NEO: The World Ends With You

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 119 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 99 out of 119
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 119
  3. Negative: 12 out of 119
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  1. resev
    Aug 21, 2021
    7
    Если 14 лет назад оригинальная игра для NDS произвела фурор, как своим сеттингом, так и боевой системой, но на сегодняшний день продолжение уже не производит такого эффекта, особенно разочаровывает последняя, конечно, концепция Switch не такая как у NDS, но львиная доля очарования оригинала была от боевки.Если 14 лет назад оригинальная игра для NDS произвела фурор, как своим сеттингом, так и боевой системой, но на сегодняшний день продолжение уже не производит такого эффекта, особенно разочаровывает последняя, конечно, концепция Switch не такая как у NDS, но львиная доля очарования оригинала была от боевки.
  2. Vinzkill
    May 18, 2022
    5
    My first 15+ hours was great. Unique indie style. Nice art graphics unique combat.

    But man... all of these becomes boring after a while because the plot is MEH... everything about this game is nice, minus the plot and the characters. I am now 30 plus hours in the game and it feels like forcing myself to play just to move on. For the price i think there are better titles on the market.
  3. Rtheom
    Sep 1, 2021
    6
    The first one on the DS was awesome because of it's unique (if awkward) control system, and its mesmerizing art, music and story. Unfortunately, I feel like a lot of what made the first game great has been lost here. The switch to 3D gameplay really minimized the art style to just the characters during cut scenes, which is too bad. The music is still pretty good, but definitely not asThe first one on the DS was awesome because of it's unique (if awkward) control system, and its mesmerizing art, music and story. Unfortunately, I feel like a lot of what made the first game great has been lost here. The switch to 3D gameplay really minimized the art style to just the characters during cut scenes, which is too bad. The music is still pretty good, but definitely not as sharp as the original. It feels like they've tried to go with a more modern style or hip hop/rap, which I think fits the gameplay and story less effectively. The story itself, pretty good, but definitely doesn't have the interesting bite the first did. Overall, an okay game, but I'd only recommend it if you've played the first one, and I'd really only recommend that you play the first one on DS.… Expand
  4. Elliegrine
    Feb 8, 2022
    6
    While the game isn't *bad*, the switch to 3D came at the cost of some polish which severely hampers the game in my opinion. Starting with combat, as it is what you'll be doing for most of the game: The beginnings of a fun combat system is there - it's fast paced action with a system that rewards you for doing combos with different moves, but it utterly lacks impact due to weak hit-soundsWhile the game isn't *bad*, the switch to 3D came at the cost of some polish which severely hampers the game in my opinion. Starting with combat, as it is what you'll be doing for most of the game: The beginnings of a fun combat system is there - it's fast paced action with a system that rewards you for doing combos with different moves, but it utterly lacks impact due to weak hit-sounds and lack of hit-lag. It doesn't feel terribly responsive. Several enemies have little to no windup and the player characters barely react when hit unless the attack was designated as a "strong attack" that knocks them prone, regardless of how much damage it dealt (something I found incredibly frustrating versus a common early game scorpion enemy that regularly shaved of big chunks of my HP without me really noticing). Add to that how many moves have kinda flashy animations and you have a combat system that is hard to parse visually. Going in and out of combat also comes with a short loading screen that's just long enough to get really irritating when repeated over and over, at least on the switch version.
    Outside of combat it also feels meh, the polish isn't fully there with the cell shading which makes the game feel cheap. And while a fixed camera was probably the correct choice for the budget it in several areas felt really bad due to how it snaps rather than pans when perspective changes. Some areas also had wonky forced camera perspectives meant to give character to them, but it just fell flat and felt annoying to me.
    The good part was the story sections, the comic panel style looks great and ooze with the same style as the original and the story seemed interesting enough. I only got through day 6 as my interest waned due to the game's other issues though.

    Overall it feels very much like a low-budget 3D anime game like those produced by gust, and compared to other games in that niche it's fairly good. Unfortunately compared to the rest of the industry it falls very short, especially for a game co-developed by Square Enix    … Expand
  5. PieRiot
    Mar 31, 2022
    5
    I loved the original, but this one just seems to have missed the point in many ways. TL;DR version: a great story that is let down by almost every other system in the game.

    The music, which was one of the great strengths of the original game, is essentially just flailing around with a weak beat for a couple minutes and then a few lines of chorus that is nowhere near as catchy as the    I loved the original, but this one just seems to have missed the point in many ways. TL;DR version: a great story that is let down by almost every other system in the game.

    The music, which was one of the great strengths of the original game, is essentially just flailing around with a weak beat for a couple minutes and then a few lines of chorus that is nowhere near as catchy as the songs from the original. In fact, they even brought back one of the best songs from the original, "Three Minutes Clapping", and slaughtered it, turning it into a song that lacks the strong beats or feeling of the original. The problem with the lack of beat is that combat is so frenetic that beat is required for the music to be noticeable over the action, and for this game, it just isn't.

    Combat was fairly engaging in the original game, but essentially just devolved into button mashing once I'd figured out the systems in this game. Unfortunately, the story frequently forces you into excessive battles, and chaining 5 fights in a row is the only way to have enough money to kit your party out, so that button mashing gets old quickly.

    The story was the one place where this game really shone. The storyline here is imaginative and engaging, and made me want to see what happens next. Unfortunately, the storyline was let down by the rest of the game's systems, so after I painfully completed the first half of the game I eventually just gave up and read a story synopsis.    … Expand

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Oct 7, 2021
    80
    As much as I enjoyed NEO, there were a few aspects that worked against it: the characters, the difficulty levels and the time between installments. It's a great action RPG, but it was made for the TWEWY fan in mind, so if you've never played the original, do that first and see if it's up your alley before diving into this sequel. And if you are a TWEWY fan, what are you waiting for? [Issue #55 – October 2021, p. 69]
  2. 4P.de
    Sep 17, 2021
    88
    A delightful anime RPG somewhere between Persona and DanganRonpa, that noticeably relies a little too much on the excellent predecessor.
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  3. GameByte
    Sep 2, 2021
    90
    This is one of the most stylish and heartfelt games I’ve had the pleasure of playing in years. It gave me everything I was looking for, and so much more I didn’t even know I wanted.
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