Topic: Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes

[Abnormal Freak]

OH MY GOOOUUUURRRDD!!!!

[RichterB]

Suda51 kind of confirmed this back at the Switch announcement event. Apparently it's been in the works for a while. Now, while the series certainly stands out, I've never gotten into it. But from what I recall, it was going to be different than the two Wii games.

[redrum]

ohhhkayyy...  i gotta admit that before i saw this trailer i was pumped down / un-hyped...

...but now that i've seen it, i might as well break out the old Davis Douchetown costume again for this halloween!

[PFG9000]

I never played No More Heroes, but I loved Shadows of the Damned and Lollipop Chainsaw.  How does No More Heroes (and Killer is Dead, while we're at it) rate compared to those?

[Abnormal Freak]

I enjoy all of those games, but none were directed by SUDA51. All of the more recent Grasshopper Manufacture games carry his style, but it often feels like imitation rather than genuine weirdness. Suda's games have a certain sophistication and storytelling that the other games severely lack, and the strange and surreal elements feel more like David Lynch than, say, Tim Burton or something else equally superficial.

The first NMH is the last game Suda's directed, until this upcoming Travis Strikes Again. It's one of GhM's absolute best, and the hack-and-slash controls have a very intuitive design with the use of the Wii Remote; it's one of the few Wii games where waggle actually feels necessary and downright fun. If you liked Lollipop Chainsaw, definitely give it a try, because it's that and so much more.

Of the GhM games I've played, I'd probably rank 'em as such:

1. killer7
2. No More Heroes
3. Shadows of the Damned
4. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
5. Lollipop Chainsaw
6. Killer Is Dead
7. Black Knight Sword
8. No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise (HD remake with stilted controls)

[PFG9000]

Thanks!  I forgot about Killer 7.  I always meant to pick that one up.  I'll add these to the list.

[JR]

Damn, I haven't started NMH2 yet. I gotta get on that.

No More Heroes was probably my favorite game that Suda51 was involved with in some capacity or another (still haven't cracked open Lollipop Chainsaw or Killer is Dead, though). Loved the bosses in that one.