Ori and the Blind Forest Review

By Nicholas Tan

Travel light.

Befitting its name, Ori and the Blind Forest is a spark of hope for indie titles on Xbox One. Like the recent addition of Screamride, it is one of the lead games that Microsoft has pushed to close the gap with the PlayStation 4's touted indie initiative. On that front…

  • Simple, mythological story
  • Challenging 2D platforming
  • ...sometimes punitively so in the escape sequences
  • Brilliant art style and painterly environments
  • Soundtrack pairs well with the setting
  • Interesting strategic save system
  • Completionists, beware of restriction
  • Short campaign, little incentive for replay

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Nicholas Tan
Nicholas Tan

Nick Tan is a SEO Lead Writer for GameRevolution. Once upon a time, his parents took away his Super Nintendo as a punishment. He has sworn revenge ever since.

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