Listen, I wanted to love this game. I tried. Everyone told me, “It’s a masterpiece!” “It’ll make you cry!” “The art! The music! The feelings!” And yeah—Ori and the Blind Forest is stunning. It’s like playing a painting. The soundtrack? Straight-up soul massage. The intro? Crushed my heart in the first ten minutes like a Pixar movie with unresolved childhood trauma. But then... the actual game started. What followed was a gorgeous, emotional, and occasionally rage-inducing platforming gauntlet that slowly chipped away at my will to live. I knew it was a "challenging Metroidvania," but I didn't expect to spend so much time swearing at spikes, drowning in water, or watching Ori explode into glowing spirit dust because I missed a jump by a pixel.

The platforming is tight—too tight. Demanding. Sometimes punishing. You get one frame wrong and boom, start again. There are escape sequences that feel like trying to thread a needle during an earthquake while on fire. I could see the beauty, I just couldn’t enjoy it. Like watching a breathtaking sunset from behind a locked glass door while your eyebrows are on fire. And the save system? Manual. In a game where death happens constantly. You forget to drop a save point? That’s 15 minutes of your life gone. Again. And again. And again. It’s heartbreaking, because I respect this game. I see the love, the craftsmanship, the vision. But it feels like Ori didn’t want to hold my hand—it wanted to slap it away and yell “git gud” while I tumbled into a spike pit for the 47th time.

Final Verdict: 6/10 – A beautiful, emotional experience... that I wish I could recommend without caveats. I loved looking at it. I loved listening to it. I just didn’t love playing it. And I’m really sad about that.

The presentation for this game is simply breathtaking. With a stunning interplay of light and shadow, the rich colors and lush environments transform Ori’s world into a visual masterpiece, offering a feast for the eyes.
It is also a captivating journey that truly feels like the essence of gaming. Its gameplay is challenging without ever feeling frustrating and the platforming feels like a dance between enemies and puzzles.

Ori’s path is one of reconnection with the Tree of Life—a profound journey to reunite with the dying source, bringing light and balance back to the forest. It’s a gentle, bittersweet tale, reminding us that even in our separation and struggles, we are ultimately guided by a hopeful light. In many ways this reminded me of my beloved dog and its mission to accompany me through life as a guardian of love <3.

这是我第一次写评价。我非常兴奋，无法控制自己。虽然这款游戏在Steam上获得了很高的赞誉，但我还是想称赞它。长期以来，奥日是很长一段时间以来让我再次沉浸的游戏。买完后，我立即玩了，并一直玩，直到我玩完为止。这个过程花了我一天时间，非常值得。奥日太好玩了，以至于我忘记了时间。我昨天下午买了它，今晚就通关了。最后一个让我如此沉浸的游戏是《伊迪丝·芬奇的记忆》。虽然它们不是同类型的游戏，但它们都被称为第九艺术。
This is my first time to write an evaluation. I am extremely excited and unable to control myself. Although this game has received high praise on Steam, I still want to praise it. Ori is a game that has kept me deeply immersed for a long time. After buying it, I played it immediately and kept playing until I finished it. This process took me one day, and it was well worth it. The game was so good that I forgot about time. I bought it yesterday afternoon and finished it tonight. The last game that made me so immersed was "The Memory of Edith Finch". Although they are not of the same type of game, they are both called the Ninth Art.