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Ori and the Blind Forest’s beautiful launch trailer

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Ori and the Blind Forest is the gorgeous platformer coming to Xbox One and PC on 11 March. Don’t let its prettiness and emotional story fool you – this game is going to be really challenging, ala old-school platformers. There’s a gorgeous new trailer for the game, but is it the launch trailer?

First things first, check out this stunning and exciting trailer for Ori and the Blind Forest:

I like the way this trailer shows off the more difficult sections, as well as the changing colour palette. Much of what we’ve seen of the game has been in varying shades of blue, but that’s not the sum of the whole game. It seems to get much darker and more dramatic as you delve deeper into it. Plus, the story becomes even more terrifying.

I love that these games are being made. It’s a trend now to jump on the indie bandwagon, but I think it’s something more than that. All developers dream of making their own special project – they join AAA studios because they love to make games, but there is always a project that they’d love to pursue. Rather than leave AAA and go independent to make it, studios are embracing these developers and their smaller projects. After the successes for Ubisoft with games like Child of Light and Valiant Hearts, I think it’s clear that there is room in the industry for big and small titles. Plus, if it keeps developers happy and willing to work on the next big project, why not let them fulfill their dreams? Ori and the Blind Forest looks like a beautiful project that will give the AAA titles a run for their money.

With only two days until launch, could this be the final trailer before we get our hands on the actual game? Is this the “launch trailer” – I can’t imagine them showing us much more to get us excited.

Last Updated: March 9, 2015

18 Comments

  1. L337J1MB0B

    March 9, 2015 at 09:40

    Not sure why Microsoft would bother backing a filthy indie game.. eww.

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  2. L337J1MB0B

    March 9, 2015 at 09:40

    Not sure why Microsoft would bother backing a filthy indie game.. eww.

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  3. hairyknees

    March 9, 2015 at 09:43

    Holy crap… this game looks so beautiful <3 I WANT IT!

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    • Admiral Chief

      March 9, 2015 at 10:16

      LIES!

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      • hairyknees

        March 9, 2015 at 10:26

        HOW IS THIS A LIE?

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        • Admiral Chief

          March 9, 2015 at 10:53

          YOU ONLY PLAY ONE THING!

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          • hairyknees

            March 9, 2015 at 12:01

            THEN WHY HAVE I FINISHED 7 GAMES THIS YEAR ALONE? 😛

          • Hammersteyn

            March 9, 2015 at 12:06

            You’ve only played seven games of Dota this year???

          • hairyknees

            March 9, 2015 at 12:24

            NO! HUNDREDS OF DOTA GAMES!

            I mean seven NON-dota games 😀

          • Hammersteyn

            March 9, 2015 at 12:34

            XD XD XD

  4. Hammersteyn

    March 9, 2015 at 09:45

    So Puuuuuuuuuuurdy

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  5. Pariah

    March 9, 2015 at 10:03

    Just added this to my wishlist. Damn, that looks incredible. Reminds me a little of Heart of Darkness.

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    • Hammersteyn

      March 9, 2015 at 10:06

      Classic game that albeit a bit short. But it was very pretty for PS1

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  6. RinceThis

    March 9, 2015 at 10:11

    Not sure how the story from this video is ‘terrifying’. Looks fun though.

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    • hairyknees

      March 9, 2015 at 10:25

      Agreed… would only be truly terrifying if your face made an appearance 😀

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      • Admiral Chief

        March 9, 2015 at 10:54

        Oh snap!

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  7. Admiral Chief

    March 9, 2015 at 10:53

    Geez, this looks cool

    Reply

  8. GooseZA

    March 9, 2015 at 12:23

    Can. Not. Wait.

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