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This constant thirst for Health Packs, brought about by the fact your health bar consists of five hit points, forces players to not only be careful during battle but to also search the environment beyond just wandering a bit out of the way. It can get you across small gaps, slide through groups of enemies, and help you avoid being turned to mincemeat during boss battles. However, it’s your need for Health Packs and these Gear Bits that will make your dash so darn important. This is why your dash becomes your best friend on your adventure. Gear Bits can be acquired through defeating bosses, large amounts of enemies, or by exploring the world. These can then be exchanged in the central hub world to learn new abilities for your dash or sword, increase the amount of ammo you can carry for your guns, increase your health, or even purchase grenades.

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These are essentially the game’s currency and, when you find four, are combined to create one whole bit that I’ve come to call Upgrade Bits. All of these can be upgraded by acquiring Gear Bits. So what is our hooded protagonist equipped with to take on this almighty challenge? A sword, a range of guns that have their ammo refilled by attacking enemies with your sword, and the ability to dash. Yes, there is a requirement to be at least relatively proficient with a controller, but your effectiveness in battle won’t come from complex button combinations. Your failures in the game never feel cheap or unfair, though, because each combat encounter, in particular the boss battles, is its own logic puzzle that needs to be deciphered in order for you to proceed. Failure to do so will result in death… a lot. Instead, Hyper Light Drifter requires you to work out when your enemy is most vulnerable and capitalize on this weakness. Simply dashing into the middle of a swarm of enemies and flailing your sword will get you nowhere. Sound simple? It would be… if it wasn’t for the enemies waiting for your arrival.Įach enemy has a pattern and thus, must be attacked in its own individual way. As a mysterious sword-wielding bad ass, you must explore the worlds located in each of these directions, pick up four quadrants of a pink diamond, defeat the boss, and raise a giant pillar. At each of the points of this diamond is a little arrow pointing in that direction. It may seem frustrating at the beginning, having absolutely no guidance in this obscure world, but the main pull of Hyper Light Drifter is simply working out exactly what you’re supposed to be doing, what’s happening in this world, and how to save your character, who can’t seem to stop coughing up blood all the time.Īfter emerging from the beginning tutorial tunnel, you’ll find yourself in a central hub world with a diamond-shaped platform on the floor. There you are, dropped into a vibrantly-colored world with nothing more than your sheer curiosity to guide you. There are quite literally no words in Hyper Light Drifter, and it doesn’t feel like a strange absence. Heck, even interacting with an NPC only brings up storyboard-like images to tell you their tale.

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Apart from outlining the very basic controls, the game leaves you to work out what to do, where to go, and how to succeed.

Rather than guiding the player through its 2D world, giving out handy tips and power-ups along the way, Hyper Light Drifter drops you in and sees what you manage to do from there. Hyper Light Drifter’s most defining trait can be a bit of a double-edged sword: it completely lacks direction and a standard form of narrative.

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While it may not have the polished 3D visuals, professional voice acting, and vast quest roster of AAA titles on the market today, it still stands as one of the most refreshing, enjoyable experiences to have released in 2016 so far.

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Just like other distributed titles, this release will not be a part of Limited Run Games’ numbered series – so missing out will not compromise on a complete Limited Run Games collection.If Kickstarter should be praised for bringing us one game this year, it’s Hyper Light Drifter.

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Full Original Soundtrack on 2 physical CDs.

Hyper Light Drifter physical game for the Nintendo Switch.

You can grab yours over here (ships internationally).įor $59.99 USD, the North American release contains similar contents to the European one: Limited Run Games has opened limited pre-orders for a North American release of the Hyper Light Drifter Special Edition on its website as well – with the first 5,000 copies shipping out in January 2021. If you’re hoping to grab the ESRB release or live in the US instead, you’re not out of luck! Earlier today, Abylight Studios opened pre-orders for its Hyper Light Drifter Special Edition physical release within Europe.