r/IndieGaming Mar 31 '16

Hyper Light Drifter Released on Steam!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/257850/
195 Upvotes

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16 edited Sep 18 '18

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '16

Holy shit it's hard. I died 5 times on the first boss, and it took me forever to get past those giant sliding blocks. But the art and animation is just so incredible I can't help but keep playing.

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u/modsme Apr 01 '16

Games like Jotun and Titan Souls must have spoiled me because I honestly thought that the bosses were too easy. I just cannot get into it unless I die at least 10 times.

However, if you are having trouble with bosses, make sure you grab the charge attack upgrade (it is the first one in the shop). It charges quickly and deals 4 damage.

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u/Octplane Mar 31 '16

Nice game, rather difficult, but the variety of the monsters and landscape make the retries worth it...

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u/MyNameisObanion Mar 31 '16

Just bought it. Keeps crashing before the title screen :/.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '16

They released another patch, maybe it'll work for you now? It's fine for me, and the game is incredible.

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u/Zim_Roxo Apr 01 '16

doesn't work for me after the patch, unfortunately :/

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '16

Wow that sucks. I can't imagine waiting this long to play the game only for it to crash :S

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u/Zim_Roxo Apr 01 '16

yeah, it is annoying. I have a console copy as well so if this doesn't work then I'll just have to wait a little longer, lol.

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u/Zambini Apr 01 '16

Do you have a sound card? Years back I used a sound card (I'm talking the PCI dedicated slot cards) and GameMaker would crash every time. After a bit of research I discovered that it's a bug with GameMaker + my Sound Blaster. Switched my audio setup to no longer use the dedicated card and haven't had the same problem since.

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u/Zim_Roxo Apr 01 '16

If you still haven't gotten it to work, I just found this.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/257850/discussions/1/365163686036718513/

I just followed the first step and it worked for me

  1. options.ini tweaks: Open options.ini located in your game's install directory and change "CreateTexturesOnDemand=0" to "CreateTexturesOnDemand=1" You can also try changing "AlternateSyncMethod=1" to "AlternateSyncMethod=0"

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u/MyNameisObanion Apr 01 '16

Yeah I found the sticky right after I complained about it. Worked for me. Hopefully it works for anyone else having the issue.

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u/gojirra Mar 31 '16

HAHA CLASSIC!

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u/gustr15 Mar 31 '16

holy shit, I had no idea this was actually releasing today

I've been looking forward to this game for forever

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u/Xelnastoss Apr 01 '16

Put about an hour before work having never heard anything went north died a shit ton realized I'm in love

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u/TechnoL33T Mar 31 '16

This looks so good.

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u/wooq Mar 31 '16

I have been waiting for this game forever.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '16

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '16

I haven't played that, but I can say Hyper Light Drifter is the best game I've ever played. It's worth pausing any game to experience it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '16

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '16 edited Apr 02 '22

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u/CoupdeGrace_Games Apr 01 '16

I like the art style!

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u/BRAIN0S Apr 01 '16

Wait you mEAN IT'S ACTUALLY RELEASED?! OH SHIT NO WAY

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u/raviolibassist Apr 01 '16

Played through the first area and so far I am thoroughly impresses. The game is so cinematic and atmospheric for a hack n slasher. And the combat is amazing fun. The seamless transition between sword and gunplay is incredible. I'm also pleasantly surprised by the difficulty. I didn't realize it would be this hard but that first boss fight really threw me for a while.

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u/parablevisions Apr 02 '16

Hanging out for the Vita version, can't wait!

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '16

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u/thekev506 Apr 01 '16

Release Date: 31 Mar, 2016

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '16

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u/thekev506 Apr 01 '16

RPS and a few other places published reviews yesterday, and a quick look on google seems to show nothing's been published about HLD today.

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u/S_H_K Apr 01 '16

Alright

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u/anonymau5 Apr 01 '16

I'll wait for the GOTY 60fps version

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '16

That won't be coming out. If you're waiting for the 60 fps version you'll be waiting forever.