Hyper Light Drifter
About
Hyper Light Drifter is a Kickstarter-funded 2D game with a high focus on resource-management and nostalgic vibes. It is the only game of its sort — no Hyper Light Drifter series exists. The title has been initially released for PCs, after half a year it has been ported to the consoles and in 2018 the Switch version сame to life. The developers position their title as a tribute to The Legend of Zelda and Diablo series. Among the sources of inspiration are also Studio Ghibli cartoons.
Hyper Light Drifter follows a story of Drifter, who controls a sword composed of technological achievements not yet known to the world game resembles. The point of the protagonist's adventures is to find a cure to the strange disease no one knows how to heal.
The central Drifter's weapon is an Energy Sword. The resource-management part comes in handy when the player is up to charge their sword and long-ranged weapons: must they not find an energy supply within the world, but should they hit the enemies to gain power from them.
System requirements for Nintendo Switch
System requirements for Xbox One
System requirements for PC
- OS: Windows 7 and above
- Processor: 1.2 ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 mb video memory
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2 GB available space
System requirements for PlayStation 4
System requirements for iOS
System requirements for macOS
- OS: Mac OSX 10.7 and above
- Processor: 1.2 ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 mb video memory
- Storage: 2 GB available space
System requirements for Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04/Steam OS
- Processor: 1.2 ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 mb video memory
- Storage: 2 GB available space
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Hyper Light Drifter reviews and comments
Jk I gave it another go, figured out how the map works, and now I’m enjoying it a bit. Plus I’ve had some upgrades so that’s made it better.
I don’t mind this game when I’m not lost. But I do get lost a lot.
I’m enjoying this just enough to keep going. It’s kind of stressful and annoying but now that I have a few upgrades and I understand the signposting a bit more I am having fun, sometimes.
Im very close to beating the game. I raised the 4 pillars and I only need two more the triangles before the final boss but I’m bored. I gave this game a strong attempt. I don’t really it.
Final Score: B-
Can I recommend it? Yes
Did I like it? Of course
Is it a good game? Well, kind of. It has very smooth combat, incredible art style and music, but storytelling through environment isn't that great. Hollow Knight did it better. Even Hob did it better in my opinion.
But if you want to play not that long beautiful pixel journey - you just have to play this game. What are you waiting for?
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