Opinions on this game? Does it live up to hotline miami 1?
>>329507960
some worse level design, but its still god tier.
>>329508125
this pretty much
they're both good games even if the levels force you to play differently
>>329507960
One of my favorite games of all time. I like it more than 1.
The soundtrack is better too.
both are fun
fags will insist the story in the second is somehow bad when in reality it does what it needs to
>gameplay
Too much emphasis on long range shooting. Ruins any sense of pacing or brutality, save for the nonlethal sections of that one guy.
>story
Spread really thin, barely any investment in any characters. Very dry and the ending is pure "we didn't know how to properly end the story here's a nuke bye."
>>329508304
I actually really like the story. The ending got me pretty good when i realized what the title screen actually was
>>329507960
No way
2 is exponentially worse. Ignore the reddit kiddies
>>329508478
The ending gave me an orgasm when I realized what was happening as did figuring out the overall story.
>>329508304
The story is fine, the problem is that there's too many cutscenes that break up the flow of the game, alongside big and long levels in a game that really shines in smaller and more refined levels.
The first game is a nice and violent acid trip, but the second game is a Kurt Vonnegut novel.
Has anyone seen the Miami mutilator? Give me a hand, my job is on the line for this one.
>>329509049
YOU ARE THE MIAMI MUTILATOR YOU STUPID IDIOT
>That richter level with the hallway and the fat guy
>>329509138
Stop joking around and tell me already! The press is eager and waiting and I need to get them off my back!
>>329509328
>Walk barely into room, drawing aggro of melee guys but not fatty and gun guy
>kill melees
>wait for fatty and gun guy to be out of sight
>go over and kill gun guy as he comes out
>grab gun
>shoot fatty while running
I see people complain so much about that level, but it's not even that bad if you play smart
>>329509598
What level do you hate then? The power plant with beard? The prison? Pardo on the ship?
More emphasis on story in 2, bigger levels, more empasis on gunplay, more getting shot through windows, less arcade-y than 1, great music still.
Worth a play if you liked the first one.
>>329507960
Seriously speaking, do you think that the game could be improved if it only focused on Pardo/Evan/Fans?
Pardo could be the same as he is, trying to catch fame with his handsome thick skin and detective abilities while catching some punks who want their fifteen minutes of fame.
Evan tries to find things to write for his book, his levels would be more 'lore expanding'.
And Fans could be just Fans, give them some variation masks or something. Or replace Fans entirely with a single character who just wants to imitate Jacket.
>>329509872
>The power plant with beard?
>Pardo on the ship?
As a matter of fact, yes, these two. Corey's deathwish level and son's last main level were also pretty horrible.
They didn't fix the fucking doors.
Sure, let's add entire boats made of glass and enemies that can dodge bullets, but let's not fix the doors to swing in your way or block your every attack while someone is anywhere near them.
>>329510817
Holy shit, this. I can't count how many times I've been fucked over by doors swinging unpredictably.
>>329510117
The Son was great, though. I loved seeing the different plots interact.
>>329508736
>I suck ass at video games
WewRun is the best song
>>329510817
>>329511052
>The psycho inmates that leap through walls
>the regular enemies that clip through doorways to murder you and/or become spinning tops of murder
>>329508304
sigh.... source on pic?
>>329511751
>That guy with a shotgun hiding behind a fat guy
>>329510117
More levels for everyone, pretty much. Fans should have had many more levels, and these levels should have been spread into Act 6. To keep the fan levels fresh, they should have been able to use a variety of masks(we saw that they had a box full of various masks in their hangout). Son's/Henchman's levels should also have been over the course of the game, rather than all at the end. Evan and Pardo should have had more levels too. The Richter levels were fine as they were.
Also, just a personal preference, but I wish there were for levels for Martin. I feel just playing as a slasher movie villain had its own charm.
>>329511771
>Sigh
Pedo faggotry aside, kill yourself my man.
>>329512136
>I wish there were for levels for Martin
What if they went "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" level with Martin so that he actually goes insane and then you kill loads of people for real on set with a chainsaw/hammer?
>>329512175
I will but I want to know source first.
>>329512358
Anon, the "movie sets" ARE real life. Martin really did kill those people, Same thing for pardos movie set with the police chief
How do you guys feel about going back to HM1? It seems so incredibly easy compare to HM2 but I still enjoy playing it.
>>329512358
Nah, it's more fitting that he winds up getting fucking killed on set than the typical guy goes crazy story.
HM2 was nihilistic as fuck.
>>329512476
How did you get that Idea?
>>329512476
Yeah, that's totally why the police called Pardo to come in when the riots broke out.
>>329512494
Oh yeah, its way fucking easier because the levels arent ungodly long and you dont have to creep through the level holding shift.
>>329512494
I got bored of it after 20 h
The gameplay was sloppy with levels crammed wall to wall with enemies and long hallways/windows everywhere. Several annoying design decisions like the change to fat men and no random weapons on the ground. Also more boring with the only cool character powers all downplayed to only a handful of levels as you mostly just play generic shooty guy. One thing I rarely hear people bring up is the sheer lack of scripted events. Hotline Miami threw you off several times by giving you something post level clear, like one last boss or a flaming van full of people crashing through the wall and intense moments like that, no great moment where the level ends prematurely because of a swat team. Hotline Miami 2 ends every time at the last enemy and has no greater events that happen during the levels outside of the enemies that are on the field.
I can't say I disliked the game though. At it's heart, it's still hotline miami gameplay. The music is even better with no recycled tracks and a huge playlist and the story is genuinely interesting this time around. I really enjoyed some of the twists like playing as the journalist.
