

- #HYPER LIGHT DRIFTER CONTROLLER NOT WORKING FULL#
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Hopefully this gets added soon or when the team patches the game to bring in PS4 and Xbox One controller suppoort once iOS 13 hits. This reminds me of the original Dragon Quest Builders where I own it on both PS4 and PS Vita but just stuck to it on PS4 since I couldn’t transfer progress back. iCloud save support would’ve definitely helped. Hyper Light Drifter is an experience that will take you about 8 or so hours for a single playthrough and it isn’t really a game you can beat in a single sitting. The one downside is the lack of cloud save support right now. The touch controls were fine on the phone for me and it has MFi controller support as well that works well. In terms of how the port turned out, Abylight Studios gets almost everything right.
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In terms of performance, I had no real trouble with the game on iPhone 7 or iPad Pro 9.7" but my iPad Air 2 struggled in some areas and basically ran the game at a consistently lower frame rate compared to both the other devices and also the Switch version that I’ve been replaying. There are similar borders on the sides when playing on an iPhone X device. Hyper Light Drifter had the subtle but nice looking pattern change its colour depending on the visual theme for the gameplay. One interesting implementation to deal with the 4:3 aspect ratio on iPad is to have some subtle pattern or artwork on the top and bottom borders to accommodate the 16:9 aspect ratio gameplay. That way, the gorgeous visuals aren’t blocked by your fingers. I’d definitely recommend using an MFi controller if you have one to play this on iPad. I did have trouble on my iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro though. On iPhone 7, I had no real trouble with the controls after playing around in the opening village area to get used to them. In terms of controls, you have a floating pad on the left and various buttons for actions and interactions on the right. It definitely makes for a better experience. I don’t think I’ve played a game that has implemented haptic vibration this well on iOS. You are absolutely here for the visuals, music, and the gameplay.Ībylight Studios has done a great job on this port in terms of controls but one aspect that I absolutely love is the haptic vibration. While the story and pay off here serve their purpose more or less, don’t expect to be blown away. There are certain call backs to older games that fans who played the SNES era JRPGs will love. In terms of narrative, Hyper Light Drifter relies on you piecing things together more often than not with a few in game cutscenes where control is taken away from you. The boss fights in particular are just plain awesome not only in scale but also design and animation. You’re probably used to many indie games either being able to deliver on visuals or on gameplay but few manage nailing both aspects as well as Hyper Light Drifter. Your dodge or dash ability is super important as some enemies hit very hard. You begin with an energy sword at your disposal and soon get access to a gun that charges up with you killing enemies.
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You play as a Drifter who is sick and trying to figure things out in a world that not only looks gorgeous but one that is full of things that want you seemingly dead. All of this is elevated quite a bit by the atmospheric score and superb gameplay. If you’ve never played or heard of this game before, Hyper Light Drifter feels a lot like a traditional Zelda game but styled after Sword and Sworcery with RPG elements. With the content included in this port and the pricing, iOS-only gamers who want quality premium content will definitely find that here.
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Hyper Light Drifter on iOS is not just a port of the initial PC or console version but a port based on the Nintendo Switch release that had exclusive content. With the Nintendo Switch getting a lot of mobile ports and the mobile platform starting to see some indie games that were previously on Switch, I still never expected to see Hyper Light Drifter show up on iOS but here we are. When Heart Machine and Abylight Studios announced an iOS port, I was pretty surprised. This is when I fell in love with the game and with Disasterpeace’s score. I ended up dropping the game and only really giving it a fair shot when the Nintendo Switch release happened. The visuals and music so far were superb but I was a bit let down by some of the mechanics and difficulty scaling. Fast forward to the PS4 release and I was very impressed by Heart Machine’s Hyper Light Drifter in almost every way.

It almost looked too good to be true and I thought the video might just be a proof of concept that won’t actually play that way when the game releases. Nothing really managed impressing me as much as Sworcery until I saw a trailer for Hyper Light Drifter ($4.99) which at the time was a Kickstarter project. Ever since I saw Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP pop up on the App Store a very long time ago, I’ve grown to love pixel art games.
