

Puzzled as to why so few reviews exist for this here but it's a treat. Was attracted by the visual and animation polish and in researching apparently has ex-Ubisoft devs involved (admittedly didn't realize at first it was a French studio that made this). Found it more enjoyable than my time with the original Ori, which it broadly shares some visual similarities with as another reviewer pointed out, though I consider this game to have more variety in that regard. Not a particularly challenging title, gameplay-wise, apart from like one or two exacting rope sequences (the physics of which are oddly specific) but it offered enough in the different levels and bosses that I was never bored with it and even playing solo I thought the switchable characters were handled well. The photo mode is also a nice feature which allows for dynamically zooming/panning around a scene while the action is frozen, among other options typically only seen in 3D titles, which was great for taking screenshots. The only primary criticism would be the voice acting, which is only just serviceable and the one thing that isn't as highly polished as the visuals. That said it's skippable. Would recommend if the style and gameplay shown appeals to you.