So Roll7 remade Hotline Miami as a black comedy.
To be fair, they successfully changed the perspective from over-the-top murder to side-scrolling shootouts. There's a certain groove to its fast-paced arcade action; similar to OlliOlli, the further one gets, the more it demands those perfect runs, when every goal is linked to the next, every special item is used at the right time and place, every dive, every reload, every mechanic in the game is perfectly assimilated and performed one after another.
But they shouldn't write, especially not comedies and especially not commentary on ultra-violent fascist politics - not after the flawed but fascinating Hotline Miami 2. It's all so toothless and awkwardly delivered through text, it's waiting for a punchline that never comes.
I know Devolver Digital built its reputation on gory pixel-art action, but can do they do anything else?