Characters communicate through unintelligible sounds, objects with strange symbols represent currency, and the game’s equivalent of cutscenes are short vignettes that use the inherent power of imagery. It builds an entire world and backstory through minimalism. The fact that Hyper Light Drifter resonates on that level with no real text to speak of points to one of the game’s greatest accomplishments. I was ready to brave obstacles yet again to uncover more clues about the protagonist, his motives, and the world that he inhabits.
After finishing the game, I didn’t want to leave the brilliantly designed virtual space. At the same time, Hyper Light Drifter instills a strong sense of exploration and uses its danger and mystery as tools for environmental storytelling. The game raises many questions, offers few explicit answers, and thus creates a world in which players face unknown threats around every corner. birds, deer, flowers, the facing direction of any statues, etc.) that make a particular path stand out among the other choices.Danger and mystery are often synonymous with each other, and that core relationship drives the Hyper Light Drifter experience. The Drifter notices that the maze's true path is usually where slight points-of-interest are (e.g. North (N), North-West (NW), West (W), South-West (SW), South (S), South-East (SE), East (E), and North-East (NE) Navigating the Maze
The exit points in this area, as well as the subsequent areas of the maze will be referred to in the traditional cardinal directions, i.e. After warping from Central Town, The Drifter finds himself in a large field with eight (8) exits.
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