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Geight
Aug 7, 2010

Oh, All-Knowing One, behold me!

Zaphod42 posted:

Yeah well I live in Austin where ever other person is a music nerd with a stack of vinyls in their closet, so it didn't seem so strange to me. :cheeky:

I wish I had an LP of the original game's soundtrack

Yeah man more power to you, I'm jealous if anything. I would absolutely put down the money for those if I knew I could properly care for and listen to them.

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Cowcaster
Aug 7, 2002



I am excited for Hotline Miami 3, part 2 of Hotline Miami.

Malcolm Excellent
May 20, 2007

Buglord

Cowcaster posted:

I am excited for Hotline Miami 3, part 2 of Hotline Miami.

Where did you get that cool av?

Cuntellectual
Aug 6, 2010

The Kins posted:

Well, they've both collaborated on Wanton Russian Murder in the past...

Also, the Payday 2 DLC is actually free for Australian players if they send proof of Australianism to Overkill, what with the whole ban thing going on. So, that's nice of them.

Jacket also spends the vast majority of his time horribly murdering criminals. Police officers are only on fridays. :v:

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
I...I bought the vinyl special edition despite not owning a record player :negative:

JoshVanValkenburg posted:

Where did you get that cool av?

seriously cow sweet av

Diesel Fucker
Aug 14, 2003

I spent my rent money on tentacle porn.
think I'm going to stop trying to A+ every level in 1 now. I'm just too old to react quick enough and that's fine. :unsmith:

Two weeks until I can be just fine at 2!

Geight
Aug 7, 2010

Oh, All-Knowing One, behold me!
Somehow the only achievements I'm missing are kill two enemies with one thrown object, kill three enemies with one thrown object, and perform every ground kill in the game. And the one for having all the achievements, I guess.

Crabtree
Oct 17, 2012

ARRRGH! Get that wallet out!
Everybody: Lowtax in a Pickle!
Pickle! Pickle! Pickle! Pickle!

Dinosaur Gum
On behalf of the Payday 2 goons I thank you all for allowing our dumb event to succeed. I wasn't that good at the first game, but I'm going to give it and the sequel a try once it comes out.

Cowcaster
Aug 7, 2002



Geight posted:

Somehow the only achievements I'm missing are kill two enemies with one thrown object, kill three enemies with one thrown object, and perform every ground kill in the game. And the one for having all the achievements, I guess.

The ground kill one is kind of killer because it counts frying pans and boiling pots of water which are only found in a couple of specific levels. I think it might also count a pool cue and a broken pool cue as two separate ground kills but maybe not?

As for the throw one there's a hallway in one of the levels where there's a bunch of goons lined up, you just need to pick up a brick beforehand and get the shot just right.

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
if y'all wanna play payday you should probably do it while the iron is hot. They are gonna introduce even more infamy levels soon

Cowcaster
Aug 7, 2002



Alan Smithee posted:

if y'all wanna play payday you should probably do it while the iron is hot. They are gonna introduce even more infamy levels soon

It's kind of why I more or less burned out on Payday after they introduced an extra skill tree and the whole perk deck system. Can't be bothered to relearn all the poo poo I bothered to learn in the first place.

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

Cowcaster posted:

It's kind of why I more or less burned out on Payday after they introduced an extra skill tree and the whole perk deck system. Can't be bothered to relearn all the poo poo I bothered to learn in the first place.

Well the extra skill tree wasn't affected by infamy anyway, so if there's only a couple trees you use you could probably stop at II or III

also stop being a bad and let goons level your punkass up

Hakkesshu
Nov 4, 2009


The special edition just comes with a remix EP and not the actual soundtrack? Worthless!

OGS-Remix
Sep 4, 2007

Totally surviving on my own. On LAND!

Cowcaster posted:

The ground kill one is kind of killer because it counts frying pans and boiling pots of water which are only found in a couple of specific levels. I think it might also count a pool cue and a broken pool cue as two separate ground kills but maybe not?

As for the throw one there's a hallway in one of the levels where there's a bunch of goons lined up, you just need to pick up a brick beforehand and get the shot just right.

Pool cue and broken pool cue are indeed two separate ground kills. The frying pan/heated frying pan and boiling pot of water/empty pot of water are separate as well. Also if you've never used Carl, that's a special kill too. :unsmigghh:

Cuntellectual
Aug 6, 2010

Cowcaster posted:

The ground kill one is kind of killer because it counts frying pans and boiling pots of water which are only found in a couple of specific levels. I think it might also count a pool cue and a broken pool cue as two separate ground kills but maybe not?

As for the throw one there's a hallway in one of the levels where there's a bunch of goons lined up, you just need to pick up a brick beforehand and get the shot just right.

That is correct. Don't forget the Crowbar either which only appears on Full House.

King Vidiot
Feb 17, 2007

You think you can take me at Satan's Hollow? Go 'head on!

Cowcaster posted:

It's kind of why I more or less burned out on Payday after they introduced an extra skill tree and the whole perk deck system. Can't be bothered to relearn all the poo poo I bothered to learn in the first place.

They're really starting to shift towards feature creep, there are just too many loving perk decks now and they're all mostly identical. And they seem to introduce new characters every month to the point where the novelty's gone, not to mention all the nickel-and-dime weapons, masks and heists DLCs.

The cross-promotion stuff is pretty cool though. I like Faux Keanu Reeves and the Hotline Miami content, and I can't wait for the Jacket character.

Cuntellectual
Aug 6, 2010

Hakkesshu posted:

The special edition just comes with a remix EP and not the actual soundtrack? Worthless!

That is incorrect. Bricks, glass bottles, scissors, carpenter hammers and I think darts have ground kills too.

Lasher posted:

think I'm going to stop trying to A+ every level in 1 now. I'm just too old to react quick enough and that's fine. :unsmith:

Two weeks until I can be just fine at 2!


It's not that hard to A+. Easiest way is to use Leon and try to swap weapons periodically. If you do that and don't dawdle you'll get A+ easily. What levels in particular are you having trouble with?

Biker's stages are slightly harder, but here's a quick rundown:

In Safehouse, kill the first two guys down from where you start, then run up along the north wall and kill the guy with a gun by the table. If you come in from a lower angle he'll have enough time to shoot you. Kill the other guy at the table, then lock onto the guy behind the counter and throw a knife at him, then melee the guy in between you and him. Next, lock on to the gunman in the larger dining area and throw a knife at him. Then you can throw a knife at the guy whose patrolling in the last area and melee the closer two dudes. Bam, should take 10-20 seconds.


For Fun & Games, enter the right door and knock the guy down. Kill the enemies that aggro onto you, then execute the guy on the ground. Run down the left corridor with the arcade cabinets and kill the wandering dude if you can, but don't stop until you get into the little closet in the top right with a guy inside, who you kill (duh). Doing so should have a melee and gun enemy aggroed onto you, so you can turn on them as they get close and kill them both. The last guy is in the topright of the map but he's a lone melee guy and easy to handle.

The second floor is the hard part. First you need to kill the shotgun guy then make a beeline to the far side of the arcade machine in the corridor which is sorta shaped like [. There's a few gunmen and dogs patrolling. Poke your head out for a second so they aggro then whip back into the corner by the arcade machine. There's also going to be a few melee guys who come in from the long corridor that's in the left of the level, but they're easy. Next, run down through the corridor to the room with the two gunmen. Kill them, then head back up to the top left room with three guys. You need to time it right or you won't melee fast enough to kill all three guys without dying. Make sure to execute the patrolling guy if you hit him with the door. Lastly, go to the right room with two gunmen in it. You can either poke your head out and lure them back (which is risky for score runs because your combo might time out) or throw knives at them (you might as well for the bonus and you don't really need your knives for anywhere else).


e: I know I've played too much of this game because I have every map memorized and can give walkthroughs without needing to consult the floor layouts. :frog:

Cuntellectual fucked around with this message at 01:23 on Feb 26, 2015

Cowcaster
Aug 7, 2002



OGS-Remix posted:

Pool cue and broken pool cue are indeed two separate ground kills. The frying pan/heated frying pan and boiling pot of water/empty pot of water are separate as well. Also if you've never used Carl, that's a special kill too. :unsmigghh:

That's ridiculous. Who's never used Carl?

Cowcaster
Aug 7, 2002




Yeah, you could do all this or you could realize that the Don Juan mask in addition to making doors lethal also makes executions against thugs who get knocked up against a wall so you execute them with a kick worth like 3,000 points a pop. Rules cheesing, maybe, wall kicking everyone to an A+ rating? Golden.

Oh, but you can't wallkick-execute cops for whatever reason. When you're assaulting the police station you're better off taking the frog mask and just never stop shooting cops.

Cuntellectual
Aug 6, 2010

Cowcaster posted:

Yeah, you could do all this or you could realize that the Don Juan mask in addition to making doors lethal also makes executions against thugs who get knocked up against a wall so you execute them with a kick worth like 3,000 points a pop. Rules cheesing, maybe, wall kicking everyone to an A+ rating? Golden.

Oh, but you can't wallkick-execute cops for whatever reason. When you're assaulting the police station you're better off taking the frog mask and just never stop shooting cops.

You also can't wear Don Juan as The Biker. :ssh:

Cowcaster
Aug 7, 2002



Anatharon posted:

You also can't wear Don Juan as The Biker. :ssh:

I'm dumb and can't read. But even taking that into consideration I managed to A+ everything as the Biker without even having to develop an in-depth strategy so I'll cling to that as my sole purpose for still living and breathing. Don't take it away from me.

Cowcaster
Aug 7, 2002



I've stickied this thread because I'm super psyched about Hotline Miami 2 and I'm disappointed that not everyone else is

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

Cowcaster posted:

I've stickied this thread because I'm super psyched about Hotline Miami 2 and I'm disappointed that not everyone else is

A Benevolent Mod

Galaga Galaxian
Apr 23, 2009

What a childish tactic!
Don't you think you should put more thought into your battleplan?!


I'm buying it as soon as I cash my paycheck and get home tomorrow.

Dark_Swordmaster
Oct 31, 2011

Cowcaster posted:

I've stickied this thread because I'm super psyched about Hotline Miami 2 and I'm disappointed that not everyone else is

The mobile client didn't let me see your av in motion. It is glorious.

Baron von Eevl
Jan 24, 2005

WHITE NOISE
GENERATOR

🔊😴
I really like how Cowcaster's trying to get everyone psyched for HM2 and everybody's response is "holy poo poo sweet avatar."

ninjewtsu
Oct 9, 2012

HM was one of my favorite games of all time I can not wait to waste away another 2 days playing the sequel nonstop

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
Cowcaster are you able to update OP's? You should put the AUS info in there

Mom with a blog
Jul 15, 2009

Comedy is basically self-deprecation.
Has anyone else experienced issues running this game on Windows 8? Every now and then the game will randomly crash, usually in large rooms with automatic gunfire. It's not too constant, but it's kind of a bummer when I'm destroying my way through mobsters and it crashes on the last room of guys.

RandallODim
Dec 30, 2010

Another 1? Aww man...

ninjewtsu posted:

HM was one of my favorite games of all time I can not wait to waste away another 2 days playing the sequel nonstop

This is my biggest problem right now, because I don't know when I'm gonna have a solid day or two to just blaze through the game without other things to do, and I feel like it'd be wrong to take more than one (extended) sitting to beat the whole thing.

TopHatGenius
Oct 3, 2008

something feels
different

Hot Rope Guy
Digital Special edition pre-ordered! I am soo psyched for this game. Of course the Payday 2 bonuses are fantastic. Thinking about playing through Hotline Miami again before the game comes out.

Milkfred E. Moore
Aug 27, 2006

'It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.'
Can Hotline Miami 2 be gifted to us Australian Goons?

Poolparty
Aug 18, 2013

Looks like it's region blocked in New Zealand too. I'm guessing it still hasn't been submitted for classification after what happened in Australia.

emanresu tnuocca
Sep 2, 2011

by Athanatos
For some reason it seems like the steam store page doesn't specify the difference between the deluxe edition and the regular one. I assume it's just the soundtrack?

Not that that's a bad thing I mean, Hotline Miami is the one game where getting the soundtrack in a convenient download is actually worth a bunch of dollars.

A Bystander
Oct 10, 2012

emanresu tnuocca posted:

For some reason it seems like the steam store page doesn't specify the difference between the deluxe edition and the regular one. I assume it's just the soundtrack?

Not that that's a bad thing I mean, Hotline Miami is the one game where getting the soundtrack in a convenient download is actually worth a bunch of dollars.

It's a Remix EP and a character pack for Payday 2.

HitmanAndQuitIt
Sep 13, 2002

dont take extercy

Milky Moor posted:

Can Hotline Miami 2 be gifted to us Australian Goons?

I really hope so!!

Drunken Baker
Feb 3, 2015

VODKA STYLE DRINK
I booked that whole week off. No just to play Hotline Miami, of course... I mean, I have a whole bunch of poo poo I need to do. But Wednesday is probably just going to be Hotline day!

VoLaTiLe
Oct 21, 2010

He's Behind you
I bought the special edition version of this I'm looking forward to the game but really want to see how they potray Jacket in Payday 2.

I have to start playing Payday with goons again :jihad:

girth brooks part 2
Sep 6, 2011

Bush did 911
Fun Shoe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJuR48PSCW8

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Hakkesshu
Nov 4, 2009


Seriously I'm way more excited for the new soundtrack than the actual game and it's a loving bummer that you can't buy it. I hope it shows up on Bandcamp or something soon.

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