![]() ![]() In a similar way to Spider-Verse having young Miles Morales web swing at half the FPS of the experienced Peter Parker, Hi-Fi Rush transforms a clever novelty into a vibe. It's an impressive stylistic choice that amplifies its somewhat messy cel-shaded-and-halftones aesthetic and gives you a nice visual indicator during the frantic battles (you can also turn on an optional rhythm guide at the bottom of the screen). ![]() Hi-Fi Rush goes out of its way to make its world and characters move like an animated music video. Every step Chai takes and every pipe and platform in the industrial levels bounce at the same time the drums do in songs like The Black Keys' Lonely Boy. Yes, you can smack these legendary ship pieces out of your opponents as well.If you mess the timing up, the only punishment is a break in your flow and a ding to your score.Įverything moves with the beat. The real joy is in accomplishing City Trial tasks that unlock new Kirby colors and airships-like knocking down all the trees in the forest, finding the “garden in the sky,” and, of course, finding all three pieces of the legendary ship. At the end of the City Trial you and your friends duel in some mini competition, sometimes a race, sometimes a flight challenge, and occasionally a brawl. If your opponents collect a power-up that you wanted, you can literally smack it out of them. If you’re not feeling racing, I’d highly recommend the “City Trial” option, where you and up to three of your friends can ride around a “city” collecting power-ups like speed, steering-yes, the steering is so bad on some of these little airships that you need power-ups to make them use-able-and weight (great for melee, horrible for flight). Kirby Air Ride is like Mario Kart, but it’s from the early 2000s and the steering is objectively garbage. If you land the truck, drive away unscathed, and lose the cops near the Salton Sea, you have achieved the perfect Chicken Dream. Imagine what the officers will tell their families when they get home tonight. Imagine the feelings of the chickens inside the trailer. Every time you achieve a Chicken Dream, you’ll notice different details. Set the camera to slow mo and watch the torrent of police cars and the Cluckin’ Bell truck rain down from the sky. On the other side, head straight to careen off the mountain. If you’re lucky, “Convoy” by CW McCall will be playing on the radio. Just before you hit the bridge crossing the river, go into slow mo mode and turn to lead the cops up the mountain. Toss explosives out the window to get police on your tail until you have three stars. Make sure to have some C-4 in your inventory, turn on the country radio station, and drive toward the city as fast as you can. You locate and hijack a semi at the Cluckin’ Bell Farms. The best one is Chicken Dreams, in which you choose Franklin for his ability to slow down time. PC mods and Ghost Dog aside, there’s nothing trippier than flying a jet upside-down through Raton Canyon (Canyon Dreams), or taking potshots from an indestructible freight train that the cops can never catch (Train Dreams). Discovering one is way better blazed than fighting cops and robbing banks. But one of my best friends showed me that Grand Theft Auto V includes a wealth of surreal post-game “cinematic performance art pieces” that he calls “dreams.” Dreaming is living up the potential of open world games by constructing experiences that their creators could never have imagined. Most of the Grand Theft Auto series is way too harsh for me to enjoy stoned. ![]()
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