Suda51 says new game isn't a No More Heroes sequel because Travis needs a break

Romeo Is a Dead Man launches this week. The game mixes 3D graphics, 2D animation, comic-book cutscenes and 8- and 16-bit minigames in a deliberately jarring mashup, while its hack-and-slash action feels familiar to fans of Suda51’s No More Heroes series. Suda51 said via translator that he chose a fresh hero and setting partly to give Travis Touchdown a rest.

“Travis has been doing a lot of heavy lifting the last couple years,” he said. Rather than put the character straight back to work after Travis Strikes Again and No More Heroes 3, he wanted to “start up a new IP, give the dude some time to rest, and give myself and our team some time to try new stuff.” He added that he personally could keep writing Travis scenarios, but the character is spent after recent events.

“In No More Heroes 3 he had to fight this whole group of aliens, and honestly, you know, that dude went through some shit for a while... Me personally, I could write more Travis scenarios all day long, but Travis himself, dude is exhausted. He needs some time off.

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