Hyper Light Drifter Review

Hyper Light Drifter, available for Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC and IOS, is a game that already has the reputation of being a ruthless, difficult and very rewarding experience. It is a 2D action game with role play elements defined in an 8-bit / 16-bit environment and it is described as a combination of Diablo and the legend of Zelda: a link to the past. From the beginning, this project has been set aside. It was a Kickstarter project that asked about $ 27,000, but was more than $ 600,000, resulting in a redesign of the glorious production and splendor of a game.

Development and production

This game has been developed and published by Heart Machine, an independent video game development studio. Its founder, Alex Preston, suffered from a congenital heart disease that inspired the name of the studio he founded in 2013 and who is also the basis of the feeling he wanted to transfer to the game. The exit date of Hyper Light Drifter varied depending on the platforms. It was released in 2016 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, it went on Nintendo Switch in 2018, and finally, it happened on iOS mobile devices and became available on the iTunes App Store on July 25, 2019. The game Marked up on everyone, getting critics too positive wherever he was played. On iTunes App Store, Hyper Light Drifter iOS has a 4.9-star rating and is n ° 9 in the category adventure.

RECIT

Nowadays, video games present their stories mainly in a simple, direct and linear way. They do it with cinematic scenes and other narrative tools and familiarize the player with the plot. It is virtually impossible not to understand the scenario of a game unless not pay attention today. However, some games choose a different approach, and this one is one.

In Hyper Light Drifter, you only get your goals and any explanation as to their meaning, the question of which one comes first and where to go then. The whole story is told only by visual and play indices, such as some info-bubbles and confusing pictograms. The increased danger that constantly threatens each enemy and each corner increases this feeling of discomfort, which the main developer apparently wanted to realize, because he reflects the way he lives with a congenital heart disease. Of course, it gives players more chills and makes the game even more attractive.

(Spoil Alert)

Part of the attractiveness of the game is to understand what it is, but it may not spoil too much to know that you play a drifter that suffers from unspecified disease and crosses mysterious plains by accessing An old technology that it alone can use, which are the following: pictograms mentioned previously.

Gameplay

Each of the platforms has its own adaptation of this game, but in reality, each of them is pretty much the same thing. This is because this game is not based on any innovative or radical change in the game mechanisms, but it is rather its exciting and desperate atmospheric effect mentioned previously on the player who operates magic. It is a 2D action RPG that takes hack and slash and its top at the bottom of the diablo, as well as its graphics and traditional play style, drawn from the legend of Zelda: a link to the past, or At least the official description. In reality, Hyper Light Drifter does not look like one's one or the other of these two, but to a different thing. Some recent independent games could look like this at first, such as Superbrothers: Sword & Sorcery EP, but once you've tried it, you'll know it's something quite different.

The hack and slash of the game is much more difficult than all we have seen so far. In combat, you are constantly overwhelmed by enemies that rush or throw you, or who use distance attacks of all directions, which gives the player a high-level typing capability.

The progression is obtained by obtaining different and improved gear because the main weapon of the Drifter is an energy sword, but you can also get other weapons and abilities later. By killing enemies, discovering secrets and exploring the cards, you get the batteries needed to feed your weapons. In general, you increase your power as you kill more enemies, which inspires a more combat-oriented approach. But this game is also filled with secrets, such as invisible platforms, secret passages and other similar things that will make you get out of the beaten track and listen to your instinct.

Visuals

The 8-bit or 16-bit artistic style is a direct tribute to the game graphics of the old school, just like the difficult nature of this game. However, as you get used to the Pixel Art, you will notice that the elements Visuals of this game tell their own story in a way and that it is all the more important to be attentive. Animations and character models also give this game its unique flavor.

Verdict

Hyper Light Drifter has conquered all the platforms on which it has worked, emerging with too positive comments and criticisms and high scores. It is a decisive step far from the general public and a trip in a breathtaking history to say. It's worth trying to be tried and it's strongly recommended to all game enthusiasts!

• Atmosphere 9

• Chart 8

• PLAYGAMEL 8