Yeah, I'm hoping the story will come through too. I'd normally be pretty skeptical about that coming form a procedurally generated game, but the unique storytelling of the first game, and the success of a game like Hades, which does successfully tell a compelling story with memorable characters despite being a roguelite, I'm hopeful.
@@fu_gamesoh boy you should really play "Hyper Light Drifter" the first one of the "series" the story it's auto conclusive. It was pretty hard for me but extremely rewarding once you get the hang of the mechanics. It's a wonderful game
@@DrWellRound Probably because the game looks unfinished and unpolished, but this point is, well, pointless, because the game is indeed unfinished and unpolished.
@@Chibi_Rikka THAT'S THE POINT! Bro, this pre-alpha looks better than a lot of final AAA's (ahem- Skull and Bone and Suicide Squad). Demos are made to collect data and feedback to improve the final product, and complaining about a demo looking clunky is jus dumb!
Been looking forward to this game…although hearing now that Breaker is going to be a roguelike has me wondering whether I’ll enjoy it as much as Drifter. The only roguelike I’ve truly enjoyed to date has been Hades, and half the reason for that was because of all the unique dialogue interactions one could unlock that really enriched the narrative. The way Hyper Light Drifter left so much to interpretation worked really well for a more or less conventional 2d action/adventure game that featured zero spoken diagrams, and so…I wonder whether having Breaker be a wordless roguelike will still work out.
@@ceciliaspriester1633 It will be a roguelike with the same method of storytelling as HLD. Thinking it will decide to toss the story just because its a roguelike and for no other reason is unrealistic
The procedural generation part was announced years ago. If you're a fan of this developer and franchise, how is it possible that you didn't know about this information until this video?
Recommendation: look into Risk of Rain 2, and maybe get it while it's on sale. If you like RoR2, you will *probably* like HLB since it appears to be "RoR2 but different because reasons."
No offense to the player in the footage shown, but for a gameplay preview, you might want to get someone that actually plays action RPGs. They make the movement and combat look slow and choppy and it does the game a disservice.
Agree with you 100%. They created a gem with Hyper Light Drifter, and the most obvious idea to move forward is to take what they did well and get an improved sequel
How did the creator of Hyper Light Drifter manage to completely miss what made that game great and inundate this game with all the things we loved Drifter for NOT having?
04:13 "...the story (of the game) is told in images not words." Finally, some game devs that understand tha videogames are VISUAL media not WRITEN. The famous show, don´t tell. Simple.
Lo mas top de hyper light drifter aparte del pixel art precioso era su mapa que este sea procedural me hace dudar pero aun quiero ver como sale el juego
Risk of Rain 2 is you keep going until you beat the final boss; or die from skill issue or you've looped too many times and now enemies can one tap you. Hyper Light Breaker sounds like you deploy from a hub, load into one large randomly generated map, do tasks to get stuff for upgrades, beat enemies, unlock minibosses, eventually fight the final boss when you're strong enough, and unlike ROR2 or RORR you have the option to extract back to the hub at a certain point before you possibly die and lose all you collected upgrades, currency, etc.
@@zoombig They did not want to be either. They wanted to be what the concept behind their previous games would look like if fully realized into 3D. A concept art style that far predates both of those games.
Only an early development, their partnership ended a year ago during March 2023. So at least there won’t be politics. In history, I’m not sure about. You can’t really change history. But sometimes people do wanna change history, and it’s those people who view are political.
@@mikahoolwerff3563 Republicans decided to go anti-diversity and inclusion a couple of years ago, and a handful of paranoid gamers are witch-hunting any hints of those things in games and throwing fits.
@@Lo-Kag What brainrot? Don't believe that totally plausible story that Sweet Baby Inc forced Insomniac to use a random intern to be Mary Janes face model instead of the face model they actually credited. Who would've thought that a small company that does sensitivity reading control all of gaming with the goal of uglyfying women. Thankfully The Quartering explained that to me, if you don't know him that's the guy who's famous for getting drunk and pissing himself on stream, so basically a Alpha Chad.
The aesthetic and music lures me in, but if it's another one of those you do you games without any intelligent thought put into the balance and gameplay loop, I'm out.
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Hyper Light Drifter was a masterpiece, everything about it was unique and exuded character. This game looks very ordinary and run-of-the-mill.
Yeah, I'm hoping the story will come through too. I'd normally be pretty skeptical about that coming form a procedurally generated game, but the unique storytelling of the first game, and the success of a game like Hades, which does successfully tell a compelling story with memorable characters despite being a roguelite, I'm hopeful.
So happy that Heart Machine made another Hyper Light game
is this a series?
@@fu_gamesoh boy you should really play "Hyper Light Drifter" the first one of the "series" the story it's auto conclusive. It was pretty hard for me but extremely rewarding once you get the hang of the mechanics. It's a wonderful game
yes @@fu_games
Look at hyper light drifter. Its an experience with no words to describe it. Literally. @@fu_games
@@fu_gamessorta... Hyper Light Drifter was a 2D top down hack and slash by Heart Machine that came out in 2016
This is a sort of successor to that
Why are people complaining? It's pre alpha, it's not ready yet. By the way, it looks cool
Same here, don’t know why they’re complaining a lot.
Honestly if THIS is what the game looks like in pre-alpha, the final product is going to be amazing.
@@DrWellRound Probably because the game looks unfinished and unpolished, but this point is, well, pointless, because the game is indeed unfinished and unpolished.
@@Chibi_Rikka THAT'S THE POINT! Bro, this pre-alpha looks better than a lot of final AAA's (ahem- Skull and Bone and Suicide Squad). Demos are made to collect data and feedback to improve the final product, and complaining about a demo looking clunky is jus dumb!
complaining is a form of feedback
The extraction element sounds interesting
this narration sounds like some chatgpt script
Had to mute the audio for this ngl
It's ign what you expect
thank you bro im saying the same thing she sound so fake 🤦🏽
virginal energy
And her voice sounds annoyingly nasal
Big risk of rain 2 vibes with the hyper light drifter paint job
I'd kill for just more Light Drifter. Same everything, new map and story. Maybe a new weapon or something. That game is my happy place.
I've enjoyed their last two games so it's safe to assume I'll like this one
DD2 and HLB are my most anticipated games this year so it's nice to get some news on this after the drought we had.
Whats DD2?
@@therion451dragon's dogma 2
@@therion451 Dragon's Dogma 2
@@therion451deez duts 2 your face, hah got em
Really hyped for the next Heart Machine indie gem
Been looking forward to this game…although hearing now that Breaker is going to be a roguelike has me wondering whether I’ll enjoy it as much as Drifter. The only roguelike I’ve truly enjoyed to date has been Hades, and half the reason for that was because of all the unique dialogue interactions one could unlock that really enriched the narrative. The way Hyper Light Drifter left so much to interpretation worked really well for a more or less conventional 2d action/adventure game that featured zero spoken diagrams, and so…I wonder whether having Breaker be a wordless roguelike will still work out.
Roguelike as a genre has literally nothing to do with dialogue or story. Its quality as a roguelike will be from its roguelike features.
@@quippy958roguelikes generally sacrifice story in favor of other gameplay aspects though, is what they're trying to say
@@ceciliaspriester1633 It will be a roguelike with the same method of storytelling as HLD. Thinking it will decide to toss the story just because its a roguelike and for no other reason is unrealistic
The procedural generation part was announced years ago. If you're a fan of this developer and franchise, how is it possible that you didn't know about this information until this video?
Recommendation: look into Risk of Rain 2, and maybe get it while it's on sale. If you like RoR2, you will *probably* like HLB since it appears to be "RoR2 but different because reasons."
Im gonna go insane with the comments that say "risk of rain 2, genshin impact, fortnite, etc."
This is going to be the perfect game for the Deck.
Soo hyped for Hyper Light 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wait wasn´t the game supposed to come out in spring this year?
Early access, but they pushed it into later this year.
It was supposed to come out in fall of last year but got pushed
No offense to the player in the footage shown, but for a gameplay preview, you might want to get someone that actually plays action RPGs. They make the movement and combat look slow and choppy and it does the game a disservice.
pretty sure thats just the game the combat looks kinda stiff and slow still from old footage
Gotta have some slow visible gameplay to show off the animations abd what not. Even warframe trailers are slow for the same reasons.
@@MahiloIt's those hecking feeeeeeeemaaaalleeeessss ruining everything!!!!!!!!!!! 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
How to tell you're a basement dweller 😂
IGN always picks the people that don’t play the type of games they’re reviewing
Really can't wait for this one
A roguelite extraction action adventure game seems like a very cool ideia
Getting slight Made in Abyss vibes, can't wait for the game to release
Fellow Made in Abyss viewer?
Well...still prefer the design and minimalistic artstyle of hyper light drifter
Then go play that lol
They’re doing their best with trying to replicate the art style. Though this is a prequel. So maybe that’s why it’s different.
Dude it's a different art medium you cant completely replicate it completely from 2d pixels to 3d polygons bro
Agree with you 100%. They created a gem with Hyper Light Drifter, and the most obvious idea to move forward is to take what they did well and get an improved sequel
@@viccreator 🙏🏾
How did the creator of Hyper Light Drifter manage to completely miss what made that game great and inundate this game with all the things we loved Drifter for NOT having?
writing sounds like a school writing assignment
thank you bro im saying the same thing she sound so fake 🤦🏽
"Run, jump and fight your way to victory in this new whimsical action-packed adventure game!!"
04:13 "...the story (of the game) is told in images not words."
Finally, some game devs that understand tha videogames are VISUAL media not WRITEN.
The famous show, don´t tell. Simple.
Blessing in disguise seeing as SBI had their hands on this game.
@@jak-A127brainless drone
@@jak-A127 Devs have stated they are no longer working with SBI, and have not done so for over a year
I'm so hyped for this game 😭 I'm Hyped-fer Light Breaker.
Lo mas top de hyper light drifter aparte del pixel art precioso era su mapa que este sea procedural me hace dudar pero aun quiero ver como sale el juego
Dudo que este sea bueno
open world rougelite... yes please ive been such a sucker for rougelites the past few years
I'm super excited for this
Looks awesome. Cant wait to see beta. Great commentary too. Made me more excited.
Looking forward to play this!
If this game is anything like hyper light drifter I’ll be sold
The art style looks incredible, almost as if a Risk of Rain x Stray crossover existed
Is it just me, or is the footage choppy? It's hard to watch after a while. Just wondering if that's the game, IGN's captured footage, or on my end.
The game pauses for a millisecond when you deal a killing blow to enemies as a tell so you can prioritize what to attack. It was in the first game
@@SmegmaBandit I'm talking about the footage in its entirety.
SweetBaby Inc game
give me this over AAA games any other day
I'm so hyped for this new risk of rain game!
Is this anyway connected to solar ash?
Seperate universe
Looks so cool!!
Cant wait to bounce on my boys hoverboard 😻
Risk of Rain 2!!! which is a compliment
Wish this was on consoles
It might be on consoles, they for sure would do that.
Procedural world generator is the future of gaming
getting returnal vibes cant wait
So, they said at least early access is near, but gameplay is still pre-alpha?..
r u trying to be a peasent bro?
"Easily dispatched with a few sword swings" gets hit 😂
What a bummer. We go from hand-crafted singleplayer experiences, Drifter and Solar Ash, to procedural level design
When TenCent grabbed the Zelda build, we keep seeing these same games coming out back to back.
Hyper light drifter is one of my all time favs so can’t wait for this one ❤ 🤖
Cool.
Im sad they went away from the hyper light drifter pixel art. Way better than this generic 3d
Whole diff concept wont fit in this fast pace game
Looks so dope
Looks great 🎉
The script for this review feels too professional and rigid.
Bonus points for the .Hack reference.
Been waiting to see this
For me it's like a 3D Hades, cool
Very excited for this one
Blue hair and a tail? No thanks. Just put Hyper Light Drifter on sale already...
Wait. Why does this sound like a press release from Nintendo narrated by iCarly? This is still a games media journalism website, no?
Thought this is hades 2 preview/trailer for a sec that thumbnail lol
Thank you 🩵
Sweet Baby Inc on this game, just a heads up for those wishing to avoid their projects. We've known way before SBI-D was formed.
Devs have stated they are no longer working with SBI, and have not done so for over a year
@@ClearwaterUKsource?
Cool. Much wow.
any info on character customization?
unfortunately removed, they're sticking with different characters you can play as
@@zippius lame.....
Wow!
Ive never heard commentary sound so ChatGPT
thank you bro im saying the same thing she sound so fake 🤦🏽
Will this be on console?
Looks amazing
Procedurally generated… already lost me. Too bad since Hyper light drifter is one of my favourite games.
will this be a free to play game?
😭
Seems dope
Was going to say the same thing
Anybody remember the game call remember me ?
vaya, parece que sí va a defraudar mucho.
YIPEE
love the artstyle sm idk what these commenters are talking ab
whats the diiference between this and ror2?
Risk of Rain 2 is you keep going until you beat the final boss; or die from skill issue or you've looped too many times and now enemies can one tap you.
Hyper Light Breaker sounds like you deploy from a hub, load into one large randomly generated map, do tasks to get stuff for upgrades, beat enemies, unlock minibosses, eventually fight the final boss when you're strong enough, and unlike ROR2 or RORR you have the option to extract back to the hub at a certain point before you possibly die and lose all you collected upgrades, currency, etc.
That, and the general combat gameplay seems different as well as the storyline/storytelling.
Ngl, thumbnail made me think this was Hades 2 lol
Maybe it’s the same artist, who knows?
@@DrWellRoundAnyone that can read credits knows. And no, it isn't the same artist.
This reminds me of Risk of Rain
Looks cool, but was this narrated by an AI?
Interesting
You had me until you said extraction...
nice
ai voice
This might be another indie hit this year. reminds me of ror2 with elden ring-like combat
Need more rogue-lites!
IGN game reviewers saying sh*t is hard for no reason
well it probably is but hard games are more fun
the intro is way too long
Just hire 1 or 2 ppl who have played video games before
This girl sounds like someone who just discovered video games
thank you im saying the same thing she sound so fake smh 🤦🏽
Feel like lost all his charm with this new 3D style.
They want to be like fortnite/genshin but couldn't commit all the way and it looks half assed 😂
Nah. Stop with this nonsense.
@@zoombig They did not want to be either. They wanted to be what the concept behind their previous games would look like if fully realized into 3D. A concept art style that far predates both of those games.
@@zoombigfortnite and genshin didn't invent the z-axis to create 3D environments, and they certainly didn't create that art style either
did we watch the same video?
Sweet Baby Inc detected
lol dont play this game then, im sure the community will be glad to never meet you
Devs have stated they are no longer working with SBI, and have not done so for over a year
Thanks for the heads up, will proceed with caution after their Suicide Squad: Kill The Rocksteady.
Games looks fine just NOT my genre.
Not into roguelikes very much?
Agreed, save for Scavenger SV-4.
(So unique of a gem, check it out.)
Gameplay looks interesting but the graphics leave a bit to be desired. Looks like it came out a few years ago.
Unfortunate that they contracted with Sweet Baby Inc.
Pass.
Only an early development, their partnership ended a year ago during March 2023. So at least there won’t be politics.
In history, I’m not sure about. You can’t really change history. But sometimes people do wanna change history, and it’s those people who view are political.
lol. cope.
@SpaceBird24 tell ‘em that
Thanks for the heads up, will proceed with caution after their Suicide Squad: Kill The Rocksteady.
@@Funstuff13613 you don’t know don’t you? They already ended their partnership a year ago.
sweet baby inc detected
wdym?
They canceled their partnership a year ago in March 2023
brainrot detected
@@mikahoolwerff3563 Republicans decided to go anti-diversity and inclusion a couple of years ago, and a handful of paranoid gamers are witch-hunting any hints of those things in games and throwing fits.
@@Lo-Kag What brainrot? Don't believe that totally plausible story that Sweet Baby Inc forced Insomniac to use a random intern to be Mary Janes face model instead of the face model they actually credited. Who would've thought that a small company that does sensitivity reading control all of gaming with the goal of uglyfying women. Thankfully The Quartering explained that to me, if you don't know him that's the guy who's famous for getting drunk and pissing himself on stream, so basically a Alpha Chad.
Would this be considered an AA game?
These zoomers dont know nothing about .hack they think SWO was the first VR Anime.
The aesthetic and music lures me in, but if it's another one of those you do you games without any intelligent thought put into the balance and gameplay loop, I'm out.
Sweetbaby??? I’m out
this comment section is starting to make me believe dead internet theory