One of the most interesting, unexpected announcements at this year’s E3 Microsoft was Ori and the Blind Forest, a 2.5D, sidescrolling platformer. We didn’t see many details, only a first look at a couple of interesting creatures that appeared to be very close friends. They live in a mystical world with highly contrasting light and darkness. I don’t know what to make of it yet, but it’s exciting to see. What will come of this?
Phil N. Schipper joined the Operation Rainfall staff to review Android games, but soon fell in love with writing news articles and Games of the Past. His dream is to make a living writing sci-fi and fantasy novels, which is why he leads the Obscure Authors Alliance in his free time. Still, even in his stories, which usually involve insane people, video games are one of his strongest influences. He describes himself as "a Mr. Nice Guy with a horrible, horrible dark side."
