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Ori and the Blind Forest
Moon Studios. citeturn0search5
About This Game
Super ReviewOri and the Blind Forest offers a stunning, emotionally resonant adventure with challenging platforming. Its beautiful world and rewarding progression are appealing, but parents should be aware of significant difficulty spikes and poignant story moments involving loss. Best for patient children aged 9+ who enjoy a demanding single-player experience.
Super Review
Parent verdict
Ori and the Blind Forest is a visually and aurally rich platformer that provides a decent, though challenging, experience. It's a qualified fit, working best for children aged 9 and up who appreciate a demanding solo adventure and are resilient to frustration. The game is free of in-app purchases and social risks, but its high difficulty and emotionally intense story beats require parental consideration for sensitive players. It offers a rewarding sense of accomplishment for those who persevere.
What players actually do
- Navigate intricate environments, requiring precision and timing to jump, dash, and glide through platforming challenges.
- Solve environmental puzzles and overcome obstacles by unlocking and strategically using new abilities, exercising problem-solving skills.
- Battle various fantasy creatures and bosses, often by reflecting their own projectiles or timing attacks, developing hand-eye coordination and reaction time.
Where it shines
- The game features breathtaking hand-painted art and an award-winning orchestral score that together create a deeply immersive and emotional world, encouraging exploration and engagement.
- Its precise platforming mechanics and a satisfying ability progression system reward persistence and skill, fostering a sense of accomplishment as players master difficult sections.
Parent watch-outs
- The precision platforming and boss battles can be extremely challenging, leading to frustration for younger or less patient children.
- The story includes emotionally intense themes of loss and character death, which may be upsetting for sensitive children despite the overall family-friendly fantasy tone.
Family rules worth setting
- Set time limits for play sessions, especially during difficult sections, to prevent excessive frustration and encourage breaks.
- Consider co-playing with younger children, offering help with tricky maneuvers or puzzles, and discussing the emotional elements of the story as they arise.
Talk about this
- Discuss how perseverance through challenging moments in the game can lead to a greater sense of achievement and skill development.
- Talk about the emotional themes of loss and hope presented in the story, helping children process complex feelings in a fantasy context.
Play style
This is a single-player experience with a poignant, atmospheric tone. Gameplay involves intense bursts of precision platforming and combat, balanced with calmer exploration. Difficulty can be high, and younger or less coordinated players may need significant parental help or encouragement to overcome challenging sections and progress through the story.
Score Breakdown
Positive Aspects
Risk Factors
Why this rating
Educational Value
2/5While not explicitly educational, the game encourages problem-solving through environmental puzzles and fosters persistence in mastering complex platforming sequences. These benefits are incidental rather than central to its design, hence the score of 2.
Addictive Monetization
0/5Ori and the Blind Forest is a premium, one-time purchase title with no in-game purchases or aggressive monetization tactics. It avoids any elements designed to encourage continuous spending, resulting in a score of 0.
Content Intensity
2/5The game features mild fantasy violence and emotionally intense story moments involving loss and character death. While generally family-friendly, these themes may be upsetting for sensitive children, warranting a score of 2.
Negatives
- •Challenging precision platforming and boss encounters can frustrate younger or less coordinated players
- •some story moments (loss, character death) are emotionally intense and may upset sensitive children.
Positives
- •Beautiful, award-winning art and soundtrack that encourage emotional engagement and exploration
- •well-polished platforming and ability progression that reward persistence and skill.
Gameplay Videos
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Official Ratings
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