You'll be able to acquire VHS cassettes featuring music videos in No More Heroes, for viewing back at Travis's nerdtacular home (on an apparently tiny TV, judging from our hero's posture.) The first such video to be revealed is Genki Rockets' "Heavenly Star," which is appropriately nerdy for inclusion in the otaku-fronted game.
How nerdy is "Heavenly Star?" Well, the song's not about Doctor Who or anything, but it is performed by a group of fictional musicians who are from the future. Like the Gorillaz, the Genki Rockets manifest as holograms in live performances. And this (gorgeous) video was produced by Q? Entertainment's Tetsuya Mizuguchi for inclusion in Lumines II. Of course, you don't need to wait for No More Heroes or go buy Lumines II to see the video; we've embedded it after the break.
How nerdy is "Heavenly Star?" Well, the song's not about Doctor Who or anything, but it is performed by a group of fictional musicians who are from the future. Like the Gorillaz, the Genki Rockets manifest as holograms in live performances. And this (gorgeous) video was produced by Q? Entertainment's Tetsuya Mizuguchi for inclusion in Lumines II. Of course, you don't need to wait for No More Heroes or go buy Lumines II to see the video; we've embedded it after the break.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-02-2007 @ 6:00PM
Blanko4 said...
Another unique little feature. My only concern is if these videos will be cut when No More Heroes is localized.
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11-02-2007 @ 6:49PM
Jayenkai said...
They won't be cut.
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They'll be replaced with "Popular" music..
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11-02-2007 @ 8:07PM
DonWii said...
I agree with the above two posts.
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11-02-2007 @ 8:28PM
Mr Khan said...
Meh, Ubisoft said they wouldn't touch it, and i'll trust them until they decide to screw us over
But on an immediate concern, Magician Lord won't appear on the screen, i get sound but no picture, and i tried the "fix" to set it to interlace, which resulted in a big fat nothing
very frustrated, as i'm out $9 for something i can't use...
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11-02-2007 @ 9:30PM
Mr Khan said...
feh, problem solved. I had to push 2+Z+A, not 1, now it runs fine
A good, challenging (although compelling for replay) game
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11-02-2007 @ 10:03PM
Tacoman said...
Everytime I see a video that has the hand-drawn illustrated look to it, I think back to Ah-ha's Take On Me, and it is good, who knew blurring the line between reality and animation would still be a relevant artistic choice 20 years after the fact. Well played 80s, well played.
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11-03-2007 @ 11:01AM
Carlos said...
they can get rid of all the otaku, shitmusic-shitfest and all of that, if you ask me. God, that song is unbearable
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11-03-2007 @ 11:39AM
Kriegs said...
I must admit, that song is a guilty pleasure since playing Lumines on xbla.
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11-03-2007 @ 11:46AM
JC Fletcher said...
Carlos: This may just be the wrong game for you.
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11-05-2007 @ 12:45AM
LiqwidZero said...
Gahhh! Damnit! Now I have to go and boot up teh 360 and play Lumines and play Breeze and Heavenly Star on repeat. Damnit, JC, why'd you do it? WHY!?
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11-05-2007 @ 11:09AM
Zan said...
I KNEW I had seen this song somewhere.
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11-05-2007 @ 11:26AM
Player1 said...
I agree with Carlos. JC Fletcher: this game and that song are two totally different subjects. I'm much more interested in the Rez, E3 & E4, and Gunpey soundtracks than Heavenly Star. There is a much darker element to those tracks. The Killer 7 soundtrack is dark as well. So really, it's the Heavenly Star track that doesn't fit in with any of this. I could maybe see it in Barbie Horse Adventures, or That Bratz Movie the game. I love Tetsuya Mizuguchi, but that song is way too happy.
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11-05-2007 @ 5:46PM
Guillermo said...
Wow, that is a pretty nice video.
And maybe it's just me, but is that an N64 on the shelf in the background of the picture?
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