Game Of The Year Contender | MAX PLAYS: Hi-Fi Rush - Part 3 - Finale
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2023
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Max concludes his journey through Hi-Fi Rush, as his battle through the megacorp elite leads to a final showdown against the head of the company, Kale Vandelay!
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In an age where games become increasingly cynical and manipulative, it’s damned refreshing to just play a good game that doesn’t try and nickel and dime you. It genuinely felt weird to see a cosmetic shop that used actual in game currency lol
Crazy how that's seen as an advancement because of the low standards most games set nowadays.
And the game DOES take a jab at how high budget development and production usually plays out in this generation:
-QA that is less about quality but more about reputation.
-Creative Direction that's unsupervised, focusing on spectacle than an actual functioning product
-A lack of importance on Security
-Marketing that focuses on celebrity status individuals instead of actually promoting the product
-Finance cutting corners with really tight budgets and impossible demands
- and finally, a quite literally manipulative rockstar CEO that practices an exaggerated version of how companies use underhanded methods to pull you into buying their sh*t.
This game is rebellious to the very AAA environment it was made in. Funny how its published by Bethesda, too. 😂
For me in regards to recent hack-and-slash titles, i'd count Soulstice among that stuff. Different from Hi-Fi Rush and with more warts, so to speak, but I still had a very good time with it, I love the characters, gameplay and world, and I really hope to see it and the dev company gain more traction and support, so that they may be able to continue the tale and work on other cool projects-- and improve and build upon their past experiences.
For Hi-Fi Rush and others, like No Straight Roads, i hope the same thing. All those games have clear love and vision put into them, and I hope that love may be returned.
The fact that the game is even at 30€ shows that big studios can still develop a complete fun video game without those 70/80€ pricetag
This gives me 6th gen's vibe so hard and i love it
@@jbt.395 Yep. Brought in top 10 $$$ even on game pass on steam on that price. Imagine how much it made between both stores.
Kale lost to a robot cat
This could be the biggest skill issue known to mankind
naw 808 is the GOAT
Cat diff
That cat got hands
we would all lose to that cat to be honest
He's no ordinary cat, which was pretty badass!
Roquefort's boss fight was such a great bait-and-switch. His area is decorated with a lot of Japanese style and decorations, has samurai gear on display in his office, but SURPRISE! Giant wolf!
At least we know he's a giant weeabo... And a Suspiciously Wealthy Furry.
I think he had input on the more beast-like robots Chai fights.
"I put my stock in futures.. but not yours, kid."
Yeah that's a good one liner
Actual goty contender , so much creativity, solid voice acting, some cool art direction and gimmicks, crosses so many check boxes.
This game deserves so many more sales that its having right now!
@@fernandozavaletabustos205 based on the reviews for steam alone? this game has more then made its money back lol and thats not counting all the consoles its on plus royalties from Game Pass
@@afedorchak77 I mean that is not on the top 20 sellers on Steam. Sure it has high reviews, but sadly that does not always mean that the game is on the top.
@@fernandozavaletabustos205 except it was lmfao. and it was beating out forspoken when it launched. soooooo yeah i think it sold more lmao
@@afedorchak77 Do you have sources on Hi-Fi Rush beating Forspoken? Serious question.
Overall felt like a game from a simpler time.
Just straightforward and feelgood fun
And that's what we want.
People are looking for forms of escapism of reality and games are one of then. And sometimes, we don't need to have gorgeous experiencies like GoW Ragnarok or Elden Ring. Sometimes, we do need games like Hifi-Rush that do the simple thing and that's all.
I hope people focus on games like this, so we can be sure that good experiences remain being made.
@Matheus Barbosa Exaclty, breathtaking experiences like Forza Horizon 5 and Dead Space Remake are great but sometimes a great casual experience like Hi-Fi Rush is most definitely needed. 👍
@John Taylor I too will forget forspoken at the end of the year
@John Taylor Hi fi rush is high quality you know?
@John Taylor This game will be remembered for more than just the end of the year.
Your not wrong, games like GoW and Elden deserve to be made up, because they push the limits of Technology very far and proves of what we are capable of.
But we do need a change of pace sometimes, and Hifi-Rush comes to prove it.
It's fun in all ways and that's what it makes the game amazing.
I'm not against you cause I do would like to play games like Elden Ring and GoW, but Hifi-Rush is a proof of a change of pace that it's necessary and we do need to folow it, just to ensure gaming doesn't fall apart.
The head of security's password was "PASSWORD" and that's just too damn real
it really be like that sometimes, tho.
That cyber-werewolf transformation is literally the sickest transformation of the 2020s so far
With the most badass music to boot.
@@yoloalchemist I'm inclined to agree. The licensed track is also dope af
100 agree. that entire fight was phenomenal. its even better without dmca music
hottest
@@TwitchCybul to each their own, I'm partial to rekka myself. She don't get a transformation tho xD
41:42 Ok, that transformation was epic.
So, how many people in chat spam owo and stuff?
@@heardofrvb owo
@@heardofrvb doesn't help that he said this 47:30 sus af
The original music in this game is really good, I think I even like the final boss with it more than Perfect Drug. That said the cafeteria scene with Invaders Must Die is by far the best fucking thing I've experienced in a long time. Its so fucking good. I hope they give an update in the future that lets you pick tracks individually for a playthrough.
It’s stupidly good that the licensed music also fits thematically at times, whilst the original music can also 1-up their licensed counterparts
I personally prefer Perfect Drug since it matches Spectra’s MO and is a bop, whereas I also like Rekka’s original theme, Captive Normals, since it’s got a double meaning between Chai and Rekka funnily enough
@@Piper9080 Id also like to point out that the licensed song for Rekka's fight is 'Free Radical' whilst the original music is 'Captive Normals'. So not only is it a good song, its also a gosh darn counter pun of the licensed song.
I unironically prefer Too Big To Fail in the first boss fight to the Nine Inch Nails song, because it unironically sounds like it's Queens of the Stone Age covering it.
I personally preferred Whirrling after the "I am a rockstar" sequence, but damn if the stream mode replacements aren't worthy by any means!
@@Piper9080 I wish Head Like A Hole played at least once, such a great song that fits perfectly with the story
The "Reflections" Sequence up through the "Surfacing" song culminating in the CNMN Hand Cannon was some of favorite play sessions I have had in many years.
10:41 Cannonball!
11:30 Invaders (Max) must Die
15:30 Let him cook!
40:48 1st Boss of the vid
1:08:12 Power of Friendship
1:12:15 Epic Team Entrance
1:30:32 Cat vs Human
1:32:18 Max (nearly) 1 hour battle vs Final Boss
1:01:32 i like how 808 is vibin', ignoring gravity and stress
This game is cheesier than a block of Gouda, but yet so genuine in its execution that I can't help but be hype anytime it does something cool
Right? It's pure cheese but it's so earnest that you can't help but love it. Like many people have described it, it's like a Saturday morning cartoon.
it's cheesy, but goddamn i love cheese
Cheesy goodness soothes the hard-to-scratch places of the heart that class can’t reach.
Nothing wrong with genuine, love and passion driven cheese in your life.
Nice to see someone as skilled as Max struggling on the final boss, makes me feel a little better about my 10++ retries lol
I think I ended up with like 30... I also lost to the that last parry/dodge string twice. >.>
Though I know he's better than me at fighting games so I guess I'm not surprised.
He's good but he was overthinking it. You don't have to parry all those attacks.
@@andrewjazdzyk1215 yeah, but by parrying his attacks you can destroy his stun gauge faster
@Kue sure.....but you end up dying 300 times in a row for 2 hours. I only had a couple of attempts.
@@andrewjazdzyk1215 parrying those attacks is actually the way to go. He wasn't waiting his turn like most people who are fighting a jam packed final boss. I'm normally very reserved when it comes to high stakes final fights so I tend to watch out for patterns rather than ziplining into a wall of fire XD
Max: "Korsica, where the hell are we facing?, the wrong direction is where we are going"
Achievement unlocked "in the right direction lvl 1.
Man the timing on that was great. XD
Finally, Max gets to fight the Unusually Affluent Furry!
ah yes, suspiciously wealthy furries...
controlling the art industry since I don't know when...
Man I did not expect to be this engaged by this game's characters, I really did think that Chai would spend the entire game being kind of an ass but so strong that the team can't really get rid of him, but nah man he changes throughout the story while still having that charm. There is also somebody I know who really hates Peppermint and hasn't got that far into this game... they are into a rude awakening when they see her character do some DEVELOPMENT.
Nothing exemplifies Chai's development as much as the final scene where he decides to actually learn to play the guitar. He went into Project Armstrong as a shortcut to becoming a Rockstar. He wanted to fulfill his dream, but he didn't want to put in the effort. But now, after the journey, Chai decides to learn the guitar, finally putting in the effort to achieve his dream. At least, that's how I see it.
@@Roost-xr3lc moreover, he’s not deciding to put in effort for his passion, he’s also doing it in case his current job doesn’t work out. he’s actually making *a back-up plan*
Bro game is fun but this very standart story telling
It was at 1:11:52 that this game became an unquestionable 10/10. I had thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of this game up to this point, but it still hadn't broke through the pinnacle because it was missing something...THIS. This scene was absolutely brilliant and it really shows that the story is more than just great characters and referential dialogue (again all great things), its growth, its emotion, and its heart! What a phenomenal video game, this year is going to be wild.
Scrooge McWolf is a surprisingly fun boss.
Man, what a great game. I sure hope Microsoft doesn’t do anything astronomically stupid with the studio that made it.
Man...
The absolute sheer joy on Max's face as he realized you got to play as 808. Unfuckingbelievable.
If this doesn't get nominated for GOTY and Forspoken does, then we're gonna have a problem.
Oh absolutely
Time to get some musical robot powers and blow up some execs then.
Considering that a certain video game ended up killing luminous productions…. Don’t think that possibility might be happening so we’re safe
1:08:00-1:12:15 gives me chills every time. LOVE THIS GAME! DIS A VIDEO GAME ASS VIDEOGAME!
Man this game is such a treat
This game is a 10/10 for me personally: Great visuals, fun combat, great characters, and it's also hilarious. Definitely a gem of a game that literally came out of nowhere. It's just a plain old fun videogame from a simpler era. It feels like something for the Dreamcast or Gamecube and i love that.
52:54
*Roquefort drops the hardest line of 2023*
"Hilarious."
I really loved the moment of reflection it was such a heart warming and hyped moment. I remember getting goosebumps from this moment. This game was such a ride. I love it
When I saw the xenogears part I was legit “someone there if not all of them are the biggest goofiest nerds and I love them all”
wait, which bit is that?
@@samuelevans738 right at the start, its a bit on the opening of disc 2 of xenogear when fei is talking about whats happened so far and ellys pendent is swaying in the background.
I love how you can basically give Chai Nero hair or a Viewtiful Joe costume, they damn sure know and love their inspirations.
I knew the Joe costume was coming after the BL-1ZS enemy.
Speed punching to light your fists on fire? Definitely Joe.
Love the "Legally distinct Invaders Must Die" track
Game devs being considerate
My God, what a great thumbnail! KAINONAUT does it yet again!
In terms of the being a cyber werewolf, as a once great archer said “I want that”
Can’t wait for the sequel in 5 years yes I remembered that line from Chai
Yeah… yeah…
@@Bondrewd__21 I heard…damn you Microsoft you shot yourselves in the foot AGAIN
Man you know 2023 is gonna be STELLAR YEAR when we have a GOTY contender THIS EARLY👌🏾
*STELLAR YEAR* i thought you’re implying stellar blade for this year. But yeah, this game is GOTY contender already.
@TheGamerCritic you literally predicted it
Confirming that this came to be true
53:30 I played through this game already and I had no idea that you're supposed to lead Rougefort to the fist that comes out to stun him. Max did it by accident and I feel so silly for not realizing lol.
I found that out by accident too and I laughed pretty hard at that. Roquefort is definitely my favorite boss among the whole game.
Roquefort
I always just complained about having to parry the dive with the weird camera lmao, definitely using the fist from now on
Max is allergic to switching to peppermint to take out blue shields
The licensed track on that first level goes so hard with the beat hits. worth going back and playing
Love the xenogears call back in the first few minutes of the video.
Game is extremely replayable! GOTY contender indeed!
This game needs every praise possible. It really is that fun.
Just wait till max does a boss rage against Kale on Rhythem Master lol
This game was such a breath of fresh air, had a blast both in playing it and seeing people playing it :)
We need more games like this.
The costumes are especially impressive because they aren't even available during your first playthrough, it has a ridiculous amount of work put into something that you only access after you've beat the game. Especially because there's already more content with actual gameplay after beating the game that a costume select for Chai, Peppermint, Macaron, Korsica and 808 just feel like something they knew they didn't have to do but did anyway because it was fun.
Whenever Max uses the non-efficient partners to attack blue bubble barriered enemies, do you ever hear Sinatra singing "My Way" in the back of your head?
Yes, but it's the Sid Vicious version.
this was so satisfying to watch max your a legend at this game forreal
Couldn’t be more Happy that you enjoyed this game!! Shine on sir!🎉❤
Man i hope this gets a sequel.
Phenomenal game, but man it hurts to watch other people play it sometimes. My musical background gave me an advantage in this game so I've never had a Just Timing percentage below 85% across the entire game.
Even MORE PAINFUL is watching Max fucking ram his skull into enemies with shields, or even worse, Z-shields and watching him keep bouncing. And he's using the wrong assists to try and deal with each one!? They're color-coded Max! Color-coded!
Edit: Getting to his final thoughts, and it's kind of frustrating to hear him talk about his thoughts on how limited the ground game is when he keeps only using the two ground combos that put you into the air and not the 5 or 6 other combos that DON'T do that. In addition, he also calls the assist system limited when he despite the fact that he's had them since mission 2 or 3, he hadn't used a single Jam Combo until damn near the final three. And he STILL at the end of the playthrough has not used the perfect dodge/parry assist even once. I don't think I can take his word seriously on this one.
Same here. Like even from someone who never played the game, it is common sense to remember which assist to use in which scenario. Also, Max tends to just rush things too fast, thus messing himself up
Same, I'm at the Point even the hard enemy don't gets brakes ill kill all the bosses in under 3 mins and parry everything it kinda hurt watching but max will learn soon.
100% agree
I also agree. I underestimated how much having a musical background helped to stay on top of all of the mechanics as they ramped up.
I will say that even for someone attempting to use the parry assists, it can be a little rough to nail, but it really does seem to be the key to managing the crowds. From what I can tell, they target the parried enemy, so there's never a question of who the assist is being directed toward, and on top of that they're usually more effective than the standard assist use while not using any reverb gauge.
This was a fun adventure. Glad I could see your experience.
Such a beautiful refreshing game now im such a fan of Hi Fi Rush
I've never seen so much soul and love in a video game since the nearly forgotten days of yore :')
You know videogames have gone down the pooper when you get genuinely surprised that a game uses it's own in-game currency doesn't have any microtransactions when buying cosmetics
Thanks for the upload max!
10/10 MASTERPIECE! 💯
1:32:30 I love this reference. Game is such a treat for people who love music
Mind telling me? I feel like I’ve seen it before can’t put my finger on it tho
@@somedude9450mama said knock you out ll cool j
love the Xenogears ref
Max: talks to everyone else’s dialogue
Also Max: “Upgrade my equipment macaron!”
Fun fact, during the cafeteria fight, the original song is "invaders must die"
I like how Scrooge McDucks money bin was able to make an appearance @52:52 ;P
This game deserves so many more sales that its having right now!
Didn't have to wait for 2 year for part 3
The fight against the green lizard before entering Finance. Am I the only one straight up shouting to the screen "CALL MACARON, THAT SHIT HAS Z-SHIELDING DAMNIT"?
Trust me, you were not. He did this to literally every Z-Shielded enemy in the game outside of the one they force you to call Macaron on during his intro. He bounces and gets hit dozens of times more than necessary because he thinks he can break it with a combo, despite explicitly being told he cannot.
This game was released in the wrong era...
And I'm glad it was, kudos to the dev team for getting so much right with something so experimental. This is truly a gem.
Idc what anyone says, CNMN is my favorite character i love him so much
big same. I thought when 808 had a yellow color for him that CNMN would be a partner eventually, but I guess some things aren't meant to be.
@@RotaAbyssian The peerless mechanical complexity when you play as him more than makes up for it
The animations were badass , i like it ...
Kale says Loser with the hard r lmao
Man such a shame you couldn't have Whirring in the final level, it's so much better with that track. Chills the whole time
giant wolf mecha was not expected but certainly welcome
Wow, I was expecting the "Evil AI is the twist villain" cliche at the end, but I'm surprised that is not the case!
Never heard the streamer safe invaders must die before, honestly not to bad just wish license music wasn't such a pain in games.
God I wish more games were like this.
You need to spam those sidekicks tho, they are here to help. Korsica, weaken them > Pepper lock them in position or break their shield > Mac crush them (he's the hardest to land tho), but by the time you cycle them they are recharged, some chips help boost the timeout. call them all the time.
max immediately buying the 808 shirt lol. This man knows whats up
This is just the movie Robots dressed in Jet Set Radio, and it works incredibly well.
It's like NSR meets DMC (DMC 3 specifically) but I'm not gonna lie, the game can bring a tear to your eye in quite a few places.
Just by remind us why games are fun, this deserve game of the decade, no microtransactions, no agenda, no BS, just a fun game with likeable characters.
Holy shit, has been a while.
But it kind of did have an agenda, in poking at the garbage practices of modern corporatism (specifically gaming) and going against them.
@@kamikeserpentail3778 yeah but it was really just parody and satire. You're either in on the joke or it doesn't effect you in anyway and is just some humorous dialogue.
Waiting for this 🎸
Well I wasn't expecting to see Xenogears sitting in a spotlighted chair with thing swinging in the background reference but my god they unearthed that trauma right out of nowhere.
If Resident Evil 4 remake wasn't coming out this year Hi-Fi Rush would definitely be my GOTY
Max is a hi Fi rush fan 💪
Roquefort is literally a suspiciously wealthy furry which is also a bit greedy.
Man; I want DLC to play as the crew.
Too much potential there for fun gameplay.
I love how Max's first nitpick is the combat needs more fleshed out. He wasn't even using HALF the shit you can do in this game. This game's combo potential is CRAZY.
I bought this game even though it's on Game Pass. More of these types of games need to be supported.
What a good ass video game
I found that trying to stay on beat made me default to the same 3-4 combos but yeah great game great vibe tons of fun loved it.
Ive played this game, and have said the same words, "Game Of The Year Contender ". So i just came here to give the video a like since imma be doing my own playthrough again. yes. again. Good luck have fun! PLAY THE GAME ON HIGHEST DIFFICULTY, i believe in you! good bye! ( i watched part 1 and 2 of this series just because its such a good game even if im not playing.)
So uh, Lu-Cille just straight up assassinated her boss with gold.
Looks like a game i would have had on the gamecube when i was young with the esthetic and chara design of an early 2000 cg cartoon i kind of like it !
IVE LITERALLY HAVE WATCHED THIS SERIES JUST TO MAKE SURE I WASNT THE ONLY ONE THAT NOTICED THE XENOGEARS REFERENCE
lol the Xenogears Disc 2 reference at the beginning of the video 🤣🤣🤣
Kale's final phase was near impossible on Very Hard, I had to manipulate his AI and essentially kite him around and constantly shooting him with peppermint till he was stunned. It was LONG but i managed lmao amazing game glad u seem to have loved it too
I died to Kale's final phase more times than I remember, but it just takes patience, attention, and good timing in the end. Really all of the bosses do, Kale just demands more of it than any of the other bosses. He's a bastard and a half on the Rhythm Tower, though. He's the final floor, and and if you make it to him with less than two minutes on the clock, might as well restart the whole tower.
@@therealblackcerberus2371 I'm really struggling against the clock in the tower lmao - I can do all the rooms without taking too much damage but for some reason I just don't clear it all fast enough. Couldn't imagine Kale with a timer.
lol he is easy parry the lasers and you win brakes amour every time
Parrying attacks breaks the combat wide open, and the game encourages it!
@@Kujaguy Facts
The phase after the doc octopus one sounds like the perfect drug by nin. I'm not sure if this is the song on the dmca version of the fight
On one hand: I really, really, REALLY want to play this game!
On the other: I do NOT wanna have to buy a whole new system to get it, whether it's a pc or even a steam deck (I've been Playstation most of my gaming life)...too much $$ to play one game
You could get a series S? 😅 those are cheap
Kale boss fight time stamps
1:32:50 Start of boss fight/Phase 1
1:42:10 Phase 2
1:47:20 Phase 3
2:20:38 Final stretch before *wombo combo* finish
*I hope Max don’t just drop this game after beating it. If it’s truly GOTY contender we need a run back…gotta get some hardest difficulty runs and potential Boss Rages out of it*
Rhythm master mimosa and Kale are without a doubt boss rage materials
42:30 Sabrewulf got an upgrade all of a sudden…
2:18:11 is the real RUNBACK.
26:15 NOOO GO BACK NOOOOO