
Some of Xbox's indie partnerships have been pretty fantastic in recent years, especially when it comes to bringing some of the space's most enticing titles to Xbox Game Pass. However, it was an actual Xbox-published series that's perhaps highlighted this best over the last decade or so - and the most-recent game in that series hits the age of five next month.
As you can possibly tell by the gorgeous artwork we've thrown up above - that series is Ori, and that almost-five-year-old entry is The Will of the Wisps, which released for Xbox One back in March 2020. Yep, in just under a month this second Ori title will have been out for five years, which is sorta crazy - we still think of this as a very recent release from Xbox Game Studios!
As we've hinted at here, we really dig this series, and the second game in particular has left a lasting impression on us here at PX HQ. At the time, we described The Will of the Wisps as "the best platformer on Xbox One" and we still think that statement holds up. In fact, we're not sure there's much else that can beat this in the Xbox Series X|S era either!
And so, we'd like to wish Ori and the Will of the Wisps an early fifth birthday, and we might just have to revisit this one around the time of the day itself. The Ori series might be on a hiatus at the moment, but the dev has said it expects to work with Xbox again in the future - and we can only hope the two teams can cook up something as good as this.
We scored Ori and the Will of the Wisps an excellent 9/10 back in 2020, but what rating would you give it? Tell us in the poll below and reminisce in the comments!
What Score Would You Give Ori And The Will Of The Wisps? (89 votes)
- 10/10 (Outstanding)
- 9/10 (Excellent)
- 8/10 (Great)
- 7/10 (Good)
- 6/10 (Not Bad)
- 5/10 (Average)
- 4/10 (Poor)0%
- 3/10 (Bad)0%
- 2/10 (Terrible)0%
- 1/10 (Abysmal)0%
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Masterpiece. Now that it's been fixed (it was a bit rough at launch on Xbox One) it's an easy 9+ out of 10 and one of the very best Metroidvanias out there.
This game and Animal Crossing kept me sane (and probably helped keep me alive) during lockdown that year. Excellent, excellent title. I would love to see more.
I’d rate Blind Forest higher mostly out of nostalgia and how original it felt but Will of Wisps was still exceptional. 10/10 for the OG and 9 for the sequel in my humble opinion.
This and Blind Forest are awesome if very difficult games. Love them!
Loved Will of the Wisps. It’s probably a better game than Blind Forest, but the first game just had a bigger impact. Regardless, I’d argue that, at one point, the Ori games were the best Xbox exclusives to grace the ecosystem last generation… til they weren’t exclusives anymore. Man, I wish there’d be a chance for a third game, but it seems extremely unlikely.
Ori is flawless imo. I have all three (Ori, Ori Definitive, and Ori 2). I'd love a definitive Ori 2 though but highly doubt that will happen. I sure hope we see a third game sometime soon. It's easily one of Xbox's strongest.
@Kaloudz ori 2 is already 4k120 and even supports 6k. Not sure what else they can do lol
@Millionski Oh no I mean a whole new client (new achievements etc...).
Absolutely incredible games. The gamplay, the visuals, the amazing soundtrack, & the beautiful but absolutely tragic stories. Man....
Odd thing: with the rumours of a new Castlevania in the works, but mind immediately went to this team. But wishful thinking I know lol
This game was very difficult for me. But it was so brilliantly designed I just kept working at it. It was and is a 9.5/10 all day, utterly brilliant.
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