forgeforsaken
Member
The timing on the dash combo sucks. I can't remotely do it consistently and that's a problem. They really need to loosen that input window. I've seen combos in fighting games easier to pull off.
Hyper Light Drifter |OT| We On A HyperLight Beam
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Chain dash really isn't that hard to get down, harder than fighting game combos? Killer Instinct's maybe......
Steamspy numbers are all over the place until about three days after a game's release
Nardonicus
Member
Yeah, it seems like it is practically a 1 frame window. I can barely get to 5 or 6 times.
Otherwise the game feels great.
Sword Of Doom
Member
What a fantastic game this is. Just the right amount of difficulty and the gameplay is so much fun
More_Badass
Member
East is the best area to start IMO.
Zomba13
Member
"Finished" this earlier. Final boss was a lot of fun. Still unsure of the story and what was accomplished and why but I still love the style and atmosphere of the game. Now I need to find more keys and more triangles and more tablets.
In game timer says 11 hours but It's been a little bit since I beat the last boss and saw the credits because I'm looking for seeeecrets.
In game timer says 11 hours but It's been a little bit since I beat the last boss and saw the credits because I'm looking for seeeecrets.
Thanks man, will give it a shot.
You're right - I love the worldless style in games! Probably a great way to work on a budget too. I'm still trying to figure out what the game's actually about, whatever the element it's mixing with all the inspiration is. The way the character interacts with and carries on through the world is incredibly beautiful so far, the heart machine thing really works for me! I'm almost certain I can hear the beating of a heart at points.
NOW you tell me - West was the first way I went and it was mighty tough. However, I felt it trained me well for the rest of the game.
Anyway I just beat it. It was a fun, interesting, stylish and polished game. I LOVE the visuals in this game, I am completely enraptured by the entire thing on a visual and audial level. I also like how the HUD and menus are explained through almost no text whatsoever. That's pretty clever, not to mention it must make it very importer friendly.
The gameplay is challenging, but just on that level where it always feels beatable and you feel like a champ when you clear an area. Lots of fun secrets to find too. Plus all the storytelling being done in the landscape and through "dialogue" done purely in visuals. It gives enough of an idea of what's going on without explaining everything 100%, so still lots of mystery and speculation arises from it.
If there's one thing I didn't like, it was the final boss.
One, I feel it's frankly a bit shit that it was something we saw in the Kickstarter video over 2 years ago - so much for that being a surprise. Two, while it looked awesome and had lots of cool attacks, it wasn't quite the uber challenge you'd expect from a game which already threw two VERY hard bosses at you beforehand. Perhaps I had enough upgrades to nullify a lot of its attacks at that point, but for being the final challenge that the game was building up to, it was quite a letdown.
Putting that aside though, I'm happy with this game. It was worth the wait! I hope Heart Machine get to make plenty more games like it in the future.
bigboss370
Member
So, game worth buying? Is it as cool as the trailers? I've been hearing negative impressions elsewhere but how do you guys feel?
can someone give me a good summary of how it plays?
can someone give me a good summary of how it plays?
800 dashes. Good luck !
So did I hear right that certain gear actually affects some passive stats ? Like easier to build up gun ammo with certain sword ? is there a link for such info ?
Don't forget it's on GOG too!
It's worth buying. It's as cool as the trailers. Where are you hearing these negative impressions, and are they anything beyond '30 FPS' and bugs that are being rapidly sorted out?
The game plays like A Link to the Past with a touch of Dark Souls design and obfuscation. The combat takes a bit of getting used to and feels a little gimped until you're an upgrade or two in, but feels great after that, especially as you start picking up more weapons. The world is fascinating, and continues to hit me with visual 'holy shit' moments. Tons of secrets. A very substantial amount of content beyond the bare minimum needed to progress. Has a fair amount of difficulty, and can sometimes feel a little cheap whether because of the visual style or what you're getting hit with at a moment you're not ready for it, but the death penalty is pretty non-existent and things become much fairer/easier once you start learning how to play 'this' game rather than bringing in preconceptions from others.
It's a super tough call between this and Momodora, but damn, that's the kind of tough call I feel fortunate to have this early into the year.
Put in some time today, pretty great experience so far. I really like the visuals/atmosphere/music and how it all comes together as a package. Everything feels mysterious and foreign. Mechanically it feels nice, I went north from the opening village and seem to be doing well. I believe I've just encountered the boss, but I might go back and spend some of my money since the best I've done is getting half of his health down in about a half dozen tries.
On that note, I'm not sure if they are just specific to this area, but what are the tablets for that you can activate? A character pops up next to them for a minute and then writing appears on the tablet itself, but nothing else seems to happen.
On that note, I'm not sure if they are just specific to this area, but what are the tablets for that you can activate? A character pops up next to them for a minute and then writing appears on the tablet itself, but nothing else seems to happen.
How many bosses there are in the South? Feels like I'm up against the fourth.
Yeah, equipping a single piece of gear is enough to activate a passive effect. Not sure if anybody collected all the effects in a single list.
Picked up the game today. Figured I might as well and ask for a Steam refund if I didn't enjoy it. Well, good news is that the game is awesome and that I'll keep it - combat is lot of fun. Good challenge, though I haven't fought a boss yet.
Bad news is that my save hit some sort of glitch. I was doing some sort of platforming puzzle, so I died a few times and respawned. But on the last respawn, I just get a black screen (but hear the music). Reloading the game does nothing. Some other people have the same problem in the Steam forums, and apparently reinstalling doesn't fix it.
:S
Bad news is that my save hit some sort of glitch. I was doing some sort of platforming puzzle, so I died a few times and respawned. But on the last respawn, I just get a black screen (but hear the music). Reloading the game does nothing. Some other people have the same problem in the Steam forums, and apparently reinstalling doesn't fix it.
:S
Shifty
Member
The known ones so far (from what I've seen on the steam forums and found myself) are:
Blue Set - Double Dash / Special Meter
Pink Set - Double Bullet Charge Rate
Green(? The one you get from finding all the monoliths) Set - Extra Health Block
Definitely deserves more! I'm hoping word of mouth keeps it going!
north and east down, 2 to go. Been doing 1 zone a day, feels nice (I dont have much free time). North zone was deffinately shorter than east, I did it in about an hour (didnt get all secrets obviously, onky found 4 triangles, found 5 in the east)
got the extra medkit upgrade now too. Still havent used the spinny sword lol >_<
got the extra medkit upgrade now too. Still havent used the spinny sword lol >_<
Nope, its a dice roll if you do. I had to summon Task Manager earlier.
julesodies
Member
I really hate the weird map and the level design. The map makes no sense and the hidden paths behind the evironment are so hard to find cause it takes so much time to check out every angle behind a tree.
Music and combat is god like!
Music and combat is god like!
SteamSpy numbers for the first few days should be disregarded. Wait a week or so before we get more accurate numbers.
ill give you the weird map but the level design is amazing, what the fuck are you smoking
Zomba13
Member
I'm ok with stuff hidden in the environment or behind something because there is usually a little tell there is something there, like one of the floor tile lights, some rubble or debris, some path through the leaves etc.
The map though, while it looks pretty can be confusing especially as the drifters position doesn't really update relative to where you are on the map in a section and it doesn't show encountered locked doors so you need to make a mental note of any locked doors and how to get to back to them. I'm not asking it to tell me where the doors are before I've found them, just mark them on my map after I've tried to open them.
I've had no issues with the level design, the map is taking a bit of getting used to. Just very stylised, tricky to read at a glance.
So I've been collecting
the weird yellow squares that I assume is currency. You get 4 mini ones to make a full one. I have three full ones so far, what should I be buying? 
Coriolanus
Banned
Beaten the game. Really good. Especially the South. Loved the minibosses.
I find that this explains the ending quite well.
I find that this explains the ending quite well.
I've had no issues with the level design, the map is taking a bit of getting used to. Just very stylised, tricky to read at a glance.
So I've been collectingthe weird yellow squares that I assume is currency. You get 4 mini ones to make a full one. I have three full ones so far, what should I be buying?
Chain Dash ASAP. For the rest, depends of your playstyle.
Fachasaurus
Member
Has the 30 FPS been jarring at all? Or is it not noticeable?
Also, does anyone know if this game supports 21:9 aspect resolutions?
Also, does anyone know if this game supports 21:9 aspect resolutions?
Admiral Woofington
Member
waiting for console version. looks great.
Thanks I'll look for that.
I sometimes get a bit of dizziness from the movement on-screen but idk if that's in anyway tied to the framerate.
I dont notice it at all, but then again, im not really bothered by 30fps... its like we didnt play consoles for over 20 years or something sometimes around here >_>
This game is phenomenal, can we not just be happy?
Apoleptica
Banned
Had to return this on steam, unfortunately only got around 5-10 fps on my 2009 macbook pro with a nvidia geforce 9400m. I'll repurchase it when I have something that will run it better.
I would rather have a damn near perfect 5-8 hours than an extended experience muddled by mediocrity. Transistor was flaked a little bit for being too short, but I have nothing but the fondest memories of the game because it didn't overstay its welcome.
2010 Macbook here. Was disappointed with the performance on mine as well. PS4 will be here soon enough!
2010 Macbook here. Was disappointed with the performance on mine as well. PS4 will be here soon enough!