Coconut bro, have you finished the game?
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Ori and the Blind Forest |OT| A Soft Heart for the Hard Core
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Coconut bro, have you finished the game?
Yea, but you do think less of people. You assumed that we hadn't played through "better" games like Guacamelee. The only thing that Ori does well is a mood setting intro? REALLY?
Personally, I felt like the opening would have been better without the on screen text and did feel it was too long.
I think I'm fucked.
http://i.imgur.com/p7hI2fD.jpg
Guess spoilers from final dungeon?
http://i.imgur.com/p7hI2fD.jpg
Guess spoilers from final dungeon?
Killed the miniboss thing that was needed to open that door. Saved after killing it then died right after saving from two of the spitting monsters top right of the wall. Respawned now the door is closed and it won't open.
Omnistalgic
Member
Yeah, was looking into getting X1 once I saw The Ori isn't available on Mac. But I think I'm just going to get a Surface. TR is timed, and the rest of the stuff I can play on Surface 3 or not interested in. Would have love to play this right away but I'm waiting for that Pro to go down in price a little bit. X1/PS4/Steam is just too much of the same stuff for me.
This game is beautiful though...love everything about its art direction
finalflame
Member
Or you can just use Bootcamp on Mac and install a cheap copy of Windows!
Putyouinmyoven
Member
Hey, can I ask for those playing on laptop what your specs are like? I'm going to be buying a new macbook pro soon (new 13" 2015, Broadwell 2.7ghz, 8GB RAM, intel Iris 6100) I'd probably be running this in parallels so I wanted to make sure it would be able to handle it. Thanks!
I'm about 6 or 7 hours in I think? A friend was saying I shold be done with it in one more round of playing. Unless some mechanical revolution erupts out of nowhere my opinion on the game will stand.
The tree speak is pretty lame I agree. I didn't think it helped to build the world.
What u said was a statemnt that was looking for a response to see if these people had played other recent metroidvania games. I like having this discourse helps me to maybe look at a game in a different light.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Game is absolutely gorgeous but after only an hour hasn't really grabbed me. I keep waiting for something to be as good as SOTK but it will probably never be topped.
Omnistalgic
Member
finalflame
Member
Easier. Basically you get a legitimate Windows CD key (they sell them for $20-30 on a subreddit called "softwareswap"), download a windows install ISO for the version you have a cd key for, and use a utility called "Bootcamp". Bootcamp will do the rest, including the install of all necessary drivers for your hardware. Here's a guide from Apple:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201468
It's really, really easy. I think you need a minimum of 20gb free space to partition for Windows, might be safer with 30.
Alternatively, you can try something like Parallels:
https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
But I can't vouch for it as I've never used it. Maybe someone else can.
Not waiting for Pro 4?
You could make a checkpoint any time you want to.
Quick question about a wall I'm suck at in Sorrow's Pass.
Edit: Never mind, I just figured it out and learned something awesome in the process.
Near the end of the area, soon after you get the boost jump, you get to a breakable wall surrounded by spikes, right after you pass a hanging spider. Nothing I'm doing will break the wall and I see nothing around that would help me break it. What am I missing here?
Edit: Never mind, I just figured it out and learned something awesome in the process.
Twilight Gap
Member
there's a lot of color effects and the edges of the screen are blurred. it takes a while for your brain to filter out the noise. my eyes hurt for the first few hours (then again, i was running on fumes so i could have just been tired).
i had a dream last night that i could replay my completed game... and then i realized i couldn't D:
Moon, patch all the technical bugs sure, but PLEASE add a replay option too. I'm dying here.
Twilight Gap
Member
one of my favorite things about this game is that i beat it without a walkthrough or any outside help. that's not to say it was too easy, but i feel like the game was always clear about what i needed to do (unless I missed a text prompt) and the solution required a bit of creativity.
my main gripe in that regard is that some of the hazards are hard to discern from background art. i can't imagine a colorblind person having much success with some of the latter levels.
i don't doubt there are games like this with more challenges, more replay value and a smoother control set, but the way Ori does it together with great art and music is what makes it stand out to me.
my main gripe in that regard is that some of the hazards are hard to discern from background art. i can't imagine a colorblind person having much success with some of the latter levels.
i don't doubt there are games like this with more challenges, more replay value and a smoother control set, but the way Ori does it together with great art and music is what makes it stand out to me.
Papasmurf531
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Hey guys, I don't post too often, normally just lurk here on gaf. I downloaded this game the other day, and I heard that their are some major bugs for it, I have it on the Xbox One. Should I start playing it now, or just wait for a patch to come out? I have held off on playing it so far.
HocusPocus
Member
What a beautiful and wonderful game. Exactly what the xbox one needed in its library.
Deviousx
Member
I've clocked 3 hours into the game and have not experienced any bugs. It has played flawlessly for me so far. But if you are that worried and want to make sure you don't experience any bugs while playing, you're more than welcome to wait for a patch. Which I think Thomas said is in the works. Don't know how long you will have to wait for the patch though.
Papasmurf531
Member
Okay, thanks! I am mostly worried about bug that deletes your save(I thought I read that somewhere.) I'm just nervous about playing and losing my progress since school gives me such little time to play.
Twilight Gap
Member
Other than framerate drops and a cutscene not playing from the menu, my game ran smoothly on Xbox One. It seems like most of the issues are on the Steam versions.
Just be careful not to save your game in weird spots, or if something seems out of the ordinary. And quit the game before you turn the Xbox off, as there seems to be an issue with suspend/resume from instant on.
I wonder if they can also patch in a "save revoke", or at the very least an override for you to restart your current objective.
Just be careful not to save your game in weird spots, or if something seems out of the ordinary. And quit the game before you turn the Xbox off, as there seems to be an issue with suspend/resume from instant on.
I wonder if they can also patch in a "save revoke", or at the very least an override for you to restart your current objective.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
DEVASTATED.
Went up instead of right at the end of the Forlorn Ruins and now I'm out and it's on 88%. Fuuuuuuuuuuck. I can't 100% it now on this save. Fuck.
There seems to be an Ability cell I can't get in the Horrow part? Theres a door I need to lift to get to it, but I have no idea where the post I have to hammer down is.
Went up instead of right at the end of the Forlorn Ruins and now I'm out and it's on 88%. Fuuuuuuuuuuck. I can't 100% it now on this save. Fuck.
There seems to be an Ability cell I can't get in the Horrow part? Theres a door I need to lift to get to it, but I have no idea where the post I have to hammer down is.
Game is just absolutely amazing, taking my time and exploring, although I'm trying to hard to reach areas I dont think I'm supposed to be getting to.
So I tried that window mode program and I can get 1080p with vsync to prevent the screen tearing but I drop to like 45 fps in some sections. Turning off the vsync still has slight tearing in windowed so I opted to go back to 720p at a stable 60fps. I am sitting like 15 feet away though so I can't tell much of a difference.
So I tried that window mode program and I can get 1080p with vsync to prevent the screen tearing but I drop to like 45 fps in some sections. Turning off the vsync still has slight tearing in windowed so I opted to go back to 720p at a stable 60fps. I am sitting like 15 feet away though so I can't tell much of a difference.
I think I am at that same place. How did you do it?
Twilight Gap
Member
yup i exited with 86% left. only thing i didn't 100% on my first run D:
i dreaded that level though.
Wibblewozzer
Member
Same thing happened to me in Forlorn Ruins. I suggested earlier that people should make a copy of their save before entering any of the dungeon sequences just in case. No way to go back in that I saw. And also be aware that once you beat the game you can no longer go back into your save for some fairly ridiculous reason. So make sure you do everything you want to before then.
Not sure what you mean by the Horrow part but there were two ability cells that I can recall tucked behind those types of doors. One was opened by a stump behind an invisible wall somewhat nearby and the other...maybe the same? I don't quite remember. I'd just suggest looking around nearby for a spot that looks to be hiding an area you can enter.
If it's the area I'm thinking of:
Use the bash on the spider projectile and aim yourself away from the breakable wall. The projectile flies out opposite the way you aim yourself and you can use that to break the wall.
I could be wrong and mixing that up with something similar but I believe that's it.
Twilight Gap
Member
yea this is bugging me. each dungeon is inaccessible after you complete them.
1st
ginso tree
forlorn ruins
mt horu
the 3rd is the last "point of no return", so if you want to go back through the game on that save file, make a copy of it. can't go back after you beat the 3rd dungeon. :/
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Why does Moon Grotto show 99% when I have everything?
Twilight Gap
Member
you probably didn't explore every corner. something may be blurred out still.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Damn. My wife got the water glitch. No way to even know you have it before it happens and your save is screwed.
Holy crap, I just finished the end sequence of the
and it was the most exhilarating experience I remember having in a game in many years. Of course I had to go for 100% orbs, so I spent lots of lives getting the hang of each section, getting a little smoother each time. Toward the end I was so tense that my abdomen was starting to cramp but I pushed through it because I knew I could do it. Then I did, I nailed it, and I felt like crying tears of joy. What an experience!
Ginsu tree
What glitch is that?
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Yyyyyyep. Happened to me. There's a patch coming. Just wait if you want.
This sucks. Can copy/pasting your save beforehand help? It's what ive been doing every hour or so since im fearful from hearing bad shit like this.
Twilight Gap
Member
anyone else's xbox randomly recording clips? i noticed it does it for achievements (which makes sense i suppose), but it'll randomly do it when none pop up (or i guess where an achievement that i unlocked was before).
is this exclusive to this game or part of a recent update? i never noticed it before.
is this exclusive to this game or part of a recent update? i never noticed it before.
SEGAvangelist
Member
A patch specifically for the water glitch?
It was doing it me me either. It's actually kind of common. I don't understand why.
BananasWithGuns
Member
Just now finished it, playtime was about 7 hours 45 min.
Really great game but some of the difficulty spikes were a bit much. Especially the areas where you have to do it all in one shot with no checkpoints. Also felt like there was just a big difficulty jump once you hit Misty Woods. Enemies have a lot more health and it got to the point, for me, where I just wanted to start skipping enemies instead of taking the time to kill them. Obviously Moon Studios wanted the game to be pretty challenging but some areas can lead to quite a bit of frustration but even given that I never felt overwhelmed to the point where I just wanted to put the controller down so I can't complain about it all that much.
Only other complaints I really have are not being able to reenter certain areas and not being able to play after the game is completed. It would have been nice to explore previous areas and grab collectibles that you missed. It's a really strange thing to not have accounted during development but what can you do. Maybe someday I'll go through and do a second playthrough to do some achievement cleanup.
Overall though it was a really great experience. The graphics/art and the music are phenomenal and I'll be incredibly surprised if Ori doesn't end up having the best soundtrack of the year by the time everything is said and done. Platforming controls are also great and it always felt like everything was responsive and precise. The core gameplay of Ori is really on point and it's really just an absolute joy to play from that standpoint. Definitely an easy recommendation for anyone that enjoys Metroidvania type games and/or games that aren't afraid to ramp up difficulty.
Really great game but some of the difficulty spikes were a bit much. Especially the areas where you have to do it all in one shot with no checkpoints. Also felt like there was just a big difficulty jump once you hit Misty Woods. Enemies have a lot more health and it got to the point, for me, where I just wanted to start skipping enemies instead of taking the time to kill them. Obviously Moon Studios wanted the game to be pretty challenging but some areas can lead to quite a bit of frustration but even given that I never felt overwhelmed to the point where I just wanted to put the controller down so I can't complain about it all that much.
Only other complaints I really have are not being able to reenter certain areas and not being able to play after the game is completed. It would have been nice to explore previous areas and grab collectibles that you missed. It's a really strange thing to not have accounted during development but what can you do. Maybe someday I'll go through and do a second playthrough to do some achievement cleanup.
Overall though it was a really great experience. The graphics/art and the music are phenomenal and I'll be incredibly surprised if Ori doesn't end up having the best soundtrack of the year by the time everything is said and done. Platforming controls are also great and it always felt like everything was responsive and precise. The core gameplay of Ori is really on point and it's really just an absolute joy to play from that standpoint. Definitely an easy recommendation for anyone that enjoys Metroidvania type games and/or games that aren't afraid to ramp up difficulty.
How do you have triple jump that early?
I had already tried that but it didnt work. I will try again if I get to that part again. Thanks.
