a cool slaughter-to-the-beat fps that's all about style. i havent played many rhythm games, but hellsinger nudged me into looking at them some more. except osu!, im not that big of a loser. hellsinger's got combos to build up a fury stack, so this game's equivalent of a combo meter like DMC or Ultrakill's style bar, but it actually benefits you to score as high as you can. you get little buffs between hit streaks like explosive attacks for example, but it's really the music that keeps you going for higher scores. each attack on a beat deals the highest damage that an attack can dish out while also giving you more fury to your fury meter. so not only do you want to be as stylish as you can because thats the fun way to play, it's also the best way to play if you want to stay alive and kill enemies. great combat, although the movement is a bit too slow for my tastes, and great music (serj tankian provided vocals for the final boss fight!!). hellsinger's a good way to spend a weekend because of it's 4 hour run time but it doesnt overstay its welcome. i enjoyed my time with the game and was satisfied when it ended. i dont think i'll go back to beat my scores, i'll just reminisce on the game if i ever think about rhythm shooters.

I had a blast with this game. The idea to combine the Doom-like FPS gameplay with the core of a rhythm game is genius. I'm not a metal guy, I rarely listen to metal tracks at all and still I enjoyed so much this game. I think I liked all songs and every single level, but in the final one I ended up being so captured and "in the flow" that I was not even thinking, just firing to the beat and having so much dopamine in my brain at every "perfect" shot I got. I followed the story and I have nothing to say about it, it's ok, I liked the open ending with some hope for a sequel.

Exactly as unsubtle as it needed to be (while also having a surprising amount of subtlety in other areas) considering the games that it serves as a criticism of, all of the Yahtzees and TotalBiscuits who say that the white phosphorous scene is "like mooning someone and then shaming them for looking at a butt" while not batting an eye at any other war shooter can fuck off (I mean they can also fuck off for a metric shitton of other reasons but this isn't quite the review for that).

in hindsight this is literally the only valid military shooter (unless you count things like the opening of Wolfenstein TNO)

I finished Spec Ops: The Line a few hours ago and the game blew my mind. The story of the game was such a surprise and was extremely well written. The campaign was really short and only clocked in around 6 hours, but it was great. If you've read the book Heart of Darkness or watched the film Apocalypse Now (which you should) you may find this game very familiar with its plot, but has its own spin and obviously just take inspiration. I really don't want to spoil anything, but don't pass this off as a generic modern military shooter. It's more than that. The gameplay is honestly pretty mediocre and average. It's probably the weakest part of the game, but that doesn't mean it can't be fun sometimes. I'd highly recommend this game, but only get it when it's one sale. It's a short campaign with an amazing story. Also, stay FAR away from the multiplayer. 8/10.

Saying to much is already spoiling it so I will just give you the bullet notes:

Once generic cover based shooting has become fun and unique again in 2018
Using the environment as weapon is more than just a one level gimmick
Your squad is actually useful and you will care for them
The story really shows what games can do as an art form

I could even recommend you letting your dad play through this game.