No More Heroes 3 - Easy Allies Review

[@walteravila4072]

Love to see that Ben gets what makes this games so special. He really highlight all the passion that was pour into this games, u can feel its everywhere, in the music, the crazy enemy designs, even the UI. Is hard to find games made with so much love and passion.

[@LXIVGOLD]

Exactly, it's like finally playing that game you and your friends wished you could make as teenagers with all its crazy ideas!

[@thenewsupermonkey122]

spot on. they rarely make em like this anymore, feels like a throwback to ps2, I mean that in the best way.

[@Entropic_Alloy]

The Wonderful 101 has that passion project feel to it. But also, I feel like this year is the year of old passionate cult classics coming back. Psychonauts 2 and Neo:The World Ends With You also scratches that sort of itch as well.

[@KenKenWorldWide]

You can just feel Ben's passion with Jones' VO.

[@KevinJennissen]

See, this is why it's so important to understand who is reviewing a game. Many people here have pointed out that the IGN and Gamespot reviews are way lower, but I don't have a frame of reference as to who those reviewers are, so it's hard to gauge exactly what that means. I know Ben Moore's tastes pretty well, so I can safely say that the reasons he loves this game are probably reasons I would dislike it.

[@Teremei]

yes, it's great to know a reviewer's history, rather than just the whole company. Ben and I usually like the same games. So I don't regret my pre-order.

[@danielgreen4010]

easy allies and same with gametrailers of the old always got fan of the series to review the games. There are some pros and cons to that for sure. The reviews are done by people well informed of the series and the reviewers never wish game is different from what it is so they never hate it before they open the box. However the con is because it gets reviewed by fans of the series or genre it never gets a completely objective review from the perspective of a new person.

[@JazGalaxy]

Yeah. I mean, I understand where you are coming from. But Ben seems like an absolute Mark for this project. How subjective can a reviewer be before it’s not really a “review” anymore? I don’t have the answer for that.

[@thedapperdolphin1590]

@@danielgreen4010 Yeah, that’s the problem with reviews in general. It’s basically impossible to objectively review something, and how different aspects of the game get weighed in the final score will vary by each individual. You need someone familiar with the game or genre, but that also means your reviewer is probably biased towards that thing already.

[@KLee0723]

This is why it is important to have different people review something. Not to say you should have someone who hates the series review it, but even new comers to a series could make for useful reviews. They may see something or not like something that someone else does like.

[@TheCanipaEffect]

I'm just happy Ben got Jones to say "otaku"

[@andrewkos5560]

Ayy, good to see you here of all places.

[@Falco.exe93]

I feel like that has happened before

[@TKM20XX]

This and Jones' Puppet song about Anime has to be the best gifts ever.

[@urbuddycarlo]

I want Ben to make Jones to say tsundare or yandare in a review.

[@Kraftium]

"WHAT LANGUAGE ARE YOU SPEAKING" *points* "Japan"

[@AN7HON7]

Looks bloody amazing. Can’t wait to get this game

[@TheREALHugo4]

Like Travis Touchdown would say: it's KILLING TIME!

[@Vicioussama]

I have loved this series since my friend introduced it to me back when it was on the Wii. Hearing this review makes me happy to hear the third is so good.

[@supermetroid009]

aite for everyone saying this game is held back by the switch, im pretty sure if it wasnt for the switch it probably wouldn't exist, just like bayonetta 3, microsoft and sony wouldnt have enough confidence for this game to be on their platform to sell well enough, im pretty sure nintendo invested in this game to be on the switch.

[@SamHaugen]

I'm playing it now and it's everything I ever wanted as a No More Heroes fan.

[@LXIVGOLD]

Ain't it though?!🤩

[@SamHaugen]

It really is. Now the combat is a lot more rewarding. It feel a lot more strategic now. Especially on Spicy. Haven't tried Carolina Reaper yet, though.

[@mattpenix8438]

What about as someone totally unfamiliar with this IP but as someone who appreciates campy stuff and suda 51

[@yellowcardx08]

Suda did it again! Stoked to play this later today.

[@Ruko]

After hearing the review it seems clear this was a labor of love from Suda and his team, and I'm so glad Ben could see that and gave it a score to reflect that, the game might not seem the most polished or technically impressive as expected from the Switch, but with so many boring open world games out there, all the ART put into this should be brighter.

[@loading2463]

First Time playing a No More Heroes game and I'm having fun, the kill cam and the victory music are satisfying af.

[@sebastianmedina3639]

i REALLY recommend playing the other 3 games, especially if you got lost with the story

[@KingJeffGo]

I'm gonna trust this channel more than IGN now.

[@m.collier708]

You always should have.

[@KoolMB]

IGN is shit

[@TAEYYO]

IGN Japan gave the game a 9.0

[@LXIVGOLD]

Seriously, I was blown back by how out of touch ign were with the franchise when reviewing it. Sad really.

[@VerbeekTruther]

Why, cause these people are telling you what you want to hear?

[@hassmann2000]

Games don't have to have NeXtttt GEEeeeeNNN GrAAAphicS all the time. Sometimes we like to see interesting ideas and passion come through.

[@Ayoul]

Just wish they wouldn't try to do a clunky and empty open world for some reason when they clearly couldn't make it work on Switch.

[@joshualane1716]

Doesn't really adress the criticism they were making.

[@No_More_Eyes545]

@@Ayoul It's Suda's preference, it has nothing to do with the Switch. Play Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and then tell me the Switch can't do Open world games.

[@Renegado140]

@@No_More_Eyes545 If you read the comment carefully, didn't doubt what the Switch is capable of, but made a comment about the development team who couldn't get the open-world aspect of the world to run with a consistent frame or make it interesting. And even if it is Suda's preference, it's probably the weakest part of the entire game since the open world is bland, empty, and lifeless.

[@Dzzy123]

@@No_More_Eyes545 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 also struggles with frame rate and pop in on the Switch. It was not nice to look at when I was playing it in handheld mode.

[@kingofthesharks]

I guess this is the week of LONNNNG overdue HD sequels to SD games

[@danielgreen4010]

Right I just picked up Psychonauts 2

[@Borusse92Real]

Absolutely fantastic review, you can definitely feel the passion here. It is so funny seeing the contrast from this passionate Review to the IGN Review in which the Reviewer seemingly wasn´t interested at all in the game.

[@unlyricallyrics4152]

I just finished No More Heroes 1 & 2 and I’m so happy to see this game review well and get a good score! Really looking forward to playing it!

[@dorionlavergne3367]

My first No More Heros game and loving it. One aspect of the game reviewers doesn't mention is the soundtrack, NMH3 has a good soundtrack

[@BobaVett]

This is my first NMH. My god….. where the fuck have I been…. THIS GAME ROCKS

[@manic221]

I'm so happy No More Heroes 3 is here and I'm glad to see this review from another fan of the series can't wait to get my copy later today

[@luap911]

A second Ben Moore review in less than 72 hours? So happy to hear the best in the biz.

[@xsonicsparkx]

Hold on, is that the Game Trailers voice?

[@brokensights]

I had a great experience with the combat since it felt like a mixture of each previous title combined. The games map felt rewarding to explore with the new mini games but I felt like Suda 51 could possibly have the next area be in deep space if the new Nintendo console can uphold a wider map range, if he ever made a NMH4 after another decade.

[@lawluccienel7139]

I saw gamespot: 4 I saw IGN: 6 I was sad but now I see easy allies : 9 …

[@dpgw81]

Just watch enough reviews and one of them will give you the one you want.

[@txcforever]

Learn to ignore the scores and actually read the review. I know people want to hear exactly what they want when someone reviews the game that interests them, but reading the actual article usually makes it clear if the score is justified. Yeah, a lot of reviewers nowadays barely know how to play video games let alone judge them objectively, but still the score at the end of the day doesn't mean anything. For some the visuals or the spotty performance might be a deal breaker, for others if they don't understand/like the humor of the franchise will also affect their grade. Even the review above, it doesn't really say that much about the game other than the aesthetics/style/humor. How is the controls, the combat mechanics, game length, visuals in general, sound design, replayability, difficulty. It barely says anything and it ends up giving it a 9.

[@JCity17]

This game is the reason numeric scores are stupid.

[@txcforever]

@@JCity17 You hit the nail on the head with this comment. Like how do you rate this with a number? What that number mean to you, the reviewer, and what to your audience? Does a 9 mean you highly recommend it to anyone, that it's a masterpiece in every way, or that you enjoyed it immensely? Because objectively, the game looks last gen even for a Switch game, the story/characters are an acquired taste especially if you are not into Japanese culture, and the combat mechanics are nothing special compared to other franchises. So how do you rate it using a number?

[@TigheSean]

I think it's really important to know your reviewer. I get everyone is throwing IGN and GameSpot under the bus but there review is probably more accurate for me then Ben's review. I know Ben's tastes so I understand where he's coming from. İf I didn't, and I took this as a classic 9, I might be pretty disappointed when I got it home. This is like the same score as Breath of the wild, and most people won't agree. Know your reviewers and read lots of reviews.

[@gauwoof]

The first hour or two were just WOW!!! Taking a rest now:) It’s been a while since I beat the first two games:) Love it this far!

[@MikeIsCanadian]

This game looks pure fun.

[@matteste]

This makes me curious to Yoko Taro's next project and what kind of madness he can come up with, given he is just as much a creative lunatic as Suda51.

[@Armando1313s]

I just finished the game today and I loved it! It improved the combat even more than NMH2 did. If I had to make any complaint, I just wish they would have given us at least one level or boss fight where we got to play as Shinobu, Bad Girl, or any of the other new characters. This was a really great review Ben.

[@SunCityGamer]

So No More Heroes 3 gets released before Bayonetta 3🤔 Suda take my 💰

[@mattpenix8438]

Discussing suda’s wild ideas of wild combat: “Just as enjoyable to play as they are conceptually entertaining” I think I’m sold.

[@elproducto78]

nice! a reviewer that 'gets it'

[@danielgreen4010]

Im excited to pick this one up. The first one also had a boring overworld and the second game got rid of it and made it better. Im a little disappointed it's making a return but Im more glad this series got a proper sequel.

[@Mr.Foxhat]

Just started playing it yesterday. Combat is easily the best in the series. World may be bland, but it has a decent amount of things to do.

[@n64central]

The one thing I don’t like about the game is... MINOR SPOILER You only play as Travis. I wish they would have used Shinobu or his other friends. At least for 1 mission.

[@AndrewSun15]

I feel like this the most honest review I’ve seen.

[@tmverissimo]

Good to hear the gameplay has been polished. Was really the only low point of the previous ones

[@Vyse195]

I guess I know what I'm picking up tomorrow.

[@epsipsychpt]

Finally a real review video unlike IGN and Gamespot

[@GorTheMovieGod]

I knew Ben would get this game more than most critics. Super excited to play it.

[@franjaff6919]

Surprising Ben didn't mention the lack of traditional levels or the fact there's only one Beam Katana.

[@danieltaylor4185]

I'll be honest, I was really hoping to see Rose-Nasty return. The animations it had in No More Heroes 2 were so satisfying.

[@franjaff6919]

@@danieltaylor4185 Yeah, seeing Travis wielding it in the artwork sold me on NMH2.

[@geeguy7429]

I'm ashamed to not have played the games yet. I'm going to buy this game soon to support it and get 1&2 on the switch along with Travis strikes again. I can't wait

[@godofsin4604]

Travis strikes again has a good story, but, really repetitive gameplay like not even close to nmh1 or NMH2 or NMH3 it's its own entirely different thing, it has an amazing soundtrack, but man.... That's about it, boss battles are fun but there should have been way more tools to take them down

[@danielgreen4010]

you can skip travis strikes again

[@godofsin4604]

@@danielgreen4010 nah, don't skip it, it has bad gameplay but playing through it, there is a lot of heart into it

[@Kizaru3314]

The Switch is holding this game back.

[@loading2463]

Totally :( still a fun game

[@cornjulio89]

The best summary that you can give to no more heroes it has that Snapple pop to it.

[@SpikeRosered]

I came in just hoping the game doesn't suck. What a glowing review! I was not prepared for this. This and Psychonauts 2, some great old franchises are getting excellent sequels.

[@robertgray9271]

I hope the PlayStation release next month does this game justice, I’m really looking forward to playing it.

[@NintendoSphere]

Once again a professional review, Well done!

[@MrBucketlist]

Lol the embargo must of dropped at 12:00am est. Literally ign, GameSpot, easy A and even arlo all dropped a video at the same time

[@KOTD45]

That is the exact case, yes

[@NEOMERCER]

Damn! A 9!? That's awesome.

[@Gogootz]

I wonder if they were inspired by the art of Yuichi Yokoyama when they designed some of the enemies/bosses. Looks kind of similar.

[@OperaticDary]

First video I've seen in your channel. I like your review approach 👍 short and direct.

[@highwind1991]

So I guess reviews for this game are all over the place because Gamespot gave this a 4 and IGN gave this a 6

[@SuperFlawless9]

Yeah basically this game is either for hack and slash fans or Suda 51 fans! It's not really a game that going to convert people to the hack and slash genre like Ninja Gaiden on the Xbox did for example. Still getting it day one haha

[@TheREALHugo4]

The reviews are just a MESS.

[@highwind1991]

This was always a video game series that I wanted to try but just never got around to it. I got them all for really cheap on the switch when they were all available and on sale. I'm definitely going to play those at some point but with this third game I might just borrow it from my local library

[@SuperFlawless9]

@@highwind1991 if you can find a buddy to play Travis Strikes Again with I'd say get that too. I like simple beat em ups so I enjoyed NMH1 AND 2 but I need still need to play TSA so I can get the full narative effect of NMH3. Getting my preorder copy of NMH3 from GameStop this Saturday and then my European copy of TSA will arrive! I hope you enjoy NMH3 when you can get it bro!

[@oOPrettywinxOo]

To be fair Gamespot's review seems to be the worst. I think it depends on what your goal is in writing a review. This one clearly isn't for everyone, heck, it's not even for me, but it doesn't seem to be a bad game in general. But if you wanna write a review that gives a grade on how much a game appeals to regular gamers, I guess a bad grade is fair.

[@megyskermike]

Was going to say, they think the sparse visuals will be charming...but at this point in time you need to make some visual/animation progression/add more environmental depth (At least imho).

[@minusp895]

Riding that massive bike to plunge a toilet sold me. Buying it.

[@skytrot]

NGL I've had opposing opinions with Ben on Suda's recent games and I didn't think he would like this game as much considering I absolutely loved Killer is Dead and he didn't. Glad he likes this one so much.

[@Ridnarhtim]

Might finally jump into the series with this one.

[@oOPrettywinxOo]

I have zero interest in this game personally, but I am glad the game is good apparently, cause so many people were looking forward to it but I saw many of them super worried in recent months. So glad the worries turned out to be unfounded and people can enjoy the game.

[@danieltaylor4185]

I have to say that I feel like a lot of other reviewers are less fair to the game because they were expecting it to blow their mind like the first one. I don't think this one will do that if you did play the original, but it is still a good time. Not perfect, but still a lot of fun.

[@pinkfloyd36123]

sad that this game is probably gonna get a critical beating like most of suda's other games, but i hope it at least sells well and the fans are happy. i know i'm buying it as soon as i can afford to

[@JazGalaxy]

Personally, I honestly almost LOOK for “C” rate games because those are more likely to be my favorites. I don’t like “aaa” games and the things I like in games tend to be things reviewers don’t. (Challenge, reading over voice acting, limited monologging from NPCs (which gets called “story”, etc)

[@davidaitken8503]

@@JazGalaxy Most AAA games today are absolute boring, uninspired, by the numbers, garbage. "Mainstream" game reviewers can go F themselves with a beam katana.

[@platinumred.3510]

Man I was really excited for this but then I had to sell my switch because I needed the money at the time, hope a pc release comes soon.

[@ariwl1]

Been looking forward to this one. I really enjoyed the original games though they felt like they slogged a bit in some parts. But the sheer personality of these games makes them a major recommendation.

[@TheIdontcare444]

Yooo, you a true NMH fan, this game been being reviewed and handled very poorly by people out of the loop, who just giving their uninformed, tasteless opinion which is so irritating

[@chuganoga1908]

Has to be the best game I’ve played all year.

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

My wallet is not going to make it through this year. Having to decide between my steam Deck reservation, Psychonauts, No More Heroes, Monkey Ball, Lost Judgement, and everything else is very difficult lol.

[@reed1645]

I had my doubts about this game after playing travis strikes back but this looks like a much much stronger entry in the series.

[@Vyse195]

That was just a spin off.

[@reed1645]

@@Vyse195 yea but I still found it to be very repetitive and quite weak. Plus it was also made by tsuda.

[@MilesWilliams88]

Are you guys doing a preview video on the Elden Ring game play? I've seen a lot of outlets talking about it. I didn't know if you guys got to watch it or not.

[@EasyAllies]

Sorry, we didn't get the invite. -Bloodworth

[@MilesWilliams88]

@@EasyAllies Damn, that's a bummer. You guys are some of the biggest Souls fans I watch.

[@aionios1796]

I trust this reviewer’s taste! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@ashesofaranea]

gonna take a while till i can get to this game, but it really looks great. (beware the scorpion menace)

[@mrsunshine8347]

Buying this as soon as I get off work

[@kjer2540]

I can't wait to finally play this Fall '22 on Xbox! Yo TRAVISSSSSSS!

[@spiderbuzz1404]

Even this review done it better then IGN I loved this channel for going deeper into it

[@VerbeekTruther]

I can't believe they didn't improve the open world. It was an issue with the original back in 2007

[@shanesteinhauser9680]

A lot of other reviewers panned the game for having PS2-like visuals. Little do they know, I still play my PS2.

[@undergroundhiphopfan6335]

I don't see PS2 visuals from what I've seen of it.

[@shanesteinhauser9680]

@@undergroundhiphopfan6335 I'm talking about certain openworld sections. Also joking. Even the bad areas in the game are better than PS2. But I DO still play my PS2, so "The graphics are bad" means nothing to me.

[@Synathidy]

Dude. My PS2 collection is the biggest of ANY of my consoles, and is still growing this summer. It's one of the most incredible consoles of all time, what with its amazing library and full backwards compatibility on top of DVD-playing capability. Just bought Tony Hawk's Underground for 13 bucks. Incredibly fun game.

[@shanesteinhauser9680]

@@Synathidy Yeah I have 52 PS2 games myself. Planning on buying about 30 more.

[@mr.stuffleupagus5342]

@@Synathidy Tony Hawk's Underground is genuinely amazing. Still one of my favorite games ever.

[@cliffchampion5501]

This game has so much potential

Wow, I expected it it to be good, but not this good.

[@theLikou1]

Yeah, I'm surprised too. I was expecting it to be on par with 1 and 2, but being considered a amazing game is great. I'm so happy.

[@BC-wt6dw]

It's not. it's getting 5's and 6's from other outlets.

[@TundraBoy69]

It has a 76 on metacritic, might be best to read/watch some other reviews before you go out and buy.

[@Nola504Boi]

@@TundraBoy69 Most of the reviews are positive though. A 76 is a good average. It's not a great average(80ish) or superb average(90ish). But still good nevertheless.

[@TundraBoy69]

@@Nola504Boi Agreed 😀

[@SGVB22]

This is downloading on my switch right now

[@discoleumas6191]

I have now completed NMH3 and is great but not a patch on the Wii titles

[@franciscoalvarez5121]

The only review that matters

[@Endergizer]

After reading gamespot"s and ign's I thought to myself: this is the one

[@johnmasterchef]

Do you have to play the first 2nd in order to play the 3rd one?

[@Hobbitfeetpics]

Yes, it works best as a trilogy.

[@solofox9426]

Well it got a 6 on IGN. But I trust Ben's taste over random passionless IGN freelancer number #43 so I think I will buy this.

[@TundraBoy69]

You can praise Ben without being an asshole to others 😀

[@cdchai]

Having played NMH 1 & 2 to death back when they came out I'm excited for this installment! Also, at this point, I'm sure Suda51 is making fun of open world games given that his 3 installments so far are basically commentary on how he sees them as bland, empty spaces with not much to do.

[@deadeyejac]

Does anyone know if they have a website where they have a list of their ratings?

[@EasyAllies]

Right here: easyallies.com/#!/reviews -Bloodworth

[@robinett74]

Woa talk about different opinions about this game. Just watched IGNs review before watching this and that guy pretty much said the opposite about everything and disliked everything Ben liked.

[@TylerNessss]

Everything about this game sounds soooo frkn right But I cant help but to feel like this game really needs to look a ton better. Maybe it wont hurt the actual game, but it kinda hurts its appeal.

[@radiopadilla]

I might have to get a Switch now.

[@SamM_Scot]

A review that understands games, Suda and the NMH series unlike those over at IGN & Gamespot :-)

[@CaptainTitforce]

To be fair 6 isn't a bad number and from a technical perspective and taking the blandness of the open world into consideration, it's not hard to see why general reviewers would give it a 6. The 4/10 reviews I do not agree with tho.

[@SamM_Scot]

@@CaptainTitforce I guess NMH series is a bit like marmite in that you'll either love it or hate it, but don't forget Gamespot originally gave classic Donkey Kong TF 6 calling it bland and uninspired. IGN reviews are also really hit and miss :-)

[@CaptainTitforce]

@@SamM_Scot Sure, but here we come to the problem that the guy at Gamespot who gave donkey kong a 6/10, most likely isn't the same one that gave this one a 6/10. (which is the problem with all big review sites, unless you really know an individual reviewers tastes) Unless it is the same person. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@davidaitken8503]

@@CaptainTitforce General reviewers give games like this a 6 because they're morons that don't understand why this doesn't play like Call of Duty. Stop making excuses for them. They are the gaming equivalent of anti-vaxxers. The absolute stupidest people on the planet that don't have any business reviewing games in the first place. They are the equivalent of having a blind, quadriplegic review the experience of driving an automobile.;)

[@CaptainTitforce]

@@davidaitken8503 eh I disagree. For sure there are dumb reviewers and reviews but I still think they need to be read as their own and not group every reviewer together. Also once again 6/10 is not even bad. It's above average and with the reasons I mentioned above, it can be justified. It's true that the uniqueness of Suda and other quirky directors might not be taken into account enough. I love the no more heroes games to death, but on a technical level I honestly can't give them higher than a 7. Up to this point the combat, while satisfying most of the time, is REALLY repetitive. And the games have been bogged down by performance issues since the very first game. (surprisingly enough, of all the review sites possible, Kotaku had an alright review of NMH3)

[@CassidyListon]

Eh, it's a good game but the sub-30fps open world sections are bad.

[@kinglionbearali2447]

This is a REAL review. 10000 better than IGN.

[@brandonprows]

Wonderful review.

[@azimulhoque1497]

Goddamn that's high praise Ben. Super excited to dive in.

[@bumpsy]

looks like this could've been even better if not for the switch :/ seems like I should try it out though

[@lylatfox4]

What? How does it being on the switch have anything to do with it?

[@paulmaloney4387]

*The best video game reviewers on the internet. Hands down.*

[@virrre]

Giving this game 9/10 is utter madness. It's more like 6,5/10. I had a good time but the lifeless open world, numerous performance issues and bland side missions are a huge issue. The toilet minigame is funny once, then you do it an additional 20 times without any variety. The rest of them are the same.

[@RyanStark-sy6xm]

This open world is as lifeless as any other open worlds

[@sagacr6333]

This game is amazing, I love the series, buy day one

[@LXIVGOLD]

Fuckin love this game!

[@phinull_girl]

The game looks great but I can't feel some touch of sadness that this is held back by being on the Switch.

[@davidaitken8503]

It would be held back by being on one of the other platforms. The ports of the previous games were inferior to the Wii originals.

[@langstone]

The shear difference between this and the clueless IGN review is staggering... Nice to see some people understand the Target audience for these types of games and that not all games need to please all audiences

[@yuh9157]

I'll wait for a sale this game I definitely not as polished as the past 2 games and a lot of people are blindly following it because Suda made it

[@Arnell_Mediocrity_Long]

I hope fans of this franchise will enjoy it.

[@TheDreadedZero]

9.0 and one of the best games of the year. And IGN gave it a 6. And NintendoLife gave it an 8 but not after ragging on it the entire video.

[@LastExile123]

GameSpot gave it a 4

[@TheDreadedZero]

@@LastExile123 ouch. I’m still debating whether to open my copy or return it

[@Mikesulli90]

And they *didn't* put him in Smash?!