I kinda don't care about the story. This game is best when you're just exploring trying to find any secrets you can, but the inclusion of a bunch of npcs and a quest log which I don't think were in Ori 1 kinda goes against the whole metroidvania experience. Combine that with boss fights and chase sequences that get kind of annoying and this game just isn't really for me. Fun to complete for sure, but the process to getting to the postgame feels like kind of a slog. I get why it's so loved, I loved ori 1 too, but there's too much changed imo.