There's Easy, Normal and Hard - But you should really pick Normal for your first playthrough. Hard is REALLY hard. Like, I'm not kidding you, Hard Mode should be only played once you completed the game on Normal a few times :D
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Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Preview/impressions thread
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I think Soul Link worked nicely as it did in Blind Forest, cause of the way we integrated it, but you just had to pay attention and use it whenever you got to some more difficult bit - and some players just never got over that.
But that's not why we cut it. We added a whole bunch of other elements and keeping track of Soul Link just didn't feel natural anymore. Trust me, it's for the better, you'll not even think about it being gone with everything else that's going on all the time :)
But that's not why we cut it. We added a whole bunch of other elements and keeping track of Soul Link just didn't feel natural anymore. Trust me, it's for the better, you'll not even think about it being gone with everything else that's going on all the time :)
Well, what if hard in the first game felt fine in terms of difficulty? is this harder than that?
Yes, it is, cause the combat gameplay is much more intricate, you'll take a lot more damage and the bosses will murder you very quickly. Play Normal first, try Hard Mode afterwards :)
Asking to do an entire (hard) sequence without a checkpoint is fine. Penalizing because a player somehow forgot to save isn't fun.
The decision making it introduces (if my memory is correct) between offense and saving IS cool, but was kinda rendered meaningless due to how poor the combat was.
But yeah, I'm really looking forward to this sequel.
Great :)
I am buying an HDR monitor next week. CanĀ“t wait!
I wish you and Moon Studios the best of luck with this release. The first one was a masterpiece and this looks even better just from the previews. IĀ“m sure you have put a lot of dedication in this game.
Just finished watching Giant Bomb's preview. Wow, this game looks amazing.
Also, I can't believe it's been five years since Ori 1. Time flies.
Also, I can't believe it's been five years since Ori 1. Time flies.
Very excited for this one, Ori and FF7R are my most anticipated games in H1 2020. So glad there is more space between them now so I can enjoy Ori fully.
Hi thomasmahler. Congratulations to the team on the great previews. I won't watch anything, I already have the game pre-ordered on Steam and I really really can't wait. Blind Forest is one the best games I have ever played.
I just wanted to ask if there will be a pre-load of the game on steam. Thank you. :)
I just wanted to ask if there will be a pre-load of the game on steam. Thank you. :)
Thomas Mahler said it was the 9th, a couple of days before the game launches.
Gawd, conundrum time-
a) Wait until November and hawt XBsX and a nice HDR 4k Oled, or
b) Play on release
a) Wait until November and hawt XBsX and a nice HDR 4k Oled, or
b) Play on release
Ok IĀ“ve got some more questions. Maybe thomasmahler can answer that.
Will the game support 21:9 aspect ratio on PC like the definitive edition did. And will we get an unlocked framerate on PC?
Will the animations be locked to 60 FPS and will there be an exclusive fullscreen mode this time?
Will the PC version feature higher detail levels compared to the xbox one x version? Will HDR work on PC as well? Still thinking about getting it boxed on xbox one or the digital version for win10/xbox store.
Sorry for all the questions. IĀ“m really looking forward to Will of the Wisps. Absolutely adored the first one :). Thanks alot to Moon Studios :)
Will the game support 21:9 aspect ratio on PC like the definitive edition did. And will we get an unlocked framerate on PC?
Will the animations be locked to 60 FPS and will there be an exclusive fullscreen mode this time?
Will the PC version feature higher detail levels compared to the xbox one x version? Will HDR work on PC as well? Still thinking about getting it boxed on xbox one or the digital version for win10/xbox store.
Sorry for all the questions. IĀ“m really looking forward to Will of the Wisps. Absolutely adored the first one :). Thanks alot to Moon Studios :)
Yup, 21:9 is coming, he confirmed it a few pages back.
I would like to know this as well.
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Dont think you can really compare. This game seems to have alot more "side content" if you want to.
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Probably this week. Its been Gold for a while now, Guess they wait to release the preload so they can add a small patch or something.
I doubt the game will be big btw.
That's music to my ears. I ask because I'd love for it to be as long as possible. I loved Ori and the blind forest but I was left wishing for more. The game wrapped up perfectly but it was so good I just wanted more.
So yeah, I want Ori and the will of the wisps to be more.
I hope it isn't more than 8-10GB, I'm stuck with mobile data tethering for the time being. Also, 4K assets might be a thing this time around.
Blind Forest Definitive weighted 9-10 GB installed (download is lighter because Unity compression). I guess this one will be like 25-30ish Gigabytes.
Hi thomasmahler
first of all thank you and your team very much for one (well after reading some reviews probably two :D ) of my favorite games ever.
Unfortunately I'm in a bad situation because my XOne died last year and I don't have a gaming PC. I really, really don't want to get another XOne just for one game, so I have to ask: Are there currently plans to bring Ori 2 to the Switch aswell? If yes, when can we expect it?
first of all thank you and your team very much for one (well after reading some reviews probably two :D ) of my favorite games ever.
Unfortunately I'm in a bad situation because my XOne died last year and I don't have a gaming PC. I really, really don't want to get another XOne just for one game, so I have to ask: Are there currently plans to bring Ori 2 to the Switch aswell? If yes, when can we expect it?
lol sounds like I should start on easy. I finished Blind Forest 100% on map and secrets but only on normal and on my third playthrough and I still don't understand how anyone can get that achievement where you can't die, some fleeing sequences literally had me dying like 30 times :s
Yeah, I have a feeling this ones going to be much bigger (file size) than Blind Forest. I might just get the physical edition, let's see.
Sometimes I don't know what to do.
It almost hurts to wait for the game, and when I see some material like previews I feel worse, I guess.
I have itches, so I pretend the game it's not almost here and try to focus on other games already installed on my console/PC.
It almost hurts to wait for the game, and when I see some material like previews I feel worse, I guess.
I have itches, so I pretend the game it's not almost here and try to focus on other games already installed on my console/PC.
Wait, they got rid of savestating?
Well shit, my interest just shot right up in picking this up at some point. I played on Switch and while I liked the music, atmosphere, art, and animation I really did not enjoy how unforgiving the precision platforming became later on. I feel like the devs gave themselves too much wiggle room by handing the player a savestate ability, so it felt like every few seconds I had to use it to scum my way through some obstacle. It legit felt like playing Kaizo or some other romhack at that point.
Well shit, my interest just shot right up in picking this up at some point. I played on Switch and while I liked the music, atmosphere, art, and animation I really did not enjoy how unforgiving the precision platforming became later on. I feel like the devs gave themselves too much wiggle room by handing the player a savestate ability, so it felt like every few seconds I had to use it to scum my way through some obstacle. It legit felt like playing Kaizo or some other romhack at that point.
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thomasmahler who comes up with the language the characters talk in the game? I am always curious how devs do that haha and how it starts.
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The thing about this game and the first one that amazes me every time I look at them is just how much they nailed the visuals. It's some of the best 2D artwork around and I love all the special effects they go going on.
It's a perfect blend of old school and modern visual design.
It's a perfect blend of old school and modern visual design.
I didn't even know there were previews, what the hell, this looks incredible.
Looks like they "Hollow Knighted" Ori in this sequel and I LOVE that.
The first one was magical but the fact that they added actual combat, bossfights, side stuff to do, a way bigger map, npcs is.. arghhhh I need it, this is gonna be something special I can feel it. <3
Looks like they "Hollow Knighted" Ori in this sequel and I LOVE that.
The first one was magical but the fact that they added actual combat, bossfights, side stuff to do, a way bigger map, npcs is.. arghhhh I need it, this is gonna be something special I can feel it. <3
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Been avoiding spoilers but came in here for the discussion. Saw those clips. Holy shit at the animations! That's Disney/Pixar quality stuff in real time! Huge jump!