Any one else pick this up? Thoughts so far?
I've played about 2 hours and I've enjoyed it a fair bit, however I do feel a bit of regret for paying $17. The most I've spent on a game on steam in the last year has been just $10. That's probably just me feeling guilt over spending any money though.
I pirated it and finished within 6 hours
I wish there was more content, I really liked how megaman hard the bossfights are, and how overpowered you are compared to everyone else if you git gud with your abilities
>>333177001
Nearing the end of the game and sitting at about 12 hours of gameplay (I'm not great at this sort of game).
I think that it's generally pretty great in terms of art style, music, sound design, area variety, etc., but the combat is really top tier.
It just feels so damn good to be able to fly around the battlefield and fuck enemies up. There's a really nice flow to it, that I haven't felt in a game for a while now.
>>333177339
The little bit I've read online says it has a lot of secrets and stuff. So far I've just found like a few upgrade thingies by dashing across blocks that were mildly hidden. Is there almost interesting stuff than that for replay value or was that just blown out of proportion? 6 hours is fine with some replay value
>>333177649
More*
>>333177489
Haven't decided to get it yet, is there anything to compare the combat to?
Seems sort of like Bastion to me
This is my first ever rogue like game I've ever played. I was extremely surprised how much fun it was. Screamed at my computer so much though, thought I was gonna pop something in my head after dying 40+ times on a stupid area.
>>333177917
Not dark souls. The only thing it has in common is that each confrontation relies on some kind of plan and your positioning is important.
>>333177917
not that guy, but Bastion's combat is really slow compared to HLD.
>>333178146
It's not a rogue like
>>333178178
I'd say it kind of has a similar flow to hotline Miami since most enemy's die in a matter of seconds, but those few seconds can be life or death if your not thinking
West Boss is best boss
best boss theme too
>>333177917
It honestly feels like a mix of the twitchy life or death 2d action of last year's indie "Titan Souls", with the style and speed of Transistor, and the "observe and punish" gamplay of Dark Souls (Not that the actual combat in the two games is really comparable).
>>333178568
>>333178328
>>333178178
Sounds interesting
Ill have to try to find some good gameplay vids
>>333177001
I've just cleared the South section, the minibosses were petty cool and had an awesome theme.
Now just the endgame awaits. Approx. 9 hours played.
I've cleared two of the bosses, I assume there's the four areas and then one final area or something? I heard how difficult the game is, but I didn't really struggle at all with the first two. I went north and west so far, clearing up east now and am clocked in at about 2 hours. The game is really fun, the combat is satisfying and feels great. Am I done once I finish the last two areas?
>>333181242
Depending on how many triangles, keys and monoliths you've found, yes. There's four directions + the final area.
The keys and triangles unlock doors which hold additional areas, and the monoliths give you lore info.
>>333181783
Oh yeah I had a question about that. I had all 4 triangle pieces in the north, but when I went to the door that seemed to have 4 slots for them it wouldn't open. I noticed 4 other shapes around it, do I need some more pieces to open it?
>>333177001
to be fair to reviewers Dark Souls is the most recognizable thing for the mainstream audience. especial with press _ to dodge controls.
Man hyper light drifter is cool though
>>333181942
Yeah, some doors may need up to 8 pieces.
4 pieces get marked on your map by talking to an NPC in the area - and 4 is technically enough to progress to the boss and beat the game.
But if you want extra shit you'll need to explore and find those other triangles on your own. Or visit /vg/ and look up the guide.
>>333181783
>and the monoliths give you lore info.
What lore info?
beat the game, ask me anything
>that feel when you managed to do it legit without any scripts, with just a calm mind and a steady rhythm
>>333181942
>I had all 4 triangle pieces
>all
>4
hahahaha
search better
>>333177001
Youve played half the game.
>>333182254
What is this area btw? I've seen it but have no idea what it's for.
So now after the dust has settled. /v/ was once again right about a game. Hyper Light Drifter is the SJW indie pixel pile of shit game pandering to furrys that we all expected. Its just a huge EVA ripoff.
I just want to thank my homies from the last days who united with me and backed up against the SJW shill propaganda.
keep up the good fight and take care of yourself. The indie developer warchest is huge granted by jewmoney from kikestarter so the Shills are everywhere and everyone. Dont trust anyone even yourself.
>>333182117
ah okay, cool, thanks for the info
>>333182293
I was playing the game without really trying to discover anything, but once I beat the second boss I got the urge to start to explore, so I'm definitely going to do that now, am enjoying this a lot more then I thought I would so want it to last
>>333182442
Bait harder
>>333182442
I was missing this post. A+!
>>333182408
its in the dash upgrade shop. the panels on the ground refill your stamina bar. if you get I dunno, 100 or so? you open up a door that gives you an extra credit piece, and if you get 800 you unlock a door that gives you the purple outfit, which gives you 1 extra hit point and lessens stamina consumption
I got the game yesterday, and started playing it today as a knight since I didn't know what to do beat the first boss.
Before I go any further I want to know what classes people went and if they're any good because I don't know if being a knight is what I want, I just sort of picked it.
>>333182408
It's inside of town, enter the shop that sells dash upgrades and walk into the empty room to the right.
Doors containing fabulous prizes will open here for you if you can chain dash up to 800 times in a row.
>>333182208
There's a place in the game where you can check all the monoliths you've scanned.
The pixel script on the slabs is a cipher which you can decode. Some anons have already done it and you could probably find the key to it on /vg/
>>333182717
>>333182648
Awesome, thanks
>>333177001
>got to area full of moving block that smash you
>ragequit the game when i accidentaly keep dashing into them
Also for some reason everytime i load the game my PC has a seizure and hard locks for 3 minute straight before loading the game
>>333182842
note of advice, if you want to do the 800 dashes, switch to keyboard. using the dash will ake him dash back and forth in place depending on where the cursor is placed
>>333178416
Just beat that guy, really caught me off guard.
>expect some pattern of bullets I need to dodge so keep my distance
>just charges me and fucks my shit up
>>333177001
Fuck off shill.
>>333182748
>>333182208
HARNESSING A GREAT WELLSPRING, A PERFECT IMMORTAL CELL WAS CRAFTED TO BE IMBUED WITHIN ALL SENTIENT LIFE
A NOBLE GOAL, THOUGH SUCH A POWER TERRIFIED OTHERS, AND BROUGHT RUIN AS ITS PURPOSE WAS TRANSMOGRIFIED
THE ABHORRENT CELL STILL FESTERS DEEP IN THE CHAMBERS OF THIS WORLD
>>333182471
>I was playing the game without really trying to discover anything, but once I beat the second boss I got the urge to start to explore,
Some people have complained about the dumb placement of secret walls/areas, saying that the game promotes wall-hugging.
However, I've found that usually hidden areas have some kind of tell, such as light shining from off-screen, an audio cue (such as static or droning) or oddly-placed rubble/blood smears.
Sometimes you'll destroying breakable items will uncover some a switch. And if there's an invisible platform nearby your floating robot buddy will beep. Press the 'check your HUD'-button to catch a glimpse of the platforms so you can jump to it.
>>333183116
its a well worn out comparison but that Crystal King guy really did remind me ofa Dark Souls bosswith his overall king-esque design and his sword combos and shit.
>tfw parrying his orbs back at him
satisfying shit man
>>333182959
For some reason it's not chaining when I try that. I have the chain equiped
So now after the dust has settled. /v/ was once again right about a game. Hyper Light Drifter is the SJW indie pixel pile of shit game pandering to furrys that we all expected. Its just a huge EVA ripoff.
I just want to thank my homies from the last days who united with me and backed up against the SJW shill propaganda.
keep up the good fight and take care of yourself. The indie developer warchest is huge granted by jewmoney from kikestarter so the Shills are everywhere and everyone. Dont trust anyone even yourself.
>>333183449
you have to get the right rhythm. the first 2 dashes have to be timed precisely and slowly.
just put the mouse cursor in the middle on one of the dash panels and just tab the space bar and nothing else until you get a good rythm going. then just keep going till 800
>>333181242
North and west are the hardest bosses, guess you're just good at vidya
>>333183737
Got it, thanks!
>>333177649
There's keys and hidden monoliths that get pretty difficult to find. I've completed two areas and I've only found 3 of each. Really need to git gud
>>333182748
>>333183145
Well that's just as disappointing as the rest of this game has been.
Also everyone who said the east was hard is a huge casual.
Just beat my first boss after maybe three or so hours.
Feels pretty good. Surprisingly challenging.
>>333184315
>east was hard is a huge casual.
I meant west
:( guess IM the casual
>>333183973
I think north takes the cake.
>>333184315
... we all say that the eastern boss is the easiest mang
people bitch about the north and west bosses more than anything else
>>333178146
>Rogue like
The word you're looking for is probably "challenging."
>>333184543
Yea ik, I I'm just retarded
To be honest OP I'm more bothered at the fact people are comparing HLD to both Metroid and Zelda while it has none of them, besides the mere basics.
>It's top down 45° combat, like zelda!
>It's FILLED with secrets, it's like metroid!
>>333182442
>>333182674
What the fuck are you talking about.
so after I've beaten the game, going back and collecting all the doritos doesn't change then end boss at all?
who the fuck was in charge of that decision and endgame content in general?
Dark Soulsfags are literally "halo invented FPS" tier cancer.
>>333184637
its closer to zelda than to dork souls. But its a bastion rip off anyways and stole art from EVA. Shit controls, shit pixel art(there can be good one) and shit 2deep4u story. Full of bugs, sjw shit dev and exploration is shit as well with having to hug walls all the time. 30 fps lock in a fast paced game=shit. Constant shilling here by the devs. Almost 0 kikestarter goals met, total scam! If it would be any worse I would have sued them for fraud and I fucking pirated it. 6/10 only because the gameplay itself is good albeit ruined by input lag, frame drops and so on.
>>333185242
look at the trailer m8
it's obvious that they cut a lot of stuff out
the devs made a post on kikestarter recently concerning this and all of the backer goals that weren't met
This game is like 25% of their original vision, and lacks a variety of features like coop, 4 other zones + bosses, etc. its also +2 years behind schedule.
So I have 3 gamepads attached. It just selects one
It ignores x360c, so it has this super weird mapping of my controller. "We will eventually fix" is all the devs say on steam forum
what to do?
>>333185428
To be honest, I don't want to hate on the game. It was fun as short as it was but it wasn't something to shit upon.
It made me a bit sad to see how "better" it could have been. Especially when it comes to abilities and using them to interact with the environment.
And... that Eva "ripoff" part is a bit silly. If anything, it feels more like the giants from Nausicaa and at best I'd call it an appreciable homage more than "STOLEN ART FROM EVA". The story was confusing just for confusion's sake, I agree.
Now, if HLD was let's say twice as long, had proper emphasis on puzzles and less on walking on every pixel of the map I'd say it could've been a much more good game.
>>333185749
Well I agree with you but pretending that it didn't rip straight from EVA is silly not stating the truth. Did you actually watch EVA, anon? An homage would acknowledge the thing its an homage to, imho not just pretend your idea was original.
>>333185528
Fuck man, what a waste of potential.
Hopefully they get enough shekels for a fully realized sequel. 2D Zelda games were my shit and I didn't even know I wanted this til I played it. No endgame content literally brings this shit from GOTY potential to FOTM level. Fuck.
>>333185578
Play with a Dualshock since it maps movement to your D-pad instead of the analog stick.
>>333185428
Is it so hard to admit that it's pretty ORIGINAL? Instead of comparing it to DS/Zelda or Bastion or fuckin EVA?
>shit 2deep4u story.
It's extremely straight forward plot progression about a guy collecting treasury and trying to cure himself, or some shit. Very basic vidya shit. How the fuck is it 2deep4u?
>sjw shit dev
What kind of relevance does this have on anything?
>>333185918
in like 6 months we're getting an alternate character with buggy animations as dlc, if that helps
>>333185880
I don't understand anon. Yes, I've watched Eva, many times. And I've seen the comparisons with EoE and Rebuild. It's just a nod.
I haven't seen 13 years old aliens piloting giant mechs in HLD.
I haven't seen SEELE's monolites ordering and scheming around.
For sure, the people around the world didn't turn to tang.
>>333177001
Credits
>Brianna Wu
>Anita Sarkeesian
Fuck off with your garbage incomplete game you shill.
>>333185749
>>333186107
>>333185880
This game is closer to Nausicaa than Eva IMO.
>>333186107
Hang on I didn't say it stole 100% of it. Just that one thing. So if you call that a nod then sure I agree. But I think its a bit too much, they could have at least tried to make it look unique or mentioned it in the credits, whatever. That is my smallest problem with the whole thing anyways. But I don't think that you have to literally rip off 100% to the smallest detail to consider something a rip off.
>>333186075
I'm interested in seeing how it plays differently, but the game isn't lacking in core mechanics. Though they could be polished a bit more. Hope the devs realize this and don't try to constantly add shit in that doesn't complete the experience.
>>333186313
didnt the guy say he took inspiration mostly from Miyazaki and Nausicaa?
>Both Axiom Verge and HLD were incredibly disappointing
>Both had amazing soundtracks
HOW
https://youtu.be/RHmvJC29O3w
>>333186536
yeah, right
"took inspiration"
>>333186639
yeah, thats what he said.
>>333186573
what was bad about axiom? I ve only played the demo and it seemed underwhelming and boringbut not nearly as bad as this one imho.
who even cares about the story in this game
its all about aesthetics
>>333187015
Actually, I'm overly critic of it. Axiom was a fairly competent metroid clone, nothing more, nothing less. It had great atmosphere, but lacked in powers and interesting routing, especially when it came to using your powers to aid exploration.
One of the big selling points of the game was how many weapons you had but in truth they are mostly similar.
Probably I just like to call it a disappointment because I think the final boss is one of the worst designed things he could come up with.
>>333186075
>get to play the same game again with a barely new character
Pfft
>>333187116
The story is straight forward anyway.
>big technological land make an AI
>that AI creates war machines
>everyone fighting with them
>AI gets bugged out
>nukes the place
>still keeps making war machines thousands of years later
>AI is self aware and knows it's destroying everything, even making new super giants
>creates drifters to try and get into the core to shut itself down
>a bunch of drifters later, the one you play is successful
>AI is destroyed and the drifter dies with it
The end
>>333182442
Baby's first false flag
>>333187197
biggest problem i had was that areas were rwally huge but all ended up blending together, making navigating a pain in the ass
>>333182293
>First try
>Hey, this is actually going pretty good
>Holy shit! 700
>Fail at 726
Fuck me
>>333188113
keep trying anon, I believe in you!
>>333188113
>High score is 236
>It took ages
>Even with the kb+m controls
Kill me
>>333188662
It's okay anon. The reward is just an outfit that halves stamina consumption and makes it easier for you to dash attack circles around bosses and spam charged sword attacks, drastically increasing your damage output and survivability if used right, but eh, you tried.
>>333188878
but the game is easy enough as it is once you unlock just 2 skills. Why would you want to play it on even easier mode outside of ng+?
>>333189207
>why would you want to use all of the tools that are given to you in order to succeed
if thats your angle then why stop there? why not try to defeat everything using only your sword and without dashing at all?
I can't for the life of me get the speed dash timing.
Spent more time trying to master it than it took le to finish the game (I(m at 133 hours right now), and it's driving me crazy all the optional stuff I can't do because of that.
I just can't seem to find the right timing.
>>333185428
>>333189507
13 hours I meant.
>>333189507
i had a similar problem anon
i think that the sounds in the game were throwing me off, and so i had the most success when i muted the game and just went with a rhythm in my head.
try that and see if it works for you.
>>333189330
that might actually be fun and that is doable as well. You need to find a mix out of challenge and facerolling or you might as well cheat. It ruins the fun if there is 0 challenge once you have OP items in any given game.
>>333186374
>Hang on I didn't say it stole 100% of it. Just that one thing.
the best would be you would have shut your trap
>>333189668
everything that was said is true, you might want to post your ebin pic of plebbit so you can get some upboats.
>>333189507
>at 133 hours right now
>>333189812
>clarifying things is not allowed, also everything is black or white only
ok. nice autism btw.
>>333177001
I beat the game in 5 hours and 9 minutes while actively looking for any secrets I could get my hands on. The gameplay is great and the bosses were fun (although the last boss was too easy). I'm glad I pirated it since I beat it so fast and they put Anita's name in the special thanks section.
>>333189916
nah m8 just looks like you had nothing of a value to say so ypu could have kept it for yourself
do you fuckers just bumrush through the game so you can get it over with and shitpost on /v/? because I'm at 15 hours right now taking my time exploring along the way
>>333190110
that is your opinion, I ve seen roughly 20-25 others complain about the very same thing in the past few threads. You also sound like never talk to me or my son ever again btw. Take your autism meds m8.
>>333190290
-And I stillhave South to go.
>>333190290
The game is just a few hours long unless you want to collect 100% of all things or suck bad at vidya. Also its been out for a few days, many NEETS or students or kids here after all.
![latest[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/TgWYjFu.jpg "latest[1].jpg")
>>333190297
You and those 25 other people are retards. Eva didn't invent Giant Robots and there are other designs closer to the robots in HLD than Eva's.
Tried playing this shit on mouse and keyboard and i wanted to kill myself because dash is in the direction of your mouse, which you also aim with.
Please tell me that aiming and directional attacks are done with the stick on a gamepad.
>ITT; reddit tier shilling
>>333190591
yeah but it completly ruins aiming with the pistol instead. :) The dev is 100% retarded.
>>333190542
>evangelion
>robots
okay bro, opinion disregarded.
>>333190732
>autism
>>333190542
>everyone else is wrong.
>posts wrong opinion.
ok.
>>333190591
Aiming is wonky even with a gamepad. I just equip the shotgun, dash up to enemies, pull the trigger and dash away again. No aiming required.
>>333177001
Kinda wanna buy this game on a whim because the atmosphere seems pretty cool
Worth it?
>>333191210
fuck no. buy gone home instead, would be less of a waste, not even kidding. your money would go straight to anita both ways and both are short as fuck.
>>333191210
it's like 800mb just torrent it and decide from there.
>>333191210
Probably worth a buy when it drops down to 10 bux. Approx. 20 dollars is too much for what you get, but it's still a neat game. I dig the atmosphere, the music and the gameplay - I only wish there'd be more of it.
was just gifted this by surprise, looks really cool and my type of game, pic related
how long is it though?
>>333191668>>333191701
kek
>5 hour broken game which failed to meet even 20% of its kikestarter goals with shit controls
>wasting even 10 bucks
no
>>333191701
around 5 hours if you do the bare minimum.
Around 10 hours (possibly longer) if you like fucking around and exploring. There's tons of doors you can only open with special keys.
>>333191701
I beat it in 5 hours 9 minutes while actively spending time looking for secrets. There is a new game plus mode which I haven't played yet.
>>333191701
depends on if you care about 100% it or getting a lot of the items.
It can be about 5 or so hours long if you just rush through it stage to stage without exploring, maybe double that if you actually take the time to backtrack, explore and do optional challenges and stuff
>>333191940
its literally the same game with more enemies and u have 2 health instead of 5 so you get insta killed by half the enemies and you have all skills unlocked for slashing and dashing. nothing new to explore though.
it took me 3 hours alone to beat the boss, collect the 8 triangles and clear the area that can be opened after that just in north, blind
how bad am I at this game
>>333192609
below average.
>>333192674
god dammit I cannot take it anymore then
>>333192845
was this supposed to be funny?
>>333192937
no? why
>>333177649
>secrets
This game has two kinds of secret: walk around edges until it reveals the invisible platforms, or the more prolific hump-every-wall-like-a-horny-puppy
>>333193101
because who gives a shit about how good or bad you are? As long as you enjoy the flavour of the week its all good.
>>333177001
>regret for paying $17
>>333178146
>my first ever rogue like game I've ever played
>>333182442
>/v/ was once again right about a game
>>333185428
>its closer to zelda than to dork souls. But its a bastion rip off anyways
>>333190591
>playing this shit on mouse and keyboard and i wanted to kill myself
>>333191668
>Probably worth a buy when it drops down to 10 bux
What a hilarious thread this is!
>>333193257
I think you forgot to quote some 120 other posts, might want to try again. :) Also is this your daily cry for help and attention or did your parents finally run away for good?
>>333193186
it was just because majority ITT was talking about completion times
>>333193758
that's just because it's a touch more expensive than expected (i think most people were guessing $15 and instead they sold for $20) so people wanna know if it's worth the money
>>333193758
So? It took me 9.5 hours to reach the final boss but then I realized that I have to collect 16 triangles and I had 23 at the point but not the right ones, then I dropped the game because I cba to collect "the right" 16 triangles like a fucking wallhugging autist. I don't give a shit what some 13 yo memelords think about my gaming skills because I am not a kid anymore. Self-validation through speed running mediocre games souns kinda sad to me.
>>333194221
I ve quoted one person and not half the thread, why are you unable to use a basic English word without fucking it all up? fucking kek.
yo fuck this little guy
why is he allowed to play dirty
>>333195271
>around blacks, never relax
>>333195271
whats that minigame for anyway
does that unlock anything?
>>333195879
You can find it in town after beating 2 of the bosses. Forgot which ones, but no, it's just for fun and unlocks nothing.
>>333195879Fun
>>333196130
>>333196140
it is kinda fun
>that tiny motherfucker goes full ham when you start playing with him
>>333193257
cool argument dude
>>333190591
what the fuck
mouse and keyboard is the fucking easiest
you shoot with your mouse and run with the wasd, how fucking hard is that?
>drones will defend
