Hotline Miami has managed to work its way into my top 3 favorite games. It's fast paced, the style of the game is really nice and colorful to look at, the music is the kind of stuff I would like to hear playing in fighting scenes of an action movie, and it constantly provides a challenge that gradually increases with each level. It's a short game, and I'm not gonna lie, the replayability is pretty low unless you're interested in the questions the story leaves you with. However, to fix this they threw in a secret ending. It's not much, but it's enough to get you to come back.
You don't usually expect a game based mostly on its gameplay to have that much of a story, but you certainly won't find yourself skipping over a bunch of cutscenes because you think they're boring. In fact, if you skip over them at all it's more likely that you're doing it to get to the real meat of the game.
The game isn't perfect, though. I personally could do without the hospital mission towards the end, as it really takes away how fast the game is being played. That's not to say I didn't enjoy it the first time, because it's an interesting way to get more involved with the plot, but most of the time I just want to get to the rampages.
This is a game I could play for hours on end without question, and it's easily one of my favorite games. With that said, this game is very violent. If you're sensitive to violence, or if you have kids around, you really shouldn't play this game.

Hotline Miami has managed to work its way into my top 3 favorite games. It's fast paced, the style of the game is really nice and colorful to look at, the music is the kind of stuff I would like to hear playing in fighting scenes of an action movie, and it constantly provides a challenge that gradually increases with each level. It's a short game, and I'm not gonna lie, the replayability is pretty low unless you're interested in the questions the story leaves you with. However, to fix this they threw in a secret ending. It's not much, but it's enough to get you to come back. You don't usually expect a game based mostly on its gameplay to have that much of a story, but you certainly won't find yourself skipping over a bunch of cutscenes because you think they're boring. In fact, if you skip over them at all it's more likely that you're doing it to get to the real meat of the game. The game isn't perfect, though. I personally could do without the hospital mission towards the end, as it really takes away how fast the game is being played. That's not to say I didn't enjoy it the first time, because it's an interesting way to get more involved with the plot, but most of the time I just want to get to the rampages. This is a game I could play for hours on end without question, and it's easily one of my favorite games. With that said, this game is very violent. If you're sensitive to violence, or if you have kids around, you really shouldn't play this game.