Shout out to CreamPuffEater for recommending this! He was right, I loved it for all the same reasons as Wizard of Legend and then some. If you have other suggestions, let me know!
Sorry again for being slower on uploads, my 6 month old got gastro on her first day of daycare, then a massive fever, and then recovered, went back for week 2, and got a cold.... so... ya know, doing what I can hahaha
Well, since you're asking, if you're willing to go outside your comfort zone a little bit, there is a roguelike called The Void Rain Upon Her Heart where you bring love to big scary monsters. It is surprisingly wholesome, the characters are likeable and it has an interesting take on meta progression and keep unfolding in many ways. It's also a passion project made by a single person. Alternatively, if you like to blow up stuff, there is a platformer called Copy Kitty where you copy and combine your opponents powers, meaning that you have access to a bunch of attack through the game. There is also many cool boss battles through the game.
Would you ever consider playing Outer Wilds? It’s really good, but avoid spoilers like the plague. There is also a Metroidvania called Worldless that’s relatively short, but hits like a truck
@blitzboy2934 I'm going to play it in full and upload the entire thing as Members content, just as a thank you to the people who support the channel for $1 a month :)
I helped kickstart this game, and got stuck for an absolute age on the shotgun boss, but this is an absolute masterpiece, and i wish more people have the chance to play it, as it still lives in my head rent free!
This game is the equivalent of a band striking gold with their first album, never thinking they'll make a second album. I'm sure Hyper Light Breaker will have its fans, but this game was such a labor of love and it shows. I played this day 1 and still think of it quite fondly. It is in the ranks of Fez, Tunic, Disco Elysium and the recent Animal Well for me.
Thanks! She is bouncing back! Just started daycare, week 1 was gastro, and a fever spike, got over it, and week 2 is a cold hahaha Thankfully some parent friends gave us a heads up this is normal for daycare hahaha Hope your little one feels better soon too!
Great video man, this is exactly how I felt about the game. Probably the best looking game I’ve ever played and coolest world. (Love the naussica vibes) And it was backed up by an incredibly great feeling combat system/ gameplay. For some reason I feel like there’s a shortage of games that combine melee and ranged combat in such a smooth and seems less way as this game does. The two elements are very simple on their own but the way it requires you so switch between them and utilize both fully is so engaging. I also feel similarly weird about the upcoming sequel as it is moving away from so many things that make the first game special: 2D combat, pixel art, handcrafted world, not being a rougelike. Still cautiously exited to play it but idk.
I’ve bought this game twice, once on my phone (controls were surprisingly pretty solid) and on ps4. Both times it controlled great, and the combat felt amazing. The music is also just *so damn GOOD* Also: the 2 swing combo of the Hanged man (his song is called the last general, I honestly don’t remember where I got his name from) feels like it’s in time with the music, so I count the beats to line up his next attack, eventually it changes since it’s only his starting swings that are in time, but it feels really nice.
@@EljayIsHere I have no idea where I got it from, when I looked up an online guide since the forest drove me nuts, that’s what he was called, with the north guy being the hierophant (I guess they’re all named after tarot cards?) I thought that’s what the name of the songs were, but no.
Hyper Light is a great game, i found out about it by stumbling on the sequel by accident. Also there's a game i think you could take a look at, it's Voices of the Void, it's a game inspired by Signal Simulator, it's still in alpha but has a lot of content already
This game is so cool, genuinely did not expect it to become one of my favorite indie games of all time. Glad more people are discovering this masterpiece :)
Ahh i love this game, it's one of my favorites. You managed to describe exactly how i feel about it, and it's fun enough that I've replayed it a couple times. It's definitely a unique experience. Can't wait for Hyper Light Breaker to come out
Interesting looking game! I appreciate in your videos you seem to always note what it FEELS like when going through the gameplay loop. I think a lot of reviewers just talk about the game itself but I always want to know how a game will make me feel after dying or completing a challenge. Killing it king o7
Hyper Light Drifter is lightning in a bottle. Meticulous and beautiful. A true masterwork. Their newer titles, although good, don't carry on the same way unfortunately.
Great video and amazing game, need to give it a shot at some point. I would highly suggest Tails of Iron. Might not be for everyone, but it is very charming little indie game with a lot of character. Would not recommend highest difficulty tho.
I bought hyper light drifter as the first game I actually wanna finish the main story a few weeks ago. It is a brilliant game. Once you get past the first hour with no coins to buy upgrades and didn’t waste the coins on something not fun, the game starts to be fun. You are basically clearing are and area and getting coins to upgrade every so often. There is a very high skill ceiling, but the (first) bosses are beatable by trying over and over again for dozens of times until you find the strategy to defeat it and get a cool new gun which continues the loop. My favourite game so far.
I never really had an issue with the lack of or need for coins honestly, I was just vibing, it was sort've like enjoying a cake, getting to the middle, and there being cream. I loved the cake, and was excited for the cream... which I guess in this case was the upgrades hahaha
you could try out Skul the Hero slayer. BUT i didn't play it myself, only saw a full gameplay from a guy, and it looked pretty cool, try checking it out it might be to your liking idk. Hyper light drifter is an awesome game, it's not talked about enough imho, i played it way back in the day, did a full normal run, a full bossrush run, then started NG+ but that shit is TOUGH (basically you have 2 hp only and half the enemies do 2 damage, so yikes...), never managed to beat the damn kid at soccer and let's not talk about the 1000 chain dashes... overall a really cool experience, im so pumped for the sequel, it looks incredible
Woah, another crab treasure for terrible combat crazy take and pacific drive for terrible progression is another crazy take. Look I am all for praising Hyper Light Drifter but no need for the strays being caught by other games.
Hahaha hey, it's just my opinion, but I do try to be objective, for example, Crab Treasure is fun, it's hilarious, clever, and you can sink hours into it, but it's a souls game at its core, and that raises a bunch of expectations. When you look at it through that lens, the combat actually is really rough, its clunky, hit boxes are weird, telegraphing, pacing, etc of yours and enemies attacks are off. Enemies get stuck on terrain, the camera lock on spins wildly, tilts randomly, gets itself turned around. Does this mean its a bad game? Absolutely not, but it's clear the devs cared FAR more about the dialogue and humour of the game, and when you play it for that and a silly good time, it is really fun. Pacific Drive, I can't really defend, I had a terrible time, I played it start to finish, and the progression of the car felt pretty boring, upgrades weren't super impactful to the gameplay, every side panel and door upgrade just felt like adding more health, the extra fuel cans, battery, or storage felt pointless because I never ran out in the first place, etc. But the worst part was sitting at that tech tree, unlocking a new skill, being kicked out of the tech tree with a slow animation, waiting for a big tube to fire out, picking it up, watching a slow animation of reading a blue print, then a slow animation to go back into the tech tree, and repeating that was so mind numbing. Don't get me wrong, I know some people love that stuff, not saying they're wrong or shouldn't, I just didn't enjoy those aspects of those games for those reasons, and if people disagree, that's totally cool. That said, holy shit I hope the Undetale fans don't find this video hahahaha
@@EljayIsHere Undertale opinion is understandable, all I was saying is its a shame that I cant find a video on this site praising a game for being good while shooting down other games. Its like if I wanted to do a review on pizza but before I got to the pizza I have to mention how much I hate burgers. (I also understand it helps get across that Hyper Light Drifter does everything correctly) I understand its your opinion and I wasn't taking away from how you feel about it rather just expressing displeasure on how frequently its the norm to compare and contrast other games to put another up.
Hey, I totally get that! To give some clarification, I think it's really important to remember a game having flaws isn't a bad thing, that's really the point I was trying to make with that segment. Those are 3 incredibly popular games, they do things amazingly well, but they aren't perfect. As someone who absolutely loves Wizard of legend, people often say, "the map design sucks, its awful, sure, the combat is amazing, but god those maps are boring, unlike Barony! Those map designs are brilliant!" And, I go, "Holy shit yeah I totally get that, if I want a game with lots of diversity in level design, I better get on Barony!" It doesn't take away from my love of one game, I know it has strengths and weaknesses, and comparing those things lets us understand what we value as players. Some people want tight clean combat in their souls games, others want a cute talking crab to commit tax evasion hahaha both are equal.
Took me 13 hrs across the span of a month to beat this game, however I really do love it and the game I'm currently making is inspired quite heavily by it. I gotta say, just seeing all the dead colossal beings throughout the world was my favourite part but I'm taking inspiration from the game's combat, it's very fair yet still challenging but I can't help but wonder what it would be like if it was made to be more fluid, the movement being stopped every time you attack posed as my greatest challenge, It's probably one of the most important parts of HLD's combat so I don't want to cut it out, I have some ideas I'm yet to test. But yeah, this game is just a good vibe, I want to go back and do all the secrets, from what I've seen the secrets in this game is a whole thing in and of itself that is worth doing but I don't know for sure as I try to avoid spoilers of puzzles in games
@@EljayIsHere The Hanged Man was definitely a massive struggle but Judgement had me on my knees. However, The Hanged Man is still my favourite boss, his attack patterns were the most satisfying to dodge imo
Such a great game and I'm excited for hyper light breaker to hopefully live up to the HYPErlight drifter. Anyways great review loved the pacing of this video.
so curious, because I hated the combat on this game, but the visuals are so beautiful, maybe it's because I hate dark souls style of gameplay too, but oh well
I don’t think it’s for everyone! it’s really important to remember that as a review it’s based on my personal enjoyment, the power of a review is in consistency. If you find yourself disagreeing with a lot of my opinions it’s not that I’m right or you’re wrong or whatever, it means you can confidently say if I love something you probably won’t like it, which is just as valuable as if you found yourself agreeing with everything I said! :)
Hyper Light Drifter "ruined" a lot of games of this type for me, just as DMC 5 ruined a lot of hack and slash/action games for me. I was following an isometric game with similar combat, and I was pretty excited! But then they recently revealed that the game will have voice acting.......... and I figured out that it is not good after listening to it lol. Ambience shattered, I'm so picky now that just one aspect like that gets me to unwishlist and forget about a game. There are too many options to not be picky 🤷🏽♂️.
As much as I love Hyper Light Drifter, I don't like the combat. like it feels good at times, but when all of your defensive options are tied to a small little bar thats kinda hard to see, it makes the game feel slow and tedious, especially when you have to just kinda sit around while you wait for your stamina to recharge (It takes like 10 seconds but it feels like years) Personally I find Unsighted's combat to be better. You still have stamina, but its tied to attacking and movement. Your Parry can be used to deflect projectiles and stun melee attackers, (only if you get it perfect though), which leads to some very fun scenarios where your low on stamina, parrying attacks, and then regenerating just enough stamina to roll away to a safe distance to where you can unload on your enemies with a ranged weapon (SPEAKING OF: Ranged weapons being tied to an active reload system like in Gears of War is a Huuuuuuuge plus over regenerating ammo through melee attacks. The guns don't deal nearly as much damadge as the melee weapons but you never have to worry about going into the frey only to find you have no bullets to quickly snipe that one annoying distant/problem enemy) No shade to Drifter though, Game is God tier either way and I still love it to death.
You know what’s funny, I never even realised I had a stamina bar until the very end of the game. Never ran out, never noticed, never cared lol That’s one of the reasons I thought the combat was so smooth, the rhythm and reacting to enemies taught me to be thoughtful and careful so I never did enough mashing to notice my stamina.
Game's progression felt broken for me. Just let me set up and explain. Probably every skill you can buy is an optional, meaning game was design to be beaten without it. World's Structure is not good (not talking about the levels themself). To put it simply: because first 3 zones can be beaten in any order therefore they are design as equally hard, because when exploring a zone you get money and buy upgrades, because you also as a player are getting better at the game, BECAUSE of all of that, difficulty is fucked up. Each next zone, each boss is easier than the last one. Also, why player can go to any 3 out of 4 zones at beginning? It's not like game is a metroidvania, but it is no a linear game. So it's not one or another, but because of that there are problems. Also some skills you can buy, nullify any challenge/difficulty of some rooms or attacks. That's way Hyper Light Drifter is a ruined potential (in terms of combat. Everything else is very good).
I should stop watching the videos on this channel... another game on the wishlist. I feel like my wallet will drain if i keep going 😭😂 And the music is just so nice omg Hahahah the ending, did not expect that 😂
It's strange to hear this game being compared to a Roguelike and a Roguelite. It feels like apples and oranges since they have completely different goals as games.
Yeeeees! I just don’t know if I have the weeks and hours it’ll take me to actually beat something as hard as that at least that’s what people make it out like
@@EljayIsHere Hmmm, it's more of a simulator with a *VERY* deep Lore, but the AI of the creatures behaves like real animals, prioritizing their own life over hunting you, etc..., it's very enjoyable if you have the patience
personally i disagree with the poor replayability of the game. finished it twice in the base game, had a blast secret hunting, and am currently in the middle of the alternate character playthrough. basically changes the combat system entirely, keeping it fresh. i have at least 30 hours in the game so far
Hey! I didn’t say it was poor replayability, just that it was so fun I smashed it out, and I personally likely won’t go back in because I’m happy with the beginning to end experience :)
Yeah this game was great just wish the combat actually needs effort besides the too hidden shit. before things clicked it's already done. maybe the last boss gave me trouble but i beat by bashing my head till it's done. ( the combat aint bad just wish there's more )
Unfortunate the sequel has NONE of the DNA of the original. Looks like another generic 3D actuon game. The 2D pixel art restriction really demands particular design decisions 3D doesn't require. HLD is really special.
I don’t think a sequel needs to match perfectly, as I say at the end it’s completely different but it’s still looks fun for what it is I’m willing to give them good faith and try it out without expecting the dev to try to do the same thing again. I don’t want to judge before I get a chance to try it at least
cool game that looks great and has great combat. Personally though, I dropped it right before the final zone. just got bored of it all. Felt like i did all the combat tricks I could and going forward would just be continuing a sandbox-like feeling.
Shout out to CreamPuffEater for recommending this! He was right, I loved it for all the same reasons as Wizard of Legend and then some. If you have other suggestions, let me know!
Sorry again for being slower on uploads, my 6 month old got gastro on her first day of daycare, then a massive fever, and then recovered, went back for week 2, and got a cold.... so... ya know, doing what I can hahaha
If you love the Hollow Knight vibe I suggest you Ender lilies, it's been one of my "recent" surprises to the metroidvania genre
Well, since you're asking, if you're willing to go outside your comfort zone a little bit,
there is a roguelike called The Void Rain Upon Her Heart where you bring love to big scary monsters.
It is surprisingly wholesome, the characters are likeable and it has an interesting take on meta progression and keep unfolding in many ways.
It's also a passion project made by a single person.
Alternatively, if you like to blow up stuff, there is a platformer called Copy Kitty where you copy and combine your opponents powers,
meaning that you have access to a bunch of attack through the game. There is also many cool boss battles through the game.
Would you ever consider playing Outer Wilds? It’s really good, but avoid spoilers like the plague. There is also a Metroidvania called Worldless that’s relatively short, but hits like a truck
@blitzboy2934 I'm going to play it in full and upload the entire thing as Members content, just as a thank you to the people who support the channel for $1 a month :)
I helped kickstart this game, and got stuck for an absolute age on the shotgun boss, but this is an absolute masterpiece, and i wish more people have the chance to play it, as it still lives in my head rent free!
Shotgun unlock came from the Toad right? I love his design!
This game is the equivalent of a band striking gold with their first album, never thinking they'll make a second album. I'm sure Hyper Light Breaker will have its fans, but this game was such a labor of love and it shows. I played this day 1 and still think of it quite fondly. It is in the ranks of Fez, Tunic, Disco Elysium and the recent Animal Well for me.
Dude I am so keen for animal well, my daughters been sick so I haven’t had time yet but I’m so excited
@@EljayIsHere my daughter is also sick! It's a great little game, especially if you like mysteries. Hopefully your kiddo gets better soon.
Thanks! She is bouncing back! Just started daycare, week 1 was gastro, and a fever spike, got over it, and week 2 is a cold hahaha
Thankfully some parent friends gave us a heads up this is normal for daycare hahaha
Hope your little one feels better soon too!
The fact youre using Kingdom music shows me you have great taste
my god i love this game so much i srted crying as soon as i heard the piano
that goddamn piano
Great video man, this is exactly how I felt about the game. Probably the best looking game I’ve ever played and coolest world. (Love the naussica vibes)
And it was backed up by an incredibly great feeling combat system/ gameplay. For some reason I feel like there’s a shortage of games that combine melee and ranged combat in such a smooth and seems less way as this game does. The two elements are very simple on their own but the way it requires you so switch between them and utilize both fully is so engaging. I also feel similarly weird about the upcoming sequel as it is moving away from so many things that make the first game special: 2D combat, pixel art, handcrafted world, not being a rougelike. Still cautiously exited to play it but idk.
I’ll still try it out! It’s an odd shift but hey, it doesn’t take away our enjoyment of the first game! :D
I’ve bought this game twice, once on my phone (controls were surprisingly pretty solid) and on ps4. Both times it controlled great, and the combat felt amazing. The music is also just *so damn GOOD*
Also: the 2 swing combo of the Hanged man (his song is called the last general, I honestly don’t remember where I got his name from) feels like it’s in time with the music, so I count the beats to line up his next attack, eventually it changes since it’s only his starting swings that are in time, but it feels really nice.
They tell you his name… wait… how did I learn that… there is no dialogue or anything…. How did we get his name? I swear that’s his name
@@EljayIsHere I have no idea where I got it from, when I looked up an online guide since the forest drove me nuts, that’s what he was called, with the north guy being the hierophant (I guess they’re all named after tarot cards?) I thought that’s what the name of the songs were, but no.
My favourite game. Almost 100% except dor that damn 800 dash thing! As soon as you played the soundtrack I almost shed a tear. Indescribable.
Hyper Light is a great game, i found out about it by stumbling on the sequel by accident.
Also there's a game i think you could take a look at, it's Voices of the Void, it's a game inspired by Signal Simulator, it's still in alpha but has a lot of content already
Ohhh that’s interesting I wonder if a lot of people will find it from the sequel
And thanks! I’ll take a look!
This game is so cool, genuinely did not expect it to become one of my favorite indie games of all time. Glad more people are discovering this masterpiece :)
Ahh i love this game, it's one of my favorites. You managed to describe exactly how i feel about it, and it's fun enough that I've replayed it a couple times. It's definitely a unique experience.
Can't wait for Hyper Light Breaker to come out
Interesting looking game! I appreciate in your videos you seem to always note what it FEELS like when going through the gameplay loop. I think a lot of reviewers just talk about the game itself but I always want to know how a game will make me feel after dying or completing a challenge. Killing it king o7
The secret is If I talk about how it made me feel people can’t say I’m wrong
Hyper Light Drifter is lightning in a bottle. Meticulous and beautiful. A true masterwork. Their newer titles, although good, don't carry on the same way unfortunately.
Got this for free on epic. Started it during covid without any expectations. Finished it thinking it is one of the top 10 games of the last Decade.
Big agree, blew me away, still thinking about it and it’s been weeks since i finished it
This game is like a mix of Samurai jack and star wars. Right down to being an allegory for coming to terms with ones own dark side
Great video and amazing game, need to give it a shot at some point. I would highly suggest Tails of Iron. Might not be for everyone, but it is very charming little indie game with a lot of character. Would not recommend highest difficulty tho.
I got recommended this recently! I’ll take another look :)
I bought hyper light drifter as the first game I actually wanna finish the main story a few weeks ago. It is a brilliant game. Once you get past the first hour with no coins to buy upgrades and didn’t waste the coins on something not fun, the game starts to be fun. You are basically clearing are and area and getting coins to upgrade every so often. There is a very high skill ceiling, but the (first) bosses are beatable by trying over and over again for dozens of times until you find the strategy to defeat it and get a cool new gun which continues the loop. My favourite game so far.
I never really had an issue with the lack of or need for coins honestly, I was just vibing, it was sort've like enjoying a cake, getting to the middle, and there being cream. I loved the cake, and was excited for the cream... which I guess in this case was the upgrades hahaha
you could try out Skul the Hero slayer. BUT i didn't play it myself, only saw a full gameplay from a guy, and it looked pretty cool, try checking it out it might be to your liking idk.
Hyper light drifter is an awesome game, it's not talked about enough imho, i played it way back in the day, did a full normal run, a full bossrush run, then started NG+ but that shit is TOUGH (basically you have 2 hp only and half the enemies do 2 damage, so yikes...), never managed to beat the damn kid at soccer and let's not talk about the 1000 chain dashes... overall a really cool experience, im so pumped for the sequel, it looks incredible
Dude, that kid and his soccer ball are the hardest boss in the game, what the hell man
@@EljayIsHere It's easier if you blow up the canisters next to the goal with a gun so that they don't block the ball.
Woah, another crab treasure for terrible combat crazy take and pacific drive for terrible progression is another crazy take. Look I am all for praising Hyper Light Drifter but no need for the strays being caught by other games.
Hahaha hey, it's just my opinion, but I do try to be objective, for example, Crab Treasure is fun, it's hilarious, clever, and you can sink hours into it, but it's a souls game at its core, and that raises a bunch of expectations.
When you look at it through that lens, the combat actually is really rough, its clunky, hit boxes are weird, telegraphing, pacing, etc of yours and enemies attacks are off.
Enemies get stuck on terrain, the camera lock on spins wildly, tilts randomly, gets itself turned around.
Does this mean its a bad game? Absolutely not, but it's clear the devs cared FAR more about the dialogue and humour of the game, and when you play it for that and a silly good time, it is really fun.
Pacific Drive, I can't really defend, I had a terrible time, I played it start to finish, and the progression of the car felt pretty boring, upgrades weren't super impactful to the gameplay, every side panel and door upgrade just felt like adding more health, the extra fuel cans, battery, or storage felt pointless because I never ran out in the first place, etc.
But the worst part was sitting at that tech tree, unlocking a new skill, being kicked out of the tech tree with a slow animation, waiting for a big tube to fire out, picking it up, watching a slow animation of reading a blue print, then a slow animation to go back into the tech tree, and repeating that was so mind numbing.
Don't get me wrong, I know some people love that stuff, not saying they're wrong or shouldn't, I just didn't enjoy those aspects of those games for those reasons, and if people disagree, that's totally cool.
That said, holy shit I hope the Undetale fans don't find this video hahahaha
@@EljayIsHere Undertale opinion is understandable, all I was saying is its a shame that I cant find a video on this site praising a game for being good while shooting down other games.
Its like if I wanted to do a review on pizza but before I got to the pizza I have to mention how much I hate burgers. (I also understand it helps get across that Hyper Light Drifter does everything correctly)
I understand its your opinion and I wasn't taking away from how you feel about it rather just expressing displeasure on how frequently its the norm to compare and contrast other games to put another up.
Hey, I totally get that!
To give some clarification, I think it's really important to remember a game having flaws isn't a bad thing, that's really the point I was trying to make with that segment.
Those are 3 incredibly popular games, they do things amazingly well, but they aren't perfect.
As someone who absolutely loves Wizard of legend, people often say, "the map design sucks, its awful, sure, the combat is amazing, but god those maps are boring, unlike Barony! Those map designs are brilliant!"
And, I go, "Holy shit yeah I totally get that, if I want a game with lots of diversity in level design, I better get on Barony!"
It doesn't take away from my love of one game, I know it has strengths and weaknesses, and comparing those things lets us understand what we value as players. Some people want tight clean combat in their souls games, others want a cute talking crab to commit tax evasion hahaha both are equal.
@@captainblastems3367 can we be honest here for a second? The undertale community it SO much better than it was
@@EMan-xj5cz Oh for sure but out of all the takes during that part its the most understandable
Omg i never finished this game. And I CAN'T WAIT for the 3d one
Took me 13 hrs across the span of a month to beat this game, however I really do love it and the game I'm currently making is inspired quite heavily by it. I gotta say, just seeing all the dead colossal beings throughout the world was my favourite part but I'm taking inspiration from the game's combat, it's very fair yet still challenging but I can't help but wonder what it would be like if it was made to be more fluid, the movement being stopped every time you attack posed as my greatest challenge, It's probably one of the most important parts of HLD's combat so I don't want to cut it out, I have some ideas I'm yet to test. But yeah, this game is just a good vibe, I want to go back and do all the secrets, from what I've seen the secrets in this game is a whole thing in and of itself that is worth doing but I don't know for sure as I try to avoid spoilers of puzzles in games
I’d love to know, Which boss was your favourite and which was the hardest?
Hardest for me was The Hanged Man, favourite probably the Reaper.
@@EljayIsHere The Hanged Man was definitely a massive struggle but Judgement had me on my knees. However, The Hanged Man is still my favourite boss, his attack patterns were the most satisfying to dodge imo
Underrated channel.
Also what program do you use to get the active subtitles? (I use filmora and I don’t believe it’s a feature on there)
I animate them manually in Premier pro
Such a great game and I'm excited for hyper light breaker to hopefully live up to the HYPErlight drifter. Anyways great review loved the pacing of this video.
Im keen too! :) and thanks for the kind words
I like your content man, maybe you could do a video of minishoot adventure
Have you played that game animal well? It's like halo 2 meets halo 3
Playing it this weekend! I’m so excited hahaha
This game looks amazing will have to pick it up at some point for sure!
so curious, because I hated the combat on this game, but the visuals are so beautiful, maybe it's because I hate dark souls style of gameplay too, but oh well
I don’t think it’s for everyone! it’s really important to remember that as a review it’s based on my personal enjoyment, the power of a review is in consistency.
If you find yourself disagreeing with a lot of my opinions it’s not that I’m right or you’re wrong or whatever, it means you can confidently say if I love something you probably won’t like it, which is just as valuable as if you found yourself agreeing with everything I said! :)
Hyper Light Drifter "ruined" a lot of games of this type for me, just as DMC 5 ruined a lot of hack and slash/action games for me.
I was following an isometric game with similar combat, and I was pretty excited! But then they recently revealed that the game will have voice acting.......... and I figured out that it is not good after listening to it lol. Ambience shattered, I'm so picky now that just one aspect like that gets me to unwishlist and forget about a game. There are too many options to not be picky 🤷🏽♂️.
those three colossi in the intro.... nightmare fuel .
awesome vid again!
Always thought that was a reference to nausicaa of the valley of the wind
Here i go again. Downloading this game for the 4rth time :)
Throughout this whole video I couldn’t help but notice how so much of what you were saying could easily apply to Hollow Knight!
Loooove Hollow Knight, it’s simple and deep! Very similar :)
As much as I love Hyper Light Drifter, I don't like the combat. like it feels good at times, but when all of your defensive options are tied to a small little bar thats kinda hard to see, it makes the game feel slow and tedious, especially when you have to just kinda sit around while you wait for your stamina to recharge (It takes like 10 seconds but it feels like years)
Personally I find Unsighted's combat to be better. You still have stamina, but its tied to attacking and movement. Your Parry can be used to deflect projectiles and stun melee attackers, (only if you get it perfect though), which leads to some very fun scenarios where your low on stamina, parrying attacks, and then regenerating just enough stamina to roll away to a safe distance to where you can unload on your enemies with a ranged weapon (SPEAKING OF: Ranged weapons being tied to an active reload system like in Gears of War is a Huuuuuuuge plus over regenerating ammo through melee attacks. The guns don't deal nearly as much damadge as the melee weapons but you never have to worry about going into the frey only to find you have no bullets to quickly snipe that one annoying distant/problem enemy)
No shade to Drifter though, Game is God tier either way and I still love it to death.
You know what’s funny, I never even realised I had a stamina bar until the very end of the game.
Never ran out, never noticed, never cared lol
That’s one of the reasons I thought the combat was so smooth, the rhythm and reacting to enemies taught me to be thoughtful and careful so I never did enough mashing to notice my stamina.
Beautiful review.
Thank you! :)
Game's progression felt broken for me. Just let me set up and explain. Probably every skill you can buy is an optional, meaning game was design to be beaten without it. World's Structure is not good (not talking about the levels themself). To put it simply: because first 3 zones can be beaten in any order therefore they are design as equally hard, because when exploring a zone you get money and buy upgrades, because you also as a player are getting better at the game, BECAUSE of all of that, difficulty is fucked up. Each next zone, each boss is easier than the last one. Also, why player can go to any 3 out of 4 zones at beginning? It's not like game is a metroidvania, but it is no a linear game. So it's not one or another, but because of that there are problems. Also some skills you can buy, nullify any challenge/difficulty of some rooms or attacks. That's way Hyper Light Drifter is a ruined potential (in terms of combat. Everything else is very good).
I should stop watching the videos on this channel... another game on the wishlist. I feel like my wallet will drain if i keep going 😭😂
And the music is just so nice omg
Hahahah the ending, did not expect that 😂
i played HLD.. its okay.
Both "Going Under" and "Hades" dunk on this pretty easily.
It's strange to hear this game being compared to a Roguelike and a Roguelite.
It feels like apples and oranges since they have completely different goals as games.
Woah , If you are looking for games as cryptic as this one and with such good worldbuilding, I highly recommend rain world.
Yeeeees! I just don’t know if I have the weeks and hours it’ll take me to actually beat something as hard as that at least that’s what people make it out like
@@EljayIsHere Hmmm, it's more of a simulator with a *VERY* deep Lore, but the AI of the creatures behaves like real animals, prioritizing their own life over hunting you, etc..., it's very enjoyable if you have the patience
personally i disagree with the poor replayability of the game. finished it twice in the base game, had a blast secret hunting, and am currently in the middle of the alternate character playthrough. basically changes the combat system entirely, keeping it fresh. i have at least 30 hours in the game so far
Hey! I didn’t say it was poor replayability, just that it was so fun I smashed it out, and I personally likely won’t go back in because I’m happy with the beginning to end experience :)
@@EljayIsHere ah cool, got it. Sry, must have misunderstood 😅
Pls make vid on skul the hero slayer or dead cells plssss
Yeah this game was great just wish the combat actually needs effort besides the too hidden shit. before things clicked it's already done. maybe the last boss gave me trouble but i beat by bashing my head till it's done.
( the combat aint bad just wish there's more )
Clairen !!
It was decent game
Unfortunate the sequel has NONE of the DNA of the original. Looks like another generic 3D actuon game. The 2D pixel art restriction really demands particular design decisions 3D doesn't require. HLD is really special.
I don’t think a sequel needs to match perfectly, as I say at the end it’s completely different but it’s still looks fun for what it is
I’m willing to give them good faith and try it out without expecting the dev to try to do the same thing again.
I don’t want to judge before I get a chance to try it at least
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Is this on PS5?
Ahhh I don't know, it says PS5?
cool game that looks great and has great combat. Personally though, I dropped it right before the final zone. just got bored of it all. Felt like i did all the combat tricks I could and going forward would just be continuing a sandbox-like feeling.