The coolest part about the game imo is that you can tell it's a game made by people who play games, and know what players want out of it. It's more than a love letter to classic games, it's a love letter to the people who have played them.
i felt the exact opposite playing this game tbh. this is my favorite genre of game and i find HLD impossible to enjoy. I feel as if the devs put zero thought into people actually enjoying or understanding the game.
@LOWLIIFEYT no offense, but this seriously reads like you just want everything handed to you. I can't blame you, modern gaming is a lot like that. Every game holds your hand now, but this goes back in time where you just have no idea. You're on your own, and that's ok to not enjoy. But it's not something to criticize
well, video games are the pinnacle of art. art, sound design/music, (voice acting), story telling. Video Games unites everything you can call art. but some video games are less or more art than others.
That depends on what the developpers want to do. And there's a lot of other similar indie games coming out each day. In fact, big titles are only a small part of the gaming industry nowadays.
Aye Run Ori and the Blind Forest (Metroidvania) Momodora (Metroidvania) Trine series (Puzzle platformer) Shantae series (Metroidvania) Axiom Verge (Metroidvania) Hotline Miami (Top-down shooter)(Warning, it's violent) Undertale (Adventure-RPG)(Must Play) Rue Gemini (Point n Click Adventure)(and other similar awesome games made by it's developers) Stardew Valley (Farming/Life sim) To The Moon (Adventure) (Prepare for Tears) Bastion, Transistor (Action-RPG)(Made by the same company) Mark of the Ninja (Side scrolling stealth) Rogue Legacy (Rogue like Platformer) Defender's Quest (Tower Defense) And these are only the really popular ones (and I've missed many).
I just watched this and i shed a tear. It is what got me to get the game, I wasn't born with a heart condition but developed one over time in past years. While not as heavy as him... I felt the sense of mortality with this video and how a passion to a ticking clock can grow to such an extent. I honestly feel for him and I am glad he is still going on.
VICE talked with Preston's family members and cardiologist to find out how he channeled his ongoing health concerns into his most exciting project yet.
I think this series is important. If you can unearth the pathos behind good emotive game design, it could inspire people to make more personal projects like Hyper Light.
Even if other games beat it in terms of art and gameplay, everyone should remember that it was created because of someone's condition: That giant titan thing that attacked the Drifter after he fell over and started coughing? Yeah, that's his heart disease and guillotine.
This game for me is everything I ever wanted someone to make. The retro artistry invigorates the imagination in no way any new HD game can. All this making games to look as real life as possible, pfffff where's the fucking art! The emotion! The awe inspiring design that lefted you amazed when you first ever played a console. If you want real life go outside! If you want something to capture the imagination indie games are the only games
I just finished this game and it left me Mindblowed! a real master piece! and now I'm watching this video with the intention of knowing its creators and I was shocked when i found out about Alx´s heart condition... And now it all makes sense. It was a great experience to advance through the game while i was creating a special connection with the main character as I also suffer from a heart condition. Every night I sleep wondering if I would see the sky tomorrow to breathe one more day. But over time I learned to face that "shadow" that haunts me and nowadays I just try to enjoy life, doing the simple things that amuse me and sharing with my family and friends. Thanks Heart Machine! for this awesome pixel art videogame. And Alex Preston...Keep going bro!
Thank you so much Alx.. this game has been a giant inspiration to me. I also battle a deadly illness & this game spoke to me on such a spiritual level. The laughter flowed at times.. as well as the tears.. this game made me experience emotions I almost didn’t know existed. From the bottom of my heart.. THANK YOU FOR THIS.
This is one of the most beautiful games i’ve ever seen in the sense of the connection between the creator and his game and how he found a way to output his story into a medium.
Hyperlight is a masterpiece of Indie Gaming and I really hope it wins Indie GOTY this year. Disasterpiece's soundtrack for it is absolutely phenomenal too.
I played the game before knowing the creator had congenital heart disease and watching this video. This retrospectivly made the game so much better for me.
@@combativeThinker fun fact both were animated/directed by the same guy! Hideaki Anno animated the god warrior in Nausicaa and was the creator of Evangelion
One of the best games I've ever played. It outclasses most AAA competition with its artistry and execution. Played it during my own health problems when it released. I hope the creators know that, at least for me, the message came through loud and clear.
oh god, watching rn this old videos puts a tear in my eye, this game is truly a hidden masterpiece and i hope the medium as a whole takes notes from its artistic tones
Of all the games I’ve played in my life, Hyperlight Drifter ranks highly among my favorites. It doesn’t really feel like a game, but more like an experience that you’re allowed to interact with. It feels deeply personally, though inviting, and meditative yet actionable. I’ve completed the game I think 5 or 6 times over the past few years, but I always feel like starting the journey again, and each time I find a new way to approach it. Can’t praise it enough!
I think it's mostly the art style that does it. It's got the same minimalistic, yet detailed feel to it, not to mention the colourful and lush but mostly desolate and subtly menacing environments.
Hyper Light Drifter is the best game of 2017, next to INSIDE, and extremely underrated. It inspired me so much. I'm a musician and currently working on an album that was influenced a lot by this game's atmosphere. Thank you so much, everyone at Heart Machine, seeing how personal this game actually is, only makes it even more outstanding.
This is so fuckin cool. And no, I'm not being snarky or sarcastic even. I think it's cool as shit to see a small team of people work together for so long to create something that works perfectly and get great reception from an audience. I wish this video was longer, by a lot.
This is quality, the personal stories behind developers of video games is really interesting, how the idea came about, how it evolved, the personal hardships during the cycle, it's great stuff, ironic that we hardly see these types of pieces from video game journalists, thanks Vice, you should have a channel or division to cover more of this industry
The coolest thing is, after launch theh have continued to update over and over again. The 60fps update, balance updates, the boss rush update, The freaking multiplayer update. so many free extras added in, many of them things that a normal dev might put behind DLC. I love these guys work and can't wait to see what they do next.
This is the best game i have seen for soo long... I spend dozens of minutes wondering in Half-Life before proceeding sometimes, it has that atmosphere...
I've been loving the hell out of Hyper Light Drifter, its one the most fascinatingly frustrating, ambiguously immersive games I've played in a long time. Exploring the gorgeously devastated world for all its secrets, adapting to the high octane contrast of fast paced combat and confounding puzzles, always anxiously wondering what you'll encounter next. It's reminiscent of so many retro-style games I love, yet it stands triumphantly unique as this Drifters urgent, questing odyssey you the player become so invested in. I thank Mr. Preston and his team for sharing their vision with us, and wish them all the best in the future to come.
Yea i was born with multiple congenital heart defects and have had 3 open heart surgeries, +40 catheterisations and a kidney removed...also had my pulmonary valve replaced just like him...also I'm a medical doctor, and i am 29 going on 30 this year. Thankfully i don't have to take any medications unlike he showed in this video. I don't know this guys entire case, but all he said he had his pulmonary valve replaced and as far as i know...hes gonna make it. I clicked bc i thought there was going to be something other than promoting taco bell and a video game. I am glad he drew inspiration from a crappy disease. Pretty gloomy guy though amiright?
i also had a loop recorder put in and later removed after a few years. I kinda feel like if you made it out alive after your teenage years...and especially turning 30, you should feel pretty good about your odds. You made it through the worst part
Yey I helped kickstart this, great to see it get some more attention. The launch wasn't super smooth, but they jumped on any remaining bugs right away. Some minor things I didn't like: - Some secrets are very annoying to find and after a while you start checking every "wall" to see if it really is a wall - the game runs at 30fps, some people had visual problems with that when the screens pans, I found that it sometimes made the controls a bit unresponsive - you might get stuck for a while on boss fights, think dark souls
Wow! So much respect. Hyper Light Drifter is one of my favorite games! I instantly fell in love with it and almost couldn't put it down until I'd finish it! I didn't know anything about the backstory of Alx and the team when I started playing it.
This game is so fucking beautiful. Became one of my favourites games i've played for a lot of reasons. Thank you so much for producing this, you guys are awesome : )
everything about this story is so touching, I really wish this would of been made clear to anyone who bought the game. the game itself is gorgeous, amazing gameplay and awesome sound design. I feel in love instantly and seeing this makes me feel like I'm apart of something so much bigger. thank you so much Vice and all those at Heart Machine. you guys did a fucking amazing job. you guys rock, good on you for bringing me my fave game of 2016.
at 05:22 you can see the manga 'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind' on Alx's desk and at 03:56 there's a clip of the fleshy colossus creatures from Hyper Light Drifter disintegrating in the wind, creatures that look eerily similar to the God Warriors from Nausicaa... It's cool to see this game was inspired by lots of different media.
i just have ot say after now playing the game, and hearing this story i really am impressed at the level of raw personal artistic emotion, those devs pumped a very potent mix of life into it. thank you for the blood sweat and tears i'm really happy with this game.
One of my all time favorite games. Between discovering this somber yet gorgeous dystopian world, incredible sound design and soundtrack from Disasterpeace, and intensely fun combat I would recommend it to everyone. This backstory from the creator makes it even better, hope to see more out of him and Heart Machine. Hopefully a Hyper Light Drifter sequel even...
I dunno, it's an incredible game. I have been so obsessed with it I haven't been able to play anything else. Definitely better than Abzu imo. I would 100% recommend this game over anything else. :) *****
God this game is like if a painting could speak to you through sheer force of will. Absolutely love it. A true masterpiece and this guy's story is truly amazing.
What they don't mention, is that kick starter backers were told the game would be deliverable by June 2014, it launched two years later, which was enormously frustrating... ...good thing it turned out to be a masterpiece.
Pretty sure this guy *is* depressed, and telling jokes doesn't really negate that, humor is a pretty common mechanism for covering depression. Obviously I cant KNOW, but it really seems like he's deflecting his real issue and saying the game is about this "cure", but it's a struggle to find a cure in a world that's almost entirely devoid of companionship. I may be reading too much into what is just a lack of sleep, but the doctor saying he "seems depressed" really gnaws at me... I dunno, I hope this guy's alright
Dude he's been dealing with a serious heart condition for his entire life. The fact that he's made it this far and has achieved what he's achieved is pretty incredible. I think that's a pretty strong testimony to his resilience as a person.
i adore the attention to detail, the craftsmanship, and especially the art and my god that soundtrack. i just wish i were better at it to give it the appreciation it deserves.
I am a pretty serious gamer on all consoles. I was born in 84 so I'm a kid of the nes and snes era. I love what he(or you) have done with the game. To this day I have nes, snes, N64 and XBOX ONE all hooked up to my tv and frequently play all of them. Something that was hanging over my head right from the start was the Dr. Saying "I guess he feels like he has a gauntlet hanging over his head"..all I got to say about that is this:It made me reflect on my body and heart and think about all the ridiculous drugs with no sleep and countless nights of unprotected sex I have had. It kind of hit me like when someone sees a person in a wheel chair struggle getting in a store or something and a person who is able bodied seeing that and realizing how much the little things you don't even care to appreciate really mean. Howeverback to that gauntlet comment that started me on this. No one in this life is guaranteed anything other then one day they will die. No one knows when or how. I respect that you took your disability and focused on a game..a game that if ans when you pass, you will live on. I just hope you know that our time on this earth is short. Spend it happy, and doing things you love.
The coolest part about the game imo is that you can tell it's a game made by people who play games, and know what players want out of it. It's more than a love letter to classic games, it's a love letter to the people who have played them.
Mister Frostee goosebumps but this is so true
Mister Frostee youre at 420!
i felt the exact opposite playing this game tbh. this is my favorite genre of game and i find HLD impossible to enjoy. I feel as if the devs put zero thought into people actually enjoying or understanding the game.
@LOWLIIFEYT no offense, but this seriously reads like you just want everything handed to you. I can't blame you, modern gaming is a lot like that. Every game holds your hand now, but this goes back in time where you just have no idea. You're on your own, and that's ok to not enjoy. But it's not something to criticize
See? This is why videogames are an art medium as valid and profound as any other.
well, video games are the pinnacle of art.
art, sound design/music, (voice acting), story telling.
Video Games unites everything you can call art.
but some video games are less or more art than others.
Neoshenlong Archivo 2008 - 2011 yeah and artist live for free right? They need the money lol
YEAH!!!!!
Lisha xoxo bullshit
Mostly a combination of those and the way all of them blend toghether and make you feel immersed is what makes it unique as an art form
''oh gosh it looks like you are fistfucking my heart''
Legend
How did this information not get told before now? This is incredible. I am about to buy this right now
Same
wait till summer sale bro
the point is to support the dev man, kinda shallow to wait to support them less, but every purchase matters i guess
Anawesomecow818 right lol
skullfuuck 47 did not know that, thanks skuulfuck
Such a beautiful game, even better backstory. Wish more developers take note and realize not everything needs to be a HD shooter or zombie.
Check out Ori and the Blind Forest
That depends on what the developpers want to do. And there's a lot of other similar indie games coming out each day. In fact, big titles are only a small part of the gaming industry nowadays.
+EzeTarget can you recommend some titles? I've lost the urge to play video games because of that reason.
Aye Run
Ori and the Blind Forest (Metroidvania)
Momodora (Metroidvania)
Trine series (Puzzle platformer)
Shantae series (Metroidvania)
Axiom Verge (Metroidvania)
Hotline Miami (Top-down shooter)(Warning, it's violent)
Undertale (Adventure-RPG)(Must Play)
Rue Gemini (Point n Click Adventure)(and other similar awesome games made by it's developers)
Stardew Valley (Farming/Life sim)
To The Moon (Adventure) (Prepare for Tears)
Bastion, Transistor (Action-RPG)(Made by the same company)
Mark of the Ninja (Side scrolling stealth)
Rogue Legacy (Rogue like Platformer)
Defender's Quest (Tower Defense)
And these are only the really popular ones (and I've missed many).
^this x) Undertale and Hotline Miami are crazy good
lmfao a taco bell endorsement on a video about heart disease. Coincidence?
They did a specializes fundraiser specifically for indie titles and this was one of them?
not really but nice try
Illuminati confirmed
marvdatboi No really, that was true.
+mrdaxtercrane there is no irony in something your born with...I can see why you'd be confused equating eating fast food with problems of the heart.
I just watched this and i shed a tear. It is what got me to get the game, I wasn't born with a heart condition but developed one over time in past years. While not as heavy as him... I felt the sense of mortality with this video and how a passion to a ticking clock can grow to such an extent. I honestly feel for him and I am glad he is still going on.
VICE talked with Preston's family members and cardiologist to find out how he channeled his ongoing health concerns into his most exciting project yet.
I think this series is important. If you can unearth the pathos behind good emotive game design, it could inspire people to make more personal projects like Hyper Light.
completely agree kritmus.
+kritmus this comment was thoughtful. the game is gorgeous and worth many awards.
VICE
Thîs game is so fucking good.
i was also born with hear conditions ive had a valve replaced on the left side of my heart
Hyper light was amazing, even better with this knowledge.
ikr the value put in omg...
Hyper light drifter is one of my favorite games ever
An amazing game. One of the best pixel art i've seen.
FEZ is much better imo
I was not even close to impressed after 2 hrs, but I will give it a second chance when I get some more time.
Even if you don't like the game style or the gameplay, you can appreciated the amount of detail and effort that was put into it imo
Even if other games beat it in terms of art and gameplay, everyone should remember that it was created because of someone's condition: That giant titan thing that attacked the Drifter after he fell over and started coughing?
Yeah, that's his heart disease and guillotine.
You need to look at more more art games I guess.
This game is so good it hurts.
he was wearing an FLCL shirt.
he's a cutie
hope he has a good time
There's a lot of gainax inspired stuff in this game.
FlushedNoob really? Well I thought the game looked pretty cool but I guess now it's a must buy
+FlushedNoob nice
I have a poster of his shirt. Guess he does like Gainax, the giants remind me of Evangelion
How 0:53 would not be inspired by EoE
This game for me is everything I ever wanted someone to make. The retro artistry invigorates the imagination in no way any new HD game can. All this making games to look as real life as possible, pfffff where's the fucking art! The emotion! The awe inspiring design that lefted you amazed when you first ever played a console. If you want real life go outside! If you want something to capture the imagination indie games are the only games
This game is insanely good, the music, the gameplay, everything is awesome.
Although I absolutely fell in love with this game and the world, I either suck ass at it or it's really hard to play.
It's a difficult game, called by some Zelda meets Dark Souls
+Commander Corgi It is very difficult. Especially so on New Game+ where you only have 2 health to start out with.
jacobdean35 I really tried to play it but after dying a bunch of times in a row I gave up lol, it's a shame
i try not to look up guides for games because i feel like it ruins it but fuck it man this shit is hard lol
Smoov It really is lmao It's just been sitting on my desktop collecting dust. Makes some good wallpapers though
1000% respect for the game designer. it is a gift to us all when someone is able to make meaningful art out of distress.
I just finished this game and it left me Mindblowed! a real master piece!
and now I'm watching this video with the intention of knowing its creators and I was shocked when i found out about Alx´s heart condition... And now it all makes sense. It was a great experience to advance through the game while i was creating a special connection with the main character as I also suffer from a heart condition.
Every night I sleep wondering if I would see the sky tomorrow to breathe one more day. But over time I learned to face that "shadow" that haunts me and nowadays I just try to enjoy life, doing the simple things that amuse me and sharing with my family and friends.
Thanks Heart Machine! for this awesome pixel art videogame.
And Alex Preston...Keep going bro!
Im in love with this game!
Thank you so much Alx.. this game has been a giant inspiration to me. I also battle a deadly illness & this game spoke to me on such a spiritual level. The laughter flowed at times.. as well as the tears.. this game made me experience emotions I almost didn’t know existed. From the bottom of my heart.. THANK YOU FOR THIS.
god this game is so fuck satisfying to play....
Whoever scored the soundtrack to this game needs to seriously do more videogame work. They are right up there with some of the best
He did FEZ too, it is even better than this one in my opinion.
disasterpeace! brilliant brilliant artist.
@@zdtartist Oh man...wasn't aware it was him, since I have not played the game. He did the "It Follows" OST as well. Love him!
more stories like this!
Yeah nobody wants a comedy any more. Everything has to be a tragedy.
This is one of the most beautiful games i’ve ever seen in the sense of the connection between the creator and his game and how he found a way to output his story into a medium.
Hyperlight is a masterpiece of Indie Gaming and I really hope it wins Indie GOTY this year. Disasterpiece's soundtrack for it is absolutely phenomenal too.
I can’t believe that this game came out three years ago and I just barley found out about it and I fucking love this game.
I just got it, a physical one too! I just found this video and it makes me so much more appreciative
HLD is one of the greatest video games ever made.
Hyper Light Drifter is by far my favorite game, the graphics paired with that soundtrack is simply stunning.
This game is amazing. I love his story read about a month ago and so glad he was inspired to make it!
I played the game before knowing the creator had congenital heart disease and watching this video. This retrospectivly made the game so much better for me.
the three big robot dudes remind me of nausicaa and the valley of the wind
Yes!
man with beard dude ik you prob dont care but I believe the giants 'canon' name are "Titans"
They remind me more of Angels/EVAs from Evangelion because of their horrifying, gaping mouthed expressions.
They also remind me of the "sentinels "in X-men comics.
@@combativeThinker fun fact both were animated/directed by the same guy! Hideaki Anno animated the god warrior in Nausicaa and was the creator of Evangelion
"Heart machine" now it make so much sense
Best game deserves the best video
This is so inspiring. Someone should make a movie about this
One of the best indie games in history hands down.
6:27 i love how the password isn't blurred but the depot is
One of the best games I've ever played. It outclasses most AAA competition with its artistry and execution. Played it during my own health problems when it released. I hope the creators know that, at least for me, the message came through loud and clear.
Patient: *lays on operating table* what are you gonna do to me doc
Surgeon: were just gonna fist fuck your heart don't worry
"brought to you by taco bell" xD
Dark irony.
sorta annoyed that a journlist site is doing sponsored videos.
Still a great story though.
Ben Song Meh as long as it doesnt affect the content..
We should move post-capitalism so we do no longer have these issues of financing.
Kissaki post capitalism means everyone has money?
oh god, watching rn this old videos puts a tear in my eye, this game is truly a hidden masterpiece and i hope the medium as a whole takes notes from its artistic tones
Just started playing this game. Now, I see Vice doing a report on it. What kind of glory have I discovered ?
Of all the games I’ve played in my life, Hyperlight Drifter ranks highly among my favorites. It doesn’t really feel like a game, but more like an experience that you’re allowed to interact with. It feels deeply personally, though inviting, and meditative yet actionable. I’ve completed the game I think 5 or 6 times over the past few years, but I always feel like starting the journey again, and each time I find a new way to approach it. Can’t praise it enough!
Anyone else get a Samurai Jack vibe from this game?
I think it's mostly the art style that does it. It's got the same minimalistic, yet detailed feel to it, not to mention the colourful and lush but mostly desolate and subtly menacing environments.
plus the dudes a lone rollin sword guy
its more like new samurai Jack but yeah
this game fore shadowed new samer-eye jack
more like megaman zero but yeah whatever.
Hyper Light Drifter is the best game of 2017, next to INSIDE, and extremely underrated. It inspired me so much. I'm a musician and currently working on an album that was influenced a lot by this game's atmosphere. Thank you so much, everyone at Heart Machine, seeing how personal this game actually is, only makes it even more outstanding.
This is so fuckin cool. And no, I'm not being snarky or sarcastic even. I think it's cool as shit to see a small team of people work together for so long to create something that works perfectly and get great reception from an audience. I wish this video was longer, by a lot.
This is quality, the personal stories behind developers of video games is really interesting, how the idea came about, how it evolved, the personal hardships during the cycle, it's great stuff, ironic that we hardly see these types of pieces from video game journalists, thanks Vice, you should have a channel or division to cover more of this industry
This is my favorite game in a long, long, time.
The coolest thing is, after launch theh have continued to update over and over again. The 60fps update, balance updates, the boss rush update, The freaking multiplayer update. so many free extras added in, many of them things that a normal dev might put behind DLC. I love these guys work and can't wait to see what they do next.
Saw this on steam and I wanted to play right away. The visuals are stunning af
I see some sun praising! 0:37
Congrats to this developer and shining through the struggle.
This game is a damn masterpiece. Also, it was, and may still be, on sale on steam.
Now i understand why that kind of backstory.
This game stirred emotions i haven't felt for a long time, i am really thankfull for their work.
This is the best game i have seen for soo long...
I spend dozens of minutes wondering in Half-Life before proceeding sometimes, it has that atmosphere...
This is my favorite game of all time. It couldn't get any better than this.
Just came here to tell y'all that there's going to be a Hyper Light Drifter TV show that is currently still in the works.
I've been loving the hell out of Hyper Light Drifter, its one the most fascinatingly frustrating, ambiguously immersive games I've played in a long time. Exploring the gorgeously devastated world for all its secrets, adapting to the high octane contrast of fast paced combat and confounding puzzles, always anxiously wondering what you'll encounter next. It's reminiscent of so many retro-style games I love, yet it stands triumphantly unique as this Drifters urgent, questing odyssey you the player become so invested in. I thank Mr. Preston and his team for sharing their vision with us, and wish them all the best in the future to come.
woah i suffer from heart conditions too but this was pretty darn insperational
That lighting in their office. Such awesome vibes!
Yea i was born with multiple congenital heart defects and have had 3 open heart surgeries, +40 catheterisations and a kidney removed...also had my pulmonary valve replaced just like him...also I'm a medical doctor, and i am 29 going on 30 this year. Thankfully i don't have to take any medications unlike he showed in this video. I don't know this guys entire case, but all he said he had his pulmonary valve replaced and as far as i know...hes gonna make it. I clicked bc i thought there was going to be something other than promoting taco bell and a video game. I am glad he drew inspiration from a crappy disease. Pretty gloomy guy though amiright?
i also had a loop recorder put in and later removed after a few years. I kinda feel like if you made it out alive after your teenage years...and especially turning 30, you should feel pretty good about your odds. You made it through the worst part
Yey I helped kickstart this, great to see it get some more attention. The launch wasn't super smooth, but they jumped on any remaining bugs right away. Some minor things I didn't like:
- Some secrets are very annoying to find and after a while you start checking every "wall" to see if it really is a wall
- the game runs at 30fps, some people had visual problems with that when the screens pans, I found that it sometimes made the controls a bit unresponsive
- you might get stuck for a while on boss fights, think dark souls
one of the best games i've played in a while
Wow! So much respect.
Hyper Light Drifter is one of my favorite games! I instantly fell in love with it and almost couldn't put it down until I'd finish it!
I didn't know anything about the backstory of Alx and the team when I started playing it.
This game is so fucking beautiful. Became one of my favourites games i've played for a lot of reasons. Thank you so much for producing this, you guys are awesome : )
one of the most solid playing, beautiful, wonderfully put together games i've played in a long time.
As someone with a heart defect, I hope I can muster up some way to make a game and afford my mechanical heart someday.
this was exceptional. please consider doing more game developer diary type things like this
The game is beyond adorable.
Currently playing this incredible game. I can't express how much I love it! It's like playing the legend of Zelda for the first time. Love it!
The game is awesome! knowing the backstory only adds to that.
Putting the finishing touches on my review of this game. Really enjoyed it. This clears up a lot of the vague symbolism in the game.
Awesome story brother!
everything about this story is so touching, I really wish this would of been made clear to anyone who bought the game. the game itself is gorgeous, amazing gameplay and awesome sound design. I feel in love instantly and seeing this makes me feel like I'm apart of something so much bigger. thank you so much Vice and all those at Heart Machine. you guys did a fucking amazing job. you guys rock, good on you for bringing me my fave game of 2016.
great game and beautiful as well ; best wishes to the creator
at 05:22 you can see the manga 'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind' on Alx's desk and at 03:56 there's a clip of the fleshy colossus creatures from Hyper Light Drifter disintegrating in the wind, creatures that look eerily similar to the God Warriors from Nausicaa... It's cool to see this game was inspired by lots of different media.
Graphics? Please show me art like this
聚西 Juxi Just search up Pixelart
This is art!
This guy is honestly my hero. He gives me so much inspiration and I'm not even into game developing.
I am buying this game to support him ASAP.
this game is fuckin great.
wow, the art/design behind the game is really beautiful
Awesome vid about to cop...
Taco bell
lmao
i just have ot say after now playing the game, and hearing this story i really am impressed at the level of raw personal artistic emotion, those devs pumped a very potent mix of life into it. thank you for the blood sweat and tears i'm really happy with this game.
one of best games ever
One of my all time favorite games. Between discovering this somber yet gorgeous dystopian world, incredible sound design and soundtrack from Disasterpeace, and intensely fun combat I would recommend it to everyone.
This backstory from the creator makes it even better, hope to see more out of him and Heart Machine. Hopefully a Hyper Light Drifter sequel even...
I dunno, it's an incredible game. I have been so obsessed with it I haven't been able to play anything else. Definitely better than Abzu imo. I would 100% recommend this game over anything else. :) *****
Hey everybody...don't eat taco bell, lol.
God this game is like if a painting could speak to you through sheer force of will. Absolutely love it. A true masterpiece and this guy's story is truly amazing.
This game is great and well worth the 20$. Kinda like bloodborne in a lot of ways tbh.
What they don't mention, is that kick starter backers were told the game would be deliverable by June 2014, it launched two years later, which was enormously frustrating...
...good thing it turned out to be a masterpiece.
Pretty sure this guy *is* depressed, and telling jokes doesn't really negate that, humor is a pretty common mechanism for covering depression. Obviously I cant KNOW, but it really seems like he's deflecting his real issue and saying the game is about this "cure", but it's a struggle to find a cure in a world that's almost entirely devoid of companionship. I may be reading too much into what is just a lack of sleep, but the doctor saying he "seems depressed" really gnaws at me... I dunno, I hope this guy's alright
Dude he's been dealing with a serious heart condition for his entire life. The fact that he's made it this far and has achieved what he's achieved is pretty incredible. I think that's a pretty strong testimony to his resilience as a person.
I don't think they were disputing the fact that he's depressed. I think they were just talking about his attitude while being depressed.
i adore the attention to detail, the craftsmanship, and especially the art and my god that soundtrack. i just wish i were better at it to give it the appreciation it deserves.
1:44 he's an ironic living meme
I love seeing stories like this on gaming. Do more vice!
5:27 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Nausicaä
Farnese Vandimion omg same! this game reminds me so much of Nausicäa and a bit castle in the sky.
I am a pretty serious gamer on all consoles. I was born in 84 so I'm a kid of the nes and snes era. I love what he(or you) have done with the game. To this day I have nes, snes, N64 and XBOX ONE all hooked up to my tv and frequently play all of them.
Something that was hanging over my head right from the start was the Dr. Saying "I guess he feels like he has a gauntlet hanging over his head"..all I got to say about that is this:It made me reflect on my body and heart and think about all the ridiculous drugs with no sleep and countless nights of unprotected sex I have had. It kind of hit me like when someone sees a person in a wheel chair struggle getting in a store or something and a person who is able bodied seeing that and realizing how much the little things you don't even care to appreciate really mean.
Howeverback to that gauntlet comment that started me on this. No one in this life is guaranteed anything other then one day they will die. No one knows when or how. I respect that you took your disability and focused on a game..a game that if ans when you pass, you will live on. I just hope you know that our time on this earth is short. Spend it happy, and doing things you love.
ooh, I already saw places I havent reached yet. Im stopping before any spoilers happen
I'm only a minute and a few seconds in and just saw a major spoiler, it's too late for me.
Got this game for free.
Accidentally paid for it afterwards.
No regrets, these guys deserve it
I just finished this game today and knowing the background behind the game gives it even more meaning and I love it even more now!!
this game is incredible. absolutely loving it. and as a games student this is EXACTLY the kind of studio i want to create/work in.
I remember first playing this at Minecon 2013 and I was so obsessed with this game.
This game is beautiful, no regrets after purchasing it. Video shows a new light, good job Vice.
This game is a diamond. Thanks Mr. Preston for the beautiful journey!
This is amazing. This guy has some serious guts to make a video game out of his illness.