Ori and the Blind Forest
This game is the living breathing definition of a double edged sword.
I started it today and I've already put in many many hours. I bought it initially because it was on sale on steam and I was like, ok treat yourself. You also got another download free when you bought the definitive version so that helped me inch towards my debit card.
This games prologue is super emotional, get the tissues out and mute the discord so your bros don't hear you crying like a lil bitch because it's going to happen, ok, it's almost on the same level as Clannad. The first thing you notice about it is how beautiful the graphics and visuals are, they are such high quality and literally magical. It's got a wispy, spritey kind of vibe, if that's even English.

There's a storm and Ori gets lost and ends up in the path of another adorable character that looks like a short fat no-face, a lady creature called Naru. She see's Ori all alone and fragile, so she embraces Ori and takes him/her in and becomes Ori's adoptive mother. Then some shit goes down and Ori embarks on a mission to save the forest and restore the life to everything in it.
It really is a gorgeous game in all aspects which does a good job of disguising it's complex platforming. Platforming games are the worst match for me because they make me rage sooo bad, I'm useless at them most of the time. Don't let the cutesy characters and visuals fool you about it's difficulty, it's pretty intense at some points.
I'm only like a quarter of the way through it, maybe even less than that, and I've rage quit about 4 times. I've had it for a day.
There are some bosses in the game too, but I've only met the first one and it's been quite a while, so I don't think they pop up much, which is good for me with games like this. I just want to see pieces of the story and uncover what happens next, I can't wait to see the ending, it's like a visual novel as well as a game, it's amazingly done too.
Give it a go, and pls give me tips on how to not die on platforms.
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