Hotline Miami 2

cherryghost

Look what we got here!

Tweet from a Dev here

Working while listening to the sweet tunes of a preliminary Hotline Miami 2 soundtrack that we've put together during the weekend.

Reekwind

And I am excited. Played the original straight through the weekend just gone and found it to be an absolute blast. Everything from the gameplay to the story to the soundtrack was top-notch

VinLieger

Trailer!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exg_OxsaHyY

Dual wielding! Possible co-op? free running hand to hand combat?

krudler

I must finish the first one, have it on my vita think i'm on chapter 11, it's bastard hard but really addictive.

Zero-Cool

Insta buy!

gizmo

VinLieger wrote: »

Trailer!!!!!

Dual wielding! Possible co-op? free running hand to hand combat?

Alas, no.

VinLieger

gizmo wrote: »

Alas, no.

Yeah though that might be what it was as well alright but I was hoping

pixelburp

While I never got around to finishing the first game, the time I spent playing it was an enjoyable one; a simplistic yet addictive game, and really captured that sense of just-one-more-go.

Fantastic soundtrack too; I may not have returned to the game, but the soundtrack still gets a regular play. Seems like the sequels tunes will be equally memorable.

zero19

Finished the first game on Vita last week after getting it free on PS+. Thought it was fairly easy to finish, great fun though. Would definitely buy the sequel day one.

Any release date? Loving that soundtrack sounds like it will keep to the same standards as set by the 1st game.

CiDeRmAn

The original was so good, for a long time the best and only reason to turn my PS Vita on.
The sequel should be as deranged again, can't wait.

Zero-Cool

New gameplay vid, such a pity you can't co-op, that could have been class. Music and gameplay as brilliant as ever.

sheehy83

sheehy83 wrote: »

New gameplay vid, such a pity you can't co-op, that could have been class. Music and gameplay as brilliant as ever.

Soundtrack again top quality. Murky feel.

Xenji

Looks like it's coming out next month, Dennaton Games have a phone number that when you call you get this pre-recorded message.

We are 50 blessings.
Together we march.
M-M-M-M-MARCH
Into the future.

YOU HAVE REACHED THE WRONG NUMBER.

Xenji

Xenji wrote: »

Looks like it's coming out next month, Dennaton Games have a phone number that when you call you get this pre-recorded message.

Great news, Sequal to one of the best / original games in the last few years IMO. Is this crossplay with Vita again?

Zero-Cool

Game-Smack reported the release date as 10th of March. Nice!

.ak

sheehy83 wrote: »

Game-Smack reported the release date as 10th of March. Nice!

To go along with the heists release... uhoh... might be booking a day or two off work...

Zero-Cool

.ak wrote: »

To go along with the heists release... uhoh... might be booking a day or two off work...

Yupp! HM will be my go to game if/when the Heists server go mad

Links234

Just so you know guys, anyone who buys the digital deluxe edition gets to play as Jacket in Payday 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxbnr_4OW44

This is pretty awesome, because the previous Hotline Miami crossover they did was freakin' amazing.

Burgo

quite tempted by the collectors edition.

http://store.iam8bit.com/products/hlm2

Is this Ps4 / Vita crossplay again?
One of my most anticipated this year, can't wait.

Xenji

Burgo wrote: »

quite tempted by the collectors edition.

http://store.iam8bit.com/products/hlm2

Damn you, now I want those vinyls!

Cuban Pete

Burgo wrote: »

quite tempted by the collectors edition.

http:// store.iam8bit.com/products/hlm2

Works out as $93.40 including shipping. I'm still tempted but I'm not sure if I can justify that. Even for some vinyls of great music...

Digital Solitude

I'm going to be wanting the soundtrack for this, I'll probably wait until I can get both the game and soundtrack in a digital edition

thorbarry

Anyone know how much this is on PSN, is it just 1 version on PSN or do they have a special edition? Can only seem to find details on the PC version

Surprised not to see any reviews yet, it's out tomorrow yes?

gizmo

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Surprised not to see any reviews yet, it's out tomorrow yes?

Embargo in effect.

https://twitter.com/andihero/status/574866545245093888

Zero-Cool

gizmo wrote: »

Embargo in effect.

https://twitter.com/andihero/status/574866545245093888

Confirmed: Crap and/or Broken :P

martineatworld

First game I've preordered in a long time... Probably since FF13, which was a disaster anyway!

The first game is one of my favourite games of all time, and more of the same is fine by me. Can't wait!

Lamposts

Wish it was coming to Xbox one

Randall Floyd

More of the same and I'll be happy out, the first was excellent. Is the embargo a cause for concern?

gizmo

Randall Floyd wrote: »

More of the same and I'll be happy out, the first was excellent. Is the embargo a cause for concern?

Doubtful, it's just something Devolver Digital seem to do with their published titles. Certainly hadn't been an issue with their more recent releases anyway.

BlitzKrieg

Damnit both this and Ori hit this week. Its like all the really good indie titles are hitting at the same time.

Must control my wallet.

Think reviews will be released @ 3:00pm today
Is this up on PSN as of yet?

thorbarry

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2015/03/10/hotline-miami-2-wrong-number-review

First review I've found, think its not going live until tomorrow on the PS Store :S

humanji

PCGamer review isn't too glowing: http://www.pcgamer.com/hotline-miami-2-wrong-number-review


EDIT: and RPS is more optimistic: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/03/10/hotline-miami-2-review/

gizmo

Adam Smith at RPS called it "as perfect a sequel as we could have hoped for."

Wot I Think: Hotline Miami 2 – Wrong Number

thorbarry

Judging by the reviews that are published it sounds pretty good. Any work on how many chapters there are in it?

kunst nugget

How much is this going to be for the Playstation does anyone know?

Randall Floyd

Biscuit

Some more scores;

Gamspot 9/10
Eurogamer - Recommened
IGN - 8.9
Polygon - 8.5
Destructoid - 9/10

The release date was today on all platforms. It's out on Steam now.
Crazy it's still not up on PS

This should hype you up while waiting

Keith186

Apparently only released tomorrow for PSN in Europe.

https://mobile.twitter.com/HotlineMiami/status/575327968949460993

johnny_ultimate

Games are always released on Wednesday on PSN EU.

Torn between picking up this and Ori, might go with the latter as it doesn't necessarily sound like this is a significant improvement over the first. Which is fine because the first was pretty great, of course And least they seem to have tried to mix up the structure a bit, even if I'm getting the impression it wasn't entirely successful.

Xenji

Up on the store now, €14.99 or €13.49 for PS+ Subscribers, 403MB download.

Xenji

Xenji wrote: »

Up on the store now, €14.99 or €13.49 for PS+ Subscribers, 403MB download.

Finished early today, going to be a good evening
Will give some first impressions later.

Xenji

Have to do a lot of travelling for work this week, so it is going to be a great travel companion on the Vita.

Dr. Mantis Toboggan

I bought it on the PC, should have got it for PS for use on the Vita. Bah!!

First impressions;

Firstly...soundtrack is simply stunning, way more tracks than the first game to note.
Levels are much larger
Difficulty ramps up but never in an inbalanced way.
Way more variety in each level, each character and mask has its own special traits.
The story is more extensive, bit hard to follow but it's slowly coming together.
The gameplay is refined. Had some really epic moments in specific levels. Don't want to spoil anything.
Everything seems so far an improvement on Hotline Miami in every way.
I believe there's about 30 plus levels and I'm on around level 13.
Apparently hard mode is where the game really takes off. No autolock

3wayswitch

It's €7.94 on Nuveem for Steam if anyone is looking for a cheap copy.

Benzino

Is this cross buy on PSN?