I’ve told you about Ori and the Blind Forest. At E3, I was impressed by how ridiculously beautiful it was, while at Gamescom I realized that it was more than just a pretty face. Now we’ve got more insight into the story, and it really might make grown men cry.
Here is the prologue for Ori and the Blind Forest:
For those who don’t watch videos, here’s the description:
In the prologue to Ori and the Blind Forest, we learn Ori was separated from the Spirit Tree during a great storm. The gentle and nurturing Naru finds and rescues the orphan, and we quickly see a parent/child bond develop as the pair spend sunny days in the Forest of Nibel and feast on the bounty of nature’s harvest. Late one night, Ori awakes to a great sound echoing through the forest. It is the Spirit Tree calling out to Ori, but when Ori does not answer, the tree erupts with light and its power soon fades. Without the life energy of the great tree, the forest soon begins to die.
The music alone is a reason I need this game, but now they’re pulling a Disney on us and killing off a parent figure. I feel so sad for Ori already and I don’t even have the game. He kind of reminds me of a small child crossed with a cat, two things which I suppose are meant to elicit a caretaker tendency. Geez, that was just a 10 minute clip and it feels almost as emotional as the opening of Up. I might be too busy bawling my eyes out to play.
Speaking of eyes, check out all these pretty screenshots to make your eyeballs happy after all those tears.
Ori and the Blind Forest is coming to Xbox One and PC later this year and it might just be a reason to grab the console.
Last Updated: September 19, 2014
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September 19, 2014 at 13:47
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Mossel
September 19, 2014 at 13:54
Because real men drink beer through their eyes.
RinceThis
September 19, 2014 at 14:06
No, real men OPEN beers with their eyes! BOOM!
Viking Of Science
September 19, 2014 at 14:09
You’re both Wrong, Beers open themselves out of fear in front of real men.
Mossel
September 19, 2014 at 14:14
This makes more sense than it should.
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 19, 2014 at 14:12
I remember that advert, I’m pretty sure it was a woman.
RinceThis
September 19, 2014 at 14:13
0_O
Mossel
September 19, 2014 at 14:14
But they don’t cry about it! xD
Splooshypooh
September 19, 2014 at 14:15
I eat my sammiches in reverse too! Chicks dig it
Therant87
September 19, 2014 at 13:51
nice
Splooshypooh
September 19, 2014 at 14:16
Going to be following this with great interest from today
Decembermaloy
September 19, 2014 at 15:48
Man…. who’s peeling those damn onions?!?!
Pieter Smal
September 19, 2014 at 18:02
Beautiful. Will it be more touching than The Walking Dead or Valiant Hearts? I think so yes.
Nicholas Flanagan
September 24, 2014 at 00:30
Real men can tear up or cry and have to lie about it to seem tuff. They accept it and if anyone has a problem with it, they kick their a$$!!!!! Then they open a beer and drink it as the haters cry in pain at their feet.
JJones
November 22, 2014 at 21:50
MS should keep Ori and the Blind Forest on Xbox only. Most of the PC gamers will just pirate it anyways.