![]() The Drifter is suffering from some kind of sickness, but it does little to debilitate his movement and combat abilities. Thankfully a health pack is nearby, and one of the few tutorials instructs me how to pick it up and use it. When I finally get control of the Drifter, I only take a few steps before he hunches over in pain, coughing as the screen fills with red pixels. It’s unclear if this sequence is a peek at the history or future of this world, or if it’s a dream. A shadowy creature attacks and the scene shifts as he finds himself in front of gigantic humanoid, possibly robotic titans who shatter before him. The Drifter, the player character, is seen standing amid a collection of dead bodies. The result is a narrative led by emotion rather than transparent facts, and gameplay built on discovery instead of tutorial.įrom the beginning, Hyper Light Drifter presents a world of mystery and intrigue. “The main motivation is we want to be subtle and implicit,” Hyper Light Drifter’s creator Alex Preston says, “Being explicit can ruin the mystery, or you can’t make the story quite your own.” Everything in Hyper Light Drifter is explained through animation and imagery, and everything is learned through player intuition and experimentation. ![]() You have to test your weapons and upgrades because no tutorial explains their function. The way currency works is not immediately apparent, because there are no numbers. A few lines of text appear during the opening moments to discuss small mechanics, but that’s the last time you see any words. Hyper Light Drifter has no spoken dialogue or written sto ry. The game will be available next week, so we've decided to post our extended feature on the game that appeared in our March 2016 issue of the magazine. Developer Heart Machine announced the release date this morning for its upcoming Hyper Light Drifter.
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