Hotline Miami - Brutal Top Down action ( INDIE )

Neil79 · 4 Jul 2012 at 12:12

Hotline Miami overflows with raw brutality and skull crushing close combat as you find yourself outgunned and using your wits to choreograph your way through impossible situations. An unmistakable visual style, a driving soundtrack, and a surreal plot that will have you question your own thirst for blood. Bash and blast through over 20 multiscreen levels with 35 unique weapons and collect 25 game-altering masks in one of the darkest and most unusual independent games on the scene.

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http://www.hotlinemiami.com/

Pestilence · 4 Jul 2012 at 12:44

Looks pretty nuts. Hints of Dreamweb with the top-down view and graphic violence. Colour me interested!

Neil79 · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:34

This game was not so good at Rezzed

, I didn't enjoy it nor did my brother. The enemies had lightning reflexes sometimes they'd see you and instant death without a means of defence. First attack first kill basically

Not a lover of the control scheme either, think of it as a bad Gta 1

Pestilence · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:40

Oh dear.

Will definitely wait for demo then. Thanks, Neil!

Clav · 24 Oct 2012 at 09:14

It's out now and it looks pretty amazing, I've already ordered it on steam looking forward to having a go later on.

review:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/10/23/hotline-miami-review/

DailyGeek · 24 Oct 2012 at 11:51

I've been playing it for a couple of weeks. It's great fun and causes many rage quits.

TehBluebear · 24 Oct 2012 at 12:51

Absolutely amazing. Can be hard work to get through a level, but once you've (brutally) dispatched the last guy, you feel like a (blood drenched) god.

Warbie · 24 Oct 2012 at 15:45

I am going to buy this

Clav · 24 Oct 2012 at 18:42

Warbie said:
I am going to buy this

There are huge issues, I'd hold off until it's fixed. Massive support thread on steam with wide ranging problems. The game hard locks my PC about 3 seconds after opening it. Very amateurish release imo.

ColdAsIce · 25 Oct 2012 at 00:07

Bloody hell it's damn hard but has that one more try quality that a good game should. Cool style, bouncing soundtrack. Ultra violent!

NuggetUK · 25 Oct 2012 at 00:23

Get an error when trying to launch this and then no sound if I manage to get in game. Good to see Steam's quality checks are as rigorous as ever.

DailyGeek · 26 Oct 2012 at 01:29

GiR's review is online http://gamingirresponsibly.com/review-hotline-miami-pc

dogmanstaruk · 26 Oct 2012 at 09:04

Fantastic game with an equally fantastic soundtrack.

Some bugs, but that can be forgiven. The gameplay is tight and the combat is violent fun. Yes the game is difficult, but when is that a reason to critise a game?

dogmanstaruk · 26 Oct 2012 at 09:07

Neil79 said:
This game was not so good at Rezzed , I didn't enjoy it nor did my brother. The enemies had lightning reflexes sometimes they'd see you and instant death without a means of defence. First attack first kill basically

Not a lover of the control scheme either, think of it as a bad Gta 1

If you are getting one shot by the enemies then you aren't approaching the game correctly. The gameplay has nothing really in common with GTA except from the perspective. It is more of a puzzle. You need to observe the room, see the guards and work out how you are going to take them out. If you rush in a la GTA then you will die. There are no hidden death traps. You can clearly see all enemy positions and movement paths.

scritchyrat · 26 Oct 2012 at 09:08

If Bret Easton Ellis could code, this is the game he'd make.

I love it, but I'm struggling with the controls a little bit. Ideally it should be housed in a MAME cabinet with the Ikari Warriors hexagonal twin sticks as controls

dogmanstaruk · 26 Oct 2012 at 10:32

scritchyrat said:
If Bret Easton Ellis could code, this is the game he'd make.

hahaha...very true. Another fan of his work I guess!

Defy Belief · 26 Oct 2012 at 10:38

This looks fun as, gonna check it out definitely.

sniffy · 28 Oct 2012 at 14:14

How many hours of gameplay have people got from this?

MikeTheNative · 28 Oct 2012 at 14:24

I'm still undecided whether to get the game or not but I bought the soundtrack though which is awesome.

sniffy · 28 Oct 2012 at 14:37

I'm the same Mike. It looks like it could be a nice little game to play between other games. Very positive reviews. I certainly appreciate savagely difficult games that are fair but this looks rage-inducing so not sure how much game time I'll get from each session.