The Beautiful Metaphor of Hyper Light Drifter

Welcome to the 55 minute product of a beautiful game and a month of quarantine.

Sections:
Introduction: 00:00
Opening Sequence: 06:38
Discussion of Opening Sequence: 09:45
The North: 15:59
The East: 20:19
The West: 26:06
The Guardian: 30:53
The South: 34:36
The Town: 40:45
The Abyss: 46:01
Conclusion: 50:33


Written, narrated, and edited by S. H. Consoli

Music used:
From "Hyper Light Drifter" by Disasterpeace
The Drifter
The Gauntlet
Flock
Stasis Awakening
Titan
Acropolis Falls
The Abyss
Seeds of the Crown
The Winding Ridge
A Chorus of Tongues
The Midnight Wood
The Water Shelf
Petrichor
Cult of the Zealous
The Sentients
Chimera
Panacea

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