Often, it’s Babyface’s enemies who seem to be telling the truth, creating an intriguing gangland mystery that harks of Devolver Digital at their best.Ĭompleting each of the 40 diverse, isometric levels opens up challenges that give you a reason to replay them. He’s led by the unreliable whims of the drone-pilot, who tosses out morsels of truth among great big mouthfuls of bullshit. Each level is presented as a flashback as Babyface is interrogated by a couple of loose-cannon cops on the trail of his former boss.ĭriven to fight for both survival and absolution, Babyface is an almost mythological entity, whispered about by nervous thugs and criminals in a manner belied by his unassuming, unremarkable features. A living legend on the streets, Babyface is guided by a mysterious figure operating a drone that accompanies him everywhere. Midnight Fight Express tells the story of Babyface, an amnesiac enforcer now targeted by his former employer, a brutal, unforgiving crime lord.
Throughout MFE there’s a sense that you should be having fun first. Although this is the game Sifu might have been had it not taken itself quite so seriously. The premise is like a hybrid of John Wick and Hotline Miami, with a little Sifu thrown in. In fact it’s failed more than once, but in Midnight Fight Express it not only works, but does so with fairly spectacular results. This “have-your-cake-and-eat-it” approach to development won’t work for everyone.
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Sometimes that means taking a concept as simple as Midnight Fight Express, and absolutely ramming it full of as many ideas and gameplay elements as will possibly fit without completely bursting the seams. Unfettered by the chains of publisher pressure, often with no past legacy to apply the weight of expectation, they are simply more able and more willing to take risks to achieve an artistic vision. Sometimes you’ve just got to hand it to the indie dev.
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