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2D action-RPG Hyper Light Drifter seemingly came out of nowhere yesterday on Kickstarter and has already acquired more than double its $27,000 goal.Described as a mix between Zelda and Diablo, the adventure/RPG follows an ill drifter scouring the "lands of Buried Time" for a cure. According to creator Alex Preston - who wears the hats of lead designer, animator and secondary programmer - Hyper Light Drifter "plays like the best parts of A Link to the Past and Diablo" with "lightning fast combat, more mobility, an array of tactical options, more numerous and intelligent enemies, and a larger world with a twisted past to do it all in."
It sounds all well and good on paper, but what's really ignited a fervour over the project is just how friggin' beautiful it looks. Vaguely resembling a neon-coloured Sword & Sworcery, it's one of the few games where the pixelated aesthetic doesn't look like a concession to a low budget disguised as a retro throwback, but rather a bold artistic vision that genuinely looks better due to its low-fi rendition of a kaleidoscopic sci-fi/fantasy world.
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