New Suda's Interview
go here for the interview http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=184821 if the link sucks then read below A chat with Suda 51 15-Mar-2008 Interview: dead-end jobs, wrestling games and anime You should pity eccentric games developer Goichi 'Suda51' Suda - mere moments after the No More Heroes producer's feet touched British soil, NGamer thrust a microphone right up his ingenious nostrils. Here's what he had to say... Reporter:What is it that drew you to developing No More Heroes as a Wii exclusive? SUDA: I was one of the privileged few who was shown the Wii controller before its official announcement . I immediately set out to create a full action game that could take advantage of this unique controller, and No More Heroes was born. My publishers wanted to make an Xbox 360 game, and actually wanted No More Heroes to go onto that platform, so I had a hell of a time trying to convince them to let me make it on Wii without spilling the controller's secrets (laughs). Reporter: From what we've played so far, No More Heroes seems to be more comprehensible than your previous games. In light of Nintendo trying to reach new audiences, is this an intentional move on your behalf? SUDA: No, not really. You know, I had experience of working for them with the GameCube, and they're very responsive to developers who are making games that are different. They're very flexible. There was no pressure to make it more accessible, certainly. Reporter: You make lots of creative use of the Wii remote - mobile phone calls, repowering the blade, etc - any interesting ideas that didn't make it? The idea at first was to make it a game that used only the remote - you might recall that was how the Wii's controller was originally going to work. We tried, and we wanted to make it as simple as possible, but it just didn't feel right. After that, we wanted to steer the bike using the controller, maybe even both using the nunchuk and remote, one in each hand so you can do this (twists the 'remote hand' as if starting up a motorbike). But yes. Didn't work. Reporter: Travis has to work hard at lots of grotty jobs. Is that inspired by real life? Have you ever had a terrible part time job? SUDA: (A booming, almost disconcerting laugh from Suda and his translator) I've done over thirty jobs in my lifetime. Some were better than others, let's leave it at that. But there is a link between my and my team's life experiences and the games we make. We want to include the message in our games that "some jobs aren't important, and you may hate them, but if you do them to the best of your ability, it'll turn out well. Better times will come." Reporter: Is No More Heroes set in the same universe as your past games? There are clear references to Killer7 and Michigan in No More Heroes. SUDA:(After five minutes discussing whether Michigan was released in Europe or not... And it was... Which seems to genuinely surprise Suda...) No. Reporter: Your characters have the most interesting names in gaming. Where do you get them from? SUDA: I don't name them by meaning, I name them by sound. I want their name to have a certain 'feel'. Travis Touchdown, for example. It's name that sounds cool to a Japanese audience, but if a westerner hears it... well, then maybe not so much. That's where Travis is in life, really. Reporter: Do you see much of yourself in Travis Touchdown, or indeed, any of the other assassins? SUDA: Yes, I do to an extent. I wish I could live like Travis. React to things the way he does. Face something different. We also share many of the same interests, such as a love for lucha libre wrestling, as you can see in his moves. But, you must understand - not the assassin part. (Eardrum-perforating laughter ensues). Reporter: Obviously your love of Lucha Libre wrestling is evident in most of your games, and you started out working on the Fire Pro Wrestling series. Do you ever think you'll make another wrestling game, perhaps with some remote and nunchuk power slams? SUDA: I can't believe you know about that! As you know, wrestling isn't as popular in Japan as it once was. I don't think wrestling games would make much of a profit, so I'd much rather include it in a game in my own way. Reporter: A lot of noise has been made over the lack of blood in the European and Japanese versions of the game. Do you see the bloody US version as the definitive version of the game? SUDA: It's hard to say. I like the 'feel' you get from the coins coming out in the Japanese/European version. It's more eccentric. What do you think? Reporter: We think so too. SUDA: Good. (laughs) Reporter: From what we've played and seen, we think the characters of No More Heroes, and many of your other works, would be well suited to anime. Ever thought of branching out in that direction? SUDA: As you may know, our publisher, Marvellous, actually does a lot of animation work, so it's something that has been discussed. We were actually in discussions to do something with the Bizarre Jelly characters as seen on Travis' shirt, but I have no idea how serious they were. Hey, tell your readers if they want to see it, write in and give them the feedback. There's every chance it could get made. Reporter:We heard that you showed Shigeru Miyamoto the game during its development. What did he make of it - did he offer any words of advice? SUDA: That's not true at all, no. Reporter: On the subject of other developers, is there anyone's work in particular that you admire or borrow from? SUDA: A tricky question. Let's just say I like them all! Reporter: We've heard that some of your older titles are heading to the DS - Flowers, Sun And Rain and The Silver Case. Can you tell us anything about these? SUDA: That's right. Flowers, Sun And Rain is pretty much finished. It will be out in Japan on 6th March, and we're very interested in bringing it to Europe. It's a similar story with The Silver Case, but there's lots of text to translate. That one may be a while coming yet. Reporter: Any further Wii projects in the pipeline? SUDA: Well, my next piece of work will be an Xbox 360 game. Beyond that? I'd love to make No More Heroes 2 for the Wii. But only if the original sells enough to convince the publishers. That's out of my hands now. **SPOILER ALERT** DON'T READ ON IF YOU HAVEN'T REACHED THE END OF THE GAME YET... Reporter: Finally, we wanted to know whether or not it was Garcian Smith from Killer7 that burst into the toilet right at the end? SUDA: No. But you're right. He does look similar! Why? That's a secret. THE INTERVIEW ENDS I wonder... So NMH was originally planned for Xbox360, ps2, or gamecube? It seems there are a lot of contradictions in this issue, stupid question :P

Reporter: Is No More Heroes set in the same universe as your past games? There are clear references to Killer7 and Michigan in No More Heroes. SUDA:(After five minutes discussing whether Michigan was released in Europe or not... And it was... Which seems to genuinely surprise Suda...) No. Goddamn. Fuck. Shit. Shit. Damn. Fuck! Ok, maybe he said that is not in the same universe of killer7. The interviewer didn't mentionate FSR.

So the black guy is not Garcian... but what could be the secret Suda holds with that character being so similar Cant believe hes oblivious to the EU/US releases of his games :P

Killer7 is set an alternate universe, in the beginning it was suppose to share the same universe with SC and FSR but it was later changed into a stand alone game. However there are a lot of references to the other KTP games (the full moon, edo macallister, mitra, the tv medium etc.).

So its like the Dollars trilogy movies: same actors, diefferent universe

Man! I told you all that wasn't Emir!!! LOL

So they were considering turning that Bizarre Jelly 'moe' shit into an actual anime? Man, I hope not..

Considering something like that actually happeend with the live action Densha Otaku tv series... "Getsumen no Heiki Mina" or something like that. With time, budget and manpower it could totally happen.

Ok, maybe he said that is not in the same universe of killer7. The interviewer didn't mentionate FSR. You raise a good point there, since I never believed that K7 was set in the same universe at all. However I'm going go with the stance that NMH isn't related with any of the Suda's games at all. (Regardless of the many obvious references.) The "paradise" ending dialogue in NMH is practically similar to the "reality" ending dialogue that Sumio & Tetsuguro had in FSR. For some reason. Even if Suda were confronted about the similarities in ending dialogue. I get the impression that Suda would still deny a connection. It makes moi wish that I could somehow ask Suda 51 a series of questions. Since I feel that I know more than enough about the settings of his games to make Suda contradict himself, lol. (And force him to rationalize his contradictions. Or else he'd end up looking like a hack.) So its like the Dollars trilogy movies: same actors, diefferent universe Not at all. The characters from Silver Case who also appear in FSR are the same exact people. Ryo & Rumi who get killed during Silver Case are the same exact Ryo & Rumi from Moonlight Syndrome. Rumi changed her haircut in SIlver Case. She wore a hairstyle that looked similar to Kyoko's haircut. Which is why I assumed that the Black man in NMH was Emir. People in Suda's games change their appearances & hair styles all the time. NMH is a different story since it has been confirmed by Suda that NMH isn't related (To KTP) at all. Sure could've fooled moi though. Although NMH may have a dumbed down ass narrative. The overall style felt like NMH could've been a KTP game. Man! I told you all that wasn't Emir!!! LOL Keep on laughing. There's still one extra tidbit that Suda didn't bother to explain. I bet I'll be the one who gets the last laugh, heh heh. This part really gets to me. He does look similar! Why? That's a secret. The "secret" could imply that the Black guy in the ending was just a seed/host body. I forgot what the exact terminology was in Silver Case & FSR. Play through FSR when it releases to see what I'm talking about. You'll see many Sumio's who aren't Sumio. (In fact one of the Sumio's is actually Sundance Shot.) Note: I know that I need to stop it with all the random ass spoilers. I see the spoilers as a necessity in order to establish that I know what I'm talking about. As opposed to most Suda fans that I see on the net who just make up shit. I admit I'm wrong, but if you have played through SC & FSR as I have. (I have to rewrite even more shit on the site.) You too would have come to the same conclusion that Emir and NMH guy must've been the same person. Sumio & the rest of the returning Silver Case cast are fine examples. (Sumio Mondo is just Sumio Kodai under an alias.) Especially when you also consider that both Ryo & Rumi return from Moonlight Syndrome just to die in the beginning of Silver Case. What I'm trying to get across is that I rely on information that I've obtained from playing the other Suda games. This particular case happened to be used against moi, since NMH isn't related to KTP at all. (Although the one relation that NMH does have is that Travis does kill the past.) Suda may have said that No More Heroes isn't related at all. Keep in mind that it only means that NMH is not related with his past works since I have written proof where Suda has claimed that Moonlight Syndrome, Silver Case, & FSR are connected with each other. http://www.gpara.com/special/soft/fsr/suda_answer27.htm To be honest, I'm kind of relieved that NMH isn't related as it lessens the work toll. Now all I need to know is if the two Yayoi's are the same person, because they sure have the same facial features. I need to keep an eye out for some future japanese interviews that ask Suda questions of similar ilk. I'll be laughing my ass off if Suda actually says something completely different when asked about the Nubian man in the ending. (For all we know. Suda might actually claim that the Black man is Emir. If the audience of his interview happens to be Japanese.)

The interviewer mentioned only Killer7 and Michigan, so I guess that Suda said that NMH isn't related to those two games. Actually, NMH is a satyrical game, so I guess that is not so important if it's related or not...

Killer 7 is also satirical. (Killer 7 satires politics & conspiracy theories, yet at the same time half of the political shit that's said in K7 is actually true.) I don't have a point with this post. I'm just pointing out that K7 was also satire. What makes K7 different from NMH is that the K7 actually contains some relevant political commentary. Whereas NMH is more slapstick. I get annoyed how everybody (Like the interviewer) says that NMH is easier to understand. NMH is easier to understand, because there's nothing to really "understand" in NMH. Which would imply that NMH's narrative isn't as complex as previous games. Which is true for the most part. (IMO) As for Michigan. I highly doubt that Michigan has anything to do with the other games. (Simply because its style doesn't scream "Kill the Past" game.) I never played Michigan, so I wouldn't know. The zaka tv references aren't really big enough to be considered a connection. Michigan needs something majour like having an actual character being included in a later game. (Like MS, SC, FSR, & K7 have done.)

It's a hyper-stupid horror. Yeah. Specially in the begining when the girl behind the reporter is turning into a monster, proceeds to walk towards her, and meanwhile the bitch talks to you without noticing