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Ori and the Blind Forest |OT| A Soft Heart for the Hard Core
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Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Yep. That's what I took from the PM discussion with thomasmahler
Just leveled that tree path only and as soon as I unlocked powers I ran around collecting all the ability spheres I could find. There were a couple I think you were only supposed to get with Bash or Triple Jump but I found ways to wall/double jump to higher walls and then wall/double jump to the spheres. Seems relatively easy if you go get as many spheres as you can before moving to the tree, you don't need that many.
That sequence was relatively easy, I got stuck once not knowing to jump on the blue flower and once I did that I was fine, the triple jump bailed me out a lot.
il Diavolo
Banned
Played for a bit and man I know its been said already but this game is absolutely gorgeous.
Yo that prologue tho
Yo that prologue tho
Apoleptica
Banned
Why does Ori have to unnecessarily kill rhyhorn in such a brutal manner. Poor rhyhorn just doing what rhyhorns do best.Just got a cheevo for this lol.
Just got the
, wow that vista is beautiful. And the story moment there was nice.
Feel like I'm reaching the end, but I'm going to take my time on the way to the final objective and explore what I've missed.
As bummed as I am about this ending, I'm just as excited to jump back in after a few days and try my hand at some of the achivements/collectibles/secrets run, and to improve my terrible skills haha.
Yes. Had this issue as well and it annoyed the piss out of me. Couldn't see the damn thing but once I realized it was there it became a lot easier. Visibility of some key objects in those platforming sequences would be nice.
Edit: I also wonder how the game is performing. I believe it's been in the Top 2 sellers on Steam behind Cities since it has launch and only recently has lost a few spots. Peak players today was 3k. Hard to gauge on the XBO side of things... game has 2,260 ratings which is a fair amount. Wonder when/if we'll hear about how it's doing and what the future of the franchise might look like. Does Moon have some sort of blog or anything? My only source has been thomas really, haha.
Sunstone
Feel like I'm reaching the end
, but I'm going to take my time on the way to the final objective and explore what I've missed.As bummed as I am about this ending, I'm just as excited to jump back in after a few days and try my hand at some of the achivements/collectibles/secrets run, and to improve my terrible skills haha.
Yes. Had this issue as well and it annoyed the piss out of me. Couldn't see the damn thing but once I realized it was there it became a lot easier. Visibility of some key objects in those platforming sequences would be nice.
Edit: I also wonder how the game is performing. I believe it's been in the Top 2 sellers on Steam behind Cities since it has launch and only recently has lost a few spots. Peak players today was 3k. Hard to gauge on the XBO side of things... game has 2,260 ratings which is a fair amount. Wonder when/if we'll hear about how it's doing and what the future of the franchise might look like. Does Moon have some sort of blog or anything? My only source has been thomas really, haha.
Cant stop making vids of this game. Truly gorgeous.
http://xboxdvr.com/SoSoSlick/4adb61e5-f007-4efb-925d-726e75e0abe6
http://xboxdvr.com/SoSoSlick/4adb61e5-f007-4efb-925d-726e75e0abe6
transience
Member
I got triple jump really early too. I'm about to do the second dungeon/escape and I've had it for a good hour. it's trivialized some of the platforming so I'm feeling kinda bad for getting it so early, but on the other hand, triple jump hell fucking yeah.
currently at 62% and everyone on my page of the leaderboard has less deaths than me so I'm happy about that. I still think my death count should be cut in half if I had any sense of patience or brains.
currently at 62% and everyone on my page of the leaderboard has less deaths than me so I'm happy about that. I still think my death count should be cut in half if I had any sense of patience or brains.
Twilight Gap
Member
<3 ginso tree. the music and platforming are great, and when you learn
everything changes.
maybe i'll like
this time now that i know how to do it.
bash
maybe i'll like
the escape sequence
Pacote-san
Banned
OMGGGG
Just finished up thelevel and holy shit that was amazing. In the ending I was all like...Ginsu
Such beauty and suspense. I haven't felt that type of rush since I played Dark Souls. The entire level was just platforming at its finest. GG Moon Studios.
Was looking for this thread JUST to post EXACTLY about this experiencie... FUCK that was hard!
Devs were like....
"Hey! Congrats! Here is your new skill enjoy!"
and you are like, nice, pretty useful, this new mechanic opens a LOT of possibilities within the game....
Devs -
"Hey, pst! Enjoying the skill? Nice... but are you the fucking MASTER OF ALL THOSE SKILLS?!?!"
* Throws the harder section so far that uses all the skills your learned, you cant miss a SINGLE movement, and its time limited...*
Oh, did i mention that you cant save after it started?
After more than 15 tries i had fucking memorized EVERY single enemy, wall, jump, angle i had to do....
After you finish this section though:
Pacote-san
Banned
Don worry, you will get it eventually, you will just have to memorize every jump and bash... its pretty frustating dying over and over again but once you get it, ohhh dat dark souls feeling....
Twilight Gap
Member
finally got all the orbs in that damn tree.
http://gameclipscontent-d3002.xboxl..._=1426244735_69aeb96d63ececa81831e19edcbbab7e
http://gameclipscontent-d3002.xboxl..._=1426244735_69aeb96d63ececa81831e19edcbbab7e
I really love the music, probably the best soundtrack I've heard in a long time. Right now, I feel it's better than Nier, which has been at the top of my list for a while.
Here's the clip I posted yesterday of me playing the same part. Took me about 20 tries.
http://xboxclips.com/RyudBoy/aeb8af25-4dce-48ae-940e-9f266b56f4cc
Here's the clip I posted yesterday of me playing the same part. Took me about 20 tries.
http://xboxclips.com/RyudBoy/aeb8af25-4dce-48ae-940e-9f266b56f4cc
Just finished the
too. GOOD LORD!
If Bloodborne is gonna be several hours of THOSE feelings, I don't think my body can handle it!
(I've never played the Dark Souls games, but Bloodborne has peaked my interest a bit.)
tree section
If Bloodborne is gonna be several hours of THOSE feelings, I don't think my body can handle it!
(I've never played the Dark Souls games, but Bloodborne has peaked my interest a bit.)
I'm currently in the Misty Woods and I can't even begin to describe how good this game is. I thought it was going to be all artsy and emotional, but the fact it is challenging makes things only better. I wouldn't compare it to Dark Souls since it does ease you into it's difficulty a lot better, but I agree that the
part is a git gud or git out moment. Loved how they used the achievement as a message to the player there.
Coincidentally as I'm typing this there's a interview/review on the radio with Thomas Mahler. I didn't know any Austrians were involved with the development, but I guess that only is another reason to like the game.
Gives me another local Gaming related person to look up to besides Durante.
water rising
Coincidentally as I'm typing this there's a interview/review on the radio with Thomas Mahler. I didn't know any Austrians were involved with the development, but I guess that only is another reason to like the game.
Gives me another local Gaming related person to look up to besides Durante.
Twilight Gap
Member
i just realized i never used charge flame to fight with before...
hmm...
hmm...
lifeexpectancy
Member
@Thomas et al, @Moon Studios - Once again for the 10000th time, thank you guys for such a freaking brilliant game!
Please spoiler tag your posts! Put "[.spoiler.]" before and "[/spoiler]" after (without the two periods in the first one). This is VERY important in an OT when a game has just come out and it will upset folks. I've run through the game twice personally but others haven't. I fixed the part of your post that needed it.
I've done 2 playthroughs now, 2nd one was the "No Ability Points" one, which ramped up the difficulty quite a bit toward the end. I'm on my 3rd one currently and am going for No Deaths (Immortal achievement). It's actually pretty easy so far, but some latter sections are going to be painful.
My friend did the same thing. We were playing simultaneously at launch and he was all like 'how the fuck are you flying past these enemies so easily?"
And I was like "I dunno, I just jump over and charge flame and they blow up nice and squishy-like."
And he was like "Fuck, I'm an idiot."
And I was like "Yup".
Please spoiler tag your posts! Put "[.spoiler.]" before and "[/spoiler]" after (without the two periods in the first one). This is VERY important in an OT when a game has just come out and it will upset folks. I've run through the game twice personally but others haven't. I fixed the part of your post that needed it.
I've done 2 playthroughs now, 2nd one was the "No Ability Points" one, which ramped up the difficulty quite a bit toward the end. I'm on my 3rd one currently and am going for No Deaths (Immortal achievement). It's actually pretty easy so far, but some latter sections are going to be painful.
My friend did the same thing. We were playing simultaneously at launch and he was all like 'how the fuck are you flying past these enemies so easily?"
And I was like "I dunno, I just jump over and charge flame and they blow up nice and squishy-like."
And he was like "Fuck, I'm an idiot."
And I was like "Yup".
Sikamikanico
#1 Dad
Edited it to fit your quote.
Sorry if I potentially spoilered anyone, I just felt like I saw someone talking about it openly but I guess I just accidently clicked away a spoiler tag on mobilegaf without noticing.
Twilight Gap
Member
My friend did the same thing. We were playing simultaneously at launch and he was all like 'how the fuck are you flying past these enemies so easily?"
And I was like "I dunno, I just jump over and charge flame and they blow up nice and squishy-like."
And he was like "Fuck, I'm an idiot."
And I was like "Yup".
this is amazing. it's like a giant blue ring of nope, especially for those
tiny spiky guys
and i just learned that you can
bash piranhas underwater
ResidentDante
Member
Started playing last evening, this has to be one of the best platformers I've played since my childhood. Beautiful to look at, fast and really sharp controls and tons of variation as you progress. Loving it!
Twilight Gap
Member
charge flow = easy smart mode
http://gameclipscontent-d2003.xboxl..._=1426244735_7c52b629594aaa372fe7d33c0da72928
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http://gameclipscontent-d2003.xboxl..._=1426244735_7c52b629594aaa372fe7d33c0da72928
sogood.gif
lifeexpectancy
Member
Lol yeah you'd be hating life if you didn't realize those two things for the 'no ability upgrades' run if you do it.
Game is amazeballs!
No worries mate. I haven't followed every page of the thread so there may be other spoilers. I just point 'em out when I see 'em to try and save anyone that doesn't want to even know tone, mode, or environmental aspects of the story. Cheers!
Nabs
Member
Damn. That disrespect at the end.
Twilight Gap
Member
i'll do the 3 hour run but definitely not the other two. i don't want to be on the last level for the immortal achievement and then die.
ori is adorable.
and this level is perfection. need to play it while stoned.
nextgeneration
Member
Finally got the game. One of the best title screens with one of the best title screen music ever! I could just leave it on the title screen and just watch/listen to it. It's that good! Prologue is very emotional. Gameplay is very solid so far.
lifeexpectancy
Member
Do we have anyone here in Austia that could get me a retail copy for my collection? I'll post in the BST thread too.
TheUnsunghero26
Member
Just started playing this. The intro is incredible. I can already tell I'll be taking a lot of screenshots.
lifeexpectancy
Member
Not sure what you're getting at here. Yes the game has occassional framerate dips, but they're infrequent and brief. And otherwise the game runs like butter.
CrazedProfessional
Member
I really want this for Xbone but I'm too poor and it's almost 30 dollars in Australia
Second playthrough ran 4~ hours. Next one should nab me the achievement, although I plan for it to be far below 3! A couple of neat sequence breaks have been discovered, the first being pixel/frame perfect:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdsFJ20tHIk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IxgzqxA4cc
Seems to have a small community already. Hope we'll see some awesome runs in the future (if I get any really good ones I'll post them here)!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdsFJ20tHIk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IxgzqxA4cc
Seems to have a small community already. Hope we'll see some awesome runs in the future (if I get any really good ones I'll post them here)!
BananasWithGuns
Member
Wow, that's pretty awesome. Would be cool to see this picked up by a lot of people for speed running.
Twilight Gap
Member
that's cool can't wait to see the speedruns.
I think the main problem with the escape section(s) (could be more, I have only done one) is that it changes how the game handles difficulty. The entire game works in that way where you never feel it's your own fault for messing up. You're always in control, you always have options, and you can always save to minimize frustration.
The water sequence is the first time I felt the game was unfair. It started to mess with it's own rules and it almost felt like a different game - in a bad way. It soured me a bit on the game, because now I'm dreading having to go through at least two more of these terrible sequences. I think a good solution would be to allow for one save half-way through the sequence.
I don't really care if I come off as someone who is easlily frustrated or doesn't like a challenge, because the game was plently challening leading up to this. It's really frustrating since I was thinking this is one of the top 10 best games I have played in MY LIFE before that sequence.
The water sequence is the first time I felt the game was unfair. It started to mess with it's own rules and it almost felt like a different game - in a bad way. It soured me a bit on the game, because now I'm dreading having to go through at least two more of these terrible sequences. I think a good solution would be to allow for one save half-way through the sequence.
I don't really care if I come off as someone who is easlily frustrated or doesn't like a challenge, because the game was plently challening leading up to this. It's really frustrating since I was thinking this is one of the top 10 best games I have played in MY LIFE before that sequence.
I'm now 4 ish hours in (taking my time) and liking the game even more than before. The thing is, so far I like it far more as a platform game, both mechanichally and aesthetically than as a metroidvania. As a metroidvania I feel there's some qualities missing, such as sense of place, or maybe a sense of purpose to the places you visit? It's strange that in a game in which every last corner of the map has been individually and painstakingly rendered no parts of the world really stand out, it's all a bit of a (beautiful) blur. Having some meaning attached to parts of the world, including puzzles, secrets or interactions more abstract than the usual ones might have helped. As it is, it's a game one would struggle to make a mental image of the gameworld compared to, say, Symphony of the Night or Super Metroid. Still, eager to play a lot more of it as soon as I'm off work.
IbukiLordSA
Member
I thought most of those where quite easy, did most on the first try. The escape level isn't really that hard it's more about knowing where and what to do, took a few tries but completed in quite quickly, you should get through in less than 5 minutes. So not too sure where the difficulty complaints are coming in.
lifeexpectancy
Member
I can think of two areas that are VERY aesthetically distinct. Wait, make that three.... If you're taking your time, you're probably at where I was at the 3hr mark. Don't worry, you'll get there, and you'll love the looks of those places.
I don't think it's necessarily a hallmark of a metroidvania to have massive differences between areas, but even that aside if you think about the premise of the game, most areas should have similarities because it's all one massive forest. I think the uniformity was intentional by the devs judging from how everything flows together with no abrubt or stark lines between 'zones', but they are all distinct in their own right. It's just that the transitional phases between the different zones do such a good job at adjusting your focus that you really don't notice the change as severely as in other titles of the genre.Twilight Gap
Member
none of my friends bought it so I'm spamming their activity feed with screenshots and clips.
as an action platformer, it's really great, but i'm really starting to feel the lack of replayability. i've played cheaper titles for much longer than i'll probably play ori, which is disheartening because i don't want to stop playing. the combat makes every encounter interesting and i can lose myself in the vistas and score accompaniment. i just wish there were more reasons to continue: more secrets, more characters, more enemies, etc.
5olid_5nake
Member
I have a small problem, it seems that when i plug in my lame ass Genius controller, it doesn't recognize shoulder buttons :/.
I tried with x360ce with no results, it seems that x360ce doesn't work with this game.
Anybody got a tip?
I tried with x360ce with no results, it seems that x360ce doesn't work with this game.
Anybody got a tip?