r/hyperlightdrifter

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So I started playing hyper light drifter recently (because of Indie cross, which gave all the franchises in it a popularity boost...) and I like the game quite a bit. I played co-op and it was pretty fun. As a two player game it's great I think. I'm not sure about single player, I think it won't be as good as with another person but it's still the same game so, peak. I like the dash mechanic the most. The art style is also really neat, I like it a lot. I'm pretty sure I'm still in the first part of the game, but there was this skull on my map that was added that I assume is a boss. I know the lore, like the Drifter has an illness and it's a ruined land plagued by a sentient disease caused by four empires or something in pursuit of immortality, but apart from that I know nothing, aside from a few images I've seen on this subreddit. How would you compare this game among the others you've played? I'd say this is top ten for me, but again I haven't explored a lot of games, but I do prefer story/lore based games.

So i have seen people here with more than five hp here i thought that was the max ive just been beating all the bosses on 5 hp so far i have beaten the north east and west one

Hello, I just started this game and... IT'S BEAUTFUL. AMAZING. PEAK. ABSOLUTE CINEMA. Although I have been struggling a little, espeically with the dash mechanic (I am on PC) and where to go, what to do, etc. Any tips will do :D

I played HLD before, but at some point I stopped without finishing. I know I tried to go back to it a while after that and was totally lost and was unable to find anything new. I decided to go back and try it again (a long ass time later now), and my save was deleted or on an old hdd. So I restarted. I went west, beat the first boss, went north beat that guy, went east and didn't find a way to the boss at all? I also at some point realized there are a lot more things I hadn't found all of. I found my first key in the third area I went to. I realized there are more than 4.. modules? in each quadrant I think.

I have most upgrades from the shops in town (at least the relevant looking ones). But I feel like I am missing something significant. I have since gone back through each area again. I'm at 6 keys. I still didn't see a way to the third boss. One alley in town required a direction but leads to an npc that does nothing? I haven't done the soccer game, my highest dash chain is 40.

Are there areas with no hint at all that require dashing off screen? I know some you need to wait for the camera to shift and shoot the pylon and a lot go through walls with basically no indicator (I feel like I run into literally every wall in the game just to make sure). It bothers me that I am so frustrated, because I really like the game. But I think this is where I was the first time through- stuck. I feel like I remembered some long dash or something and there are some areas where It feels like it's needed. Am I misremembering that? Maybe platforms raise up in those areas instead...

I like the exploration and the combat. I'm liking the re-exploration multiple times to literally no avail a lot less. I don't really want to watch guides to find the things I missed (especially since I feel like I'll have to watch the whole game basically). It's not how I like to play games. But I'm also coming up fast to my giving up point after this last play session. I found a few money things but not much else at all.

Mostly just a rant I guess. But is it possible I'm missing some whole mechanic somehow?