Hotline Fortress 2 - Wrong Number

Youtube user Nonamesleft was so inspired by the slick Hotline Miami 2 trailer that he set out to recreate it in an unlikely format- Valve's Source Filmmaker. The filmmaking engine is the same one used internally by the Team Fortress and Dota 2 teams to create the stunning cinematics to promote the game, and Nonamesleft seems to be one of the community users who's mastered the usage of the format.

Using a bunch of Team Fortress 2 models, a few custom made chainsaws and some really slick cinematography, Nonames left faithfully translated the top down trailer into the 3D realm with some amazing results. In lesser hands this would have been a cool fan film, but this legitimately looks like a professional effort for a Valve game I'd love to see. In the meanwhile I'll stick to anticipating Hotline Miami 2, which should be released sometime later this year. Check out the trailer that inspired the homage after the break.

Hotline Miami 2 Teaser Trailer Released; I Cry Tears Of Indie Joy

The first Hotline Miami was balls-to-the-wall insanity, pushing players to commit horrible acts of violence to the beat of a pulsating 80's-style sound track. Out of all the games released during Winter of last year, Hotline Miami continues to stick out as one of the most fun and engaging titles in recent memory. It's been nearly 7 months since the release of the original, and after months of teasing we're finally being teased (they really like to tease us) with a teaser trailer for Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. 

I can't say I'm not excited to bash more pixelated heads in, and that's exactly what the guys at Devolve Digital want from me. You sly bastards. While the sequel was originally intended to be DLC for the first, the team decided they had so much content that expanding into a full-length sequel would be the best for everyone; no disagreements there!