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Ori and the Blind an Awesome Surprise

ori-and-the-blind-forest-coverThere’s good news! Ori and the BlindForest turned out to be an awesome surprise. When a game is delayed for as long as Ori was, you start to wonder if there are problems. You think, ‘Maybe the design is too complicated to work. Maybe the gamemakers’ ambitions were too high.’

Instead, Ori turned out to be one of the finest indie games Microsoft has ever released, right up there with Bastion. It’s so beautiful to look at, you stop playing just to gaze at the lush forest surroundings and marvel at the mysteries found in its deep, dark hollows and caves.

Its design, inspired by Nintendo’s early Metroid games, is updated to feel new and exciting. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy to play. It’s just the opposite. But when you finish a level, there’s a joy to the touching story about a cute guardian spirit trying to do two thing. He wants to restore a dying forest and find his bear-like adopted mother. These story scenes are necessary gifts after completing tough sections of Ori. The smart production that balances hard puzzles with graphics that are watercolor paintings come to life surely makes Ori a contender for game of the year.

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19 Comments on Ori and the Blind an Awesome Surprise

  1. littlehill24270 // September 25, 2015 at 8:50 pm // Reply

    absolutely amazing game. My personal all-time favorite game.

  2. The little dragon fights well.

  3. Peanut Man // June 5, 2015 at 9:50 pm // Reply

    It looks sad because it looks like the bear dies. But it still looks awesomesauce.

    #awesomesauce

  4. Sounds epic

  5. ShrimpGumbo // May 25, 2015 at 3:59 pm // Reply

    What’s the plot though?

  6. looks cool

  7. THIS GAME NEEDS A XBOX 360 VERSION.BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE AN XBOX ONE.

  8. go hardd1 // May 3, 2015 at 9:05 pm // Reply

    nice game

  9. this needs a PC version

  10. spockandroll // May 3, 2015 at 11:54 am // Reply

    This game looks great but every time I read the title it makes me think of ori from the hobbit lol

  11. looks exciting

  12. can’t wait

  13. Nice graphics

  14. Superman 3000 // May 1, 2015 at 8:58 am // Reply

    Cool

  15. Gumballmariorocket // March 20, 2015 at 4:23 pm // Reply

    THIS GAME NEEDS A XBOX 360 VERSION.BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE AN XBOX ONE.

  16. looks cool

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