First metroidvania confusion
So this is basically my first real metroidvania and i picked ori and the blind forest and yeah it looks amazing but i didn’t expect to feel this lost this fast. the intro was pretty straightforward but once it opened up i kinda just started wandering with no clue what’s the right direction. i keep finding spots that clearly need abilities i don’t have yet and then i forget where they were later. movement feels great tho so exploring isn’t boring, just confusing sometimes. i also hit that first big escape sequence and got destroyed more times than i wanna admit. i like how abilities actually change how you move and open paths, that part finally clicked for me. but remembering all those blocked paths is where my brain just gives up. i tried not using guides at all since i wanna experience it blind but i’m starting to see why people get stuck. i don’t wanna ruin the experience but i also don’t wanna burn out early. do you guys just accept being lost for a while or is there some way to keep track better without notes. like is this confusion just part of the genre or does it get clearer later