Given the recent shutdown of Tango Gameworks, the developers behind this divine masterpiece, I wanted to talk about what specifically turns Hi-Fi RUSH from a 4/5 into a 5/5.

It's not the visuals. It's not the storyline. It's not the cool characters. It's the fact that, despite everything that could go wrong with a "rhythm-based hack and slash", Hi-Fi RUSH completely dodges every mark and powers through.

Input lag? Animations snap to the beat, letting less rhythmically-skilled individuals enjoy the game just as much as your Hakitas.
Repetition? There's a streamer mode that you can toggle on and off that effectively gives you two of every boss theme.
Impacts? The most powerful swings are the most powerful. This isn't a Chinese gacha disguised as a whatever, where effects can easily feel terrible once the next weekly update comes out. This is the whole game.

And the game feel is... The game feels good. It's one of the best hack and slash games I've ever played, and I've only ever played Metal Gear Rising, Devil May Cry 1, and Ultrakill and Yakuza if you can count those. There's something so visceral and satisfying about how each hit can link together perfectly, about how the player can maintain a long combo string through power and power alone, about how they can simultaneously feel like a god and having just skid by death.

Calling Tango's shutdown a travesty would be a complete understatement. Play this game. I don't care if there's Denuvo. Play the f--- game. Play it. Just do it.

Given the recent shutdown of Tango Gameworks, the developers behind this divine masterpiece, I wanted to talk about what [b]specifically[/b] turns Hi-Fi RUSH from a 4/5 into a 5/5. It's not the visuals. It's not the storyline. It's not the cool characters. It's the fact that, despite everything that could go wrong with a "rhythm-based hack and slash", Hi-Fi RUSH completely dodges every mark and powers through. Input lag? Animations snap to the beat, letting less rhythmically-skilled individuals enjoy the game just as much as your Hakitas. Repetition? There's a streamer mode that you can toggle on and off that effectively gives you two of every boss theme. Impacts? The most powerful swings [b]are[/b] the most powerful. This isn't a Chinese gacha disguised as a whatever, where effects can easily feel terrible once the next weekly update comes out. This [b]is[/b] the whole game. And the game feel is... The game feels good. It's one of the best hack and slash games I've ever played, and I've only ever played Metal Gear Rising, Devil May Cry 1, and Ultrakill and Yakuza if you can count those. There's something so visceral and satisfying about how each hit can link together perfectly, about how the player can maintain a long combo string through power and power alone, about how they can simultaneously feel like a god and having just skid by death. Calling Tango's shutdown a travesty would be a complete understatement. Play this game. I don't care if there's Denuvo. Play the f--- game. Play it. Just do it.