Zero Punctuation Season 13 Episode 4 Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
- February 7, 2019
Zero Punctuation is a video game review series hosted by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw. In season 13 episode 4, Yahtzee reviews Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes.
The episode begins with Yahtzee introducing the game as a follow-up to the No More Heroes series, featuring the return of protagonist Travis Touchdown. He mentions the game's unique structure, which features seven different game genres represented as separate "games" to be played through in order to progress through the main story.
Yahtzee dives into each of the different game genres, starting with the top-down hack and slash gameplay of the first game. He appreciates the simplicity and fast-paced action, but criticizes the lack of variety in enemy design. He then moves on to the second game's puzzle-platformer style, which he finds to be frustrating due to the sluggish controls and awkward camera angles.
Next up is the 2D beat-em-up style of the third game, which Yahtzee greatly enjoys thanks to its fast and fluid gameplay. He also praises the unique graphical style, which utilizes a black and white color palette with splashes of red for emphasis. Yahtzee then moves on to the fourth game, a slow-paced exploration-based adventure game which he finds to be the weakest of the bunch due to its repetitive and uninspired gameplay.
The fifth game is a racing game, which Yahtzee finds to be surprisingly enjoyable despite his initial skepticism. He praises the colorful and fast-paced visuals, as well as the inclusion of co-op gameplay. Moving on to the sixth game, Yahtzee dives into a text-based adventure game with 8-bit graphics. While he appreciates the nostalgia factor, he finds the game to be overly simplistic and lacking in real challenge.
Finally, Yahtzee tackles the seventh and final game, a side-scrolling hack-and-slash with a heavy emphasis on combo-based combat. He praises the game's technical aspects, but finds the combat to be repetitive and lacking in strategic depth.
Overall, Yahtzee finds Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes to be a mixed bag. While he appreciates the game's structure and unique gameplay mechanics, he finds many of the individual games to be lacking in depth and variety. However, he does praise the game's humor and self-awareness, which he feels adds to the overall charm of the experience.
The episode concludes with Yahtzee giving his final thoughts on the game and assigning it a numerical score. While he has his criticisms, he ultimately finds Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes to be a fun and entertaining experience, and recommends it to fans of the No More Heroes series.
