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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition |OT| Mourning Wood
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lifeexpectancy
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spookyfish
Member
Ha! I'm doing the same thing.
mr_sockochris
Member
Is there an option within the game to upgrade?
Xbox support say the offer is over. Although some reckon it'll come back after the Ultimate Game Sale is finished.
Conrad Link
Member
Yes if the upgrade option doesn't come back I'll be very annoyed, some warning would have been nice.
Replaying the Definitive Edition now that I got my PS4 controller hooked up.
Did you guys optimize this version technically? I haven't played a PC game in a while but I can do full screen 1080p with no slow downs if I turn off vsync and motion blur. I had to run windowed mode back during the original release. I did get a SSD.
Also the Ginso Tree is still probably the best thing in gaming. Just finished it getting all collectibles on Hard and I've got goosebumps.
Loved the new content and new mechanic, especially since you can bash off of it. Great job with the definitive edition guys. This'll be one of those games I boot up every year.
Did you guys optimize this version technically? I haven't played a PC game in a while but I can do full screen 1080p with no slow downs if I turn off vsync and motion blur. I had to run windowed mode back during the original release. I did get a SSD.
Also the Ginso Tree is still probably the best thing in gaming. Just finished it getting all collectibles on Hard and I've got goosebumps.
Loved the new content and new mechanic, especially since you can bash off of it. Great job with the definitive edition guys. This'll be one of those games I boot up every year.
Yes. I managed to upgrade the other day for £3.99.
Audioboxer
Member
When I finally got my GamerTag back this was the first thing I bought. Have waited so long to try it and so far it is glorious.
Dem feels at the start even although I seen it coming a mile off lol. Played a few hours worth now.
Dem feels at the start even although I seen it coming a mile off lol. Played a few hours worth now.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
Yesterday i bought the DE and i have started with the game. It's not like this is the first time i am playing it though. I've had the Ori and the Blind Forest since launch and i played it a lot but after a while i started to play some other games and eventually i just never got around to continuing with it. Since i've been out of it for so long....why not start over completely with all the extra added stuff?
How much extras does the DE actually contain? I figured the 5 dollars would be more than worth it, no doubts about that.By the way, am i the only one who has disabled motion blur? I like the constant crisp look and with motion blur enabled it's of course different. Not sure yet if i leave it off though.
How much extras does the DE actually contain? I figured the 5 dollars would be more than worth it, no doubts about that.By the way, am i the only one who has disabled motion blur? I like the constant crisp look and with motion blur enabled it's of course different. Not sure yet if i leave it off though.
Finally got around to playing this and finished it over the weekend. Great game! Thanks for taking the time to work on the Definitive Edition. It was GOTY for a friend of mine last year and he has recommended it to me for a while so I was finally able to tell him that I'd played it (and cried at a few points).
Beautiful artwork and music. Heck, all around gorgeous game with animations, etc. too
Beautiful artwork and music. Heck, all around gorgeous game with animations, etc. too
dancrane212
Member
Walked into an EBgames up here in Canada for the first time in a bit and was surprised to see the retail version of Ori up here. Ended up importing it for me and my friends via a US GAF member when it looked like it wasn't going to release in this region but I'm happy to see it finally made it over.
I wonder how the retail version ended up selling?
I wonder how the retail version ended up selling?
TheChewyWaffles
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Finished this a few weeks ago. I hated the escape events, but the rest was easy enough. Wasn't as thrilled as I thought I'd be given the reactions I saw around here.
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piratethingy
Self professed bad raider
uggggggh you are ruining my life and forcing me to buy a 21:9 monitor
how does it feel to be a bad person
how does it feel to be a bad person
thomasmahler
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Little news update here:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/387290/announcements/detail/841436854593267912
We had to make this change to re-enable gifting on Steam. The coupon only runs for 90 days (We had to make this change to re-enable gifting on Steam), so make sure you use it before it expires
http://steamcommunity.com/games/387290/announcements/detail/841436854593267912
We had to make this change to re-enable gifting on Steam. The coupon only runs for 90 days (We had to make this change to re-enable gifting on Steam), so make sure you use it before it expires
Ultimadrago
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I just finished my 100% run of this game today (which was also my first time playing Ori). This is a gorgeous title with swell background music. But the difficulty, whoo boy. On Normal Mode the game had me perishing left and right. I thought I was a platforming veteran. While that helped me pick up on using multiple abilities quickly within the environment; I was not prepared for how many times I'd die.
I was thinking during play that maybe I was a great outlier here and was just playing the game very wrong. I cussed Ori and their Blind Forest many times from some of the deaths, to which a vast majority were avoidable (in retrospect). Yes, there is an Easy difficulty, but I trucked through Normal because I didn't want to neuter an average experience of the game simply due to some of my own frustrations. Plus, with gaming experience under my belt, I assumed I didn't need to. I wonder how more gaming-lite players take on the game though.
The game is good and I respect that it obviously came from a place of solid level design knowledge and platformer/adventure game experience, but did Ori's environment have to be so ruthless?
I was thinking during play that maybe I was a great outlier here and was just playing the game very wrong. I cussed Ori and their Blind Forest many times from some of the deaths, to which a vast majority were avoidable (in retrospect). Yes, there is an Easy difficulty, but I trucked through Normal because I didn't want to neuter an average experience of the game simply due to some of my own frustrations. Plus, with gaming experience under my belt, I assumed I didn't need to. I wonder how more gaming-lite players take on the game though.
The game is good and I respect that it obviously came from a place of solid level design knowledge and platformer/adventure game experience, but did Ori's environment have to be so ruthless?
thomasmahler
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In case you guys haven't seen it yet, we just released our official Ori plushie '
http://www.game-legends.com/detail/index/sArticle/3697/sCategory/2894
I know, price seems a little hefty at first, but that thing is huge and heavy and it's basically 2 plushies in one
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http://www.game-legends.com/detail/index/sArticle/3697/sCategory/2894
I know, price seems a little hefty at first, but that thing is huge and heavy and it's basically 2 plushies in one
Donniewahlberg
Banned
In case you guys haven't seen it yet, we just released our official Ori plushie
http://www.game-legends.com/detail/index/sArticle/3697/sCategory/2894
I know, price seems a little hefty at first, but that thing is huge and heavy and it's basically 2 plushies in one
omggg so cute. Is there a uk store link or is this the one place for it?
I beat this 2 weeks ago, still have the extra content to go through. Overall it´s an awesome game, really gorgeous looking, with a ton of personality and with some really intelligent and creative gameplay mechanics and systems. But there were also some things I didn´t like at all:
Just with better escape sequences this would´ve become a masterpiece for me. Still, it´s a great, great, great game.
- Too many glowing things: Between Ori, the collectibles, the enemy attacks and some pieces of the scenery sometimes it´s hard to see what´s going on.
- The escape sequences: Pure trial and error and huge spikes of difficulty. They were really espectacular, but ultimately became tedious due to their trial and error nature. Once I´d seen them I had no problem getting through each one of them, but the process of getting to know them was not very fun and too frustrating.
- The game ends too quickly: I´m not complaining that it´s short, but rather that after the third dungeon I was expecting a final temple or something. I left many secrets for later in the overworld and was very surprised that the game ended just after the volcano :S I still have the extra content pending, but the main story felt like it needed something else after the last dungeon.
Just with better escape sequences this would´ve become a masterpiece for me. Still, it´s a great, great, great game.
Ultimadrago
Member
I actually didn't mind the escape sequences and didn't have to try a crazy amount of times with them. They were rather straightforward, I found.
I'm also glad the game ended where it did, as while I found the game largely good, I did not enjoy exploring it and new areas. If the game were any longer, I'd likely just curse it for being too long. It teetered right on the edge of that for me and ended in time for me to not have to completely drag my feet into more free respawns.
However, I will add that the default Stomp command being activated simply pressing down on the analog stick mid-air was a poor control decision and hampered my enjoyment of controlling Ori.
I'm also glad the game ended where it did, as while I found the game largely good, I did not enjoy exploring it and new areas. If the game were any longer, I'd likely just curse it for being too long. It teetered right on the edge of that for me and ended in time for me to not have to completely drag my feet into more free respawns.
However, I will add that the default Stomp command being activated simply pressing down on the analog stick mid-air was a poor control decision and hampered my enjoyment of controlling Ori.
sixteen-bit
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In case you guys haven't seen it yet, we just released our official Ori plushie
http://www.game-legends.com/detail/index/sArticle/3697/sCategory/2894
I know, price seems a little hefty at first, but that thing is huge and heavy and it's basically 2 plushies in one
this is so cute
Smurfinator
Banned
Is the new area thematically different? I mean does it feel feel new?
BouncyFrag
Member
Just started Ori and have reached the sign post pointing to Spirit Caverns, Hollie Grove, and Black Root Burrows. Does it matter which areas I go to first?
I'm playing on normal and would appreciate any tips for a beginner?
Oh, and this game looks stunning.
I'm playing on normal and would appreciate any tips for a beginner?
Oh, and this game looks stunning.
It's a metroid style game, you'll get stopped soon enough going the wrong ways, and exploring is half of the fun. In other words, no it doesn't matter
BouncyFrag
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Thanks! The last time I payed a metroid style game was the original Metroid but got lost as I was clueless back in the day, lol.It's a metroid style game, you'll get stopped soon enough going the wrong ways, and exploring is half of the fun. In other words, no it doesn't matter
I started the game crying with sadness and now I'm crying with happiness.
This game is such an incredible feat. I would like to give my gratitude to everyone working on this.
The game, it's mechanics, the moving story, audiovisual work. Amazing.
I applaud you, Moon studios.
Just reached final artwork on credits. My eyes. Onions.
This game is such an incredible feat. I would like to give my gratitude to everyone working on this.
The game, it's mechanics, the moving story, audiovisual work. Amazing.
I applaud you, Moon studios.
Just reached final artwork on credits. My eyes. Onions.
GTR R35_Supra RZ
Banned
Guys Ori games got me puzzled, which one should be played first? You get 2ver after it's downloaded, thx.
I bought it days ago and started with DE. I don't think I will try original.
DE has new moves, locations and such - well, check the OT! Haha.
Such an amazing game.
There's no reason to play anything but the definitive edition.
GTR R35_Supra RZ
Banned
Thx, interesting. So the original BF should be completely skipped as you pretty much looking at identical gms only DE having more bells and whistles..ok will fire this up soon.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
i got this during the sale. it looks beautiful but i found it so frustrating. only managed a couple hours before i had to stop. usually i enjoy these type of games but this is doing my head in. might give it another chance though.
GTR R35_Supra RZ
Banned
ResidentDante
Member
What's exactly bothering you?
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
the controls feel awkward at times. mostly when climbing or trying to land on small platforms. i always seem to slip off which either kills me or makes me need to climb up again. i'm playing with a 360 controller. i doubt playing with keyboard/mouse would make it any easier.
i can't seem to figure out where to find the keys to unlock the doors. i needed 4 but couldn't find any. so i was just wandering back and forth not a clue what to do. and i just simply kept dying at some parts. one part there some kind of laser things shooting and i had to keep climbing on the wall to wait for it to stop and even then i kept dying because i couldn't for some reason climb another wall and there was little time to jump over the laser.
i'll give it another go at some point. it's probably just my own fault anyway
GTR R35_Supra RZ
Banned
the controls feel awkward at times. mostly when climbing or trying to land on small platforms. i always seem to slip off which either kills me or makes me need to climb up again. i'm playing with a 360 controller. i doubt playing with keyboard/mouse would make it any easier.
i can't seem to figure out where to find the keys to unlock the doors. i needed 4 but couldn't find any. so i was just wandering back and forth not a clue what to do. and i just simply kept dying at some parts. one part there some kind of laser things shooting and i had to keep climbing on the wall to wait for it to stop and even then i kept dying because i couldn't for some reason climb another wall and there was little time to jump over the laser.
i'll give it another go at some point. it's probably just my own fault anyway
If you dont mind me asking, how you got to work 360 controller on the X1?
FUNKNOWN iXi
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Stick with it. The game opens up once you get more traversal options and increase your Spirit Flame.the controls feel awkward at times. mostly when climbing or trying to land on small platforms. i always seem to slip off which either kills me or makes me need to climb up again. i'm playing with a 360 controller. i doubt playing with keyboard/mouse would make it any easier.
i can't seem to figure out where to find the keys to unlock the doors. i needed 4 but couldn't find any. so i was just wandering back and forth not a clue what to do. and i just simply kept dying at some parts. one part there some kind of laser things shooting and i had to keep climbing on the wall to wait for it to stop and even then i kept dying because i couldn't for some reason climb another wall and there was little time to jump over the laser.
i'll give it another go at some point. it's probably just my own fault anyway
They're playing it on PC.
ResidentDante
Member
I see! Use the map a lot if you're not a one for remembering areas too well. It's great for seeing routes and unexplored areas! The platforming is quite harsh in the beginning, but remember to level up stuff that suits your style better first. One you get double and later on triple jump, traversal becomes much easier!the controls feel awkward at times. mostly when climbing or trying to land on small platforms. i always seem to slip off which either kills me or makes me need to climb up again. i'm playing with a 360 controller. i doubt playing with keyboard/mouse would make it any easier.
i can't seem to figure out where to find the keys to unlock the doors. i needed 4 but couldn't find any. so i was just wandering back and forth not a clue what to do. and i just simply kept dying at some parts. one part there some kind of laser things shooting and i had to keep climbing on the wall to wait for it to stop and even then i kept dying because i couldn't for some reason climb another wall and there was little time to jump over the laser.
i'll give it another go at some point. it's probably just my own fault anyway
Oh and save often when you have enough energy before going into new and dangerous areas! Backtracking can be a pain if you die.
He's probably playing it on PC.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
I had the same exact issue yesterday, but it was that price because it was in a sale, which overwrote the reduced upgrade price. The sale is over, so if you check now, it's cheaper.
PrinnyBomb
Member
excited to play this game, bought the limited edition on an amazon flash sale the other day. supposed to come in the mail soon!
VanCityGamer
Member
So just how difficult is this game? I enjoy a bit of challenge but am not into the idea of consistent frustration. Do you guys recommend Easy or Normal? I don't play too many of these types of games but don't want a cakewalk either.
sixteen-bit
Member
I've beat the game on Normal and tried Easy for a bit for a no upgrade achievement run. From my experience Normal and Easy feel really similar at the beginning since you die so easily, but maybe the difficulty stratifies once you gain power ups and abilities.
The only real challenging parts are the timed escape sequences and I don't think they're different regardless of difficulty.
SolidChamp
Banned
Is this game a tearjerker?