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TopicBoard 8's Top 20 PC (2010s) Games - The Results
tazzyboyishere
06/20/25 6:38:34 PM
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#12. Ori and the Blind Forest (2015)
Total Points: 14
List Appearances: 4
First Place Votes: 1
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Writeup provided by MacArrowny
I'd played a number of indie Metroidvanias before Ori, but none of them really hit. They all felt like they were lacking something compared to the official games in both series. When I tried Ori, though, it was a revelation. It gave me everything I wanted from games of this type and more. The biggest difference-maker is that Ori doesn't focus on combat with its abilities. Just about everything is movement-centric. It has auto-aiming attacks, so even during boss fights, the entire focus is on jumping around and evading, rather than direct combat. The sheer joy of movement is fantastic. Every upgrade you get feels meaningful, and the central mechanic of the game, Bash, is incredible. You basically rocket off of enemies or certain parts of the environment - it's a somewhat skill-based maneuver, and pulling it off always feels great, with a real impact to it that not every ability in an MV has. Exploring the world is a lot of fun because the movement is so good, with lots of places to go check out, especially in the definitive edition, and it was a good time backtracking through every area with more abilities to find secrets I'd missed.

And of course, Ori also shines in every other respect. The graphics are beautiful. The soundtrack is fantastic. Even the story is really good, with a stirring intro sequence that made me tear up. If I had to name a flaw, the game's a bit hard, but that difficulty just made it more memorable - all those deaths I had during the various escape sequences only made me love the game more, haha.

Lastly, a funny story - when I bought the game on Steam, it was titled the Definitive Edition, so I just downloaded and started. Little did I know, buying the DE gave me both versions of the game, and I played 80% of the normal version without realizing I was missing out. I immediately started over with the DE version, and had an absolute blast both times. Not many games have captivated me like Ori did.

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