Without a shadow of a doubt, Hyper Light Breaker is the heir of his predecessor, but also Much more that. Released in 2016, the indie game Hyper Light Drifter seduced by its charming universe and its gameplay as effective as it is.
The new game in the saga is this time a prequelbut still in roguelite. Hyper Light Breaker testifies to a greater ambition since it will be possible for us to explore ” endless open worlds » generated from procedural waybut with many elements worked on a case-by-case basis. Many cyberpunks et colorful rocks on the luminescent beaches mingle with structures located in snowy deserts, and the contrast is striking. Widely used and acclaimed in recent years, the procedural generation of environments still struggles to convince; for what it’s worth, Heart Machine seems to have built something quite attractive here!
The gameplay trailer leaves an aspect RPGnew difference between Hyper Light Breaker and his eldest. Different classes are thus visible, following more or less classic archetypes: a thief with metal claws, an engineer and a swordsman like the protagonist of the first opus.
Judging by this first video, Heart Machine has much more ambitionand gives itself the means to make it happen.
Hyper Light Breaker will enter early access from this autumnand you can already find the game on Steam.
