A Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes presentation has just taken place in Japan, hosted by none other than Suda51. It didn't feature the "huge announcement" that the series director had promised, but it did deliver some finer details about some of the game's content.
First up was a reveal for the actors lending their voices to characters in the game. Robin Atkin Downes returns to play Travis, Killer7’s Steve Blum will play Badman, Kimberly Brooks is Shinobu, Kathryn Fiore will play Bad Girl, and Greg Ellis will be bringing stage boss Brian Buster Jr. to life.
The Season Pass will be available for $9.99 / £8.99 / €9.99 - although this is included in physical copies of the game and some digital bundles. It'll be made up of two DLC packs, both of which have now been detailed (see below).
DLC Vol. 1: Black Dandelion:
- Scheduled release: 2/28/2019
- New playable character: Shinobu Jacobs (+special skills)
- Badman Ver. ADV Part
DLC Vol. 2: Bubblegum Fatale:
- Scheduled release: 4/30/2019
- New playable character: Bad Girl (+special skills)
- Additional stage: Killer Marathon
- Travis Ver. ADV Part
Are you feeling the hype for this one yet? Will you be giving the game a spin when it launches next month? Let us know with a comment.
[source twitter.com]
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the game isn't even out and there's already a season pass.
I can't.
Sucks that Travis is confirmed NOT to be in Smash though and that there's no physical cartridge, just an empty case.
EDIT: I think I got it wrong, there's some sort of special edition TSA in Japan that comes with an empty case and a digital code, but Nintendo themselves are handling the physical copies. My bad.
Knew there was a reason for ordering the physical (not just because I'm obsessed with them) Free DLC, that would also explain the price
@locky-mavo where did you hear that?
@Nintendofan83 in the live stream. They had an english translator and it was one of the first things they talked about. Travis not in Smash that is. I may have understood something wrong about the empty case.
I'm glad the 3 characters from the previous games are getting the same voice actors from before
Can't wait for Suda's latest slice of madness!
@locky-mavo Wait, what ? No cartridge...... Wow, that definitely sucks.. Why even bother with a physical release then
I wonder why they don't released the game a bit later, and include all the DLC for 5 or 10 more. I don't really understand...
@locky-mavo Wait, so the physical release does not contain a game card? It's like the Fortnite release? I missed the live stream.
Not physical game, and a season pass before launch. No sale.
@gutsack The sexist comment is really unnecessary. But yes, @CharlieSmile, offering a season pass before release is very, very common anymore - Smash Bros just did it with the Fighters Pass for instance.
@RevampedSpider Did Jim Sterling not OD on cheeseburgers yet?
@RevampedSpider Who? I have my own opinion. Accept people can think for themselves and move on.
They finished the game and then worked on some additional characters, it's $10 if you want them and if you don't you still have the entire game to play. Not sure why there is an uproar over this. Is everyone also boycotting Smash because 5 characters are DLC? I feel like "season pass" was the wrong word to use as it has too many negative associations.
@RevampedSpider He gave Kane & Lynch 2 a 1/10 - he doesn't get art, just foods with butter.
@rushiosan I hear Target is hiring.
Edit since you're genuinely ignorant: It's been known there was a season pass for this game for months (?), I pre-ordered my copy on a website I found called amazon.com for less than what I pay to feed my wife at Osaka Steakhouse on Tuesdays (8:30 pm) and the pass was included. There was as much information on the included content at the time as there was about the Smash Fighter's Pass - which you still don't know what you're getting, but it's children's game made by Nintendo so you're content using the money your mom allocates to your hobby each month to pay for content that has still yet to be revealed. You're a hypocrite.
@RevampedSpider Season pass or not, if it's a physical release (your definition may vary), you get the game physically, whether it's a disc or a cartridge. It's misleading marketing, they should call it a game code instead. Getting season pass cheaper is a nice plus, but why bother with an empty case.
@rushiosan I agree their marketing has been subpar but there's 7 separate worlds with multiple levels and a separate text adventure mode. I've been following the game very closely though. For a $30 base game that's pretty good. I'm not sure how many hours the game is but I'm hoping around 10.
Ok, I don't really like DLC before a game is released. I really don't. But... Guys lets be realistic ok?? Gamming is a business, remember that please. They want money, cause... We all need money, we all like money, money is needed to make more games, more money is what developers (and all of us) want. Soooo, yes gaming is a business and are using different strategies to make more money. Is it ok? O is it not ok?.... Is business. So, if you can and want support by buying, if you don't want... Don't. But please be realistic.
I've never played any other No More Heroes games. Will I need to play those to understand this one?
SHINOBU! Yeah this is going to be good.
@abbyhitter I doubt, this one's more of a spin-off title, although set in the same universe. Personally I think you're good to go even without having played the original ones. That said though, keep in mind this is vastly different to the previous games.
@flapjack-ashley
while not as openly misogynistic, your comment still presumes I don't know much about the gaming business. I don't appreciate that.
@Beolleika That's okay. This game looks really fun. I like the music and hack 'n' slash aspect of it.
Lmao at all the people whining.
I'm hyped.
Its funny that some of these people kinda look like the characters they're voicing.
Confirm: The CE version does have Season Pass.
"The game Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes + Season Pass for Nintendo Switch ™."
Wonder if I should cancel my standard order now?????
@rushiosan @Fake-E-Lee
To announce DLC before the actual release of a game is a common practice (because of the gap between finishing the development of the main game and the game actually being available on shelves) and does not necessarily mean that the content was cut from the main game.
It has always been pretty clear that TSA is supposed to have 7 main chapters/stages and 2 playable characters. I'm under the impression that those main chapters and characters are on the base game and what comes in the Season Pass is additional stuff.
@Fake-E-Lee we are a different generation of gamers, that is why we dont accept it. Personally I dont complain, I simply dont support/purchase DLC's.
@abbyhitter I say you might be ok but there most likely be references to the other 2 games which you might not get by not playing the other 2 games. Though that is just me speculating on that part but it would be odd if there wouldn't be any even as a spin-off.
@Ryu_Niiyama I liked playing Shinobu more then Travis for the two bosses she was up against. She's faster more agile, and you don't need to charge up her sword. Million Dollar Gunman would have been sooo awful playing with Travis.
@abbyhitter Probably not. I started with the second game.
Hell yes! Robin Atkin Downes returning! (I thought he wouldn't) Bad Girl and Shinobu Jacobs!? Take my money now!
Trust your Force and head for the Garden of Madness!
Ah Suda, from toilets, to awkwardly translating translators, to forgotten huge announcements, he's a riot a minute, lol. So I FINALLY get my first glimpse at the type of game this is, and it seems to be an 3D action beatmup embroidered in retro tomfoolery. Seems Suda enough, and it "seems" to be right up my alley genre-wise. Now to await the review. Hopefully there'll be some Strawberry on the Shortcake action as well
@NintendoFan4Lyf do yourself a favour and go get it and play it. Even if the free-roam is gone and the motion-centric minigames are replaced with 80s videogames flavoured mockups (some of them really fun, other a bit repetitive), the combat is improved and the story is crazier and the boss battles are memorable😀👍🏽
@Fake-E-Lee Happy New Year (a bit late, alas😅)!!! I’m pretty fine thanks, what about you? I’m glad you’ve changed your mind, I’ve preordered the game as soon as it popped up on Amazon, even if I know that it won’t be the No More Heroes game I was waiting for (especially gameplay wise), it’s still a Suda51 game, it still takes place in the NMH Universe, and there’s still Travis in it, so be it.
I know I won’t be disappointed.
And at the end of the month I’ll get Kingdom Hearts 3 for XOne, I can’t wait🤩 What about you, will you buy it? It looks awesome!!!
@Fake-E-Lee Well mate I hope things are going way better for you now! 😊👌🏽
It’s good you’re happy with your Switch, I have to say if I didn’t have any console and I had to pick just one between XOne, Switch, and Ps, I would choose the Switch without no doubt!😉👍🏽
It’s the most versatile console, and has lots of awesome games, retail and indies😄🎊🎉
If they didn't mention a season pass and just made the game $50 with "free" dlc, there wouldn't be as big of an uproar.
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