Heroes, No More!

My feelings about the No More Heroes 2 was more of disappointment. I love SUDA-51. He's a different kind of game designer. He's way out in left field and often times this leads to his games' sales numbers not being up to par with the critical success from reviews. This is exactly why I'm not falling out of my chair waiting for NMH2. The story, controls, and gameplay through the first game were solid even though it had very obvious faults. It's charm, style, and uniqueness carried it beyond it's problems and made it easier to overlook it's shortcomings. 

Now you have a sequel coming out. The controls will be a little less interesting. The character design a little less stylish. The gameplay a little less fresh. And the experience a little less ground breaking. And unless there are dramatic upgrades to the package, this game will essential be just a story change sequence. 

Sequels are the plague of the video games and movie industries. They are the safe easy bet. Game developer's grow lazy because of reliance on sequels and I'd hate to see it happen to a game that I really like and care about. While I don't expect a game developer to make every game a new original title or IP, I do believe there should be a time frame before you're allowed to start on a sequel that allows game players to let the experience be digested and expelled from their minds. That way when an appropriately timed sequel does come out, it will feel a bit newer and allow time to work it's magic. So on a personal note, I'm hoping this announcement is just a little early and that the game takes a while to be released. If we see NMH2 out before next Christmas, I'll be a little upset about the events. If they want to make a sequel it's fine. I think there's a proper way to do it and if done incorrectly it can ruin a franchise. I'm looking for Grasshopper Manufacture to take their time with this one, even though I have a feeling they won't.

From SUDA fan #22,

David