Hotline Miami 2

Dr. Mantis Toboggan · 19-03-2015 4:51pm

Winston Payne wrote: »

It was. There's a jibe at the player in the tutorial from the hobo about how his instructions are worthless, as you'll just screw it up or forget anyway(might just have been in the PC version, don't remember seeing it on my PS3). I duly forgot to use the lock on once when I first cleared the game.

It often works against you, because you've locked onto the closest enemy and a guy further away blows your brains out.

19-03-2015 8:56pm

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

There is lock on!? I have been playing the whole time without it. Was it in Hotline 1?

Also the soundtrack is godlike. Listen to it while i play League

Yep,

Hard mode in Hotline Miami 2 disables this.

I think I'm on the last level;

Level in a prison

Winston Payne · 19-03-2015 10:23pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Yep,

Hard mode in Hotline Miami 2 disables this.

I think I'm on the last level;
Level in a prison

You're close. There is a surprise or two ahead of you yet.

Xenji · 20-03-2015 2:28pm

Finally finished it last night, I thought the soundtrack was even better than the first and have the vinyls already ordered, I enjoyed it as much as its predecessor and hoping for a 3rd.

20-03-2015 11:36pm

Xenji wrote: »

Finally finished it last night, I thought the soundtrack was even better than the first and have the vinyls already ordered, I enjoyed it as much as its predecessor and hoping for a 3rd.

Same as, soundtrack amazing, gameplay amazing.

Loved every minute of it...on to hard mode!!

Would be nice to be able to discuss the ending...

Thargor · 22-03-2015 10:33pm

Are we playing the same game here? This is utter, utter sh1t, as in no exaggeration its one of the worst games Ive ever played. And I did give it a chance, collected 7 or 8 masks and got all A's and B's before I quit and deleted, if it was released 10 years ago on the PSX it would still be a steaming turd of a game. I actually checked Youtube to see if what I was playing was some Chinese torture version the devs had slipped in to mess with pirates but its the real deal

iamtony · 22-03-2015 10:42pm

Thargor wrote: »

Are we playing the same game here? This is utter, utter sh1t, as in no exaggeration its one of the worst games Ive ever played. And I did give it a chance, collected 7 or 8 masks and got all A's and B's before I quit and deleted, if it was released 10 years ago on the PSX it would still be a steaming turd of a game. I actually checked Youtube to see if what I was playing was some Chinese torture version the devs had slipped in to mess with pirates but its the real deal

I haven't played two but one was a great game but sad to say I've never completed it, it's on my todo list, I'm guessing your not much into indie games or something? I tortured myself on the same level over and over on the first one but really enjoyed it. One of the main features is the soundtrack, now that is top notch!

22-03-2015 11:15pm

Thargor wrote: »

Are we playing the same game here? This is utter, utter sh1t, as in no exaggeration its one of the worst games Ive ever played. And I did give it a chance, collected 7 or 8 masks and got all A's and B's before I quit and deleted, if it was released 10 years ago on the PSX it would still be a steaming turd of a game. I actually checked Youtube to see if what I was playing was some Chinese torture version the devs had slipped in to mess with pirates but its the real deal

Have you played the original?

Thargor · 22-03-2015 11:21pm

Nope, is it a worse version of this turd as Youtube implies?

22-03-2015 11:27pm

Thargor wrote: »

Nope, is it a worse version of this turd as Youtube implies?

Just wondering if I should ignore your opinion or not

Benzino · 23-03-2015 1:33am

What do you not like about it?

Digital Solitude · 23-03-2015 1:41am

You've never played this then Thargor

J. Marston · 23-03-2015 2:11am

Enjoyed the first game but I could actually only play for about 30 minutes before my eyes began to hurt because of the visual style of it.

Thought it was just me at first but it seems like a common enough problem after doing some googling.

Thargor · 23-03-2015 11:50am

Digital Solitude wrote: »

You've never played this then Thargor

J. Marston wrote: »

Enjoyed the first game but I could actually only play for about 30 minutes before my eyes began to hurt because of the visual style of it.

Thought it was just me at first but it seems like a common enough problem after doing some googling.

Thats what Im talking about, it seems to be one of those joke flash games some devs release as a joke where the goal is to see how long you can stand it, it really is mind boggling reading the reviews of this game, Ive never had such a disconnect between critical and public reception and my own opinions of a game.

And people like the soundtrack! Its like something they'd use in Guantanoma to keep prisoners awake...

SirLemonhead · 23-03-2015 1:16pm

It's definitely nowhere near as good as the first game. Lots of frustrating level design that means melee combat is a lot more difficult than maybe it should be...you have to do a lot of peeking in and out of doors to lure the hordes of gun wielders towards you.

Soundtrack isn't a patch on the first game either, with a fair few irritating songs.

.ak · 23-03-2015 1:24pm

Thargor wrote: »

Thats what Im talking about, it seems to be one of those joke flash games some devs release as a joke where the goal is to see how long you can stand it, it really is mind boggling reading the reviews of this game, Ive never had such a disconnect between critical and public reception and my own opinions of a game.

And people like the soundtrack! Its like something they'd use in Guantanoma to keep prisoners awake...

Well each to their own, but it was probably one of the most successful indie titles of last year, and for a good reason; it's a brilliant game.

23-03-2015 1:48pm

Thargor wrote: »

Thats what Im talking about, it seems to be one of those joke flash games some devs release as a joke where the goal is to see how long you can stand it, it really is mind boggling reading the reviews of this game, Ive never had such a disconnect between critical and public reception and my own opinions of a game.

And people like the soundtrack! Its like something they'd use in Guantanoma to keep prisoners awake...

Everything you say seems to make sense. It could pass for a flash game.

For me it was a delightfully simple game with an excellent soundtrack and unique style. It was short and sweet. I don't care for epic AAA graphics anymore. Single player fps games bore me to tears.

martineatworld · 23-03-2015 3:00pm

SirLemonhead wrote: »

It's definitely nowhere near as good as the first game. Lots of frustrating level design that means melee combat is a lot more difficult than maybe it should be...you have to do a lot of peeking in and out of doors to lure the hordes of gun wielders towards you.

Soundtrack isn't a patch on the first game either, with a fair few irritating songs.

Unfortunately I definitely agree with you. There's a lot of levels where I get killed just because I can't see far enough and it then becomes very trial and error. Just bad level design really. Nor is the soundtrack as good.
Still enjoying it though, but if it was as good as the original I'd have finished it by now.

Winston Payne · 23-03-2015 7:38pm

It's more complex than the first game. It demands more from the player. It's harder. Levels are bigger. Preferences will differ over all of these things. Personally I think it's a fantastic sequel. Sequels should build and expand on what's gone before and this game does that. Thematically as well as in gameplay. I think the soundtrack blows the first one out of the water too. No repeating tracks on different levels, and a broader range to the soundtrack.

thorbarry · 24-03-2015 11:42am

I rarely used guns in the first game, I've had to learn to use them in this game. Was annoying at first, but I am enjoying it now

XVII · 24-03-2015 1:37pm

Thargor wrote: »

Ive never had such a disconnect between critical and public reception and my own opinions of a game.

And people like the soundtrack! Its like something they'd use in Guantanoma to keep prisoners awake...

it's ok man, just take it easy. What you have there is cognitive dissonance happening, basically your close mind is opening. Just try to refrain from your opinion for a moment, and enjoy the game. It's truly great.

I know we live in this hard world where companies like EA constantly pushes COD types of **** on our brains as ultimate gaming, but you need to be beyond that!

Thargor · 24-03-2015 2:18pm

I haven't touched a CoD since giving up on III back in the day, thanks though.

You really need to pick a less repetitive and primitive game to make smug post like that about, there really isn't a whole lot to this one.

thorbarry · 24-03-2015 5:12pm

People on the internet having different opinions..... well I never

.ak · 24-03-2015 5:34pm

Thargor wrote: »

I haven't touched a CoD since giving up on III back in the day, thanks though.

You really need to pick a less repetitive and primitive game to make smug post like that about, there really isn't a whole lot to this one.

That's the point. It's pretty bare because it's supposed to be - the art style and design is just a hommage to the 80s/90s which most of the target audience grew up in, but the real star of the show is the game play. It's completely twitch based which very few games are. Very few games test your hand eye coordination anymore like games used to - that's why this and OlliOlli are so popular, it is gaming at it's rawest form, it harks back to days of old when you used to load an arcade machine with 50p coins and actually be good and reactive with the controls otherwise your 50p was gone and you're back to the start of the game....

Continue? Oh go on, you temptress.

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