My most-anticipated open-world game looks better with each new trailer: Hyper Light Breaker shows off a fiery boss ahead of the roguelike's summer launch
Apr. 10, 2024The Hyper Light universe is expanding, and man does it look cool
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Open-world roguelike Hyper Light Breaker is launching in Steam Early Access this summer, as developer Heart Machine affirmed in a new trailer showing off another slick boss fight.
The star of today’s trailer is the aptly named Flame Wizard, who packs a mix of melee and ranged attacks, teleports, and seemingly a chunky melee buddy who I’m going to call the Flame Warrior. The Flame Wizard fight looks a little less bullet hell than some of the other bosses we’ve seen, though there are still clearly a lot of attacks to dodge.
Hyper Light Breaker has been described as a combat-first experience glued together by slick movement, mounting progression like gear unlocks and light settlement expansion, and an evolving narrative tied to the mysterious Overgrowth. Boss fights are front-and-center, with rich lore backing each one,like the Last Master swordmasterwho could just about slot right into aFromSoftwaretapestry. The Flame Wizard joins a rapidly growing ensemble of threats, and I’m as eager as ever to take them on for myself, and maybe again with some buddies in online co-op.
We recently spoke to Heart Machine about two key details: roguelike build-crafting and cool hoverboards.
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