Reviewed By Arielle Danan
You can find my finished play through here!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFgWlynmlfmdgEmI_3RX0Mv-NsWbwBuBF
When beauty, mesmerizing music, and a good story come together to create a unique experience in a game, that’s when you know you’ve got something. Ori and the blind Forest shows just how much you can push yourself mentally and somewhat emotionally
Ori and The Blind Forest is a unique single-player platform adventure that allows you to take on the role of Ori, a white guardian spirit who comes back to life after the destruction of her home, Nible. Koru, who is the main antagonist in the story is trying to stop Orio at any chance she gets. This game made me cry in the first five minutes, so don't be surprised if you need a tissue box next to you whilst playing. Ori and The Blind Forest is set up in a beautifully surreal world filled with monsters, incredible landscapes, and harrowing adventures. Your main objective in this game is to get to the spirit tree and replenish the light that was taken by our gal koru. trust me when I say you will die...ALLOT. Prepare yourself for hours of fun, tears, and rage at this beautiful game because I remember recording for two hours for an episode to only come out with twelve minutes of footage that could actually be used in an episode.
When playing this game I found the mechanics to be very intense, wonderful, and slightly annoying at times. When you play this game there are a total of eleven abilities that you can earn that allow you to defeat the odds and progress in the game. I should warn you, you get to a part in the game where the gravity is, well, questionable and there the controls can be a bit tricky to manage, but once you have let out your rage and practiced a few times success will be achieved. One thing I would recommend though, please save your game regularly, I cannot tell you how many times I thought I could get away with not saving only to find out I had been sent to the beginning of a checkpoint. Save the tears, and save your game. Overall the controls are very elegantly done, and easy to get the hang
So here are my final thoughts, Would I recommend this game? Absolutely! it is fun, witty, beautiful, and a bit of a tear-jerker. The music on its own is a complete masterpiece. When it comes to this review I have very little negativity towards it. The game does not insult the player by making it “easy” by any means. This game will challenge you and get you thinking in ways that I didn't think were possible for a game to do. I am so happy this game came with my Xbox, because it will forever have a place in my heart. The only “con” I have about it is the story at the end and some of the controls. I say the controls only because they frustrated me and confused me a tad. Regarding the story, Koru did not have to die, yes she was trying to kill Ori, but I strongly believe that there needed to be a clearer ending, or maybe a DLC to add to the story a bit more. As for the controls, the main issue I had with them that in the section when we had some questionable gravity, the right was left, and the left was right...Not cool for someone who tends to die a lot in video games anyway. But all in all this game is worth it, and I would recommend it in a heartbeat
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