Hyper Lift Drifter 9.0 via Van Ord

http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/hyper-light-drifter-review/1900-6416400/

THE GOOD

-Skillfully depicts a colorful, beautiful, ruined world

-Fantastic balance of exploration and action

-Fun, challenging combat encourages speed over force

-Great boss fights

-Lots of secrets and hidden areas to discover

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Right my mistake, not system wars enough.

Let's see

1. PC gets a new Triple A exclusive (until it comes out on consoles to save you consolites from the boredom that is Sony and Microsoft's butthole first party offerings)

2. Your beloved your triple A space gets exposed for the soulless, uncreative frauds that they are when they can use all that tech to make games that are utterly vapid and devoid of fun, but a small team uses pixel art (and this is actual pixel art folks) and focuses on nailing actual gameplay and focusing a narrative around said mechanics to highlights the strength of this medium withour resorting a tv show or item descriptions.

3. Additionally for the many PC frauds on this forum, who gas up probably shitty games that haven't even so much as given us a demo, much less tangible gameplay footage, but then proceed to ignore the quality the stuff the PC gets seemingly on a weekly basis, here you go bitch, another good game for the platform, that as illmatic said, it's a steam sale game you play to give credibility to your shitty taste in video games.

There you go, I think that covers all ends, right gents?

Looks great, and glad Kevin is sorta back.

It's going on all platforms just so you know...

Edit: but for sure I am buying it on PC and crossbuy via PSN

Cool, fixed.

who are the frauds?

@jg4xchamp: I like the way you fixed it :p the story behind the project is quiet interesting. It sure looks beautiful and cannot wait for Friday to get some money(too broke rn) to get it on steam. It's only 19.99 I recall correctly.

All of them not named jg4xchamp.

That's right illmatic, you too, and your Transistor love.

Seems every week there's a new PC game that looks good.

I assume this game requires the latest graphics card to run.

Only the latest and badass Nvidia 8800m. The new hotness in graphics cards.

@beardmad: you'll need pascal to run it on ultra at 4k tho

I've been looking forward to the game. Great to see it turned out well!

Awesome score, didnt see that coming. Will check out!

Ill wait for the superior Xbox One version

That actually looks pretty cool. Like I'll probably pull myself away from SFV to play this cool.

That 720p excellence.

I think the developer said the game is actually running at 480p on all platforms, because of its reliance on pixel art.

Looks cool. Deets? Console release date(s)? Price?

Yes in a thread where 100% of my posts are sarcastic or parody, that's the post you respond to because it would be the most logical thing to. Chaz you are a brilliant, handsome devil who providing all of us with knowledge and wisdom that can only be provided by a truly intelligent individual. In my wildest dreams I wouldn't humor calling you an idiot.

It's out later this year on PS4 and Xbox One, and there are also versions in development for PS Vita (which is where I would like to play it tbh) and Wii U.

According to Van Ord it's better than Dark Souls III.

I haven't had any sleep breh.

That'd be my defense anyway.

And after I just upgraded last month for Stardew Valley...

That's a real bee in my buttocks.

Parity for the X1, of course.

This game looks good.

Ps+, it is

Gamespot tossing another indie turd title a free triple A rating just because it's on PC. Neckbeards celebrate using their $5000 "powerhouse" nerdrigs to play yet another "retro" game with 8 bit graphics.

A for effort I guess, but when's the last time you actually reeled someone in? This is "PS has no games, Xbox is for dudebros, Nintendo 1980s cartoon" level trolling.

Why even bother?

Currently 86 on MC which is really good. I am looking forward to getting this game.

Really amazing game, it's like a LoZ game and Dark Souls had a one night stand

@ConanTheStoner: To be fair, '1980s cartoon rehashes' was legit, like the entire board was repeating that at one point.

I should pick this up for the weekend, most likely done with first playthrough on QB by then, this looks great and I'll most likely get better fps in it

PC Gamer and Rock Paper Shotgun couldnt handle the difficulty. Two of PC's biggest publications found this game too hard.

That says alot about PC Gamers.

Wow! Thought it'd score 8 at GS. This is a pleasant surprise for me!

Proud backer here!

I would give it a try but I'm buried under this fuckin huge backlog ..... hey w8 a 2nd where's Stardew Valley's review ?

I thought kevin left?

Still writes reviews(as a freelancer?) when he has the time for it

At this point, Stardew Valley is a religion. It needs no reviews.

I wish Kevin had reviwed Dark Souls 3 :(

He would have given it an 8 too, said so in hyper light comments, he also explained why if you are interested in reading it

@jg4xchamp: 1. PC gets a new Triple A exclusive (until it comes out on consoles to save you consolites from the boredom that is Sony and Microsoft's butthole first party offerings)"

I LOL'd. I'll look into this, reads good.

Time Dodge? Should be more cover..............LOL I had to :P

Mary Kish plugging in slave hours on the game with a dog cuddlin on top, these things take effort.

Nothing would have had DS3 get that 10, bro

I followed this since it came on Kickstarter. Always looked interesting.

But I only ended up buying it the other day, bought it on a whim.

Seems like a cool game, hope to play it soon.

Excellent OP filled with truth.

Been jacked for hyper light drifter for a while.... Gimme gimme.

@Pray_to_me: lol... Low quality AAAs have you all messed up in the head.

Looks interesting, will try at one point

VanOrd!!! yes!!!

@jg4xchamp: "Your beloved your triple A space gets exposed for the soulless, uncreative frauds that they are when they can use all that tech to make games that are utterly vapid and devoid of fun, but a small team uses pixel art (and this is actual pixel art folks) and focuses on nailing actual gameplay and focusing a narrative around said mechanics to highlights the strength of this medium withour resorting a tv show or item descriptions."

Effin nailed it.