![]() It sounds chaotic and it certainly is, but there is this awesome pleasure at the end of it when you succeed in pulling it off. ![]() At one time, I found myself dodging multiple bullets by taking the time to slowly move away from them and watching them paused in mid-air to ensure they weren’t going to hit me before swiftly grabbing a katana floating in the air to slice down the three enemies that were right next to me. Things like being able to punch an enemy, steal their shotgun and then pause to consider if other enemies are around and then aim and shoot provides endless amounts of fun and some very challenging circumstances. ![]() In essence, if you move forward then time moves forward and if you stop, time stops and it allows for some really cool and intense gameplay. As the player you control the speed at which all actions happen. The innovative trick however is the aspect of time manipulation. There is no doubt that the game is unlikely to be remembered for its story, but rather for its stellar gameplay, and in this department it is nothing short of amazing.Īs you move through the levels the objective is fairly simple: kill all the enemies using whatever is at your disposal. There’s a notable moment when you are forced to quit the game and shutdown your computer in order to progress, but cool moments like these are the exception not the rule, and the story is largely stagnant. It’s unfortunate because this initial premise is cool and some of the actions and sequences that occur outside of the standard gameplay are really well constructed. As I played, I felt like the game would lend itself to perhaps breaking the fourth wall and make the player imagine it not as a game but something real, but the story premise never really takes off. It’s a good thing that the gameplay is so slick, as the plot of Superhot turns out to be basic at best. As you play however, things slowly take a turn for the worst and you as the player must decide between the game and life. ![]() As the player, you work through different levels, attempting to destroy all the enemies within through the use of different weapons and body switching. ![]()
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