Summary: We air dash, double jump and float out of harm's way in Ori and the Blind Forest.<br> <br> Developer: Moon Studios | Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Release Date: March 11, 2015<br> <br> Mike, Jacob and special guest Nick O'Hagan-Wong get caressed by the game's wonderful art and music, died over a thousand times collectively and enter the Left Behind Quiz Corner for the first time. Do they exit? Listen to the end to find out!<br> <br> Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.<br> <br> Players: Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)<br> <br> Special Guest: Nick O'Hagan-Wong<br> <br> Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub<br> <br> Show Notes (spoilers):<br> <br> * 2:00 What is a Metroidvania game?<br> * 3:00 The Rabbids invade the Left Behind Game Club<br> * 3:20 The story of Ori and the Blind Forest and the name game<br> * 5:55 Ori is Jesus and Sein is the Holy Spirit?<br> * 6:40 The upgrade tree<br> * 8:25 Who died the most through their playthrough?<br> * 10:45 How about that jump?<br> * 11:55 Jacob shares <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-ori-and-the-blind-forest-is-a-beautiful-metroidvania/1100-6420507/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Newhouse's description of Ori and the Blind Forest</a><br> * 12:35 Airborn Studios does stuff for everyone [<a href="https://twitter.com/airbornstudios" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a>]<br> * 13:40 The crew talks about their favourite upgrades<br> * 16:25 The gravity puzzles<br> * 19:55 Using Soul Links well<br> * 21:35 A Dark Souls comparison and other Metroidvania games<br> * 23:45 This game looks so good.<br> * 26:05 "Jacob's gonna hate this."<br> * 29:20 What about the story and the characters?<br> * 32:15 A Legend of Zelda connection?<br> * 33:15 The game's language<br> * 34:05 Jacob brings in Home Alone 2 (somehow)<br> * 35:25 Nick got fired up by the difficulty<br> * 38:05 Mount Horu was tough<br> * 42:00 Escaping Kuro again and the final sequence of the game<br> * 46:00 The crew enters the Left Behind Quiz Corner<br> * 49:20 Our final thoughts about Ori and the Blind Forest<br> * 50:40 The podcast was nominated for three awards at the <a href="https://awards.podcamptoronto.com/vote/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canadian Podcast Awards</a>!<br>
