Taking on a top-down approach, Hyper Light Drifter feels like many classic Super Nintendo games, game’s like Secret of Mana, only much faster. Auto-saves are frequent so you’re rarely punished too heavily for failure health however isn’t quite as common, so you may have to grit your teeth and grind out a win against all odds – the satisfaction that came from this however warranted several epic fist pumps after victory was achieved. There are occasional difficulty spikes that may make you consider tossing the controller, but once you learn the rules to that encounter, or you retrace your steps to get an all-important upgrade, suddenly victory seems within reach. Not for the faint of heart, Hyper Light Drifter can at times be brutal, yet it remains largely fair.
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The Drifter is no wrecking ball and in fact, can be taken down quite easily, so players will need to take full advantage of the Drifter’s speed in order to dart about the battlefield, evading then attacking, before again evading then searching for another opening for a few quick slashes. As the game kicks off you’ll be thrust into the world with a wide range of options to choose from three pathways stand before you, with numerous deadly foes guarding each, and you’ll need to draw upon each of the Drifter’s skills to successfully overcome what is thrown at you. The open-ended design philosophy also extends into the gameplay.
While I’m all for alternate storytelling methods, the game’s narrative was a little too abstract and buried too deeply for me to ever feel invested in the plot. I personally would have preferred the story-telling to be a little more explicit, as there were a number of pieces of environmental storytelling that were easily missed or some other storytelling moments were a bit too vague to extract real meaning from. Your trek, those that you encounter along the way, and some of the game’s more pivotal moments are open-ended enough that you can project your own take onto what has transpired, all this in favour of a more linear, and perhaps more obvious narrative. The tale, deliberately obscure, and sometimes frustratingly so, places you in control of ‘The Drifter’, a nomad who is journeying the world looking for new technologies (Oh how Hideo Kojima of you!) It’s not long however before you find yourself with a new priority, that of bringing down a malevolent entity known as Judgement which is wreaking havoc upon the world. Kicking things off, however, I’ll touch on one of the game’s more contentious aspects, its minimalist storytelling approach. Thankfully Hyper Light Drifter fits in the former group, and it’s largely due to exceptional artistry, and an expertly balanced campaign. There have been a number of really well documented Kickstarter success stories, but also a number of critical and commercial flops. Following years of preview builds hosted at different events, and a lot of press coverage, the final product is now readily available to all, but does it meet expectations?
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Initially intended to release in mid-2014, Hyper Light Drifter didn’t hit digital stores March 31 st, 2016 for PC owners, and it took another few months for it to hit consoles. Heart Machine, the development team behind Hyper Light Drifter have been working hard on Hyper Light Drifter since well before it was formally unveiled on Kickstarter in 2013 and smashed all set goals in very little time.
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It was the PS4 code that I received for backing the game that has given us the opportunity to review the game, and while I do not believe in any way that my opinion on the final product has been swayed as a result of my history with the game, it is of course, important that you know all before you read any further.
When Hyper Light Drifter was first announced, it was a project on Kickstarter, one which I backed, and I’ve followed ever since. It’s with great delight that I can sit here today and write a review for Hyper Light Drifter, though I must preface this review with a piece of personal transparency. Hyper Light Drifter – Review PC, Ps4, Xbox One
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