It's got an interesting concept - a first-person Hotline Miami/SuperHot without the slow-mo - but the execution is lacking.
It's got a banging soundtrack and aesthetic, but the actual gameplay is pretty lacklustre and sometimes just unfair. And yes, Hotline Miami could definitely be unfair at times, but getting killed by one stray bullet out of nowhere feels way worse in this game for some reason. You have a limited slow-mo ability to offset this and allow you to dodge bullets, but this lasts only 2 or 3 seconds.
Honestly, I had some fun with it, but I'm not sure if I'm gonna go back to it or not. I didn't click with Hotline Miami the first time I played it as well, so I might give this another shot sometime to see if it clicks into place or not.
It's got a banging soundtrack and aesthetic, but the actual gameplay is pretty lacklustre and sometimes just unfair. And yes, Hotline Miami could definitely be unfair at times, but getting killed by one stray bullet out of nowhere feels way worse in this game for some reason. You have a limited slow-mo ability to offset this and allow you to dodge bullets, but this lasts only 2 or 3 seconds.
Honestly, I had some fun with it, but I'm not sure if I'm gonna go back to it or not. I didn't click with Hotline Miami the first time I played it as well, so I might give this another shot sometime to see if it clicks into place or not.
What if they made Hotline Miami into a video game.
Just not for me. I love Hotline Miami and this is clearly attempting to ape off the magic in that bottle, but it's missing the fluidity that makes that game shine bright.
I think there's some interesting things here, it tries to bring its own spin to the 'genre' with the pills and rage mechanics, and kicking and sliding, but in my opinion these just make it clunkier. You are a hot knife through butter in Hotline Miami, and in this you're more like a drunken T-34 crew trying to dodge the world's sharpest artillery. This needs to be simpler to work better, but making it simpler makes it first-person Hotline Miami, therefore begging the question of "why does this even need to exist when perfection was already found?"
I think the devs should keep at it. The art style is nice and it's really close to being something worth your time, but I don't think it's currently there. Unfortunately, they seem to be copying this game's thought process of "Let's take an already existing thing and put a different, worse spin on it!" with early access Sand is the Soul. Just make something original, fellas, you're worth it.
I think there's some interesting things here, it tries to bring its own spin to the 'genre' with the pills and rage mechanics, and kicking and sliding, but in my opinion these just make it clunkier. You are a hot knife through butter in Hotline Miami, and in this you're more like a drunken T-34 crew trying to dodge the world's sharpest artillery. This needs to be simpler to work better, but making it simpler makes it first-person Hotline Miami, therefore begging the question of "why does this even need to exist when perfection was already found?"
I think the devs should keep at it. The art style is nice and it's really close to being something worth your time, but I don't think it's currently there. Unfortunately, they seem to be copying this game's thought process of "Let's take an already existing thing and put a different, worse spin on it!" with early access Sand is the Soul. Just make something original, fellas, you're worth it.
Didn't captivate me.
And I say this while loving Hotline Miami.
And I say this while loving Hotline Miami.
Felt pretty fun to me, didn't finish it though.
wish there was more emphasis on plot
good all around otherwise
wish there was more emphasis on plot
good all around otherwise
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