Hyper Light Drifter

Uninspired gameplay, clunky controls, dull """puzzles""" It's too bad that the amazing art and music is completely wasted on a game with unenjoyable gameplay

I have been waiting for this game for over a year....and man was it worth the wait!!

Cool art, but ragequit killed my experience. I know it's the "difficulty", but no, it's just punishment. It's a real shame cause the univers is lovely, but too much hate on the player for me. The thing is...I would like to finish it. So, if developers could become less nervous and add an easy mode, it would be cool !

Pros: stylish pixel art nearly all secrets can be discovered by being perceptive* mostly bug free*² (subjective) it didnt bore me with story atleast*³ Cons: *some secrets/hidden platforms require leaps of faith (bad game design) *²cursor/aim unable to reach lower secreen half after startup(fixed by alt+tab the game) *³however if youre into lore or context, there is none, nor any explanation of anything, wiki has to suffice subpar soundtrack (sometimes so ear-piercing had to turn the volume down at certain parts) inconsistent difficulty spikes inconsistent hit detection little to no replay value after inital playthrough, unless you want unecessary secrets/upgrades and/or are obsessive compulsive average game time only about 10 hours, not worth inital buying price (i go by the 1 buck per hour rule)

I'm sorry, but I simply can't play this game with its awkward, janky, 30 fps lock. It feels bad, it looks bad (even though the art direction is excellent), and it absolutely ruins the experience. The developers should have known better, but used GameMaker: Studio to develop this title and dropped the ball completely. Pass.