Hi-Fi RUSH

Gorgeous cell shaded graphics, likeable characters that are actually funny, and hack and slash gameplay perfectly melded with both licensed music and an original soundtrack. A game like this is easy to mess up, and even harder to get right, but they managed to nail it.

Everything works flawlessly

Playable anime

This game is insanely good, the combat system is extremely good, new ennemis are regulary intruduce, the art style is gorgeous. Short, but PEAK.

It took me an entire playthrough to "get" Hi-Fi Rush. Upon beating the game, and even still, I don't quite agree with its cult status. It didn't quite hit for me, which was surprising considering I liked all of Tango's other games. For me, at several times during my first playthrough experience I found myself frustrated and, despite the game's constant high energy, strangely bored. Much of it feels overtaken by ponderous sections where the game introduces a mechanic to you with a tutorial, and then stops the action to once again re-explain the tutorial to you. I get it. I understand the central conceit of the game is to attack on the beat. Stop reminding me of it three separate times in 10 minutes. And beyond those sections towards the middle of the game, I found the ratio of fights to exploration lacking. I frequently found myself itching to prove myself against the game's robotic enemies only to be stymied by a 20 minute exploration section, all too briefly interrupted with a fight against 3 robots, only to resume another 20 minute exploration section. Not to mention a few frustrating arenas and boss fights that take the wind out of your sails. However, when its mechanics star…

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