When Microsoft shuttered Tango Gameworks earlier within the yr regardless of the vital and industrial success that Hello-Fi Rush loved, all hopes of a sequel had been all of a sudden 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 protected to say that the rhythm motion sequel might be a methods off but, although curiously sufficient, some temporary particulars on what it will likely be like have emerged nonetheless. Talking in an interview with GamesIndustry, Maria Park – who’s Krafton’s “head of company growth” – acknowledged that Hello-Fi Rush 2 is certainly within the works, and that Tango Gameworks is seeking to make it “a extra open world kind of expertise” in comparison with the primary recreation. 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 workforce was engaged on Hello-Fi Rush 2 once we first met them,” she defined. “They need to be sure that [it] surpasses the expectations of the present followers. For example, among the suggestions about Hello-Fi Rush was that some folks felt it was [just] going by way of factories, so now they need to give a extra open world kind of expertise. I don’t assume it’s going to be utterly open world, however a extra dynamic atmosphere [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 present has a six-month-old construct of the sequel in place, and although work on it had paused as a result of studio’s closure and subsequent sale to Krafton, that work will quickly resume.
“I believe the construct that we checked out was about six months outdated once we went to fulfill with them,” she mentioned. “For the time being, as a result of the IP acquisition is in progress, it’s been on maintain as a result of all of the associated property and instruments will probably be transferred to Krafton from Microsoft. However sure, we’ll proceed engaged on it for certain. Like I mentioned, we received’t actually rush to the market simply to ship a sequel. We need to make it possible for the sequel is definitely at a high quality degree that surpasses the group’s expectations.”
