No More Heroes 3 PC review — Make due with padding

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I’m not the biggest Suda51 fan. I think most of his games are style over substance with nonsensical stories that lean more on pop culture references than memorable characters or impactful situations. They’re kind of like the video game versions of Robert Rodriguez movies. But I always thought the gameplay and general structure of the No More Heroes series made for a good time, making them Suda’s best games. While the No More Heroes 3 port is miles better than the rushed PC versions of its predecessors, this is probably the worst game in the series, barring Travis Strikes Again. It’s still pretty fun, though, provided you want to go killing with Travis once again.

No More Heroes 3 won’t win any awards in the story department. The game offers a very clear plot. Damon Riccitiello (the renamed Damon Ricotello from Travis Strikes Again) befriended a small alien named Fu, which you learn  in the game’s animated opening sequence. It’s obviously meant to evoke E.T. Years later, Fu, who is actually a prince from another planet, returns with nine alien friends that all broke out of space jail. Naturally, he wants to conquer Earth and launches an attack.

For whatever reason, Earth doesn’t really fight back. Instead, the UAA randomly decides that Travis needs to fight these 10 aliens as if they were ranked assassins. It’s a wild premise, and the story mostly tries to forget about it. Half of the aliens get offed before you can even fight them, which makes the story setup seem more like a joke than anything else. The cutscenes are typical of Suda51. Cringey characters with ridiculous designs have random conversations about mundane things. It’s great if you’re into that. If you’re not, it’ll be grating. Thankfully, due to changing