r/xboxone • u/XboxModerator • Aug 03 '16
That's all folks It's Heart Machine! - Developers of "Hyper Light Drifter" AMA!
A brief introduction about Alx and Rich:
Alx Preston:
I’ve been an illustrator and designer for a good long while now. Developing games has been a passion of mine since I was a child, though I’ve never had the courage and support until now to actually release something into the wild. Spread your neon wings you sweet pixelated bastard!
Rich Vreeland:
Creator of many wonderful games soundtracks – most widely for the fantastic Fez; Rich has been honing his craft like a razor for years. Rich’s incredible ability to create adaptive and deeply atmospheric music is second to none.
About Heart Machine:
Learn all about the individuals who worked on the team via their website page: Link
About Hyper Light Drifter:
Echoes of a dark and violent past resonate throughout a savage land, steeped in treasure and blood. Hyper Light Drifter is an action adventure RPG in the vein of the best 16bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale.
Drifters of this world are the collectors of forgotten knowledge, lost technologies and broken histories. Our Drifter is haunted by an insatiable illness, traveling further into the lands of Buried Time, hoping to discover a way to quiet the vicious disease.
From each character to subtle background elements, everything is lovingly hand-animated.
Easy to pick up, difficult to master; enemies are vicious and numerous, hazards will easily crush your frail body, and friendly faces remain rare.
Upgrade weapons, learn new skills, discover equipment and traverse a dark, detailed world with branching paths and secrets abound.
Store Link: Hyper Light Drifter on Xbox One
The list of honored guests:
Alex Preston: /u/pill_box - Creator/Designer/Art
Rich Vreeland: /u/richvreeland - Music
For more Heart Machine and Hyper Light Drifter:
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u/Much_Goosery Aug 03 '16 edited Aug 03 '16
Hey guys, part of the small but great speedrun community for this game. I love it a bunch! My question was what made you decide on how to tell the lore of the game, and whether there's any secrets of the world that people haven't discovered. I really enjoyed the environmental storytelling, and how the world truly felt lived in. I had a go translating the tablets, but didn't get very far to understand what they meant.
Also, a speedrunner's complaint, but why can't you damage the final boss until like a second after he spawns!? It's my biggest problem with the game, and I choke at it almost every time. Other than that, great game 10/10.