Ori And The Will of the Wisps Switch Analysis: Inside An 'Impossible' Port

This is simply a stunning conversion to Switch. One of the most beautiful games on Xbox One retains almost all of its visual features on the Nintendo hybrid console - and does so while still targeting 60 frames per second. It's an astonishing technological achievement, but how is it possible? John talks with the developers and showcases the techniques and optimisations used to deliver the latest of Switch's miracle ports.

[criskiss]

at first i thought that it was a simple port, remove motion blur, some effects, drastically lower the resolution and done...but holy mother of 60fps...these guys actually have put A LOT of effort to make a 60fps with minimal "damage" game. Kudos to you Moon Studios

[SamAdamsDesigns]

That hand-painted lighting thing is mind blowing!

[ryu.hayebusa]

that amount of effort they put into this port is truly amazing. I will buy this game on switch just to support them.

[MrVaultTec]

Phenomenal software tech in this game - wow.

[JonathanTacoman]

This franchise is a absolute masterpiece
Everyone should play it

[MIKA-vtvl]

So glad more people can play this masterpiece. 🙌✌️

[yellowbat]

This is what happens when the original devs who know the game inside out work on a port instead of outsourcing. Incredible work and awesome video

[nknicolas]

This video is, by far, the best analysis in the whole history of DF. Huge and great job guys !

[ACGreviews]

John rocking it bigtime! Excellent video

[dondon]

I am shocked about the level of detail in this video. Fascinating to see how the devs actually optimize the game. Amazing work John, as always

[rodrigez]

This episode is pure gold!!! Thank you John!

[bluesharpie]

The part where the lighting system was shown in action really made me *wow.* Even with 2d sprites, it looks extremely convincing. (9:40)

[e.s.geasystreetgaming]

If there is one thing that has to be taken away from this generation of consoles is we have seen how games can be scaled from the weakest hardware (Nintendo Switch) to the most powerful hardware (Xbox One X) and how games have look fantastic on all of them.
Developers haven't been shown the correct respect for that.

[feyt]

Everyone: Ori And The Will of the Wisps is a beautiful game that you should enjoy fully by playing alone, diving into it's great ambiance.
Speedrunners: 17:37

[sEaNoYeAh]

Legitimate game of the year candidate. Really impressive work from the team here too

[miecraftandmoregames]

my god the amount of artistry and work that has gone to this is insane.

[Dave]

Ori games are fantastic. I played them on my xbox one x. I can't wait to see what the sequel is like now that they're optimising it for the series X

[GrimSimm]

Enjoy this Masterpiece, Switch owners. It's even better than the first.

[TheBrownLamb]

The fact this is more impressive than what even Nintendo have done with say Yoshi or Kirby on Switch is actually kind of sad. What an incredible port. The kind we sadly only see like twice a year on Switch

[Podcir]

The second I hear Ori's soundtrack, my vocal cords just tighten up. The emotional impact this game had on me is just incredible.