<s>
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blind	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
Metroidvania	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
story	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Iron	O
Giant	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Rayman	B-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Will	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wisps	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2017	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blind	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
Metroidvania	O
;	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
exploration	O
,	O
collecting	O
items	O
and	O
upgrades	O
,	O
and	O
backtracking	O
to	O
previously	O
inaccessible	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blind	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
worldwide	O
collaboration	O
of	O
designers	O
and	O
programmers	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
four	O
years	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
acquiring	O
the	O
game	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
development	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
programmer	O
David	O
Clark	O
described	O
the	O
team	O
as	O
being	O
inspired	O
by	O
current	O
and	O
classic	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
notably	O
the	O
Rayman	B-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
franchises	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Ori	O
is	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
love	O
letter	O
"	O
to	O
those	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
say	O
they	O
were	O
guided	O
by	O
works	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Iron	O
Giant	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
coming-of-age	O
story	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
style	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
appear	O
hand-drawn	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
recent	O
Rayman	B-Application
titles	O
that	O
utilize	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
UbiArt	O
graphics	O
engine	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
instead	O
uses	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
Yusuf	O
Mehdi	O
,	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
marketing	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
considered	O
opening	O
the	O
conference	O
with	O
Ori	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
chose	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Advanced	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometime	O
after	O
E3	O
,	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
website	O
that	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blind	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
sometime	O
in	O
early	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
updated	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
push	O
back	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
into	O
"	O
early	O
2015	O
"	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
further	O
mention	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
made	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asked	O
to	O
clarify	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
edition	O
,	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
confirmed	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
no	O
further	O
announcement	O
on	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
considered	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blind	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
on	O
the	O
one-year	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
shortly	O
afterwards	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
working	O
relationship	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
Cuphead	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
series	O
receiving	O
representation	O
in	O
the	O
Switch	O
crossover	O
title	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
,	O
The	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Indie	O
World	O
showcase	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blind	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
received	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
and	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
particularly	O
directed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
exploration	O
,	O
and	O
environmental	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
88/100	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
88/100	O
based	O
on	O
73	O
reviews	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
90/100	O
based	O
on	O
19	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
bad	O
moment	O
in	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blind	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9.5/10	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
well-executed	O
and	O
light	O
narrative	O
,	O
satisfying	O
upgrades	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Rayman	B-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
"[Ori]	O
easily	O
surpasses	O
them	O
in	O
quality.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9/10	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
vibrant	O
visuals	O
,	O
carefully	O
designed	O
levels	O
,	O
thrilling	O
and	O
exciting	O
escape	O
sequence	O
,	O
terrific	O
pacing	O
,	O
rewarding	O
challenges	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
compared	O
to	O
Ōkami	B-Application
and	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Orta	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Thomas	O
Mahler	O
,	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blind	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
became	O
profitable	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
within	O
one	O
week	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
;	O
and	O
Gennadiy	O
Korol	O
,	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
profitable	O
for	O
the	O
studio	O
itself	O
within	O
"	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
weeks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mahler	O
described	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
super-happy	O
"	O
with	O
Ori	O
and	O
hinted	O
that	O
the	O
franchise	O
may	O
see	O
a	O
future	O
installment	O
,	O
eventually	O
leading	O
to	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Will	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wisps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
expected	O
to	O
launch	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
spring	O
(	O
Q2	O
)	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
no	O
official	O
statement	O
has	O
confirmed	O
it	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
been	O
cancelled	O
and	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
Ori	O
and	O
Sein	O
,	O
were	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
fighter	O
in	O
the	O
independent	O
fighting	O
game	O
Rivals	B-Application
of	I-Application
Aether	I-Application
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Q2	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Will	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wisps	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
E3	O
2017	O
and	O
shown	O
again	O
during	O
E3	O
2018	O
,	O
Gamescom	O
2018	O
,	O
E3	O
2019	O
and	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
