A dying forest, a small orphaned light, and an adventure that tightens your chest before the very first jump.

Watch out for a trap in the numbers. On gut feeling Ori shows up very low, but on just a handful of duels, far too few to call: don't take it seriously yet. Because the moment you look at the detail, everything lights up. Soundtrack ahead of 95% of games, art style ahead of 92%, rediscovery ahead of 91%. Fun, gameplay and connection follow, all very high. Only desert island stays in the middle. So the game's true face is radiant, near the top almost everywhere, whatever a still-fragile preference says.

Against other adventure platformers, a Hollow Knight or a Rayman, Ori bets everything on emotion and beauty. Every screen is painted, every note written to catch you off guard.

So who's it for? For you if you want a game that moves you through its images and music, an artistic gut-punch as much as a joy in the hands. Much less if the sharpest, most demanding platforming stretches put you off quickly.