A Hello-Fi Rush assessment bomb is underway, however for as soon as, it is not the detrimental sort of assessment bomb. As an alternative, gamers are flocking to the sport’s Steam web page to indicate their love.
Earlier this week, Microsoft made the surprising determination to shut down 4 of its studios, together with Hello-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks (in addition to Redfall studio Arkane Austin, cell dev Alpha Canine, and co-development outfit Roundhouse).
That call was met with consternation by followers, and it additionally seemingly blindsided a lot of these studios’ staffers; certainly, a Redfall replace permitting offline play was apparently within the works previous to Arkane Austin’s closure.
In response to Microsoft’s determination (in addition to the often baffling makes an attempt the corporate has since made to justify mentioned determination), gamers have been exhibiting up on Hello-Fi Rush’s Steam web page to offer the sport some love.
Because the studio closure announcement was made, Hello-Fi Rush has seen an enormous uptick in optimistic evaluations on its Steam web page, with a number of hundred gamers praising the sport and criticizing Microsoft in equal measure.
Whereas it is actually true that the assessment bomb is a comparatively modest one, particularly when in comparison with the current Helldivers 2 assessment bomb, it is nonetheless good to see individuals turning out to offer Hello-Fi Rush its props.
Sadly, the assessment bomb is unlikely to trigger Microsoft to reverse its determination, as some reviewers are calling for, but it surely may present the company that closing studios on this method in future will not be obtained effectively by the general public.
If you have not performed Hello-Fi Rush but, it is not too late to select it up on PC, Xbox Sequence X|S, or PlayStation 5, though doing so will probably be considerably bittersweet once you understand that this studio will not be making any extra video games.
Really feel such as you want additional persuasion? Try our assessment of the sport to see why it is effectively value enjoying, even should you’re not normally a fan of rhythm-action video games.