Steel your self for extra fashionable exploration and violence subsequent 12 months with Hyper Light Breaker, a follow-up (however not a sequel) to 2016’s Hyper Light Drifter. The “motion rogue-lite journey” will discover a brand new land in the identical world, and this time in fancy 3D-o-vision. Plus, on-line co-op! Check out the announcement trailer beneath.
Hyper Light Breaker will invite us to the land of Overgrowth to discover (with the assistance of instruments together with a wall-dash, hoverboard, and glider), bash baddies, and batter bosses. Across runs we’ll unlock weapons and objects, and assist construct up a settlement in a really fairly overgrown metropolis. I’m strongly into overgrown cities.
The builders, Heart Machine say that Breaker is “neither a sequel nor a prequel” to Drifter. They clarify in a weblog submit, “It is ready within the universe of Hyper Light and is its personal story. It will share threads, aesthetics, lore and different recognizable components, however might be a brand new sport pushed by new designs.”
The devs plan to take Breaker via early entry, and are taking a look at a “community-focused growth course of” with weblog posts, streams, occasions, and issues. They have been very chatty with Drifter, which went via Kickstarter, however much less so with their newest sport, December 2021’s Solar Ash.
“With Solar Ash we have been making an attempt one thing new; working with a writer for the primary time, transitioning from 2D to 3D, and largely working in a vacuum,” Heart Machine defined. “In the tip, we launched a challenge we’re extremely happy with, however the course of deviated closely from how we did issues with Hyper Light Drifter, and finally, how we need to do issues sooner or later.”
Our Ed’s Solar Ash assessment stated “it is fashionable and oh-so-smooth when it will get within the stream, however is hampered by repetition.” As for Hyper Light Drifter, ah, John Walker (RPS in peace) bought off to a tough begin however we’ve since known as it top-of-the-line motion video games on PC. If you dig Drifter, you would possibly get pleasure from The Mechanic’s in-depth take a look at the choice to make use of recharging ammo.
Hyper Light Breaker is because of enter early entry on Steam in 2023. This time, Gearbox Publishing are, effectively, publishing. For now, you possibly can observe growth on Heart Machine’s weblog.
