
Most notably, the skills and abilities system has been reworked and Ori will now equip and level up different abilities using a currency dropped by enemies or found in the environment. Everything you loved about the original is back, with even greater depths of character exploration to access. I am pleased to announce that Ori and the Will of the Wisps somehow takes the original formula and builds upon it in nearly every way to great effect. The previous entry to the series, Ori and the Blind Forest, is my favorite Metroidvania game of the last decade, and that’s saying something considering the stiff competition in the field. The more you do, the more you will be rewarded. Like most Metroidvania games, Ori and the Will of the Wisps pushes the player to visit areas and locations multiple times to reach areas previously inaccessible. As Ori discovers the truth of the spirit guardians, the spirit trees, and her true destiny, you will uncover new abilities and mechanics that allow you to progress deeper into areas and unlock new treasures. As expected, Niwen is filled with threats large and small, both creatures and hazards to stop Ori from progressing. A storm separates the two from each other, and Ori begins a search to locate Ku. Following the events of Blind Forest, Ori has befriended the young owl Ku as they fly towards the land of Niwen. Ori and the Will of the Wisps picks up a short time after the series’ first entry, Ori and the Blind Forest from 2015, leaves off. The crowded spring release calendar has begun, and first up in our stuck-at-home gaming extravaganza is Ori and the Will of the Wisps, which, I can confidently say after completing (and nearly 100%-ing) the game, is the first great can’t-miss release of 2020. (It’s a miracle was able to get up five reviews over the last two months!) But just when the Covid Dragon blazes its unholy plague across the land, Moon Studios rides in on its horse to save the day with a release that I’ve been anticipating more than nearly any other game.

I’ve seen the memes: “Gamers have been prepared to stay in their homes for years.” Only one problem: this year, with its multitude of delays, has seen almost nothing in terms of new video games to play. Conferences are delayed or nixed, flights are grounded, borders are closed and the citizens of the world have been quarantined to their toilet paper fortresses.
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Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X release dates are on the verge of cancellation. Nintendo Directs have been inexplicably absent. Two and half months have passed with no notable game releases to speak of.
