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Ori and The Blind Forest | Review Thread
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FrenchMovieTheme
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is this more metroidvania or more super meatboy? i didn't like super meatboy but i love metroidvanias.
Karak
Member
To me it solidly fits as a Metroid like game far more than anything else.
MaulerX
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According to that listing "This item will be available on March 11, 2015 at 12:00 AM (US/Pacific)". So that's just 1hr 20min more for it to show up at the store.
LegalEagleMike
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Hmm. And stuff like MP 10, Tipping Stars , (Devil's Third?) likely won't be that high.
But on the other side there's Zelda, Xeno, Splatoon,
Yoshi, Star Fox, Mario Maker could really go either way.
The battle will be interesting.
(comparing console exclusive metacritic scores can actually be somewhat interesting as long as people don't get emotionally attached lol. Cause then....yeah)
EteRnal PAL
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So happy that Ori is reviewing incredibly well. I've been hyped up about this game since it's initial reveal trailer at E3 last year during the Microsoft press conference. So glad Phil Spencer made sure that the trailer was shown during that conference.
Everything about that trailer just touched me, the beautiful graphics, the haunting yet soothing music... only thing that left me curious was how the game would play. Fortunately, I was able to get my hands on with Ori at E3 last year and yup, they did it, the gameplay was absolutely sublime, felt like a Nintendo-quality game. Ori and the Blind Forest was my game of E3 2014. I've been tooting the game's horn ever since and with each released trailer, my feelings were being reaffirmed each time. I watched the first 10 minutes of the game video that was released a few months ago with my 3 year old daughter and it brought us to tears.
Thank you Moon Studios, for creating this game. I look forward to purchasing and playing this lovely title and hope it will be a masterpiece and become one of my favorite games of all time. I also hope Microsoft takes this IP and gives it a fair shake at becoming something even bigger.
Everything about that trailer just touched me, the beautiful graphics, the haunting yet soothing music... only thing that left me curious was how the game would play. Fortunately, I was able to get my hands on with Ori at E3 last year and yup, they did it, the gameplay was absolutely sublime, felt like a Nintendo-quality game. Ori and the Blind Forest was my game of E3 2014. I've been tooting the game's horn ever since and with each released trailer, my feelings were being reaffirmed each time. I watched the first 10 minutes of the game video that was released a few months ago with my 3 year old daughter and it brought us to tears.
Thank you Moon Studios, for creating this game. I look forward to purchasing and playing this lovely title and hope it will be a masterpiece and become one of my favorite games of all time. I also hope Microsoft takes this IP and gives it a fair shake at becoming something even bigger.
MaulerX
Member
more like a day, 1 hr and 18 minutes
Oh snap!! LOL. Definitely ahead of myself there.
NumberThree
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Great reviews, looking forward to playing this! Sucks that I just unplugged my PC from the TV due to running of HDMI ports, I'll need to play on my small monitor.
Apoleptica
Banned
As far as I know the xbox one has no region locking so I would think that it would. I know people from the UK have bough AC Unity codes from the US and those worked.
RespectThySole
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Edit: Nope
We just got the game yesterday, so no review yet, but we have a few videos up
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_our_videos_of_ori_the_blind_forest-16347_en.html
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_our_videos_of_ori_the_blind_forest-16347_en.html
Jawbreaker
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Very impressive scores! I'm super excited to play this one.
Phat Michael
Banned
is this in the same vain as Children of Light and those type of games?
cheezcake
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For a $20 game its amazing
Final Verdict
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Congratulations to you Thomas, and the rest of the team!
Apoleptica
Banned
We just got the game yesterday, so no review yet, but we have a few videos up
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_our_videos_of_ori_the_blind_forest-16347_en.html
Awesome, loving the 60fps 1080p gameplay footage you got there. Also my first time seeing the ingame map, this is definitely a metroidvania style game.
rokkerkory
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#dayone
lifeexpectancy
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Not really. Child of Light is a quasi turn-based RPG.
Ori is a metroidvania, and from the looks of it a challenging one, which is a good thing. From what I've watched so far it seems like a cross between Rayman (hand-drawn art style, light platforming elements) crossed with Strider and Guacamelee (metroidvania elements, one large world), with a more emotional overtone and musical interplay than any of those, and possibly more challenging than all three.
EteRnal PAL
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lifeexpectancy
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Ori is made by Moon Studios, not High Moon Studios.
It's the U curse (as in Wii U) all over again. It's all in the name, folks!
Nah seriously I for one cannot mistake one for the other. Moooooon. I want to play your game NOW.
Awesome reviews to wake up to!! There is a real opportunity marketing wise around this game as well, soundtracks, toys etc if they want that route, I'm just chuffed that smaller development teams are pushing out far more creative games than some of the big boys. Long live independent creativity. Can't wait.
block tower
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congrats to Moon Studios. ive been looking forward to this games since e3 2014, so its reassuring to see this games receiving good review scores. will cop day one.
Poimandres
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I'm not convinced Splatoon will do particularly well. I have more confidence in Star Fox (if it's even 2015).
It will be interesting to see where things stand at the years end.
Steverulez
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Cant wait, scores aren't surprising in the slightest.
lifeexpectancy
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So.... later tonight then? It goes live publicly at 5pm pacific, 7pm central, 8pm eastern.
I want a physical copy. I wonder if someone buying the bundle in .... Austria I think?.... will sell it on ebay. Unless it's just a download code.
I'm SO getting this on the 360 too whenever it releases there.
zanethepain1
Neo Member
Awesome! This, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (with FFXV demo), and Bloodborne will get me through till May with the Witcher. This year is already looking light years ahead of 2014!
il Diavolo
Banned
Congrats Moon Studios! Can't wait to play it tomorrow.
cheezcake
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Welfare
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That's a weird bundle.
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
So how big's the chance that I can play this game with the DS4 on PC?
100% with superior Xbox prompts
Considering all you have to do is setup DS4Windows and it'll work just like a 360 controlller....high.