Each of the 10 worlds introduces a completely new and often wholly inventive puzzle mechanic, and eases you into learning its implications before combining it with the others you've previously seen. The most basic node shoots you off in a direction just like in Ori, while one might start a fire to burn down obstacles and another generates a circular gravity field that you can use to burst out from any angle. But crystals are the key navigational tool, with greater stacking effects if you line up more than one at a time. The platforming controls are simple but natural, as jumps carry just enough of a satisfying floatiness to match the wispy hero's animations. Your goal is always to reach a marked gate, but it is always well out of your reach or blocked by some obstacle. The creativity of Evergate comes from seeing the wide variety of different nodes, referred to in-game as crystals, and how they can be used to create complex interlocking platforming puzzles. As you progress further, finding these sightlines and discovering the order of nodes to hit becomes increasingly complex-and often acrobatic, as you use a time-slowing mechanic to line up your shot in mid-air.
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The entire game is built around a series of nodes with different effects, as long as you have a clear line of sight to an ethereal white object or grounding.
Evergate uses the same basic concept, but plumbs the depths of it as a deep well of puzzle mechanics. In those, the "Bash" move lets you spring off objects in mid-air, shooting in a particular direction. The main gameplay hook bears a strong resemblance to one of the main platforming mechanics in the Ori games. Characters freely throw out terms without explanation, and it's on you to catch up. The game doesn't give you much exposition to start, so you spend the first few hours piecing together the mythology at play. When a crisis threatens to undo the entire afterlife itself, Ki assists by going through the Evergate to relive key memories throughout time and solve the mystery behind the looming disaster.
You play as Ki, a small wisp occupying the afterlife and awaiting reincarnation by journeying through the Evergate. In actuality, its common traits with Ori are superficial, and its strong focus on the puzzle part of the puzzle-platformer genre makes for a rich and wholly distinct experience. It looked at first to be slightly derivative of Ori and the Blind Forest, and I became interested in it because of those similarities, not in spite of them.
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