Review: Ori and the Blind Forest (Nintendo Switch)
The forest of Nibel is dying. After a powerful storm sets a series of devastating events in motion, Ori must journey to find courage and confront a dark nemesis to save the forest of Nibel.
Pros:
- Absolutely stunning graphics.
- 3.5gb Download size.
- Puzzle platformer slash Metroidvania gameplay.
- Enchanting soundtrack.
- Own achievement system complete with in-game pop-ups.
- Pro controller support.
- Online leaderboards.
- A tutorial is in there and doled out over time.
- Theatre mode-behind the scenes footage, concept art, promos, and cutscenes.
- Microsoft Xbox live login support.
- Big Bright bold color palette.
- 10 save slots with local and cloud location choices.
- Four difficulties-easy/normal/hard/one life.
- Play how you want.
- Map uncovers as you explore.
- Earn EXP and level up to get ability cells that you use in the skill tree to unlock abilities and increase stats. You can find them in the world as well.
- Energy-used for attacks and creating soul links which are the save/leveling up feature.
- In gameplay and death counter.
- Clear Hud with helpful pop-ups.
- Unlock fast travel.
- Fast loading and restarts.
- Lush locations.
- Strong engaging story.
- Fun to play.
- Boss encounters.
- Next level platforming.
- Many secrets to find.
Cons:
- No touchscreen support.
- Only one control scheme.
- Can get lost quite easily.
- Hard to see sections and text can be small.
- Gets brutally hard on a platforming level.
