In Suda 51’s No More Heroes, I loved the city of Santa Destroy. That’s a controversial position, because Santa Destroy bored almost everyone else to tears — the excision of the city from the sequel, Desperate Struggle, was met with almost unanimous praise. Judged strictly by its impact on the gameplay, the town had few redeeming features, and there’s not much point in disputing that. But Santa Destroy had value to No More Heroes in other ways. In excising it, the sequel lost something. So, what was wrong with Santa Destroy? Part of the challenge it posed for players was [Read more…]
Feb 202010