@Luigiplaya246It's not a joke. Because Game Pass stole any opportunity for the game to actually make money, a battle pass would be the only thing to keep it alive.
@Luigiplaya246 I'm part of the problem for realizing that shadow-dropping a game with no physical release and heavily pushing game pass killed the studio?
@Luigiplaya246 How am I being paranoid? We literally observed a game get shadow dropped with no marketing, no physical release, and almost no sales. The game didn't make any money, But if they had actually marketed the game and sold it physically, instead of pushing Game Pass so hard, it might have made enough to keep them from going out of business.
Fun fact: Chai's arm isn't broken at the start of the game. He's disabled from birth. That's why he has no work experience and couldn't actually play a guitar. The robot arm was his chance to finally achieve his dreams.
Honestly, Tango could probably independently raise funding for a sequel and make bank. I know I'd be willing to pay up for it. It was my GOTY last year and this year, it's just that good.
@@DingbatOOF An IP they're going to sit on an do nothing with.. Not that I'd want them to anyway, considering it was Johanas' dream project and they just snatched it away from him.
@@DingbatOOF Yeah but if they really wanted to, they could technically just make Hi-Fi Rush 2 but with different characters. I'm sure that wouldn't be ideal but they could do it. Mayhaps even make the main character Chai's kid so you can still have a character named after tea and be a goofball. Give them a hacker related to Peppermint and then probably introduce new characters.
@@kinglycrimson BG3 already won, no need to rub the salt in Hi Fi Rush still deserved better that your willingness to screw with a Bear. Sheesh I have never seen someone toxic in the BG3 community yet here we are
I dont think is the case the problem is they need to lower the cost beacuse the buy of activision blizzar they angry the investors and they ask for money and the fast way of do that is closing smaller studios
@joaquincornejo2490 Both could be the case but the facts favor my reasoning since the game was shadow dropped... they called it a success and closed the studio anyways
@@MojaveKnight17i think the reason they do the shadow drop was beacuse the decision was already taken before the release of the game so why spent more money in marketing and they call the game a success beacuse is a succes the game make profit to the company. I dont try to justify xbox and sorry for any error english is not my native lenguage
HFR's got a friend in No Straight Roads from a few years earlier for a similar concept. Different executions and NSR wasn't as complex or as long as HFR, as well as much more boss-centric, but it radiates love and creativity. And for that, I like to imagine both games and their worlds being friends in some way looking out for one another. One of NSR's mottos was to look out for the little guys, especially when the big names start pushing away those little guys' from the playing field to fit their own vision of "order".
Hi-Fi Rush may have fallen... for now. But this situation shows more than ever to spread word on and support all forms of non-Big Name Games, both indies and smaller or medium-sized studios. One of the most important steps to supporting indie games is by actually talking about them. What's some indie (and smaller company) games that you want to see be talked about more? For me it's stuff like No Straight Roads, Clash: Artifacts of Chaos, Cookie Cutter, Blud, Soulstice, Loco Motive, The Mermaid's Tongue/The Mermaid Mask, Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip, My Familiair, Resistor, Kings of Hell, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, Harold Halibut, Moonhood Studio and Amanita Design, Genokids, Gori: Cuddly Carnage, Papetura, and there's so many more that I can't think of right now but deserved to be talked about more.
Microsoft shutting down Tango Gameworks is further proof we cannot trust the industry and that nothing good will come out of it. We all should support indie games. These days we cannot trust anything official so here is my motto, if it comes from the officials, from something big and powerful, it most likely will always be garbage and nothing good will come from them. If something good does happen, it's an exception to the rule.
One of the most important steps to supporting indie games is by actually talking about them. What's some indie (and smaller company) games that you want to see be talked about more? For me it's stuff like No Straight Roads, Clash: Artifacts of Chaos, Cookie Cutter, Blud, Soulstice, Loco Motive, The Mermaid's Tongue/The Mermaid Mask, Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip, My Familiair, Resistor, Kings of Hell, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, Harold Halibut, Moonhood Studio and Amanita Design, Genokids, Gori: Cuddly Carnage, Papetura, and there's so many more that I can't think of right now but deserved to be talked about more.
Won't lie, I am glad that the publisher of PubG nabbed Tango (+OG crew) and HFR on Monday and literally said that they have plans to let Tango work on more for the franchise
I describe this game is "The game that reminded me why I fell in love with games." There are games with good stories like God of War and Last of Us, sure. But Hi-Fi Rush is a game that is just pure FUN! It makes me feel like a kid again discovering Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, it's a game I sincerely hope at the very least inspires other developers to make more games like that!
One thing I liked was that his arm at the start wasn't actually broken. It was confirmed that Chai actually has a degenerative condition of some sort. Which basically makes Chai an alternate universe Hiccup from HTTYD. This game is perfect and I hate that it doesn't get enough love.
@@RandomGuy-dt2em Just goes to show how important nailing a character's personality is (I would argue it's an even bigger factor to their liability than a backstory is). Though I still would've liked to see some of his past eventually (I know Johanas was on the fence about that idea, but I don't think it would've hurt). Alas.. guess now Chai will always remain an enigma. 😔
Hi-Fi Rush was my GOTY as well. It has been a long time since a game filled me with so much joy and excitement (Think the last time was the original Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii). I'm so sad to see Tango being closed down just like that. Wish they could have been sold off to another company. If Microsoft tried to do it, I would be surprised if no one wanted the IP for Hi-Fi Rush at least for that reason. I believe Microsoft or Bethesda still owns the IP but I bet it will either not see the light of day or be created by people who didn't have an attachment to the original project. Sad to see all in all.
I got the game as soon as they released the PS5 port. I didn't start playing it until I saw the news of the closure. Halfway through the first stage, I thought " this is such a shame, this us probably the most charming game I've played in a long time."
As much as I love Hi-Fi Rush I feel emotionally unable to play the game because of Tango's death especially since it was the same game that got me into back at the fun of gaming 😔💔
Its really sad for tango, made a great game and won awards that they been after. After that just a simple shutdown of the studio, such a creative game that (IMO) beat out spider-man 2 in terms of fun. Game industry is just getting worse, funding for games just keeps rising and getting said funding is harder now. Usually lets say a movie when making money wants to make back at least 1.5x of the total budget used for said movie. Now gaming is such a bigger industry that the expected for their games is double of budget which is just sad to see.
I loved hi fi rush such amazing game and it made me so happy, and it broke my heart that Microsoft killed arcane Austin and tango game works who made great games in my opinion.
@@TevyaSmolka honestly I don't trust someone who's name is Booty ngl. Yes I'm gonna bully a fully grown man's name like a elementary school bully because it's funny
I admit as I've gotten older I've started being less easily in love with games even if I think they're really good, but Hi-Fi Rush gave me the same feeling of live and joy I used to have for games when I was much younger so despite how recently it was made it will forever be a special game to ne for that alone. Also it's just absolutely Kick Ass!
Like Mirror's Edge 1 & Catalyst, it's a one of one piece of art that the mainstream are not cultured enough to enjoy and understand. But we'll always remember it in it's prime because it never became stale like most AAA games.
Microsoft: "we need more single player creative games" This game: *drops* Microsoft: "we can not make this game a loot box battle pass service game >:(" *closes the studio*
If they dare touch ID it's over you cannot kill off a company that has made so many bangers and defined the first person shooter genre. Also evil within 3 is still possible but not by tango
The worst part is that we don't even know why they shut down tango gameworks Microsoft say that it was because of mismanagement but there's a rumor that says it's because they still haven't financially recovered from buying Activision blizzards (that or they financially can't keep up with Activision blizzards allegations). Heck for all we know it was all an inside job by Bethesda because Todd Howard is butthurted over hi-fi rush gaining tons of awards and being nominated in GOTY while all starfield got was the """"most innovative gameplay"""" award on steam by using bots EDIT: just heard another rumour that says they basically shut it down in case the studio would have tried to leave Microsoft or became independent meaning that they would have lost the IP but since they closed it the IP is legally theirs and can do whatever they want with it now
At least from what it seemed like in the first game, we know that Kale would still exist in some form through Spectra which could just come back online if someone disregards Chai's note to not plug in the chord to the machine. I think a Second game would have followed Chai but could potentially introduce maybe a character swap feature in stage for more playable characters to keep Chai around and have everything move to the beat. But that's just speculation at this point.
When i was 6 i was told i needed to take speech therapy classes because i pronounced and mixed up my F's and my Th's. Think "Thumb" and "Fumb". When i hear your accent and its quirks, it infuriates me due to having to take those classes. Anyway i liked the review! Thanks
I feel like if i had played HiFi Rush when it came out instead of early 2024, then this defo would have been a strong contender for GOTY 2023 for me personally. That award went to Trepang², another fun game relased last year, but just the same- Hi Fi Rush was the feel-good title i needed to get my mind back in good spirits
NOPE! They've been reformed, thanks to Krafton!! (Well, HALF of Tango, anyways. The other half already got new jobs that they wanted to stick with.) AND Krafton ALSO bought the rights to HiFi Rush!!!
3:44 it’s a lot closer the Rhythm Heaven then Guitar Hero since it’s about sticking to the beat rather then playing notes. Crypt of the Necrodancer would probably be the closest comparison actually.
Unrelated but I was always super disappointed when kale didn’t use the your fired line again and used a flamethrower when he saw korsica and chai were still alive.
As much as this hurts there’s also some good to be learned from this, the gaming industry and studios working for these larger companies are now more aware that even if you make a beloved 10/10 game that doesn’t promise your safety, Hopefully studios band together to form a sort of safety net for them and their employees, cause what Xbox done to tango games is absolutely insane and stupid Hi-fi Rush is a beautiful game!!!! It’s like playing a Ps2 games for the modern day THATS HOW FUN IT IS! And some idiots said “ yeah let em go” like what!!? The game didn’t even under perform!!!! And I imagine the development time of greenlit for the sequel would’ve been HALF if not lesser than the average development time of a triple A studio Hi- Fi rush could very well inspired a return to old in the gaming industry, games that are just fun! Games that aren’t an 80hr grind to complete, games that doesn’t lock fun mechanics behind a paywall, the only DLC are fun costumes and that’s it!! Dawg imagine the sequal!!! Imagine the new music, the new boss fights we could’ve probably played as the others and have chai in our support!! I genuinely hope tangogames can make the sequal happen, either a crowd fund or partner up with SEGA or someone that can give the studio what it needs to make a comeback and pull the middle finger to Xbox
the studio is gone dude. there wont be a sequel. once a studio is shut down all the workers have to find a job somewhere else. sometimes new studios rise from the ashes. but that doesn't always happen. even if the people from tango start their own, they wont be able to make a sequel since the copyright is owned by microsoft.
I was praying for this game to come to PlayStation since I saw its release last year and my prayer was answered, just for the studio to close down two months later lol. Hi-Fi Rush is definitely in my top 5 games ever, I'm so glad I eventually got to play it.
I play this game nonstop. It was that good The animation, the charming character, the legitimately funny lines, and overall good time. What a shame. The more we talk about it the more it hurst
😢 hifi rush maybe one of the few new game that just suddenly appear to me and i immediately buy in a heart beat (get it? Beat?). Tango didnt deserve this man...
Na I don't blame you for hifi rush being your game of the year last year. It's honestly a solid choice. Especially with bangers like bg3 and alan wake 2
I am so fkn sad that Tango got closed :( Yesterday, I finally finished a playthrough of the game, went to listen to the streamer mode OST cuz I love it and got hit with the biggest 180 to my mood ever when I saw the comments Fuck you Microsoft
Not just a GOTY for me, but one of my favourite games of all time. I don’t think any other game had me by the balls within the first 10 minutes and only got better over time.
The fact that Microsoft can actively continue to do this to beloved game studios is actually insane Agreed that Hi-Fi Rush is one of a kind and i wish all the developers from Tango the best
Well…I’m mad…I played this game and despite the repetition, I absolutely loved it!! And now my day is ruined! My life is squandered! And my hopes for humanity is waning even further…this is even worse than what happened with the hbo max purge of 2020, with the purge of things like infinity train. God damn it!
I will look into this game it looks interesting and also can you make a Video to prey? I loved that game and i think more people should know about it and you even use the prey Soundtrack (end of the vid)
That's not why, nor has that ever been stated to be the reason (multiple people who worked at and with the team have confirmed that Shinji didn't take a large number of employees). Tango was shut down because it was convenient. They didn't have any games currently in Production and when they requested more resources to go forward with development, Microsoft didn't want to invest in them. It was a decision informed by Microsoft prioritize "high-impact" titles that could make them more money. Tango were always a quaint, and relatively small team. If Shinji leaving to form his own studio (for completely personal reasons, AFTER ensuring the leadership left behind could adequately run the studio), then this would've been considered ages ago. But Phil Spencer himself went to visit Tango back in September (and explicitly said they'd be "reinvestingin Tango Gameworks" *well* after Shinji left), and just this past March, Sarah Bond was celebrating Tango's 14 year anniversary (saying "Here's to many more" on Twitter). It's extremely obvious this decision was made at some point within the month of April, and the fact that the shutdown was SO abrupt that Tango’s website still says they're hiring for 2025, indicates it was likely a last minute decision.
@@DLxxx You're right, Tango Gamework's shutdown felt abrupt. Considering they just released a PS port for HiFi Rush and a rumored Switch port is (or was) going to happen soon. Which is a shame, no HiFi Rush sequel or an Evil Within 3 in the future.
Machine games is definitely on the choping block. Because no soul on earth is buying an xbox for an Indiana jones game that we havent seen 10 seconds of straight gameplay for.
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Maybe if the game had a battlepass it'd still be around...
The think a hate the most is that is no fault of the studio is the fault of make the biggest buy in tech and they need to cut cost
@Luigiplaya246It's not a joke. Because Game Pass stole any opportunity for the game to actually make money, a battle pass would be the only thing to keep it alive.
@Luigiplaya246 I'm part of the problem for realizing that shadow-dropping a game with no physical release and heavily pushing game pass killed the studio?
@Luigiplaya246 How am I being paranoid? We literally observed a game get shadow dropped with no marketing, no physical release, and almost no sales. The game didn't make any money, But if they had actually marketed the game and sold it physically, instead of pushing Game Pass so hard, it might have made enough to keep them from going out of business.
F@€& battle passes and f@$% Fortnite for creating them
"Lets all laugh at an industry that never learns anything, tee hee hee"
Wild that Yahtzees indie game is out this week lol
Hee hee heee ha
Hardy har har
Fun fact: Chai's arm isn't broken at the start of the game. He's disabled from birth. That's why he has no work experience and couldn't actually play a guitar. The robot arm was his chance to finally achieve his dreams.
Honestly, Tango could probably independently raise funding for a sequel and make bank. I know I'd be willing to pay up for it. It was my GOTY last year and this year, it's just that good.
I think that would work but I’m pretty sure Microsoft still has the rights to the ip I could be wrong tho
@@DingbatOOF An IP they're going to sit on an do nothing with.. Not that I'd want them to anyway, considering it was Johanas' dream project and they just snatched it away from him.
@@DingbatOOF Yeah but if they really wanted to, they could technically just make Hi-Fi Rush 2 but with different characters. I'm sure that wouldn't be ideal but they could do it.
Mayhaps even make the main character Chai's kid so you can still have a character named after tea and be a goofball. Give them a hacker related to Peppermint and then probably introduce new characters.
Baulders gate 3>>hi Fi mid
@@kinglycrimson BG3 already won, no need to rub the salt in
Hi Fi Rush still deserved better that your willingness to screw with a Bear. Sheesh I have never seen someone toxic in the BG3 community yet here we are
Microsoft shadow dropped this game without marketing in order to close Tango
Exactly. They wanted this game to fail. Gamers can't have inovative and creative AA games, we must be force feed the new Call of Duty battle pass.
I dont think is the case the problem is they need to lower the cost beacuse the buy of activision blizzar they angry the investors and they ask for money and the fast way of do that is closing smaller studios
@joaquincornejo2490 Both could be the case but the facts favor my reasoning since the game was shadow dropped... they called it a success and closed the studio anyways
@@MojaveKnight17i think the reason they do the shadow drop was beacuse the decision was already taken before the release of the game so why spent more money in marketing and they call the game a success beacuse is a succes the game make profit to the company.
I dont try to justify xbox and sorry for any error english is not my native lenguage
It's a type of quiet firing. Companies are making sure people can't work, then let them go because they didn't get their work done.
Hi Fi Rush now: "My death was... Greatly exaggerated."
Hi-Fi Rush was such a breath of fresh air compared to some games released in the past few years
HFR's got a friend in No Straight Roads from a few years earlier for a similar concept. Different executions and NSR wasn't as complex or as long as HFR, as well as much more boss-centric, but it radiates love and creativity.
And for that, I like to imagine both games and their worlds being friends in some way looking out for one another. One of NSR's mottos was to look out for the little guys, especially when the big names start pushing away those little guys' from the playing field to fit their own vision of "order".
@@jurtheorc8117 that was beutiful mate
My GOTY of 2023. Hi-Fi RUSH is an amazing game and made me feel a lot of joy. I'm gonna keep on sharing my appreciation for it.
Lets he be reincarnated as a badass indie game one day.
Hi-Fi Rush may have fallen... for now. But this situation shows more than ever to spread word on and support all forms of non-Big Name Games, both indies and smaller or medium-sized studios.
One of the most important steps to supporting indie games is by actually talking about them. What's some indie (and smaller company) games that you want to see be talked about more?
For me it's stuff like No Straight Roads, Clash: Artifacts of Chaos, Cookie Cutter, Blud, Soulstice, Loco Motive, The Mermaid's Tongue/The Mermaid Mask, Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip, My Familiair, Resistor, Kings of Hell, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, Harold Halibut, Moonhood Studio and Amanita Design, Genokids, Gori: Cuddly Carnage, Papetura, and there's so many more that I can't think of right now but deserved to be talked about more.
@@jurtheorc8117 Also include Freedom Planet 2, Best Sega Genesis inspired indie game ever by GalaxyTrail.
Eh, Disney's Illusion Island is my thing, BUT, HiFi is neat though!
Microsoft shutting down Tango Gameworks is further proof we cannot trust the industry and that nothing good will come out of it. We all should support indie games.
These days we cannot trust anything official so here is my motto, if it comes from the officials, from something big and powerful, it most likely will always be garbage and nothing good will come from them. If something good does happen, it's an exception to the rule.
One of the most important steps to supporting indie games is by actually talking about them. What's some indie (and smaller company) games that you want to see be talked about more?
For me it's stuff like No Straight Roads, Clash: Artifacts of Chaos, Cookie Cutter, Blud, Soulstice, Loco Motive, The Mermaid's Tongue/The Mermaid Mask, Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip, My Familiair, Resistor, Kings of Hell, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, Harold Halibut, Moonhood Studio and Amanita Design, Genokids, Gori: Cuddly Carnage, Papetura, and there's so many more that I can't think of right now but deserved to be talked about more.
Cannot trust AAA gaming industry aka Sony, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft etc.
That motto sounds like a mouthful.
Ooh, may I inform you all of an amazing Hollow Knight-Sekiro fusion that came out recently, Nine Sols? Celeste and Lost in Random are also great!
I really hope that tango gamework Devs form an independent studio and make there own beat heaven game to laugh in Microsoft's face
I think they actually did, iirc the studio is called Kamuy
@@Space_Cowboy.22.
For real?
@@hanadashi3910 I think so yeah
@@Space_Cowboy.22. but we dont know if most of the tango crew is joining
Won't lie, I am glad that the publisher of PubG nabbed Tango (+OG crew) and HFR on Monday and literally said that they have plans to let Tango work on more for the franchise
Man, that clip of kale saying you're fired, really made me realize that this game is a victim of everything, it was critique.
I describe this game is "The game that reminded me why I fell in love with games." There are games with good stories like God of War and Last of Us, sure. But Hi-Fi Rush is a game that is just pure FUN! It makes me feel like a kid again discovering Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, it's a game I sincerely hope at the very least inspires other developers to make more games like that!
honestly i doubt it, we're just gonna see a focus on realism/competitive multiplayer (especially with battle passes) without tango around
One thing I liked was that his arm at the start wasn't actually broken. It was confirmed that Chai actually has a degenerative condition of some sort.
Which basically makes Chai an alternate universe Hiccup from HTTYD.
This game is perfect and I hate that it doesn't get enough love.
This game deserved a sequel. I would have liked to see how Chai grew up even more. 17/10 endearing character.
Fr and bro doesn’t even have backstory
@@RandomGuy-dt2em Just goes to show how important nailing a character's personality is (I would argue it's an even bigger factor to their liability than a backstory is). Though I still would've liked to see some of his past eventually (I know Johanas was on the fence about that idea, but I don't think it would've hurt).
Alas.. guess now Chai will always remain an enigma. 😔
@@DLxxx Yeah, but dw he’s getting a sequel, Krafton saved TG
I actually really liked all the tango games. So sad to see them go. I wish they had just sold the studio to sony or something idk
And meet a similar fate?
Sony is done with acquisitions period and they're focusing more on partnering up and keeping the talent that they do have.
Hi-Fi Rush was my GOTY as well. It has been a long time since a game filled me with so much joy and excitement (Think the last time was the original Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii). I'm so sad to see Tango being closed down just like that. Wish they could have been sold off to another company. If Microsoft tried to do it, I would be surprised if no one wanted the IP for Hi-Fi Rush at least for that reason. I believe Microsoft or Bethesda still owns the IP but I bet it will either not see the light of day or be created by people who didn't have an attachment to the original project. Sad to see all in all.
I got the game as soon as they released the PS5 port.
I didn't start playing it until I saw the news of the closure. Halfway through the first stage, I thought " this is such a shame, this us probably the most charming game I've played in a long time."
We are so baccccccccck
As much as I love Hi-Fi Rush I feel emotionally unable to play the game because of Tango's death especially since it was the same game that got me into back at the fun of gaming 😔💔
Hey, Krafton bought Tango and apprently they have plan for developing hifi rush games!
Its really sad for tango, made a great game and won awards that they been after. After that just a simple shutdown of the studio, such a creative game that (IMO) beat out spider-man 2 in terms of fun.
Game industry is just getting worse, funding for games just keeps rising and getting said funding is harder now. Usually lets say a movie when making money wants to make back at least 1.5x of the total budget used for said movie. Now gaming is such a bigger industry that the expected for their games is double of budget which is just sad to see.
Thank God a lot of these videos are outdated because the studio is back in full force baby!
I loved hi fi rush such amazing game and it made me so happy, and it broke my heart that Microsoft killed arcane Austin and tango game works who made great games in my opinion.
@Luigiplaya246 except Microsoft didn’t wanted to do that.
@Luigiplaya246 indeed it's a tragic story
@@TevyaSmolka welp, womp womp to Phil Spencer and Matt Booty
@@Space_Cowboy.22. agreed
@@TevyaSmolka honestly I don't trust someone who's name is Booty ngl.
Yes I'm gonna bully a fully grown man's name like a elementary school bully because it's funny
I admit as I've gotten older I've started being less easily in love with games even if I think they're really good, but Hi-Fi Rush gave me the same feeling of live and joy I used to have for games when I was much younger so despite how recently it was made it will forever be a special game to ne for that alone. Also it's just absolutely Kick Ass!
Like Mirror's Edge 1 & Catalyst, it's a one of one piece of art that the mainstream are not cultured enough to enjoy and understand. But we'll always remember it in it's prime because it never became stale like most AAA games.
8:24 you also can parry the shockeave itself
I recently got hi-fi rush on ps5 and omg it's so amazing! The thought of us not getting a sequel makes me so sad
1:30 Prey can never count to Two.
We lost two Prey 2s now
I met Chai’s Voice after Robbie Daymond at Mcm comic con on Sunday!
7:31 Ben 10 Protector Of Earth on PS2 also did this 16 years before Hi Fi Rush
This video didn’t get 1 million views in an hour. Shut down the whole channel.
I just bought Hi Fi Russh recently and I am loving it. It's easily the best Xbox Game I played, alongside Halo Infinite and Titanfall 2
Halo Infinite is dog shit..but Titanfall 2 was good especially on PC.
Well, we may not get a sequel, but we definitely need a standalone cartoon series!
Microsoft: "we need more single player creative games"
This game: *drops*
Microsoft: "we can not make this game a loot box battle pass service game >:(" *closes the studio*
-Game is amazing
-Not enough people buy or play it
-Studio is closed
-Pretends to be surprised
If they dare touch ID it's over you cannot kill off a company that has made so many bangers and defined the first person shooter genre. Also evil within 3 is still possible but not by tango
I had so much fun playing this game, especially the bossfights, I would take this game over any Triple-A title in a blink of an eye :(
They're back.
Who knows how much more they had instore with this IP that we'll never get cause of Xbox! Tango deserved so much better.
This aged like milk, and I'm so happy
The worst part is that we don't even know why they shut down tango gameworks Microsoft say that it was because of mismanagement but there's a rumor that says it's because they still haven't financially recovered from buying Activision blizzards (that or they financially can't keep up with Activision blizzards allegations). Heck for all we know it was all an inside job by Bethesda because Todd Howard is butthurted over hi-fi rush gaining tons of awards and being nominated in GOTY while all starfield got was the """"most innovative gameplay"""" award on steam by using bots
EDIT: just heard another rumour that says they basically shut it down in case the studio would have tried to leave Microsoft or became independent meaning that they would have lost the IP but since they closed it the IP is legally theirs and can do whatever they want with it now
Never heard of this game, but the art style reminds me so much of Ultimate Spiderman on PS2. I might check this one out! Great video 🙂
What, do you live in the cave? You should play it
Please play it, it is absolutely INCREDIBLE and I couldn't recommend it more.
Just finished the Story today, makes me sad to realize that there'll never be a sequel 😞
About the sequel that Tango pitched. What would the sequel to this game be like then? Would it focus on Chai again?
At least from what it seemed like in the first game, we know that Kale would still exist in some form through Spectra which could just come back online if someone disregards Chai's note to not plug in the chord to the machine. I think a Second game would have followed Chai but could potentially introduce maybe a character swap feature in stage for more playable characters to keep Chai around and have everything move to the beat.
But that's just speculation at this point.
No information has been released. They were only in the pitching phase, after all.
When i was 6 i was told i needed to take speech therapy classes because i pronounced and mixed up my F's and my Th's. Think "Thumb" and "Fumb". When i hear your accent and its quirks, it infuriates me due to having to take those classes. Anyway i liked the review! Thanks
I feel like if i had played HiFi Rush when it came out instead of early 2024, then this defo would have been a strong contender for GOTY 2023 for me personally. That award went to Trepang², another fun game relased last year, but just the same- Hi Fi Rush was the feel-good title i needed to get my mind back in good spirits
NOPE! They've been reformed, thanks to Krafton!! (Well, HALF of Tango, anyways. The other half already got new jobs that they wanted to stick with.) AND Krafton ALSO bought the rights to HiFi Rush!!!
3:44 it’s a lot closer the Rhythm Heaven then Guitar Hero since it’s about sticking to the beat rather then playing notes. Crypt of the Necrodancer would probably be the closest comparison actually.
Unrelated but I was always super disappointed when kale didn’t use the your fired line again and used a flamethrower when he saw korsica and chai were still alive.
Don't forget Phil got nuked in fallout76 after him and Microsoft shutdown those studios
As much as this hurts there’s also some good to be learned from this, the gaming industry and studios working for these larger companies are now more aware that even if you make a beloved 10/10 game that doesn’t promise your safety,
Hopefully studios band together to form a sort of safety net for them and their employees, cause what Xbox done to tango games is absolutely insane and stupid
Hi-fi Rush is a beautiful game!!!! It’s like playing a Ps2 games for the modern day THATS HOW FUN IT IS! And some idiots said “ yeah let em go” like what!!? The game didn’t even under perform!!!! And I imagine the development time of greenlit for the sequel would’ve been HALF if not lesser than the average development time of a triple A studio
Hi- Fi rush could very well inspired a return to old in the gaming industry, games that are just fun! Games that aren’t an 80hr grind to complete, games that doesn’t lock fun mechanics behind a paywall, the only DLC are fun costumes and that’s it!!
Dawg imagine the sequal!!! Imagine the new music, the new boss fights we could’ve probably played as the others and have chai in our support!!
I genuinely hope tangogames can make the sequal happen, either a crowd fund or partner up with SEGA or someone that can give the studio what it needs to make a comeback and pull the middle finger to Xbox
the studio is gone dude.
there wont be a sequel.
once a studio is shut down all the workers have to find a job somewhere else.
sometimes new studios rise from the ashes. but that doesn't always happen.
even if the people from tango start their own, they wont be able to make a sequel since the copyright is owned by microsoft.
At least Microsoft isn't like EA and shuts them down immediately and making the rest of the franchise it's based on bad
Your right Microsoft does the same thing but with a different flavour
Please don't jinx us, there's still time for Microsoft to fuck up the series
WE ARE SO BACK
I was praying for this game to come to PlayStation since I saw its release last year and my prayer was answered, just for the studio to close down two months later lol. Hi-Fi Rush is definitely in my top 5 games ever, I'm so glad I eventually got to play it.
The meme selection and usage was great! I laughed a ton 😂. Keep up the great work.
I play this game nonstop. It was that good
The animation, the charming character, the legitimately funny lines, and overall good time.
What a shame.
The more we talk about it the more it hurst
While mention “3rd person action games” at 5:43 at saw katana zero which is really funny to me
😢 hifi rush maybe one of the few new game that just suddenly appear to me and i immediately buy in a heart beat (get it? Beat?). Tango didnt deserve this man...
Just finished the game with UEVR mod and It was awesomeeee. It works like native VR port. Unforgettable 🤗
Na I don't blame you for hifi rush being your game of the year last year. It's honestly a solid choice. Especially with bangers like bg3 and alan wake 2
What's absolutely criminal is that the world of hifi rush had so much to expand.
Well, THIS certainly aged poorly….and for once, that’s actually a GOOD thing.
This is easily my GOTY as long as we're considering THE FINALS a 2024 release (since it dropped, uh, *immediately* after the game awards lol)
Damn we won't be getting dishonored too😢
Damn it your video made me want to buy hi-fi rush. It's going on my wishlist until I have enough money 😂
Streamer mode was stupid good.
Microsoft: "time for more call of duty dear"
Xbox players: yes honey
I fell like if Hi-fi rush and sunset overdrive we're combined it would be untouchable i will die on this hell
I am so fkn sad that Tango got closed :(
Yesterday, I finally finished a playthrough of the game, went to listen to the streamer mode OST cuz I love it and got hit with the biggest 180 to my mood ever when I saw the comments
Fuck you Microsoft
And here I was waiting for the evil within 3 for a very long time😔
In my defence the dark souls tree with nuts took priority
The title literally sums up my thoughts perfectly
It was my GOTY too. Thank God I finally found someone who agrees with me
i love hi-fi rush it was my go of the year last year and this was really sad to hear
The minute i saw this i knew it was something i was looking for to scratch that itch in gaming i was so happy and loved it and was my goty
Funny timing, just started playing this yesterday
Well this aged poorly (hopefully, and in a good way) it seems the hifi rush ip and developers were bought/hired by another studio
Just got it on the PS5 on sale. Excited to play it. Will they ever let Starfield come to the PS5?
Not just a GOTY for me, but one of my favourite games of all time.
I don’t think any other game had me by the balls within the first 10 minutes and only got better over time.
Another top tier video 🤫🧏
that's sad, they could have made an entire tv sierras, and 3 games
What a bummer.
The fact that Microsoft can actively continue to do this to beloved game studios is actually insane
Agreed that Hi-Fi Rush is one of a kind and i wish all the developers from Tango the best
i think this has something to do with just one guy or a few people who hated the game or had something to do with money
Well…I’m mad…I played this game and despite the repetition, I absolutely loved it!! And now my day is ruined! My life is squandered! And my hopes for humanity is waning even further…this is even worse than what happened with the hbo max purge of 2020, with the purge of things like infinity train. God damn it!
Imagine if Sony somehow get's tango and basically say "here's some f off Sony money go make a game"
Its quite funny that the game that mocks companies is the one that got shut down…
soberscot mentioned
-Game is amazing
-Not enough people buy or play it
-Studio is closed
-Pretends to be surprised
@@hazelcrisp well clearly someone hasn't watched the video or done research
I haven’t even watched the video yet but yes. I agree, I loved this game
I don’t know why but I keep associating you with Foekoe.
Dmc3 dante plays the guitar 😅
And Cherry from Cookie Cutter as well as Eddie Riggs from Brütal Legend play guitars for weapons too.
And Hector from Castlevania: Curse of Darkness.
@@heardofrvb Now there's an interesting deep cut!
Can add Rocketbilly Redcadillac from the second Gungrave game to that list as well.
Cool @@heardofrvb
This game has Denuvo so would i be safe to buy this game on ps5?
What do you mean safe?
I didnt know that all of this happened, its horrible
I will look into this game it looks interesting and also can you make a Video to prey? I loved that game and i think more people should know about it and you even use the prey Soundtrack (end of the vid)
Hi Fi rush gave me ps2 and xbox vibes.
Whats the song at the end of the video?
tango shut down because the leader of tango left and a lot of people left a year ago
That's not why, nor has that ever been stated to be the reason (multiple people who worked at and with the team have confirmed that Shinji didn't take a large number of employees). Tango was shut down because it was convenient. They didn't have any games currently in Production and when they requested more resources to go forward with development, Microsoft didn't want to invest in them. It was a decision informed by Microsoft prioritize "high-impact" titles that could make them more money.
Tango were always a quaint, and relatively small team. If Shinji leaving to form his own studio (for completely personal reasons, AFTER ensuring the leadership left behind could adequately run the studio), then this would've been considered ages ago. But Phil Spencer himself went to visit Tango back in September (and explicitly said they'd be "reinvestingin Tango Gameworks" *well* after Shinji left), and just this past March, Sarah Bond was celebrating Tango's 14 year anniversary (saying "Here's to many more" on Twitter). It's extremely obvious this decision was made at some point within the month of April, and the fact that the shutdown was SO abrupt that Tango’s website still says they're hiring for 2025, indicates it was likely a last minute decision.
@@DLxxx You're right, Tango Gamework's shutdown felt abrupt. Considering they just released a PS port for HiFi Rush and a rumored Switch port is (or was) going to happen soon. Which is a shame, no HiFi Rush sequel or an Evil Within 3 in the future.
Machine games is definitely on the choping block. Because no soul on earth is buying an xbox for an Indiana jones game that we havent seen 10 seconds of straight gameplay for.
I wonder if and when the game will come to Nintendo Switch or it’s successor