Ori and the Blind Forest Surprises and Delights

16th June, 1 replies

Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Studios, Ori and the Blind Forest

Leaks abound on the internet and it makes it hard to be surprised by large retail game announcements these days (Bloodborne being probably the best recent example), so I find myself being more surprised by indie announcements at E3 than anything else. Perhaps the best surprise from this year's E3 was a beautiful little platformer, which is set to release on Xbox One and PC, called Ori and the Blind Forest. I got a chance to play it for myself and I'm happy to say it easily deserves my title as the most interesting game reveal at Microsoft's E3 press conference.

The titular Ori is a small, white, almost squirrel-like creature who was shown getting injured in the trailer. In the trailer we seem to see Ori get injured and then raised back to health by another creature named Naru, who later dies (or at least becomes unresponsive). Ori then sets out on a journey into the forest. There's also an extremely large and creepy owl on display, called Koru, which reminded me of my childhood frights watching The Secret of Nimh. Exactly what is happening in the trailer is up for interpretation, but the end result is that Ori is now platforming around the forest for whatever reason...

To read the full preview check out the link below.

Source:

gamrreview.com/preview/91647/…

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