Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Tears will be Shed

This is awesome and amazing! Never heard of this until now. If big time publishers can perfect this, it'll lead to interesting calibrations and can change game development for the better. Means that a publisher like Microsoft can pull together projects out of thin air without having to invest is brick and motor or be dependent on hiring a team that lives in the same area. Wonder if Microsoft might expand this strategy to other projects.

I think you mean "collaborations", man.

Anyway, carry on...
 
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Pass...I was watching a IGN video earlier and while they where talking to one of the devs,the person playing died about 5 times in 1 minute in the same little area because of spikes on walls,having to float between them,floaty controls and all...the same as the first...game looks amazing but the gameplay is not for me.
 
Pass...I was watching a IGN video earlier and while they where talking to one of the devs,the person playing died about 5 times in 1 minute in the same little area because of spikes on walls,having to float between them,floaty controls and all...the same as the first...game looks amazing but the gameplay is not for me.

I'm just going to say that I have to disagree on the gameplay being floaty. It's tight like some of the SNES classics.

The only knock I can level at this game so far is that it looks like more of the same. Which isn't bad at all.
 
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Floaty is not what I mean I guess...I mean I just dont like the way he takes off and the way you have to maneuver him in thight spaces,between tight corridor vertical walls with spikes on both sides or when you have to do the ninja wall vertical jump thing and all that...could not get very far in the first because of this and it pissed me off because I wanted to see more,its so gorgeous and the ''metroidvania'' map and all is great but I guess its too hard for me...the easy mode was a joke in the sense that it didnt make the game any easier...
 
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Floaty is not what I mean I guess...I mean I just dont like the way he takes off and the way you have to maneuver him in thight spaces,between tight corridor vertical walls with spikes on both sides or when you have to do the ninja wall vertical jump thing and all that...could not get very far in the first because of this and it pissed me off because I wanted to see more,its so gorgeous and the ''metroidvania'' map and all is great but I guess its too hard for me...the easy mode was a joke in the sense that it didnt make the game any easier...

Oh yeah I can see that being an issue. I had more controller tossing moments in the two water temple parts.
 
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You guys know that "Will o' the Wisps" is a reference from the Never Ending Story, right? They stole that s***.. Lol

Game should be dope though.

No. It's old folklore, like Fairies and Trolls. Never Ending Story, lol...

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In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, will-o'-wisp or ignis fatuus (pronounced [ˈiɲis ˈfatu.us]; Medieval Latin for "fool's fire") is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travelers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes. The phenomenon is known in English folk belief, English folklore and much of European folklore by a variety of names, including jack-o'-lantern, friar's lantern, hinkypunk and hobby lantern, and is said to mislead travelers by resembling a flickering lamp or lantern.[1] In literature, will-o'-the-wisp sometimes have a metaphorical meaning, e.g. describing a hope or goal that leads one on but is impossible to reach, or something one finds sinister and confounding.[2]
Will-o'-the-wisp appears in folk tales and traditional legends of numerous countries and cultures; notable will-o'-the-wisp include St. Louis Light in Saskatchewan, Marfa lights of Texas, the Naga fireballs on the Mekong in Thailand, and the Hessdalen light in Norway. While urban legends, folkore, and superstition typically attribute will-o'-the-wisps to ghosts, fairies, or elemental spirits, modern science often explains them as natural phenomena such as bioluminescence or chemiluminescence, caused by the oxidation of phosphine (PH3), diphosphane (P2H4), and methane (CH4) produced by organic decay.
 
No. It's old folklore, like Fairies and Trolls. Never Ending Story, lol...

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In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, will-o'-wisp or ignis fatuus (pronounced [ˈiɲis ˈfatu.us]; Medieval Latin for "fool's fire") is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travelers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes. The phenomenon is known in English folk belief, English folklore and much of European folklore by a variety of names, including jack-o'-lantern, friar's lantern, hinkypunk and hobby lantern, and is said to mislead travelers by resembling a flickering lamp or lantern.[1] In literature, will-o'-the-wisp sometimes have a metaphorical meaning, e.g. describing a hope or goal that leads one on but is impossible to reach, or something one finds sinister and confounding.[2]
Will-o'-the-wisp appears in folk tales and traditional legends of numerous countries and cultures; notable will-o'-the-wisp include St. Louis Light in Saskatchewan, Marfa lights of Texas, the Naga fireballs on the Mekong in Thailand, and the Hessdalen light in Norway. While urban legends, folkore, and superstition typically attribute will-o'-the-wisps to ghosts, fairies, or elemental spirits, modern science often explains them as natural phenomena such as bioluminescence or chemiluminescence, caused by the oxidation of phosphine (PH3), diphosphane (P2H4), and methane (CH4) produced by organic decay.
Um, actually. I partook in creating a concept idea for a television show for Netflix based on the book and the movie. The Will O' the Wisps is absolutely in the book. I know, I had to read the book for notes and source material. Not saying you're wrong, just that it is referenced in the book as well.
 
Um, actually. I partook in creating a concept idea for a television show for Netflix based on the book and the movie. The Will O' the Wisps is absolutely in the book. I know, I had to read the book for notes and source material. Not saying you're wrong, just that it is referenced in the book as well.
I'm sure it's in the book, but the concept of Will o Wisps themselves have been around for centuries. Saying it is referencing the Never Ending Story is a pretty big stretch. There is a lot of fantasy that incorporates them as well. I think even Tolkien had them in the swamp (can't remember exactly).
 
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Um, actually. I partook in creating a concept idea for a television show for Netflix based on the book and the movie. The Will O' the Wisps is absolutely in the book. I know, I had to read the book for notes and source material. Not saying you're wrong, just that it is referenced in the book as well.

It's too bad they aren't making it, I'd love to see a series that took place in fantasia.
 
i concur, but that artbook, music and packaging just fire 🔥 yo
Yeah, I certainly wouldn't knock anyone for buying that. I might buy it later for the music, but I'm past the point in life where I want art books.
 
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Can't wait! I wish more indies would do side scrollers like this and the Trine series and less of those flat lifeless looking games or the pixel art stuff. I'm sure those types of games are easier and cheaper to do but there is nothing like a beautiful side scroller for long time gamers who want something with retro gameplay but modern graphics.
 
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