Hyper Light Drifter |OT| We On A HyperLight Beam

SolidSnakeUS said:
Yeah I just read that now, but I also got the $40 tier one. So I should be getting the extra copy and the soundtrack later?
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In that case you are one of the screwed up backers that are currently causing the delay of the game. Thanks pal.

They're working to fix it now.
 
I mean, im all for companies being cool by wanting to prioritize backers... but... going "if they cant play it, no one can play it, we're not even putting the game up for sale" approach seems completely ass backwards

then again im sure people would cry about it if it was for sale and they didnt have backer keys, but at the same time, are bckers really going "yeah fuck those non backers, dont put it up for sale until we have it see!", I highly doubt that. Damned if you do, damned if you dont I guess
 
Rhaknar said:
I mean, im all for companies being cool by wanting to prioritize backers... but... going "if they cant play it, no one can play it, we're not even putting the game up for sale" approach seems completely ass backwards
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Nah, it's the right thing to do. Backers would be rightfully pissed if they couldn't play the game while others could simply because they made the "mistake" of supporting the game's development like 3 years ago.
 
timetokill said:
Nah, it's the right thing to do. Backers would be rightfully pissed if they couldn't play the game while others could simply because they made the "mistake" of supporting the game's development like 3 years ago.
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They would be pissed sure, but are they really going "thats right, dont put it for sale until we have ours motherfuckers!"? I mean if I was a backer, I would for sure be pissed, but at the same time I wouldnt want other people NOT to play / buy it.

like I said, damned if you do damned if you dont I guess
 
Rhaknar said:
They would be pissed sure, but are they really going "thats right, dont put it for sale until we have ours motherfuckers!"? I mean if I was a backer, I would for sure be pissed, but at the same time I wouldnt want other people NOT to play / buy it.

like I said, damned if you do damned if you dont I guess
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I mean, as a backer... yes? Except I'm not calling them motherfuckers.

Other people getting access earlier than me when I gave money to support them back in 2013 would feel like an insult.
 
timetokill said:
I mean, as a backer... yes? Except I'm not calling them motherfuckers.

Other people getting access earlier than me when I gave money to support them back in 2013 would feel like an insult.
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yeah but the game being for sale on steam isnt stealing your keys, they press a button and the game is for sale. there was a fuck up with humble, it has nothing to do with steam. Seems like a weird thing for you to want people not to buy the game until you have it because there was a fuck up. Are you insulted that press people have keys also? Those are free, thats even worse.

The fuck up already happened, you already got fucked. All thats happening now is everyone gets fucked with you lol :D

Oh well to each its own, misery does love company afterall :p
 
Rhaknar said:
yeah but the game being for sale on steam isnt stealing your keys, they press a button and the game is for sale. there was a fuck up with humble, it has nothing to do with steam. Seems like a weird thing for you to want people not to buy the game until you have it because there was a fuck up. Are you insulted that press people have keys also? Those are free, thats even worse.

The fuck up already happened, you already got fucked. All thats happening now is everyone gets fucked with you lol :D

Oh well to each its own, misery does love company afterall :p
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I'm not saying it's stealing my keys. And of course I'm not insulted that press got keys. I expected them to get them for promotional purposes. It all comes down to expectation.

The point is, the scenario where they push the button before backers get their keys is basically "thanks backers, everyone gets to play the game except you right now, thanks for supporting us!"
 
Imagine if they could have sent out keys like, I don't know, a week or two in advance, instead of waiting to the absolute last moment.

What a world that would be.
 
timetokill said:
I'm not saying it's stealing my keys. And of course I'm not insulted that press got keys. I expected them to get them for promotional purposes.

The point is, the scenario where they push the button before backers get their keys is basically "thanks backers, everyone gets to play the game except you right now, thanks for supporting us!"
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I understand why they dont do it, I dont understand why you, as a backer, even tho you have every right to be pissed, would want them to do it. But hey, lets drop it, we have different opinions, lets leave it at that :)

Roshin said:
Imagine if they could have sent out keys like, I don't know, a week or two in advance, instead of waiting to the absolute last moment.

What a world that would be.
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for example :)
 
Roshin said:
Imagine if they could have sent out keys like, I don't know, a week or two in advance, instead of waiting to the absolute last moment.

What a world that would be.
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Exactly. I'm really not sure why they waited until the last second to do this.


Rhaknar said:
I understand why they dont do it, I dont understand why you, as a backer, even tho you have every right to be pissed, would want them to do it. But hey, lets drop it, we have different opinions, lets leave it at that :)
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Haha, okay :)
 
I think its good on them that they wait for the Backer keys. It's a question of respect towards the people who supported you and funded your project to begin with.
And we are only talking one or two hours here - no big deal.
 
While none of this will matter in, say, an hour or two, I think this is the danger of announcing a specific release TIME, rather than just a date.

Particularly if that time is stupid o'clock in the morning for many of your gamers.

Not that it bothers me - having bought the game only a couple of days a go I already have a key and it'll download whenever the game goes live, I guess. Plus it's nearly 10am here, there's plenty for me to do in the meantime.

I hope this is as good as it looks!
 
Keyser Soze said:
Sarcasm or Idiot?
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Um, just an assumption....?

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Played a bit. Seems fun. 30 FPS not as grating as I expected.

But I'm tired and with the two hour delay in release, don't have the energy for much more yet. Will continue in the morning.

NaughtyPrawn said:
Is there an embargo on reviews?
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No but press only got copies yesterday, so likely people are still playing / writing. Probably be some reviews today.
 
Man, the combat in the game, I can't remember the last time a game absolutely nailed the feel of its combat in terms of agility, impact, brutality... Like it just feels SO good
 
glaringradio said:
Man, the combat in the game, I can't remember the last time a game absolutely nailed the feel of its combat in terms of agility, impact, brutality... Like it just feels SO good
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the combos that you can pull off with the weapon feel SO GOOD.

I also want to say that you can attack with your sword faster after you use your weapon (pistol being best case here)
 
Hm, I redeemed the alternate drifter DLC key but it's not unlocked in-game. I don't even see a DLC tab in the game's Steam profile.
 
Keyser Soze said:
It always seem weird to match up game length to achievements. In this case it is even worse as the achievements do not match up with level/chapter progression, they are more stat based than anything else.
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Well, yeah... that was stupid of me even to assume based on amount of achievements. Will buy the game later today when I get home.

CRS said:
Time for NG+ ?!
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Now that's great news.
 
Ok guys, if I redeem a steam code that I have received, by mistake, will I still be getting my console version ? (I'm a backer).
 
This. Game.

Music-Godlike. Controls/Combat-Godlike. Graphics-Godlike. Story-Godlike. No tutorials-Godlike.

Early game of the year contender right here.
 
glaringradio said:
Man, the combat in the game, I can't remember the last time a game absolutely nailed the feel of its combat in terms of agility, impact, brutality... Like it just feels SO good
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BashNasty said:
Talk of the combat being excellent is exciting to me. Can someone expand on exactly how the game makes its combat feel so good?
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It helps to have Samurai Gunn dev Beau Blyth on the ball.

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https://twitter.com/TeddyDief/status/715470090553188353

"A master of many disciplines and the designer of details, feel, combat and AI, he makes our enemies flee, cry, and die."

Heart Machine team celebrating launch video lol
https://twitter.com/TeddyDief/status/715464327411568640
 
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