No More Heroes Deserved to Flop

What about this game is so great? Its short, has poor graphics, frame rate, textures, lighting, camera angles. The controls are poorly mapped and don't always respond well. Some battles are rediculusly hard while others are way too easy. I can't think of any other game I regret buying more than this one, I only paid $30 and I still think thats a rip off. I honestly feel sorry for anyone who paid $50 for this game when it was first released.

I remember reading somewhere that sudo51 was dissapointed with its sales in Japan and was blaming its failure on the Wii and its audience......he seriously needs a reality check, this game would of sold like trash on the PS3 and 360 too.

I think this game had the potencial to be good but sudo and ubiflop just decided to release a beta product.

meh, love hate game same with killer7 *goes back to playing nmh*

No More Heroes is one of those games that I can admit, did not push new grounds in gaming. But that doesn't make it a great game. It was fun, and best of all, it was over the top. It told a very entertaining story, and it's one of those game that does not come out too often. It's unique and doesn't try too hard to be other games (ok maybe a little like GTA).

But I will say that it doesn't appear to be as polished as it should have been. Nonetheless, I loved it and it will gain a cult following over the years, much like Killer 7 has.

The graphics were by design and were great

The game is highly flawed and needs a lot of polish though

I am one of the few that loved the graphics, loved the style and loved the gameplay.

I though it deserved more.

What about this game is so great?

umcommon

I honestly feel sorry for anyone who paid $50 for this gameumcommon

why? Just because you didn't like it? I think that's called projection.

It can only make No More Heroes 2 that much better. Suda 41 will learn from its mistakes and improve on what it's done well, and we'll get a great game with No More Heroes 2.remmbermytitans

I don't think we'll get any game with No More Heroes 2 :(

It was fun.

And that's all that really matters to me.

I can't say anything yet because I haven't played the game yet. I will soon. But I have one question though, is the game linear? I don't like games when there linear... no replay value.

[QUOTE="remmbermytitans"]It can only make No More Heroes 2 that much better. Suda 51 will learn from its mistakes and improve on what it's done well, and we'll get a great game with No More Heroes 2.JAB991

I don't think we'll get any game with No More Heroes 2 :(

I can't say anything yet because I haven't played the game yet. I will soon. But I have one question though, is the game linear? I don't like games when there linear... no replay value.

izayoi

The game is linear.

I personally think its a great game. Never had a single problem with the controls. The gameplay was reminiscent of the beat'em-up's of old. The art style was fantastic. The story was great because it poked fun at all the elements that have become cliche in video games today. The over-the-top characters and boss fights were fantastic and memorable. The sound design and voice acting was great. The way the violence was handled in the game was refreshing, somehow being brutal and twistedly comedic at the same time.

Yes, it was rough around the edges and could have used more polish, but imo, it adds a certain grittiness to the title. I don't think any other title would've have benefited from it, but it works for NMH. It's not nearly as bad as you and a few others make it out to be.

It takes a certain kind of person to enjoy Sudas games. Just because you're not that kind of person, it doesn't mean the game is terrible.

Despite its technical merits (or lack thereof), NMH is an excellent game.

Isn't there missions?izayoi

Isn't there missions?izayoi

there are missions for the most part they are annoying. The main storyline parts of the game are fun. The game makes due with simple controls

I loved it a lot. as for it being to hard/too easy the only time I actually had trouble was the samurai school girl because she kept getting me with the one hit kill and I couldn't figure out how to dodge it FOREVER. As for graphics, its different and maybe a poor decision for sales but I thought they were stylish, fresh and cool. As for bad gameplay and camera and controls um none of the above.

to each their own though

This game does indeed suck. I heard here that it has a bunch of unrelated innuendo that have nothing to do with the game. Seems like this games as geared towards 10 year olds who still tell boob jokes.

Lots of NMH haters here for some reason...

it's funny the OP says it deserved to flop when it was a success...

The game is great and lots of fun.. I loved the boss battles and plotline.

meh, love hate game same with killer7 *goes back to playing nmh*

legend26

I think that is a very very good game.

Batles are so good!:!

It's that type of game the Wii needed. Doesn't deserve to flop at all, and I quite enjoyed it myself.

The graphics were by design and were great

The game is highly flawed and needs a lot of polish though

Jaysonguy

I somewhat agree. The graphics were by design but you can tell right off the bat that it needs a lot more polish. I understand it's the cell-shaded 3D look but it definitely was lacking the gloss that games like Zelda: Wind Waker, or Okami had. I found the gameplay to be a bit repetitive although it had it's over-the-top moments that were very entertaining. It's a solid game. I would rate it about an 8.5.

um yes it did flop, hasnt it only sold 300,000 copies? I'm not sure if that's too good really

and I too detested the game, but I wont go on to elaborate all its flaws that make me go crazy with rage, since the last time I tried to point out the negatives, I got modded for it. quite unfair really :|

um yes it did flop, hasnt it only sold 300,000 copies? I'm not sure if that's too good really

thattotally

wtf are you talking about?? That is pretty good, development costs were low and considering this is a Mature 18+ Niche game on the Wii it surpassed expectations.Total lifetime sales are expected to hit 500,000, this is the best selling game out of grasshopper to date..

It didn't have to sell over a million on first day to break even like MGS4 did..

What about this game is so great? Its short, has poorgraphics, frame rate, textures, lighting, camera angles. The controls are poorly mapped and don't always respond well.

umcommon

Twilight Princess was a repetitive game that had poor graphics with crappy controls, and a shallow story but everyone is ok with praising the hell out of that.

What about this game is so great? Its short, has poor graphics, frame rate, textures, lighting, camera angles. The controls are poorly mapped and don't always respond well. Some battles are rediculusly hard while others are way too easy. I can't think of any other game I regret buying more than this one, I only paid $30 and I still think thats a rip off. I honestly feel sorry for anyone who paid $50 for this game when it was first released.

I remember reading somewhere that sudo51 was dissapointed with its sales in Japan and was blaming its failure on the Wii and its audience......he seriously needs a reality check, this game would of sold like trash on the PS3 and 360 too.

I think this game had the potencial to be good but sudo and ubiflop just decided to release a beta product.

umcommon

But, the gameplay is fun, the bosses are awesome, the style is amazing, the way it tells its story is sweet, it has a lot of good things and most importantly...it's different. And this is why we have developers afraid to try something new - it sells like crap because it's new and different. That's why we get no new ideas, rehashes of the same franchises, and shovelware that's killing the Wii. I praise No More Heroes for being different, and while not the best game, still a worthy game of at least a rent. And if you like new, different, innovative games, you'd buy it to show so we can see more of them in the future; hopefully with some more polish.

I haven't decided if I like this game yet.

I played Killer 7 and loved the graphics/style but hated the gameplay. I bought NMH because I heard it was like K7 but with good gameplay. I didn't think there would be an issue with graphics--so I was surprised when I first put the game in. My first impression was that the graphics in NMH are actually worse than K7's graphics. A GC game should not look better than a Wii game IMO

(note, I do have my Wii connected to an HD tv so that I am willing to cut NMH a little slack on graphics, but still all my other Wii games look great on my HD tv. I even have a PS2 connected to my HD tv and a lot of my PS2 games look better graphics wise than NMH does).

I haven't finished NMH yet so I can't say whether its a great game. So far it seems interesting. But, in the end I don't think it matters whether I end up loving it or hating it. IMO it is good for a system and gaming in general to have games that don't stick to the usual mold. I think that is what NMH has going for it. Love it or hate it, it is good to have games like it out there.

I haven't decided if I like this game yet.

I played Killer 7 and loved the graphics/style but hated the gameplay. I bought NMH because I heard it was like K7 but with good gameplay. I didn't think there would be an issue with graphics--so I was surprised when I first put the game in. My first impression was that the graphics in NMH are actually worse than K7's graphics. A GC game should not look better than a Wii game IMO

(note, I do have my Wii connected to an HD tv so that I am willing to cut NMH a little slack on graphics, but still all my other Wii games look great on my HD tv. I even have a PS2 connected to my HD tv and a lot of my PS2 games look better graphics wise than NMH does).

I haven't finished NMH yet so I can't say whether its a great game. So far it seems interesting. But, in the end I don't think it matters whether I end up loving it or hating it. IMO it is good for a system and gaming in general to have games that don't stick to the usual mold. I think that is what NMH has going for it. Love it or hate it, it is good to have games like it out there.

Solori

That game was great. I don't know what your talking about.

I got it for $15 and it would have been worth $50.

This game sucks... People who own Wii have to stop saying " This game is good because its the only one of it's kind" What happened to the N64 days when a game that got hype DESERVED to have it. This game should burn along with The Conduit. Its going to SUCK!!

I don't know what every on'e problem is. I think that NMH is a great game and I love it.13wanderer

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What about this game is so great? Its short, has poorgraphics, frame rate, textures, lighting, camera angles. The controls are poorly mapped and don't always respond well.

Dark_Knight6

Twilight Princess was a repetitive game that had poor graphics with crappy controls, and a shallow story but everyone is ok with praising the hell out of that.

Twilight Princess looked very Game Cube-ish but it had much better textures, animations, FRAMERATE, lighting, camera angles, and didn't have horrible aliasing problems either.

I have no problem with the concept for NMH but the game itself just feels very beta-like and unfinished, that's my over all complaint. If sudo51 (and ubiflop) would of put more effort into finishing the game and givie it more polish instead of just pushing it out as fast as possible it could of been something much better.

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What about this game is so great? Its short, has poorgraphics, frame rate, textures, lighting, camera angles. The controls are poorly mapped and don't always respond well.

umcommon

Twilight Princess was a repetitive game that had poor graphics with crappy controls, and a shallow story but everyone is ok with praising the hell out of that.

Twilight Princess looked very Game Cube-ish but it had much better textures, animations, FRAMERATE, lighting, camera angles, and didn't have horrible aliasing problems either.

It also had no storyline, rehashed gameplay, a bad control scheme for the wii the wagglesword, a very bland and uninspired style. Nintendo should put more effort in creating games for their new systems.