![]() Players just wanting to experience the world and the story can now enjoy it. ![]() The difficulty can also be tweaked across three different levels from the start. They never outstay their welcome and can be very creative at times. Each area explores a few new gameplay mechanics and puts them, and you, to the test. There’s a much bigger environment to explore, but it doesn’t feel bloated or padded. This adventure is also much bigger than its predecessor, taking 12-15 hours to play through, depending on how many collectibles you want to find. Now, you can upgrade skills at any point as long as you have enough currency to pay for it. Upgrading skills is also less restricted than before without the constrained upgrade trees. There are even combat shrines dotted around the place where you can further hone your skills. It opens up plenty of customisation options to suit your style. You manage a passive skill loadout too that gives you various boons in your adventure. ![]() Attacking feels responsive and well-balanced with plenty of options from melee attacks to ranged projectiles. Combat plays a much heavier role this time around, and you have a loadout of three skills mapped to the face buttons. However, it boldly embraces its sequel status and packs itself full of new features and ideas. Having Ori and the Blind Forest as its predecessor put plenty of expectation on the Will of the Wisps. However, thanks to an agile Ori and a bit of practice, there’s always a clear way through. New obstacles you come across often seem insurmountable at first. The movement feels slick and responsive, allowing for precise navigation around the dangerous environments. Along the way, you’ll piece together more of the story Ori’s wrapped up in, and unlock new skills to help on your adventure. Ori needs to run, jump and climb his way around sprawling 2D environments. The gameplay will feel very familiar to those who played Ori and the Blind Forest. The sombre, soft and deep tones of the narrator provide additional beats only when absolutely necessary. You’ll feel sadness and sympathy for those characters you’re rooting for, and maybe also those you’re not, thanks to the considered narrative and the restrained approach to its storytelling. ![]() The story is cleverly expressed, often implying mood with character reactions or conveying it through lighting and sound. I won’t spoil any more of the plot because, like it’s predecessor, it can get a bit emotional at times. Ori must now journey into the unknown to find his lost friend. But then, disaster strikes, and Ku and Ori plummet downwards to a strange land. An ingenious solution courtesy of the bird’s mother sees Ku and Ori fly out to the horizon, exploring new worlds from a fresh perspective. Due to its feeble wing, Ku dreams of flying through the skies but has never experienced it. The story begins centred around a new character, Ku, an avian friend of Ori’s. Ori and the Will of the Wisps manages to match it and throw in a few new ideas of its own. It’s fair to say the superb Ori and the Blind Forest set a very high bar back in 2015. Whilst there’s clearly no need for an “Orilike” genre, there’s a certain style that feels familiar, almost unique to this plucky little spirit and its gorgeous world. The latter is an oft-travelled one and is where Ori has been making a name for himself, focusing on nimble gameplay combined with great story and visuals. We’ve had “roguelike” and “soulslike” and of course, there’s the infamous “metroidvania” genre. Some titles end up being so noteworthy for their unique style that they become synonymous with a whole new genre.
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