Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number - Roller Mobster / Le Perv | Reacting To Video Game Music!

[@AStandsForFrench]

Hotline Miami is a very interesting game where you view it from a directly overhead position, and have to kill(in the most brutal, gory way the pixel style can convey) your way through stages full of mobsters and criminals. you yourself are one of any number of characters depending on the stage, and in basically every case yourself a horrific murderer, serial killer, cop, etc, slaughtering your way through a drug dealer den or sex trafficker hideout or whatever. nobody in hotline miami is a good person. the entire game is trying to figure out how to basically perfectly john wick or equilibrium your way through a level without getting hit because a single hit in 99% of cases will instantly kill you. if you've ever played SUPERHOT think of it like that, except that you're doing it in real time instead of slow motion.

[@JessesAuditorium]

Sounds wholesome :)

[@AStandsForFrench]

also the music is, of course, utterly insane. just some of the most wild tracks both in good and bad ways sometimes. carpenter brut of course features in it but plenty of other amazing composers contributed to it. Probably my favorite Hotline Miami track is Escape From Midwitch Valley by Carpenter Brut, with its insane buildup into one of the most absurd rollercoaster rides down from the peak. but others like M.O.O.N. - Hydrogen, M.O.O.N. - Crystals, Knock - Knock, essentially anything contributed by Pertubator(Miami Disco, Electric Dreams, Roller Mobster and Le Perv as you experienced, Sexualizer, Remorse, etc), Scattle - Inner Animal, Jasper Byrne - Voyager, M.O.O.N. - Dust, Magna - Divide, Vestron Vultures - New Wave Hookers, Magic Sword - In The Face Of Evil, Mitch Murder - Frantic Aerobics, El Huervo - Rust, Magic Sword - The Way Home, Mega Drive - Slum Lord, Ross Fortune - Bad Ending, Mega Drive - Acid Spit, LipPi Sound - Abyss, Scattle - Roller Mobster Remix, and as I've made this list I realize I've put in over half of the first Hotline Miami's soundtrack and a good chunk of the second one's as well. truly two of the best game soundtracks of all time.

[@DeviDoesNothing]

OH MY GOD CARPENTER BRUT I ACTUALLY SCREAMED FUCK YES

[@CasualCoreK]

Regarding where the songs play: constantly throughout a level. It does not matter what happens in the level. The pounding EDM soundtrack and the rapid cycles of attempts, deaths, and respawns really create a trancelike vibe.

[@cius2112]

Not EDM, Synthwave.

[@Rokkettdog]

Hotline miami 2 has a mix of original and licensed songs. I believe most of the actual level themes, (roller mobster/le perv for ex) are licensed songs from various artists. Also fun fact: Roller Mobster has been featured in Hotline Miami 2, Hacknet, and probably other games as well : ) Hm 2's soundtrack is quite similar to Furi's but with a bit more variety in atmosphere due to the game's story.

[@NipplesTheEnchilada2323]

Fun Fact: Roller Mobster is also used in the game Hacknet, which came out the same year as Hotline Miami 2.

[@ExtraaShhadow]

Omg hotline Miami, you're gonna be hearing so many good songs from this franchise. The game is super hard so you're gonna be hearing these songs for a while, so it's a good thing each and every song is a banger

[@Aiscence]

There's actually a concert you can see on youtube from the channel arte concert with the title "Carpenter Brut - Hellfest 2023 - ARTE Concert". It's pretty cool if you want to hear him perform live Otoh, if you want to play those games, they are like 10hours if one day you are looking for shorter games. it's pretty frenetic and really fun when you get into it

[@scottwatrous]

I remember seeing them when Leather Teeth just dropped and it was such a good show. Great live experience for this style of music.

[@MrDesrot]

I used to speed run the game levels individually for the best times, mainly because this game is such an excellent experience with amazing music and frantic gameplay. I definitely recommend playing it, not for the channel, but for yourself. I guarantee that you will enjoy them!

[@Boyzby]

I played on Vita and had to make sure that I was at least top 100 on every stage-that's how much I loved the game.

[@HeraldBFC]

Look, hey, no comment needed, Carpenter Brut is just great. Trilogy and Leather Teeth are absolutely packed with bangers. Only track I would have added is Turbo Killer. Goddamn.

[@JessesAuditorium]

Oh hey, I messaged you on both Patreon & Discord but still haven't heard back >_>

[@AyyPinkShades]

Carpenter Brut is still tied for my fave liveshow, such a good group. Even the songs that I view as sorta overplayed are still great and hit like a fucking truck! Hotline Miami is what popularized these the most, so even with them being licensed, it's still fitting for this imo (content id, willing anyway!)

[@AyyPinkShades]

Thought I'd also add, given some of the thoughts you have throughout, that I could see both games being something you'd decently be into, but I don't think they're too similar to anything you've played on stream so far. It's mechanically just a fairly simple top-down shooter, but most of its weight is entirely in its aesthetic, narrative, and addictiveness. Most of the game, and subsequently a good amount of the music, is soaking in inspiration from that 80's-Miami crime world you weren't to far from describing, as well as Giallo horror and hysteria of the era. I'm a little fuzzy, but the first game can definitely be beaten within 6 hours, and the second game is only a little longer than that. I think seeing a single trailer or level of gameplay out of context would be enough to tell if it's your speed or not, thankfully :)

[@Sekainoowaride]

Roller Mobster is one of my fav songs ever. Too much good music going around lol 😂 ❤

[@MrGhostToast]

A pleasant surprise to see you reacting to caprenter brut today, perhaps today really is a merry christmas

[@laddersmitty]

i love hotline miami. hm2 is a really violent top-down arcade style game that is very hard and you have to chain kills together quickly and with variety to get a high score. it's very psychadelic, too.

[@Kurlija]

Never thought you'd cover these since I thought of them as licenced tracks, but it made for a great Christmas present! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all!

[@masonsgames3701]

From what i recall, Hotline Miami came out back in 2007 or 2008, which at the time, retrowave was pretty underground even on youtube, even though there were people composing for it. Hotline miami was to take place in the mid 1980s so they needed a soundtrack to fit the theme. They gathered some music composers and asked to either use some of their music, or had them make unqiue tracks for the game. Hotline miami was one the biggest indie games of that year. Next to FTL. Which also introduced a lot of new people to the new type of music and the people who make it.

[@Fuzunga]

You're pretty far off, actually. Hotline Miami came out in 2012, and the sequel was 2015.

[@franck-oq4jv]

It came out in 2012, a year after the movie Drive came out... NightCall, the song that appears in Drive (2011), came out in 2008.

[@masonsgames3701]

Yeah I was off on the years, the sentiment still stands, HLM really helped popularize retrowave

[@mnl34]

i was waiting until either Hotline Miami 1 or 2 got requested but of course the second one is on top in terms of tracks, hell yeah

[@Grinner_J]

The choice of Hotline Miami's music ranges from "Just go kill things and have a great time," to "Know what you're killing for." There are tracks from the first game like, "Miami Disco," by Perturbator that sound very upbeat and arcade-like as you would expect, but have a bit of tension about them. Even with "Le Perv," that ending section is so different than the rest of the music, like it's building up slowly as you fight your way out of hell about to reach the exit. These kinds of tracks going along with the action in the game and the themes and the background story. Emotion radiating from the synthesizer.

[@TheReanimator1983]

Would highly recommend watching the music video for Le Perv. Brut uses footage from the Slasher movie "Murder Rock" from 1984

[@glockenspiel604]

In terms of what you were expecting from Hotline Miami based on its name, paradise warfare also from Brut is closer to what you described.

[@thezoobster2060]

Long time hotline miami fan here, like you saw from the synopsis and some other comments, yes, hotline miami is a top down shooter; but it is HYPER violent with environmental storytelling, extreme gore, and punishing difficulty where you typically will always die in a single hit while having to fight overwhelming amounts of enemies and rip them to shreds. I won't mention the plot because I think it's better discovered yourself, but I think you'd like it if you can see yourself being thrown at challenging levels over and over and over until you get them perfect + also just stylistic 80s vibes

[@laddersmitty]

i think you would like the vibes and style of hotline miami but whether you'll like the gameplay or not is gonna depend on if you like really difficult arcade style games. i will say, it's got a super meat boy thing going on where the respawn is so fast with no loading and you don't have to worry about lives or losing progress or anything.

[@charliegc6351]

Hey! At last my request is here! Hell yeah 🤟 And my two favorite songs from the entire franchise in one video! Happy X-mas indeed! Regarding your question if you would like Hotline Miami, I think you would LOVE it. They're filled with nothing but bangers and they are short, memorable experiences. As far as I know, the only original songs for the game were made by El Huervo: Daisuke, Crush, Turf, and Rust.

[@zalf1641]

The Hotline Miami games are fun AF to play, have crazyyy storylines and the music speaks for itself. Nobody has a bad time playing those games :D

[@UltimateCerberus]

You gotta play Hotline Miami. Besides the excellent soundtrack, it is a good game in terms of both gameplay and story. It is filled with characters that range from being tragic, evil, violent, or misguided, with their own guns and mechanics. There is much to Hotline Miami I would love to tell you about, but those are better to be experienced than told.

[@CL4MP]

This game and FURI have introduced me to Carpenter Brut. Fantastic band edit: and yes, I think you would love Hotline Miami 1+2 😁

[@nans4147]

No way, it finally happened. I hope you'll hear more tracks from Perturbator, such as Technoir and Sexualizer, he's also a legendary performer who came from Hotline Miami. By the way, the developers themselves said that - HM just a big mixtape

[@baraal_]

Had to wait to post, was at 69 comments. Both tracks come off the '17 album Trilogy. However, this game released in '15. So, there's the confusion haha. Both games are an absolute blast, when you're in the right headspace for it. Leather Teeth is a must listen, btw ;D

[@WraxTV]

Hey, if you wanna know what HLM is about, check out the HLM2 Trailer. (As a carrot on the stick, the music for the HLM2 trailer is ALSO Carpenter Brut)

[@1gnore_me.]

gotta listen to moon's song hydrogen next, fucking incredible track that was also featured on the OST

[@13KuroNekoXIII]

Well funfact.. Hotline Miami and Payday happens in the same universe.. also which by extension John Wick too

[@LowSkillPlays]

The first Hotline Miami has a much different soundtrack than 2 but its still very good. The game is a lot of fun, its colorful, vibrant and super violent and you have these awesome EDM-style tracks playing as you're murdering everyone.

[@Pat_Mc_Garry]

hotline miami (first and second game) are so good, gameplay and story wise, but also the music, i recommand these games big time

[@UnAwedKDM]

Hotline Miami also had a great and very iconic crossover with Payday 2. I can’t remember the specific tracks but I know they must be insane.

[@emmanuelbustos2693]

OH OH OH HOTLINE MIAMI OMG Probably one of the most iconic indie games. Its a very enjoyable series, both of the games are very short. They have a fast gameplay, great messages and themes, and very atractive both visually and in music. About the thing you talk about on the end, the first game is more like that, chiller and more "synth". The second game is much more heavy. Its different, in truth both games are very different in difficulty.

[@chupasaurus]

Most tracks in Hotline Miami 2 were chosen by devs from submissions by musicians. Le Perv existed before the game was announced while Roller Mobster could be written with game in mind, but the stuff Brut did at the time was already a perfect fit.

[@theaceofone2610]

11:08 so... if Doomguy was in the 80s and did a line of coke before fighting demons?

[@Fuzunga]

The music in this game was not composed for it specifically. Because the first game's success, the developer started getting requests from artists asking if their music could be featured in the sequel. They got something like 200 submissions and picked 50 of them. Actually, I remember Le Perv more from being used in Toonami promos. They used it to advertise an anime called Dimension W, which made it look awesome even though it turned out kind of lame. They used some Carpenter Brut to advertise the last season of Samurai Jack too, which was awesome.

[@vikingzeroone9647]

Oh, I guess that's why I sometimes see Samurai Jack Edits with Carpenter Brut's music.

[@tanner3270]

MORE HOTLINE MIAMI PLS 💜💜💜

[@SquirtleSquady]

12:57 going as fast as I can and doing well in the level when this part plays is my own personal adrenaline booster

[@zetastein6031]

the game's songs are probably gonna be a bit different because most of them are not composed by carpenter brut (definitely a mix), but they definitely have their style. i'd say most are pretty different from nightcrawler, as an example, cus that one is too passive. Otherwise about the gameplay ( no spoilers ): the only problem might be that it can be kinda hard or frustrating, even though restarting is very fast. Its also obviously fast paced. I liked the songs so much that i still play mods to find new unique ones.

[@AntlionUncletruthin]

Oh! Merry Christmas to everybody's ears!

[@leonsdx]

Fuck yeah Hotline Miami is banger after banger 🔥

[@shinokurosaki802]

02:50 He sound so excited :>

[@diggory4ii385]

ROLLER MOBSTER BEST CHRISTMAS

[@kizznillroy07]

You know what’s crazy? Carpenter Brut is a legendary synthwave producer and has an insanely strong showing in Hotline Miami 2, but I would argue Perturbator is even better. This is not meant to be disrespectful to CB in any way, because these songs are absolute fucking bangers. Jesse you have to play these games. I would absolutely die to see you react to Perturbator’s and Mega Drive’s tracks in HM 2.

[@KosmosUnity]

Carpenter Brut !!!! Yeahhhhh !!! And again, you should listen to Turbo Killer ! :)

[@lanonyme-vod8090]

Carpenter Brut rules French dood too 🫡🥖

[@thecitrusscale5465]

Oh Furi is how I got introduced to Carpenter Brut and I have been a fan ever since, if you can even believe it's possible, check out the live versions of these songs and somehow they're BETTER?! Great video friend! See you in 2025!

[@jonathanshirley4366]

You have really opened the flood gates by listening to hotline miami music. Both of these songs are from the second game which has a way better soundtrack. You should also listen to Sexualizer by Pertrubator and She swallowed burning coals by Eltigr3. Fucking absolute bangers there's no other way to put it. Glad you're listening to these games' music.

[@SquirtleSquady]

Carpenter Brut/Hotline Miami/Darksynth is all sick.

[@woodchuck94og]

France definitely has the best dark synth bands The music always reminds me of 80s slasher movies

[@treagoplays]

hotline maimi is a action puzzle series masquerading as a beat em up :P (i say only half jokingly) You're basically a person tasked with murdering everyone in a location and everyone dies (nearly) instantly including yourself if you touch them. Lots of the gameplay is about figuring out how to kill absolutely everyone with as little resistance as possible as quickly as you can. Furi is a good comparison point actually. Furi is a little more forgiving on purpose. Hotline wants you to basically die repeat over and over and in like 10-20 second chunks If you liked furi, you'd be at home with hotline miami

[@Zephhi]

I'd like to know why you think it's masquerading as a beat em up, seems really odd to say that even half jokingly

[@coltj5907]

You might want to make a Furi playlist on your Vod channel

[@AJTDaWin]

Definitely need to listen to Evil Eye and Hot Pursuit from Payday 2, made for the hotline Miami collab and they are absolute bangers

[@Maxim.Nazarenko]

Carpenter Brut - Trilogy. Rare album, where every track is great.

[@laddersmitty]

by the way, payday 2 actually had a hotline miami crossover dlc

[@DatBashy]

If you have the chance, go watch him live! It's so good

[@RenHeng_canon]

YEEEESS I LOVE THESE SONGS❤❤❤ Also: Please listen to "Escape from midwich valley" too by Carpenter Brut as well!!!! MY FAV 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@botindeldiablo]

Its a mix: much like Lobotomy Corporation both games got some original songs and the rest are just the devs playlist.

[@Dionysus-207]

more Hotline Miami - MOON - Hydrogen and iamthekidyouknowhatimean - Run next, please 🙏🙏🙏

[@ivanmedrano5154]

If you like Carpenter Brut, you gotta watch Blood Machines, its a movie that's a great vehicle for their music.

[@Necro-xy5ej]

Oh shiiiiit Finally, he reacts to absolute peak

[@scottwatrous]

Most HM tracks are not wholly original to the games. (Though HM1 was using some pretty deep cuts that I don't think were known at all until the game dropped.) Either way, this era of Carpenter Brut, collected in the TRILOGY album, was so good. The music videos that were collages of old movies full of blood and tits and cars. (Which, good thing you didn't react to the Le Perv video.) And then Turbo Killer had a killer unique video that still goes hard today. These guys took the French House sound and put that retro grindhouse horror vibe over it. And the result is epic. The Midnight is a great band too, but they fit into that more melancholic noir space. Some of their tracks could have fit into the Hotline Miami games potentially, but, not in the areas where Carpenter Brut does.

[@Garfield.]

Hotline Miami and it’s sequel is as much a gameplay celebration of the most difficult and intense mechanics of top down shooters, drowning in 80s aesthetic and ultraviolence as much as it is a condemnation of those very concepts. Though the soundtrack is made up by a variety of composers and artists, it’s all chosen specifically to be hypnotic with how the game plays. By combining that look with this soundtrack and a surprisingly In-depth story, it helps to force the player to ask questions about why we enjoy this type of violence in video games. I think my favorite way this is shown is how you have to imagine that the moment you kill the final enemy, all the music stops, the combo counter goes away and you’re left to walk back to your car looking at what you’ve done. Great game

[@Sekainoowaride]

And yes, "seldomly" is a proper word~

[@Zephhi]

It's so awesome

[@MagnyusG]

Kill or Be Killed music.

[@Sekainoowaride]

Hotline Miami 2 is a bit longer, but the gameplay premise is the same. Maybe a tad bit more difficult.

[@gregbrown8881]

This is kinda crazy because I've heard of the Hotline Miami games before, but no one ever told me anything about the music. I love music that has a retro vibe, especially when the artist(s) puts their own spin on it (Check out Signature by Jazz Emu - kzbin.infotwjYkn1iaMw). The music in this game has a heavy 80's or 90's sound, but much more hyped up or aggressive. I feel like I could chill out at the beach all day listening to this soundtrack, but it still works perfectly with the high-adrenaline action of the game. 15/10 - I'm in love.

[@paintedpig3021]

I'll see you on the roof

[@LukeCaptain94]

Electronic overhead Doom is a good description of the game. I'm leaning towards ''you won't enjoy playing it'', unless you enjoy Doom maybe? Honestly just watch a couple of minutes of gameplay. It won't be anything spoilery and you will get a good idea about it.

[@nikeanton7870]

Hi, Jessie. Any chance that your reaction to "Into Free" from Dragon's Dogma can be viewed again? It's a fun video that I liked watching, but it can't be viewed now.

[@JessesAuditorium]

The band blocked it, it is my only video that has ever been made unavailable.

[@nikeanton7870]

​@@JessesAuditorium I understand. I just wondered if it can be uploaded elsewhere, if that's possible and safe for your channel. Even the Wayback Machine can't play that one specific video. But if there's nothing else that can be done, I appreciate the response, at least.

[@vanta6132]

I'm sure it's been said but PLEASE play Hotline Miami, at least the first one. It's one of those pieces of media that feel more like an experience than just "I'm gonna play a game to have some fun", and it is plenty fun, too.

[@vanta6132]

If not on stream (which would be sick) just to experience it in your own time. Lots of good music, lots of good action gameplay, weirdly profound by the end.

[@gibkiynet3862]

Le Perv is truly a masterpiece. As of the game, whenever i hear this track, my brain hits me with memories HM2 level where it plays, and it amplifies the experience so much!! This ascending feeling fits with escaping prison where pretty much everybody were paid to get rid of you. This transformation from intimidating intro boss fight to triumphant theme of reaching freedom. Love it so much

[@critfinyti7355]

to reply to your early question, I don't think these songs unlike the ones in furi were made for the game.

[@Maxim.Nazarenko]

So was it your first time listening to this tracks?

[@SilverKnight16]

Welp, time to listen to Carpenter Brut for the 10th time this month...

[@nikitashmarkov3307]

HELL YEAH HOTLINE MIAMI🔥🔥(if you want to play the second game its better to finish the first one)

[@ExtraaShhadow]

Also yes I think you would love hotline miami, music and story wise but I'm not sure how you would feel about the gameplay. The first game is super short tho, and since you beat furi you could 100% beat hotline miami as well

[@Sekainoowaride]

Hotline Miami is short, but VERY VERY HARD, you have 1 Hp and you are facing anywhere from 20 to 50+ goons every stage, they have guns and no, you cannot dodge bullets 😂

[@cooler_carpington]

Yes, you can dodge bullets with smart manouvering

[@johnnychopsocky]

"Just imagine playing a video game and this comes on" That's basically the Hotline Miami soundtrack experience in a nutshell.

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

I feel like CB sold out cuz he make very cheesy music nowadays his older stuff is great and filled with passion

[@ДаниярИткулов]

Hotline Miami is a very influential game. The reason it's soundtrack reminds you of other games is because they might be inspired by it