History VideoGame / OriAndTheBlindForest

* {{Cephalothorax}}: Gumo, a furry ball with eyes and four limbs.

Amidst a violent storm, Ori, a young forest spirit is torn free from the mystical tree that fathered it. The turbulent winds blow it deep into the dark forest, to where it is finally rediscovered by the motherly Naru. Life for the spirit and their new family is good... until one night, when the tree finally calls out for its lost child, inadvertently setting in motion a terrible chain of events that threatens to destroy the forest and all of the life it contains.

* WilhelmScream: Occasionally heard when Bashing an enemy off a cliff.
* VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Mount Horu, a volcano on the brink of eruption.

* TheLostWoods: Nibel Forest, so vast the game never leaves it.* MalevolentArchitecture: Gumo's Hideout is littered with falling rocks and smashing stones.

* PleaseWakeUp: Ori, to Naru.

* AllTheWorldsAreAStage: The final escape sequence rapidly changes climates.

** SuperNotDrowningSkills: Once she manages to purify them, Ori can pick up a skill that lets them swim indefinitely.

!!Tropes appearing in Ori and the Blind Forest:

* CatchAndReturn: The Bash ability lets Ori latch onto an enemy projectile or an enemy itself, then launch themselves in any direction of their choice, sending the projectile (or enemy) in the opposite direction. This fairly unique mechanic is one of the game's main features, and is used in many different ways - throwing enemies into spikes or water, throwing projectiles into otherwise invincible terrain or enemies without recoiling yourself into a pit, ascending a long spiked incline with nothing to hold onto but for the crossfire of enemies that you have to be careful ''not'' to kill with a carelessly launched projectile...

* ConvectionSchmonvection: Lava is only deadly if touched, though Mt. Horu is also filled with hot rock that hurts to stand on for too long.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Kuro brings Sein back to the husk of the Spirit Tree, fully aware that reigniting it may well kill her. It does. The cutscene is even called 'The Sacrifice'. The ending shows that Ori's family honored Kuro by including her in the family painting and looking after her egg.]]
* HopeSpot: The Element of Warmth is cleansed! Mount Horu's eruption is stopped! Nibel is sav- [[spoiler:nope, here comes Kuro, smashing into the Element and dooming the forest to a fiery end.]]

* LastOfHisKind: Gumo, the last Gumon, explicitly called that by Sein. It's also possible that Ori is the only surviving forest spirit [[spoiler: up until the ending]] - you certainly find a lot of their remains.

* TheLostWoods: Nibel forest, so vast the game never leaves it.
* MalevolentArchitecture: Gumo's Hideout is littered with falling rocks and smashing stones.
* MamaBear: [[spoiler: Kuro, who would kill a god to avenge her children, and hunt down Ori to protect her last one, dooming the forest both times.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: Kuro, realizing she was so obsessed with hunting Ori and Siel that she almost let her nest burn in the forest fire she caused.]]

* ThePowerOfLove: At the very end, [[spoiler:Naru's love for her child saves Ori from Kuro's wrath. Not in any magical way, mind - it makes Kuro finally realize her own child is in danger.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Gumo amends his ways and in the end [[spoiler:lives HappilyEverAfter with Ori and Naru. It's Kuro who does the HeroicSacrifice.]]

* TheReveal: In Kuro's Nest, Ori discovers [[spoiler:Kuro's last egg. And the bodies of her children, cooked alive by the Spirit Tree's power.]]

* ShockwaveStomp: Ori's Stomp power, used to fight and to break through some floors, a metroidvania staple.
* SpeakingSimlish / TheVoiceless: None of the characters speak a recognizable language. Ori, Naru and even Gumo can be heard making vocalizations and even using each other's names, while Sein and the Spirit Tree's narration is in subtitled Simlish.
* SuperDrowningSkills: Averted - Ori can swim from the very start. Pity the water's [[GrimyWater corrupted and poisonous]]...

* SuperPersistentPredator: Koru, especially during the final escape. [[spoiler: She thinks - not without merit - you're a threat to her last child.]]
* UndergroundMonkey: Later zones feature slightly tougher variants of the same few enemies you've encountered before - for example, one enemy starts firing a three-projectile spread that additionally creates damaging urchins when it hits a wall.

* HopeSpot: The Element of Warmth is cleansed! Mount Horu's eruption is stopped! Nibel is sav- nope, here comes Kuro.

* LostForever: Absolutely anything you don't pick up before finishing a dungeon, because you can't go back in.

Amidst a violent storm, a young spirit breaks free from the mystical tree that fathered it. The turbulent winds blow it deep into the dark forest, to where it is finally rediscovered by the motherly Naru. Life for the spirit and their new family is good... until one night, when the tree finally calls out for its lost child, inadvertently setting in motion a terrible chain of events that threatens to destroy the forest and all of the life it contains.

So begins '''Ori and the Blind Forest''', Moon Studios' debut game, a 2015 {{Metroidvania}} for the X-Box One and PC. The player controls Ori, a small foxlike creature seemingly made out of light, who is later joined by Sein, an even smaller orb of light that can unlock doors and unleash powerful energy blasts. Together, they will brave [[EverythingTryingToKillYou murderous wildlife]] and [[MalevolentArchitecture dangerous environments]] in order to save the forest from its extinction.

* GrimyWater: All water is deadly to Ori until they manages to purify the Ginso Tree.

* FairyCompanion: Sein, the last spark of the Spirit Tree's power, joins Ori early in their journey, acting as an ExpositionFairy, tool, and her main weapon.

-> Yet hope never came.

After a terrible storm, a forest creature called Naru finds and adopts Ori, a lost forest spirit. But soon after the sky becomes alight, the forest begins to die. Orphaned once more, Ori sets out to resurrect the slain Spirit Tree, divine protector of the Nibel Forest and her father.

So begins ''Ori and the Blind Forest'', Moon Studios' debut game, a 2015 {{Metroidvania}} for the Xbox One and PC. The player controls Ori, a small foxlike creature seemingly made out of light, and is later joined by Sein, an even smaller orb of light that can unlock doors and unleash powerful energy blasts. Together, they will brave [[EverythingTryingToKillYou murderous wildlife]], [[MalevolentArchitecture dangerous environments]], and Kuro, the utterly massive black bird that is out to finish what she started.

!!Tropes appearing in ''Ori and the Blind Forest'':

* CatchAndReturn: The Bash ability lets Ori latch onto an enemy projectile or an enemy itself and then launch themselves in any direction of their choice, sending the projectile (or enemy) in the opposite direction. This fairly unique mechanic is one of the game's main features, and is used in many different ways, such as throwing enemies into spikes or water, throwing projectiles into otherwise invincible terrain or enemies without recoiling yourself into a pit, and ascending a long spiked incline with nothing to hold onto except the crossfire of enemies that you have to be careful ''not'' to kill with a carelessly launched projectile...

* ConvectionSchmonvection: Lava is deadly only if touched, though Mt. Horu is also filled with hot rock that hurts to stand on for too long.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Kuro brings Sein back to the husk of the Spirit Tree, fully aware that reigniting it may well kill her. It does. The cutscene is even called "The Sacrifice". The ending shows that Ori's family honored Kuro by including her in the family painting and looking after her egg.]]
* HopeSpot: The Element of Warmth is cleansed! Mount Horu's eruption is stopped! Nibel is sav—nope, here comes Kuro.

* LastOfHisKind: Gumo, the last Gumon, explicitly called that by Sein. It's also possible that Ori is the only surviving forest spirit [[spoiler: up until the ending]]—you certainly find a lot of their remains.
* TheLostWoods: Nibel Forest, so vast the game never leaves it.

* MamaBear: [[spoiler: Kuro, who would kill a god to avenge her children and hunt down Ori to protect her last one, dooming the forest both times.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: Kuro, realizing she was so obsessed with hunting Ori and Sein that she almost let her nest burn in the forest fire she caused.]]

* ThePowerOfLove: At the very end, [[spoiler:Naru's love for her child saves Ori from Kuro's wrath. Not in any magical way, mind — it makes Kuro finally realize her own child is in danger.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Gumo mends his ways and in the end [[spoiler:lives HappilyEverAfter with Ori and Naru. Kuro performs the HeroicSacrifice.]]

* TheReveal: In Kuro's Nest, Ori discovers [[spoiler:Kuro's last egg and the bodies of her children, cooked alive by the Spirit Tree's power.]]

* ShockwaveStomp: Ori's Stomp power, used to fight and to break through some floors, a {{Metroidvania}} staple.
* SpeakingSimlish / TheVoiceless: None of the characters speak a recognizable language. Ori, Naru, and even Gumo can be heard making vocalizations and even using each other's names, whereas Sein and the Spirit Tree's narration is in subtitled Simlish.
* SuperDrowningSkills: Averted, as Ori can swim from the very start. Pity the water's [[GrimyWater corrupted and poisonous]]...

* SuperPersistentPredator: Kuro, especially during the final escape. [[spoiler: She thinks—not without merit—you're a threat to her last child.]]
* UndergroundMonkey: Later zones feature slightly tougher variants of the same few enemies you've encountered before. For example, one enemy starts firing a three-projectile spread that additionally creates damaging urchins when it hits a wall.

After a terrible storm, a forest creature called Naru finds and adopts Ori, a lost forest spirit. But soon after the sky becomes alight, the forest begins to die. Orphaned once more, Ori sets out to resurrect the slain Spirit Tree, divine protector of the Nibel forest and her father.

So begins '''Ori and the Blind Forest''', Moon Studios' debut game, a 2015 {{Metroidvania}} for the X-Box One and PC. The player controls Ori, a small foxlike creature seemingly made out of light, and is later joined by Siel, an even smaller orb of light that can unlock doors and unleash powerful energy blasts. Together, they will brave [[EverythingTryingToKillYou murderous wildlife]], [[MalevolentArchitecture dangerous environments]], as well as Kuro, the utterly massive black bird that is out to finish what she started.

!!Tropes appearing in Ori and the Blind Forest:

* CatchAndReturn: The Bash ability lets Ori latch onto an enemy projectile or an enemy itself, then launch themselves in any direction of their choice, sending the projectile (or enemy) in the opposite direction. This fairly unique mechanic is one of the game's main features, and is used in many different ways - throwing enemies into spikes or water, throwing projectiles into otherwise invincible terrain or enemies without recoiling yourself into a pit, ascending a long spiked incline with nothing to hold onto but for the crossfire of enemies that you have to be careful ''not'' to kill with a carelessly launched projectile...

* ConvectionSchmonvection: Lava is only deadly if touched, though Mt. Horu is also filled with hot rock that hurts to stand on for too long.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Kuro brings Sein back to the husk of the Spirit Tree, fully aware that reigniting it may well kill her. It does. The cutscene is even called 'The Sacrifice'. The ending shows that Ori's family honored Kuro by including her in the family painting and looking after her egg.]]
* HopeSpot: The Element of Warmth is cleansed! Mount Horu's eruption is stopped! Nibel is sav- nope, here comes Kuro.

* LastOfHisKind: Gumo, the last Gumon, explicitly called that by Sein. It's also possible that Ori is the only surviving forest spirit [[spoiler: up until the ending]] - you certainly find a lot of their remains.
* TheLostWoods: Nibel forest, so vast the game never leaves it.

* MamaBear: [[spoiler: Kuro, who would kill a god to avenge her children, and hunt down Ori to protect her last one, dooming the forest both times.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: Kuro, realizing she was so obsessed with hunting Ori and Siel that she almost let her nest burn in the forest fire she caused.]]

* ThePowerOfLove: At the very end, [[spoiler:Naru's love for her child saves Ori from Kuro's wrath. Not in any magical way, mind - it makes Kuro finally realize her own child is in danger.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Gumo amends his ways and in the end [[spoiler:lives HappilyEverAfter with Ori and Naru. It's Kuro who does the HeroicSacrifice.]]

* TheReveal: In Kuro's Nest, Ori discovers [[spoiler:Kuro's last egg. And the bodies of her children, cooked alive by the Spirit Tree's power.]]

* ShockwaveStomp: Ori's Stomp power, used to fight and to break through some floors, a metroidvania staple.
* SpeakingSimlish / TheVoiceless: None of the characters speak a recognizable language. Ori, Naru and even Gumo can be heard making vocalizations and even using each other's names, while Sein and the Spirit Tree's narration is in subtitled Simlish.
* SuperDrowningSkills: Averted - Ori can swim from the very start. Pity the water's [[GrimyWater corrupted and poisonous]]...

* SuperPersistentPredator: Koru, especially during the final escape. [[spoiler: She thinks - not without merit - you're a threat to her last child.]]
* UndergroundMonkey: Later zones feature slightly tougher variants of the same few enemies you've encountered before - for example, one enemy starts firing a three-projectile spread that additionally creates damaging urchins when it hits a wall.

* AdvancingWallOfDoom: In one of the side chambers of Mt. Horu, Ori has to stay ahead of a rapidly advancing wall of lava. Each of the three escape sequences also features similar mechanics.

* BackFromTheDead: Ori's quest begins by being whisked away from death's door by the Spirit Tree, and her goal is to return the favor. [[spoiler: Partway through, Gumo resurrects Naru.]]
* BottomlessPit: Exactly ''once'' in the game, near the entrance to Mount Horu.
* CatchAndReturn: The Bash ability lets Ori latch onto an enemy projectile or an enemy itself, then launch herself in any direction of her choice, sending the projectile (or enemy) in the opposite direction. This fairly unique mechanic is one of the game's main features, and is used in many different ways - throwing enemies into spikes or water, throwing projectiles into otherwise invincible terrain or enemies without recoiling yourself into a pit, ascending a long spiked incline with nothing to hold onto but for the crossfire of enemies that you have to be careful ''not'' to kill with a carelessly launched projectile...

* CheckPoint: Notably all but absent in the traditional sense. However, nearly whenever Ori stands on stable ground, she can spond a point (later half) of energy to create a Soul Link, saving her progress and respawning there if she falls. Energy doesn't regenerate on its own but is easy enough to replenish.

* FairyCompanion: Sein, the last spark of the Spirit Tree's power, joins Ori early in her journey, acting as an ExpositionFairy, tool, and her main weapon.

* {{Forgiveness}}: Ori catches up with Gumo, who stole a McGuffin and repeatedly tried to kill her. What does she do? [[spoiler:Pull a heavy rock off of him. Cue instant HeelFaceTurn.]]
* GrimyWater: All water is deadly to Ori until she manages to purify the Ginso Tree.

* LastOfHisKind: Gumo, the last Gumon, explicitly called that by Sein. It'a also possible that Ori is the only surviving forest spirit - you certainly find a lot of their remains.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: Kuro, realizing she was so obsessed with hunting Ori and Siel she almost let her nest burn in the forest fire she caused.]]
* NonIndicativeName: It's never quite explained why Nibel is called the ''Blind'' Forest.

* SceneryPorn: '''The Game'''. The beautiful, hand-drawn scenery is a major draw.

** SuperNotDrowningSkills: Once she manages to purify them, Ori can pick up a skill that lets her swim indefinitely.

* UndergroundMonkey: Later zones feature slightly tougher variants of the same few enemies you've encountered before, made tougher and more dangerous - for example, one enemy starts firing a three-projectile spread that additionally creates damaging urchins when it hits a wall.

* HopeSpot: The Element of Warmth is cleansed! Mount Horu's eruption is stopped! Nibel is sav- nope, here comes Kuro.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:When Gumo turns, he turns ''hard'. Rescue-them-from-a-giant-bird, [[BackFromTheDead bring-their-mother-back-from-the-dead]] hard.]]

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--> Yet hope never came.

* HopeSpot: The Element of Warmth is cleansed! Mount Horu's eruption is stopped! Nimel is sav- nope, here comes Kuro.

* AdultFear: Naru hurrying Ori into a cave when the sky is alight. [[spoiler: And even more heartbreaking, Kuro hurrying back to her nest to protect her children from the same. She doesn't make it.]]

* BackFromTheDead: Ori's quest is to do this to the Spirit Tree. [[spoiler: Partway through, Gumo resurrects Naru.]]

* SpeakingSimlish / TheVoiceless : None of the characters speak a recognizable language. Ori, Naru and even Gumo can be heard making vocalizations and even using each other's names, while Sein and the Spirit Tree's narration is in subtitled Simlish.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Kuro brings Sein back to the husk of the Spirit Tree, fully aware that reigniting it may well kill her. It does.]]

* PointOfNoReturn: Sein warns you of the same before you enter Mt. Horu. Sure enough, the entrance collapses behind you.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Gumo amends his ways and in the end [[spoiler:lives HappilyEverAfter. It's Kuro who does the HeroicSacrifice.]]

* VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Mt. Horu, a volcano on the brink of eruption.