Hi-Fi RUSH by MoistRock in 2:20:32 - Summer Games Done Quick 2023

Love this game ❤

I’ve been waiting since this game came out earlier this year to see it on stage at a GDQ, and my wait was worth it

Very cool!

Hi-Fi Rush the GOAT

Man I hope this game comes to Switch someday, I wanna play it, so god damn badly

This was a great run for a game less than a year old. Rubber and commentators did a fantastic job.

Gotta love no-nonsense boulder-punching characters

Such a fun run and lil game!

Knowing that perfect cutscene skips for speedrunning also have to be to the beat is very Hi-Fi Rush.

I freaking loveed playing this game the first time. It's totally a game I want to go spend time on 100%ing. Glad this game could get on GDQ.

Should've been more marketing to advertise the game, it's a very enjoyable game to play and even watch. Glad to see a speedrun not too long after release!

Awesome game, glad to see there's already people blasting through it "In a Blink"

What a great run. This was a blast to watch

GDQ with a background audience again? And it's one of the best character action game ever?

Count me in

What a fantastic game and what a fantastic run! Loved playing this game and all the (lack of) hype from its shadow drop was such a treat for gamers. Great commentary from the couch as well!

Absolutely my favorite game of the past few years! So glad to see it speedran so soon

Why is no one there to watch it in the crowd?! This game is amazing - great run.

<3

Trans rights are human rights

god bless how deadpan moistrock is when they say "that's never happened before"

It's crazy how Woolie, despite not being a speedrunner at all, gets named dropped during the run purely because he gets so hyped about parrying. And I'm all for it.

You dont have to destroy all the arms, you can use the ability that returns damage when you parry.

It is way, way slower though unless you are incredibly unlucky

Watching this run... now my heel is numb... if anyone can guess why... you're a musician too!

Hi-Fi Rush is such a passion product that even in Speed Runs, the runner is basically playing a very long form rhythm game having to do their dashes and skips on the beat.

“Coyote Jump” sounds like a band name

Failing a skip only to wing it and do a much harder skip that you DID NOT PRACTICE to make up the time is truly the GDQ moment of all time.

Some of the streamer-mode songs are so well done that they get flagged for the songs they replace XD

Them : "808 is best cat"
Everyone : Y E S

This is a stellar example of a great runner and a support couch! Very informative and takes time to explain what’s going on in the run! GGs, Moistrock and couch! 👏👏

I just realized this game ISN'T nominated for GOTY in the game awards. What a joke.

Fun fact: the devs confirmed on Twitter that Chai does "not have full function of his arm" at the beginning, which can be read as him having a proper disability, not a simple injury. This is actually a great reason for him to not know how to play guitar despite how bad he wants to be a rock star.

Small game with small budget. sold great. well loved by critics and gamers alike. What does Microsoft decide to do? close their studio fu*#!**"!!!

Man Chai's shortcuts are getting crazy

Watching this speedrun knowing what happened to Tango Gameworks makes me extremely sad...

Mimosa is the PR/Marketing head for Vandalay, so she’s definitely in on everything, but every time I see her I can’t help but go “omg slay”

Her character design is so good

Meta joke: Speedrunner Chai is such a "defect" that he can't even comply with the laws of physics properly, leading to just sort of backrooms-ing his way through Vandelay Campus 👀