It's finally out, the sequel to one of my most loved games has finally been released! And after having a few hours to explore the new story Dennaton Games have masterfully created and also to soak in the synthey bassey soundtrack that always seems to sync up perfectly with you playing.
HM2 opens up with the opening to a slasher flick called "Midnight Animal". After a short cutscene you're given control of the Pig Butcher (he's based off of Jacket from Hotline Miami 1 and the movie is based on the events of the first game) and rampage through a house killing everyone, enemy or not, while you learn the controls of the game.
After learning the basics and starting your game after being dropped into the main menu you get your first look at the fans. The fans are a group of "vigilante" types who want to follow Jackets example and kill Russian mobsters for the 50 blessings project. After a bit of chatting they settle for patrolling around looking for random thugs to kill.
Each playable character in HM2 is defined by a unique trait. For example, the fans consists of 5 members; Corey who wears a zebra mask and is incredibly agile allowing them to roll and dodge attacks and gunfire, Tony who wears Jackets own Tony the tiger mask (how he got it is unknown, also not the cereal tony the tiger) and can't use guns but throws lethal punches, Alex & Ash a twin team Alex (the sister) leads the two with a chainsaw while Ash (the brother) follows closely with a firearm, and finally Mark who wears a bear mask and starts the level dual wielding sub machine guns and carrying spare ammo for it and can shoot in front or directly to both his sides.
The game is really fun and manages to feel like a completely new experience compared to the original hotline Miami. The levels have way more open space and incorporates gun play a whole lot more which leads to a more varied and interesting experience when you play. I don't want to say too much about the game now as its still very new and I don't want to spoil too much, but I will do a more in depth review later on.
*I'll upload a short clip of me playing when I've got some time to record*
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