Ori and the blind forest deserves all the praise it gets. It is visually and auditorily pleasing, has a great story, and is just fun to play.

- Looks great and sounds great. I won’t go into much detail because practically every review will tell you the same thing.
- Story will tug on your heart strings. Love is a beautiful thing.
- Once you unlock most abilities, movement becomes very fun. I felt like I was playing a very agile monkey. Bouncing on projectiles/enemies was extremely satisfying.
- It took a while for me to get used to the save/checkpoint system. In Ori and the blind forest, you can create a checkpoint given that: 1. you have sufficient energy; 2. you are on the ground; 3. you are in a safe location (no enemies nearby). I didn’t like this system at first because you can set yourself up for failure/frustration. If you save in a difficult location when you are at low HP, you will have a bad time. However, as the game progresses and you become wiser, creating your own checkpoints is actually very empowering.
- Plenty of hidden collectibles, some of which are quite hard to find.
- This game was more challenging than expected. It looks fairly simple in the trailer but I assure you that it is not. It was not unmanageably hard (even though I played on hard) nor a walk in the park. Challenging and achievable.

- Fairly short. I finished the game (with about 80% completion) in about 6 hours, without the use of a guide or outside help. It took another 2 (with a guide) to get 100%. I expected the game to be longer. Regardless, the content is of great quality and there is replay value.
- I didn’t particularly like the auto lock-on spirit fire attack. It felt cheesy and spammable. This is fairly minor as well though because there are plenty of other ways to kill enemies.
- Even if you have already visited warp points before you must unlock an ability for their location to show up on the map. I can understand that you are required to spend ability points for collectibles (like life and energy cells) to show up on the map – they would be too easy to find otherwise. However, in my opinion, basic components (like warps you have already unlocked) should appear without needing extra abilities.

I have been excited to play Ori and the blind forest since its release. Some games just speak out to you, you know? However, I only bought the game recently (over one year after release). During that time I probably hyped myself up too much and ended up expecting a longer game. Regardless, Ori and the blind forest is a great game, it’s beautiful, has a nice story, and most importantly, has responsive and fluid movement mechanics. It is definitely worth your time.

Ori and the blind forest deserves all the praise it gets. It is visually and auditorily pleasing, has a great story, and is just fun to play. [h1]Positive:[/h1] - Looks great and sounds great. I won’t go into much detail because practically every review will tell you the same thing. - Story will tug on your heart strings. Love is a beautiful thing. - Once you unlock most abilities, movement becomes very fun. I felt like I was playing a very agile monkey. Bouncing on projectiles/enemies was extremely satisfying. - It took a while for me to get used to the save/checkpoint system. In Ori and the blind forest, you can create a checkpoint given that: 1. you have sufficient energy; 2. you are on the ground; 3. you are in a safe location (no enemies nearby). I didn’t like this system at first because you can set yourself up for failure/frustration. If you save in a difficult location when you are at low HP, you will have a bad time. However, as the game progresses and you become wiser, creating your own checkpoints is actually very empowering. - Plenty of hidden collectibles, some of which are quite hard to find. - This game was more challenging than expected. It looks fairly simple in the trailer but I assure you that it is not. It was not unmanageably hard (even though I played on hard) nor a walk in the park. Challenging and achievable. [h1]Negative:[/h1] - Fairly short. I finished the game (with about 80% completion) in about 6 hours, without the use of a guide or outside help. It took another 2 (with a guide) to get 100%. I expected the game to be longer. Regardless, the content is of great quality and there is replay value. - I didn’t particularly like the auto lock-on spirit fire attack. It felt cheesy and spammable. This is fairly minor as well though because there are plenty of other ways to kill enemies. - Even if you have already visited warp points before you must unlock an ability for their location to show up on the map. I can understand that you are required to spend ability points for collectibles (like life and energy cells) to show up on the map – they would be too easy to find otherwise. However, in my opinion, basic components (like warps you have already unlocked) should appear without needing extra abilities. [h1]Conclusion:[/h1] I have been excited to play Ori and the blind forest since its release. Some games just speak out to you, you know? However, I only bought the game recently (over one year after release). During that time I probably hyped myself up too much and ended up expecting a longer game. Regardless, Ori and the blind forest is a great game, it’s beautiful, has a nice story, and most importantly, has responsive and fluid movement mechanics. It is definitely worth your time. [table] [tr] [th][h1]If you enjoyed this review please follow me on my [url=http://steamproxy.net/steamstore/curator/26827738-%27b-Reviews/?appid=241930]curator page[/url] and [url=http://steamproxy.net/groups/breviews]group[/url]. Your time and support is greatly appreciated![/h1][/th] [/tr] [/table]