No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Developers | |
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Grasshopper Manufacture | |
Windows | Engine Software |
Publishers | |
XSEED Games | |
Marvelous | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 9, 2021 |
Reception | |
OpenCritic | 78 |
IGDB | 79 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person, Side view, Scrolling, Top-down view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Hack and slash, Quick time events, Mini-games |
Vehicles | Robot |
Art styles | Stylized, Pixel art, Anime |
Themes | Contemporary, North America |
Series | No More Heroes |
No More Heroes | |
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Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes | 2019 |
No More Heroes | 2021 |
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle | 2021 |
No More Heroes 3 | 2022 |
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is a singleplayer third-person, side view, scrolling and top-down view hack and slash, quick time events and mini-games game in the No More Heroes series.
The PC port is based on the Nintendo Switch version (released on October 28, 2020), which was in turn based on the original Nintendo Wii version (released on January 26, 2010). The PC port of the game was lambasted by the community for issues regarding achievements, animations, audio, button layout still showing Switch glyphs and more.[1]
XSEED Games announced on 12 October, 2022 that since launch in-house work was performed to develop patches to address issues with the pc port. Information about exactly which issues will be fixed or when the patches will be released, will be announced at a later date.[2][1]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Steam |
- All versions require Steam DRM.
- Requires an internet connection to launch (Steam offline mode does not work).[3][4]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\NMH2\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1420300/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\NMH2\saves\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1420300/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Game sets itself to the monitor's native resolution. Mini-games are pillarboxed to a 8:7 aspect ratio. |
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Multi-monitor | [5] | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Aspect ratios wider than 16:9 are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio.[6] | ||
4K Ultra HD | See Game resolution is locked to 720p if the game does not display in 4K. FMV cutscenes are upscaled to 1920x1080 from their original resolution of 720x480.[7] |
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Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Window can be resized by dragging edge. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Used in place of exclusive fullscreen. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Options for FXAA and MSAA (2x-8x) are available. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Limited to 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Ray tracing (RT) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | A controller is required in order to play. Playing with a keyboard and mouse is not supported. |
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Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | This game requires a supported controller. Keyboard and mouse are not supported. | |
Full controller support | A mouse is required to navigate the external launcher. | |
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sliders for Sound and Music. | |
Surround sound | Stereo only.[8] | |
Subtitles | Toggleable from the external launcher and the in-game options. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
Game resolution is locked to 720p
Set scaling in Windows to 100%[9] |
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Notes
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Change high DPI compatibility settings |
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Loud audio
- The game's default audio volume may be too loud, resulting in sound effects peaking or clipping.
Reduce the in-game BGM and SE settings by five steps or lower to correct the volume[10] |
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Jagged lines through text when MSAA is enabled
Set the Anti-aliasing option in the external launcher to FXAA.[11] |
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Stuttering on a high refresh rate monitor
Set the refresh rate to 60 Hz.[12] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | WebM |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 8.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-4460 | Intel Core i5-4670 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1420300/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1420300) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 No More Heroes 1 and 2 are finally getting fixed on PC - last accessed on 2022-10-14
- ↑ Notice: No More Heroes 2 Status Update - last accessed on 2022-10-14
- ↑ Offline (no internet access) Play? :: | General Discussion
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-06-23
- Tested by attempting to play the game with internet disabled as well as in Steam's offline mode. An error message appeared upon each attempt to boot the game.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-06-09
- Tested on an multi-monitor setup.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-06-09
- Tested by playing the game at 2560x1080 resolution normally and also after modifying the ini file to disable the forced 16:9 ratio.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-05-25
- As seen in the game's movie file directory.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-06-09
- Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-06-09
- Tested by playing the game in 4k at Windows' recommended scale of 300%, which played the game at 720p, and then back to 100%, which played the game properly at 4k.
- ↑ Audio Crackling? :: No More Heroes General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-06-10
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-06-09
- Tested by playing the game with MSAA, and later, FXAA enabled. Lines appear through in-game text, regardless of the MSAA level. FXAA lacks this issue.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-06-16
- Tested by playing the game on my 240hz monitor. Upon noticing bouts of microstuttering, I set the monitor to 60hz, which eliminated the problem.