one of the best Metroidvanias I ever played and is miles above it's predecessor, the art is somehow even better than the first game, every frame and location in this thing is completely unique and creative, the music continues to be stellar, the artistry on these games is impressive, an powerful art-style and music can do wonders for your game.

the gameplay saw some much needed improvements coming from the first game specifically the combat system, fighting enemies is no longer an slog and the action is way more exciting thanks to the wide variety of different weapons and more varied enemy designs, the game has actual boss-fights now.

the game also uses auto-saving too as opposed to having to create manual saves like in the first game, this leads to an better gameplay flow overall and less frustating deaths.

the platforming and exploration continues to be immaculate, Ori's physics and momentum while jumping around feels incredible, the level-design is downright impressive.

overall this is an sequel that improves in just about everything that made the previous game good while taking account on it's downsides, must-play especially for those who enjoys Metroidvanias and platforming games, one of the top contenders of 2020 for sure.