The World Ends With You has made a believer out of me.

I had completly written this game off based on the supposed "hip-hop" soundtrack, the whole fashion/brand motif the game had, and most importantly, Tetsuya Nomura's god awful character designs. However, I found it cheap, and I needed some new games to take with me overseas, so I picked it up. I started playing it, and right when I was introduced to Neku and his brooding "I hate everyone, kill me" attitude I thought "great, another one". However, I stuck with it. And now, I absolutely love it. I didn't think that brands/fashions/trends were just euphamisms for equipment, and how they're worked into battles add an unexpected level of depth and strategy. The sound track which really grated on me at first has grown on me like a cancer. Many times when "Calling" pops up, I gotta stop and let it loop a few times before I continue. Also, part of me wants to just stop playing to power level my pins, but at the same time I can't stop playing. It's the first RPG in a very very long time where I want to fight, and I enjoy it. I like having the option to challenge myself by dropping my level, and jacking up the difficulty to see if I can do it and get more, better pins. I'm almost done witih the second week, and as predicted, Neku's become more likeable, but at the same time the story itself has really developed in a way I wouldn't have expected. I hear there's a pretty involving eplogue quest. I'm curious to try it out.

Btw, am I alone of thinking of Persona when I play this? It takes place in present day Japan, with regular teens with supernatual powers fighting a mysterious presence. It has an off-kilter soundtrack that's difficult to pin down (Ha...pin). I dunno, I think of Persona.

Anyway, amazing game. Definately the best DS game I've played so far, but to be fair, I haven't played too many.

Our stories are almost exaclty the same

It is pretty awesome.

That's nice to know :)

SE should really focus on making new IPs like TWEWY.

My favourite DS game :)

When I first heard about it, I thought "Golly, I don't want to focus on two screens at once, that's just one giant STUPIDHEAD", but I have now learned that the gameplay on that JRPG is less challenging and somehow more fun than even Pacman could ever try to achieve.

Oh yeah the rest of it's pretty good too. However I didn't pay much attention to the fashion part of it.

It is a personal favourite of mine, one of the best handheld RPGs out there.

TWEWY is one of my favorite games.

It most definitely effected me as a person; I find myself enjoying life a lot more now from the morals it taught. n_n

One of my favourite games ever.

Please I beg someone who selectively plays RPGs, is this game any good? Any addictive qualities of stuff? Heard a lot of good stuff and I'm thinking of giving this game a try. So please help.

you almost wrote games of because of a hip-hop/j-pop soundtrack and the culture the aesthetic represents? that aspect was a refreshing change, the soundtrack was awesome--the game is too.illmatic87

Please I beg someone who selectively plays RPGs, is this game any good? Any addictive qualities of stuff? Heard a lot of good stuff and I'm thinking of giving this game a try. So please help.

outworld222

The only JRPG constants I can think of are hit points, equipment and dialogue scenes. It's more of an action game than anything else. The combat is as addicting as hell, and the fashion aspect is fun to play with.

I'm kinda in a vicious circle right now though. I need money, so I need to drop my level and chain battles to get more pins, but I'm getting my ass kicked. So I need better equipment to use to captialize on the peak fashion trend of the area. But I need money to buy the equipment, and so on. I can sell my insane number of duplicate pins, but I'd rather get 12 1000 yet pins.

[QUOTE="illmatic87"]you almost wrote games of because of a hip-hop/j-pop soundtrack and the culture the aesthetic represents? that aspect was a refreshing change, the soundtrack was awesome--the game is too.Prophet_of_War

Please I beg someone who selectively plays RPGs, is this game any good? Any addictive qualities of stuff? Heard a lot of good stuff and I'm thinking of giving this game a try. So please help.

outworld222

The only JRPG constants I can think of are hit points, equipment and dialogue scenes. It's more of an action game than anything else. The combat is as addicting as hell, and the fashion aspect is fun to play with.

I'm kinda in a vicious circle right now though. I need money, so I need to drop my level and chain battles to get more pins, but I'm getting my ass kicked. So I need better equipment to use to captialize on the peak fashion trend of the area. But I need money to buy the equipment, and so on. I can sell my insane number of duplicate pins, but I'd rather get 12 1000 yet pins.

Amazing game. It wasn't near as hard to play as I thought it would be and I fell in love with the game quickly.

My favourite DS game :)

virus1000

It is a personal favourite of mine, one of the best handheld RPGs out there.

hm360

Our stories are almost exaclty the same

SUPA_GLUSTEE

I had a similar story, there were a lot of things I didn't like about it at first. But it gradually grew on me and I became addicted. Even after I passed it I wanted to play it again because the storyline is so great. It's one of my favourite RPG's of all time for sure.

What do you mean by 'made a believer out of me?' Planning on getting the game for a while now :/jasopan

That was just to seperate my thread from a thread with the same title, really. I guess I could've said " I take back everything I said or thought about TWEWY." But when I think about it, thanks to this game, I've gained a ton of respect for the DS as a solid gaming platform, instead of being just... well a kid's toy is harsh, but a kid/non-gamer-oriented time-waster with a ton of shovelware. I've gotten a few games before this and have enjoyed them, but I didn't really care to spend a whole lot of time with them. Now I'm totally into it, to the point of following what's coming down the pipe. You know what I mean?

I just hope this continues when I get home to my "grown-up" systems.

I've only heard wonders bout this game I'm thinking on getting it now can't believe it's THAT good Darthschneider

I seriously didn't think it was either lol.

BTW, I'm getting on the final stretch (on the LAST DAY) and yeah, if I had known the story would've ended up where it has, I don't think I would've spent two years hating on it. But then again I wouldn't have been as surprised either.