A challenging ‘New Game +’ option becomes available after completion, but it’s basically just a harder version of the same experience where the player keeps their skills but has less health.
While I greatly enjoyed my time saving this post-apocalyptic world, Hyper Light Drifter doesn’t offer much incentive to re-enter once credits roll. While hunting around, players can find keys that open up hidden doors, secret rooms that contain energy chips, and other oddities-some of which I have no clue what they’re for. I may not have explored every nook and cranny to be found in Hyper Light Drifter, but I feel as though a good portion of the world was searched in a very reasonable amount of time-eight hours, or so. This title doesn’t drag its feet, which I can appreciate. That said, there are times when a huge horde must be dealt with, and in those instances, skill and dumb luck go hand in hand. Each type of enemy has a pattern to follow and the key to not dying twenty times in a row is figuring out that pattern. Hyper Light Drifter relies on quick reflexes and dashing around in combat, and the enemies are no joke-I’ve had moments where I was utterly destroyed. While exploring the world feels about as old-school Zelda as it comes, the frantic combat certainly does not. Just as NES players were let loose on Hyrule without a clue as to what to do or where to explore first, they’ll do the same here. By being thrown into the world with little-to-no explanation on what needs to be accomplished, Hyper Light Drifter automatically delivers a throwback sort of vibe. I’d heard many people compare this game to the original Legend of Zelda from 1987, and now that I’ve finally gone hands-on, I can see why. The more players can enhance The Drifter, the more capable he becomes in handling different combat scenarios.
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Finding one chip isn’t enough though-players are required to gather four tiny chips that form one big energy chip, and it’s these big energy chips that can upgrade the wanderer throughout his journey. Scattered within the environments (and sometimes retrieved from corpses), these chips are the game’s currency and necessary for survival. The new skills and upgrades are bought with energy chips. It’s a pretty neat feature, especially for boss fights. When the gun has no ammo, just find some bushes or jars, slash away, and bingo! Ammo is restored. He can be upgraded to perform additional moves such as a dashing pierce attack or a charge swing similar to those seen in Zelda titles. The Drifter also comes equipped with an energy pistol that automatically recharges whenever the player kills an enemy or destroys objects. The Drifter is armed with his energy sword, used to slash at enemies with a three-hit combo. Players will dash, slash and shoot their way through four unique levels in an overworld. While I enjoyed the mystery surrounding Hyper Light Drifter‘s story, the meat and potatoes are be the challenging combat and exploration of this peculiar world. There’s little dialogue in the game, and what’s there is a fictional language. Hyper Light Drifter is a third-person action/role-playing game that tells the tale of a post-apocalyptic world through cryptic images, and it’s up to the player to decipher what they’re conveying.
Fast-forward four months later when it finally came to consoles. Unfortunately, playing games on a laptop isn’t my preference. When Hyper Light Drifter first came out on Steam back in March, I desperately wanted to play it-this 16-bit homage seemed just like my cup of tea. HIGH: Challenging and fast-paced gameplay, brilliant soundtrack
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