Talk:Hotline Miami

Offensiveness
I believe the quote taken is slightly harshly worded, other parts of the article too are quite contentious. This article could benefit from a word clean-up or something of the sort, just to keep it relatively tasteful and academically worded. It should adhere to wikipedia's profanity guidelines which I believe "fuck'em'up" doesn't. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Profanity --216.123.214.122 (talk) 23:01, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I found another quotation from Eurogamer which avoids the use of such harsh language, and replaced the unnecessarily offensive description with it. I looked at the source for that quotation, and discovered that the actual wording was "f***-'em-up," which still felt unnecessarily harsh from something that wasn't even a review of the game.  I suppose my question now is whether or not including "Keyboard Drumset Fucking Werewolf" is offensive, since it is the title of a previously published game.  Also, I'm not 100% positive that I formatted my citation properly, but I feel confident that I accurately mimicked the previous citation.
 * Ittan (talk) 17:54, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

Suggestions
Firstly, I think the plot section should be significantly trimmed down; the level of detail here seems far beyond what is necessary for a Wikipedia article. I also think it's misleading to use the "Interpretation" in the heading. The alternate perspectives from the two playable characters are obviously inconsistent, but I think using the word interpretation is unwarranted. Secondly, I'm not sure that the protagonist should be referred to as "Jacket". I realize that this makes explaining the plot easier, but I think it won't be necessary if the plot section is given a condensed rewrite. If someone can find a suitable reference that refers to the protagonist as Jacket, then maybe this would be acceptable. Overall, I think the section should just state the outline/theme of the plot, and definitely not go beyond the level of narrative explanation found in the game, which is not much. I might eventually do a rewrite myself, if there are no objections to these suggestions. AlmightyDoctor (talk) 20:08, 5 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I agree with you; the article in general needs a rewrite and referencing, plot needs trimming. Feel free to rewrite any section. The1337gamer (talk) 20:25, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Decided to begin cleaning up the plot section a little bit. I'm a little rusty and short on time so I didn't do more than the first section of plot. I removed most references to the main character as "Jacket," and focused more on the basic narrative base. Also, I'm sorry if I sign this incorrectly; as I have stated, it has been a while since I've done any edits on Wikipedia. Ittan (talk) 21:11, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I decided to just remove the "Interpretation" sections, but now the article looks a little thin. I'm not sure what I could add, but I also feel that those sections got a little too in-depth and "spoiler-y."  I would not be opposed to possibly mentioning the existence of the game's dual-narrative, but I decided to remove it because it did feel like too much of a spoiler. Finding out that there was still more to the game after the credits rolled was one of the most enjoyable parts of the game, and I don't want that to be ruined for anyone who is just looking at this page for a brief overview of the title before purchasing it.  Cheers. Ittan (talk) 17:05, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

I think the article still has too many details. I've played through the game once and the article contains (at the time of writing) detailed storylines if you collect all the puzzle letter pieces. It should be stopped there instead of going in-depth about what you get after that. Potasmic (talk) 12:42, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

"drops an unexplained photograph into the darkness"
Are you sure? I thought this was just the empty cigarette pack. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.129.80 (talk) 13:45, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

I also didn't understand this object to be a photograph, and see no reason to assume that it was one. Someone should edit the line, but in what way, I'm not sure.AlmightyDoctor (talk) 20:08, 5 January 2013 (UTC)


 * The item he drops, in my opinion, is pretty clearly some kind of paper, as it spins in the wind like a piece of paper, or photograph would. 204.107.221.1 (talk) 21:29, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

for all we know it's his game boy, it's only a few pixels; we can't really tell what it is. 83.100.233.169 (talk) 12:06, 25 May 2013 (UTC)


 * If I'm not mistaken, in the second game, Beard gave Jacket a photo of him. Although it's only a few pixels, I still think it's a fair bet that that was the photo of Beard. 2601:3C6:4204:2710:B1D4:DAED:293E:2C58 (talk) 23:32, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Suggestion
Just a thought, but the Development section could be expanded with this source. I used it for the article on SimpleWiki. Post any thoughts below. Regards, George.Edward.C (talk) 14:38, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

Collab with Suda51 for "No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again"
If there was a legacy section, I would add it there, but right now I'm not sure where to put this - Suda51's next NMH game will include various indie games, including Hotline Miami, which was in collaboration with the various indie devs. --M ASEM (t) 17:52, 30 August 2017 (UTC)