We know that people were kind of really you know, digging in I think too that developers conference hoping for something more and we’re like “oh please don’t find out about this” because that’s just the crux of what we think is cool about this announcement.Īnd then stuff kind of did, I think the name came out.

It wasn’t so much the minutes, it was like the weeks before because I think we’re just afraid that it would leak and we didn’t want it to leak. In the minutes before the presentation, how nervous were you about showing this off, knowing that it was going to be available pretty much immediately after? And like we’re talking about internally I think it went off as great as it possibly could have happened. So you know, they had their idea of putting it out, surprising people, removing any sort of question of can a team that made horror make a hoppy action game to the music by just making it available immediately. Note: Some questions and answers in this interview have been edited for clarity. We sat down with Hi-Fi Rush director John Johanas to chat about the game, how the idea of a surprise release came about, and why a studio best known for horror games ended up making a cartoon rhythm game. It was similarly reviewed positively by critics, with an aggregate score of 89/100 on review score aggregator website Metacritic. The bright and colourful game was also a massive departure from previous games from the developer, Tango Gameworks, which previously worked on horror games like The Evil Within 2 and Ghostwire Tokyo.ĭespite all this, the game became an instant hit, with the announcement trailer being viewed on YouTube hundreds of thousands of times, and the game attracting thousands of positive reviews on Steam. Being shown alongside established franchises like Minecraft and The Elder Scrolls, there was a very real chance that it would have flown under the radar. The surprise game headlined the Xbox presentation, but it was far from a sure hit. Added support for scrolling with the mouse wheel when reading Vlogs for a smooth and refreshing Vlog reading experience.The cartoon-styled rhythm action game Hi-Fi Rush had everyone talking after it was both announced and released in an Xbox presentation late last month.

Fixed an issue where Partner Assists could become locked in “aiming mode” when pressing Alt+Tab during gameplay.It seems that even a hologram of Chai is still capable of screwing things up… Addressed a collision issue with the 'Holo-Chai' Special Attack that could prevent player progress when the decoy is deployed out of bounds during combat.(Track 12) Fixed a rare issue where a successful Rhythm Parry against Kale’s Phase 1 end sequence would result in a game crash.(Track 10) Fixes an issue where the player could still control Chai at the end event of Roquefort’s second phase and potentially fall out of the arena as Phase 3 of the fight begins.(Track 09) Addressed an issue where the FPS would lock at 60FPS for the remainder of the Mimosa fight following the guitar-playing musical interlude section.(Track 06) Fixed an issue where a successful Rhythm Parry against Korsica would result in a game crash.

Now, returning to the Hideout requires you to hold the cancel button while in the Training Room menu.

Adjusted the menu in the Training Room to avoid accidentally returning to the Hideout.

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