Ori and the Blind Forest
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Lush appearance and polished mechanics are not to be sniffed at, of course, and even if the game's long term appeal never quite reaches the dizzying heights its first impressions hint at, the difference is barely worth quibbling over. It's no exaggeration to say that Ori and the Blind Forest is still arguably the best Microsoft console exclusive of the last six months.
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Natural wonder, nonlinear exploration, and brutal difficulty come together beautifully in Ori and the Blind Forest.
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Challenging and gorgeous, Ori is a classic platforming genre modernized and done strikingly well. Use a controller and save often.
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If you can steel yourself for a challenge and come to grips with an unwieldy checkpoint system, Ori and the Blind Forest will mesmerize you with its lush world and incredible artistry.
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Gorgeous visuals and some sublime visual storytelling, Ori And The Blind Forest might not do much that is genuinely new but almost everything it does attempt is genuinely great.
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Nothing short of a work of art
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Ori and the Blind Forest is a rapturous platformer that is as fun as it is beautiful.
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Ori and the Blind Forest is a rare realization of fantastic design and production values in a space where I wasn't expecting to find it, displaying a spectacular level of confidence in what it is and what it does.
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A very charming platformer, but not a groundbreaking one.
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While it stumbles over its own ambition far more than it should, Ori and the Blind Forest bursts with both detail and passion. At times it's less a game you play than one you force your way through despite your better judgment, but the parts where it all works together make it worth the pain. And wow, does it look good.
