hyper light drifter walkthrough xbox one

While you’re limited to only two at a time, they’re all versatile enough to be useful regardless of what kind of situation I encountered during my playthrough. You’ll also pick up several ranged weapons that help even out the Drifter’s arsenal, which currently range from a blaster, shotgun, railgun and a controllable grenade you can manually guide through the level. Hacking and slashing your way through enemies while using dash to avoid attacks makes up Hyper Light‘s core, and as you explore you’ll often leave the pixelated corpses and neon red blood of many a foe in your wake. Reminiscent of some of the older Legend of Zelda titles, the Drifter protagonist is equipped with a “hard-light” sword, and a dash ability that also serves as your way to traverse across chasms and floating platforms. I encountered green goblin-like monsters backed up by skull-wearing, rifle-wielding monsters and some creature I can only describe as a literal birdman.ĭescribed as an action-RPG, the preview of Hyper Light was limited in focus to just the action parts of the game. Oh, and there are tons of weird creatures, too. The preview set me outside of what is probably one of the game’s first dungeons: a broken down research lab still populated by disarrayed equipment and bright red test tubes, some containing bizarre cybernetic organisms. From what I could glean from the game’s Kickstarter, you play as a Drifter, explorers of a post-apocalyptic world who hunt for mysteries and lost technologies. Sadly, the alpha preview is lacking in context as to what Hyper Light‘s narrative or setting is about. There hasn’t been much news on its developments since the Kickstarter closed, but I did get the chance to check out an early build of the game on the PC to glimpse what the game might be like when it’s finished. After first seeing its trailer, I found myself intrigued by the brightly colored retro throwback aesthetic, the music and what looked like some good old fashioned hack and slash gameplay. Hyper Light Drifter is one of those Kickstarter success stories I’ve had my eye on for a while.

Hyper light drifter walkthrough xbox one