In the center of the plot is a stalker hero who is looking for rare artifacts throughout the game universe and sells them to merchants. Along the way, the warrior performs various missions, overcomes all sorts of dangers and, interacting with other characters, learns the mysteries and secrets of the post-apocalyptic world. At the same time, the storyline reveals not through dialogues, but through pictures, which turns the game into an exciting comic.
The gameplay is reminiscent of classic RPGs, where the player travels around the location and completes quests. However, in Hyper Light Drifter, the primitive gameplay is significantly improved due to the fact that the hero is not subject to history: the user can independently explore the world, obtaining unique items and reselling them to merchants. At the same time, the player faces a more global task – to find a rare medicine that can cure the main character.
Traveling around the map, a warrior can engage in battles with dangerous enemies that differ in the degree of endurance and damage. The victory over the enemy largely depends on the reaction speed, because the monsters attack very unexpectedly. During the course of the battle, the player must use three main types of weapons: a superlight sword, a blaster, and a grenade. Making sharp jerks and inflicting unexpected blows, the warrior will be able to overcome the demonic creatures and successfully get out of the trap set up by them.
Hyper Light Drifter refers not only to rare role-playing games, but also to platformers that offer the user to go through one level after another. To go to the next location, the player must find the modules – they are either hidden in caches or appear after the destruction of the bosses. Sometimes it happens the other way around: as soon as the warrior gets the required number of modules, a boss will appear on the map, blocking the passage to the next level.
Additional Benefits
Interest in the game is attracted by the plot, the gameplay, and, of course, the interface. All locations are drawn in pixel style and painted in dark colors, which gives the world an additional mystery. At the same time, the plot of the game often does not explain the individual details of the universe, which leaves fans tormented by various guesses. Since there are practically no dialogues in the RPG, the lack of translation into Russian will not be a particular hindrance.
Analogues for Android
At the moment, Hyper Light Drifter cannot be downloaded to the phone. As a replacement, users can install a similar application: Sparklite.