Beautiful game about learning to accept one's death.
Deceptively simple in both presentation and gameplay; awe-inspiring atmosphere created by the pixel art and music, challenging but engaging combat, and fun world to explore packed with secrets and challenges that kept me hooked until the credits rolled.
Shout out to this video essay for helping me to understand the true beauty of Hyper Light Drifter hidden within an otherwise excellently-crafted video game: https://youtu.be/TqOjrYOOLNk