Caleb Wikle

I came into this game expecting a standard top-down 2D action game. What i got was a work of art. This game is a beautifully melancholic experience. As you progress through the game, you will notice the only text that appears on screen is Tutorial text. The choice made here to have the entire story shown to the player through images and not text is a genius decision on the behalf of Heart Machine, and i believe that decision is what makes Hyper Light Drifter so iconic. It is a story that is entirely up to interpretation, with many questions left unanswered (which in my opinion makes the game even better,as the theories devised on the wiki make the game significantly cooler). In my opinion, this game is one of the greatest to come out of the last decade. I recommend this game to anybody who is willing to take on a challenge and anyone who is looking for a deep story.