Capn Beeb posted:

I was really hoping somebody would've made Biker a playable character for the whole story. It wouldn't make sense but gently caress you I want to throw knives at more people.

Acquire Currency! posted:

I guess I had fun in HLM when I figured I could just run and gun and now have to slam my head into the wall until I lucked out and got through. At the end it became obvious to me that there was an exact way of having to do something and that totally sucked the fun out of it. Thought I had finally gotten through the game then I get the biker levels. I can't pick up weapons and if I lose my throwing knives I'm pretty much screwed in regard to dudes with guns. Of which there are always more than you have knives.
What I'm saying is that by the end the way I had to play the game, or the way the game was making me play, was not how I had fun the rest of it. So I have up, again, in the second biker chapter.

Anatharon posted:

I'm hoping either the Biker, or a character with his attributes is playable in Wrong Number.

The Biker supports the intended method of playing more then the masks do; You're punished for hesitation and planning ahead. You need to act with confidence and figure things out as you go.

Robot Randy posted:

Capn Beeb posted:

Yeah that'd be awesome. Also the best mask is the one that adds no benefits.



It just makes things messier. Too bad I had to cross the map twice to find more meatbags, could've broken that streak.

Anatharon posted:

I asked on Twitter once about if the various weird masks like Jones, Russel, Nigel or Oscar would come back but neither of the devs responded.

I do wonder how hard it'd be to import stuff from the first game into the second as level editor assets, if it'd be possible at all.

Accordion Man posted:

If I recall correctly they've stated they're getting rid of the gimmick masks and there are no different masks, just different characters and their playstyles, i.e. the dude with the Tiger mask is like Tony, the dude with the zebra mask can combat roll.

Khorne posted:

What are the biker levels? The game didn't force me to change my play style ever. I just ran ahead as fast as possible killing everyone instantly along the way without ever stopping. It's the only way to play. I mean sure you might die over and over until you adjust to what you are facing, but there's no penalty for it and you are back in the action instantly.

Prior to hotline miami I thought magicka was one of the coolest indie games I had played.

Baron von Eevl posted:

After you beat the game there are 3 or 4 levels where you play as Biker, the miniboss you fight in Chapter 7 - Neighbors.

Mr Tastee posted:

I have to ask, am I a bad person if I prefer playing HLM with a controller?

Mr Tastee posted:

I have to ask, am I a bad person if I prefer playing HLM with a controller?

Cheekio posted:

HLM2 is pushed back to 2015, right? I was weak and spent a hundred bucks on a god damned HLM action figure a month or so ago, so I've been trying to limit my exposure until it's actually released.

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An implied rape scene has made Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number too offensive for Australian audiences, says the local Classification Board. The latest from Dennaton and Devolver has been Refused Classification (effectively banned), and will not be released Down Under.

UPDATE: The Classification Board has gotten back to us with a copy of the Hotline Miami 2 report, which explains that the game has been Refused Classification for an implied rape scene.

The following excerpt may be offensive to some readers:
In the sequence of game play footage titled Midnight Animal, the protagonist character bursts into what appears to be a movie set and explicitly kills 4 people, who collapse to the floor in a pool of copious blood, often accompanied by blood splatter. After stomping on the head of a fifth male character, he strikes a female character wearing red underwear. She is knocked to the floor and is viewed lying face down in a pool of copious blood. The male character is viewed with his pants halfway down, partially exposing his buttocks. He is viewed pinning the female down by the arms and lying on top of her thrusting, implicitly raping her (either rear entry or anally) while her legs are viewed kicking as she struggles beneath him. This visual depiction of implied sexual violence is emphasised by it being mid-screen, with a red backdrop pulsating and the remainder of the screen being surrounded by black.

We're warned that this is not a complete list of the offensive content featured in Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.

The Australian Classification Guidelines explicitly forbid sexualised violence in video games, so it's no surprise that this scene has caused issues with the censorship board. We are still waiting to hear back from Dennaton and Devolver about whether or not the developer or publisher will be appealing the decision or submitting a modified version of the game.

Yardbomb posted:

Get ready for horrible spergs to start overly advocating rape in games or similarly retarded, overcompensating reactions.

Also it'd be pretty cool if they had just dropped that.

Yardbomb posted:

Get ready for horrible spergs to start overly advocating rape in games or similarly retarded, overcompensating reactions.

Also it'd be pretty cool if they had just dropped that.

Yechezkel posted:

I thought they were going to take that scene out after complaints.

Yechezkel posted:

I thought they were going to take that scene out after complaints.

Galaga Galaxian posted:

Alright. Then lets talk about another awesome reason to get HLM2.