Hyper Light Drifter
Feb 01, 2018
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Thanks to Tapas user @Demy for recommending Hyper Light Drifter! This game was an absolute blast to play and even more fun to draw – if you find a game with great art that you want to see me draw, feel free to let me know!
–Verdict–
Art: If you’ve been reading this review series for a while, you know I’m a sucker for good pixel art. This, my friends, is GOOD PIXEL ART. The intricate shading, the oh-so-smooth animations, even the expertly composed chiptune/electronic soundtrack are all just perfectly aligned to make an incredibly fluid experience. Sometimes I just stopped moving around to appreciate the game for a bit.
Gameplay: Slice, dash, and shoot your way through dungeons of unforgiving boss monsters as you struggle to maintain the very finite amount of life points you control. Each encounter feels tight and practiced, with small slips forcing you to retry again and again. By the end of a big boss battle, you will feel every bit as badass as your character looks in the opening cinematic.
Replayability: Pretty high. I loved learning how to dismantle each enemy’s attacks, and just walking around the painstakingly-made map was a treat. It’ll need some time before I go back, but you bet your bottom dollar that I will.
Would I recommend? If you like failing fast and failing often, fast-paced combat and some good-old-fashioned map exploration, I’d recommend Hyper Light Drifter. For the rest of you, you’re missing out on a gorgeous game.
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