Hotline Miami is an incredible top-down reflex shooter, focusing on extremely fast close-range fights and big combos. It's gritty, it's edgy, it's bloody, and it's so much fun. There's nothing quite like the adrenaline rush the gameplay can give you, and the euphoria resulting from you walking back over your bloodbath.
The story is confusing, but not at all necessary to understanding what you need to do.
The music is a perfect backdrop to your insane killing sprees and is perfectly scored, in addition to being (from the time) relatively unknown artists. You'll be listening to it far after you finish this game.
The graphics are just pixel graphics, but I think it's a perfect pairing for the overall themes of the series. Plus, they look decent, and they get the job done.
AMA in the comments about the game and I'll answer ASAP.

There's a thousand YouTube and Steam reviews praising this game, and for good reason. It's spectacular.

This series is definitely one of my favorites for good reason. 100% completion in 16 hours.

Hotline Miami is an incredible top-down reflex shooter, focusing on extremely fast close-range fights and big combos. It's gritty, it's edgy, it's bloody, and it's so much fun. There's nothing quite like the adrenaline rush the gameplay can give you, and the euphoria resulting from you walking back over your bloodbath. The story is confusing, but not at all necessary to understanding what you need to do. The music is a perfect backdrop to your insane killing sprees and is perfectly scored, in addition to being (from the time) relatively unknown artists. You'll be listening to it far after you finish this game. The graphics are just pixel graphics, but I think it's a perfect pairing for the overall themes of the series. Plus, they look decent, and they get the job done. AMA in the comments about the game and I'll answer ASAP. There's a thousand YouTube and Steam reviews praising this game, and for good reason. It's spectacular. This series is definitely one of my favorites for good reason. 100% completion in 16 hours.