Ori and the Will of the Wisps

I am very happy Metrovania games are making a come back and Ori and the Will if the Wisps is exactly that. If you have Game Pass this is a no brainer but to play it. Now for money we get a bit dicey, because if you aren't all about side scrolling, puzzle platforming games then this is a definite pass. The game isn't easy even if it looks all cute and cuddly it is rather challenging. I personally got very upset at a couple of parts due to the timing of some of the jumps. That being said I still love the world and the characters. You end up caring about Ori so hardcore even though he doesn't ever say a word. This is a prime example on how to do cute animals without giving them a stupid voice or some dumb catch phrase. The story is very compelling to the point that even when the game is frustrating you want to just keep going to see what happens next. This game also has a ton to do in it. Enough side missions to keep one busy, or if you're so incline you can just shoot for the ending the side missions are actually optional. I give the game credit because I think that some games lost sight of that at some point. Anyways this game is beautiful and fun to play I think that if you're looking for a non-shooter style game Ori and the Will of the Wisps is something to look at.

Great game pretty hard on just normal difficulty, yes glitchy but still fun game!

If you are a fan of Sundered and Hollow Knight then you will definitely find this game interesting. The story keeps your attention and I found myself getting attached to the main characters. The game play is good, controls are easy to use, and there is a lot of areas to explore and items to obtain and upgrade. Some downsides are the chase sequences can be a little frustrating, sometimes its not clear exactly where to go but there are guides and you tube videos that can help, also it would have been nice to be told that purchasing the Spirit Smash ability from an NPC would allow you to open up breakable walls which I thought was a skill you acquire later in the game smh. This game to me doesn't have much replay value since after I obtained all collectibles and beat the game there wasn't anything else to do but definitely worth renting.

Short but beautiful,Sadly, why is it game developers can't just let characters have a happy ending? Modern games have a way to fail at the end, and thanks to our modern day information age, that we live in, you can't hide stuff liken this at the end of the game, and expect someone who hasn't played it yet, to not know of it. Word gets around. Spoiler: ori dies in the End.. Between the short lived life of the protagonist and the rapid and sudden difficulty spikes, which drives us to social media to find the stupid anwser to poorly thought out section in game, only to find out that it is debatable if the ending is worth worth or not is pretty telling in and of itself.. People are expressing their anger, talking about the worst section in the game, which ruins the whole experience for them , and that would be that stupid sand worm.. The Ori series has never really done escape sections very well, you see, I remember the water tree section in the last game.. In fact, I would wager that escape section are the worst part about this series.. Metriod had escape sequences, but they were done better on so many levels, since there was usually only one per game, and you had a pretty generous time limit.. YES, this game is BEUTIFUL and the whole experience should not be ruined, because of one segment.. But then again the people who made this game also worked on AM2R and it had a pretty bad escape sequence too, in fact, and the reason for it was a pretty stupid one to boot.... The game designer has skill, and talent, but needs to work on execution, and not be such a kill joy, by making a segment that is so bad and poorly thought out that it nearly ruins the entire game.. Regardless, it is a decent game and for only 13 bucks it is a great of a deal, but if the game was better it would be worth more.... Oh wait.. 13 bucks is bargain bin?..... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (sigh) Oh well, try before you buy..

Harder than the original. Needs option to skip the escape sequences.