This review contains spoilers
(TLDR at the very bottom)
I love No More Heroes, I’m so in love with the series and all the uniqueness put into it. But to be honest here, this game was kind of underwhelming (but of course still fun).
MAJOR Spoiler warning
Okay I’m going to put it out of the way quickly and say that I absolutely ADORED Travis in this game.
Alright now into the actual review:
I genuinely enjoyed the combat and the silly overwhelming amount of references in this game, but gosh the story was just as lacking as No More Heroes 2 in my opinion. I couldn’t get invested into any of the new characters except maybe Sonic Juice and Fu.
I understand the games’ stories aren’t really supposed to get taken seriously... but man there was so much more that could’ve been added to make the game better.
The overworld was very empty but looked super gorgeous.
Also, while I loved the enemy variety for the battles outside of the boss fights, I really wish we could’ve fought through mobs to get to bosses like the first game.
I think the best part of the game was the Henry and Travis fight/cutscenes. I’m still surprised myself but I cried when Travis “killed” Henry. Not a waterfall of tears but quite a few. I thought they’d dive more into Henry being a cult leader... but instead we got like two cutscenes of the guy and that’s it. I was so interested in the flashback Henry mentioned... I really wish we got to see more of him.
I’m pretty sure this is the final game, but the post credits little chibi animation thing kind of makes me hope that there’ll be a sequel or side game someday.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the game, but it just didn’t feel like a proper final send off to Travis and his friends. It felt like a side game more than something mainline. It didn't really add much too much to anyone's character, if anything it just made it clear that Travis' arc was complete in Travis Strikes Again. Nonetheless, I’m still very glad we got a sequel to Travis Strikes Again, and appreciate the work Suda and his team put out to make one.
TLDR pros and cons
Pros:
-Very fun combat and great enemy types
-looks very good in my opinion, I loved the shades and the character models. I thought the overworld was very pretty.
-I appreciated Kimmy’s Howell’s return, and her rap battle with Travis was a blast.
-Seeing NT Kamui and Midori Midorikawa was pretty cool.
-Music is great as always
-Travis is as cool as always
-old characters show up
-the alien designs are very nice
-voice acting is great
-final boss was fun
Cons:
-The story felt underwhelming
-Damon felt like just some guy
-Henry was severely underused, and his cult should have been expanded upon even more
-Shinobu and Badgirl barely showed up
-Sylvia was rather annoying this game... I miss her longer exchanges with Travis
-Overworld is sadly empty, barely any NPCs around
I love No More Heroes, I’m so in love with the series and all the uniqueness put into it. But to be honest here, this game was kind of underwhelming (but of course still fun).
MAJOR Spoiler warning
Okay I’m going to put it out of the way quickly and say that I absolutely ADORED Travis in this game.
Alright now into the actual review:
I genuinely enjoyed the combat and the silly overwhelming amount of references in this game, but gosh the story was just as lacking as No More Heroes 2 in my opinion. I couldn’t get invested into any of the new characters except maybe Sonic Juice and Fu.
I understand the games’ stories aren’t really supposed to get taken seriously... but man there was so much more that could’ve been added to make the game better.
The overworld was very empty but looked super gorgeous.
Also, while I loved the enemy variety for the battles outside of the boss fights, I really wish we could’ve fought through mobs to get to bosses like the first game.
I think the best part of the game was the Henry and Travis fight/cutscenes. I’m still surprised myself but I cried when Travis “killed” Henry. Not a waterfall of tears but quite a few. I thought they’d dive more into Henry being a cult leader... but instead we got like two cutscenes of the guy and that’s it. I was so interested in the flashback Henry mentioned... I really wish we got to see more of him.
I’m pretty sure this is the final game, but the post credits little chibi animation thing kind of makes me hope that there’ll be a sequel or side game someday.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the game, but it just didn’t feel like a proper final send off to Travis and his friends. It felt like a side game more than something mainline. It didn't really add much too much to anyone's character, if anything it just made it clear that Travis' arc was complete in Travis Strikes Again. Nonetheless, I’m still very glad we got a sequel to Travis Strikes Again, and appreciate the work Suda and his team put out to make one.
TLDR pros and cons
Pros:
-Very fun combat and great enemy types
-looks very good in my opinion, I loved the shades and the character models. I thought the overworld was very pretty.
-I appreciated Kimmy’s Howell’s return, and her rap battle with Travis was a blast.
-Seeing NT Kamui and Midori Midorikawa was pretty cool.
-Music is great as always
-Travis is as cool as always
-old characters show up
-the alien designs are very nice
-voice acting is great
-final boss was fun
Cons:
-The story felt underwhelming
-Damon felt like just some guy
-Henry was severely underused, and his cult should have been expanded upon even more
-Shinobu and Badgirl barely showed up
-Sylvia was rather annoying this game... I miss her longer exchanges with Travis
-Overworld is sadly empty, barely any NPCs around