Tag: No More Heroes

Travis Touchdown Returns! Check Out ‘Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes’!

by The_acz

Back in January people went nuts when it was announced that Goichi Suda (Suda51) was working on a brand new game for Nintendo Switch starring No More Heroes character Travis Touchdown.

He stated that it would not be a traditional NMH game, but instead, a collaboration between him and smaller indie creators. Not much else was said afterward. Flash-forward to Nintendo’s special Nindie Showcase this morning and we finally have a concept trailer with a bit more understanding of what to expect from Suda’s brilliant and insane mind. Taking place 7 years after NMH, Travis Strikes Back starts with The Batt confronting Travis about the death of his daughter Bad Girl. The 2 fight it out but eventually get impaled by a phantom game console, and now must try and make it out of the cursed console alive.

As stated before, the games inside the console were created with collaborations from other popular indie devs, the first of them being the people behind Hotline Miami. Also to note, the game will be running the latest Unreal Engine. Not much else was shown beyond the trailer, but hopefully, we find out more about the collaborations going on with the game. The game is scheduled to release as a Nintendo Switch exclusive sometime next year. Check out the trailer below and get hyped!

 

Let’s Make Travis Touchdown DLC For Super Smash Bros.

by Eric Francisco

Yesterday on the official Super Smash Bros. Facebook page, the wonderful human beings that do the work of gods (the game designers) have opened the doors, so to speak, to “any video game character” for inclusion as downloadable content. Yes, this character will be made available for Super Smash Bros. For Wii U/3DS, but Nintendo needs to find out who.

From the official voting page:

Do you want your favorite video-game character to join the battle in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U? Well, here’s your chance. If you post a video-game character’s name, we’ll consider turning that character into a Smash fighter! Please limit your vote to one per person.

Of course fans are already rallying behind their mascots like a high school pep rally. Viewtiful Joe seems like the most popular, while the unlikely Goku is getting buzz. You might even hear totally-not-happening characters like Batman, and other why-aren’t-they-already-included names like Phoenix Wright, Knuckles, and Roy.

But I’m hear to plead to you — the kick-ass, dedicated Geekscape community — to vote for one name and one name only.

Travis fuckin’ Touchdown.

From the twisted mind of punk rock auteur Suda51, Travis Touchdown is/was the anti-hero heart of No More Heroes which was one of the only reasons why anyone bought a Wii (besides, you know, Super Smash Bros. Brawl).

This 27-year-old foul mouthed nerd that would have rallied behind #GamerGate if he actually existed is the biggest asshole ever created in binary code, and a perfect fit for Super Smash Bros. Precisely because he would stick out so much.

He’s vile. He’s aggressive. He’s disgusting. His mouth is dirtier than an Atlantic City bar bathroom. He wields a god damn lightsaber (which were actually based on the Schwartz from Spaceballs) and slices people in half without mercy.

There has already been a precedent for hardcore killers in the generally family-centric Smash series before. Snake raised a lot of eyebrows with his inclusion a few years ago, but when you saw him fly on drones dangling like an idiot and fire rocket launchers right in front of himself, he fit in just fine to the bizarre cartoon. Not that the Metal Gear series are spy simulators, but if Snake could come from that world and be included and Travis can’t — No More Heroes is about as weird as it can be, and Nintendo loves weird — then we have no standards at all.

I reiterate that No More Heroes and to a lesser extent No More Heroes 2 were extremely popular titles for the Nintendo Wii (their later ports to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 were not well-received). Playing No More Heroes was dependent on motion control, the very thing that made the Wii THE Christmas toy of 2006.

There are no immediate plans for another No More Heroes as of right now, but it’s a fondly-remembered series that deserves to live on in the hearts and minds of gamers. Travis’s inclusion in Super Smash Bros. For Wii U and 3DS would not only be extremely fucking hilarious, it would serve to remind people of these awesome games of the recent past and to hopefully kickstart that elusive next entry.

So please, Geekscape. I beg of you. Vote for Travis Touchdown.

Or else you’re a fuck head.

 

E3 2014: The PS4 Will Get A Taste Of The Crazy Mind Of Suda 51 With ‘Let It Die’

by Josh Jackson

Sony had a handful of exclusive games that they aimed to show off at their big E3 press conference, one of which was a new IP from one of the craziest minds in gaming today.

Let It Die is the latest game to come form notorious game designer, Suda 51, and his team over at Grasshopper Studios. Heading to the Playstation 4 in 2015, not much was shown in the short teaser trailer. With that said, there are at least three things we can assume.

One, the way that the names and health bars were next to each character as the camera focused on them makes it safe to assume that this will be some sort of online title.

Two, the game looks creepy as hell, which means we’ll hopefully be able to experience some tense game play when the game finally comes out.

And lastly, considering the logo of the game has the grim reaper on a skateboard, we won’t have to think to hard to understand that this game will likely be way out there. After all, if games like Killer 7, No More Heroes, Lollipop Chainsaw and Killer Is Dead are any indication, we know that this new title will be anything but normal.

Watch the trailer below and let us know if there’s anything we missed. Are you ready to experience what the next Suda game will have to offer? What’s your favorite game that’s come from his insanity/genius? Let us know, and keep an eye on Geekscape for more information on Let It Die as it becomes available.