Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Ori and the Will of the Wisps, développé par Moon Studios et publié par Xbox Game Studios, est un jeu de plateforme-aventure de type Metroidvania sorti le 10 mars 2020 sur Windows et Xbox One. Suite directe d'Ori and the Blind Forest paru en 2015, il a ensuite été porté sur Nintendo Switch par iam8bit en septembre 2020, puis optimisé en titre de lancement pour Xbox Series X/S en novembre 2020. Le jeu, construit avec le moteur Unity, prolonge la narration du précédent opus en suivant le petit esprit Ori dans la région de Niwen, où une flight fatidique met l'owlet Ku en danger et pousse le héros à rassembler sa famille et à guérir une terre brisée.
Dans sa structure de monde interconnecté, Ori and the Will of the Wisps privilégie l'exploration, la traversée et le combat, avec un système de compétences spirituelles et d'améliorations soutenant différents styles de jeu au sein d'environnements exigeant précision et timing. L'ensemble s'appuie sur une présentation animée et une cohérence audiovisuelle servant à la fois la découverte et l'action. Le titre affiche un temps de parcours d'environ douze heures pour l'histoire principale et de dix-huit heures et demie pour une approche complétionniste, pour un prix de 29,99 euros.
L'accueil critique a été très favorable, avec un score Metacritic de 88 et un OpenCritic de 90. La presse a salué un jeu fidèle à l'original sans en altérer le charme, comme l'a relevé VGC, tandis que Player 2 l'a qualifié de merveille à jouer et d'indispensable. Certains joueurs sur Metacritic estiment que le titre est tout ce qu'on pouvait attendre d'une suite sans pour autant révolutionner la série, et des avis positifs sur Steam décrivent un Metroidvania exigeant et émouvant en continuité avec le premier épisode, louant notamment les nouvelles mécaniques et la bande-son.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« A gorgeous platformer that builds on the original without ruining what made it so special. If you have Game Pass, there’s no reason not to play this. »
« Ori & The Will of the Wisps is a wonder to behold, a joy to play, and a must-have for anyone with the means to play it. »
« Ori and the Will of the Wisps builds on its predecessor’s near-perfect Metroidvania platforming and grows the concept to wonderful effect. A game that’s as much about rebirth, hope and wonder as it is death and decay, Will of the Wisps is a beautiful, enchanting piece of fantasy, and an instant classic. »
« Ori and the Will of the Wisps on Xbox One is an amazing work of art that happens to double as a truly fantastic game. Moon Studios have outdone themselves here with an emotional, engaging, difficult but above all enjoyable game that should delight gamers everywhere. »
« Ori and the Will of the Wisps is an essential Xbox game. Building on every aspect of Blind Forest – from art to music right the way through to level design and combat – this is a sequel worthy of celebration. »
« Peppered with devious puzzles, Ori and the Will of the Wisp is an irresistible challenge. There is extraordinary attention to detail – the entire world feels alive with excitement and danger. I struggled to put down the controller as I progressed deeper into the game, unable and unwilling to let anything stand in the way of Ori realising his true destiny. A bold and ambitious sequel. »
« Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a terrific and affecting bout of escapism. Its ‘Metroidvania’ roots reach deep - those that remain unmoved by this style of 2D action aren’t likely to find anything revelatory. But its aura and execution is a thing of beauty. »
« Ori and the Will of the Wisps is an unmitigated triumph. Every element is executed to perfection; the pinpoint platforming, kinetic combat, and heartfelt storytelling are second to none. Visually stunning and accompanied by an evocative soundscape you will feel like you’re stepping into another world, and it’s one you’ll likely never want to leave. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Ori and the Will of the Wisps is everything you could want from a sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest. It isn’t a revolutionary new step forward for the series by any means, but it does an excellent job of building upon all the core concepts that made Ori and the Blind Forest so fantastic, whilst also adding enough new features to justify its title as a sequel, rather than an additional DLC expansion. If you haven’t played through Ori and the Blind Forest (you should), Ori and the Will of the Wisps is worth jumping into regardless, as it polishes the Ori formula to a shine and is an incredible experience in its own right. »
« simplesmente o melhor jogo que ja joguei, acho esse o melhor jogo em questao de graficos e historia alem do 2 jogo trazer sistemas de luta incriveis e uma otima arvore de abilidades, e a melhor boss fight final que ja vi »
« 플랫포머 장르 중 완벽에 가까운 게임. 전작에 비해 모든 면에서 완전히 발전한 모습을 보임. 시리즈 특유의 장점인 아트워크는 계승하면서 그 외 부족했던 단점들을 상당 수 보완한 명작 »
« No la verdad que esto es increíble. Supera en todo al primero, no solo ahora tiene jefes, sino que ahora hay npcs y misiones secundarias, aparte ahora tenes muchas mas habilidades y armas distintas. Es excelente mi segundo metroidvania favorito. Un juego precioso y con un final super satisfactorio. »
« This game is ok but exploration is more slow and tedious than other metroidvanias. The graphics and world are somewhat bland and combined with the annoying respawning enemies that obstruct your path, the pacing was cumbersome and I really wasn't feeling inspired to explore at all. Maybe it's just me but it seems like it doesn't hold a candle to similar games like PoP: the Lost Crown or Afterimage, which do all of these things much better. I think the metroidvania genre has come a long way since this game was released. »
« Ori and the Will of the Wisps helped me fill that void I felt after playing Hollow Knight and Silksong, and while not as good as those games in my opinion, it is a masterpiece in its own right. Will of the Wisps not only takes what didn’t work in the first game and improves it here, but also takes what did work and makes it vastly superior. Just like Ori 1, this game has phenomenal platforming that’s made better with brand new mechanics utilized in fun ways. The soundtrack is even better here and is one of my favorite video game OSTs of all time due to its raw emotion, epicness, and leitmotifs. This game also has a refined combat system that’s way better than it was in the first title, and while it’s not amazing, I still much appreciate this overhauled combat system. Not only that, but there are more interesting and varied enemy types here, and even though some are repeated in different areas, they have a new element to their arsenal that keep said enemy types fresh. This game also has bosses, which is another thing the first game lacked. There are only 6 bosses (9 if you count the chase sequences, but I don’t) and despite the fact that the actual really cool bosses don’t show up until the second half of the game, which is actually my only real issue with Will of the Wisps, there are still two early game bosses that aren’t bad. Mora the Spider, final boss, and another one I don’t want to spoil are fantastic fights and up there with some of the best parts of the game. About the ending, I won’t spoil it, but I will say that this is the only video game that has made me cry. I think out of all the video games I’ve played in my life, Will of the Wisps has the best ending, as it was bittersweet, melancholic, but also beautiful, which is my favorite type of ending. If you like metroidvanias, action platformers, and games like Hollow Knight, Ori and the Will of the Wisps is an absolute must-play, and one of my new favorite games of all time. Just don’t go into it expecting Hollow Knight because you’ll be disappointed to say the least. »
« Fantastic gameplay, great visuals, and great story. The entire team knocked it out of the park »
« absolutely perfect, story, narration, soundtrack, artstyle, game mechanics, just perfect. the uniqueness of the gameplay was so awesome i was hooked. i played it twice and im still not bored of it. i have nearly all achievements, completed the game to 100 percent. it was just perfect. also recommend playing the sequel to this, the blind forest »
