![]() These are called Spirit Shards and you’ll have access to a few dozen of these that look to complement a variety of different playstyles. Will of the Wisps changes everything about your upgrades by having only a set amount of them unlocked by progression and instead allows you to use in-game spirit currency to purchase and upgrade a massive variety of passive skills and essential abilities at your leisure.Īs you collect the glowing orange spirit light that is found everywhere, you’ll encounter NPC’s that can sell you special attacks and passive skills such as taking less damage, dealing more damage to flying enemies, or deflecting projectiles with your melee attack. This system felt fairly limiting in how you gained abilities as well as when, making some aspects of exploration and combat to be fairly linear in nature. Blind Forst had you earning skills points to place into a progressive skill tree to learn set abilities as well as a limited variety of core moves, such as wall climbing, and double jumping. Will of the Wisps does a lot to improve upon nearly every gameplay mechanic present in the first game. There is also Kwolok, a giant toad that is the protector of these lands, as well as a massive bear that you’ll look to awake from his deep slumber. ![]() You’ll also look to rebuild a small village, gathering ore to make the dreams come true of its residents. Ori won’t be alone on his adventure as a decent collection of interesting characters will look to assist him on his journey to cleanse the sickness infecting Niwen. There is an extremely heartfelt origin story as to why she is so destructive that really makes you feel for her, despite the evil that she has brought into this world. Since the passing of the Spirit Hollow, Niwen has been ruled by Shriek, a slightly deformed and decaying owl that is towering in size. ![]() I can honestly say with no hesitation, that Will of the Wisps has one of the most beautiful endings to a game I’ve experienced in several years. ![]() Ori and the Blind Forest offered up a deeply emotional story, and Will of the Wisps doesn’t disappoint in that regard either, with some effective heartstring-pulling that is sure to well your eyes up for its stunning finale. After a hellish storm separates them both, Ori must attempt to track down Ku, while also learning about the infection that has long been plaguing this one flourishing paradise. During a mishap with Ku wanting to learn how to fly, the inseparable pair find themselves in the mysterious lands of Niwen. Will of the Wisps is a truly fantastic sequel, even despite the technical issues that hold this game back from being an absolute masterpiece.Īlso available on Xbox Game Pass, Will of the Wisps takes place directly following the events of the first game, with Ori and his newly hatched friend, an owl named Ku, enjoying their peaceful life alongside their almost surrogate parents, Naru and Gumo. With this direct sequel, Ori and his friends are back for one more adventure, complete with a newly implemented combat system and a greater amount of traversal options at your disposal. Even despite its minimalistic narrative, the game evoked a ton of emotional weight to its cast of memorable characters and became one of the best games available on the platform, eventually releasing to the Nintendo Switch some years later. Ori and the Blind Forest was a challenging and stunningly gorgeous Metroidvania platformer, using a vast array of different abilities to traverse puzzle-like environments, with light combat to its threatening locals.
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