Jake's nailgun actually has one interesting quirk, it allows him to shoot over the methlabs in his second level without blowing them up. I don't think this is is actually useful though, because i prefer to blow them up.
@@ITzVD One thing to also note about tony, his body armour is functional and he has an increased chance to survive 1 bullet, and a small chance to survive 2.
@@ITzVDdon't get me wrong, I really enjoyed the video. The tier list,voice acting for the dialogue,etc. I just don't think it's super in depth about the story. There's a lot of missed details and what it's really about.
@@alphaotakux I appreciate the feedback! ❤️ Sad to hear despite my detailed research I still missed stuff. What details were you expecting that wasn’t mentioned?
@@ITzVDmarting brown has no gun execution, but executes faster when bot using a melee. Pardo instead let’s you tunnel vision with guns since you will use them for executions (which is why his level have that level on enemy spam) The Son has all personalized execution instead which take far longer than other characters
@@ITzVD martin Brown being in a movie everything is exaggerated so also execution are super easy to do. Pardo is quite clearly a veteran of the Colombian Russian Mob war so he is extremely skilled at gun fighting, plus the fact that he loves violence helps his ability to larp as an 80s vigilante (You can see how much he is prepared by the fact that he has a Shotty in the trunk of his car in the first mission) The Son is just so filled with rage that finds it cathartic going personal on someone so revels in it
@@unimportant719 It’s interesting that pardo tries to mimic brown a lot. He tries to hold his shotgun when one hand when you pick it up like martin does. Obviously he cant so he stops after a few seconds. His executions are also identical to martin.
The first time I saw the Henchman executed by the Fans, I started wishing that the story made them die a painful death in the game. Gosh the amount of hatred I felt for the Fans and the empathy for the Henchman is a little concerning. Maybe it's related to events within my own life but I can't see the connection. (also the reason I started hlm was also because of PD2)
Pardo actually has the best accuracy of the characters in HLM2, can kill very quickly enemies laying down with a shotgun or mendoza. He also is the only character not to drop his weapon, he just shoots the person lying down lmao. Many small bonuses.
found the video imma eat my food to. ill update when im finished edit: jeez man. the conclusion you came to at the end with all the characters was actually really eye-opening. to an extent, i had gotten the same idea, but you spelled it out perfectly. really love the amount of love and care you (and seemingly a lot of others) put into this! it turned out really damn good. all love man, keep it up
To be fair to the nailgun, even though Irvin isn't anywhere near my main Jake masks, it IS a silenced pistol with 20 rounds in the magazine, a significant improvement to the SP's 12 shots. You wanna see a BAD weapon, try Beard's Big Machinegun, which is just the assault rifle but less accurate and with no reloading. Literally every weapon completely outclasses it (especially the Flamethrower).
Ik its not a very popular take but hlm2 is way more fun than hlm since hlm feels way more buggy and it suffers from things like not being able to pickup a weapon immediatly after knocking someone down and enemies being bulletproof randomly or the enemies with melee weapons being obscenely fast with no way to tell when they are attacking since the animation feels almost instant
Great video, what a follow-up to your previous Hotline Miami analysis! I was floored when I noticed how long this video is lol, I love super long analyses like this! Great video, great editing! Very in-depth; far too many video essayists just recount the story of a game and think that's "analysis", but you shared your thoughts on every single bit of the game and the story every step of the way. Great job!
Your support means everything to me! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! To be fair, I never get tired of talking about these amazing games. I really didn't want it to get so long haha but I just couldn't bring myself to cut any part of it. 😆
Wow, you're one of the few people on UA-cam that, in my opinion, hit the nail on the head when it comes to the characters. The way you explained each of them makes a ton of sense, good job.
I had to do a double take. That's my drawing of Evan Write doing the shock face that I posted on Reddit! Thats so cool! Good taste putting it in the video.
I find it funny how people complain about the more cautious gameplay in the second game, since that’s EXACTLY how I played the first game. Granted, that’s because of my overly cautious ass having the risk taking skills of a scared puppy combined with the one hit deaths, but it’s still funny to me. However, things like the enemies randomly entering rooms does make this a pain at times depending on the level, so I can see why people don’t like it.
@@DogeickBateman I think a part of it is because of how overpowered Tony is in the first game, hence how you can’t use weapons when playing as him in the second game.
I’m honestly surprised that the devs designed for you not to wing it because the score system rewarded you for rushing and flyby decisions with changing up weapons
it’s a nice contrast to the first game, and contrary to the uploader’s thoughts; you definitely can wing the game (some certain levels like some of beards), but if you have enough mechanical skill it’s very possible to complete the whole game in jacket mode (mindlessly mowing down whatever you see, the second you see it) The level design does reward planning though, it just isn’t required.
Done. Wow That was a really good in depth “documentary” of Hotline Miami 2, I’ve watched hours of theory videos on this game, and you still managed to touch on subjects I haven’t heard from anyone else, excellent work. 👍
Thank you so much! The apocalypse section originally did have color. but the video was flagged for "violent imagery" at upload. it wasn't specific about what was too violent so I had to de color a whole lotta stuff.
Okay i actually know which video inspired you in order to create this one, this makes me so proud of that idea that both you and the other creator have come up with, along with anyone who had fragments of that idea aswell, it goes to show that both HM1 and HM2 aren't just games, they are reflections upon the players and to compare the events of the game to the real life counterparts of their personal lives.
@@ITzVD it's literally the first one, the one about it being a misunderstood masterpiece, i watched that one so many times and I'll watch yours even more times
Pretty good video. I will say a few gripes As far as the analysis of what the characters represent. I dislike when a game forces you to do something and then tells you that your a terrible person for doing that. The game never gives you an option to not kill the enemies to progress. Also the idea of enjoying the combat in this game makes you a bad person or in some way lesser is laughable. As another note we never learned about the Russians in the first game because the game never gave us any idea as to who they were. If they game itself does not humanize the characters then is the player expected to? But other than some small gripes it was a solid video, unless you start talkin bad about cyberpunk then its on
I have the same gripes, along with the 4th wall breaking feel that some of Richard’s lines have in the first game (although to be fair, that’s probably because of Jacket being a silent protagonist, which is why I think the multiple characters in the sequel is a good thing).
I saw Generation Kill and was confused about the real Evan Wright so I was confused about Evan Wright in the game lol, especially when they showed him being the journalist in Hawaii lol. Loved the game, loved the HBO series, and I wish someone would make a series based on Hotline Miami. I feel like it'd work as a 2 season, mini series or something.
Funny fact jackets girlfriend says "I have no where to go" if you try to go to your car without her meaning she probably stayed because she doesn't really have anything
In my opinion, the bar of broken heroes is probably something like the white lodge from twin peaks and whenever Richard appears it is like the black lodge. David lynch is a inspiration for hotline Miami so I think they probably based this on the lodges. Also a amazing video by the way
Cool video! I always appreciate another HTM video. Also I don't think that Tony not showing up in the EXECUTION Is a bug, considering He was there just for the action. Oh and btw DEAD AHEAD might have just been Manny's wet dream.
16:43 i dont think the game is trying to portray girls as weak and girly, more that its trying to criticise the fact that hollywood was doing that alot in the late 80s/early 90s
Interesting. I personally love how the media in game shows the girl as typical Hollywood damsel in distress, but then we have Alex with a frickin CHAINSAW.
@@ITzVD yeah, its a great contrast lol. loved this video btw, and your one on the first game. your editing style and narration is great, looking forward to more
@@Inkypencil22 Thank you so much! I was thinking of moving to either Otxo or Katana zero for the next video. Please share this with your friends if you see worthy. ❤️
I played Hotline miami 2 before the first one, I stumbled across this game because of payday 2 and thought jacket was pretty cool. I played entirety of Hotline miami 2 without knowing wtf was going on the story and just waiting for the part where i play as jacket. I felt like a clown once I understood the story by playing Hotline miami 1
I think really if you wanted to expand the story, the only way would to be a prequel in where you play as all the characters that jacket stole masks from when they died like Carl. Similarly to jake it would just explore them before they died and at the grand finale would show the general assassinating the presidents
Can't believe assholes like masteroogwgay get millions of views and likes without any effort in their videos yet amazing gems like your videos are insanely underrated. I honestly had a lot more fun rewatching this video over and over than any other videos. Maybe it's my stockholm syndrome for HLM and OVERKILL (maker of the PayDay series) but your videos are really amazing in my opinion.
@@ITzVD must be a hell of a fight having to deal with college classes and making good videos, the struggle of making good content takes days and studying on top of that is very painful. Good job man!
@@Mutant_Tracker I appreciate your kind words and concern. Yes, it is a tough battle that consumes a lot of time. but the comments, feedback and appreciation makes it 100% worthwhile. even if the videos don't do well, at least you know you made an impression.
i 100% agree with you on dead ahead; as much as i love this game and defend this game from ppl who've played 1, and don't like 2. but yeah, there's no reason why a level as hard and long as dead ahead should be in the game at like the middle of the game, it should be way later in the game like release or take over. it's easy for me, but that's just because ive played this game a thousand times :P
Love your editing and video style, but as someone with a near encyclopedic knowledge of this game some parts of this video hurt my soul such as you saying Manny Pardo has no ability or quirks when he has the fastest fire rate with shotguns, a quicker 180 turn with its own animation, and has extremely fast executions with the Mendoza and shotgun. I would also say the levels aren’t that hard, but I then remember how many times I rage quit on Dead Ahead and realize I just spent an extreme amount of time on this game. Also, if I’m correct Tony not participating in the execution of the Henchmen is intentional as he is the only Fan not killed by the son.
One of the things that really sours me about Hotline Miami 2, is that the devs literally made the game to give the finger to the fanbase, made it frustrating on purpose, and just were specifically doing things that inconvenienced people to fuck with them. Hell, the reason bugs didn't really get patched out, is more than likely because the devs didn't want to touch the game after it was finally finished. These devs didn't truly love the creation they made, they hated it, and made the sequel less because they wanted to, but because they felt they needed to and decided to give everyone the finger at the same time while doing it. The game is supposed to be this completely unnecessary statement AGAINST us, and I hate it. I still prefer the second game to the first, but knowing how much they decided to make HM2 specifically to shit on the people who enjoyed the first game because they couldn't handle pressure on their own, just bugs the shit out of me. I will always love this game, but I can't not have something against the devs for the mentality they had with this leading to the game overall being neglected and possibly being worse than what could of been had they laid those feelings aside. I can love this game, I can see the little bits of actual care they had and joy they had for certain parts, but I'm not blind enough to let that stop me from calling them out, as others should be. They made the game to fuck with us, and that's the primary objective. To insult us, to judge us. That is not something I can just rollover with them. I will say this though, that I actually get it where some of that fucking pain comes from. From my own creations having some similar issues to what they experienced, and some of my own unique, non-similar experiences. But that doesn't excuse neglecting and harming your piece. You have Steele yourself and get through it, it's the right thing to do. At least, that's what I feel, and in the end, they did. But god, I hate this distaste towards the people who brought them up in the damn first place.
@@ITzVDBit late but whenever you do a 180 with him while holding a shotgun he aims it with one hand as he turns around, Manny watched a tad too much action movies probably
Once again, really nice video I really liked it and gave a good message about the game itself Also after thinking for a while, sorry for making that comment in the first video, I really should've chilled down a bit, instead of making a wall text of why I like HM2 all just because of a brief phrase you said towards HM2 lol
I loved your analysis, I agree with almost everything and your storytelling was really good, I apreciate that you are the only one that explains why the hotline miami 2 storyline is told as it is, it always made sense for me but no one seemed to agree. I also believe richard is more of a meta-narrator that tries to express the nihilistic viewpoint of the devs, I believe hotline miami not only tries to create a discussion around violence but also about how death should be treated like, always humanizing the person behind the dead body but staying with the comfort that dying is not a big deal.
Very very great video and analysis of hotline Miami! I finally got to understand the why of the story in the ending of the video, however I do disagree with the rankings of the playable characters I felt some were ranked lower than it should be while the higher ranking ones should be lower but it’s all matter of personal preference.
I played both games without knowing how others felt about either and I liked hotline Miami 1 allot but I loved 2 just feels bad that we are probably never gonna see a 3rd installment bc the community was so rough to the devs ig ;(
To be honest. I think it's best to leave some franchises as they are. currently Hotline Miami 1 & 2 complete each other. adding a third installment will always feel forced on the story and will most likely result in something like the last of us 2.
After finishing dead ahead, while going back to the car, the staircase transition bugged and I got stuck in a wall without the ability to move out. I had to redo all of dead ahead a second time after finishing it the first time.
Ngl I feel robbed, your HM1 analysis and the miniature of this video made me think you hate HM2, which I would love to see, because that would be something new 😆
Manny pardo's ability is that he can execute with guns, as opposed to everyone else who drops their guns during executions. He also starts with a shotgun in homicide
Yes but his gun execution often proves to be more of a disadvantage since it also draws all of the enemies towards you. As for the shotgun. Yeah, that’s awesome!😁
Because there are countless more video essays about how HM2 is somehow underrated despite the series being beloved by many. 2 changed the balance towards gunfighting and larger spaces and left out a lot of the arcadey design flow the original had with more it expects from the player which makes it rightfully criticized by those who love 1's melee combo focus. The only people who misunderstand Hotline Miami are those who overanalyze it, playing the games, mastering them is understanding them.
Believe it or not, Hotline Miami is not misunderstood. Its developers wanted violence to be seen as bad but ironically ended up creating one of the best and satisfying hyperviolent series in gaming based on Drive 2011 and other cool things. I consider it a rightful less horror driven successor to Rockstar's Manhunt 1 in terms of how violence is portrayed in a way that speaks for itself.
I’m not gonna lie when Martin Brown was SA the actress I thought he was choking her, and since he bent over his pants kind of fell down a little bit, exposing a bit of his cheeks and then it took me a second.
So, a couple days ago I was chatting with The Boys, and said "Fuck it, should I play Hotline Miami?" And so I bought it, enjoyed it, and beaten through the entire thing in one sitting (and died countless times). The next day, I bought the second game, and enjoyed that one... Then finished it, sometime earlier today. Also enjoyed it.
I only played onley as pacifist with evan , with shotgun as beard, with corey in fans levels and for some reason as irvin with jake on ps vita of all things and on fuc- sorry sorry i got carried away cause i never knew that i was playing hard mode and i never knew abot buff evan nor how easy levels couldev been with literaly any other pick so read this coment over but play chad music in the backround cause my ego is trough the roof now P.S. I also cleared on a first try with A+, no deaths (in another run that was no hit run) hot and heavy in hotline miami 1on a ps vita with richard mask P.S.P.S. I have a theory that jacket is actualy named richard but its a weak theory cause my only evidence is that richard was the starting mask that wasnt worn by anybody but jacket so it couldnt be named after anybody else.
I actually completely forgot about Corey's roll during gameplay. IMO the game is indeed quite hard. Even then the game was tons of fun. I actually think both games lacked difficulty and content to reallly explore gameplay. I plan on replaying both but I dont feel like its worth repeating all content. Honestly I cant see why specifics of each character's "stats" and details are so game breaking, all options seemem fun to me from beginning to end. IE the second swan, i see him as simply an extra option to make things faster, while the chainsaw is really the only important part of the characters gameplay wise. I see Wrong Number as a step up in every way, I really did feel a more "John Wick-y" style with the second game. The story is indeed a huge part of why i played it. I actually tried playing HM2 before 1, I bought it for the content in Payday 2, and later bought the first game. Something else ive never used in either game is targeting. Ive ignored at least a few options and mechanics while playing the series, which made things tougher than necessary, but i honestly think the difficulty was perfectly satisfying, these games are the Dark Souls of top-down GTA. I'm sorry to completely disagree with opinions presented on the video, yet i still enjoyed it. I still believe a post-apocalyptic HM3 would be awesome, even without the original characters, it doesnt need the name Hotline Miami 3, it doesnt have to give the same message, I just think there's too much left on the table to be shared only by the community, although that's a very nice problem to have. I still think HM3 could be awesome, there's a thousand possibilities for these devs, they made something truly remarkable.
You get killed with no warning for no reason = Better gamedesign because it makes you play "smarter" If Dennaton wanted to make the game more calculated and Gunfight focused then they would have actually put some thought into it instead of just copy-pasting HLM1's mechanics into a leveldesign formula they were not made for. (Good video by the way, i liked the quality and enjoyed the humor even if i fucking hate HLM2)
Maybe it’s just the way I think (I’m someone who often wants to make me want to have the same fate as the son in HM2)., but I honestly played the game the wqy Dennaton supposedly wanted the player to play, and was completely confused when people complained about this playstyle until I saw other gameplay, so I honestly don’t see how HM1s gameplay isn’t fitting to HM2s levels.
hotline miami 2 and 1 are both peak and nothing can change my mind
Straight facts. 💯
They're like super Mario bros for me, I play them over and over, back to back
@@dedmin6119 And they never get old.
@@ITzVD “good times never last” unless you’re stuck in an infinite loop of playing hotline Miami 1 and 2
Jake's nailgun actually has one interesting quirk, it allows him to shoot over the methlabs in his second level without blowing them up. I don't think this is is actually useful though, because i prefer to blow them up.
Yes I also prefer my ears to bleed. 👍
@@ITzVD One thing to also note about tony, his body armour is functional and he has an increased chance to survive 1 bullet, and a small chance to survive 2.
@@pmtgagtunknown1569 I used to think that was just a random bug haha.😅
@@ITzVD Mark, Martin and Jake can also resist gunshots because they are FAT. Alex also has a ballistic vest that lets her survive a few shots.
@@Mutant_Tracker That seems to happen to me randomly. Sometimes it takes multiple shots, but sometimes only one takes me down…
>expect an analysis
>look inside
>plot summary
There is also analysis haha. I included then plot summary for viewers who didn’t play the game and still wanted to watch a deepdive on it. 😁
Hardly a deep dive. Just generic story recap. @@ITzVD
@@alphaotakux Hi! I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the video! please let me know in what ways I can improve a deepdive for my upcoming projects!
Thanks!
@@ITzVDdon't get me wrong, I really enjoyed the video. The tier list,voice acting for the dialogue,etc. I just don't think it's super in depth about the story. There's a lot of missed details and what it's really about.
@@alphaotakux I appreciate the feedback! ❤️
Sad to hear despite my detailed research I still missed stuff. What details were you expecting that wasn’t mentioned?
Actually, one of the quirks of Pardo is that he has quick gun execution
Yes! Similar to Martin Brown.😁
@@ITzVDmarting brown has no gun execution, but executes faster when bot using a melee.
Pardo instead let’s you tunnel vision with guns since you will use them for executions (which is why his level have that level on enemy spam)
The Son has all personalized execution instead which take far longer than other characters
@@unimportant719 is there any lore reason behind this? Or just for fun?
@@ITzVD martin Brown being in a movie everything is exaggerated so also execution are super easy to do.
Pardo is quite clearly a veteran of the Colombian Russian Mob war so he is extremely skilled at gun fighting, plus the fact that he loves violence helps his ability to larp as an 80s vigilante
(You can see how much he is prepared by the fact that he has a Shotty in the trunk of his car in the first mission)
The Son is just so filled with rage that finds it cathartic going personal on someone so revels in it
@@unimportant719 It’s interesting that pardo tries to mimic brown a lot. He tries to hold his shotgun when one hand when you pick it up like martin does. Obviously he cant so he stops after a few seconds. His executions are also identical to martin.
The first time I saw the Henchman executed by the Fans, I started wishing that the story made them die a painful death in the game. Gosh the amount of hatred I felt for the Fans and the empathy for the Henchman is a little concerning. Maybe it's related to events within my own life but I can't see the connection. (also the reason I started hlm was also because of PD2)
“Guys? I just wanna go home…”
And I don't like Manny bcs he was a shitty friend & cop + he killed Tony.
I also like how the SWAT team just waited there for no reason. lol
@@BerryDeLajt oh Manuel is damn corrupt, he ain't just a criminal he's a whole damn narcissistic corrupt cop that is probably racist
Pardo actually has the best accuracy of the characters in HLM2, can kill very quickly enemies laying down with a shotgun or mendoza. He also is the only character not to drop his weapon, he just shoots the person lying down lmao. Many small bonuses.
I never knew that about his accuracy! That’s awesome!
great video, I'm honored to have played a part in it! keep at it
Good to be working with you as well!
found the video imma eat my food to. ill update when im finished
edit: jeez man. the conclusion you came to at the end with all the characters was actually really eye-opening. to an extent, i had gotten the same idea, but you spelled it out perfectly. really love the amount of love and care you (and seemingly a lot of others) put into this! it turned out really damn good. all love man, keep it up
Enjoy your meal! 😁 I’ll be waiting.
@@ITzVD shit was bomb bro, those hot wings didnt have shit on me
@@deathgripss Gaw dayum. Thank's for watching my man! ♥
Nice username I love death grips band
Thank you for talking about Manny Pardo because I love hearing people talk about him and I haven’t been seeing too much content of him lately.
You are welcome!❤️
He was always the most interesting and really the hardest one to crack!
That’s due to his THICK SKIN
20:28 but he do weapons finishes so that’s unique
skill issue for not being able to use cory anywhere or not understanding that evan pacifist is awesome for combos
I dont think its skill issue tbh.
Corey is worse than her peers. When a better option is available that makes her useless imho.
@@ITzVD It's him, get the pronouns right Grasshopper
To be fair to the nailgun, even though Irvin isn't anywhere near my main Jake masks, it IS a silenced pistol with 20 rounds in the magazine, a significant improvement to the SP's 12 shots.
You wanna see a BAD weapon, try Beard's Big Machinegun, which is just the assault rifle but less accurate and with no reloading.
Literally every weapon completely outclasses it (especially the Flamethrower).
Is it bad that I finished Beard’s story with big machine gun first time…
Nah, but you could be doing better lmao
Ik its not a very popular take but hlm2 is way more fun than hlm since hlm feels way more buggy and it suffers from things like not being able to pickup a weapon immediatly after knocking someone down and enemies being bulletproof randomly or the enemies with melee weapons being obscenely fast with no way to tell when they are attacking since the animation feels almost instant
Great video, what a follow-up to your previous Hotline Miami analysis! I was floored when I noticed how long this video is lol, I love super long analyses like this! Great video, great editing! Very in-depth; far too many video essayists just recount the story of a game and think that's "analysis", but you shared your thoughts on every single bit of the game and the story every step of the way. Great job!
Your support means everything to me! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! To be fair, I never get tired of talking about these amazing games. I really didn't want it to get so long haha but I just couldn't bring myself to cut any part of it. 😆
Wow, you're one of the few people on UA-cam that, in my opinion, hit the nail on the head when it comes to the characters. The way you explained each of them makes a ton of sense, good job.
That means a lot to me.
Thank you so much!❤️
Absolute banger of a video! Been listening to this while at work and i absolute love the video! Thank you so much for blessing us with this video ❤️
Thank you so much! It means the world to me! ❤️
Please share this with your friends if you see worthy! 😁
I had to do a double take. That's my drawing of Evan Write doing the shock face that I posted on Reddit! Thats so cool! Good taste putting it in the video.
Aw man that’s awesome! I would pin your comment if I had the feature!😅
Thanks for watching!
I find it funny how people complain about the more cautious gameplay in the second game, since that’s EXACTLY how I played the first game. Granted, that’s because of my overly cautious ass having the risk taking skills of a scared puppy combined with the one hit deaths, but it’s still funny to me. However, things like the enemies randomly entering rooms does make this a pain at times depending on the level, so I can see why people don’t like it.
@@josephkeen7224 👍
It still confuses me how some people manage the Ultrakill ADHD style for both games and meanwhile I play HLM1 like a top down tactical shooter
@@DogeickBateman I think a part of it is because of how overpowered Tony is in the first game, hence how you can’t use weapons when playing as him in the second game.
Loved working on this with you, happy to see it out ❤
Same here pal. Thanks! ♥
I’m honestly surprised that the devs designed for you not to wing it because the score system rewarded you for rushing and flyby decisions with changing up weapons
I honestly think that’s the beauty of it. It adds to the message of the game.
it’s a nice contrast to the first game, and contrary to the uploader’s thoughts; you definitely can wing the game (some certain levels like some of beards), but if you have enough mechanical skill it’s very possible to complete the whole game in jacket mode (mindlessly mowing down whatever you see, the second you see it)
The level design does reward planning though, it just isn’t required.
Why do u think me getting the platinum took 3 months. Getting a rank on all levels made me go insane.
@@Cloud_9_reveiws a+ isn't that hard (except for release and casualties)
I think they wanted the games to feel like tactical shooters the first time through and arcadey the second time through.
Done.
Wow
That was a really good in depth “documentary” of Hotline Miami 2, I’ve watched hours of theory videos on this game, and you still managed to touch on subjects I haven’t heard from anyone else, excellent work. 👍
That timestamp is basically me describing my daily life.
that black and white filter on Apocalypse did not do that level justice
but that end section analysis was pretty good.
Thank you so much!
The apocalypse section originally did have color. but the video was flagged for "violent imagery" at upload. it wasn't specific about what was too violent so I had to de color a whole lotta stuff.
@@ITzVD Awwwwwwww damn. fair enough
ur welcome
Okay i actually know which video inspired you in order to create this one, this makes me so proud of that idea that both you and the other creator have come up with, along with anyone who had fragments of that idea aswell, it goes to show that both HM1 and HM2 aren't just games, they are reflections upon the players and to compare the events of the game to the real life counterparts of their personal lives.
I’m glad you enjoyed it! You can see a list of all the channels I drew inspiration from in my community post. ❤️
@@ITzVD it's literally the first one, the one about it being a misunderstood masterpiece, i watched that one so many times and I'll watch yours even more times
@@viiscript You’d be welcome everytime. ❤️
Pretty good video. I will say a few gripes
As far as the analysis of what the characters represent. I dislike when a game forces you to do something and then tells you that your a terrible person for doing that. The game never gives you an option to not kill the enemies to progress. Also the idea of enjoying the combat in this game makes you a bad person or in some way lesser is laughable.
As another note we never learned about the Russians in the first game because the game never gave us any idea as to who they were. If they game itself does not humanize the characters then is the player expected to?
But other than some small gripes it was a solid video, unless you start talkin bad about cyberpunk then its on
Just finished cyberpunk myself. Absolute banger.
Thanks! ❤️
I have the same gripes, along with the 4th wall breaking feel that some of Richard’s lines have in the first game (although to be fair, that’s probably because of Jacket being a silent protagonist, which is why I think the multiple characters in the sequel is a good thing).
Don't diss my girl Corey like that
I saw Generation Kill and was confused about the real Evan Wright so I was confused about Evan Wright in the game lol, especially when they showed him being the journalist in Hawaii lol.
Loved the game, loved the HBO series, and I wish someone would make a series based on Hotline Miami. I feel like it'd work as a 2 season, mini series or something.
Thaf would be sick! Specially with the cool music and color palette of Hotline Miami! 🤩
I'm glad that I was lucky enough to find a great video like this one, loved this deep analysis of one of my favorite games, keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the support!❤️
Funny fact jackets girlfriend says "I have no where to go" if you try to go to your car without her meaning she probably stayed because she doesn't really have anything
@@bandodude-fp9vi Really? Ive never seen that haha.
In my opinion, the bar of broken heroes is probably something like the white lodge from twin peaks and whenever Richard appears it is like the black lodge. David lynch is a inspiration for hotline Miami so I think they probably based this on the lodges. Also a amazing video by the way
Interesting theory.💯
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Brother talked about workshop masterpieces and didnt mention human bean saga smh
shiii mb.
If you say the abyss level is not canon, then that’s why the level is not in any episode and out of the tapes placing.
Cool video! I always appreciate another HTM video. Also I don't think that Tony not showing up in the EXECUTION Is a bug, considering He was there just for the action.
Oh and btw DEAD AHEAD might have just been Manny's wet dream.
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16:43 i dont think the game is trying to portray girls as weak and girly, more that its trying to criticise the fact that hollywood was doing that alot in the late 80s/early 90s
Interesting. I personally love how the media in game shows the girl as typical Hollywood damsel in distress, but then we have Alex with a frickin CHAINSAW.
@@ITzVD yeah, its a great contrast lol. loved this video btw, and your one on the first game. your editing style and narration is great, looking forward to more
@@Inkypencil22 Thank you so much! I was thinking of moving to either Otxo or Katana zero for the next video.
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I played Hotline miami 2 before the first one, I stumbled across this game because of payday 2 and thought jacket was pretty cool. I played entirety of Hotline miami 2 without knowing wtf was going on the story and just waiting for the part where i play as jacket. I felt like a clown once I understood the story by playing Hotline miami 1
29:55 aint no way he called aubrey "oobrey" 💀
English isn’t really my mother tongue. Sorry! 😁❤️
Great video, one of the best I've seen on hm2
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Wow, an 2 hour masterpiece!
Wow, are you the coolest guy ever?😄
I think really if you wanted to expand the story, the only way would to be a prequel in where you play as all the characters that jacket stole masks from when they died like Carl. Similarly to jake it would just explore them before they died and at the grand finale would show the general assassinating the presidents
That’s an interesting idea!👍
Amazing editing skills! Really needs more appreciation!
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Worth the wait 🔥
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Can't believe assholes like masteroogwgay get millions of views and likes without any effort in their videos yet amazing gems like your videos are insanely underrated. I honestly had a lot more fun rewatching this video over and over than any other videos. Maybe it's my stockholm syndrome for HLM and OVERKILL (maker of the PayDay series) but your videos are really amazing in my opinion.
I really appreciate the support man! It's the reason I keep working hard on these videos! for your support!😄Glad to see I have done a good job.
@@ITzVD must be a hell of a fight having to deal with college classes and making good videos, the struggle of making good content takes days and studying on top of that is very painful. Good job man!
@@Mutant_Tracker I appreciate your kind words and concern. Yes, it is a tough battle that consumes a lot of time. but the comments, feedback and appreciation makes it 100% worthwhile. even if the videos don't do well, at least you know you made an impression.
i 100% agree with you on dead ahead; as much as i love this game and defend this game from ppl who've played 1, and don't like 2. but yeah, there's no reason why a level as hard and long as dead ahead should be in the game at like the middle of the game, it should be way later in the game like release or take over. it's easy for me, but that's just because ive played this game a thousand times :P
Exactly! first time playing the game I kept thinking "Is this level even gonna end? Or is it like an endless nightmare?"
Love your editing and video style, but as someone with a near encyclopedic knowledge of this game some parts of this video hurt my soul such as you saying Manny Pardo has no ability or quirks when he has the fastest fire rate with shotguns, a quicker 180 turn with its own animation, and has extremely fast executions with the Mendoza and shotgun. I would also say the levels aren’t that hard, but I then remember how many times I rage quit on Dead Ahead and realize I just spent an extreme amount of time on this game. Also, if I’m correct Tony not participating in the execution of the Henchmen is intentional as he is the only Fan not killed by the son.
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It’s on me. Somehow after 400 hours I still didn’t notice these about Pardo…
The overarching antagonist of this series is definitely windows
ON GOD.
Oh shit part 2 let's go also nice video
Thank you so much! ❤️
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Watching this video made me appreciate these games even more
I’m glad it served it’s purpose.❤️
I don't know how you managed to talk about new things when I've watched way too many videos about hlm but goddamn is this good!!!
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One of the things that really sours me about Hotline Miami 2, is that the devs literally made the game to give the finger to the fanbase, made it frustrating on purpose, and just were specifically doing things that inconvenienced people to fuck with them. Hell, the reason bugs didn't really get patched out, is more than likely because the devs didn't want to touch the game after it was finally finished.
These devs didn't truly love the creation they made, they hated it, and made the sequel less because they wanted to, but because they felt they needed to and decided to give everyone the finger at the same time while doing it. The game is supposed to be this completely unnecessary statement AGAINST us, and I hate it.
I still prefer the second game to the first, but knowing how much they decided to make HM2 specifically to shit on the people who enjoyed the first game because they couldn't handle pressure on their own, just bugs the shit out of me.
I will always love this game, but I can't not have something against the devs for the mentality they had with this leading to the game overall being neglected and possibly being worse than what could of been had they laid those feelings aside.
I can love this game, I can see the little bits of actual care they had and joy they had for certain parts, but I'm not blind enough to let that stop me from calling them out, as others should be. They made the game to fuck with us, and that's the primary objective. To insult us, to judge us. That is not something I can just rollover with them.
I will say this though, that I actually get it where some of that fucking pain comes from. From my own creations having some similar issues to what they experienced, and some of my own unique, non-similar experiences. But that doesn't excuse neglecting and harming your piece. You have Steele yourself and get through it, it's the right thing to do. At least, that's what I feel, and in the end, they did. But god, I hate this distaste towards the people who brought them up in the damn first place.
@@ScarletStarManor Interesting take.
They pulled a Todd Phillips Joker 2 style before it was the norm.
Of course, I still think HM2 is more respectful as a sequel than the devs wanted it to be since they caved in and gave the level editor.
but Pardo have cool finishing animations and cool shotgun 360 move...
@@Waffrior what is shotgun 360 move?👀
@@ITzVDBit late but whenever you do a 180 with him while holding a shotgun he aims it with one hand as he turns around, Manny watched a tad too much action movies probably
Once again, really nice video
I really liked it and gave a good message about the game itself
Also after thinking for a while, sorry for making that comment in the first video, I really should've chilled down a bit, instead of making a wall text of why I like HM2 all just because of a brief phrase you said towards HM2 lol
Oh don’t even mention it.❤️
I’m glad you liked it. Thank you so much!
Only reason I have to stop playing is because my hands go numb.
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I loved your analysis, I agree with almost everything and your storytelling was really good, I apreciate that you are the only one that explains why the hotline miami 2 storyline is told as it is, it always made sense for me but no one seemed to agree. I also believe richard is more of a meta-narrator that tries to express the nihilistic viewpoint of the devs, I believe hotline miami not only tries to create a discussion around violence but also about how death should be treated like, always humanizing the person behind the dead body but staying with the comfort that dying is not a big deal.
@@moris_tm6670 You my good friend, are very welcome.
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video.❤️
This channel is criminally underrated.
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dude amazing video :)) also, your voice is super similar to warlockcracy!
Thank you so much!♥
haha I just checked him out and I can definitely see the similarity. XD
Very very great video and analysis of hotline Miami! I finally got to understand the why of the story in the ending of the video, however I do disagree with the rankings of the playable characters I felt some were ranked lower than it should be while the higher ranking ones should be lower but it’s all matter of personal preference.
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Marks ability to spread his bullets is super useful. Just fire whilst using his ability and you get a bigger spread and hit more enemies
Huh, maybe I didn’t utilize it properly then.😃
@ITzVD I didn't know until I saw someone do it in a UA-cam video. Mark is definitely the easiest to use out of The Fans
@@ish58 would be a shame if a certain individual with a white coat under influence did something to him…
24:33 i think the nail gun is also considered a silent weapon and significantly more accurate but that’s it
Yes it is. still, I would say the actual "Jake" mask has the best out of every snake mask IMHO. 😄
I rate this 10 out of grips
Fantastic video ! What is the song at 1:18:44 please ?
EDIT: Found it ! "8 Bits are Scary Assault"
Thank you so much! Yeah that's right! ♥
I played both games without knowing how others felt about either and I liked hotline Miami 1 allot but I loved 2 just feels bad that we are probably never gonna see a 3rd installment bc the community was so rough to the devs ig ;(
To be honest. I think it's best to leave some franchises as they are. currently Hotline Miami 1 & 2 complete each other. adding a third installment will always feel forced on the story and will most likely result in something like the last of us 2.
Well perfect timing since I just finished the first game and started this, will be watching soon
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i definetly have a new favourite video on youtube
I definitely have one of the coolest viewers on UA-cam.♥
Phenomenal vid, great work
Thanks for the support!
Glad you liked it.❤️
You earned the sub, just make sure to not let it get into your head
Noted!👍
i mean ash's arms do be looking girly
@@Theodore_J_Noiseter Alex is just a muscle mommy.
man i'd love to see a video on the hunter saga, it's geniunely probably the best set of campaigns on the workshop
I do have that on my to do list down the road. We’ll cover it eventually.🤙
After finishing dead ahead, while going back to the car, the staircase transition bugged and I got stuck in a wall without the ability to move out. I had to redo all of dead ahead a second time after finishing it the first time.
This man has been through unspeakable horror...
pure torture
Ngl I feel robbed, your HM1 analysis and the miniature of this video made me think you hate HM2, which I would love to see, because that would be something new 😆
@@szynkacz1069 Haha, how could I hate this gem. It’s amazing.😄
Manny pardo's ability is that he can execute with guns, as opposed to everyone else who drops their guns during executions. He also starts with a shotgun in homicide
Yes but his gun execution often proves to be more of a disadvantage since it also draws all of the enemies towards you.
As for the shotgun. Yeah, that’s awesome!😁
55:43 you're EVIL, you don't have music on!
I was recording.😅
Exhausted atm, tomorrow I'll check this banger out
Hope you have a good night sleep pal. 👍
Hotline Miami 2 Electric Bagaloo has finally arrived my brothers! Let’s praise it!
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Why isn’t this popular
That's nice of you to say.♥
Because there are countless more video essays about how HM2 is somehow underrated despite the series being beloved by many. 2 changed the balance towards gunfighting and larger spaces and left out a lot of the arcadey design flow the original had with more it expects from the player which makes it rightfully criticized by those who love 1's melee combo focus. The only people who misunderstand Hotline Miami are those who overanalyze it, playing the games, mastering them is understanding them.
Believe it or not, Hotline Miami is not misunderstood. Its developers wanted violence to be seen as bad but ironically ended up creating one of the best and satisfying hyperviolent series in gaming based on Drive 2011 and other cool things. I consider it a rightful less horror driven successor to Rockstar's Manhunt 1 in terms of how violence is portrayed in a way that speaks for itself.
46:54 I think Tony doesn’t show up cus he doesn’t like killing defenseless people
He Basically justifies his killings if they attack him back
But you can make him show up if you do play as him.
@@ITzVD and he just kinda stands there
good vid bro
Thank you so much!❤️
I’m not gonna lie when Martin Brown was SA the actress I thought he was choking her, and since he bent over his pants kind of fell down a little bit, exposing a bit of his cheeks and then it took me a second.
Bro is too innocent…
24:11 but bruh it’s just like rat mask in the original so it’s not that bad and it’s silenced it really help you in his last level
So, a couple days ago I was chatting with The Boys, and said "Fuck it, should I play Hotline Miami?" And so I bought it, enjoyed it, and beaten through the entire thing in one sitting (and died countless times). The next day, I bought the second game, and enjoyed that one... Then finished it, sometime earlier today. Also enjoyed it.
“Should I play Hotline Miami”
Brother every man on this earth MUST play Hotline Miami at least once. 😄
Holy underrated this video was fucking amazing
Thank you so much!❤
I only played onley as pacifist with evan , with shotgun as beard, with corey in fans levels and for some reason as irvin with jake on ps vita of all things and on fuc- sorry sorry i got carried away cause i never knew that i was playing hard mode and i never knew abot buff evan nor how easy levels couldev been with literaly any other pick so read this coment over but play chad music in the backround cause my ego is trough the roof now
P.S.
I also cleared on a first try with A+, no deaths (in another run that was no hit run) hot and heavy in hotline miami 1on a ps vita with richard mask
P.S.P.S.
I have a theory that jacket is actualy named richard but its a weak theory cause my only evidence is that richard was the starting mask that wasnt worn by anybody but jacket so it couldnt be named after anybody else.
Most of the mask names are not the real names of the characters, they're facades; personas it seems.
When I played hotline miami 1 the right stick had drift so I had bad aim and played the whole game as a stealth game
That's even an extra layer of gameplay. 😆
I actually completely forgot about Corey's roll during gameplay. IMO the game is indeed quite hard. Even then the game was tons of fun. I actually think both games lacked difficulty and content to reallly explore gameplay. I plan on replaying both but I dont feel like its worth repeating all content. Honestly I cant see why specifics of each character's "stats" and details are so game breaking, all options seemem fun to me from beginning to end. IE the second swan, i see him as simply an extra option to make things faster, while the chainsaw is really the only important part of the characters gameplay wise. I see Wrong Number as a step up in every way, I really did feel a more "John Wick-y" style with the second game. The story is indeed a huge part of why i played it. I actually tried playing HM2 before 1, I bought it for the content in Payday 2, and later bought the first game. Something else ive never used in either game is targeting. Ive ignored at least a few options and mechanics while playing the series, which made things tougher than necessary, but i honestly think the difficulty was perfectly satisfying, these games are the Dark Souls of top-down GTA. I'm sorry to completely disagree with opinions presented on the video, yet i still enjoyed it. I still believe a post-apocalyptic HM3 would be awesome, even without the original characters, it doesnt need the name Hotline Miami 3, it doesnt have to give the same message, I just think there's too much left on the table to be shared only by the community, although that's a very nice problem to have. I still think HM3 could be awesome, there's a thousand possibilities for these devs, they made something truly remarkable.
Interesting take. I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I also played wrong number first. I bought it only for Jacket in Payday2 originally. 😄
I am drive, what a video❤❤❤
Bro is literally Ryan Gosling.
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11:29 that is actually literally me
Are you literally Martin Brown? 🐷
@@ITzVD yes im the pig man
@@Meatslap Then I’m the chicken man. 🐔
Bast video ❤️ keep going
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Bro you dont get hotline miami 2 wrong number™
"starts a 2 hour 5 minutes 27 seconds long explanation about hotline miami 2 wrong number™
I think I may get the game now. not sure tbh...
32:39 is it funny or sad the game was able to predict such a circumstance
It was…interesting…
Tldr of this video: Skill issue, get gud scrub
55:27 he was born with thick skin
22:59 this line goes secretly hard
Who’s this guy
What song did he use at 1:18:45
@@Lizor666 Payday 2 - 8 bits are scary (Assault)
@@ITzVD Thanks👌
Did manny dirty to be honest, he has gun executions
I know. I just didn’t really find it to come in handy that much. Specially considering it alerts the rest of the enemies.
this video opened my eyes to the whole story i was missing which funny enough was thats what it was about
I’m glad you enjoyed the video!❤️
Love the video so far but the nail gun is silenced like a melee weapon
@@archive3974 Thank you so much!
Oh really? I must have missed that detail given that I primarily use dallas mask.
AGAIN WITH BIKER 1:33
Wait for the third one...
Is it me or does the title and thumbnail keep changing?
It’s definitely you…definitely. 👀
@@ITzVD I swear I'm starting to think I'm schizophrenic
@@Mutant_Tracker Maybe I am not even real…🪄
🚘🚘🚘👱🏻♂️ (I'm literally Ryan Gosling)
@@Mutant_Tracker Wait, you are also Ryan Gosling like me?
17:20 those giys are S+ because they make hard mode a joke
You get killed with no warning for no reason = Better gamedesign because it makes you play "smarter"
If Dennaton wanted to make the game more calculated and Gunfight focused then they would have actually put some thought into it instead of just copy-pasting HLM1's mechanics into a leveldesign formula they were not made for. (Good video by the way, i liked the quality and enjoyed the humor even if i fucking hate HLM2)
Maybe it’s just the way I think (I’m someone who often wants to make me want to have the same fate as the son in HM2)., but I honestly played the game the wqy Dennaton supposedly wanted the player to play, and was completely confused when people complained about this playstyle until I saw other gameplay, so I honestly don’t see how HM1s gameplay isn’t fitting to HM2s levels.
Both of these games are really good but incredibly frustrating
The only type of pain I like.