gamechanger87
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He meant he had to jam through it in a few days rather than take his time. 12-15 hrs for $20 is great.
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Ori and The Blind Forest | Review Thread
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He meant he had to jam through it in a few days rather than take his time. 12-15 hrs for $20 is great.
Miles Quaritch
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What does this have to do with the post you were responding to, exactly?
Reviewer said i believe afterwards that he "found it to short" because he didnt want the game to end. So its positive really. But abit weird to do it that way.
12-15 hours, especially for £15, is not short lol. I'd say that was solid value for money. It's not like the production values are lacking either.
12-15 hours is not even short for a $60 game.
Own the IP.
$20 is a great price for a 12-15 hour game.
SEGAvangelist
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No, but MS owns the IP. Hopefully Moon Studios gets work quickly due to this game's critical success.
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Deleted member 126221
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Sorry if it has already been asked, but is it still planned for X360 also? I can't find any recent news about this version... I really hope so: I need to play this game!
Yes it is
Banjo-Kazooie
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Looks like the 360 version was scrapped: https://twitter.com/aarongreenberg/status/575033478674145280
SlickShoes
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Ah right makes sense, still find it a bit weird to include it as a negative though.
LegalEagleMike
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I was wondering how it would look on 360 to begin with. Guess we may never know. Getting it on the One anyway!
SlickShoes
Member
Aye.
I'll play the Order once its on PS+, as much as I think it does look interesting it's never going to be worth that kind of money for me.
Banjo-Kazooie
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Personally, I think the fact that they had to reach to call a 12-15 hour campaign as being short, for one of their negatives, just furthers solidifies how amazing the game actually is
Miles Quaritch
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It's Greenberg. He's probably wrong.
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lifeexpectancy
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I requested to do it, sent a PM to Evilore.... but haven't heard anything back.
Dev interview. Didnt know Moon had alot of people working from all over the globe. Instead of all in the same building.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng929S8WKQo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng929S8WKQo
CrimsonEclipse
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"Nah, we wouldn't have been able to make a game like Ori otherwise. I already have to tip my hat to Microsoft simply because it wasn't possible for most people (Including Koji Igarashi) to make a AAA Metroidvania... But Microsoft believed in our vision, funded Ori and did the distribution, so really, it was a really good deal fo rus and we're happy with our decision.
Microsoft has been putting a lot of weight behind Ori after E3 last year, so that's obviously a cool thing for us.
Also, I hope MS will end up doing more with the actual IP. I'd love to see Ori being adapted to film, comic books, etc. - I think the world we crafted has an enormous amount of potential and I hope they're making use of all the IPs they're grabbing"
TheSlySoul
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Specially considering Captain Toad and Kirby was $40 for 8-12 hours.
Good price.
Plus if we want to bring up The Order, but I am tired of picking on it. It was a failed experiment.
Outtrigger888
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That's one of the most interesting things about this game. I'm glad I haven't seen much of this game and can dive in later.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Pretty sure Thomas (developer for the game) commented that MS own the IP. They sold them the IP in exchange for their support if I'm not mistaken.
The review guide (crafted by the devs) states a "2015" launch window for the Xbox 360. Nothing is officially cancelled. At least, not in the devs' eyes.
I posted this in the trailer topic but it seems the discussion has moved here...
Do we know if this is getting released at the same time on Steam/PC as it is the Xbox?
It isn't available for Pre-order on steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/261570/) and the countdown is counting to midnight on the 12th (not the 11th which is only 6 hours way)... Either way I have Cities Skylines to keep me busy until then.
Do we know if this is getting released at the same time on Steam/PC as it is the Xbox?
It isn't available for Pre-order on steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/261570/) and the countdown is counting to midnight on the 12th (not the 11th which is only 6 hours way)... Either way I have Cities Skylines to keep me busy until then.
TheSlySoul
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Still pretty good for $20. A movie ticket is $10 for 3 hours at most.
So it is 6 if you rush, 10 if you don't.
Considering that makes it the highest rated next gen original game to release so far on XBO and PS4, (I think) I'd say it's pretty noteworthy.Oooh, nice statistically-meaningless-but-still-noteworthy bump to a 90 on the Metacritic.
I'd love for a games version of Rotten Tomatoes, but this industry is so focused on particular scores I doubt it would ever replace Metacritic.
Doug Heffernan
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These reviews might convince me to impulse buy it.
I would if it wasn't US-only.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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That's the wrong way to look at it.
Replayability, fun, depth- those are examples of what makes a game worth it. Length is a factor, but we don't appreciate games as a dollar value per hour. You didn't get into games because you found that you can spend x amount of your free time for n dollars, and you thought 'what a value'.
Dog Problems
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There's quite a few people on GAF that look at games that way now.
Personally, I'm with you in that I view the experience, or potential experience, as the real sign of value rather than how long it takes. I prefer shorter games, anyway, and would have no problems if Ori was actually half of the time that's been quoted while still remaining $20. I think the overall experience will be worth it.
Poop!
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Sneaked up on me as well. I like that though, zero hype and no waiting, just an awesome game out of no where. This turned into a day one for me just because of this thread actually.
6-9 hours is still a very respectable length for an 'indie' game. Especially of this quality.
JudgmentJay
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The way this post is worded makes it seem like you think these are objective facts.
TheSlySoul
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I have to agree a bit. Length really means nothing to me if the game has replay value.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars is totally worth the $20 asked even if it was just the main game.
A good value is very subjective.
Knowing there's supposed to be a way to clear it with a no-upgrade playthrough, I'd bet there can be that much of a range on the times.
Diprosalic
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does this run on a late 2013 MBP?
and i hope it's a 6-8h game not more.
and i hope it's a 6-8h game not more.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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Video games are not a good value if you're just looking to kill time on a bargain. You could read a book or go on a bike ride. It's a great value if you enjoy video games in particular, and if you do, you probably value other aspects of what a video game provides more than it's price per hour of entertainment time. In that case, saying a game at a certain price is worth buying based on it's price per entertainment hour is not indicative of someone who buys games because they enjoy them in particular versus other ways to spend entertainment time/money.