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Ori and the Blind Forest
18 hours playtime
42 of 50 achievements
#22 | Ori and the Blind Forest
Ever since I found out about Ori and the Blind Forest it’s pretty much been on the top of my wishlist, and I was just waiting for a good sale to throw my money at it. So I was glad when they gave owners of the original game 75% coupons for the Definitive Edition, and I was lucky enough to get a coupon with the help of Shirl. :D I had high expectations for the game, and it exceeded them. That’s how much I enjoyed it.
Ori and the Blind Forest is one of the most gorgeous games I’ve ever played. Every location is great screenshot material - I can’t help but keep taking them. No words can do it justice, so here’s a link to my screenshots. And oh god, the soundtrack is perfect.
Besides ear- and eye-candy, the game plays beautifully as well. Controls are very responsive, you can save pretty much anywhere you want - well, except for the hardest parts of the game. Speaking of difficulty, Ori and the Blind Forest is not an easy platformer. You will die, and you will die hundreds of times. I think I died about 900 times… Mostly because I’m terrible at platformers. The difficulty doesn’t come from badly designed levels or poorly placed platforms; it’s entirely your fault (and in my case, lack of skill) if you die. So while it gets a bit frustrating after dying many times (especially during the escape sequences), it’s super satisfying once you beat it.
Storywise, the narrative combined with the stunning cutscenes work extremely well in telling the story, which is a rather emotional one. I found myself starting to feel for the main character, and even the “villain”. Prepare a few tissues, you may need them.
I had some problems with achievements unlocking way before I actually got them, and some not unlocking when they should (like the achievement for finishing the game ;_; - so I got screenshot proof), but I understand they’re fixed in the Definitive Edition. Also, if you’re planning to find all the secrets and collectibles, be sure to explore fully before entering Mount Horu - you can’t exit, and I think the game tells you that too and once you complete the game you can’t continue playing with that save file. This seems to fixed in the Definitive Edition as well, so they’re all minor issues.
I’ll definitely be giving this a few more playthroughs, to get the remaining achievements. But I have a feeling the no deaths achievement is going to be impossible to get “legitimately” - you can create multiple save files and keep overwriting them with your current one when you die (I haven’t tried that, but sorta feels like cheating…)
I’ve noticed I’m really bad at writing about games I love… I tried… Anyway, do play Ori and the Blind Forest if it’s still sitting in your backlog. DO IT!
Scavenger hunt progress: Found A Torch (or multiple torches), Twilight Sky, Lasers, and A Spider (or two).
Congrats! At least your post makes me feel better about the only game i bought this month <3 I’ll get at it soon especially after reading your review :3
And I kinda played a part in you getting it too :P IMO it’s well worth it (:
Yes, 50% of the guilt is on ya :p
Sadly I can’t play this game because I’m terrible at platformers and game is too hard for me. I have non-definitive edition by the way. It hurts so much cause game is awesome, its music is awesome everything is fantastic but I can’t enjoy it due to it being too hard for me :’(
If you manage to get a copy of the DE, it has four game mode settings. The original is “medium”, so you could try to the easy setting below it!
Are you calling me a cheater? D:
Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to get the no death achievement “legitimately”, I had to reload my no death run maybe 5 times, all because of instant-death things. That giant laser beam at the beginning of the Moonlight Grotto is the worst. If I accidentally fail a wall jump due to the slippery walls, then I’m dead meat. Some of the deaths I feel were not my fault, like if you accidentally jump too much to the right in the Ginso Tree escape, it won’t trigger the enemy to jump on top of you, which means you can’t bash your way up in time, which means you get killed by the water.
Glad that they fixed some of the broken achievements in the Definitive Edition, I wasn’t too happy the first time I played the game and found out I couldn’t backtrack to the Ginso Tree to 100% the map. There was a single hidden area at start of Forlorn Ruins that I accidentally missed one of my runs, and I was really peeved when that happened. :(
I didn’t say that :D (And I’ll probably “cheat” my way through for that achievement too :P) Only 5 deaths? Wow you’re good. So much better than me ;__;
if you accidentally jump too much to the right
But this is kinda your fault right? And if I’m thinking of the correct portion you’re talking about, I did that part by going all the way to the right and climbing up the wall because I wasn’t used to bashing yet and sucked at it. O:
But but but. The developers could just have easily increased the enemy’s sight range. D:
Noo, it’s not my fault!
Still five deaths too many. D: Also, I think I beat it like 4-5 times before I went for the no death run, so I had the whole game memorized. Stupid instant death stuff. ;-;
I absolutely loved Ori, I played the original and the DE when it came out. Glad you found it so enjoyable! <3
Looks gorgeous. Now I’m kinda waiting for Definitive Edition to go on a decent sale.
I have the 75%-off coupon if you want it.
Sure, if you have no use for it. Does it expire soon?
Looks like it lasts until January. You’re welcome to it, as I already have original game in my backlog and probably won’t get round to it for a bit.
Thanks a bunch, I only later realized it was you. :)