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Ori And The Will Of The Wisps

Developer Moon Studios

Publisher Xbox Game Studios

Format PC (tested), Xbox One

Release Out now

The real world seems even more grey when we tear our eyes away from the screen. We’d begun to wonder if Moon Studios’ sequel was going to be a permanent E3 fixture for Microsoft – since its 2017 announcement, each year has given us an increasingly spectacular-looking trailer, a reason for Xbox owners without Game Pass (if such people exist) to keep their consoles mothballed. If anything, it’s more dazzling than the promos; even the darkest areas of this sprawling world are bathed in a bioluminescent glow. Its palette covers the entire spectrum, and frequently reaches for the most vibrant

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