Effectively you play a warrior/hunter type in a fantasy medieval-futuristic world following an apocalyptic event that leveled the land, with your own personal story revolving around a demon that has sprouted from the titular Drifter's blood, haunting him every now and then and serving as the final boss of the game. StoryIt's another case of metaphors and scenery in lieu of an actual narrative, as was with Limbo. Join me on another Sub/jective review as I dive into Hyper Light Drifter where I desperately try to stay on target for 3000 words. Irrespective of how much I'm going to tear into this game at times, I still reserve the stance that it is a very interesting game that deserves a try, and for its modest price it justifies itself as much, even if the content isn't as vast or revolutionary as say, your La Mulanas or your Cave Stories(both of which are games I'll cover in the future). What I found both matched my expectations, out-did them in some cases and also disappointed in other places.
Regardless, the game had me very intrigued, and the good reviews across the board at time of release gave me the final green-light to sink my own teeth into Hyper Light Drifter. You also have the fact that Phil Fish, the man, the legend, is featured in the credits of HLD, though as far as I know, just as a backer rather than for having his hands in the developmental cookie jar. Indie Game: The Movie, as much as I may like it and try to defend it, did give an accurate portrayal of the indie scene at that time, and HLD is lifted directly from that era, warts and all, before we all collectively got bored of artsy 2D platformers. With anything that looks this nice but comes out of a small studio, I get a thought at the back of my head warning me to consider that the game in question will be, as a finished product, utter pretentious wank. Don't get me wrong though, Hyper Light Drifter did set off some warning signs that are par for the course with this sort of game.
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Anything which used that and repurposed it in a different genre is always a plus for me. To this day, I still find something endearing about Fez in retrospective through its art style and music alone. An isometric 2D hack and slasher with a Nausicaa aesthetic on top of music from the guy who did the soundtrack for Fez hit all the buttons for me on paper. I'm not going to lie I was extremely hyped for this game when the first trailer post-kickstarter-success came. Zotac Nvidia Geforce GTX 670 2GBĪcer 23.6" Monitor 1920x1080 60Hz At the end of the day, these reviews are primarily about me trying to pick a game to pieces to find as much worth in it as possible, because the industry has evolved so far that it can comfortably have games that are popular just for their sound assets, visual presentation or gameplay alone.Ĭriticism is encouraged! If you see something you'd like to be added or improved, don't hesitate to post below!
Initially, this began as a reaction to people wanting more objective reviews, so I thought to put that forward as a gimmick, but over time, it grew to be a genuinely effective way for me to organise my own thoughts about a game. I personally feel that too many games journalists nowadays just make reviews into streams of information, rather than specifying and breaking down specific components of a game, so I'm putting this format forward as something I'd like to see practiced more often, as I believe it makes discussions more holistic and informative. My review format is centralised around breaking criticism down into subjective and objective components so as to cast a wide a net as possible, and to be as informative to the reader as I can make it.
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