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2011
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2011
Didn't even remember how this game got into my Steam library when I booted it up for the first time, but I'm glad I decided to play it because the story presented by To The Moon ended up being much more emotionally touching and relatable to me than I could have anticipated. The main story gimmick of travelling back through a character's life in order to piece together who they are in reverse order is fascinating, reminding me somewhat of Christopher Nolan's Memento. The stretches of gameplay between the main story moments weren't as interesting to me, though this never detracted from my overall enjoyment of the experience. River's condition is presented in such a respectful and accurate way and it plays into the protagonist's story so seamlessly in a way I've not seen it presented in any other story, I must commend the creator Kan Gao. I'm going to be thinking of this story for a long time.
2016
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
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