No More Heroes didn’t exactly light Japan on fire, but Japanese gaming mag Famitsu has some brand new details about its sequel, No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle. Here it is, for your list-reading pleasure. Take a look past the break.
- Despite what Suda 51 said in his recent interview, Famitsu claims that the game is only about 50% done.
- Travis is still in the UAA, but has let his rank fall to number 51. Losing a rank usually means dying a violent death, so it’s unclear why Travis is still alive in this case.
- Santa Destroy is a very different place now. The city has been turned into a resort hot spot, most likely because of real world complaints that the open world in No More Heroes was too boring.
- Early information stated that Desperate Struggle would be about Travis avenging his best friend’s death, but it seems that his friend is only being harassed by gunmen instead. (That friend is confirmed to be Bishop, owner of Beef Head Video from the first game.)
- Sylvia Christel makes a return, and is still Travis’ contact with the UAA, which is kind of a weird thought if you’ve finished the first game.
- The Famitsu article shows a “2” after “No More Heroes” in the logo. It’s not clear if this title change is for the whole world or just Japan.
- Some screenshots and artwork show Travis wielding two beam katanas.
- One new character is named Nathan Copeland. You can see him in the image above. The magazine doesn’t really give much detail about him.
So there you go. Expect more info as it comes.
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