

And the tutorials in the game will definitely help you along. He can swing on beat with just the light attack, or he can use the heavy attack for a 2 count. And that's the first of many music phrases I will be using in this review.Ĭhai's attacks are paired with the beat of the in-game soundtrack. Once you defeat those first thugs, the lyrics to the song start to become clearer. You have a light attack, and a heavy attack. Chai uses his magnetic waste claw arm to attract other metal parts into a make-shift guitar sword, and the game tells you to get out of your current situation. The guards attack him, and activates the MP3 player, now embedded inside his chest, which triggers an automatic defense mechanism. Unfortunately, he is stopped by security robots, and considered a reject because of the "foreign object" found on him.

He has a full magnetic, robotic arm, and thinks that this is his moment. When Chai comes to, he finds himself in post production, and ends up outside on the company campus. And while talking about his plan, he takes our the MP3 player, throws it, and it lucky bounces onto Chai's chest right when the infusion process takes place.

Now, Vandelay Technologies, ran by Kale Vandelay doesn't care for "losers" like Chai. Chai goes into the machine to be fused, having to give up his belongings, which include his MP3 player. Chai wants to just be a rockstar, but his arm won't allow him to do so, which is why we are here. Project Armstrong is a program that perfectly fuses technology with human bodies, mostly through limbs. Chai, your unlikely hero, has found himself at a company called Vandalay Technologies volunteered to be a part of Project Armstrong. This first paragraph alone was enough for me - and everyone else - to play the shadow dropped, and very exciting Hi-Fi Rush.įor those of you living on the edge, who haven't played the game, the story goes like this. And then you see that it's a rhythmic action adventure platforming game. Don't get too excited." You watch more, because it's made by Bethesda, (?!) and they're responsible for games like Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, and the upcoming highly-anticipated Starfield. You think to yourself "Self, they're already talking about games that are coming later in 2023. You're watching the Xbox "direct", you see a cartoonish trailer paired with cool characters, an interesting plot device, some sleek animation, and then it says "From the makers from The Evil Within.", which happens to be Tango Gameworks.
