Hotline Miami

WhiteZero

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Apparently this is a pretty fantastic top-down, retro-ish, shoot-em-up.

Gameplay video
The live action Launch Trailer has a very Drive movie feel. Though I'm pretty sure there are no live-action cut scenes in the game, but it gives you a kind of feel for it.

Buy at Steam or GOG

EuroGamer gave it a 10/10
RPS gave it a very positive review.
 
looks awesome, I love top-down shooters. The gore, color palette and music seem to be a perfect fit

EDIT: best fucking real-life launch trailer I've even seen

EDIT 2: $10 well spent, this game is solid gold, you just don't run around bashing peoples heads in, tactics must be implemented w/ doors and timing. In a way it reminds me of the original Syndicate in that aspect

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgXM7ivgYTo&feature=player_embedded
 
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Great game - I've only played ~30 minutes or so but it is excellent. Very weird atmosphere, great music, and gameplay that reminds me a bit of super meat boy in some ways. Definitely worth the price of entry!
 
And there are weird animal masks which give you various power-ups. This is a tragically under-utilized game play mechanic which I'm happy to see get some exposure.
 
I bought the game this weekend and I've been enjoying it a lot. I really hope the developers release a level editor.

The game also runs fairly well on my netbook, though the game tends to crash when going from one chapter to the next. But I can just restart the game and play the next chapter thanks to the "Chapter" menu.
 
This game is fucking awesome.

I love using the knife, so fun to slice n' dice.
 
I won the game as a gift while watching a stream on twitch. Gonna have to install it later tonight!
 
I feel as though a bump is needed here - this game is tremendous, unique...even the soundtrack is fucking brilliant.
 
Anyone else pick this up for $5 on steam last night?
Sleeper hit. This game is amazing, each stage is a new puzzle of enemies and weapons. Clearing a stage is so very satisfying, this is definitely a favorite release for this year. I'd buy it at the regular $9.99. The music is so hypnotic and REALLY pulls you into the game and atmosphere.

Amazon has it for $7.49, GOGOGO!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009GKT2Y0/ref=dsvrt_review_asin_detail
 
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saw it for $5, but don't regret paying $10, the devs really earned it with this gem.
 
UPDATE!: BETA PATCH is live on Steam.

Tweet from the dev:
Hotline Miami. Steam. Right-click, go to properties, enter password 'hlm'. New test version w/ online leaderboards, smoother, refinements

Right Click.
Properties.
Beta.
Enter code hlm

This is also on the community page for the game directly in Steam.
 
Just bought it yesterday during the Steam summer sale. I did need to use the beta patch (see above) for it to work properly. Once I did that, GREAT game.
 
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