Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Reviews

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is ranked in the 34th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Caution
Jan 28, 2019

The title left me with a bitter taste and thinking about what might have been, if the developers had the required budget,

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No
Feb 4, 2019

I don’t know why Travis Strikes Again exists, but it does, and that’s what I’d call “unfortunate” within the broader context of the series. No More Heroes was a great-but-crude product of its time, and with clever writing, its style of humour can be brought into the modern era. There’s so much to draw from for a new game in the series, and Grasshopper just didn’t. Quite the opposite, in fact. Many series staples were removed in favour of bland gameplay, frustrating and boring design, and some visual and thematic hints that this game might have actually been good had the vision been there. As it exists now, however, I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone, not even longtime fans. You lose nothing from not playing this… Well, except perhaps the hope of another title in the series.

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7 / 10
Jan 17, 2019

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is a solid return for the assassin but one not without its problems. While the writing feels just as sharp as ever, unfortunately, its six-game premise doesn’t feel like it totally lives up to its potential. Still it’s great to see a new entry in the long-dormant series and hopefully, this marks the beginning of a brand new chapter for Travis Touchdown and the league of assassins.

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6.5 / 10.0
Jan 17, 2019

Full of trademark style and promising concepts, it doesn’t manage to live up to its own potential, let alone expectations, due to repetitive gameplay and gimmicks that don’t pan out.

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Yes
Oct 17, 2019
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6.4 / 10.0
Oct 19, 2019

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes has almost lost all the factors that made the original game and its sequel cool and fun. This is not the reunion we were looking for, so let’s hope that they don’t drop the Death Ball in the third main game.

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Nov 15, 2019

Suda51 is nothing if not subtle. His games always feel outrageous and over-the-top in ways that can be difficult to hold onto some measure of appeal. I love his stuff solely because I can never expect what he’s going to do.

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6 / 10.0
Nov 28, 2019

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is without a shadow of a doubt a good game. But, it doesn’t try and push the boundaries of game making though. Without the Travis factor, this game would be fairly average. So the non Travis fans will not have as much of a good time as the fanatics. As much as it pains me to say this, I am having to judge this based on how good it is, rather than how much I liked it. Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes has been awarded a Thumb Culture Silver Award.

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6 / 10
Oct 30, 2019

It’s going to be hard to recommend it when I’ve knocked it as being repetitive several times (which is ironic, when you think about it). But then, that’s what usually creates a cult classic: it may not come out to critical acclaim and rapturous praise, but if the little seed of charm is in there somewhere, it just needs time to grow. It’ll be tough, and not everything it grows will be to everyone’s taste, but there’s something in there that you want to survive.

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6 / 10.0
Oct 23, 2019

While fascinating art style, catchy music, and Travis Strikes Again storytelling can be appealing to Suda51 fans, superficial gameplay, repetition of campaigns, bad design, enemies and bass have wasted the game's potential. TSA can be a fun experience if you have multiple problems and can cope with the repetition of gameplay. Otherwise, we recommend you don't go overboard and wait for a new title experience from Suda51 to No More Heroes 3 release.

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Jan 25, 2019

In the end, I did enjoy Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, but it felt like a placeholder until we get No More Heroes 3. It’s not all bad, and I did enjoy a lot of it, but when everything is coupled with a very perplexing ending, I wasn’t sure what to think. Thankfully, it’s pretty inexpensive at $29.99 for the digital version, and if you are a completionist, there’s a lot to do after you beat the game, such as finding secrets, buying T-shirts and getting better scores. I only managed to get one A in my time with the game, and many Cs and a couple Bs. If that wasn’t enough, a recent update added New Game+ and the Spicy difficulty, if you feel like a tough guy. And if you bought the physical version, you’ll be able to try out two DLC adventures in coming months (or pay for them individually digitally). Sure, the game didn’t go at all where I expected, and played rather differently from previous games, but it’s also a good reminder of the mad genius of Suda51. His capacity to constantly take risks and reinvent his games is impressive, even if it does occasionally provide mixed results. If nothing else, at least it seems likely we won’t have to wait too much longer for the next game…

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7.5 / 10.0
Oct 17, 2019

While Travis Strikes Again features a good story and well written dialogues, its reference won’t be understood by players who approach Suda51 works for the first time, greatly undermining their enjoyment of the game.

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7.5 / 10.0
Jan 16, 2019

Travis Touchdown is back with a brand new adventure called Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. This top-down viewed hack n' slasher mixes different kinds of game genres into a psychedelic adventure that plays out like a simple classic arcade game.

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