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Ori and the Blind Forest

Y'know, honest to God I genuinely feel like this is the best looking platformer ever made. And not only that, but I'd also go along the lines of saying that the game itself plays like one of the absolute best platforming games ever made. So, if you've never played Ori and the Blind Forest, you are certainly in for a treat.

The story, it's pretty simple. You get separated and have to find your way throughout the entire world. With that comes a lot of challenges like not being able to get through a certain wall, to quickly platforming while climbing upwards while a waterfall of water nears toward you more and more. Sound exciting? Oh it is. On it's own visuals, Ori and the Blind Forest is one of the those games that you wouldn't expect to be as exciting as it is. Because when you look at it, you think "ooh, this looks nice." But no, the game is absolutely exciting and the reason for that has to be the awesome upgrades you get throughout your journey. As you kill enemies, you get a sort of experience and once you hit a certain threshold, you get another point to spend. The skill tree is really neat too. Probably one of my favorites in a video game:



It consists of Spirit Flame, Wall Jump, Charge Flame, Double Jump, Bash, Stomp, Kuro's Feather, Climb, Charge Jump, etc etc. These all have a place in this game and you sometimes have to use a combination of them in order to get where you need to go. I say that because I have seen some difficult play forming areas in this game. It makes it all the more exciting when you figure out the right combination for the jump.

So yeah, the game is a lot of fun. And it's perfect that I'm bringing this game up again, because we now have a sequel coming for this game as well, and I am extremely excited to see what that has in store.



I highly recommend this if you're looking for a really fun platformer that has a pretty deep and original story. Plus, using a controller feels really nice with it.