Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Developer(s):	Moon Studios
Publisher(s):	Microsoft Studios
Platform:	Xbox One PC
Released:	March 11 2020
Price(s):	$29.99 USD

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is the sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest, developed by Moon Studios and published by Microsoft Studios.

The game will release on the 11th of March 2020, for Xbox One and PC.

Development history

June 11th, 2017 at E3 during Microsoft's keynote, Ori and the Will of the Wisps was announced via a teaser trailer that showed locations and characters from the game.

In June 2018 at E3, a gameplay trailer was released. Additionally, a playable demo was available at the expo, where players could explore Windswept Wastes.

In June 2019 at E3, the release date was announced to be February 11, 2020, and the game was confirmed to be an Xbox One and Windows 10 exclusive. Another trailer was released showing boss fights and chases.

In December 2019 at The Game Awards show, a new trailer was unveiled which also announced that the game would be delayed a month, until March 11, 2020 (exactly 5 years after Ori and the Blind Forest was released).

On January 29, 2020, it was announced that Ori and the Will of the Wisps had gone gold (the final release version was finished, with no more delays).

While Ori and the Blind Forest only had 20 people working on it at most, Moon Studios scaled up to 80 people when developing Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

Plot

The little spirit Ori is no stranger to peril, but when a fateful flight puts the owlet Ku in harm’s way, it will take more than bravery to bring a family back together, heal the broken land of Niwen, and discover Ori’s true destiny.

Characters

Main article: Category:Ori and the Will of the Wisps: Characters.

The main playable characters are Ori and Ku. Naru and Gumo appear again in the opening. Many new NPCs are found in the land of Niwen.

Enemies

Main article: Enemies (Ori and the Will of the Wisps).

There are many new enemies, as well as some returning from the previous game. New to Ori and the Will of the Wisps are major boss fights.

Abilities

Main article: Category:Ori and the Will of the Wisps: Skills.

Many skills return from the previous game. There are also many newskills:

• Burrow – allows Ori to burrow through sand and snow
• Grapple – allows Ori to pull himself in a straight line to various objects and enemies
• Spirit Edge - a sword
• Spirit Smash - a hammer
• Spirit Arc (ranged)
• Spike (ranged, consumes energy)
• Regenerate (consumes energy to replenish health)

Features

Returning

• Spirit Light (this time it functions more like a currency, and less like experience points)
• Life Cells
• Energy Cells

New:

• Spirit Trials – a psuedo-multiplayer where you can race against the ghosts of other players, to see if you can beat their records.
• Combat Shrines – face increasingly challenging waves of enemies in timed trials to collect rewards.
• Spirit Shards – a system of equippable and upgradable powerups similar to the Charms in Hollow Knight. Players need to find or buy the Shards, as well as Shard Slot Upgrades to equip more.
• Quests

Locations

Ori and the Will of the Wisps takes place mostly in the land of Niwen, a "perilous land" which used to have light and spirits, but has fallen victim to a Decay.

In addition to the new locations in Niwen, the prologue takes place in Swallow's Nest in Nibel.

Media

Images

Spirit Trials

Screenshots

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Videos

Ori and the Will of the Wisps - E3 2019 - Gameplay Trailer

Ori and the Will of the Wisps - E3 2018 - Gameplay Trailer

Ori and the Will of the Wisps - E3 2017 - 4K Teaser Trailer

Ori and the Will of the Wisps - E3 2017 Reveal Trailer HD-0