I enjoyed Hyper Light Drifter without knowing any of this but, looking back, it makes a lot of sense. There's this feeling of isolation, impending sickness and anxiety that plagues the entire game. It felt beautiful and tragic, even back then. I absolutely love these videos. We get a lot of documentary style "creation of" content for AAA titles but thank you for filling this niche and giving credit to the smaller stories!
As a person with a chronic illness that leaves me bed ridden at times, the story of Alex is such an inspiring story, and it’s amazing how much he’s done
While I can't relate to any heart problems or the terrifying fear that death could be around any corner, the game still found a way to connect with me in the way that it expresses loneliness and feeling small as you try to wander the earth. I did play Hyper Light Drifter having already known the inspiration behind it but that didn't stop me from interpreting my own feelings while playing. Tbh i didnt even notice the game had no dialogue lmao
For some reason I felt the urge to play through the game again, a few days ago. I just got to the ending a few hours ago and started wondering, why this channel hasn't covered this game yet.... Then lo and behold this video drops. Synchronicity I guess...
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Thanks for the great upload again! Personally, I would love to see Revita. It is such a great game, and it’s a shame that it does not get enough recognition.
Someday, I myself am hoping to make my own game. Slowly but surely, I’ve been writing it, designing it, and seeing these videos and seeing the human side that lies behind the games is just so fascinating to me. Thank you so much for sharing such beautiful stories Glen!^^
hyper light drifter is probably one of the most artistically striking games ive played. its crazy that the he started off throwing a bunch of ideas, and making art that he deemed as not great. i have gotten an insane amount of inspiration from the feel and aesthetic of the game.
Its legitimately one of, if not the, most beautiful games I've ever played. Hell, that I've ever even seen! Hyper light, and Alex himself, are testaments to the strength of the human spirit, and what can be accomplished when we commit ourselves to something.
Hyper Light Drifter is one of my all time favorite game! I love the idea of non-dialogue story telling, the soulslike combat, sound design and of course the pixel art!
This game will always and forever hold a close place in my heart. Being the first game that ever made me cry would definitely do that to you. The more I've learned about the development of this game, the main thing from this video to me being that the ideas for this game came all the way from childhood, the more I cherish its existence. About a month ago, I bought the vinyls of the OST on eBay and they're coming sometime soon, and being that I have never bought merchandise from games before (besides Pokemon but I think we can excuse that one as being more of a media craze :V) it solidifies how much this game spoke to me and how excited I am for what Heart Machine makes next.
Okay, now that was a banger video. There is still so much I don't know about this game and its development clearly hahahah. It was my obsession for a long time and it still holds a special place in my heart to this day. I've had this pfp for years, and though I may change it at some point, it's certainly left its mark, I hope :)
Thank you so much Glen for this video! I didn't know anything about this game, and as I'm going through some serious health issues it's nice to see that there is a person who has gone through even heavier shit than you and made his dream possible. The story of Alex is really inspiring, thanks for sharing🙏
I truly loved how i became completely immersed in hyperlight drifter's world. Its a fond memory for me to this day. I bought a lot of their art after i beat it and its still all over my office.
Another fantastic deep dive - thanks! I remember picking this up and really enjoyiing the superb visuals and fantastic ost at the time of release. I don't play these types of games much anymore so I struggled with the difficulty but as a puece of art, it was just gorgeous in every way. It's always a testament to the truly unbreakable will to survive when you hear about the journeys that some people go through. Anyways, thanks again for a superb account of the making of 👍😉
i have not played hyper light drifter, only solar ash (and i've not finished it) but i know i need to. i have my own medical issues, including a congenital heart defect that thankfully resolved on its on. i know that despair you can feel as a medically complex person. i wasn't supposed to make it to 13. i've let myself fall into a space of depression because of that 'i could die at any moment' thought cycle. and i can feel a spark returning just hearing about alex's story. idk what i could do with that. but for sure i could process my own emotions. i doubt creating a highly successful indie darling is in my future. who knows though, lol.
As being one of the first games that made me cry I always loved the show not tell of the game I watched the vice video about the devoper but I couldn’t find anything further about the development of the game around that time I found your channel and I waited for you to make something on this thank you Glen for digging deeper into indie games and their development!
Thans for telling all that information. there is happenig too mutch more than i can imagine behind a single game. that is good to see someone put time to find all of it
I never actually got into HLD, but this was such an interesting and well-made video, as usual! I look forward to stories like these from you, as they serve as huge inspirations for my own game development journey. It is a genuine dream of mine for my game to someday be featured on this channel. Looking forward to the next video, keep it up!
Another banger video, the reason I love your videos is because of how much you care for the details of game dev, I am a sucker for a BTS look at game art, programming and music.
hyper light drifter rightfully gets a lot of praise but DONT SLEEP on their other title solar ash! it's one of my absolute favorite games of all time, and it came at a moment i really needed it! Underrated title
19:40 where did you get this image? that's just japanese kanji (or chinese, who knows) 百、何、無、神、生(close)、世、体 can all be seen there. I don't remember seeing text like this back when I played it, though I couldn't read japanese then so who knows p.s. great video man! I love hyper light drifter, and am excited for breaker edit: ｼ+王 = 汪 not 生, the character doesn't exist in japanese by itself so my friend thinks this is chinese. though it does exist in compound words so who knows
have u changed the thumbnail and title? is it bc the video has yet to perform as well? I saved it for later looking forward to watching it when I got the time.
Enjoy your videos as always, Also a bit off topic but could you please do a video on a failure story on a video game that is dislike and I don’t mean it like a game like rain world where it was disliked and didn’t do well in it early launch only for to do better later on, I am talking about a game that to this day is still heavily disliked.
The ones I used are not the ones in the final game I believe, they’re from concept art, so I assume the team was inspired by Japanese symbols. Cool to know :D
Yooo, my fav franchise ever...It drowned Star Wars in its own tears...With this game is never what is presented to you...But what u interpret from it. By the way...Mycelium is the best and most misunderstood track in Disasterpiece Collection.
@@ThatGuyGlenWhile they are generally safer than smoking or traditional vaping, essential oils can still be dangerous when inhaled on a long term basis. It’s a bit off putting to be advertising this on a video talking about health conditions
@fielddart8204 The product makes it clear you’re not supposed to inhale the essential oils. Again, it’s designed to help people get healthy again, not the opposite. I don’t know why that would be a bad goal or message for a product.
Recommend you change the title of the video. It's quite vague, and I can barely make out what it says in the thumbnail because of the small text and stylized font.
I was literally _longing_ for a video about this game from you a few days ago, and guess what popped into my recommended 🥹🥹🥹 I THOUGHT I WAS ALREADY SUBSCRIBED TO YOU BUT APPARENTLY NOT LET ME RECTIFY THAT
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Don't promote smoking
It’s not a smoking/vaping product, the ad specifically addresses that. It’s to help people stop with their bad habits and get healthy again.
I enjoyed Hyper Light Drifter without knowing any of this but, looking back, it makes a lot of sense. There's this feeling of isolation, impending sickness and anxiety that plagues the entire game. It felt beautiful and tragic, even back then.
I absolutely love these videos. We get a lot of documentary style "creation of" content for AAA titles but thank you for filling this niche and giving credit to the smaller stories!
My pleasure, I love covering the stories of indie devs!
@@ThatGuyGlenjust don't burn yourself out on these please, they are really fun. \^.^/
As a person with a chronic illness that leaves me bed ridden at times, the story of Alex is such an inspiring story, and it’s amazing how much he’s done
While I can't relate to any heart problems or the terrifying fear that death could be around any corner, the game still found a way to connect with me in the way that it expresses loneliness and feeling small as you try to wander the earth. I did play Hyper Light Drifter having already known the inspiration behind it but that didn't stop me from interpreting my own feelings while playing. Tbh i didnt even notice the game had no dialogue lmao
For some reason I felt the urge to play through the game again, a few days ago. I just got to the ending a few hours ago and started wondering, why this channel hasn't covered this game yet.... Then lo and behold this video drops. Synchronicity I guess...
Synchronicity indeed! I’m glad the video is finally out :D
Jung was right
I've visited Heart Machine at their office, and they're all wonderful people.
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Hyper Light Drifter adopted brother...Phil Fish masterpiece, FEZ
Battlebit
Signalis
Ultrakill bro
Thanks for the great upload again! Personally, I would love to see Revita. It is such a great game, and it’s a shame that it does not get enough recognition.
Someday, I myself am hoping to make my own game. Slowly but surely, I’ve been writing it, designing it, and seeing these videos and seeing the human side that lies behind the games is just so fascinating to me. Thank you so much for sharing such beautiful stories Glen!^^
My pleasure! And good luck with your own game, keep pursuing that dream!
I'm making one right now
hyper light drifter is probably one of the most artistically striking games ive played. its crazy that the he started off throwing a bunch of ideas, and making art that he deemed as not great. i have gotten an insane amount of inspiration from the feel and aesthetic of the game.
Its legitimately one of, if not the, most beautiful games I've ever played. Hell, that I've ever even seen! Hyper light, and Alex himself, are testaments to the strength of the human spirit, and what can be accomplished when we commit ourselves to something.
Hyper Light Drifter is one of my all time favorite game! I love the idea of non-dialogue story telling, the soulslike combat, sound design and of course the pixel art!
This game will always and forever hold a close place in my heart. Being the first game that ever made me cry would definitely do that to you. The more I've learned about the development of this game, the main thing from this video to me being that the ideas for this game came all the way from childhood, the more I cherish its existence. About a month ago, I bought the vinyls of the OST on eBay and they're coming sometime soon, and being that I have never bought merchandise from games before (besides Pokemon but I think we can excuse that one as being more of a media craze :V) it solidifies how much this game spoke to me and how excited I am for what Heart Machine makes next.
Thanks for sharing that heartfelt story!
Okay, now that was a banger video.
There is still so much I don't know about this game and its development clearly hahahah. It was my obsession for a long time and it still holds a special place in my heart to this day. I've had this pfp for years, and though I may change it at some point, it's certainly left its mark, I hope :)
Glad to hear you liked it :D and thank you for subscribing, appreciate it!
I got teary eyed as the connection between his experiences and his story were explained.
Just bought the game off this video. Appreciate you sharing this story with us who weren’t aware
My pleasure, have fun with the game!
LESGOOOOOOOO HOPE YOU HAVE FUN WITH THE GAME MAN
Thank you so much Glen for this video! I didn't know anything about this game, and as I'm going through some serious health issues it's nice to see that there is a person who has gone through even heavier shit than you and made his dream possible.
The story of Alex is really inspiring, thanks for sharing🙏
My pleasure! And I hope you yourself get better soon!
I truly loved how i became completely immersed in hyperlight drifter's world. Its a fond memory for me to this day. I bought a lot of their art after i beat it and its still all over my office.
Nice to see someone made a video of this. I remember following his story back in early high school.
Another fantastic deep dive - thanks! I remember picking this up and really enjoyiing the superb visuals and fantastic ost at the time of release. I don't play these types of games much anymore so I struggled with the difficulty but as a puece of art, it was just gorgeous in every way. It's always a testament to the truly unbreakable will to survive when you hear about the journeys that some people go through. Anyways, thanks again for a superb account of the making of 👍😉
My pleasure, glad to hear you enjoyed it!
When I first heard about this game I was shocked that a man who's life is balancing on a barely even holding thread could have such determination...
Sound designer behind this game is a cool person
The joy i feel when i see a new video here is undescribable
Me too
It's so incredible to learn what Alex overcame to live a deeply creative life. This is deeply motivational.
OMG this video is awesome! you went so in detail trough everything. One of the best if not the best Hyper Light Drifter related video I've watched
Thank you for the kind words, glad to hear you enjoyed the video!
Glen you are my hero!!!!
After Limbo, I wanted to see the making of Hyper Light Drifter the most.
Many thanks man, you are awesome!
My pleasure, I'm glad the video is finally out there :D
i have not played hyper light drifter, only solar ash (and i've not finished it) but i know i need to. i have my own medical issues, including a congenital heart defect that thankfully resolved on its on. i know that despair you can feel as a medically complex person. i wasn't supposed to make it to 13. i've let myself fall into a space of depression because of that 'i could die at any moment' thought cycle. and i can feel a spark returning just hearing about alex's story. idk what i could do with that. but for sure i could process my own emotions. i doubt creating a highly successful indie darling is in my future. who knows though, lol.
the bit about the in-game editor truly blew my mind. so cool !!!
I was surprised when I discovered that too!
One of my favorite video. I can't help but watching it again from time to time
As being one of the first games that made me cry I always loved the show not tell of the game I watched the vice video about the devoper but I couldn’t find anything further about the development of the game around that time I found your channel and I waited for you to make something on this thank you Glen for digging deeper into indie games and their development!
My pleasure, I love making these videos!
These videos are great, seeing the backstory of all these indie games is really inspiring!
Awesome, glad to hear they inspire you!
Love the video, great job as always. Thank you.
I think Kenshi too deserves a video from you.
My pleasure, glad to hear you liked it! And thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into that one.
Thans for telling all that information. there is happenig too mutch more than i can imagine behind a single game. that is good to see someone put time to find all of it
My pleasure!
I never actually got into HLD, but this was such an interesting and well-made video, as usual! I look forward to stories like these from you, as they serve as huge inspirations for my own game development journey.
It is a genuine dream of mine for my game to someday be featured on this channel. Looking forward to the next video, keep it up!
Awesome, glad to hear you liked it! And good luck with your own game development journey! I'm always keeping my eyes open for exciting indie games ;)
I love this channel unique style!
Glad you to hear you like it!
Phenominal game, alx is an absolute legend
Very cool video! I’m a big fan of the game, but didn’t know about the creator’s health problems, he’s a very inspirational fellow!
Thank you, glad to hear you liked it!
This man is one of my key motivations, thank you so much for this video
My pleasure!
Another banger video, the reason I love your videos is because of how much you care for the details of game dev, I am a sucker for a BTS look at game art, programming and music.
Awesome, glad to hear you enjoy the videos!
It's quite inspiring, I didn't realize how similar we were in the life struggles.
Loved this retrospective of such a cool game.
Awesome to hear you liked it!
My guys is making a video about my literally all favorite games we have similar tastes
I had no idea HLD was being adapted into a TV show! That’s so cool.
Also, great video, as always. I can see you put a lot of work into these.
I've been waiting for this for so long.
That does it, im going to replay it now.
This is crazy story about development of this game. God damn, i love this
I knew this story from before a always hoped/knew you'd do this one one day
I’m glad it’s finally out there :D
I love this game, I have the limited run physical release. It became one of my favorite games of all time.
hyper light drifter rightfully gets a lot of praise but DONT SLEEP on their other title solar ash! it's one of my absolute favorite games of all time, and it came at a moment i really needed it! Underrated title
love their sketches as b roll keep it up!!!
I ADORE this game, this was an amazing video!
Thanks, glad you liked it!
19:40 where did you get this image? that's just japanese kanji (or chinese, who knows) 百、何、無、神、生(close)、世、体 can all be seen there. I don't remember seeing text like this back when I played it, though I couldn't read japanese then so who knows
p.s. great video man! I love hyper light drifter, and am excited for breaker
edit: ｼ+王 = 汪 not 生, the character doesn't exist in japanese by itself so my friend thinks this is chinese. though it does exist in compound words so who knows
Thank you so much! It was awesome 👍👏👏
My pleasure, glad to hear you liked it!
2:46 I couldn't find the correct Strawberry Jam game jam ):
nice this was cool. might be cool to do one on their second game Solar Ash as well
have u changed the thumbnail and title? is it bc the video has yet to perform as well?
I saved it for later looking forward to watching it when I got the time.
Experimenting is part of the process on UA-cam ;)
@@ThatGuyGlen it's just throwing me off when it happens because it makes me think perhaps it's a different video I've missed.
make how lethal compony was made pls
23:29 The movie is an adaptation of the manga, not the other way around.
I also had a big hole in my heart, it healed though and it's nor problem anymore
I supported this game on kickstarter, and is one of the best investments I've ever made, this game is an absolute masterpiece!
Enjoy your videos as always,
Also a bit off topic but could you please do a video on a failure story on a video game that is dislike and I don’t mean it like a game like rain world where it was disliked and didn’t do well in it early launch only for to do better later on, I am talking about a game that to this day is still heavily disliked.
If I come across a game like that that catches my interest, definitely!
@@ThatGuyGlen That's great👍
Recommendation: Make a video about Outer Wild's Development
It’s on the list!
Can u do one on coffee talk???plz
I'll look into that one!
If you are a game developer looking for what to do right listen.
1:Make a company
2: make a kickstarter
3: connect with cummunity
4: show demos
What a great game! Can't wait for the next one.
Those in-game symbols, some actually are Japanese :) Great video!
The ones I used are not the ones in the final game I believe, they’re from concept art, so I assume the team was inspired by Japanese symbols. Cool to know :D
Wow only 9181 views so far? There gonna be so much more
Could you please do a video on Slay The Spire. Your channel is so amazing!
It's on my list ;)
HLD is my beloved game 💛
Could you please do deep rock galactic? Also great vid man!
Thank you, Deep Rock Galactic is on my list ;)
inspirational story
Wow, how inspiring!
Hopefully one day, my company will get a video on this channel.
I'm always keeping my eyes open for exciting indie games ;)
@@ThatGuyGlen If you’re ever looking for a company to talk about, I’ll gladly give you any information you need.
Can you do black future 88 and fading afternoon or OTXO or severed steel next please 🙏🏾
I'll look into those, thanks for the suggestions!
Loved that game
A new upload! ❤🎉
One of the greatest games
Yooo, my fav franchise ever...It drowned Star Wars in its own tears...With this game is never what is presented to you...But what u interpret from it. By the way...Mycelium is the best and most misunderstood track in Disasterpiece Collection.
How is this video released 42 seconds ago!!!
lol when I read your comment it said “42 seconds ago” next to your name
Time dilation
Right?? That's crazyy
Then they finally ported the game on android, the end ...
U have to make a video about Dave the diver
promoting a vaping product in a video about a developers story with health and organ issues is definitely a pretty bold move.
It’s not a vaping product, the ad specifically addresses that. It’s to help people stop with their bad habits and get them healthy again.
@@ThatGuyGlen My bad then.
@@ThatGuyGlenWhile they are generally safer than smoking or traditional vaping, essential oils can still be dangerous when inhaled on a long term basis. It’s a bit off putting to be advertising this on a video talking about health conditions
@fielddart8204 The product makes it clear you’re not supposed to inhale the essential oils. Again, it’s designed to help people get healthy again, not the opposite. I don’t know why that would be a bad goal or message for a product.
Usually I love these videos, but I can't bring myself to support heart machine because of their association with zoe quinn.
Recommend you change the title of the video. It's quite vague, and I can barely make out what it says in the thumbnail because of the small text and stylized font.
This released on my birthday.
I am speed.
algorithm is not happy with this one :(
wtf indeed, this guy gets 200-700k per video, but this one is 35k in the past 2 month oh no
sad
@ 21:59 I never understood how a talented artist can have such terrible handwriting.
Make the ne
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nyeh heh heh
ungodly overrated game
I was literally _longing_ for a video about this game from you a few days ago, and guess what popped into my recommended 🥹🥹🥹 I THOUGHT I WAS ALREADY SUBSCRIBED TO YOU BUT APPARENTLY NOT LET ME RECTIFY THAT