Post by: Karl Castaneda #2 on March 18, 2007, 10:28:25 PM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/previewArt.cfm?artid=13158
Goichi Suda, head of Grasshopper Manufacture and Director of No More Heroes, gave a keynote address at GDC last week. To kick things off, he showed a new trailer for the game which included details on exploration, boss fights, and how combat will be handled.
First off, we already knew that Travis Touchdown (the game's protagonist and wielder of the unquestionably cool Beam Sword) would own an anime-styled, souped-up motorcycle, but the new trailer was the first time we actually saw it in motion. It appears you can use the bike to traverse Santa Destroy, the city of the game's setting, to speed things up.
As aforementioned, two new bosses were revealed, the first being what looked to be a teenage girl trained in agility-based sword combat, and the second a masked assassin named DESTROYMAN whose attacks are all based on his name (Destroy Cannon, for example). Both fights took on a very cinematic style.
It's important to note that Suda used to work on a series of wrestling games, and it seems like that experience will be replicated in No More Heroes. Touchdown can be seen suplexing an opponent when the player jerks back the Wii remote and nunchuk.
For both bosses and common thugs, a hit counter will appear when you attack -- the more strikes you land, the more a power gauge on the left side of the screen increases. Travis is also shown increasing his power by tensing up. Unfortunately, it's still not clear how this power will be used.
As of GDC, the game is still planned to make a 2007 release date. Stay tuned to NWR as more details surface.
Post by: Pittbboi on March 19, 2007, 01:59:15 AM
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Post by: Smash_Brother on March 19, 2007, 05:50:54 AM
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Post by: Bill Aurion on March 19, 2007, 06:19:19 AM
Post by: Pittbboi on March 19, 2007, 06:20:01 AM
Post by: Smash_Brother on March 19, 2007, 07:11:47 AM
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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
That'd be the best thing ever if Shinobu turned out to be a trap, but I doubt it'll happen...
Given that Travis is an otaku and he's clearly influenced by anime-based culture, it certainly could be possible, but how exactly would the game deal with that without slipping into an AO rating?
Post by: Karl Castaneda #2 on March 19, 2007, 07:28:49 AM
Actually, it was a typo. FIXING NOW.
Thanks, Pit. Much appreciated.
Post by: Bill Aurion on March 19, 2007, 10:50:16 AM
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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
That'd be the best thing ever if Shinobu turned out to be a trap, but I doubt it'll happen...
Given that Travis is an otaku and he's clearly influenced by anime-based culture, it certainly could be possible, but how exactly would the game deal with that without slipping into an AO rating?
I'm trying to figure out how being a transvestite would give the game an AO rating, and I can't see it... =D
Post by: KDR_11k on March 19, 2007, 08:04:00 PM
Cut the part in the US version?
Shinobu is a name that can be used by both men and women...
Post by: Ceric on March 20, 2007, 05:46:35 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on March 20, 2007, 11:30:14 PM
EDIT: Besides, why do we expect Shinobu to be a man? It has much more shock value to see a cute little girl explode into a shower of blood and gore than doing the same with a man.
