omg @hotlinemiami is $5 for the next [4 days] buy it you fools
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Ciastek3214
Junior Member
Now I've seen it all.
Game needs more enemy types.
Even though the enemies are not so much defined by what they are but what they're carrying and your approach to them is dependent on the level.
this is "Fuck Videogames" in a vacuum.
endresults
Member
For real.
Super Meat Boy and HM should have made you start the chapter over when you died, brah. HARDCOREZ.
For me it's about the entire package. Every element feeds into every other and it all coalesces into something I think is genuinely magnificent.
The combat was surprising, ultra-hectic, and I always find myself getting into a zen-like trance when I play it. It's as notable to me as anything else about the game. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and its parts are also awesome.
The whole point of the retry button is to keep the adrenaline pumping and momentum going, and it's excellent at it, with the game instantly loading. And how does it make it any easier when it resets the floor that you have to clear?
Retro City Rampage was built entirely on nostalgia for the kind of game that Hotline Miami wants you to feel bad about, nostalgia alone doesn't make style.
Don't get me wrong, the action puzzling is great fun, but it's not GOTY level for me.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Sounds like gaf over hype. I'll pass. Thanks.HEY FUCK YOU BUDDY.I meant to say the music gets annoying but ya, the biggest thing is it makes me nauseous. Gameplay seems like it would be fun but those swaying colors gives me that feeling like the motion sickness I get with some games, I barely made it through the 20 minute video the other guy posted.
ShinobiFist
Banned
Have to buy another 360 pad, lol. The damn rubber ripped playing this game..So yeah, is good, lol.
speculawyer
Member
ShinobiFist
Banned
Blink and drink water.
HungOverOnATues
Member
How is this game with a game pad? I'll be playing this on the couch and I do have a good keyboard and mouse setup for anything that requires precision so a controller might be easier if it works well enough.
Edit: looks like my question was already answered. Guess I'll give this a shot tonight.
Edit: looks like my question was already answered. Guess I'll give this a shot tonight.
Or just listen to the soundtrack while watching the trippy part of 2001: A space Odyssey on a bit of weed.
;P
I almost would have rather had the game play in a completely different style. The silly ultraviolent world it takes place in makes me roll my eyes about once every 2 minutes.
What they are carrying: one of the fairly similar guns, a knife, or a generic melee weapon.
How they are lured: pretty much the same regardless. And then dogs and big guys.
But that's one issue.
AHA-Lambda
Member
would buy but still waiting on mac support =(
SirButterstick
Banned
This game is awesome if you want a burst of the good old' ultraviolence.
For the Mac people. This tweet should clear things up.
https://twitter.com/HotlineMiami/statuses/271652909027041280
https://twitter.com/HotlineMiami/statuses/271652909027041280
blizzardjesus
Banned
I'll wait for mac version and christmas sale.
Here_Try_This
Member
Bought. Thanks for the heads up OP, somehow this slipped under my radar.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
This game seems cool, but I'll wait for the Christmas sale. Spent my money on amazon sales.
This 2 posts really sold the game to me. But I'm willing to wait for a 75% sale, as I'm not in a hurry to play it.
polyh3dron
Banned
hahahahahahaha I think I've just seen the worst opinion in the history of GAF.
Jasper Avenue
Member
Bought and played for about 30 minutes. It's fucking great.
Yes. Except that it's actually intuitive and appealing from a mechanical standpoint. I told someone the other day, "It's like an NES game that I'd actually choose to play."
It's also sickly beautiful and, yes, "that soundtrack."
AHA-Lambda
Member
I think that's a bit unfair, there's many reason to not 'get' this game. The over the top violence with a deeper meaning has gone all the way from interesting to cheesy at this point, the level design encourages some people to just smash through sequences rather than attempting the deeper strategy, and the is very little variety to the encounters.
This game is not without flaws, but it's fun enough for 5 dollars.
Perfectly fine, that's how I played it.
More Fun To Compute
Member
You press keys on the keyboard and use the mouse to control it.
Haunted
Member
Actually, I've read there are some compability issues with Windows 8 and the version of Gamemaker Cactus used to program the game. When there are too many sounds played at the same time (which usually happens in levels with lots of glass windows being shattered), the game might crash.
Not sure if one of the updates the game got since release fixed that.
Keys to move, mouse to lock-on, aim, shoot, drop and throw.
Preferred it to playing with the controller, which I almost never do.
Cramoss
Member
The best way imo.
It's pretty pathetic.
Also, for those holding out for the Mac ver, it might be out as soon as next week.
Not into drugs but ya, the soundtrack is easily worth $5. Tbh the money would have been better spent on the soundtrack alone. Looks fun but makes me super nauseous.
I'm surprised nobody thinks this game is like Loaded / Re-Loaded / Smash TV though. Top down, kill everything. The combo system and melee maybe. Inspiration is on point though.
ShinobiFist
Banned
Yeah, going to drop the pad, and play with K/B. Because it's such a twitch heavy game.And working down your patterns on attacks need to be on point, because one miss, and your dead.
Bomber Bob
Banned
game's cool but I got bored after 10 minutes
Haunted
Member
Not sure if it's been mentioned before, but you get the full soundtrack along with the game.
Yes.
Bought it, worth it for the soundtrack alone. Played the first 3 Chapters,had to stop because I'm having a pretty bad migraine and this game really doesn't help with that... Seems pretty awesome though, I usually hate trial and error based games but getting that perfect run after failing a bunch of times is just so much fun.
When someone's main currency isn't US Dollars, then yes, 2 bucks can make a real difference.
Hotline Miami was already fantastic at $10, so this is a must-buy at $5.
It's intense and hypnotic. Things happen quickly and violently. You play alongside the awesome soundtrack and you plot your rampage before you punch and throw and smash and stab and shoot and then everything is dead and the floor is full of blood. You die a lot but retry instantly so it's okay. The color palette and oddly oriented overhead camera make you feel a little uneasy but that's how you know you're taking the real strong stuff.
The plot tries to be a little too smart for its own good, but it complements the action well, and doesn't get in the way of you killing people. Mechanically, it's really sound, and it feels good when you succeed. It's almost a fast-paced mix of Metal Gear stealth and Smash TV mayhem, seesawing between careful planning and an orgy of violence. I'm glad I bought it.
I see where Tain's coming from when he says it's okay, because if you want to get deep into the scoring system the game kinda breaks down, and there's only so much variety in the existing levels once you start replaying them. But I'm not an arcade type so that stuff matters less to me. I still found reasons to go back in and play it more, because it was fun.
It's intense and hypnotic. Things happen quickly and violently. You play alongside the awesome soundtrack and you plot your rampage before you punch and throw and smash and stab and shoot and then everything is dead and the floor is full of blood. You die a lot but retry instantly so it's okay. The color palette and oddly oriented overhead camera make you feel a little uneasy but that's how you know you're taking the real strong stuff.
The plot tries to be a little too smart for its own good, but it complements the action well, and doesn't get in the way of you killing people. Mechanically, it's really sound, and it feels good when you succeed. It's almost a fast-paced mix of Metal Gear stealth and Smash TV mayhem, seesawing between careful planning and an orgy of violence. I'm glad I bought it.
I see where Tain's coming from when he says it's okay, because if you want to get deep into the scoring system the game kinda breaks down, and there's only so much variety in the existing levels once you start replaying them. But I'm not an arcade type so that stuff matters less to me. I still found reasons to go back in and play it more, because it was fun.