Beat this game in a few days and I got some thoughts
Ori and the Blind Forest felt like the obligatory indie platforming darling that everyone HAD to play, or else your opinion on platformers get laughed out of the room. And for the most part I kinda felt a disconnect with much of the praise this game was getting.
Don't get me wrong, the graphics and art design of this game are undoubtedly beautiful, and every environment looked stunning, but as for the overall platforming, I wasn't having the best time.
Much of the early-game requires you to execute incredibly precise jumps, but it grew pretty frustrating to execute since Ori is such a floaty lil guy. This would kinda continue up until I finally got the bash and double jump abilities. While I still kinda have some gripes with some platforming sections (Fuck Black Root Burrows), I was having a lot more fun. In fact, I actually really enjoyed the last two areas of the game, (the Valley of the Wind, and Mount Horu go fucking harddd).
I don't wanna harp on the combat too much, most ppl who've played this game say it's bad, and I agree. Having a stupid lil energy ball fight your battles for you gets very annoying veryyy fast. But I mean it wasn't enough to ruin my experience .
But anyways I'm glad i gave this game a shot, and I can't wait to play the sequel, since I heard that was better (just like with RE 2) lmao
Ori and the Blind Forest felt like the obligatory indie platforming darling that everyone HAD to play, or else your opinion on platformers get laughed out of the room. And for the most part I kinda felt a disconnect with much of the praise this game was getting.
Don't get me wrong, the graphics and art design of this game are undoubtedly beautiful, and every environment looked stunning, but as for the overall platforming, I wasn't having the best time.
Much of the early-game requires you to execute incredibly precise jumps, but it grew pretty frustrating to execute since Ori is such a floaty lil guy. This would kinda continue up until I finally got the bash and double jump abilities. While I still kinda have some gripes with some platforming sections (Fuck Black Root Burrows), I was having a lot more fun. In fact, I actually really enjoyed the last two areas of the game, (the Valley of the Wind, and Mount Horu go fucking harddd).
I don't wanna harp on the combat too much, most ppl who've played this game say it's bad, and I agree. Having a stupid lil energy ball fight your battles for you gets very annoying veryyy fast. But I mean it wasn't enough to ruin my experience .
But anyways I'm glad i gave this game a shot, and I can't wait to play the sequel, since I heard that was better (just like with RE 2) lmao