When Microsoft shuttered Tango Gameworks earlier within the 12 months despite the essential and business success that Hello-Fi Rush loved, all hopes of a sequel had been instantly killed. Nonetheless, with Korean writer Krafton having acquired each Tango Gameworks and the rights to the Hello-Fi Rush IP in August, a Hello-Fi Rush 2 could be very a lot again on the menu.
After all, it’s secure to say that the rhythm motion sequel might be a methods off but, although apparently sufficient, some temporary particulars on what will probably be like have emerged nonetheless. Talking in an interview with GamesIndustry, Maria Park – who’s Krafton’s “head of company improvement” – acknowledged that Hello-Fi Rush 2 is certainly within the works, and that Tango Gameworks is seeking to make it “a extra open world sort of expertise” in comparison with the primary sport. As per Park, although the sport is unlikely to be absolutely open world, it is going to let gamers traverse and discover “extra dynamic” environments.
“Sure, the group was engaged on Hello-Fi Rush 2 after we first met them,” she defined. “They need to make sure that [it] surpasses the expectations of the prevailing followers. As an illustration, among the suggestions about Hello-Fi Rush was that some folks felt it was [just] going by means of factories, so now they need to give a extra open world sort of expertise. I don’t suppose it’s going to be fully open world, however a extra dynamic setting [that] you play in. Additionally, having extra superior expertise utilized to the rhythm motion in order that it feels extra synchronised.”
Park went on to elucidate that Tango Gameworks at the moment has a six-month-old construct of the sequel in place, and although work on it had paused because of the studio’s closure and subsequent sale to Krafton, that work will quickly resume.
“I feel the construct that we checked out was about six months outdated after we went to fulfill with them,” she stated. “In the mean time, as a result of the IP acquisition is in progress, it’s been on maintain as a result of all of the associated belongings and instruments can be transferred to Krafton from Microsoft. However sure, we’ll proceed engaged on it for positive. Like I stated, we gained’t actually rush to the market simply to ship a sequel. We need to be sure that the sequel is definitely at a top quality stage that surpasses the group’s expectations.”
