Hi-Fi RUSH

got nine inch nails in it

1 hour in and Im already hooked. Everything on the screen is synced with beat and that's is so impressive. Update: man oh man, the combat system is S+, it is so satisfying and super exciting. The gameplay, art style are unique! Still now I don't have any complaint about this game. Everything about the game is so well made. I'd give it 10/10

Very fun to play through the whole game. I got so hooked with the gameplay, character and art style that I beat it in two days.

[b]Hi-Fi Rush is not only an exceptional videogame, but also one of the most memorable experiences I've had in recent memory. Its soundtrack and visuals are truly beautiful, its story and characters are charming, and its gameplay is challenging, fun, and genuinely unique. If you love hack-and-slash action-adventure videogames with a musical twist, you're going to love it. I wish I could erase my memory just to experience this masterpiece again. This is a perfect videogame.[/b] First of all, let's talk about the artistic direction, which I find absolutely beautiful. The characters are very well developed, and while their motivations are clear and simple, the execution of the story works so well that you end up caring about all of them. Their interactions carry much of the experience, and you simply fall in love with their stories, especially Peppermint's. Their designs and voice acting are also impeccable. The environments have a cartoony, cel-shaded style reminiscent of early 2000s videogames like Jet Set Radio Future or The Wind Waker, and to me, that adds even more uniqueness to the whole package. Entire maps move to the beat of the music—what other videogame have you ever seen do something like that? Now, let's talk about the elephant in the room: its soundtrack. The music in this game is just as memorable as it is beautiful, although it sometimes cuts out when you're not in battle, which I found a bit disappointing. Fortunately, the soundtrack includes the songs in their entirety, so I definitely recommend giving it a listen. One particular song hit me hard: "Whirring" by The Joy Formidable. I hadn't experienced a moment as memorable as the one when that song starts playing during gameplay. Simply spectacular. The gameplay is fun, fast, challenging, and honestly chaotic. You have to pay attention to a lot of things at the same time—parries, timing, enemy count, assist characters, etc.—and that can feel a little overwhelming for inexperienced players. Fortunately, there are plenty of accessibility options that help players visualize the rhythm of each song, so kudos to Tango Gameworks for that. The game progressively becomes more challenging, to the point where some fights were honestly difficult—I retried that final boss several times. So, if you expected an easy walk-in-the-park kind of game, you might be surprised. Even as the game becomes more complex, it never stops being fun, and some of the arcade modes are incredible if you want to experience the combat in its purest form. There are sections where you have to parkour, others where you zipline, and even some where you play as another character. The gameplay is varied and always managed to surprise me. In the end, I believe Hi-Fi Rush is the true definition of what a videogame should be. Everything works together and feels cohesive and beautiful. This game reminds me of an era when gameplay was the most important part of a videogame, and everything else was built around it. If there's something I dislike about modern games, it's the disconnect between gameplay and story. Hi-Fi Rush handles both consistently well: neither one outweighs the other. This is a game I'll continue playing and remembering for a long time, at least until another one comes along and dethrones it.