I intended to play No More Heroes just for a few minutes. I bought both of these as soon as I was able.
I ended up playing NMH1 for just over 2 hours. My Switch is currently going "WTF?!?!" since I actually turned it on in months.
I absolutely love the original NMH on the Wii, as in I'm sure I logged in some close to 80-100 hours replaying and collecting shirts and buying stuff. The open world is absolutely barren in comparison to it's contemporaries, let alone today. Yet I'm still compelled to explore and find stuff around it. It's one of Suda's most playable games that he's been involved with and the acting along with self-awareness is superb. If you're a fan of Suda-51 and his... Tarantino-esque style, you must try the original at least. The music will never leave your head once you hear it and it's made me actually laugh at some segments. (Travis's scream of absolute despair after being kicked out of a limo near the beginning makes me lose it every time.)
The sequel is... I don't like it as much since it just seems to be missing something from the original. By all means, play it if you want more NMH as it's certainly playable and enjoyment is within.
I just love how you can feel that these were made by people who love older games. The retro feel is very strong with these games.
I'd prefer physical but hell, it's like 24 bucks for us Canadians and it's worth it alone to have them on a modern system. Controls switch (Hah) quite well to a stick and more conventional styles from the Wii's satisfying moves and janks. (RE4 and the 2 NMH games on the Wii were the best uses of the setup that system offered, in terms of games that weren't shovelware, in my opinion.)
Give these a shot if you want some of the most stylish, hilarious and fascinating games to have graced us in the past decade and a half. They ain't perfect, and flaws abound...
But is just *works*.
The fact that they've had a spinoff game and a third game after this time, is a testiment to the fact that it's quite beloved by those that are able to appreciate it's particular sense of humour and attitude.
NMH3 can't come soon enough, but it's an absolute no brainer to bring the two predecessors beforehand. Fans of old can reacquaint themselves with Travis's insane journey and new fans can see what it's all about.