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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition |OT2| We Shall Always Remember the Night...
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So after making an erroneous annoucement earlier when the game wasn't available, now Nintendo UK's twitter feed haven't mentioned that it is now available.
Great OT, Dancrane212!
To those who completed the demo, the game does indeed allow you to start right back up from where the demo ended with all progress in check. It's automatically saved to one of your available save files.
To those who completed the demo, the game does indeed allow you to start right back up from where the demo ended with all progress in check. It's automatically saved to one of your available save files.
There are a few segments of the game where it can get pretty difficult and frustrating. When you complete these segments though you feel like a million bucks.
Imo the game never gets frustrating. There are for sure some parts wich are trial and error. But the quick loading really helps with that.
There are moments of frustration but you'll mostly blame yourself for either rushing into the situation & missing the obvious solution or pushing yourself to complete a trial too quickly.
So good to finally see it out in the open - hope everyone has a great time! And thank you guys so much for your support! :)
It's the enemies with arching projectile attacks (that don't become inert even after they die) that will irk you far more in the long run. lol
Fantastic game though, and I am glad I double dipped. I didn't get the DE on XB1, only vanilla, so I am excited to experience the improvements and additions.
Not yet - succesfully linked Microsoft account and unlocked prologue achievement, but it's not being reflected on Xbox Live right now.
True Achievements was showing that 88% of users who played have gotten the Achievement for completing the prologue, so I dunno what's happening.
I've already played this game three times on PC so I won't be getting the Switch version, but I'm glad more people are finally able to play this amazing game.
And thank YOU guys, for making one of the GOTG, and now releasing it on Switch, too! And thanks to Microsoft too, of course! Such an awesome gesture of them đź‘Ź.
I deleted my save file and relinked my Microsoft account to the new file and it restored my Achievement history. Theorizing we are earning Gamerscore but it's just not visible, will report back if my number grows next time I earn an Achievement.
Edit: Yes! The Gamerscore is collected and the Achievements are saved in the cloud but they can only be viewed on the Switch, unlike the Switch version of Minecraft where the Achievements actually do show on other platforms.
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I would get an Achievement notification on my phone/PC from the Xbox app.
Something I never realized until today, despite the fact that I've played the game to completion thrice over: you can cancel your Charge Flame.
I guess I never figured it out since it's kinda awkward reaching the 'A' button to cancel while your thumb is already holding down 'Y'. (On the Xbox controller it was the 'B' and 'X' buttons respectively.)
I could've saved so many needlessly wasted Energy cells from accidentally triggering Charge Flame with this foreknowledge. >_<;
I guess I never figured it out since it's kinda awkward reaching the 'A' button to cancel while your thumb is already holding down 'Y'. (On the Xbox controller it was the 'B' and 'X' buttons respectively.)
I could've saved so many needlessly wasted Energy cells from accidentally triggering Charge Flame with this foreknowledge. >_<;
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It really is. I just re-installed it on Steam again for another play through, incredible game. Enjoy it.
Yeah, the achievement stuff is weird. My overall gamerscore goes up and the achievements are tracked on TrueAchievements. I also would get notifications on my phone and W10 when they pop, though not on my Xbox.
However, it isn't shown on my profile. Minecraft Switch is listed, Windows Phone games, PC games, etc.,...but not Ori Switch.
Maybe one of the devs can comment on if this is intentional or not?
However, it isn't shown on my profile. Minecraft Switch is listed, Windows Phone games, PC games, etc.,...but not Ori Switch.
Maybe one of the devs can comment on if this is intentional or not?
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Yeah, I'm finally going to start going for the 100% on the Definitive Edition on Xbox, seems a great time to go back to the game!
...especially since there's now another achievement list out there to complete sometime down the road.
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Awesome. Thanks for the response.
And thanks for the excuse to play through your amazing game again.
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It's only based on 4 reviews, and review-worship is still silly, but it's fun to see Ori finally sit in the 90s.
very much enjoyed the demo. If I don't win the final giftbot giveaway (spoiler, I won't) then I'll be picking up the game tonight.
can you change your difficulty at any point?i have my save file from the demo but I think I started it on normal. Is playing on the harder difficulty worth it?
can you change your difficulty at any point?i have my save file from the demo but I think I started it on normal. Is playing on the harder difficulty worth it?
Pro-tip: You may want to hold off on investing for the Air Dash early on. Even if you unlock it, it's not an ability you can actually use until you get the normal 'Dash' skill later in the game.
Always felt the game could have been clearer with the requirements for this particular ability: Requires Double Jump, Charge Flame Efficiency and Dash Skill
Always felt the game could have been clearer with the requirements for this particular ability: Requires Double Jump, Charge Flame Efficiency and Dash Skill
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Yes, you can change your difficulty at any time. I'd recommend going with normal just because that was the balance used the first release (difficulty options are new to the Definitive Edition) but go with what you feel best suits you.
This is my first time with the game, and I went to Hard from the get-go. Even made sure to delete my demo save and start a new one to make sure.
It's been pretty tough, but it's doable. It's still easier than Hollow Knight, IMO.
Haven't gotten TOO far in the story yet, I think. Only activated one of the elements. But I am, going by the FAQ in the OP, almost done exploring the second of the two new areas added in the DE. There's a room or two I can't get to because I'm presumably missing traversal abilities, but percentage-wise, I'm in the high 90s for these zones.
Game's pretty good so far. I'm not completely blown away yet, but I'm not even close to disappointed either. It's beautiful, it controls great, and it's been a joy to play so far. Looking forward to hopping back onto the critical path soon.
I beat the game on X but holy hell this Switch port is beautiful! The rumble feels better than it did on XB1, so I'm guessing it's HD rumble. Incredible job Moon Studios!! If I don't win any of these giveaways I think I'll have no choice but to buy.
Yeah, they confirmed HD Rumble a while back. Month or two, maybe?
It's basically the XBO DE with HD Rumble, a second set of achievements (so folks can double up on their Gamerscore), and smoother animations for Ori (thanks to optimizations in the engine developed for the sequel and implemented in the Switch version of the first game). They stressed that they're using identical assets from the XBO version. Native 1080p @ 60 FPS with no drops or (I believe) dynamic resolution shenanigans. Native 720p/60 handheld, of course.
It's basically the XBO DE with HD Rumble, a second set of achievements (so folks can double up on their Gamerscore), and smoother animations for Ori (thanks to optimizations in the engine developed for the sequel and implemented in the Switch version of the first game). They stressed that they're using identical assets from the XBO version. Native 1080p @ 60 FPS with no drops or (I believe) dynamic resolution shenanigans. Native 720p/60 handheld, of course.
thomasmahler - thought you might be interested to know of somebody experiencing a softlock in the game (he had to load an earlier save to continue the game) - here's the reddit thread -
I'm so jealous. I wish I could play it for the first time again.
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It's an incredibly busy time for sites. I imagine ports, regardless of quality, are given less attention when there is a mountain of new releases streaming out every week.
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At least it got some reviews, I've been surprised at some of the games that have fallen through the cracks this month.
Anyways, I went back to the original leaderboard this morning, couldn't recall if it let you see the total players or not (it doesn't), and was reminded of my final run. I think the last time I ever tried to get a solid time in ones of these kind of games was Zero Mission; I love how the achievements in Ori pushed you for that kind of replay.
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thomasmahler, just wanted to report two issues I've encountered. One a graphical/audio issue, the other a hard crash. Running on v.1.0.1 of the game, the latest one as of last night.
And I know you guys already know that while our Gamescore is going up, achievements (and indeed, this game entirely) are not showing up on our Xbox profiles.
1) When I finished the Wind/Ice temple and wound up outside the mountain being hunted by Kuro, I immediately (while still in cover) hit Minus to open up the map and the game crashed to the Switch's OS with a message (paraphrased) that indicated that the software had to be closed due to an error. Upon reloading, I found myself on that same screen and was able to pull the map up without issue. I could not repeat this.
2) I want to say this was at the very bottom of the Lost Grove, the second of two new Definitive Edition areas, I believe. There is an underwater segment with a pair of crushing walls and some fishy enemies that eventually leads to an important upgrade of sorts. I think it was an Ability Cell, but I'm not sure. The two crushers emit a sound effect and some particles after colliding. The particle effects for the first crusher appear to be synchronized to the animations of the second. I was actually down there for quite some time farming kills for the Charged Flame achievement and saw this happen again and again. Not even remotely a big deal, but figured I'd mention it. In my game, the first crushers' particle effects were spawning when the crushers were almost completely separated again, instead of when they started opening back up. The second set of crushers was fine, and it appeared to me that the first crushers' and second crushers' particle animations were playing at or very nearly at the same time.
2) I want to say this was at the very bottom of the Lost Grove, the second of two new Definitive Edition areas, I believe. There is an underwater segment with a pair of crushing walls and some fishy enemies that eventually leads to an important upgrade of sorts. I think it was an Ability Cell, but I'm not sure. The two crushers emit a sound effect and some particles after colliding. The particle effects for the first crusher appear to be synchronized to the animations of the second. I was actually down there for quite some time farming kills for the Charged Flame achievement and saw this happen again and again. Not even remotely a big deal, but figured I'd mention it. In my game, the first crushers' particle effects were spawning when the crushers were almost completely separated again, instead of when they started opening back up. The second set of crushers was fine, and it appeared to me that the first crushers' and second crushers' particle animations were playing at or very nearly at the same time.
And I know you guys already know that while our Gamescore is going up, achievements (and indeed, this game entirely) are not showing up on our Xbox profiles.