 Outside of Capcom , Killer7 served as a turning point for Suda51 and his studio , Grasshopper Manufacture , effectively launching his career . With Capcom as publisher , Killer7 was his first game to be released outside Japan . While its sales were not up to Capcom 's standards , the game 's cult success encouraged the director to remake two of his older Japan @-@ only games , The Silver Case and Flower , Sun , and Rain , for Western release . It also allowed his next major title , No More Heroes , to be released to critical and commercial success . The game also cemented Suda51 's status as an auteur video game director . He would later work with Shinji Mikami again on Shadows of the Damned . 
