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 Works Cited: “Antimicrobial Resistance.“ World Health Organization, 15 Feb. 2018, Accessed 9 Apr. 2020. Cannon, Walter (1932). Wisdom of the Body. United States: W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0393002058. Crimmins, Eileen M. “Lifespan and Healthspan: Past, Present, and Promise.“ The Gerontologist vol. 55,6 (2015): 901-11. doi: Harmon, Amy. “Golden Rice: Lifesaver?“ The New York Times, 24 Aug. 2013, Accessed 9 Apr. 2020. “Hyper Light Drifter by Munchakoopas in 33:16 - AGDQ 2017 - Part 87.“ Youtube, uploaded by Games Done Quick, 11 Jan. 2017, Accessed 20 Mar. 2020. “’Hyper Light Drifter’ - Inside the Video Game Inspired by a Life-Threatening Illness.“ Youtube, uploaded by Vice, 14 June 2016, Accessed 17 Mar. 2020. “Hyper Light Drifter Interview with Alex Preston at PAX East 2014.“ Youtube, uploaded by The Outerhaven, 15 Apr. 2014, Accessed 31 Mar. 2020. “Hyper Light Drifter - Kickstarter Update Sept 2016 - Wii U and Vita.“ Youtube, uploaded by Alex Preston, 7 Sept. 2016, Accessed 1 Apr. 2020. “Ilang grupong tutol sa komersalisasyon ng golden rice, nilusob ang compound ng DA sa CamSur [Several groups opposed to the commercialization of golden rice, the DA compound invaded CamSur].“ Youtube, uploaded by GMA News, 8 Aug. 2013, Accessed 9 Apr. 2020. Max Roser. “War and Peace.“Published online at . Retrieved from: 4/9/2020. Roelofs, Karin. “Freeze for Action: Neurobiological Mechanisms in Animal and Human Freezing.“ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, vol. 372, no. 1718, 19 Apr. 2017, doi: Accessed 10 Apr. 2020.