‘Hyper Light Drifter’ Is Moody, Mysterious, and Minimalistic
The best riddles inspire dedication and near-obsession to arrive at an answer. Hyper Light Drifter inspires those qualities in its players.
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Difficulty As Tone in ‘Hyper Light Drifter’
Hyper Light Drifter creates a certain tone -- melancholy resignation mixed with a feeling of just barely scraping by -- that wouldn’t be possible in an easier game.
Cynicism, Recession, and the Resurgence of Cyberpunk
"Human nature might be augmented and highly channeled by technology, but human nature stays the same. And that tech might actually amplify all the worst things about us too."