if you really want to know.

That said, the first part is a great game as well and only takes about 8 hours, so why not go and play it?

Shaegroth Mar 7, 2020 @ 7:48am

I believe it's a mistake to condense singular events into a few words and expect whoever the reader or listener is to take everything in as if they where actually present at the time of the event unfolding.

The first game is a good experience and it would most likely only add to your enjoyment of playing the second game as you would now have emotional ties to the characters, the story and the world.

Good or bad. The ties would still be there.

Mestev

Mar 7, 2020 @ 8:40pm

From some of the per-view game play I have seen. They are carrying over a fair bit of the game play action from the first game. So to have a easier time in this one you be better off playing the first.

Just so not to waste time in areas you can tell that you be coming back to later once you have certain abilities. Seems they kinda expecting you to know some of the game fighting mechanics from the first game.

I personally enjoy the first game, and looking forward to this one as well.