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No More Heroes

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No More Heroes
No More Heroes cover
Developers
Grasshopper Manufacture
Windows Engine Software
Publishers
XSEED
Marvelous
Release dates
Windows June 9, 2021
Reception
OpenCritic 83
IGDB 85
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Hack and slash, Quick time events, Open world, Mini-games
Vehicles Motorcycle
Art styles Stylized, Anime
Themes Contemporary, North America
Series No More Heroes
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General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.
Requires an internet connection to launch (Steam offline mode does not work).[1][2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\NMH\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1420290/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\NMH\saves\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1420290/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Game sets itself to the monitor's native resolution.
Multi-monitor
[3]
Ultra-widescreen
Aspect ratios wider than 16:9 are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio.[4]
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.[5]
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

Gamepad settings
Gamepad settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
A controller is required in order to play.
Playing with a keyboard and mouse is not supported.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
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
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox One controllers may not work.[6][7]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings
In-game general settings
In-game general settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for Sound and Music.
Surround sound
Stereo only.[8]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
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]
  1. Right-click on the desktop and select "Display settings".
  2. Under "Scale and layout" set the scale to 100%.

Notes

Exact steps vary slightly depending on the Windows version. The above is for Windows 10.
Change high DPI compatibility settings
  1. Right-click the game executable or desktop shortcut.
  2. Select Properties.
  3. Go to the Compatibility tab.
  4. Click "Change high DPI settings".
  5. Check the box for "Override high DPI scaling behavior".
  6. Make sure "Application" is selected in the drop-down menu.
  7. Press OK.

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 SFX settings by five steps or lower to correct the volume[10]

No subtitles despite enabled in launcher

Turn on subtitles in game options[11]

Stuttering on a high refresh rate monitor

Set the refresh rate to 60 Hz.[12]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes WebM

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 8.1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4460
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti
DirectX 11 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1420290/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1420290) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Offline (no internet access) Play? :: | General Discussion
  2. 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.
  3. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-06-09
    Tested on an multi-monitor setup.
  4. 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.
  5. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-05-25
    As seen in the game's movie file directory.
  6. Support & Bug Fixes - last accessed on 2021-06-09
  7. Support & Bug Fixes - last accessed on 2021-06-09
  8. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-06-09
    Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
  9. 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.
  10. Audio Crackling? :: No More Heroes General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-06-10
  11. Verified by User:Wolfinston on 2021-06-09
    Tested by playing the game.
  12. 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.