The Drifter is no one to fuck with. Have you done the New Game + yet? It's such a different experience - razor-tense.

I haven't gotten very far in NG+ ; I've got the alternate drifter to play as instead! I can imagine some segments are going to be super hard where everyone deals 2 damage regularly, haha.

I definitely got sick of the respawn animation...

you can cancel the respan animation by pressing the "sit down" key

*thumbs up*

'node' in quotes means a very particular thing... I know what this thing is, and I can sympathize...
Awesome work on what is by far the coolest boss in the game. Love it

Thanks!

Awesome drawing. This boss was so cool, and yet.. really easy to beat.. I was almost disappointed.

It was in the handful I beat on my first try as well, but I loved how by the end of it the entire floor was just mines.

Literally one of the most badass guys in the game with goddamn mine arrows haha

I'm inclined to agree, it was a moment when I realized what was going on with those and then the pressure to beat him very fast was on haha

Huuurrrgh only beat one boss so far. It's a HARD game!

Don't give up!

Seriously the bosses are harder than many Dark Souls bosses. Imagine DS1 but every boss is Artorias. It's haaaard (i won't give up though!)

The weapons (shotgun!!) and charged swings are your friends!

omfg the shotgun yes! Also I have yet to unlock the charged swings. Will be my next investment!

Oh a more technical note, do you find the dashes kinda...awkward? I swear they aren't -quite- as responsive as they should be?

It took me a while to get the hang of it (I play with a gamepad) but have no issues. The weirdest thing is how the tempo of the button presses change, as they slowly get faster as you dash up until the 4th or so dash, where the tempo stays consistent.

Yeah! It's INCREDIBLY precise, sometimes I can do it, sometimes not. Really annoying in like the North area boss fight where you have to be -absolutely on point- with moving around.

Ahhh the Shouth bosses were all fun to play with... some did have their weakness made too easily exploitable though ^^'

The South was probably my favorite zone for music and bosses, but I'd have a really hard time picking which was my favorite overall. They're all so cool and different with their moods, enemies, story and tones.

My fav would be north boss on NG+ :D

One of my favorite soundtracks in the game too. The first time it starts, it's completely chilling, especially with this guy's pacing and movement. HLD did so many of the details right and is one of the few games I wanted more from the experience after beating it.

I couldn't agree more; the pacing on this boss is what stuck with me most, haha. And true, this is one of the few games were I actually want and wouldn't roll my eyes about DLC for! I have no idea how they could fit anything else in though. Everything seems to really have its place and reason for being there. The only thing I could think of is some kind of prolouge about the Drifter or maybe even a boss, to give a little insight or different perspective of them when you fight them in the main game.

Wonderful feel and sense of fluid action conveyed in this. Can't wait to play that game.

Thank you!

It's one of my favorites for sure - I haven't stopped thinking about it (or listening to the OST) since I beat it.

So, I bought HLD because of this picture and its soundtrack.

I ended up dying twenty some times to the bird king, it's so damn hard and I love it.

Wow haha, that's great! I feel humbled; I love the game and have done a lot to support it - and if I was able to motivate you to get it through this, that's a win for me. Even better, I'm glad you're having fun with it! Did you go North first?

Yep, headed north first, got lost then unlost. Now I'm still up north stuck in an unlit dungeon with one hit point left.

I went North first as well - it's the "unofficial" first area, but we were intended to go East first: there's even a little dog thing that runs that way and tries to lead you haha. I couldn't say what made me go there first though.

I know that room, it sucks haha. I was stuck in there for a while, trying to get what was in there.

I haven't beaten the final boss yet, but i quite enjoyed the game overall. This ended up being my favorite enemy period. I just wish i could have gotten my hands on that bow.

The Archer and his crew were certainly some of my favorites haha. The bow would male for a pretty awesome weapon!

If you are stuck on the final boss (I was for some time) try just focusing on dodging his attacks instead of fighting like a mad dog like I did for most of the bosses (which works pretty well, but not so much for the final boss). They leave themselves pretty open sometimes.

Thanks!

Yeah, the mine trick can do a number on him for sure haha

I just beat this one an hour ago...Well "beat" is a big word considering he commited "suicide by own petard", he detonated his own mines and went with the wind in tiny pieces.

Really nice work on this one. Playing through the game myself right now, already beat it the normal way so now I'm trying to find all the secrets.
I actually found the archer to be one of the easier ones of the South area bosses, of coarse I didn't do it in one go, but it was probably one of the fastest fights for me, the final blow on him being his own mines that I triggered beforehand.
I actually found the Scythe boss the most fun as I got in there with no ammo and had to find a way to land even a single hit on him, but once I realized how to fight him it became a lot easier. The fun part being that you can't just keep on attacking him but rather have to wait and find a opening.
Overall the South area made it more interesting by having 4 bosses spread over the area rather than one big one at the end.

Hyper Light Drifter is one of the best games I've played. Love the OST to death!!

Yeh I like it more than I thought I would, a lot more! OST is amazing, besides the boss themes I also like how the OST for the water area, it feels fitting for a beautiful place that was once the home of a peaceful civilization, which where than brutally slaughtered by the barbaric frogs (or toads, not sure).
If anything I feel more for the world the game takes place in, the many ways civilization fell. I love how the story is fully visual, so you need to do some thinking yourself to bring it into words, come up with the possible details yourself.