[Exclusive] Meet Hyper Light Breaker's Last Master Miniboss With Director Alx Preston

For April's issue of Game Informer magazine, we took a look behind the scenes at Hyper Light Breaker, the latest game from developer Heart Machine. In addition to an interview with Creative Director Alx Preston, we were able to view exclusive footage of one of the game's mini-bosses, The Last Master. Check out the reveal below.

The Last Master is a deadly opponent that spawns randomly when players (known in this world as Breakers) activate beacons, objects that allow them to access the main boss gate. If you think she looks similar to the player characters, you've got the right idea; in the video, Preston says "She ended up here in this land as a Breaker and succumbed to the dangers of the Overgrowth." As a result, The Last Master's arsenal mirrors yours, wielding a sword, a spear, and an automatic pistol. Her behavior mirrors the Breakers' as well, and she can dash, jump, and climb after anyone that attempts to escape.

While the first game in the Hyper Light franchise was a 2D single-player experience, this new title is a 4-player co-op rogue-lite, with a new procedurally generated open world on every run. Players will create a Breaker, explore a cursed land called the Overgrowth, and attempt to the bosses plaguing this realm known as Crowns.

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[coldshoulder]

While the Last Master studied the blade, the protagonist studied the gun. 🔫

[shallot]

The way the characters phase in and out like the drifter does looks so sick

[renziel]

I Loved drifter and Solar ash; stoked for this project as well. The team is such a solid group of devs.

[ohitsmerenz]

Boss fights really reminds me of Furi. Both visuals and mechanics

[HomeOfthErA]

Bro this pre alpha combat looks better than some of these AAA dev finish product

[girldragonrider]

Really like the look of the combat, can't wait to play! 🎉

[Aleckai]

This is how a modern 3D Megaman X game should play!

[luminusnite]

I like that they kept the Solar Ash music.

[jdaniel]

Why does this look significantly better than the early access right now

[RaulYoryi]

hay algun gameplay del espadachin me refiero a los 5 personajes principales del juego

[NinesIng]

Artstyle looks cool but the gameplay seems like it has no weight to it.

[UsernameyMcUsernameFace]

The guy sounds so bored just describing his own game.

[yeowguten]

This is such a massive disappointment. I can’t even describe how much of a downgrade this is from the first game, in my opinion.

I’m sure people will love it. I’m sure the team behind it are supremely talented and care about what they’re doing, but this isn’t the direction I was hoping for. The first game is one of my all time favorites. Literally on my top 5 games ever made. But this is so far off from anything I would enjoy. Feels like everybody wants to be the next Risk of Rain nowadays.