

That isn't the only way to progress in Ori, as we also have a basic skill tree where we can invest experience points to level up our attack power and other aspects, such as damage radius, for charged attacks or the ability to attack multiple enemies at once. Along with additional skills, we may also find crucial health and power enhancements, which are vital if we want to stand our ground against some fierce enemies. There is a constant and tight path of progression to achieve the aforementioned upgrades. It can be challenging at times, but it's never unfair or feels impossible.Ī couple of minutes into the game, the basic moves consist of a regular jump and a floating light orb that shoots lightning bolts at our enemies. It's a testament to its level design, interesting move set, and extremely responsive controls. The game also occasional enters a do-or-die phase, where Ori must quickly escape an area with well-timed jumps and dashes to avoid a certain demise. There were plenty of times when the layout of certain passages had me rethink my approach or timing to get through a particularly tough section. The game is an action-packed platformer that requires combat, precise jumps, and smart maneuvering to get through its well-designed stages.

Ori is an agile creature, but by the end of the game, we can jump, double-jump, glide, wall-run, and attack enemies with increasing power and ferocity. If you're a fan of such games, Ori is a more than solid entry in the genre, even though it doesn't stray far from the beaten path - but it doesn't have to. Gates that were previously locked or walls that we were unable to scale require us to gain a new ability or enhancement in another area, so we can return and access places that we previously couldn't reach. As expected for games of this kind, the game features a semi-open world of interconnected levels that slowly become available as we learn new abilities. To revive the forest, we must remove its corruption from several different places until its light is rekindled. Ori isn't half as fragile as it seems, and with the help of the remaining light in the forest, reclaiming what was lost is entirely possible.Īs mentioned, Ori and the Blind Forest is a Metroidvania title at heart. Eventually, we must undertake the journey to reclaim the lost light and revive the forest on our own, which is quite a feat for such a tiny and seemingly fragile creature. The creature of light is adopted and raised elsewhere, and the forest withers away as the tree slowly loses its light in an effort to locate its lost child, Ori. In Ori and the Blind Forest, we play as a cute creature of light that went astray from its home, the tree of light, which keeps the surrounding forest alive.
