As we've already heard, Goichi "Suda51" Suda was out and about at this year's PAX West, promoting the upcoming Grasshopper Manufacture Switch release, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. In case you missed it, the game will launch on 18th January next year.
Speaking to Game Informer on this occasion, the head of Grasshopper was quizzed about the possibility of No More Heroes 3 being developed one day. This was his reply:
Yeah, I'd really want to...Those kinds of projects are hard to think about when you're deep into another game. But Travis Strikes Again is one part of the No More Heroes story, it's not the end of it.
When asked why Travis Strikes Again wasn't named No More Heroes 3, Suda explained the game is part of the universe, but not the next main entry in the series. His reasoning for developing this new game was because he wanted to work on a smaller project:
I wanted to make something like an indie game...The kind of game where you look around the room and you can see everyone on the team at once. I wanted to make a game like that without too big of a team.
He also noted how Nintendo approached him about reviving Travis a few months before the official reveal of the Switch in 2017. Suda and his team were sold when they saw the Joy-Con controllers and figured a co-op experience based on No More Heroes would suit the system.
Are you eager to see No More Heroes 3? Will you play Travis Strikes Again when it arrives on Switch? Tell us below.
[source gameinformer.com]
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The pic looks like what that preacher did to Ariana Grande during Aretha Franklin's funeral.
Well this makes ME happy.
Sorry, but Travis Strikes Again looks like garbage. Legitimately.
I love NMH and NMH2, but won’t even try TSAgain, it just doesn’t suits my taste from what I have seen.
A port of the previous titles as well as a legitimate sequel would be nice, although it will take years to make
Everyone seems to talk a lot of garbage about this game without realizing that if you don't support this, the likelihood of a NMH3 decreases exponentially.
@AlternateButtons By that logic everyone should buy every game ever. People have opinions and tastes, and if a game doesn't hit them, they won't buy it. Most people only have so much time and money that they will only purchase and play what interests them. I'm not saying this game is going to be bad, but it's perfectly acceptable for people to voice their opinions and not buy it.
Although the comment above about the game being "hot garbage" is fair to critique.
I'd be happy to see No More Heroes 3, but hopefully not on the basis that Travis Strikes Again does well. I don't have a lot of confidence in it.
@AlternateButtons
Already did play it, at PAX. It wasn't good.
I thought this was known since very close after TSA's reveal. Am I mistaken?
@AlternateButtons The gameplay videos are there for the world to see, just saying. Plus, we have good reference for what a good or a bad game will be, and the fact that this looks nothing like the first two games.
Alright I don't want to get into a heated argument here, so this is the only other comment I'm throwing in this comment section.
That being said, you stated, "I love how people judge a game without playing it first", so I don't think my assertion was a jump at all. Playing a game suggests you purchased it unless you have a relative or close friend that got it too. People judge everything they see whether you think so or not. That's kind of how decision making works. And this doesn't apply to just "gamers". This is for everything. That's like yelling at someone for not buying and trying the new flavor of OREOS because they didn't think they'd like it.
The game might end up being great, and if it does, maybe those review scores will persuade some of those people to buy it. But from a consumer standpoint, it's perfectly fine to not be interested in a product. If you disagree, that's fine. Don't want to turn this comment section into a war.
First i want tl see the finished product. For what i have seen gameplay wise, its not even close to the original no more heroes. And for that i (maybe) pass. Its the same as this: We get zelda breath of the wild amd suddenly they make an indy like 2D follow up hack and slash 😥
they havent thought this through. But hey i could be wrong so i will wait till it's finished and they show us more.
I am a huge Travis Touchdown fan, although I'm not impressed with Travis Strikes Again since it isn't like the NMH games I fell in love with before.
It is also not going to win any points since Robin Atkin Downes is NOT voicing Travis in this game.
I will still buy and support the game since I have always been impressed by Suda51 and find his punk rock approach to gaming part of his appeal, in that I have to play the game as though it were an artistic film like the ones that inspired No More Heroes (Paris, Texas being one of them and El Topo being the other). My opinion of the game will be more complete once I've purchased it and completed it.
Thank you for finally letting us know that Travis Strikes Again isn't No More Heroes 3. Now you realize why most people probably won't buy it right cause at first we thought it was No More Heroes 3.
@HorridCrow Unfortunately as of late Suda51 has not been made of money. It's not news a lot of people probably keep up with especially on this site but the Grasshopper studios were kinda in a risky position prior to the release of Let it Die.
As much as it sucks that the promise of a mainline NMH3 has to be based on a success of their other works, but it's closer to reality than it may seem.
Besides, I have my hopes in this game. Until I see people hate it out of experience or reviews - then I can base my judgment on whether to support it.
I hope this game doesn't flop, because I'd like a new No More Heroes. But I won't buy a different game solely for the purpose of convincing the developer to make what I want. I'm keeping an open mind on Travis Strikes Again and hope the reviews reveal that there's more to the game than what appears in the trailer. But it's hard to watch the previews and stay positive.
Luckily this time around, should any regional release be censored, it will be easy to deal with for the end user. ^^
Nice, I hope it happens on Switch.
Will be picking up TSA unless the reviews are terrible.
This feels like a not-so-subtle hint that we all should be picking up Strike Again to make part 3 a more viable option in the future. Frankly, I don't appreciate that. Nothing I've seen of this "indie" project so far looks or sounds compelling, other maybe, that it is geared towards co-op, which on some level I always appreciate. The gameplay so ... it just didn't look fun to be quite honest. That would be bad enough as it is, but the Switch is quite literally jam packed with excellent and fun co-op indies already. It's not like we are still on the WiiU, where all and any decent releases feel like a highlight.
I still hope that I am wrong. I'd love the game to be decent and pick it up and yeah thus support part 3 after some fashion, but I'm definitely not going to buy merely on the premise that I might be stepping stone for NMH3.
If it really comes down to that, I much rather have them launch a Kickstarter or something. I haven't backed one in a long time, but Hollow Knight kinda renewed my confidence here and if NMH3 were to surface, I would certainly strongly consider backing it.
That's all I needed to hear. Thanks Suda,I'll be patiently waiting
@Varkster Do you have $1000 for me, maybe I will give you more in return in the future.
@Varkster Your statement didn't make any sense. If you don't support Mario vs Sonic at the Olympics the likelihood of a Mario Odyssey 2 decreases exponentially! I don't fall for that stuff. I buy the games that are worth paying for and because they made want I want.
Travis Strikes Again was easily the most disappointing Switch reveal for me. No More Heroes is back... oh wait, it's some basic low budget top down slasher that is nothing like the other games.
@BigKing Mario VS Sonic doesn't have a direct connection with Odyssey. TSA does, with No More Heroes. It's another chapter in Travis his story, while being a spin off.
It's a totally different game. It's an indie type game with a known IP slapped onto it.
'Well again, it’s not a direct sequel to No More Heroes 2, though they are directly related and take place in the same universe. Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes takes place seven years after the events of No More Heroes 2. As you’ve probably noticed it’s ‘Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes’, so ‘No More Heroes’ is more a subtitle, there’s not a number on it. This isn’t a direct sequel and it’s not No More Heroes 3, but it does address some of the things that happened in No More Heroes 1 and 2. While it is sort of a continuation of that stuff, it is not a direct sequel partially because No More Heroes is about one assassin against other assassins, and this isn’t like that. This isn’t exactly a spin-off, or something like that, and while it’s not a direct sequel it is something of a stepping stone on the road to No More Heroes 3. So the way I’d like people to think of this game is like the beginning of a new battle for Travis, a new series within the series.'
Plus, who played the games for the story? It was basically just rising to the top, slashing through levels and killing over the top bosses.
I mean, if you love the universe, this game looks like a really good spin off, it will be cool to spend some time on it with a friend, nothing more
You can't always expect something exactly like the previous games. I think it's a little sad to be interested only in the games you know but whatever, it's just that I like sometimes to try some games I'm not used to play, so even if I'm not really into top 2D slashers, it's a No More Heroes game, so that's an occasion to see if I'll like or not
Im just talking about the guys who just don't care as soon as they see that it's not like the other games, if you really don't like it, well whatever, but just set it aside because it's just a 2D top slasher is still kinda dumb imo
I'm looking forward to Travis Strikes Again, but I'll be happy to pick up 3 when it is done as well.
I think I'll focus on a more promising game.
@AlternateButtons My posts got deleted for absolutely no reason. So first of all thanks NL, good job.
Secondly, thanks AlternateButtons for your astonishing comment, full of constructive counter arguments about why my post (and Suda 51’s interview for that matter) wasn’t objective. All jokes aside, I guess you’re just one of those people that likes to yell but has nothing to say. I’m sorry that I hurt your feelings by hating on this poor excuse of a sequel to two great games.
Good night!
played it at tokyo japan, it was ok but quite samey and not the traditional NMH i was hoping for, lack of voice work really hurt it
happy with a a new NMH on Switch. But Travis Strikes Again looks awful - and $60 on the same month as KH3 makes it DOA.
@AlternateButtons
The guy pretty much agreed with you and you call him a whiner? Now who's quick to judge. I hope you are as understanding of people as you are of games or your life might be a bit hard
@AlternateButtons did you read his last sentence. Wait I don't really care.
@BigKing Maybe Nintendo will back Suda for a NMH3. but if it's all up to Suda51 and grasshopper studios, this game might need to make it to keep Hope's for NMH3 alive.
@Masurao The hell are you talking about? No More Heroes was flashy as hell and the gameplay was awesome. The style was very important. I'd rather have a 1&2 HD port on the Switch. Just compare the two:
@RyanSilberman You might want to read this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/9cs1ng/travis_strikes_again_lots_of_new_info_from_pax/
Actually, everyone who thinks what we've seen from the demo is at all representative of the game should read this...
What we've been seeing gameplay from is the easy (read: gameplay trivialized) mode of the game, played by people who were button-mashing the "Light" attack of that particular death drive game. The game has many more types of attacks. Any gameplay experience of the current or older demos isn't representative at all.
Either way, the info from the link above may have saved TSA:NMH from not getting a purchase from me, so go read it people!
@Blizzia Why did they do that?! They could've had multiple difficulties available, and I would've picked a harder one immediately.
@RyanSilberman Beats me, I also feel like it was a stupid thing to do. I get that people need to be able to play through it and that it shouldn't be too hard so that they can actually get somewhere in the game during the few minutes they have, but...
Why not just let the people who want to get spanked play the hard mode and feel like they aren't just holding the light attack button and winning without really playing the game?
It's a bit sad, so I hope they let us play the harder difficulties at future showcases, if we get to try a new demo.
@Varkster,
But is that a reason to accept crap, to have a very little chance of getting a proper new No more heroes someday? Of course not! To many people this looks like crap. Of course we have to wait for the reviews but lets face it: The developer found it a waste of time to put real time and money into a proper new No more heroes on Switch. That's why he is making this cheap alternative!
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