
In that regard, Solar Ash is a successful experiment that bubbles to life with vibrant colors and unmatched style.įilled with memorable sequences, Solar Ash is a focused follow-up to Hyper Light Drifter that constantly inspires moments of awe.

Sometimes, the fun of video game development comes from the digital alchemy that occurs when developers start to mix beakers. Its gargantuan boss fights bring Shadow of the Colossus to mind, while the reality-bending space exploration calls back to Super Mario Galaxy. The game will likely drop within the next few months, and in the meantime, its developer could continue to hint at even more secrets that lurk in the Ultravoid.Developed by Heart Machine, the studio behind indie hit Hyper Light Drifter, several elements of Solar Ash will seem familiar at first glance. While Hearth Machine has teased its plans for Solar Ash a couple of times already, there's still a lot left to be revealed. If true, this could be starkly different from the various enemy archetypes she will encounter, which each have their own unique attacks and specific weaknesses.

Preston described Solar Ash's combat as " simple, fast, and fluid." The gameplay trailer makes it seem like Rei only has one attack button that players can repeatedly press to have her unleash a combination of slashes. Heart Machine appears to have addressed this potential problem by adding trails of pink goo globs, much like The Pathless's traversal, that are either an in-game currency or somehow power up Rei's combat abilities, which haven't been explained in detail yet.

Solar Ash's open-world design might make it difficult to understand where Rei needs to go to progress through the story. Related: Hyper Light Drifter Ending Explained
