Posted on: March 11, 2015
Naev
Bestätigter BesitzerSpiele: 457 Rezensionen: 3
Harder and better
Hotline Miami 2 has exactly the same engine and the same mechanics from the first game. The graphics and the design didn't really change. The music, that is as good as the Hotline Miami 1, is in the same shape (electro-retro). There is a story, which is more developed, with a lot of new themes and characters. 1 - So, if you liked HTM1 in its every aspect, you'll like that new opus. But ... I'm goig to say it straight : Hotline Miami 2 is a lot harder than the first one. I had to change my way to play I had from Hotline Miami 1 to finish that one. And that's maybe the main difference ! The levels are twice huge than the levels of HTM1, and the enemies maybe four times more large, there is maybe four times the number of enemy in each level. So, you'll easily be outnumbered. That means that the game will be less forgiving for you mistakes. For the first time you'll have to think, sneak, be silent, be patient, and have good reflexes. Being cocky is less rewarding, and you'll can't go and shoot straight forward to accomplish your mission. And sometimes, some mission looks like a "Commando" mission than a "Mindless kill everything that fucking move" mission (but, sometimes, it does nonetheless) And that's fine for me. Because it proves that HTM1, with the same engine and mechanics, had a lot of potential that were unexploited. It proved me that the "HTM engine" is more deeper than expected, and being "hard" is a way to renew your way to play HTM 1 & 2. It's absolutely not a "poor design choice" (I've read that somewhere here on GOG...). It's a very good one. It's just harder. And you'll have to play it differently. You thought you was a deep mofo when playing HTM1, try this one instead ! 2 - The new characters bring a lot of new fun. In that opus you'll play unexpected and different characters. Somes are really basic, others are really new and bring new stuff : the duck twins (Cut guys in half with your chainsaw while your twin shoot them it da face !) ; the bear (double SMG = double fun = double your badass attitude) ; the writer (don't kill people, and try to be a "moral" guy in that world of violence) ; the commando (knife and machine guns !) etc ... It's very different from the system of the masks that gave you a special bonus. Here, your characters are specialized with some variations you can choose. Some are more or less useless, but they're all always fun. 3 - The story is more crazy and disturbed, and maybe more violent than the first. There is more short cut scenes. It's more build like a puzzle you have to solve. The design follows the path build before and go further. And the music is still awesome, punctuating the violent action perfectly. 4 - The game has some bugs. But nothing really "game breaking" (played on win7). The AI is really dumb, but that's not new, and it's assumed as a mechanic of the game. Just don't be dumber. I would advise to the ones that have never played HTM1 to play it first, before trying this one. Because, from my point of view, it's really made as a sequel, even in the difficulty and the game play aspects. The big bad thing is still the controls, that are still strange, and often not in your favor. It was a change needed from HTM1 that didn't happen here. Sad. There's also the score system which still a bit hard to understand 5- It deserves four stars or more. Sure. It's not just HTM1 with new levels, it's a different game with clever changes.
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