Game News This game out of nowhere is ahead of Forspoken on Steam
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Released on January 24, 2023, Forspoken tells the story of Frey, a young heroine teleported to the magical lands of Athia. Square Enix seemed to have all the cards in hand to make its blockbuster a success on Steam. However, three days after his arrival, an unexpected game steals the limelight and takes pride of place in the top 5 best sellers on the platform. Far ahead Forspoken.
Summary
- Microsoft Game Studios enters the dance
- The Hi-Fi RUSH feeling
Microsoft Game Studios enters the dance
On January 25, the day after the release of Forspoken, Microsoft aired its first-ever Developer_Direct, a new Nintendo Direct-inspired format that includes developer interviews, game walkthroughs with gameplay, release dates, and details. revelations of new projects. The American giant had communicated a few weeks before the event was held to insist on the presence of four titles with Minecraft Legends, Forza Motorsport, The Elder Scrolls Online and Redfall. In the end, five projects were given their moment of glory. Indeed, in the middle of the presentation, was grafted the announcement of a project that nobody expected and which caused a sensation: Hi-Fi Rush. Better, barely revealed, the title was released immediately on Xbox, PC, and in the Game Pass.
Created by Tango Gameworks, studio behind hitherto rather horrific games with the two The Evil Within and the recent Ghostwire Tokyo, Hi-Fi RUSH was undoubtedly the biggest surprise of the show, and perhaps even of this beginning of year in the world of gaming. This software exclusive to Xbox Series X|S and PC does not play with the codes of horror but with the strings of guitars. In this action game with colorful art direction entirely in cel-shading and animations reminiscent of those of Spider-Man into the Spider-verse, the player embodies Chai, a young rockstar who wishes to rebel against a cybernetic megacorporation. The originality of this title, which can make you think of Jet Set Radio, Sunset Overdrive or even No Straight Roads, is that the whole universe moves to the rhythm of the music. During the fights, the player has to follow the frenzied tempo to win.
The Hi-Fi RUSH feeling
The announcement and release combo – rare in the video game world – was a winner for Microsoft. In the moments after its reveal, Tango Gameworks’ creation entered the Twitter trends. On Twitch, the game found itself propelled to the same level as Forspoken, exceeding 30,000 spectators. Where the software from the Redmond firm does better than Square Enix’s headline is in user reviews and Steam sales. Rated 98% from over 1,220 reviews, compared to 54% from over 1,770 reviews for Forspoken, Hi-Fi RUSH is currently in the top 5 Steam best sellers. For its part, the software featuring Frey is in 40th position. An inevitably surprising result (despite the price difference) when you know that no one suspected the existence of Hi-Fi RUSH two days ago, and that it therefore did not benefit from any marketing plan. particular. For its part, the Tango Gameworks team says to itself “blown away” by the “positive feedback” about the game.
Absolutely a blast to have most of the team members in the office to celebrate the release of #HiFiRush !
We are all absolutely blown away by everyone’s positivity about the game and couldn’t stop watching reactions and streams! pic.twitter.com/UXGIL62kXq— johnjohanas (@johnjohanas) January 26, 2023
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