Setting the stage: you are dropped into an 80's Miami with a focus on bright neon environments, loud music and brutal violence.
All it all, it sounds like another day in the park for fans of Grand Theft Auto, right? Perhaps that is some of where my disconnect comes from - the scenario. I have never been able to get into the GTA series, despite my appreciation for what it does well on a technical level. That is not to say I completely dislike this type of game either, as I thoroughly enjoyed Retro City Rampage: DX.
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I cannot even come out and say that Hotline Miami is 'bad' - because I have little doubt there is an audience for this particular title. I just know that after about three hours of playing it on and off, I am not that audience.
Review by Nick
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