10 Most Intriguing Indie Gaming Releases Yet To Come In 2014

7. Hotline Miami 2

Hotline Miami 2 is the only sequel on this list, and with good reason. The original game was a tour de force, which took a lot of gamers by surprise. The real intrigue with Hotline Miami 2 is whether they can capture that magic a second time. The first Hotline Miami combined a quick pace, ultra-violent gameplay, strangely hypnotic music, and intense neon colour palette, and a story that dances between brutality and insanity. It was a glorious adventure into a dark world. Part of the game's charm was how exciting and new it was, a breath of fresh air amongst a lot of stale Triple-A releases. The sequel must try to recapture some of this excitement, while maintaining the core elements that made this game so exciting. The intriguing part of this game is not what the game will be €“ we already have a comfortable idea about that €“ but how will it try to improve upon the original, and where will our story take us. The story of the original game was a twisted journey, with multiple contradictory endings. Developers Dennaton Games have given some hints about the story, claiming we will follow the canonical ending of the first game. Hotline Miami 2 is subtitled "Wrong Number", surely a reference to the baffling phone conversations of the first game. All fans of the first game will surely be eager to find out what is going on down on the mean streets of Miami.