The Warring States of NPF - Matthew Razak can't stop analyzing No More Heroes 2

http://www.destructoid.com/what-nmh-...1-163503.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/what-nmh-...2-163596.phtml

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[The Bosses] are simply representatives of gaming's varied genres and as such have been shoehorned into a stereotypical level/mini-game.

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They represent us as well, is the simple answer. Both Shinobu and Henry are basically clones of Travis. Each has one different move that hardly changes the gameplay and each fights in order to move Travis forward in the rankings.

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This not only allows women and British people to connect better to the overall character of Travis/Shinobu/Henry, but truly shows the universality of who a gamer can be.

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Travis rejects Shinobu in these ways much like we reject "casual" or new gamers. She never returns, by the way, and why should any new gamer return if they're treated like they aren't wanted.

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This not only allows women and British people to connect better to the overall character of Travis/Shinobu/Henry, but truly shows the universality of who a gamer can be.

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. Mimmy is asking Travis/Henry/Shinobu to stay with her in the simple, glossy world of mini-games, remakes and cliche genres and not take the risk of looking at their battles (games) as something that can offer so much more. Henry is tempted, as any gamer would be by the promise of shiny fun, but rejects the offer because he knows there is more out there.

Literally laughing out loud at this whole article. Part 2 is even better.