Midnight Fight Express (PC/PS/XB/NSW)

[Siri]

 

Opencritic

 

Just noticed this is out on Steam now, so I'm guessing it's everywhere else as well now. It should also be on Gamepass.

 

This game was an absolute stand-out during Next Fest this year - airtight top-down brawling with a great aesthetic.

 

I've just finished downloading the full thing, can't wait to clobber everyone like it's Crank.

[Qazimod]

I played a bit of the NextFest demo but kind of got distracted by other previews. The animations are great and they've got the "hitstop" just right.  

[Gotters]

This feels great, incredibly fluid.

 

I’m rubbish at it and have a mental block in games about using the block (never can do it) but just smashing things up mashing punch and picking up objects to use feels really nice

[Rayn]

I was made aware of this and its availability on Game Pass last night and downloaded it immediately. Didn't have time for more than a handful of levels but so far it seems like a solid game. 
My friend who gave me the heads up about this never got to play it, it seems there's an issue for some players (at least on Xbox) where the game will freeze on the first loading screen. Deleting the game and installing again doesn't help, nor does playing from the Cloud. 

[Nosejam]

This is great, really enjoyed the first 5 or 6 levels. Difficulty ramps up somewhat after the Rat King level and even on ‘normal’ difficulty I’m starting to die a fair bit. 
 

[Vemsie]

The demo was fun. Might give this a shot as I love me some good action.