North was the first boss I tackled - can't recall at this point if I bailed and bought any upgrades from town before actually beating that boss though. Should be doable even at the start. But there isn't any reason for you to beat your head against the boss. Move on to the East or West areas. (East was harder enemy wise, but easy boss, West was easier enemies but harder boss - If I am recalling correctly.)
*I have to specify this is a beta for co-op, but it's running till next Monday. Set yourself up on the beta channel and get at it. The more people who play and provide feedback, the better it will be!
There was some talk of the story earlier in the thread. The subreddit might have some more active discussion about the story. Don't know if the devs have talked about the story anywhere online.
I think summer would be your best bet. They wanted to release the PC version first and then focus on console. PS4/One is being worked on and Wii U is probably not coming anytime soon. Vita also coming as well.
Ok, thanks, I defeated him but I didn't check the area after doing it.
EDIT: You were right, just cleared that area (I think? It was too dark, I hope so anyway).
I'm really having a blast, the game is really really good, just got all keys and modules on zone 1-3, I still need to approach zone 4 (I suppose this is the last one).
But I think some things should be patched out:
-often you are low on health and you die, just to respawn with 1 hit point and zero medipak (if you used them), making even a simple zone a nightmare to clear since you need to perfect it.
-chain dash should be easier to perform. I managed to to 800 dashes by using a keyboard, but with a pad is not so easy to replicate.
-there should be more warp zone. Just one for each area is not enough, since often to collect stuff you are forced to pass zones with a lot of enemies again and again. at least another warp point per location should be enough.
-new cutscenes. Because really, there's only one basically, and it plays after every boss killed. It's awesome, but give us more.
-Steam cloud. Why there's no Cloud support? Really, since there's NG+, many collectibles etc Cloud should be mandatory.
I beat the game little under an hour ago. I loved it! Absolutely loved it. I enjoyed the core gameplay, visuals, setting, music, basically everything was very solid. Although I have maybe one or two concerns with it: The map is very vague and hard to read, that I found it almost useless at times. The second being I really wished the game ran at 60FPS. This core action just begs for that sweet smooth framerate for precise inputs.
I'll definitely give this a NG+ run through though.
I haven't got a chance to play since launch. Seems like a lot of big things were changed... but if I'm reading the thread right they didn't change the problem of respawning with low health? That was literally all they had to do in terms of difficulty imo. It's a super annoying design choice
It was hard to respawn with low health, but I don't see an easy solution. If you could simply refill your health bar by jumping to your death, it'd negate health upgrades and pickups.
Perhaps if you could only checkpoint if you had a near-full health bar, but then response would be incredibly negative.
I look forward to revisiting this game someday, I really loved it.
The number of updates this game gets is kinda annoying - every other day I'll have to download a 400mb update. I know it's not that big (4mb line here), but it really gets in the way every-time I open steam and want to play.
The number of updates this game gets is kinda annoying - every other day I'll have to download a 400mb update. I know it's not that big (4mb line here), but it really gets in the way every-time I open steam and want to play.
I wouldn't mind if we had notes for each but it's like, one in five gets actual details. Their quality control is fucking slipping as much as I like their game.
Some on the Steam forums said one developer hired on with Ubisoft and Preston is now with Square, I'm guessing their attention to detail is totally screwed combined with the console releases.
Has the Devs said anything on release date for PS4, other than the coming soon when PC release date was announce. Been holding out for the PS4 version.
I wouldn't mind if we had notes for each but it's like, one in five gets actual details. Their quality control is fucking slipping as much as I like their game.
Some on the Steam forums said one developer hired on with Ubisoft and Preston is now with Square, I'm guessing their attention to detail is totally screwed combined with the console releases.
I wouldn't mind if we had notes for each but it's like, one in five gets actual details. Their quality control is fucking slipping as much as I like their game.
Some on the Steam forums said one developer hired on with Ubisoft and Preston is now with Square, I'm guessing their attention to detail is totally screwed combined with the console releases.
Vice documentary with the developer, Alex, going over the inspirations of HLD. I had no idea the guy was so sick. Kinda makes sense why this game was a one shot deal and he probably moved on.
Hey, guys! Just started this game, and it's been pretty fun so far. I pressed pause, and noticed there was a co-op mode for local co-op I think. Have any of you guys tried this out? Is it any fun? Now I'm wondering if I should just stop playing this game, and wait until I can play it with a friend.
Just finished it. Definitely my GOTY at the moment. It felt like playing a cross between a Nintendo game (Zelda/Metroid-like exploration) and a Platinum game (Combat system and moves). Everything was on point, the art and sound design, the UI, the combat feedback, the bosses and their patterns, the secrets and the mystery of the world. It's an instant classic for me. It joins Cave Story as one the best 16-bit styled retro indie games. I need it on my WiiU.
This is my GOTY right now as well. I guess the best way I can describe it is that it's "A Link to the Past" crossed with "Dark Souls" and "Journey."
The moody soundtrack combined with the masterful art direction created an atmosphere that pulled me into the world almost instantly; it's a fully realized game world that was a joy to explore. My only complaint is that the map doesn't feature a progression system of sorts that points out what areas you already explored, causing backtracking in some cases to be a bit needlessly cumbersome and an exercise in memory. In the end, though, I never ended up minding it that much since I was always enjoying myself.
I guess my only other "complaint" is that I wish it was a full length game, ALttP style. I pretty much knew that the 4 areas from the get-go was the extent of the game world, but I kept secretly hoping that once I activated all four pillars that it would open up a new section kind of like after acquiring the Master Sword in ALttP.
Having said that, I think part of the game's charm is how concise and contained the game works as a whole by the fact that the 4 areas function as part of a relatively non-linear game world. It's by no means "too short", but just long enough to feel like a complete journey and by far worth the $19.99 in my opinion. I just found myself enjoying the game so much that by the time it was over, I was wishing there was more for me to do since I was having so much fun.
I really hope that they end up making a Hyper Light Drifter 2 (or derivative of the established gameplay somehow) that is longer, just to satisfy my need for more.
Just reserved this for PS4 with that 20% discount. So 11$ seems like a steal for this one. Cant wait for it to be released. PS4 is getting some amazing indies this year.
Just reserved this for PS4 with that 20% discount. So 11$ seems like a steal for this one. Cant wait for it to be released. PS4 is getting some amazing indies this year.
Just reserved this for PS4 with that 20% discount. So 11$ seems like a steal for this one. Cant wait for it to be released. PS4 is getting some amazing indies this year.
Hey, guys! Just started this game, and it's been pretty fun so far. I pressed pause, and noticed there was a co-op mode for local co-op I think. Have any of you guys tried this out? Is it any fun? Now I'm wondering if I should just stop playing this game, and wait until I can play it with a friend.
Man this game is superb. Completed the east and north areas, now on to west. I'm hoping you get a map at some point that shows the location of missing upgrade pieces, but I kind of doubt it. Already found 5 tablets and a bunch of keys. Also found
the place where the tablets are gathered and the teasing chest.
One annoyance I have is the slight choppiness when you move the camera/dash. Is this because of the locked 30 fps, does everyone get this? It is a bit annoying. It's fine if you stay in one screen, but as the scrolling starts, so does the slight judder. I put fraps on and my framerate is a constant 30, so I'm just assuming now everyone gets this.
Man this game is superb. Completed the east and north areas, now on to west. I'm hoping you get a map at some point that shows the location of missing upgrade pieces, but I kind of doubt it. Already found 5 tablets and a bunch of keys. Also found
the place where the tablets are gathered and the teasing chest.
One annoyance I have is the slight choppiness when you move the camera/dash. Is this because of the locked 30 fps, does everyone get this? It is a bit annoying. It's fine if you stay in one screen, but as the scrolling starts, so does the slight judder. I put fraps on and my framerate is a constant 30, so I'm just assuming now everyone gets this.
I tried that setting, it's better but not completely gone.
Read some of the earlier pages, some of you guys are fast! I'm at 9 hours and I just beat the Samurai boss, rounding out the 3 major areas. Did find a lot of secrets on the way, but I doubt I'll be going for 100% with this map. Now onwards to the south.
The chain dash is weird: I've tried switching over to kb/m and for me it's more reliable than the controller...
Not sure if you've realized this but the timing for the chain dash changes for the first four or five dashes. Starts relatively slow and gets faster. Once you're chained four in a row, the timing remains steady.
Not sure if you've realized this but the timing for the chain dash changes for the first four or five dashes. Starts relatively slow and gets faster. Once you're chained four, the timing remains steady.
