They're not most praised than Hollow Knight and aren't better than it.
I dare you make a poll on era and asking people what they think.
Spoiler: hollow knight will win.
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Moon Studio's (Ori) next title is an Action RPG per job listing
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I dare you make a poll on era and asking people what they think.
Spoiler: hollow knight will win.
It was just a prototype, I wouldn't read too much into the design even if (and that's a big if) it was the project that they're hiring for.
Really curious about this. Ori is amazing so expectations are high.
All of those games are highly praised on Steam (>95% reviews) and HK has more reviews (55k) compared to Ori/Dead Cells (Axiom Verge is only 3k). I've no idea what that dude is talking about.
All of those games are highly praised on Steam (>95% reviews) and HK has more reviews (55k) compared to Ori/Dead Cells (Axiom Verge is only 3k). I've no idea what that dude is talking about.
I actually thought they were in the U.S. since they work so closely with Microsoft.
Are Switch/PC Xbox the porting plans you guys have for most of your games or can we expect things to come to PS as well?
Based on what? Ori? Microsoft doesn't own Moon Studios. What's with your weird wishful thinking?
Why are you even arguing this? What's the point? It's a thread about Moon asking for a designer. Bringing up hollow knight was just a purposeful derail. What are you hoping to accomplish even bring this up?
Ffs
Well, it's a prototype, lol. I think the first screenshot looks really good actually. I'd love a full game in that style, maybe even darker, go full Legacy of Kain style!
Phil has stated how he liked it when Xbox had many first-party RPGs like Mass Effect, Kotor, Jade Empire etc. And that the RPG will be a great focus on XGS.
They asked if ori revolutionized metroidvanias and I said no, and then said HK did. The other guy was the one that replied to me. You should ask him why he did it in the first place. I just pointed that HK revolutionized the genre while Ori didn't.
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Some people can't stand HK greatness. It's simply among the best this generation. There's no 2D game better than it this decade. The only one that comes close is monster boy.
Hey, I like Hollow Knight. I like competition. I hope you'll play Will of the Wisps and return with some feedback :)
His "lol ok" take was weird for sure, what you said wasn't exactly controversial. I do prefer HK too but I feel like my favorite metroidvanias (Ori, SteamWorld Dig 2, Salt and Sanctuary and Monster Boy) all excel at something. In Ori case is definitely platforming and visuals.
Here's hoping Will and the Wisps and Silksong raise the bar next year.
I'm curious about your opinion regarding optional/hidden content as a dev. I feel like they add a lot to the game regarding exploration (and can also be used to raise the difficulty considerably compared to the main path), but I also understand if devs are "afraid" that players might not see some of the content they took a lot of time to create. Ori was mostly linear but my favorite parts regarding exploration was when I went out of my way to check the "DLC" areas (which I didn't knew at the time they were additional content for the Definitive Edition), so that's why I'm asking.
...It's a prototype done by one person over 3 years ago. It's in no way indicative of they're working on/planning on working on, even if it ends up being superficially similar.
EDIT: Saw it was already addressed. Awesome!
Do we have any evidence for this or just a hunch?
As an Xbox player, I know Phil Spencer is super keen on Moon studios and are desperate for exclusive RPG's on their platform. Gotta say that this looks like it would be big for Xbox, great to see confidence from Thomas, very excited for this.
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Yes, I know, I was just saying I hope it doesn't look like that.
Now I'm even more excited for the new game. Can't wait to see it!
I'll play their next game where ever it ends up. I just want it on the most powerful console, if that means Playstation exclusive then so be it. I want nothing holding them back.
Unfortunately I love Ori too much that I would probably go cranky if they strayed away and did something completely different with no strings attached to the Ori universe for 5 years or whatever. And even though MS owns the Ori IP I don't think they can hire someone else to keep the universe alive, no other dev could match Moon in this genre, so the result would be an Ori hiatus likely for the whole next generation. :(
Unfortunately I love Ori too much that I would probably go cranky if they strayed away and did something completely different with no strings attached to the Ori universe for 5 years or whatever. And even though MS owns the Ori IP I don't think they can hire someone else to keep the universe alive, no other dev could match Moon in this genre, so the result would be an Ori hiatus likely for the whole next generation. :(
It will look nothing like that, no worries :) Wouldn't Jump to any conclusion based on old prototypes!
Oh, I still need to play Ori on Switch. I absolutely love the art direction of those games! Interested in this, and hope it is on Switch or PS4/5
Just out of curiosity. How did HK revolutionise metroidvanias?
I've played both and they're both truly great games. But they excel at different things and in my opinion are not really that comparable. Hollow Knights strength is the focus on exploration and a great sense of discovery. Ori on the other hand excels on really great platforming.
Right. I actually dislike metroidvania (and 2D) games and even i played HK. It is beyond amazing.
OT: Kinda hyped for this project. Only heard good things about Moon Studios.
Regardless, it was still pretty awesome that you shared that prototype. Hopefully we'll get a bunch more behind the scenes look at whenever this current game is down the road.
Really enjoyed the concepts for Ori that were shown post-release, those death animations were...surprising to see.
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The first Ori was really good. Not my favourite in the genre but easily among the best. Ori 2 looks like they refined it even further. If Moon Studios releases an Action RPG, we're in for a fucking treat, they're one of the most talented and promising teams out there right now.
Ori is the best Metroidvania game I've played. Still have an XBox One strictly for Forza, Gears, and Ori. Double dipped on Switch as well
Personally I'm ok with them focusing on one platform at a time and farming it out to a competent port studio if this what it takes to achieve the technical details they did in Ori.
Not sure if you're able to answer these questions yet, but on the XboxEra podcast you had mentioned that Moon turned down opportunities to work with Disney as you wanted to work with IP you could own. Now obviously this isn't the case with Ori (MS owned), but can we infer this to mean that whatever IP this new ARPG is, is something that Moon will own? Also, I know you wouldn't be able to answer the question of who the publisher might be yet, but have you guys signed anything with a publisher regarding this new project or are you still looking?
Anyways, super excited for the new Ori, I only just played the first this year and was blown away (as someone who had never played a Metroidvania before). Went in figuring I'd just play the game till I beat the story, but ended up 100%ing the map 👍
