Hi fi rush mods9/4/2023 ![]() ![]() However, they are all linear, A to B affairs by design. There are a total of 12 stages in the game as you make your way through the Vandelay Corporation. Yes, there are boss battles too, each with unique mechanics. While I’m not going to go into them since I consider that spoiler territory as well, they are all interesting and have unique mechanics. It’s fast, frantic and incredibly fun, even if your timing isn’t great. ![]() Every tough enemy type has their own parry minigame, I hope you have a good ear.Īs you get further into the game, the fights get a little more complex, enemies will be mixed and matched requiring you to prioritize specific enemies, summon companions to deal with others, all the while parrying normal attacks, super moves, grappling around and dodging. For example, they have super attacks that consist of a kind of parry minigame as well as a stun gauge that needs to be whittled down before they actually take any damage. The tougher enemies have some other mechanics as well. Certain enemies require you to summon specific companions in order for you to deal with them more effectively. Did I mention there are tons of combos to learn?Īs far as enemies go, there is a variety of them that require different approaches and are introduced with good pacing as the game progresses. The game also offers a training mode when you’re at your hideout that allows you to practice combos and choose what enemies you practice against which is a nice addition. If this is not enough you can also turn on-screen overlay that aims to help you see the beat. It essentially serves as a guide to the rhythm. You have a robot cat named 808 who hovers next to you and pulses to the beat (the way it represents this pulse can be changed in the options). The amount of available slots starts out at one, but can eventually be maxed out at 5. Later in the game, you’ll also unlock slots to put in combat mods that enhance a variety of things, for example getting more health from pickups, reduced cooldown timers for your companion summons, quicker build-up of a combo meter, etc. There are several special abilities that can be purchased, but only 2 can be equipped at any given time. There is also a Reverb Bar (Read, special attack meter) that fills up in combat which will allow you to unleash special abilities. Of course there is a margin for error, but perfect timing is rewarded. Parrying on the beat is required otherwise you take damage. Dodging on the beat allows you to dodge 3 times in a row as opposed to only once for example. While you only start with a few, you will eventually be able to purchase many more with the gears you find throughout the game.Īll the attacks are synced to the beat regardless of when you press the buttons, but hitting on the beat adds bonus damage. You’ll be combining these attacks together to form combos. There is a light attack, a heavy attack, a dodge, as well as a grapple and parry that you’ll eventually unlock. Every movement in the game is timed to the beat and, naturally, this includes the combat as well. Hi-Fi Rush is a third-person action brawler mixed with a rhythm game. Combat is fast, flashy and rocks to beat. All in all, it looks and sounds great, and the developers have done a fantastic job here. There are a number of tracks that thump along as you play, most are original tracks, but there are a few licensed tracks added in as well in some specific scenarios. The entire world pulses to the beat of the music which is a nice touch. Visually the game is presented in a great cartoonish style. There are some twists along the way, and while it’s not the most original premise, the animations are excellent, the music and voice acting are done very well and it held my interest all the way through to the end. ![]() The back-and-forth banter of the characters can be funny, but some of the humor may not be to everyone’s taste. During your adventure, you’ll also band together with a bunch of interesting characters to fight against the corporation. As such, you are thrown into a quest to get to the bottom of it. Needless to say, you soon find out that something is afoot, and that Vandelay has sinister plans. Nice.Īs usual, I’m not going to spoil anything regarding the story, but in a nutshell, it revolves around Chai a wanna be rockstar who during cybernetic surgery at a corporation called Vandelay, accidentally gets his music player stuck in his chest, and thus can feel the rhythm of the world. The visuals are great, and everything moves to the beat. Is it worth it? Well, I’ve finished the campaign, and then some, which took me around 13 hours and here are my thoughts. D eveloped by Tango Gameworks the studio behind The Evil Within, The Evil Within 2 and Ghostwire Tokyo, comes this surprise. So, Hi-Fi Rush just shadow dropped out of nowhere, with little to no marketing behind it. ![]()
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