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Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Kezay on April 22, 2008, 06:41:00 am
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Ah yes, been waiting quite a while for this game ever since it launched in Japan under the name "It's a Wonderful World."  Aside from the fact it's something interesting and fresh out of Square Enix (along swith Sigma Harmonics, though that will come in due time) the game itself just seems... "out there."  From the story to the gameplay (namely the battle system) quite a bit about the game just seems different from your average JRPG.  Storywise, you play the part of Neku, a 15 year old kid who finds himself waking up in a busy shopping district.  Two interesting objects however help set the game into motion; a black pin, that allows him to read the minds of others, and a cellphone.  The cellphone in particular is the key item here as the instructions given to Neku by whomever calls him early on in the game will determine whether or not he lives or is erased from the existence; the primary conflict in what will be known as the "Reapers' Game."  Obviously, he won't be alone in this adventure as he'll meet up with others facing a similar dilemma... among other things.

The battle system is called the "Stride Cross Battle System" and will use both screens of the DS and involve both current party members in play during battles.  Neku will always inhabit the bottom screen and his attacks will be coordinated with the touchscreen in various ways in accordance with that; the top screen will allow you to use button controls to control that particular party member.  Stat boosts, special items, special skills and magic are all contained within special items (like more pins) that apparently allow you to do a load of crap:

"Battling [...] becomes a fast-paced, stylus-guided dance around the screen. The battle areas are littered with objects like vending machines, cars and lane dividers that, with the right pin, can be hurtled around with a flick of the stylus. You can drive pillars of ice upwards through enemies, summon protective barriers, draw a trail of flames, unleash a torrent of slashes and upper-cuts, rapid-fire blasts and modify your damage, health, countering, finishers and on and on it goes."  - DS.IGN Review

The game is also heavily tied to the culture created in Square Enix's virtual world here.  Wearing the best stuff and being aligned with "key" accessories for each area will offer up greater prizes and incentives.  Overall, the game is built quite a bit on choice as you do have the option to choose whether or not to battle (as there is a certain process to simply engaging enemies to begin with) as well as experiencing the depths of the available in game options.  If anything, with the fact that the game is tied very much to music one of the things I'm most looking forward to is the game's soundtrack.  It comes out April 22nd across North America (which may already be here for some of you :P) and I plan on picking up my copy right as walk into work.

Anyway, there is a crapload more to the game, obviously you can check up on it for any further info; I just halted myself here to avoid spoiling anything for myself as well as anyone else.

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Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Cyberg-Ares on April 22, 2008, 08:17:31 am
This game is quite astounding. I really believe this is the best thing Square-Enix have made in many years. Story-wise so far (I'm in day 3) it's a huge fail, but gameplay-wise, the game is better than any other Japanese RPG I've played. Performing Neku's attacks in the lower screen is awesome. For example, he can use telekinesis, where you simple slide the stylus across an object towards an enemy, and the object flies in that direction. Every attack in the game is stylus controlled like that. There are no "select Fire3 from the menu and watch as things happen". You do everything yourself. And there's no Donald Duck.

And the music is great too, if you like J-pop that is. All the tunes in the game are actual J-pop songs, not just midi versions of such. It really sets the mood.

And I don't think I've ever experienced a 2D DS game, where you move with the stylus, that works so well. Flawlessly.
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Post by: Kaworu on April 22, 2008, 08:25:28 am
ugly ass hideous graphics, jpop music and stylus based battling/controles. When i first heard about this like a year ago it seemed ok, then I saw screens and got doubtful... now it seems to be satan's work.
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Post by: HL on April 22, 2008, 09:57:00 am
This is basically the best RPG I've played in a long while, and it's very innovative. If you told me Square-Enix made it (if I didn't have the box/played the game from the starting point/and didn't have the internet) I would of laughed at you for being ridiculous.

it's hard to believe SE made this. it really is.
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Post by: Eltee on April 22, 2008, 10:49:54 am
I've tried this out, and I really don't understand anybody. It's ok, and all, but I might just suck at waving a pencil but the gameplay looks.. kinda strange. As if I just had to wave madly to win. Almost.

But what I really find terrible is the art style. And the characters. They're pretty much all retarded from what I can gather. And the story!
*rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant* *rant*

So yeah I guess it's decent but I don't see why everybody calls this a really great RPG and all that..
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Cardinal Ximenez on April 22, 2008, 06:43:21 pm
Knowing the Kingdom Hearts devteam's obvious preference for style over substance, I doubt this will be good.

I really hope they can prove me wrong, considering the rabid fanbase it will inevitably get either way.
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Post by: Warlin on April 22, 2008, 09:20:01 pm
Yeah, I can't say I see this being any good... at all.
Square lost any faith I had in it a long time ago.
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Post by: Izekeal on April 22, 2008, 09:23:31 pm
This is the freshest rpg I've played in a long time.  Finally something has been released that doesn't look like a clone of every other rpg out there.
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Post by: Dale Gobbler on April 22, 2008, 10:47:38 pm
Cause its just so poppin' fresh. No seriously, the graphical style of the cutscene and the voice acting sucks. The cutscenes look like they were made in Flash. You can move with either ABXY, Stylus, or the Dpad.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Kezay on April 23, 2008, 01:10:00 am
Unfortunately, none of the stores I checked had this game, today wasn't the shipping date was it?  Oh well, the hunt begins anew tomorrow...

Anyway, didn't know the hate for this game was so strong; I can't exactly call it the best RPG ever as I haven't played it myself but everything I've seen from it seems mostly positive.  My interest in it being something "new" and "fresh" is more than just the style of the game but pretty much everything about it from the story to the battle system.  If anything, it comes off as something that would be right up my alley, I'll see in due time whether or not the purchase was worth it seeing as S-E games tend to run at a premium compare to the cost of most DS software.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Marcus on April 23, 2008, 01:13:40 am
The release date is normally the shipping date which I always find to be retarded.  I haven't gotten a call from my local EB and I have the game preordered so whatever.

I'm not expecting anything mind blowing especially considering I hate Nomura's character art (A DOZEN BELTS + POCKETS + ZIPPERS and WRISTBANDS ON ONE ARM BUT NOT THE OTHER) and the game looks like it does nothing but capitalize on the fact that the battle system requires four eyes to see what's going on.  I still don't understand how the game actually works but I'll find out tomorrow and post a scathing fair review in this topic so others may avoid it like the plague make an educated decision to purchase or not to purchase definitely don't buy it it sucks!
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Post by: Leric on April 23, 2008, 01:22:56 am
When I first heard about this game I hated the very idea of it. But after hearing more about it and watching some trailers it looks pretty good, guess I'll pick it up whenever I finish Tales of Innocence (I like to only play one console, one PC and one handhelded RPG at a time).
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Sarah on April 23, 2008, 01:24:57 am
Quote from: angry black man on April 23, 2008, 01:13:40 am
WRISTBANDS ON ONE ARM BUT NOT THE OTHER
no one wears wristbands on both arms man.

that's a fashion faux pas.

(ps it's called a sweatband and while my post isn't serious I wear one like that but only because I have to cover up my tattoo at work :(​(()
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Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 23, 2008, 01:28:47 am
this game is seriously the ugliest game i've ever seen in my life.
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Post by: Marcus on April 23, 2008, 01:30:52 am
Quote from: #1 Dad on April 23, 2008, 01:24:57 am
no one wears wristbands on both arms man.

that's a fashion faux pas.

no wonder all the girls frown when i strut through the mall.

i will take this advice by rolling up one pant leg, cutting off my right sleeve, and wearing only one spikey shoulder pad.  i will be forever known as NOMURA FASHION KING
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Post by: Ragnar on April 23, 2008, 04:31:42 am
Everyone has so much stuff but they all end up looking identical

omg sounds so existentialist
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Post by: Pasty on April 23, 2008, 04:58:19 am
I opened up a gameplay video, and what I saw was chaos.  They lost me when the word BLING popped up on the screen.
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Post by: The Dude on April 23, 2008, 08:33:56 am
Might buy this. I need something playable on that hunk of plastic in my game drawer. If it's playable. Not only has Square-Enix let me down hardcore of late, the NDS did so day one. We'll see.

Quote from: angry black man on April 23, 2008, 01:30:52 am
no wonder all the girls frown when i strut through the mall.

i will take this advice by rolling up one pant leg, cutting off my right sleeve, and wearing only one spikey shoulder pad.  i will be forever known as NOMURA FASHION KING

Better yet, you could attack a tab to the bottom of your pants, so they clip just a few inchs below your knees. Wear no socks, but big honken boots. Then a single biking glove on one hand, and plate armour on your other arm. Drape a random tribal-symbol necklace around your neck. then dangle a toothpick from your lips.
Quote from: Pasty on April 23, 2008, 04:58:19 am
BLING
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Post by: hima on April 23, 2008, 08:40:58 am
I've beaten this game in Japanese version, "It's a wonderful world". And all I can say is that this game is the best NDS game I've ever played. I agree with handsomelamb that I couldn't believe that it was made by SE also. VERY VERY INNOVATIVE.  The gameplay is confusing at first and the players might be overwhelmed, but after you get a hang of it...it's just so addicting, even though my wrist hurt from playing this game.

The story get interesting after the first week. And you can learn much more about the story on the new game+ :)

Also, the game could ruin your NDS touch screen too, that's probably the only bad thing I found about the game.
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Post by: goat on April 23, 2008, 09:20:08 am
I feel the urge to vomit just from the cover art.
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Post by: Ralph on April 23, 2008, 05:38:55 pm
I'll just go ahead and confess.
I really,
really,
really,
REALLY love this game. I almost finished it, and although it certainly isn't perfect, it certainly isn't horrible too. Guess it's because I like the style. It seems to be the fad to hate Nomura's style. Oh well.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Cho on April 23, 2008, 05:45:41 pm
It's a fad in the same way that disliking ugly, gaudy things is a fad.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Liman on April 23, 2008, 05:50:41 pm
Quote from: Ralph on April 23, 2008, 05:38:55 pm
It seems to be the fad to hate Nomura's style. Oh well.

It seems to be a mix of hatred towards both Square-Enix and Nomura in one single stroke!

I'm curious how the title went from the japanese version "It's a wonderful world" to "The world ends with you".
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Post by: Ralph on April 23, 2008, 06:01:59 pm
There was already a copyright on It's A Wonderful World. I think it was a movie or something. Squenix couldn't afford those copyright issues, I guess.

Probably because they were too busy milking money from FF7 sequels.
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Post by: maladroithim on April 23, 2008, 06:55:06 pm
Quote from: Ralph on April 23, 2008, 06:01:59 pm
There was already a copyright on It's A Wonderful World. I think it was a movie or something. Squenix couldn't afford those copyright issues, I guess.

Probably because they were too busy milking money from FF7 sequels.

Well actually you can't hold copyrights on titles for things forever and sometimes not even at all.  You see all the time that books and movies that aren't related to each at all have the same title.  When a studio buys the rights to something to remake it, they are buying the intellectual property of the movie itself and not the title.  I think this gets  sticky when you are dealing with a franchise though.  I imagine that they changed the title to something they assumed had better context in English and was closer to the context of "it is a wonderful world!" in Japanese and that there were no such copyright disputes.

But maybe I am an idiot and am completely wrong!

Anyway this game looks pretty retarded.  =\  I guess I am on the I hate ugly and gaudy things train so the game's graphic style really does not resonate with me and aside from that the gameplay sounds like a clumsy, stupid mess.  Also I think this is the only case in history where game reviews consistently rate the game higher than user reviews at review sites and aggregator sites for a jRPG.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Kaworu on April 23, 2008, 07:57:26 pm
Quote from: Ralph on April 23, 2008, 05:38:55 pm
It seems to be the fad to hate Nomura's style. Oh well.
Generic, superficial, sterotyped, badly proportioned, trend/scene-based anime is truely the most artistic style in the world.
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Post by: The Dude on April 23, 2008, 08:05:17 pm
Quote from: maladroithim on April 23, 2008, 06:55:06 pm
I imagine that they changed the title to something they assumed had better context in English and was closer to the context of "it is a wonderful world!" in Japanese and that there were no such copyright disputes.

Maybe "it is a wonderful world!" is wrote in a sarcastic context in japanese, something that wouldn't translate into english, so they went for something more punk. Like the rest of the game.
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Post by: Cardinal Ximenez on April 23, 2008, 08:57:18 pm
Nomura's "market appeasement" style is the least of my worries.

Kingdom Hearts and its sequel had the worst storyline out of every commercial JRPG I have ever seen or played. They had bullshit, plot device enforcing metaphysics that would make freaking Descartes roll in his grave. Plot twists for no reason! Ignore the presence of Disney altogether! Make you do the exact same thing as first game again because they didn't design enough awesome enemies!

It even managed to surpass the entire Star Ocean series, which has a zillion plot holes up its ass.

I am thanking every deity, statelike-entity and person I can think of that Tetsuya Nomura did not write and/or direct this game.
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Post by: Master Tea on April 23, 2008, 09:26:08 pm
The more I read into it the game is supposed to offer some refreshing style of play, but like everyone else here, there's no way in balls I'm swallowing this art style to get there. Only got through Portrait of Ruin because it's Castlevania.

Quote from: Cardinal Ximenez on April 23, 2008, 08:57:18 pm
wordswords
Yes.
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Post by: Dale Gobbler on April 23, 2008, 10:08:27 pm
You will all vomit when you see the opening scene. My god I wish I could describe it in depth, but it's just something you have to experience for yourselves. I haven't even bothered to do anything after it, because watching it just put me off.
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Post by: General Robert E. Lee on April 23, 2008, 11:09:23 pm
Quote from: Aztec on April 23, 2008, 10:08:27 pm
You will all vomit when you see the opening scene. My god I wish I could describe it in depth, but it's just something you have to experience for yourselves. I haven't even bothered to do anything after it, because watching it just put me off.

Yeah, I just played this a few minutes ago and I shut the game off in disgust.
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Post by: The Dude on April 23, 2008, 11:13:05 pm
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Post by: Eltee on April 23, 2008, 11:23:14 pm
What's so refreshing about an overly antisocial hero anyway? He's always going SHUT UP I HATE YOU or I DON'T GET PEOPLE I HATE BEING WITH ANYTHING THAT BREATHES SHUT UP AND LEAVE ME..


Quote from: Master Tea on April 23, 2008, 09:26:08 pm
The more I read into it the game is supposed to offer some refreshing style of play, but like everyone else here, there's no way in balls I'm swallowing this art style to get there. Only got through Portrait of Ruin because it's Castlevania.
Yes.

Also, at least the art style wasn't very present in the DS castlevanias. It was just there for cutscenes.. which were kinda scarce.

And even then it wasn't as bad as this....
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Post by: Kezay on April 24, 2008, 01:56:14 am
@ Dudesoft

Is that the game's intro?  If so, I'm not seeing the vomit inducing side of it. :P

@ LT

It's not so much the character (as I haven't bothered to read up on the story - for obvious reasons - to get a general idea of just what kind of character he is, let alone anyone else).  The whole 'waking up on the proverbial maw of the grim reaper and only having seven days to survive a "game" by tattoo emblazoned beasts and assorted badasses or face "erasure" whilst leveraging elements of some neo contemporary based fictitious world to help you along your way and survive' just kind of welled up a smidgeon of interest on my end.  ;)Anti-social or not, if the game is entertaining then damn that unless this Neku guy simply proves to be one of them annoying heroes.
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Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 24, 2008, 01:57:56 am
Quote from: Kezay
whilst
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Post by: MysteriousWanderer on April 24, 2008, 10:08:49 pm
I like this game a lot. It's not like I'm going to avoid playing this just because I can't "stand" to look at it(I don't even mind it that much).

The story definitely feels similar to the anime/manga Gantz. You are put into a world that you didn't believe in but you are forced to play by the rules for the fear of getting killed. Since I like the concept of Gantz, I am already liking the concept of this. There's no major story here besides that but what gets me into playing more is that I want to know more about this Reaper game.

I remember when I first looked at the screens, I thought the battles were a complete mess and very confusing. But it's actually easier than it looks. It does get complicated simply because you have to keep track of both screens(it's not mandatory to do so though)but you will get the hang of it within the first few game days. The game feels and looks better while you're playing it. Plus flicking objects and enemies is pretty cool!!

I may be the only one but I actually like how they did the scenes. It's simple and gets the job done. I also like the soundtrack of this game. It kinda fits with the Shibuya streets atmosphere.

This is a Square-Enix game so I expected a high quality game and a high quality game is what I got. I agree with what LordTyphoon says about the protagonist though. I am tired of the "I'M ALONE, GET AWAY FROM ME" type.
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Post by: PTizzle on April 25, 2008, 06:47:36 am
Is it just me or does the text in that 'Statue of Hachiko' screenie look like it says 'free piss'?

This game looks pretty good. I'm not a big fan of the art direction or graphics but the game itself looks pretty fun. I'm hoping there's some sort of story but I'm not gonna hold my breath (are there any DS RPG's that have good stories?). I'll pick it up just to have something new to play.
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Post by: otomon on April 25, 2008, 02:40:27 pm
This game has alot of useless features for example...you get exp for every hour you dont play the game
But you can beat the game in like 4 hours,and then when you beat it you can replay the whole thing to obtain "Files" that tell you obious things about the game

Gameplay owns.
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Post by: Kezay on April 26, 2008, 04:12:47 am
Just got the game earlier today and only played enough to get to chapter 2.  Battling is actually pretty fun, though I still have to get the hang of the dual control orientation (though I could just let the AI autoplay the other character) it's frantic but it's fun, not frustrating in that sense.  Things are still a bit confusing and somewhat limited, but I guess cause I'm still stuck in the "tutorial" phase of the game right now.  Anyway, regarding Neku's persona I don't think it's such a bad fit; well, at the very least it hasn't gotten to the point where I hate the character (though he's not exactly instantly likeable, and this coming from a guy who enjoyed playing Lloyd in ToS :P) but it makes sense considering what he'll inevitably have to do to get through and that's opening up and interacting with those he comes across.  At the very least it's a good way to make some sense of his unnecessarily cold attitude to everyone else and the world around him; put him in a position where he'll have to look his own values in the face and make the decision where he stands.

By the by, did anybody else's copy come with the WIFI instruction booklet?  What is that in there (if so) - this game isn't wifi compatible is it?
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Post by: Kezay on April 29, 2008, 03:58:53 am
Well I'm on the final Chapter of this game (well, final one if the elements in the game are to be believed anyway) and I have to say, Neku really isn't as bad as put out here.  He definitely has that loner type starting off but he does let up as time goes; both Chapters 5 and 6 are key areas that really show this off especially in regards to the "secret" your partner holds.

@ PTizzle

As mentioned I haven't beaten the game but the story develops quite nicely as move along.  I won't spoil anything of course but the role of the reapers, the "players" and the world the "game" takes place in is brought to light little by little in each chapter and when you finally get a full handle on how everything breaks down, things really do pretty interesting.  The game isn't perfect, but I'd definitely put it up there within my top 5 DS games; it really is a pretty good, different kind of RPG if anything else.
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Post by: MysteriousWanderer on April 30, 2008, 01:34:16 am
What do you mean by "chapters" Kezay? I hope you don't mean "days" because the actual game does go beyond 7 Reaper game days. I thought it would end at the final day too.
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Post by: Kezay on April 30, 2008, 02:08:09 am
@ MysteriousWanderer

Ah, yeah that's what I meant, days.  I also didn't know that the game extended past that point... thanks for the spoiler... :(

Just kidding, I actually crested that point earlier today.  This game is pretty damn awesome the more it develops.
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Post by: Ralph on May 01, 2008, 09:20:05 pm
Quote from: otomon on April 25, 2008, 02:40:27 pm
This game has alot of useless features for example...you get exp for every hour you dont play the game
But you can beat the game in like 4 hours,and then when you beat it you can replay the whole thing to obtain "Files" that tell you obious things about the game

Gameplay owns.

The Secret Reports are pretty obvious at start, but as you collect more and more, there are just things that aren't explained in-game, and new things alltogether.   for example.

Also, I think 4 hours is only possible if you skip through all text and keep the gameplay on 'easy' at all costs.
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Post by: Kezay on May 02, 2008, 03:50:22 am
Question

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Post by: Ralph on May 02, 2008, 09:25:07 am


Also, you must now change your subtitle to The Zetta Jawesome One.

YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO
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Post by: Kezay on May 02, 2008, 03:49:57 pm

"The Zetta Jawesome One."  I just might do that since Minamimoto is indeed, jawesome. :P
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Post by: Ralph on May 02, 2008, 05:44:02 pm
Minamimoto really is the best GM. And I guess I only say that because I felt smart after finding out the first puzzle.
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Post by: unusualgamer on May 08, 2008, 10:35:30 pm
I just bought this game lastnight, it really is one of the freshest games out there now.

I don't really mind the graphics, and whatever, it's just so much fun, and it actually keeps my attention.

I went and bought a DS last week just to play Pokemon, but now I'm glad I got one, and this game, and and and and I NEED SUGGESTIONS OF WHAT ELSE TO BUY (hint hint kezay)
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Post by: otomon on May 09, 2008, 03:14:41 am
Has anyone figured out what happens if you get all the files? Im too lazy to do it..unless it worth it like a brand new chapter or something.
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Post by: Kezay on May 09, 2008, 06:41:04 am
Managed to beat the game a few days ago, though I'm not just embarking on the extra stuff you can do afterward.

Quote from: Smoothy Oakland on May 08, 2008, 10:35:30 pm
I just bought this game lastnight, it really is one of the freshest games out there now.

I don't really mind the graphics, and whatever, it's just so much fun, and it actually keeps my attention.

I went and bought a DS last week just to play Pokemon, but now I'm glad I got one, and this game, and and and and I NEED SUGGESTIONS OF WHAT ELSE TO BUY (hint hint kezay)

Games to check out, eh?  Well, not knowing what your gaming interests specifically are I'll take a couple shots in the dark or something:

- All things Ace Attorney - Phoenix Wright, Phoenix Wright: Justice for All, Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations and Apollo Justice.
- Contra IV
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom  Hourglass
- Ninja Gaiden DS
- Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
- Sonic Rush Adventure

And if you can manage to find them:

- Trauma Center: Under the Knife (sequel comes out this Summer I think)
- Kirby Canvas Curse
- Lost Magic

I suppose that will do for now, there are a few others I'd recommend.
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Post by: Ralph on May 09, 2008, 09:26:34 am
Quote from: otomon on May 09, 2008, 03:14:41 am
Has anyone figured out what happens if you get all the files? Im too lazy to do it..unless it worth it like a brand new chapter or something.

Well, you get a crapload of extra information, such as , and you get an extra cutscene if you watch the ending again.

Also, to get the last Secret Report, you have to

Oh, and @ Oakland, Megaman ZX and its sequel Megaman ZX Advent are awesome buys.
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Post by: unusualgamer on May 09, 2008, 09:16:14 pm
Quote from: Kezay on May 09, 2008, 06:41:04 am
Managed to beat the game a few days ago, though I'm not just embarking on the extra stuff you can do afterward.

Games to check out, eh?  Well, not knowing what your gaming interests specifically are I'll take a couple shots in the dark or something:

- All things Ace Attorney - Phoenix Wright, Phoenix Wright: Justice for All, Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations and Apollo Justice.
- Contra IV
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom  Hourglass
- Ninja Gaiden DS
- Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
- Sonic Rush Adventure

And if you can manage to find them:

- Trauma Center: Under the Knife (sequel comes out this Summer I think)
- Kirby Canvas Curse
- Lost Magic

I suppose that will do for now, there are a few others I'd recommend.

well, I bought the first phoenix wright and final fantasy III at gamestop today, so I guess I made good choices there. (I plan to get the rest of the phoenix wright series soon)

but, I am really into the traditional nintendo games, and I guess rpgs, rts, platformers, etc etc etc.

thanks for suggestions ;d
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Kezay on May 12, 2008, 03:30:59 am
Oh, well then most of the traditional Nintendo games are pretty decent then.  Mario Kart DS, Animal Crossing Wild World, Yoshi's Island 2, New Super Mario Bros. (screw the haters, though admittedly it's pretty easy).  If you're into puzzlers, Meteos and Planet Puzzle League are tops and  I'd also give a nod to Elite Beat Agents as far as rhythm/music games are concerned.

Anyway, I just checked a similar thread over at Neogaf an hour or so ago and it's pretty insane how much crap you can do in this game AFTER you beat it.  I thought some of the stuff I was doing already was enough to have on my plate as far as replayability is concerned, but compared to what I've been reading I'm only scraping the bottom of the barrel. O_o
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: unusualgamer on May 12, 2008, 03:35:18 am
alright sweet, I will look into some of them games. thanks bro.

I just beat this game tonight, I got Neku to level 50 and destroyed the last boss. I am still left with a lot of questions though.

What happened to Mr. H?
What does the real Shiki look like, I know it shows a small clip of her, but I want to see like a full shot of her!!
Is THE WORLD BEGINS WITH YOU possibly a title of the next game!?!?
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: otomon on May 12, 2008, 03:59:47 am
Quote from: Smoothy Oakland on May 12, 2008, 03:35:18 am
Is THE WORLD BEGINS WITH YOU possibly a title of the next game!?!?

No its kind of the theme of the game..at the beginning the title read "The World ends with you" because Neku closed himself to the world and so the world was only as big as he wanted it to be,but by the end of the game Neku learns a lesson that by interacting and affecting other people he could make his world bigger...
IDK Im Im getting the message to you anyways did you skip all the text or something?
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Kezay on May 18, 2008, 01:54:20 am
Quote from: Smoothy Oakland on May 12, 2008, 03:35:18 am
What happened to Mr. H?
What does the real Shiki look like, I know it shows a small clip of her, but I want to see like a full shot of her!!

As for Mr. H, try collecting all the secret reports and getting a final segment of the game for the secret ending. (what I'm working on now)  I don't know all the details but apparently the truth about Mr.H and Joshua is apparently spelled out a bit further.

As for Shiki, that small clip is apparently all you're going to get.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: theHunter on May 18, 2008, 02:01:55 am
I just got this the other day, awesome game so far.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: maladroithim on May 18, 2008, 03:06:34 am
Quote from: theHunter on May 18, 2008, 02:01:55 am
I just got this the other day, awesome game so far.

I don't know man I thought the driving controls sucked and it ruined the game for me.  Def. 7.5.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: theHunter on May 18, 2008, 03:19:57 am
Quote from: maladroithim on May 18, 2008, 03:06:34 am
I don't know man I thought the driving controls sucked and it ruined the game for me.  Def. 7.5.

OMG theres driving! I haven't got that far sadly.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: unusualgamer on May 18, 2008, 03:26:16 am
Driving? No.

I have no idea what maladroithim thinks this topic is about.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: theHunter on May 18, 2008, 03:27:10 am
Quote from: Smoothy Oakland on May 18, 2008, 03:26:16 am
Driving? No.

I have no idea what maladroithim thinks this topic is about.

The kid is slow man.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: HL on May 18, 2008, 06:29:00 am
Quote from: Smoothy Oakland on May 18, 2008, 03:26:16 am
Driving? No.

I have no idea what maladroithim thinks this topic is about.

making fun of him from the GTA4 topic, imo.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: otomon on May 18, 2008, 02:09:09 pm
Quote from: theHunter on May 18, 2008, 03:19:57 am
OMG theres driving! I haven't got that far sadly.

Me neither...I think you can only drive during new game+
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Kezay on May 19, 2008, 12:36:52 pm
You know, I've always wondered... [endgame ][/endgame]

Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: otomon on May 20, 2008, 01:26:23 am
Quote from: Kezay on May 19, 2008, 12:36:52 pm
You know, I've always wondered... [endgame spoilers]


Idk mang I just felt like
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Kezay on June 01, 2008, 06:28:30 am
Quote from: otomon on May 20, 2008, 01:26:23 am
Idk mang I just felt like

Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: big ass skelly on June 02, 2008, 01:04:31 am
I saw the starting sequence of this in that square thread and I want to know how you guys could bear to carry on

YOU'RE BLOCKING MY VIEW!!

...all the world needs is ME...
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Kezay on June 02, 2008, 01:24:30 am
Quote from: Mark on June 02, 2008, 01:04:31 am
I saw the starting sequence of this in that square thread and I want to know how you guys could bear to carry on

YOU'RE BLOCKING MY VIEW!!

...all the world needs is ME...

Initially the game is a bit "awkward" I guess with that, but the game is so much more than Neku's early angst/introverted self. (and to be honest, that didn't even really bother me)  However, I think even more than that is seeing how Neku develops throughout the game from what you see in the intro.  I suppose if that's already not your thing the game may not be for you but I'd certainly say there is a lot more to be said for it than the first five to ten minutes or so.  Storywise, my main interest has more to do with the purpose of the Reapers' Game and why exactly those who were involved were being forced to play it.  Like Marcus said in another thread about buying the game or something because it looked cool a year ago when we didn't know anything about it, that is what drew my main interest.  All you kept hearing about was this seven day stipulation and the consequence of being erased.  However, I wasn't so put off by the game's intro and Neku's introverted-ness to simply stop right there.  (EDIT: To be clear, I'm not suggesting that is where Marcus stopped, I simply don't know if he continued on) I really don't want to spoil anything for those who haven't played through it, but the game throws in a lot of interesting things storywise and the battle system is a lot of fun once you get the hang of knowing when and where to focus during those battles to make the most of your experience.  There is definitely a learning curve there, but it wasn't long before my grades in battles changed from E Rank to "Star" Rank yielding ever more kick ass rewards depending on other factors the player has control over throughout the game.

Besides, the primary minigame in the game is a pretty addictive time waster that ties directly into elements from the main game I tend to spend a lot of time on this when I'm not engaged in areas of the game contributing to its progressing replay value.  It's a meaty little bonus, kind of like how Sudoku was in the Brain Age games were if I had to make a comparison.

But hey, there are people out there who refuse to play anymore of this game, if at all, simply because of Nomura's involvement, so whatever. :P  Obviously, no one game is for everyone.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: big ass skelly on June 02, 2008, 01:42:24 am
Nonono, it's not his introverted social outcast attitude I have a problem with.

I'm having a real problem putting everything I hate about that intro into words though so I'm going to have to go with everything
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: dark_crystalis on June 02, 2008, 04:31:35 am
I'm liking the game so far but I'm really struggling with the controls during combat :(
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Kezay on June 02, 2008, 05:37:52 am
Quote from: Mark on June 02, 2008, 01:42:24 am
Nonono, it's not his introverted social outcast attitude I have a problem with.

I'm having a real problem putting everything I hate about that intro into words though so I'm going to have to go with everything

Oh... well I guess that's all on you then.  But whatever, as mentioned there is much more to the game than that intro, but if that was enough to put anyone off, then I guess it's just not their thing. 
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Aten on June 02, 2008, 09:14:19 am
I saw the intro just now. What was the big deal? Wish I could play though, but it crashes after the intro on the emulator :shh:
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: TrickLobster on June 03, 2008, 11:04:29 pm
Quote from: Aten on June 02, 2008, 09:14:19 am
I saw the intro just now. What was the big deal? Wish I could play though, but it crashes after the intro on the emulator :shh:

this happened to me too on my m3ds but all you have to do is just download a save file thats right after the intro and bam, you can keep playing from there hitch free. and imo, this game's story is one of the most addicting and entertaining ive experienced in a while. I literally couldnt stop playing because i just wanted to keep seeing the story unfold with all its twists and turns that i really wasnt expecting and some that i did but w/e. the intro is kind of hilarious imo but if you just stomach it and keep playing the game gets atleast 1000x better and yea, its not really the circle jerk random game i was expecting. Its actually a really good game. this probably isnt enough info to convince some people but shit happens. I liked it.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Kezay on June 04, 2008, 03:51:31 am
Quote from: Aten on June 02, 2008, 09:14:19 am
I saw the intro just now. What was the big deal? Wish I could play though, but it crashes after the intro on the emulator :shh:

I think for a lot of people here (not everyone, but I would imagine most  :gwa:​) the sight of Nomura's trademark designs was enough to make them go into violent convulsions or something.  Rumor has it, that if enough zippers and straps are put into one's line of sight, nothing good can come of it.

Maybe it us who are not normal.  Maybe it us for whom the world ends.

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I WILL NOW ELIMINATE YOU FROM MY SPATIAL COORDINATES!!! SOHCATOA! :P
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: headphonics on June 04, 2008, 07:12:03 pm
Quote
I think for a lot of people here (not everyone, but I would imagine most  GWAWESOME!!!!!) the sight of Nomura's trademark designs was enough to make them go into violent convulsions or something.  Rumor has it, that if enough zippers and straps are put into one's line of sight, nothing good can come of it.
I think it's less this and more than completely awful narration.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Kezay on June 05, 2008, 05:05:25 am
Quote from: headphonics on June 04, 2008, 07:12:03 pm
I think it's less this and more than completely awful narration.

I suppose... (though are we simply talking about the intro or the entire game now?  Either way, Sho Minamimoto alone gives it all a lemony fresh scent, IMO. :cool:​)

However, I was being facetious with that previous post of mine simply playing off the hate for Nomura's "artistic eye" and fashion sense. :P
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: snakesvsplanes on July 24, 2008, 11:11:33 pm
hell, i'll be honest, despite what everyone's saying here, it's the most innovative RPG (in the true sense of the word) that i've played in a long time. yeah, it has its stereotypes, a gimmicky art style, an annoying soundtrack... but regardless, the concept in and of itself was fresh, and the game never took itself particularly seriously.

however, it has nothing on the phoenix wright series.

you know what DID suck hardcore, though? that freaking jake hunter game. THAT game made me want to throw my DS at a wall.
Title: The World Ends With You
Post by: Ohlichris on July 24, 2008, 11:52:01 pm
I just finished the game recently and found it really entertaining. The battle system was fun, although I found it difficult and annoying at the beginning of the game (I almost thought about giving up on it). I had mixed feelings about the music in the game. The first three tracks that are used for out of battle exploration were good, but really repetitive. Some of the tracks used in battles were annoying, and I didn't exactly like the repetitive tracks playing during serious scenes in the game.

And now for the plot. I've been reading the secret reports from the game which reveal a lot more of the plot than the game those. I think the game should've spent more time on fleshing out the plot during the game's "days" instead of giving us repetitive gameplay. This was especially  apparent during Beat's chapter.
I felt there should've been a lot more to the game. I'd wish there were more traditional rpg elements like talking to npcs, more (varied) sidequests, more puzzles and a little more exploration. The game would also benefit from having a few more characters. I also liked the dialog in the game despite times in which it was weird ("full of fail"?). Joshua and Minamoto were the characters with the most interesting dialog. I especially liked first "days" spent with Joshua as your partner.

If this game ever gets a sequel, I hope they make the gameplay a little deeper (especially during battles and exploration) and include more plot lines and characters.