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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, ā€œNeoā€ 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: 29 out of 36
  2. Negative: 2 out of 36
  1. Apr 6, 2022
    10
    This game needs more love and attention. It deserves all the love from people. Please play this.
  2. Aug 8, 2021
    10
    It's a masterpiece, but you should play the first game on DS or Switch first (which is also a masterpiece).
  3. Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El mejor juego exclusivo de nintendo del 2022 mejor juego mejor jugabilidad personajes pintorescos y con mucho carisma muy superior al 1 en todos los aspectos los que nunca han tocado un puto juego de la nintendo en su vida que aprendan de una vez que se dejen de tanto sony y se dejen de decir tonterias de la niebla y del horizon 2 porque esta rompiendo la consola del publico aprender a respetar antes de poner notas de mierda a los videojuegos soy alguien que ah llevado 28 aƱos en ps4 por solo las mentiras de sony deci te ofrecemos nuestros mejores servicios y juegos mentira y dd hay me fui a xbox y de xbox me fui a nintendo y en nintendo me estan ofreciendo todo lo que ningun asqueroso hater toxico pipero jamas tendra porque sois todos unos wolololos di merda para vosotros piperos de sony los videojuegos son videojuegos y punto no es un partido atletic bilbao sevilla 2-1 son videojuegos todos disfrutables PlayStation xbox y nintendo porfavor tengamos la fiesta en paz y dejen de pensar mal Expand
  4. Aug 19, 2021
    9
    As a sequel to one of the most Unique Jrpg on the DS almost 11 years later, TWEWY NEO success where the original failed, with a lot of styleAs a sequel to one of the most Unique Jrpg on the DS almost 11 years later, TWEWY NEO success where the original failed, with a lot of style and a minimalist or a rather low budget the game manages to pull off a big hit.

    One of the biggest criticism the game seems to get is the chaotic nature of the combat, which is partially true but is nothing that the player can fix with practice and paying attention to what pins do what and how the synergy each other.

    One big str of the game that people ignore is the really catchy and almost Amazing OST, In my opinion this game flaws are so low or minimum that you will enjoy the experience and there is a lot to do once the story is over.

    However, this game is not a standalone game, is a SEQUEL to the original so I recommend at least watching a playthrough of the original The world ends with you.

    100% recommend the game
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  5. Nov 12, 2022
    9
    One of the best title i played in the last year, it's not a simple game to play to pass time in the same way as fight club is not a simpleOne of the best title i played in the last year, it's not a simple game to play to pass time in the same way as fight club is not a simple film to watch, they are proper piece of arts that will leave something much more deep inside of you !
    Indeed the game is not perfect, the revamp of the battle system compared to the first chapter was "fine" but had still quite a lot to be improved, in particular :

    - It could highly benefit from adding a second pin per character in order to avoid dead phase in battle while just waiting for pin recharge, this could be easily implemented by using the standard arrow keys up and down to swap among the two pins choice for each character;

    - Healing pins are much less useful compared to the first chapter, it's usually more sensed running hp drain pin rather than wasting a key for an healing pin, this could also be easily fixed by using the standard left and right arrow keys to assign two healing pin independent of the character

    - The clothes equiment are a lot but offer poor personalization depending on the bonus they grant, this can be improved by giving a socket mechanic to clothes where you can add some bonus in order to personalize better the team.

    On the plus side the story is much more dense and well presented compared to the first chapter, the art-style is beautifull and the music is the best i have ever found on a game (bought the complete soundtrack cd too) !
    Indeed i am not comparing the quality of tracks developed for this title with the ones developed for the first, but the fact that the whole soundtrack of the first title is still available in the game makes it much more complete and less boring !
    In definitive :

    -gameplay : 8/10
    -story : 9/10
    -music : 10/10
    - artstyle : 10/10

    Must play indeed !
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  6. Sep 13, 2021
    8
    NEO: The World Ends with You is a rousing and stylish action-RPG that should definitely pick up fans of the genre and children of the 2000s.NEO: The World Ends with You is a rousing and stylish action-RPG that should definitely pick up fans of the genre and children of the 2000s. The gameplay and the plot are well thought out and last around 40 hours of playing time without losing any of their freshness. Only a few frame rate drops and the sometimes confusing battles hit the game in the points here. Expand
  7. Mar 24, 2022
    1
    What is wrong with people, wtf does anyone see in this awful experience. Go watch paint dry, you will get more enjoyment than playing /What is wrong with people, wtf does anyone see in this awful experience. Go watch paint dry, you will get more enjoyment than playing / reading this game. Expand

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