I could go on and on about every little detail here.
And those transitions are as smooth as butter! Not to mention that the 2D animation itself is stellar! Speaking of 2D: a good number of this game’s cutscenes transition from 3D to 2D. Not to mention that each boss has a badass 2D splash screen reminiscent of a full-page spread! Every action is punctuated by onomatopoeia, even small stuff like when Chai snaps his fingers in his idle pose. It’s got an incredible cell-shaded 3D comic book style that I am head over heels for. Graphically speaking, this game looks fantastic. It’s style, it’s animation, it’s music, all of it is exactly the kind of stuff that I adore! And that was all before I knew about the rhythm mechanics! Buckle up: this is where things get crazy.įrom the moment I first looked at Hi-Fi Rush, I knew I was going to love it. It doesn’t do anything spectacular, but it’s so damn sweet and satisfying! It stuck the landing perfectly and big ass smile on my face doing it! Okay, one last note on the writing and then we can move on: I really love the ending of this game. Zanza’s whole level is basically a long joke about poor leadership in game development! It’s as hilarious as it is painfully relatable. There are text files scattered all throughout the game that are just exasperated emails from disgruntled employees or bosses making humorous and unreasonable demands. Much of its humor is rooted in satire poking fun at modern working conditions. While the plot itself is hardly complicated, that’s not to say it’s completely without depth. Maybe the cutest cat in any video game ever. The supporting cast is all really cool too the group chemistry all the heroes share in this game is a constant delight! All of the villains are just as colorful and fun as well one of them is just a WWE star and another is a walking JoJo reference! Chai quickly became one of my favorite video game protagonists he perfectly balances cocky wannabe rock star with lovable moron. A really cool, really fun show that kids and parents alike would enjoy because of the sick action scenes and hilarious dialogue.Īll of the characters do a fantastic job of elevating the material. Now he, along with master hacker Peppermint and her robot cat 808, and a few other friends, must take on Vandelay’s sinister upper management and uncover the truth of the company’s other new project: SPECTRA. Deemed a defect, Vandelay sets out to destroy him. However, an accident occurs and he’s combined with his MP3 player, giving him musical powers along with a new robotic arm. Wannabe rock star Chai volunteers to be a test subject for Project Armstrong, a major new project from the world’s leading tech company, Vandelay Technologies. This game came out of nowhere! No cinematic reveals years prior, no major news articles, no trailers, nothing! It came out literally the same day it was announced! This is the shadow drop to end all shadow drops! Which did the unthinkable by being an actually functional, complete, well-written, content rich, and beautiful game! All for a shockingly cheap price! And more than anything: it’s fun! Like, insanely fun!! Most of them spend years hyping everyone up for it only to fall flat on its face. Not to mention that they all look the exact same, with bland photo-realistic graphics that don’t impress like they used to. Practically every release has been plagued by bugs, pointless battle passes, borderline painful writing, and an overall lack of content for their $70 asking price. Triple A gaming has been a… rough thing for the last few years.
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