Hyper Light Drifter is a pretty simple game, a 2d hack and slash with a liiiiittle bit of souls and a fair bit of zelda in it, and it's just gorgeous. Gorgeous and sad and hard, just like anything that takes influence from souls should be. The exploration is fantastic, the soundtrack is phenomenal, and the art is just jaw dropping. The combat's tight as fuck too. Maybe a little overtightened in places, where bosses can stunlock you to death from full health, and a tiny bit loose in others, but 95% of the time it's satisfying as hell. It's worth playing, even on an easier difficulty, just for that good good neon depression

Reviewed on Jun 20, 2023


Comments