No More Heroes

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If it's anywhere near as good as Killer7, I'm stoked.

I've been tracking this game since forever, so yes to all of this. The reviews are going to have to be MONSTROUSLY shitty to keep me from buying it on release date. I mean like Ping Pals bad.

Seriously... okay besides Mario Galaxy and Guitar Hero, this is the #1 reason I want to get a Wii. Much like Killer7, I expect to be able to find it in bargain bins long after the system is dead. Hopefully it's even half as mesmerizing.

hahaha ping pals!

besides Mario Galaxy and Guitar Hero

You do know that the Wii Guitar Hero is easily the worst version of them all, right? The sound being in mono alone (well, until they re-release a fixed version next year) should be enough to drive you to any of the other versions.

I know. But I don't own any next gen systems, and I only know friends who own Wiis. ...Yeah, I know. After going Nintendo only last gen, I'm already pretty wary of getting any system...

So, according to Best Buy this came out yesterday. Anyone get it yet?

just bought it, will report back when i get a chance to play it

yeah, i picked it up on wednesday. i'm at #6.
my only problem with the game is that it's a bit too easy. but i guess that's cause i'm playing on the easier of the 2 diffuculty levels. i thought maybe the harder one would be really super hard or something.

oh, and the #7 guy = greatest character ever.

Is this game as watered down for you Americanians as they say it's going to be in Europe? This upsets me a little bit, even with Nintendo magazine saying "We're glad they took out the nasty blood and guts". I don't think I am.

I think the US version is the only one that ISN'T censored.

lots of blood in us version.

Ok, so far this is pretty good, although the driving portion is sort of boring/pointless.

every review i've read so far complains about the driving portion. i actually think it's fun. once you master the boost/drift/boost technique, it's really easy.

Can't find this in stores around here. I don't know if that's because it sold better than expected, or that no stores expected it to sell, so none of them ordered it. I think I'll mail order a copy before it disappears completely... maybe Endless Ocean too...

i beat this, just now.
the ending is wonderfully delightful.

So overall would you say it's fun? Is there enough variety in the assassinations?

variety?...well the characters all have their own unique style. and all the level's are pretty neat. but, to be honest with you, the combat is mostly the same throughout the game.

but it is a shitload of fun. a must purchase if you own a wii.

Rented this a couple days ago, and yes, it is awesome. Although kind of embarrassing to play when the wife is in earshot. I'm glad to see that Japanese inscrutability being applied to something that isn't sci-fi, an RPG, or mind-shatteringly "cute".

killer7

so good so so good

you bet your fucking ass

(push it for IPC)

did you ever get round to this jeff?

Erm yeah, we talked about it elsewhere on here, but I can't remember where - reactions seemed split. Mine fell in the gave up on the game shortly after finishing the first mission (LOL) about one hour in maybe. Even though it was funny, I remember feeling (probably not true, but it's how I felt) that I got everything out of the game by playing that one mission and felt no need to repeat the same stuff 8 more times (or however many assassinations you had to do). Graphics and humor were pretty neat, except for the open world parts (half of the game) that felt empty and unfinished - just riding around the city after the first mission felt pretty blah, even in comparison to the first 3d GTA ten years ago. The problem for me, was even that first assassination felt repetitive, as you had to waggle slash your way through one hundred or more enemies to get to the boss you you had to waggle slash a few hundred times to beat - it was sort of exhausting. Things others aid about how the game is just more of the same of that ended up having me never finding the time/will to go back to the game and I eventually trading it in because of that. It's not horrible though, I was actually considering picking it up again and giving it a second shot, copies are plentiful at under $20 US, but it just never happened. I do really appreciate aspects of its style, visuals and j-pop punk otaku juvenille humor.

thanks jeff, that's kinda what I suspected from videos but you can get it so cheap now on ebay I think I'll take a punt given how I'm really enjoying killer7 right now

Is this your way of confessing you've bought a new Wii?

http://i27.tinypic.com/33a9ug8.jpg

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2009/11/18/no_more_heroes_remake/

huh

my thoughts exactly

bonus unlockable sexy girlfriend mode is just such a blarrtghhgh idea

meh

wii4life

the updated visuals thing is so weird, because one of the primary charms of the original is how janky and last gen it looks (even kinda last last gen at times)

predicting a lot of angry gta fans once they hit the driving parts too

oh come on the driving sucked by any measure

well yeah, but hardcore console gta doodz are going to be apoplectic

"GOD DAMN PEDESTRIANS WHY CAN I NOT HIT AND KILL YOU"