Gaming: Suda51 Says His New Game Isn't A No More Heroes Sequel Because...

Romeo Is a Dead Man is Grasshopper's first wholly original action game in years.

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Romeo Is a Dead Man, which launches this week, is a dizzying mismash of styles: 3D graphics, 2D animation, comic book cutscenes, 8- and 16-bit minigames, and more, intentionally jarring as it swaps from one to the next. Romeo's hack-and-slash action is a lot more familiar. It's similar enough to producer Suda51's No More Heroes series, which has been ongoing for nearly 20 years, that I asked Suda in a recent interview why he opted for a fresh hero and setting, rather than a sequel to his most popular series.

Was he bored of No More Heroes after so many years? Were sales poor? Instead of either of those reasonable explanations, Suda51 had a different one: Travis Touchdown needs a nap.

Source: PC Gamer