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  • Summary: "Only the possibility of you can change our fate". A long-awaited new story in The World Ends with You series has arrived. Rindo comes to the grim realization that his life is on the line when he is forced to compete in the so-called "Reapers' Game." There's no telling how this tale will"Only the possibility of you can change our fate". A long-awaited new story in The World Ends with You series has arrived. Rindo comes to the grim realization that his life is on the line when he is forced to compete in the so-called "Reapers' Game." There's no telling how this tale will unfold—but it's up to you to find out! Put your psychic prowess to the test as you duke it out on the stylishly animated streets of Shibuya. Features: Delve into a vividly illustrated Shibuya, animated with style, music and monsters. Collect and wield hundreds of Psych abilities to battle surreal threats. Investigate the world around you and beat the "Reapers' Game" to survive. Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 35
  2. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Aug 9, 2021
    100
    NEO: The World Ends With You captures everything that made the original special and surpasses it in every way. With a great story and incredibly addicting combat, players joining the Reaper’s Game will be hooked from start to finish and beyond.
  2. Jul 26, 2021
    93
    NEO: The World Ends With You is the groundbreaking sequel of a classic game, and it lives up to their name. A good plot full of twists, interesting characters and the best soundtrack that you will find in a videogame this year are some of the ingredients that make NEO: TWEWY a great game that any JRPG fan should enjoy.
  3. Jul 26, 2021
    90
    NEO: The World Ends With You does a wonderful job recapturing what made this formula work so well on the DS, but in a more approachable way. If there’s one game in this duology I’ll ever find myself revisiting, it’ll definitely be this one. Few other games come close to conveying this kind of rebellious style in every aspect of its design, and NEO completely lived up to what I wanted from a TWEWY sequel.
  4. Aug 3, 2021
    85
    Some minor flaws aside, Neo: The World Ends with You greatly fixes the hot mess of a control scheme from its predecessor and delivers a worthy sequel with excellent art and storytelling. Constant changes to gameplay and twists in the story will keep you engaged throughout.
  5. Jul 31, 2021
    80
    Fans and newcomers alike are going to be enthralled by NEO: The World Ends with You, that rare belated follow up to a beloved cult classic that manages to live up to, and even exceed, the original.
  6. Jul 26, 2021
    80
    NEO: The World Ends with You is a sequel worth waiting for.
  7. Jul 29, 2021
    58
    A bit of style over substance is an apt summation of Neo: The World Ends With You. Dedicated fans of the original game will doubtlessly be able to overlook the aforementioned issues, and it’s a credit to the game’s strengths that its downsides don’t completely derail the overall experience. It’s… a mixed bag. If you’re looking for a new anime action game, “Neo” is an absolutely fine way to get your fix. It’s just hard to imagine that people will remember this game with anything close to the adoration that so many players had for the original.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 35
  2. Negative: 3 out of 35
  1. Apr 6, 2022
    10
    This game needs more love and attention. It deserves all the love from people. Please play this.
  2. Aug 4, 2021
    10
    NOT a Persona clone, but just as great! You’ll love this! Perfect substitute for not having the series on Switch.
  3. Aug 16, 2021
    10
    Just as good as the original!! Even though I thought I knew what was coming the game surprised time and time again. I had high expectationsJust as good as the original!! Even though I thought I knew what was coming the game surprised time and time again. I had high expectations for the game and it exceeded my expectations ten fold. I would recommend you play the original before playing. Play this game if you have the chance! Expand
  4. Jul 29, 2021
    9
    A very good game even better than the first one the story is good the environment is nice for the switch the graphics are good it has no fpsA very good game even better than the first one the story is good the environment is nice for the switch the graphics are good it has no fps drop there is nothing bad to say about neo. Expand
  5. Feb 6, 2022
    9
    Gran juego, si te gustan los RPGs, y en especial si jugaste a la primera parte, es una compra obligada. Mejora en ciertos aspectos alGran juego, si te gustan los RPGs, y en especial si jugaste a la primera parte, es una compra obligada. Mejora en ciertos aspectos al original, como por ejemplo con un End Game mas complejo. La historia tarda un poco en arrancar, pero engancha hasta el final. Dentro de los RPGs es una propuesta original, divertida y diferente. Lo mejor son su sistema de combate, personajes y propuesta general. Su unica pega son las pantallas de carga, que aunque son breves, hay muchas durante el juego. Expand
  6. Aug 20, 2021
    8
    I'm a newcomer to the series and have not played the predecessor.

    I felt alienated by the story due to the abundance of references to the
    I'm a newcomer to the series and have not played the predecessor.

    I felt alienated by the story due to the abundance of references to the previous game. I think I get the gist of it and it doesn't impede me from understanding the story, but it highly, highly ruins my enjoyment. I didn't even know Minamimoto was an antagonist from the previous game until I heard about it in a review. The characters magically know each other and talk about things I had no idea of. I didn't connect to it.

    The battle system is quite fun at first, but it gets stale toward the second half of the game. While there are over 300 pins, the attack types are quite limited and battle becomes repetitive. I liked using skill combinations to chain them and increase the groove. The all-out attack at 300% groove is very cool, loved it. Pet peeve, (since I'm very bad at battles) is that you can easily get a game over at your 14th battle out of 15 chains because some monsters can kill you in 4-6 hits in hard modes. I wish they had an option or items to allow you to restart the last battle. I hated losing 10+min of battle with a few mismoves.

    70% of this game is fetch-quests, and I hated it. Throughout the in-game day, I run around to do some meaningless quests to make near-zero story progression. These quests are repetitive. Mostly chain battles or walking over across the map multiple times to get some dialogues. The fact that the environment is static throughout the game and that the map only has a handful of new areas doesn't help too much. By the end of week 2, I got so tired of the game and just wanted to burn through on easy difficulty. I liked how they added some replay values to the game by having exclusive collectibles or harder difficulty, etc, but I think some QoL features could have been implemented to make the process faster.

    I did enjoy the characters. Their scripts are well-written. However the character dialogues pop up when not necessary. Persay, they start talking whenever you pass by a restaurant and the stomach is empty. I have to endure through the party members' 274th time talking about the 'dining establishment' before entering one, loool. Just let me in. Similar situation when I select the wrong answer for a quiz or dating sim portion. The game forces you to view all the dialogues again and repeat the process. It was super tiring and I just looked up the guides.

    The art style is great, but I did wish there were more cutscenes and full-screen illustrations. Majority of the story progression was text and it felt more like a book but a lot weaker. The story itself wasn't too bad but the time travel mechanic was somewhat poorly executed and cumbersome.

    Music's okay. Some were nice and exciting, but overall mediocre. I can see how they give off a certain stylish ambiance which I thought was okay. I tend to enjoy J-pop and J-rock but I think they could've done better in sound/music design to strengthen the story elements. Those colourful soundtracks just randomly play at the background and don't do anything to contribute to the story or the emotions of the characters. I had a couple of songs that I did not enjoy and thought were downright irritating and wished I had an option to turn them off.

    UI needs some polishing. It's a pain to go through the pins to find the right one to equip the character with. Scroll speed on the menu is way too slow, and scrolling does not let me loop to the top. I can't see my character's stats before feeding them food. I can't change the order of my party. These little things stack up quite quickly.

    While enjoyable at first, the game has some pacing issues and is alienating to the newcomers. The battle system is fun, but some elements rely way too much on nostalgia. I originally gave it a 7, but I think it's closer to 8, like 7.5 something.
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  7. Feb 20, 2022
    0
    It´s a good sequel of the first game, specially if you played A New Day on the TWEWY Final ReMix, i spend many hours to reach 95% of theIt´s a good sequel of the first game, specially if you played A New Day on the TWEWY Final ReMix, i spend many hours to reach 95% of the collection, just left a few things but it´s ok, let´s hope if someday comes the TWEWY 1.5 or TWEWY 3, according to the game... Expand

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