Suda51 shares tons of info on No More Heroes 3 (development progress, fan input, Travis' character growth, mechanics, and more)

Our friends at Dtoid sat down with Suda51 to grill him about No More Heroes 3. Check out a rundown of all the new details below.

- Suda is currently in the middle of writing the scenario
- the general plot of the game is mapped out and the smaller story elements are starting to fill in
- the invasion seen in the debut trailer will be a major theme in the game. For Suda, writing No More Heroes 3 is the easy part.
- Suda says fans see a lot of themselves in Travis, just as he does
- Travis is a character people can relate to, and because of that, he's easier to write for and easier to think of ideas for
- Suda wants No More Heroes 3 to be a big 'turning point' type game for the franchise
- Suda's goal is to pay attention to exactly what fans want to see, and make the game the type he personally wants to play
- the game will be filled with things fans and Suda himself wants to see
- the game has been in development for roughly six months
- there are less than 100 people on the dev team
- Suda's goal is to deliver a product that feels hand-tailored for those who have supported him
- part-time job minigames might return in either 8-bit form or something more along the lines of the original game
- the open-world design from No More Heroes is also on the table, but again, it's up to fans
- Travis's beam katana and wrestling moves will play a major role in the combat
- the Death Glove and Death Drive from Travis Strikes Again will also be present
- the mecha suit from the trailer is connected to the Death Glove and Travis will be able to use it in the real world
- the game will feature a more mature Travis
- Since Travis has killed many people and, as he's risen/fallen in the assassin ranks, his morals/personal codes have changed
- Travis has become more hardened, both physically and emotionally
- this is not just as a killer, but as but as a person
- players will see some stark character development that builds off the previous games in the series
- Suda says if Shinobu does end up being in the game, he's going to try and get Kimberly Brooks back to do her voice work
- Sylvia Christel will return, voiced again by Paula Tiso
- Rowan Atkin Downes is also returning to voice Travis Touchdown
- Suda would like to bring back Captain Vladimir