I loved Ori and the Blind Forest when I played it, but Will of the Wisps completely blows it out of the water. This game is a masterpiece. I wish I got to it sooner.

Off the bat, combat is actually fun now! Ori does the fighting themself this time, and the customization is really nice. They have different weapons to pick from, and shards which work as stat boosts and weapon upgrades! You also unlock the bash ability really early on this time, meaning there isn't a sense of waiting for the game to get good like in the first one.

There are full on boss fights now, and all of them are awesome! They're pretty challenging but never frustrating, they hit that perfect balance. It's so satisfying to counter their attacks or outmaneuver them.

The dumbass save system from the first game is gone now thankfully, and the world itself is a lot of fun to traverse through. There are even side quests now which encourage you to revisit areas later on! Each area is distinct and memorable, and wow so pretty...

This is the prettiest looking game I have ever seen, ever. All of the environments are absolutely stunning and the way characters are animated just had me in awe throughout the game. The use of 3D models this time rather than everything being 2D is a change I wasn't sure about but it looks absolutely amazing, especially when the game plays with its camera movement.

Without getting into spoilers, holy shit I love this story so much. I love how much this game is able to show emotion with characters that don't talk. Some characters you run into do talk to you throughout the game, but all the main ones that are the core of the story's emotional beats, everything is conveyed through zero dialogue and it is so powerful. And that ending man...MAN...

This game is amazing, I love it so much. I really can't do it proper justice, just...I fucking love Ori.