Ori and the Will of the Wisps is the recently announced sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest.
Overview
It was announced on June 11th, 2017 at E3 during Microsoft's keynote. The release date was initially announce to be February 11th, 2020 at E3 2019, and the E3 reveal confirmed the fact that it will be an Xbox One and Windows 10 exclusive. Later, during The Game Awards 2019, a new trailer was unveiled which also announced a delayed release date of March 11th 2020.
Confirmed characters
Major:
Minor:
Animals
- Geese
Enemies
Returning:
- Spine Slime
New enemies:
- Sandworm
- Shell Slime
- Vicious Dog Monster
- Stag Beetle Rammer
Bosses:
- Giant Wolf Monster
- Four-Armed Horned Yeti
- Giant Fungal Spider
- Undead Owl
- Giant Sand Worm
- Swamp Tentacle Monster
- Hermit-Crab Monster
Abilities
Returning:
New movement abilities:
- Burrow - allows Ori to burrow through sand and snow
- Grapple - allows Ori to pull himself in a straight line to blue flowers (as well as stick to them) and enemies
New combat abilities:
- Spirit Edge
- Spirit Smash
- 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.
- Spirit 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
- Energy Efficiency - reduces energy cost by 20%
- Reckless - increases damage dealt and taken by 25%
- Compass - displays an in-game compass that points to the current objective
- Spirit Magnet - more distant pickups float to Ori
- Splinter - Splits projectiles into 3, each dealing 33% damage
- Barrier - take 20% less damage
Locations
Returning:
New:
- Windswept Wastes
- Wellspring Glades
- Underwater Reef
- Owl Graveyard
- Pink Crystal Mines
- Swamp
- Water Wheel
- Village of Weasel-like creatures
- Green Bright Forest
- Dark Forest
- Cave with giant bones
- Spider Fungus Caves
- Frozen Forest
- Ice Cave
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