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You cannot beat the final boss of No Rest for the Wicked's latest saga

The founder of Moon Studios has become the action RPG's worst enemy.

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After saying negative reviews 'might just cause our death' and 'we've got a few months left in the oven', No Rest for the Wicked CEO claims he never said they were in 'immediate financial danger', actually

It was all some kind of conspiracy.

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After negative Steam reviews, Ori developer shares surprising message on its future

The company head says the studio is actually doing fine.

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Ori and the Blind Forest studio head says they could be forced to "shut down" due to the impact of negative Steam reviews for 'No Rest for the Wicked'

"No Rest for the Wicked" is a hardcore action RPG with precise combat and absolutely stunning art, however, its difficult early access development cycle has overshadowed the potential.

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"Stats in Souls don't matter": Ori studio founder and No Rest for the Wicked lead says the "attribute system has to die" in the ARPG inspired by Dark Souls since players don't get it

"It's just extremely clear that we have to make a pretty drastic change"

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"Yesterday was probably one of the worst days of my life": New No Rest for the Wicked update was such a mess, its lead dev and the Ori studio's founder immediately issued a 23-point hotfix

Hey, man – chill out

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Ori director says Microsoft thought the beloved Metroidvania was too hard, but he's "on the Miyazaki side" and believes "you have to overcome challenge"

Thomas Mahler compares his game design approach to FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki and Nintendo

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No Rest for the Wicked developer Moon Studios is now 'fully independent' after acquiring the rights to the game from Take-Two

Take-Two said when it sold Private Division in 2024 that it would continue supporting No Rest for the Wicked itself, but the plan has changed.

PC Gamer

As Metroidvania fans lament Ori dev's plan to work on its Souls-like for another 5 years at least, CEO says "we just had a call with Microsoft a few days ago" and "let's see what'll happen"

Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler previously said the studio plans to work on No Rest for the Wicked for 5-to-10 years

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Take-Two is reportedly looking to either sell or close its Private Division publishing label

The recent layoffs, closures, and publishing deal cancellations are said to be part of a bigger effort to do away with Private Division entirely.

PC Gamer

Ori and the Blind Forest devs decided not to go with Microsoft for its new ARPG as PlayStation players always begged for the Metroidvania

No Rest for the Wicked isn't limited to Xbox or PC

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No Rest for the Wicked director defends early access release - 'It's one way to allow developers to truly perfect a product over time'

No Rest for the Wicked creative director has defended the idea of launching a game in early access.

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No Rest for the Wicked chief defends early access, says more games should do it: 'Imagine [if] Dark Souls 1 had been in early access'

The action RPG from the Ori and the Blind Forest studio launched to a "mixed" rating on Steam last week, but Thomas Mahler has no regrets.

PC Gamer

Despite 'Mixed' launch, beloved Metroidvania dev cites Baldur's Gate 3 and Hades 2 in claiming that going Early Access for its new RPG is "one of the best decisions we could've made"

Thomas Mahler believes early access can lead to games that never would've been made

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No Rest for the Wicked creative director puts most of the ARPG's poor reviews down to a localization bug that stopped a lot of Chinese and Japanese text from showing

The bug has now been fixed

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After a Mixed early access launch, acclaimed Metroidvania director behind the Ori games is striving to turn his new action-RPG's Steam rating from a "58 into a 90"

No Rest for the Wicked’s Steam review score has already improved

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No Rest for the Wicked dev explains that its ARPG is - and isn't - like Dark Souls by giving players the "crazy" moves usually reserved for Soulslike bosses

"Now you can do all these crazy moves"

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The creator of 'Ori and the Blind Forest,' published by Xbox, is already contemplating ideas for a third installment in the series

Moon Studios, the creators behind the critically acclaimed Ori series and upcoming ARPG, No Rest For The Wicked, have recently stated that they have ideas for a third Ori title.

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Ori boss on why the studio's new action RPG isn't $70: "We're not hiring hundreds of people just to create an illusion for shareholders that we're growing"

"And we have a history at Moon of charging a bit less than we probably could"

GamesRadar

Despite Diablo vibes, Ori dev's new action RPG is actually "much more Metroidvania" than most and also inspired by some of the best fighting games of all time

No Rest for the Wicked has "a very different level design" compared to most action RPGs

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Ori and the Blind Forest has sold around 10 million copies which "probably makes it the most successful Metroidvania ever made," but its dev could've gone bankrupt

The gorgeous Metroidvania's success allows its director to buy dream consoles

GamesRadar

After Metroidvania success, Ori CEO leading new action RPG takes aim at Diablo 4: "No microtransactions and battle passes ... no $65 horse skins"

No Rest for the Wicked isn't including rideable horses since "clever level design is a higher priority than selling mounts"

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The Ori and the Blind Forest devs are making a Diablo-like

Moon Studios, makers of the hit Metroidvania Ori and the Blind Forest are making a Diablo-like action game called No Rest for the Wicked

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Ori and the Blind Forest developer wants to 'revolutionize the ARPG genre' with its next game's 'direct and tactile' combat

No Rest for the Wicked will have an "animation-driven, direct, tactile" combat system and a "painterly" world.

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