Every Major Xbox One Exclusive - Ranked From Worst To Best

1. Ori And The Blind Forest

Ori And The Blind Forest
MOON Studios

Who'd have thought that the best exclusive on Xbox One wouldn't have been a shooter, a racer, or even a fighting game, but a small 2D side-scroller made by a handful of people?

Full of personality and character, Ori and the Blind Forest captured the same magic that made games on the PS4 like Journey and Flower such huge successes. Usually though, games like these, while they can wow you with their atmosphere, stunning graphics and thoughtful plots, lack the ability to tie it all together with great gameplay.

But that's not the case here.

A surprisingly complex title, the game lets you draw on a wealth of abilities to solve the game's many puzzles and platforming sections, ensuring that Ori remains not only gorgeous to look at, but fundamentally fun to play.

Boasting a surprising focus on gameplay and an intoxicating art style, there's simply nothing else that comes close to matching the polish of Moon Studios' breakout title on the Xbox One.

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