vs Ori and the blind forest

[👽Shini]

I loved the gameplay and heartfelt story of the Ori and the blind forest.
Does rain world offer the similar story/gameplay?
I also liked super meat boy but I did not complete that one.

[ChrisPharmD]

You should watch this if you're interested in Rain World. The best way to play Rain World is to simply not ask any questions or watch any footage of the game. However, if anybody here were to confirm or deny a "heartfelt story," gameplay similar to another game, or any explanation then it would potentially ruin the game.

Matthewmatosis explains what I mean perfectly in his video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-Un2L5tF1w

[BlockyAnubis]

Rain World is a very different game, even if it has vague similarities to Ori and the Blind Forest (I'll just call it "Ori" going forward). I think those differences are great though, as it presents an experience unlike pretty much anything I've played. However, that experience isn't for everyone. To help you decide, I'll specifically go over each point you asked about:

Story
Rain World presents its story extremely vaguely, much more so than Ori's mostly upfront and easy to understand story. I don't think this is better or worse; just different. Ori's story had more dramatic moments to it, while Rain World's story is more slow, melancholic, and mysterious. (I haven't finished my first playthrough yet, so I don't yet know if there's a dramatic ending or any significant story clarification at the end.)

Gameplay
Ori has snappy movement, predictable enemies, and level design that focuses on precision platforming. It's easy to tell that every system in the game was designed around the player interacting with it. If the player isn't there to make something happen, then nothing happens.

Rain World has looser movement that can be a bit hard to work with, enemies that behave more like animals than traditional hostile NPCs, and the level design is less precise with several ways to get past most obstacles. Rain World's game design is noticeably less player-centric, as NPCs can interact with each other and the environment without any input from the player. Most NPCs don't give the player special treatment either, so they'll react to the player like they would any other slugcat-like creature.

Once again, I don't think either approach is better or worse; they just create different experiences. Ori lets the player feel fast and nimble in a tightly-crafted game world, while Rain World lets the player feel like a small part of a world inhabited by far bigger creatures that have their own lives and goals. It's a humbling and often frustrating experience, but it's one that I find extremely fascinating.


Hopefully this was helpful!

[solamon77]

If you are looking for another game like Ori, this is not it. This game is more of a 2d survival simulator with huge metroidvania-like maps. It is WAAAAY harder than Ori as well.

[👽Shini]

i really want to try but i dont think i will boot it up a second time.
i have so many games that i never boot up a second time. im very picky.
i have the second ori game, but it's on GOG so i never bothered installing it on my steam deck.
i'll look into hollow knight, i've seen that game everywhere.
edit: wow, hollow knight has 5000+ players playing it. isnt this an old game? whats going on?
edit 2: wowww rain world has 3000+ players. i did not know how popular these old games are.

[Clail]

Like the others said Rain world is a different type of game from Ori. It is among the best i've played and I would argue it's better than the Ori series, but again, different types of games that aren't comparable.
You really need to have a love for difficult survival games and confusing stories and maps before thinking about jumping in RW.

[Goblin]

One thing I'd like to add that no one's brought up yet (from me skim reading at least):
Ori is very much a metroidvania, you gain powers and can access new parts of the world and backtrack for upgrades because of them. A lot of people like that feedback loop a lot, big dopamine releases involved etc.
In Rain World you can go nearly everywhere from the start, gain no new powers of any kind besides glowing a tiny bit, and the ability to access some lore, and the main thing stopping you from running to the end in 12 minutes is knowledge, and the travel time to various places.
Surviving difficult encounters has to be rewarding to you internally, as you don't get any big fanfare to congratulate you. At best an item that may temporarily make things easier.

[solamon77]

Originally posted by Goblin:

One thing I'd like to add that no one's brought up yet (from me skim reading at least):
Ori is very much a metroidvania, you gain powers and can access new parts of the world and backtrack for upgrades because of them. A lot of people like that feedback loop a lot, big dopamine releases involved etc.
In Rain World you can go nearly everywhere from the start, gain no new powers of any kind besides glowing a tiny bit, and the ability to access some lore, and the main thing stopping you from running to the end in 12 minutes is knowledge, and the travel time to various places.
Surviving difficult encounters has to be rewarding to you internally, as you don't get any big fanfare to congratulate you. At best an item that may temporarily make things easier.

Yeah. Rain World has made me ask myself the question: How much can you remove from a genre's core formula and still have it fit in that genre? Because of the two main genre's Rain World's DNA comes from, the metroidvania contributed the most. It just doesn't have ability gating, which is usually considered the key trait all metroidvania's share. I would say metroidvania is probably my favorite genre and even though there isn't ability gating, I do think it's fair to recommend Rain World to others who also like the genre.

For the record, the other genre would be Survival.

[BlockyAnubis]

Originally posted by ps:noob:

i really want to try but i dont think i will boot it up a second time.
i have so many games that i never boot up a second time. im very picky.
i have the second ori game, but it's on GOG so i never bothered installing it on my steam deck.
i'll look into hollow knight, i've seen that game everywhere.
edit: wow, hollow knight has 5000+ players playing it. isnt this an old game? whats going on?
edit 2: wowww rain world has 3000+ players. i did not know how popular these old games are.

Hold up: you like Ori and the Blind Forest and you haven't played Hollow Knight or Ori and the Will of the Wisps? Those two should definitely be at the top of your list. They're fantastic.

[Nowa]

Originally posted by ps:noob:

I loved the gameplay and heartfelt story of the Ori and the blind forest.
Does rain world offer the similar story/gameplay?
I also liked super meat boy but I did not complete that one.

Ori does have a more stunning Storytelling and visualization and a better use of music/emotions.

To keep it short:
Ori is a relative short game that gets everything out from an artistic point that makes it a pretty close to Perfect Gaming expirience.

Rain World needs a much longer build-up, but once you see the complexity, details and world building behind it + the effort you put in to reach this, you will be stunned of how amazing this game truly is.

This DLC got me really hooked and i spend multiple hours every day this week to play it.
I can recommend Rain World to 1000%, it's one of my favorite Game Titles besides Ori, Hollow Knight, Deaths Door and Undertale.