Hi Fi Rush: Perfect Until Proven Otherwise | Castle Super Beast Clips

[@stevelopez6957]

The best part is that this feels like a game that everyone had in their head but never happened yet now we’re here, it’s free for many people, dropped instantly and absolutely met the expectations of many people’s imaginations

[@Kango234]

You should watch the interview Minnmax did with the director. Part of the reason Mikami greenlit this is because he's heard the proposal for it multiple times, but no one ever proved it could be fun.

[@allsmiles7106]

Wdym free

[@catharticgemini]

I bought the deluxe edition immediately after beating it on game pass and was so fucking happy to find the "I bought and got this shirt," in the custom menu

[@Sengial]

@@allsmiles7106 sorta free. It means instantly available to gamepass users. Gamepass imo is the bedt thing to happen to gaming in the last 5 years

[@MeAuntieNora]

It's funny because No Straight Roads from 2020 is essentially *exactly* proto Hi Fi Rush. Nobody seems to know that game though. Frankly Hi Fi Rush did it better/clearly had the bigger budget, but literally the entirety of Hi Fi Rush felt like deju vu to me, from the rhythm action featuring rock musicians to the dystopic corporate sci-fi hellcape to a focus on boss fights.

[@effluviah7544]

As a hearing disabled person, I can confirm, the visuals in the game fully compliment the rhythm at pretty much all times, thus making it playable even for people like me who would otherwise be way more likely to fuck up the beat. 10/10 fantastic game.

[@04Firedude]

Damn you can play without hearing? you're like Beethoven except if he were an epic gamer

[@nateszigeti3653]

@@04Firedude beethoven was an epic gamer 😤

[@B3N_Youtube]

AWESOME! I’m really happy that you were able to play the game like that. Only goes to prove that hi-fi Rush was made with great care ^^ awesome mate

[@DrAnimePhD]

I’ll be pissed if Hi Fi Rush doesn’t get nominated for GOTY. The amount of detail and care put into this masterpiece it deserves it

[@0962544]

The only other contender I can think of is stalker 2, (that is if it isn't jank as hell) and Hogwarts. Other than that, GOTY is secured

[@iveli_alpaca]

I doubt it will, since it's way too silly, and corny, and fun, and memorable, and inventive, and colorful. Plus, it released in January. For me? Hi-Fi Rush is being imprinted on my soul and holds a special place in my heart amidst my favorite games of all time. Awards be damned.

[@Mantis47]

It will get nominated but it will be absolutely robbed by whatever big AAA game is more relevant at the time of the awards.

[@LunaLinkle]

@@0962544tears of the kingdom is taking it for sure But it would be sick if hi-fi rush got nominated or won best soundtrack

[@kirbles2035]

Not to be rude, but why do people still care about the game awards? The winners never align with what most players actually think.

[@Mekasoundwave]

"Hi-Fi Rush reminds me of the final level of Elite Beat Agents" is the highest praise imaginable. That is an all timer finale to a game right there.

[@Katitorsi]

literally was my first thought during a very specific section near the end of the game

[@powerfulech0356]

Idk if anyone else found this yet, but I saved and quit right before the start of a boss section because I was done for the night. But when I came back, I was in the hideout with characters that shouldnt have been there yet, and Chai is like “hey why are you here, this doesn’t sound right” and they are like “you quit at a weird spot last night” and that level of detail really surprised me

[@ninetailedfox579121]

If you do that right before the final boss Peppermint actually gets mad at you.

[@goldsocks9999]

If you fail the final boss on the first phase, the boss gets mad at you!

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

@@goldsocks9999 “this epic duel on a rooftop and you die HERE? We didn’t even get to the GOOD stuff yet!” This is my first time hearing Roger in a villainous role (he usually seems to be either a hero or a deuteragonist) and he KILLS it

[@bigbadred8295]

My only complaint about Hi Fi Rush is that I'm not as good at it as I want to be. Other than that, 10/10

[@W4L3YT]

As soon as I saw a few minutes of gameplay for HI-Fi Rush, I did not hesitate to add it to the wishlist. I like it even more now that I know it was made by former Platinum Games developers/designers.

[@squid_superstar]

...that makes a lot of sense actually

[@NeutralGuyDoubleZero]

Glad woolie hopped on this right away. This game looks like if arc system works made a singleplayer game and it's spectacular

[@WTFisTingispingis]

It's the most Woolie game to come out in a while.

[@KeroKaminaX]

@@WTFisTingispingis one of the costume choices is even green hair!

[@colin1414]

shoutout to the super passive aggressive thread on the subreddit from a few days before the podcast where people were screaming at clouds about how Woolie was never ever gonna play this thing lmao

[@gameb9oy]

@@colin1414 fingers crossed it’s not an Arkham situation again

[@NeutralGuyDoubleZero]

@@colin1414 gotta love reddit

[@chrisdaughen5257]

Gameplay aside, the story plays it incredibly by the numbers for the most part: generic anime protag gets super powers and fights THE MAN while discovering the power of friendship to win. But so much passion was put into making everything entertaining as possible, players will have no problem getting into the setting and characters. This game proves you don't have to reinvent the wheel to make something good.

[@VonBoche]

I had no problems enjoying the game so I'd say you're right but the characters being such hollow archetypes was definitely a bummer. Even their designs I find uninspiring.

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

@@VonBoche I dunno about you but I don’t mind how simple the plot and characters are. This isn’t the kind of game that NEEDS that kind of complexity. It’s executed well enough that you can still get behind the characters pretty easily.

[@lbcyber]

50:45 Woolie's reaction is so perfectly ironic once you watch his playthrough and he just unconsciously dresses Chai as Viola

[@shortsrus]

Chai being voiced by Prompto/Akechi is genuinely the perfect choice

[@Americanbadashh]

He's also Spider-Man

[@cobaltordinaire5219]

and Kale is voiced by Sonic

[@lolrus5555]

Aaaaand Kenshiro

[@lolrus5555]

I was thrown for a bit of a loop when I found out his Japanese VA is Rex from Xenoblade 2, given my future fic writing plans ._.

[@djoshawott2850]

Honestly, I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking of Elite Beat Agents cheering on Chai when playing on beat.

[@deebznutz100]

Devil May Dance is something out of the blue we didn't know we needed!

[@kaizerdeath12]

Freaking congrats to the studio for daring to do the Announce-then-release-on-the-same-day gambit and then within the surprise, people are totally latching onto and loving it

[@MagillanicaLouM]

This seems like a Jetix cartoon mixed with No Straight Roads, so I'm signed up

[@cpard2d2]

He has some Nero mechanics like riding the guitar and the grappling hook. His combos kinda feel similar too with all the delayed moves but as far as personality they're indeed very different. If you haven't played it already, No Straight Roads tries the same, rhythm based combat, but it's not nearly as successful.

[@cdubsb3831]

No Straight Roads isn't a rhythm game. The enemies will act to the rhythm but the focus of the game is to quite literally play by your own beat of the drum.

[@cpard2d2]

@@cdubsb3831 mmm well the devs describe it as a rhythm infused something something so I believe them.

[@cdubsb3831]

@@cpard2d2 nope. Devs describe it as quote "a music-centric action game but NOT a rhythm game"

[@floppytokey]

NSR still has a lot of good in it, despite its setbacks. Music, art style, humor and general fun are pretty good. though it can get a bit repetitive.

[@cpard2d2]

@@cdubsb3831 yup, here's the steam description: Start a rock band & end the EDM empire in NO STRAIGHT ROADS, a rockin' action-adventure that mashes together rhythm-infused third-person combat with a kick-ass soundtrack!

[@raccoonofmotivation20]

Between this and metal hellsinger rhythm action is getting really good

[@KeroKaminaX]

and to an extent No Straight Roads

[@Bert_Bertsson]

Bullets Per Minute is fantastic if you've not tried it.

[@Darkerxz]

No Straight Roads was mid as hell

[@raccoonofmotivation20]

@@Darkerxz haven't played it, what is that

[@bargaintuesday812]

Metal Hellsinger would have been good but it's a broken game due to horrible sync issues.

[@fenris5932]

Spoilers: It does not get proven otherwise, at least imo

[@rasusbeijaminas2301]

I have some minor gripes (some QoL stuff about postgame and the 2nd phase of the final boss) but other than that, yeah perfect game

[@BESM1984]

two minor complaints are the parry is given to you very late(but I understand that it could be too many new mechanics at once) and the customization(characters is shown late as well) it's a 9.8/10 for me

[@WaluTime]

@@rasusbeijaminas2301 my two gripes are final boss phase 2 being so slow/boring yeah, and the flow getting so interrupted by rhythm parries later. when you're dealing with 3 rhythm parriable enemies in a wave it slogs the whole round down

[@Invader_Rin13]

One of my minor complaints is I wish the game just let you restart a fight right away. Instead of waiting for enemies to kill you. A bunch of times I felt like I could have done better and wanted to try again. Still do, post game.

[@vstpnv]

@@WaluTime you can parry the rhythm parry phase initiation and go combo that enemy instead, works with everyone other than one phase of a samurai

[@SageTheHedgehog1]

You guys also need to get in on No Straight Roads too Gameplays not as polished as hi fi, but it has just as much love put into it In many ways, that game walked before hi fi rush could run

[@WDSimp]

Boss music in that game is freaking stellar.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Yeah immediately came to mind watching that trailer. Not bad at all though, NSR is great

[@NEEDbacon]

And it has a Woolie in it.

[@KeroKaminaX]

woolie did say liek a million podcasts ago he was gonna do a playthrough of htat, no idea what happened

[@kannyboy1847]

NSR has a much stronger story, cast of characters and music if you ask me, while Hi-Fi Rush does all of this well, NSR does them just perfectly, then the rest, gameplay, animation, combat depth and replayability Hi-Fi Rush does better. So they both work really well together, both totally worth experiencing. NSR does suffer from being rougher around the edges, but not to the point it will ruin your experience, though I hear the Switch version might get a bit close to that sadly.

[@GodlessDarkness]

808 is also a cat that bobs to the beat, what a great name

[@vincenttorrijos9680]

This game is basically a GMV sync video turned into its own soundtrack in the form of a Character Action game

[@Tekh09]

I'm so happy Pat saw the Xenogears reference, I thought I was going fucking insane when I saw it, because WHO THE FUCK WOULD EVEN GET THAT BESIDES US WEIRD PEOPLE.

[@castform57]

I really like the description that Hi-fi rush looks and feels Viewtiful.

[@HalfAluminumChemist]

I actually cant remember the last time i played a game that was so fun and so perfect. Top 20 on my list at bare minimum.

[@NickHunter]

It's just so well executed. I still can't believe it's real. A pure joy to play

[@stevelopez6957]

I like one steam review that said “oh it’s No Straight Roads but good” and that’s no bash to no straight roads cause that game is made of passion it was just so janky and lackluster but the effort was there

[@BorntoOrnn]

IT'S NERO BECAUSE THEY BOTH HAVE ROBOT ARMS, MY GOD WOOLIE!

[@Kango234]

So what song do you guys think Geoff is going to pick for the Game Awards Orchestra this year?

[@Owl_Coup_Productions]

Too big to fail seems to be the standout

[@Kango234]

@@Owl_Coup_Productions Yeah I guess that is the "Rules of Nature" or "Undefeatable" of he game.

[@PlaidSuitPinstripeWorld]

I Cum Blood by Cannibal Corpse

[@KilogramHours]

It has to be Reflection

[@miguelnewmexico8641]

Tubthumpin by Chumbawumba

[@Alenthas]

god i knew vandalay was a reference to something, it was on the tip of my braintongue. this game is so good lmao

[@KeroKaminaX]

31:20 PLAYTHROUGH CONFIRMED LET'S GO also i cannot beliege a game in 2023 that isn't xenoblade has a blatant xenogears reference. game of the year. 37:24 / 37:57 i think an even more apt comparison for chai's rockstar thing is like if Yugi or Jaden from Yu-Gi oh said they wanted to be the king of games and get into duel monsters, but not because they know how to play or have a deck but because they thoguth duel disks look awesome 50:50 i love that with the custom outfits you can mix and match the sets too, so i have my Chai wiht a tiger print scarf, red Explorer guitar, slightly blue hair wiht yellow streaks, and a blue "mic" robot arm

[@dywonlever5759]

I’m glad somebody said it. Beat this game 2 days ago might be one of my favorite games of the past couple years it might be perfect I’m going through the challenge doors now. And I agree with woolie about the generic head

[@dywonlever5759]

And a playthrough from either one of y’all would be 🔥🔥

[@TyrantWesker]

You know Pat has already uploaded multiple streams of this game over the last few days, right?

[@dywonlever5759]

@@TyrantWesker didn’t know good looks for the info 👍🏽

[@TychoHoward]

I was already sold on the game and now Pat just makes me want to see how the hell they made 1,000,000 a _boss song_ because if they nailed it, I might just lose my shit.

[@kattastic9999]

Spoiler alert: They fucking _nailed_ it

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

It’s so insane

[@XShrike0]

I love underdog stories like this so much.

[@Pixeleyes00]

Finance level is gonna be a pop off mark my words. I literally screamed when that stage started.

[@bossbeartherock6034]

( posing and dancing EVERYWHERE )

[@sirlenemodesto2665]

Man you don't notice how rare character action games are until you realise you go back to a 2/3 year old game for the most recent one, atleast they are mostly solids 7 to 9 on gameplay...most of the time

[@KeroKaminaX]

hey you forgot the amazing character aciton game platinum released last year . . . . Nier automata end of yorha edition

[@Kango234]

Yeah I was telling my brother that part of the reason people, at least in these circles, are freaking out about it is that these games are rare. So when one literally drops out of nowhere from a developer no one expected, it's going to cause this kind of reaction.

[@MegaPieru3000]

Check out El Shaddai

[@LogieBear_]

The game's so good, I don't think I've seen anyone disappointed by it

[@samangelo2574]

Hi Fi Rush is the 4kids One Piece Rap version of Devil May Cry, and I mean that in the best way possible.

[@C24U_]

I would love for JJ to become Mikami’s successor after he finally retires from the video game industry

[@BlumenCT]

So is Hi-Fi Rush a jukebox musical

[@chinmin1942]

More than 0%, but I definitely wouldn't call it that

[@shinobi_magi]

I have had such a legitimate, unexpected blast playing this game. The art, the voice acting (even the NPCs have moments!) , the combat, the music, it's been a ride.

[@anacreon212]

honestly the music alone makes the game worth 2 plays throughs 1 with the licensed music and another with the in house music. Honestly this game is a perfect 10/10 game of the year. The sentiment of the game i have is best summed up as "it feels like it belongs on the game cube in the best way possible". Honestly that is the best compliment you can give to a game. It feels complete. Do i want more? hell yea give me more off the wall campy saturday morning cartoon shit like this.

[@qeridexis8604]

The fact that we're only a month in and GOTY is already dropped on us RIGHT NOW is unfair to every other game that will come out next. THE WORDS "DMC 6 devs should play this Tango games project" WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO COME OUT OF MY MOUTH BUT THEY FUCKING DID. WHAT KIND OF LUNCAY WORLD AM I LIVING IN?!

[@N.0rmus]

Good thing Itsuno's too busy working on Dragon's Dogma currently to even think of starting on DMC 6. This also means there's a chance for them to draw elements from Hi Fi Rush at the very start of the development.

[@qeridexis8604]

@@N.0rmus Dude. Just imagine : sacrafice some DT to bring out Lady or Trish in the combo like in HiFi using reverb to combo in your partners

[@durendal761]

@@qeridexis8604 Since 5 came out I've been struggling to think of what they could possibly add to Dante's kit, and somehow assists never came up.

[@prowlingmonkey]

I'm always glad when I find a game or movie or whatever, and I smile the whole way through.

[@TheLaur200]

The streamer mode in this game is amazing because the tracks fit so well. There is only one fight, the lunch hall one, where the licensed music feels so much better because INVADERS MUST DIE!

[@iannordin5250]

Chai is our wonderful indestructible moron.

[@xananax21]

Woolie's Pokeomon reference is more accurate than it should be when you remember that ASH DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A FUCKING PIDGEY WAS FIRST TIME HE SAW IT!!!

[@HeroTen10]

WHAT! This has Viewtiful energy!? I'm getting this game right now!

[@jeremiah5511]

Never before in my life have I been given something I didn't know that I wanted, but ALWAYS thought about, that MAX EXCEEDED my expectations.

[@Ultimaniacx4]

22:56 Woolie says as he takes a dollar off the table.

[@marcellosilva9286]

Of course it's perfect, developers had experience and love for action games and it was directed by a JoJo, giving everyone a massive buff.

[@marcellosilva9286]

@@nyarancia Yeah, John Johanas, the director of Hi-Fi Rush and previously, Evil Within 2.

[@nickelakon5369]

What's cooler is that "jackets" isn't just jackets and shirts aren't just t-shirts. You can buy button up shirts, you can buy hoodies, you can buy a "power ranger"-esque cosplay, and armor made of trash

[@Lanewreck]

Coming back to this, the xenogears reference is bc they were breaking the fourth wall and copying what they did when they ran out of time and money. It was brilliant.

[@ScorchtheHawk]

It gets better: when they realized they had to cut a level due to time, they reached out directly to Square and the creative team behind Xenogears to ask for their blessing for this joke. Not only did they approve, but they pitched in to make sure the reference was done well

[@night1952]

Finally played it, it's great, love how many combo routes there are so far and I just beat level 2.

[@Rodus125]

Hi-fi actually reminded me about a game that came out, like, half a year ago, called "Soulstice" It was basically DMC-like in the style of Berserk/Demon's Souls. It wasn't as good as Hi-Fi because of some camera problems and wierd default controls, but i realized that nobody really talked about it, even though it was a descent game imo. P.s. i remembered it because of DMC-like move set discussion

[@diegomedina9637]

Uffff this title aged like the finest Xbox branded Milk possible.

[@jerQCote]

HiFi Rush makes me think of my idea for an infamous sequel in which you would have sounds powers and therefore constantly play music to power yourself up. My idea would be that you would sync your Spotify account to play to the rythm of your personal playlists, shifting to higher/lower tempo songs to attack faster/lower

[@leithaziz2716]

The guy with the power to replicate stuff from Video Games in Second Son is kinda close. But that's a way more creative idea you brought up.

[@tyrelle000]

The mc is like Nero and handsome Jack combined

[@catharticgemini]

The shaun of the dead pitch makes PERFECT fucking sense because you feel it immediately in a later Track where the moment I heard a particular guitar riff I was fuckin in love with the game like, NIN rules but I didn't expect the other tracks

[@ShinPepsiman]

I agree about the platinum part. I dig that how they like to add different gameplay parts in their games but they always end up being too long or too frequent. They should make them much shorter and less frequent or just make them separate mini games accessible outside of the main game. With these kinds of games people just wanna fight. At least most of the time

[@JDMC13]

Pat is correct. Play with streamer mode until the last 2 levels then switch it off. That is the best experience.

[@KeroKaminaX]

*3 levels. Invaders Must Die is MANDATORY

[@bogusbilliam79]

I wonder what Hi Fi Rush sounds like in Pat's head..

[@MintDepression]

Hi Fi Rush is so good... it reminds me of the games of eld and gives me the good feels.

[@deadnalive9166]

15:28 I hope one day Pat and Woolie checkout Soulstice, bc that game also have the controller rumble, audio and visual cues for the delayed combos (x,x, (hold),x,x,x). And the game release 2 months before Bayo3.

[@otakon17]

I have been WAITING for this.

[@dootdootington386]

He literally has Nero's moves.

[@yvastel8153]

52:18 The people who made this possible are using black magic. I'd be content on making a game that looks like Megaman Legends, but if people have found ways to take it up several notches... That is just amazing to know.

[@In-The-Zone]

Its Godhand May Cry with Phoenix Wright characters and I'm all here for it.

[@bearshark5941]

808 in Japanese is pronounced Ya-Oh-Ya, like lyrics in a rock song. That's a triple pun.

[@DinsRune]

"Rhythm Nero?" You mean, _"Devil May Dance?"_

[@vstpnv]

Streamer mode is definitely very good, that's a lot more effort than those usually get (with muting the music or public domain stuff) If you listen to game OST and licensed versions back to back though you notice that they are kinda the same songs with different lyrics (if there are any) and tiny change-ups in instrumentation and vocals, even with same intermissions and shit, right to the point where original music feels like alien covers of licensed songs from parallel dimension, which kinda makes me a bit less into it. At the same time I don't think there was any other way to solve that in a game like this, where everything is synchronized to licensed music. If they do a sequel at some point I hope they just invite vocalists to sing to their original music, like Hellsinger did.

[@Horatio787]

Wow, didn't expect Woolie to go for FF9 as his next FF. That would've been my recommendation after 6 as a good followup, but I wasn't expecting that trajectory. Was expecting 7 next because popular.

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

*woolie plays game for an hour* "This is the best game ever!"

[@WineRedEchos]

I was on the fence about getting this game. I had to buy it during this video.

[@Rev3rberations]

No Straight Roads walked so Hi-Fi Rush could run.

[@razorburn645]

Just by the style I'm getting serious Storm Hawks vibe.

[@Pyrozoid]

bro I've never gotten more hype about the GDC talk (that's hopefully coming) than the one for Guilty Gear Xrd.

[@ThatSamoanGuy]

Side note: The 3rd Rock Tipping System is horribly dehumanizing and if anyone ever did that to me, not only would it NOT be funny but I would spit and tell them to keep the money to buy a real game, cuz I'm not playing. Super fucked up.

[@Birmanncat]

When it rains it pours.

[@beat-man5167]

having NUMBER GIRL on the soundtrack alone got my eyes on the game

[@bigchomp6892]

Hi Fi rush is one of those games I'm sure I would love if I didn't have the rhythm sense of a sloth and the parry skills too match

[@garsedj]

A great contender for game of year, i suppose AAAAAI SUPPOSE 👏👏🐒

[@rembrandtbrown6450]

I knew what you were referencing Pat, don't worry, you were playing to at least an audience of 1.

[@CelynBrum]

I think Chai should be a red-head to match the orange enemies.

[@bossbeartherock6034]

Jumping jack flash is a great song, that is all .

[@welshwilderbeast]

there is an option for low latency monitors it's under gameplay, but there's nothing for higher latency. It's just a straight on off for low latency mode. Could still do with a proper latency adjuster but there's not nothing

[@The_Queen_Chrysalis]

CSB clips? AN HOUR LONG CLIP? nice.

[@BbNaB]

Just had the thought: No More Heroes -> Ho More Neros

[@aoihitori]

It's been awhile since a Real good game that everyone can agree on.

[@GunterThePenguinHatesHugs]

Takes me back to what triple A game of the mid 2000s〜early 2010s would be before the open-world takeover? Although I think I would really like it, the fun corniness just doesn't vibe with me. An ADVENTURE TIME version of this would be right on the money for me though 👌😆

[@ElvenSonic]

More like early 2000s - mid 2000s. Early 2010s was the open world takeover/“we can’t realistically make an hd game that runs at 30fps, so here’s a game at 576p running at sub 20fps with basically no action based gameplay to compensate. It’s cinematic like this so you’ll be ok with it.”

[@Dead__Space]

This is the only time I've ever wanted an xbox

[@deathdude42]

I beat it just barely on normal mode and only by ignoring all fancy combos and investing all my gears into health upgrades and abuse of the energy drink heal super move. Fucking loved playing it but by god i suck hot dogshit at it. Never once cracked the 60% accuracy rating across an entire level.

[@bazzjedimaster]

Still waiting Woolie's reaction to the SF6 footage, feels like everybody and their mom have reacted to it before him

[@junaidazam12]

Good game , will definitely recommend to others !

[@IamTheManWithNoName]

Really surprised Woolie went with the "3rd Rock Tipping System" and didn't just say "boxing round scoring" which is essentially the same thing. At the start of each round both boxers start with 10 out of 10 points and by the end of the round, points get deducted based on performance and other factors.

[@KeroKaminaX]

what if No Straight Roads was made by arksys

[@ShinPepsiman]

Ive said this many times already and I'll say it again. Hopefully this brings much needed attention to Japanese games. We've been getting these kinds of games since the ps2 days but most of the time they've underperformed, gone under the radar or were just needlessly shat on. We can't keep saying we're tired of the same AAA games but don't support the ones that actually innovate and try new things. We got a buncha stuff coming sooner and later. Wanted Dead, bayo origins, a new vanillaware game, project gg, slitterhead, drainus, etc. Let's at least be on the lookout for these and other japanese games as well

[@ThatZeroChameleon]

So is Hi Fi Rush basically No Straight Roads but more focus on the gameplay rather than the music? if so then fuck yeah.

[@CountofBleck]

Its kind of funny how not too long ago people were harping on Forspoken for the Whedonism dialogue, but this game is praised for it despite it being everywhere. Just goes to show what a flashy art style and leaning more into the cartoony nature can do for audience perception and enjoyment!

[@Tekh09]

The game is also entirely sincere with its plot and characters. It's cheesy and over the top, but the characters treat the situation like it affects their lives, because it does. They save most of the jokey dialogue for side stuff, like the gears=money mechanic and the hidden doors in the levels.

[@arsenelupin9697]

I don't agree with that categorization. Whedon dialogue is not the same as cheesy/goofy dialogue. The former is always superficial and exudes an aura of cynicism, whilst the latter - if done well - can be very charming and still emotionally resonate with the audience.

[@LaughingMan008]

If were gonna talk about Edgar Wright movies and awesome soundtracks, all of yall better go watch Baby Driver, if you haven't!

[@MegaPieru3000]

No level selection is terrible, especially when some missable collectibles are combat moves.

[@Wolf_Nanaki]

You unlock Level Select once you finish the game. You can go back and get the stuff you missed, try the level on a different difficulty, or find secrets that weren't accessible before. There's a post-game story that involves returning to the previous levels.

[@Shonen_Hero]

There is, but you gotta beat the game to unlock it

[@LeeONardo]

And yet with all the aids to help, DSP cannot play this for his life lol