Deep Listens: Ori and the Blind Forest and Metroidvania Games
by thatpinguino
Deep Listens is a gaming podcast series I'm recording with a few of my friends. Every two weeks we pick and play a new game and then discuss it from a literary, philosophical, and game design perspective. Its kind of like a book club for video games. We try to dig as deep as we can on an individual game every episode so check it out! Billy and Pete carry on without Gino to discuss Ori and the B...
Deep Listens is a gaming podcast series I'm recording with a few of my friends. Every two weeks we pick and play a new game and then discuss it from a literary, philosophical, and game design perspective. Its kind of like a book club for video games. We try to dig as deep as we can on an individual game every episode so check it out!
Billy and Pete carry on without Gino to discuss Ori and the Blind Forest. They discuss what makes a Metroidvania game, where Ori fits in that legacy, and what makes the game stand out. In this instance, what stands out is the game's mobility and combat systems.