![]() There is no dialog, no exposition, and everything is explained to you using visuals, including occasional snapshots of characters’ lives. ![]() I think save the world or some such thing. You play as a swordsman with a nifty cape who has some sort of premonition about his own death and an apocalypse before he is sent on a journey to recover sixteen triangles scattered around the outskirts of a small town in order to do… something. Normally I begin these things with a general plot and concept summary, but I barely have a clue what Hyper Light Drifter is actually about. Yeah, after going through this game, trying to find everything without a guide, I never want to play it again. While I would love to do the same, I genuinely cannot say I like Hyper Light Drifter. Then, with a week’s notice, the game came out, and everybody proceeded to announce their adoration of it. REVIEW: HYPER LIGHT DRIFTER (NINTENDO SWITCH) Retro apocalypse All my reviews are spoiler-free.I’m one of those few thousand people who threw a few bucks at Hyper Light Drifter during its Kickstarter, as the project looked interesting, and I would surely check it out after release. I aim to remain objective, even with the stuff I love, examining the product from all angles to provide you with the best insight I can to better inform you before you invest time or money. I try and be as brief as possible, the goal being for you to get a good idea of what to expect in a short amount of time. Hyper Light Drifter has an interesting history. Originally conceived by Alex Preston, an indie programmer with a rare heart condition, it began as a Kickstarter project which became hugely popular, hitting its funding goal within mere days and ending at a whopping $600,000+. At the time, it was set to land on PC, Xbox One, Playstation 4, Wii U, and other platforms, but due to the poor reception of the Wii U, it skipped Nintendo consoles…until now. While the game has been out since 2016 on other platforms, I have chosen to review the Nintendo Switch version, which has been dubbed by the developers as the ‘Definitive Edition’ due to some exclusive content, which in my mind is sweet justice for its Nintendo hiatus. WHAT IS IT? Playing Hyper Light Drifter feels a bit like being in a chilling dream one that blends a little spice of nightmare with a light seasoning of beauty and nostalgia. One of those dreams that awaken you with a lingering feeling that’s hard to shake. Hyper Light Drifter is a fast-paced action adventure game with a story that is dark, bleak, and full of mystery. #Hyper light drifter sprite animations full# With only a few vague cutscenes, all of which are narrated in a fictional language with no subtitles, we are left to piece together what happened to this post-apocalyptic world ourselves. GRAPHICS: One of the immediate stand-out features of the game is the art style. It was one of the earlier games of this generation to adopt the “old-school” look and does so with effortless elegance. Somewhere between 8-bit and 16bit, it hearkens back to gaming days of yore before 3D models when sprites reigned supreme. But by no means does that say the entire look of the game is outdated. Sprite and background animations are plenty and beautifully rendered, achieving an effect not possible in the era it draws influence from. ![]() Flowers move in the wind, waterfalls drizzle over titan skeletons, and dark, ominous shapes lurk in the background. To top it all off, everything runs (on the Switch) at a solid 1080p/60fps in TV mode, and 720p/30fps in handheld mode.ĭespite the setting of the game being a ravaged world, the environments are very much alive. #Hyper light drifter sprite animations tv# #Hyper light drifter sprite animations tv#ĭuring a few taxing spots where literally hundreds of enemies and other components were moving on screen at once did the frame rate dip noticeably, but it never lasted long and were not enough to be a bother.#Hyper light drifter sprite animations full#. ![]()
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