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.[1]
In June 2018 at E3, a gameplay trailer was released.[2] Additionally, a playable demo was available at the expo, where players could explore Windswept Wastes.[3]
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.[4]
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).[5]
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).[6]
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.[7]
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 new skills such as:
- 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
Ori and the Will of the Wisps features the same painterly graphical style, platforming and exploration from Ori and the Blind Forest.
- The combat system has been completely overhauled, it is now largely based on melee combat with the Spirit Edge and aiming ranged weapons such as the Spirit Arc. The game contains many new enemies and several bosses. Combat Shrines now dot the world, allowing Ori to fight waves of enemies for a reward.
- Quests have been introduced. Many characters in the game are quest-givers or merchants.The world is much larger, being 3 times the size of the first game.[8]
- Spirit Shards replace the first game's Ability Tree. Shards are powerups which can be found in various ways and swapped out to suit the player. Shard Slot Upgrades allow the player to equip more Shards at once. Spirit Light now functions as a currency to purchase from merchants, rather than experience points.
- Spirit Trials are new race courses found throughout the world, which allow the player to race against the "ghosts" of other players, trying to beat their recorded time.
- Autosaves have replaced Soul Link. Life and Energy Cells return. Players now collect Life Cell Fragments and Energy Cell Fragments to upgrade their life and energy.
Locations
- Main articles: Niwen and Category:Ori and the Will of the Wisps 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
Videos
[9]References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kPSl2vyu2Y
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd0zbNw1VOg
- ↑ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3280269/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-hands-on-e3.html
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2reK8k8nwBc
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7_wKwQoImI
- ↑ https://www.shacknews.com/article/116057/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-has-officially-gone-gold
- ↑ https://www.usgamer.net/articles/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-final-preview
- ↑ https://www.techradar.com/au/news/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-5-big-changes-that-are-coming-to-ori-2
- ↑ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-charms-you-with-its-/1100-6474123/