The World Ends With You thread
The World Ends With You thread
what are the pros and cons of this game?
Pros: Joshue
Cons: Beat
it's really good in terms of gameplay and story
the best version is on the DS
I just finished it, that ending was a great twist. Will answering Megumi's questions differently grant me a different ending?
>Beat
>A Con
>Joshua
>A Pro
I am considering picking it up on the switch, is it worth the by or should I just emulate it?
>hating on Beat
Nah, just different dialogue from him. Also, did you get the Secret Reports yet?
No, should I do them now or on a separate playthough?
Pros:
>really innovative and unique gameplay that’s incredibly fun to play through
>multiple ways to adjust the difficulty to your liking
>tons of customization revolving around your actions in combat
>great aesthetic and a catchy as hell soundtrack
>likable cast
>interesting story
Cons:
>evolving pins can be a pain in the ass if you don’t take the time to look em up online
>Mingle is a thing
>some of the touch commands can get mixed up during combat
>battle system can take some getting used to depending on how you’re able to adjust to it
you can use the subset L button thing if the touch commands are getting mixed up
I’d say do them now. They help expand on the lore of the game a lot as well as give you interesting challenges and boss fights along the way. Plus, doing so will help unlock more cool pins and clothing as well.
True, but for some reason, whenever I have an Apport and Thunderbolt pin in my deck at the same time, the inputs gets mixed up and neither one will activate, even if I have one on Sub.
Joshua may be a dick, but his Jesus Beams are too good.
>shopkeepers start to open up to you the more you buy from their shops
>some will even start to fall in love you and even try to flirt
This fucking game, man.
>one of the shopkeepers even raps in your honor
K1 Okada was a true bro.
The mark of the casual TWEWY player is that they A: Use Joshua whenever possible, and B: Try and keep him constantly airborne instead of acknowledging that his ground stance and air stance have different strengths and weaknesses. The jesus beams don't mean you should forget about the phone camera.
What’s Tatsuya from Persona 2 doing in TWEWY?
How would you go about creating a game as tightly packed with soul as TWEWY?
True. His ground combos may be longer to get through but his finisher at the end can rack up some great damage, what with him dropping SUVs and what not. Plus, the phone camera thing like you mentioned.
>Pros
Combat is not turn-based
>Cons
Everything else
How does it make you feel knowing that A New Day will never be resolved?
>he doesn’t enjoy turn-based and action combat
I pity you.
>Liking combat systems that only exist because of console limitations from the 80s
cringe
Cave Story, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and DMC1 are pretty soulful. Most commiebloc Eurojank tends to be made by ambitious autists roasting their computers to add features they like. Cave Story is a pretty great acomplishment in individualism and autism, and DMC1 was a goofball running wild.
Maybe Silent Hill 1 and 2.
I’d honestly had no idea. It came out at just right time with just the right amount of passion and talent working behind it.
>he plays video games, despite their invention taking place years ago
boomer
>he doesn’t know how to expand his horizons
Get a load of this pleb.
Gay cope
IT’S A SMALL WORLD, IT’S A SMALL UNIVERSE
t. can’t open up his world
Atlus pretty much forgot about him so he had to take up other means to pay rent.
>backwards 2
Those cheeky fucks.
It's funny because he skates and dies
I’d personally just go with getting it on the original hardware. From what I’ve heard, emulating it can be a pain.
Is it better to emulate the DS version or just play the Switch one?
Switch. HD graphics, more music, pins and a new story
awful game
Name a flaw.
Killed off-screen
In the end, he turned out to be too zetta slow for Joshua.
Awful taste.
He isn't a partner yet
>dies to a vending machine
The most we're going to get is another re-release with more sequel bait garbage
Reminder that Neku is for lewd. Thank you.
IT WAS HIS TURN, BROS
Stop posting, Joshua.
...with milf shopkeepers.
This guy gets it.
When did you come to terms with the fact that a sequel is never going to happen despite all the sequelbaiting?
I came to terms with it pretty quick considering how some of my favorite games still haven’t gotten any new follow-ups whatsoever.
>still no porn involving the TWEWY shopkeepers
FUCK THIS GAY EARTH
>fujos ruin the porn economy again
>still no TWEWY doujins
REMEMBER, WE USED TO SING ALONG TO THIS SONG
Autism.
>told to name a flaw
>named a strength
>implying that’s a flaw
His autism is one of the best things about him, though.
>flaw
Today, I will remind them.
Fucking legend.
Just got the DS version of this game. What am I in for?
Memes.
Fashion, great combat, and existentialism.
A really good fucking time.
Someone post the chart.
Based. Thanks, man.
>Neku has vagina bones too
Nice.
Don’t mind me, just posting the best pin in the game.
My absolute nigga.
But that’s not Lightning Rook.
have you guys head that Rhyme is a girl?
>Nomura actually originally drew her to be a guy before changing his mind
Makes sense.
Based and Pegasopilled.
Who’s the best partner to use for the Pork City floors? Currently playing through the post-game on the DS version.
I personally with with using Beat since if you’re good enough with him, you can rack up a lot of Fusion Stars and his block is a lot more reliable when you’re pitted up against the elephants.
Why do Square Enix tease games they don't know they're going to make?
Because how else are they going to scam more people out of their money?
>nearly kills the protag and god with the most normie irrational number besides root 2
>bad at math
ok
Memorization is not the same as actually being good at something.
Joshua was a bad guy
>A murderer
>Dude, i want to destroyh Shibuya because people bad and don't listen
>Always act haughty and mighty and he is sometimes very insufferable
Not surprising that he doesn't have any friends at the end of the game and just stares at them sadly
Joshua did nothing wrong.
True, but can you forgive him?
Hanekoma is his friend
Didn’t Hanekoma try to kill him too?
You don't say, he is Neku's friend too, basically the only person that can treat both
how hard do you need to remember pi to cast magic with it, exactly?
get out of here
Kek, yes, he was behind the Taboo noise, he also wanted to stop Joshua and that's why he became a Fallen Angel too, Hanekoma was similar to Megumi, both tried to stop Joshua with their own ways
Very hard.
>tfw you realize Neku is probably the only real friend Joshua ever had
Neku is too good for this world.
>Joshua then proceeds to kill him twice
Joshua needs to treat his friends better.
So that explains why Sho was so adamant on finding the guy.
He’s a lot more friendly to him in DDD, so there’s that, at least.
Apparently, Eden Pins explain how Joshua become Composer
Pin 222
>"A lamenting goddess left this prophecy for the five warring kingdoms below: that their world would end in blackest sun-fire."
Pin 223
>"Yet her prophecy held hope. The goddess promised to all living things, great and small, a saving Light to ward off their doom."
Pin 224
>"But the five kings would not believe her. So one sought strength and found futility; so another sank in mindless wisdom."
Pin 225
>"In the end, the kings' delusions led them to a chamber of reckoning, where their unspent chaos brought fear and woe to all."
Pin 226
>"Now, as the boy stands before Eden, the five kings in his wake, the goddess rewards his balanced judgment with her Light."
A New Day ruined TWEWY for me
Wouldn’t be surprised if the only reason Joshua brought Neku back to life was because he’s the only guy who can actually tolerate his personality without conspiring to murder him.
I want to replay this game. Is the switch version good?
Thank God alternative universes exist, huh?
Except A New Day is canon to the main universe
>"Yet her prophecy held hope. The goddess promised to all living things, great and small, a saving Light to ward off their doom."
>Joshua’s entire thing revolves around him summoning beams of holy light to strike down his enemies
It fits.
Do yourself a favor and try to get another DS copy. The Switch port is kind of a downgrade compared to the DS version.
>implying we can’t just ignore it and stick with the DS version
You can ignore it if you want but it doesn't change the fact that A New Day is a continuation of the ending and Neku dies again
>You can ignore it if you want
Will do, thanks!
You're deluding yourself to avoid the cold truth: Neku loses his happy ending and dies again and there won't be a sequel.
Neku dying is the true ending of TWEWY
What’s the best song and why is it Long Dream?
youtu.be
>implying that’s actually gonna stop me
Someday.
youtu.be
>blocks your path
youtu.be
I always wondered why TWEWY threads were up for so long for such a (relatively) obscure game, and then I realized it's because you guys can't stop quoting the songs at each other
Long Dream is based but I’m gonna have to go with this.
youtu.be
>he says when there’s only two of those posts involving that
How do I stop this asshole from wrecking my shit?
now you're gonna make him falseflag it the next time he complains
You just need to ENJOY THE MOMENT.
Also, Black Uranus and Over the Top. Thank me later.
I personally just went with Velocity spam. Really useful for juggling that boss for days.
Joshua had some of the coolest attacks in the game.
>Jesus Beams
>can fly
>can summon meteors and giant ice balls with Neku
>can drop the goddamn moon
>has the highest efficiency attack of the partners
HE CAN’T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT
Didn’t the Secret Reports also say that he can see into the future to an extent? Talk about hax.
Yep. Joshua is an OP motherfucker. I think what’s even more surprising is that he’s surprisingly low on the celestial totem pole so guys like Hanekoma are somehow even more bullshit than he is.
>Detonation
Based taste.
Alright anons, post em
>Favorite Partner
>Favorite Pin
>Favorite Brand
Yoshimitsu, Beat, and Gatito.
>Favorite Partner
Joshua
>Favorite Pin
Lightning Rook
>Favorite Brand
The chad brand Pegaso
If Hanekoma is so powerful, how come he didn't stop Joshua before?
>Eri
>the Vulcan Uppercut ones
>the expensive store with the ara ara shopkeeper
What are some good tat ideas from this game anons?
He isn’t allowed to by the Angels.
The Player Pin is a good start, plus some of the pin designs as well.
So Hanekoma is way more powerful than Joshua
Interesting
>Joshua
>Ice Risers
>Jupiter of the Monkey
THE WORLD ENDS AT YOUR HORIZONS
Hey guys, what’s going on in this thread?
THESE ASSHOLES WERE THE FUCKING WORST
OPEN UP YOUR WORLD
I love the design of the pins. They remind me a lot of Jet Set Radio.
usually there's more, just an observation not really an attack or anything
>implying TWEWY isn't in my top five games of all time
>tfw no JSRF HD port
Any day now, Sega...
Delete this fujo
Don’t they have tons of copyright bullshit to go through, first?
Yeah ive got the player pin, shits so cool.
Getting the cat ones together or something would be dope
I remember once getting a Network Spider pin overseas, though I can’t remember where I placed it.
>partner
Beat
>pin
Lightning rock
>brand
Saturn and the ape
How did TWEWY get to be so goddamn good considering how it was made by modern Square?
Talent, passion, and the fact it was developed by Jupiter not by the usual schlock square uses
What said. The devs were passionate as fuck shout the game and there’s interviews online detailing how excited they were to use the DS hardware.
TWEWY is dead but I can’t wait for the nomura autism in TWEWY re:final remix x kingdom hearts 3.1
The sad/funny part about this is that I can actually see him doing that.
THATS NOT ALL user FIND OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO TWEWY CAST AFTER THAT GAME IN SQUARES NEW MOBILE GAME KINGDOM HEARTS 14/88 DAYS CODE OF MEMORIES
Do you have any of these interviews to show off?
Got a couple.
>Arakawa: I thought that it was awesome how I could really see what I touched do something in the game. When I first learned about the DS I had an idea that the bottom screen could be used for card games, like an extension to CHAIN OF MEMORIES. On the upper screen would be something like an action RPG. But after a while we wanted to use the touch screen for something more…
>Kando: I remember your first planning documents. You had the idea of an action game that you controlled with the touch screen.
>Arakawa: Right. Since we were going to be using a touch screen I thought that we should go in this direction, but we didn’t even know the technical limitations of the touch screen yet, so we couldn’t fully rely on it. I sent my plan anyway and made revisions, went to the show again, played with the DS some more… After a while the game plan started to concentrate on the lower screen more. I felt that the game wouldn’t do the DS justice if it didn’t use the touch screen.
khinsider.com
Is the mobile port any good? I don't have my ds with me.
The DNA of the soul
It’s the worst version of the game but a bad version of TWEWY is probably better than most of the games on the phone
It’s decent but a bit of a downgrade compared to the DS version. It can still be fun at times and does have more music and some updated visuals, though I prefer the sprite work from the original myself.
So the sequel will be about Neku entering a second game with new partners
For some reason, Shiki won't be able to enter but she will be replaced by Hype chan
>Arakawa: We knew it was going to be set in a modern world. At first we were going to use the entire world.
>Hasegawa: We first had ideas to gather cities. Like gathering the Tokyo Tower or the Sphinx. Then, we wanted to get some source materials for inspiration, but we couldn’t go to Egypt (laugh).
>Kando: So essentially the game’s world was shrunk down.
>Hasegawa: Mr. Kando one day just told us that we’re going with Shibuya and Shibuya only (laugh). That we’re going to make a game that completely remakes Shibuya.
>Arakawa: Quality over quantity, making one thing solid.
>Kando: We first thought of including cities that could be reached with the Yamanote Line train and travel around known cities, but then we decided to concentrate it down to one spot. Shibuya has an image as a melting pot, so we thought that we could stage the entire game world in Shibuya. We also thought that it’d be easier to tell a story this way as well, so we stuck with Shibuya.
>Hasegawa: I was unsure about it at first, but once the playing field was decided and being made, I felt that it was realistic. We knew from the beginning that the game would be in 2D, and even in such a limited state we were asked to recreate Shibuya faithfully. That’s when I saw the game in my head. I felt then that this game, with its dual-screen battles and the setting in Shibuya, would not have a heavy, epic story. I rather felt that it would have a stoic, mystery-laden story that would keep the player guessing. Within that setting there are battles, and people meet with each other and tell a story of comradely in a realistic way. At least that’s what I imagined (laugh). I think that’s how the game turned out, though, pretty much.
khinsider.com
ADDED TO THE HEAP
I ONLY ALLOW 2 THINGS IN THIS WORLD
Let me guess, Hype-Chan will be Neku’s new love interest?
She won't replace Joshua
She’s nekus and shikis daughter
>implying Hype-chan won’t cuck him
I want Konishi to step on me.
Same. Even her Noise form is pretty hot.
>Neku is going to fuck his own daughter
Nice.
Who knows? Even the japs seem to be on board with this.
I BELIEVE I'M FAT CAUSE I LIKE IT LIKE THAT
OH BABY SWEET BABY
ALL OF YOUR LOVE BABY
I wish we got more bosses like Progfox in the game. The fact that he can do his own Fusion by himself is so fucking cool.
I played and beat this game for the first time during July of this year and I have to ask the oldfags...does the pain ever get easier?
>even in the UG, when Joshua’s powers have been deceased, he’s still OP enough to BTFO Sho
Will never not be hilarious to me.
What do you mean by pain?
The pain that square will never deliver
We’ve made our peace with it. Honestly, I’m just glad that the game exists to begin with. It’s just so goddamn good and I’m afraid that Square will further mess up what made the original so good to begin with if they decide to heavily focus on it again.
I think the mobile and Switch ports is already proof enough.
Joshua takes no prisoners, Jesus.
Based Joshua.
>Shiki
>Sweet Talk Tether
>Natural Puppy
>can hit Joshua even though he can fucking fly
I miss midriffs.
Same.
Reminder that if modern SE made TWEWY would make Tin-Pin Slammer a DLC. Also, all the weeks would be episodes. I'm dreadful about FF VIIR.
>Literal FFXV-tier clusterfuckery
Oh God, no.
Even the tracks would be DLC. Fuck, I'm opening old wounds. Someone post the countdown to burn some rage.
>shy burger grill
>ara-ara shopkeeper
>gothic lolita
>gyarus
>cutie meganeko
Neku is quite possibly the most based man in all of Shibuya.
I'm weak to the Shy Burger Grill, but True Shiki melts my heart.
I’M STILL FUCKING MAD
Ah, thank you. FUCKING SQUARE ENIX, I HATE YOU!
I will never not be pissed about this.
A man of culture, I see.
>tfw I am aiming for the Shiki
I will make it, anons!
Post more Neku and Shiki, pls.
You have my full support, user. Best of luck to you.
Not him, but have some.
>ywn like Shiki that wears Natural Puppy's threads when you are alone and sings Give Me All Your Love just for you
It hurts just a bit.
A sneak peek into the future.
It's better this way.
I don’t think Neku is one to talk considering how he dresses like a spicy tuna roll.
You simply cherish the memories about the game, replay it once in a while and expand your horizons.
Rude.
Here you go, dude.
This soothes my soul!
cute
>Neku actually styles his hair after manga characters
What a dork.
How do you pronounce Shiki?
She-key.
>geeks the fuck out after finding out who his idol actually is
>spends his afternoons looking up graffiti in an alleyway
>gets offended over people calling him out on his fashion sense
Neku has always been a huge dork. That’s why he’s so likable after his development. We just get to see that dorkiness more and more.
One of the best handheld games ever made.
I really do like Neku’s development. It feels genuinely natural and well-paced and way we get to see him learn and grow was great.
Burger grill a best.
>Favorite Partner
Beat
>Favorite Pin
Excalibur
>Favorite Brand
Jupiter of the Monkey
Was anyone else reminded of TWEWY when they first played P5?
I am playing both games lol
And yes, there are similarities
You’re not the only one. They’re both stylish as hell to boot.
CUTE
>it’s been 12 years since TWEWY came out
Man, they don’t just make games like they used to. Years later and the game still kicks the shit out of most AAA games today.
That’s because TWEWY was actually made to be fun whereas most AAA games just want to jerk themselves off over their HD graphics and what not.
>you can play the game in anyway you want and create your own moveset
>game allows you to change difficulties on the fly
>also lets you de-level
>game rewards you for doing so by increasing the the drop rate of items
>it also drops the best items on the higher difficulties
>also allows you to earn experience for not even playing the game
>you can also chain up to four rounds at a time and eventually up to 16, with the enemies getting stronger throughout each round and dropping more loot as a result
>over 300 pins for you to master and use
>multiple partner play styles for you to experiment with
>equipment that can significantly change up how the flow of combat goes
>Secret Reports to uncover that reveal more about the game’s lore
>multiple bosses hidden within the chapters
>the entirety of Another Day
>fighting Hanekoma on the rooftop of Pork City
>the insane boss rush challenge
TWEWY was such a goddamn good game in general. Fuck, I want to see that kind of passion and care again from modern Square but lord knows we’ll never get something like that from them in this day and age.
I feel like Square’s obsession with having the most cutting edge graphics and epic scale is what bit them in the ass. Compare something like FF13 and FF15, to games like Chrono Trigger and TWEWY and you’ll see a huge difference.
The DS was a magical time, man. TWEWY, Ghost Trick, 999, SMT, Ace Attorney, Elite Beat Agents, Rhythm Heaven, shit was just nuts.
I liked the 3DS but man, did it have some weak exclusives compared to the DS.
Daily reminder that he did nothing wrong.
He did some things wrong, but really, it was to be expected when the guy you’re up against is Shibuya Jesus.
>be Kitaniji
>desperate to save Shibuya no matter what
>look for the best of the best of the Reapers to serve as your GMs to ensure the city you love survives
>have a top man in Kariya who refuses to get off his ass so you need alternatives
>week 1, get a bootlicking meathead who can't go two seconds without making a food joke
>week 2, get a literal fucking madman who betrays the organization the first chance he gets
>week 3, your secretary gets too uppity and also decides to betray you with said madman before getting herself killed
>she also gives the players six fucking days to find a way into your hideout instead of just taking them out
>even though you issued a full alert so there's literally nothing stopping her from just icing them on the spot
>you just wanted to save Shibuya
Shades had a hard life.
He was one of the coolest bosses in the game, imo. Time stop is a kino power.
The amount of times Kitaniji got screwed over was both sad and hilarious. Joshua does not fuck around when it comes to games.
Makes you wonder if he secretly hated the guy.
Nah. The two of them are actually pretty cordial with one another. Joshua just plays to win.
Deja Vu is the best song in the game and you can’t convince me otherwise.
Best song.
WHERE DID WE MEET BEFORE JUST LIKE THIS?
I KNOW YOUR SMILE, YOUR VOICE, JUST LIKE THAT
YOU TALK TO ME AND I SMILE RIGHT BACK
I DON’T BELIEVE IN FANTASY
She’s a very cute girl at that.
Post more Rhyme.
SAME DRESS, SAME SMELL REMINDS ME
SOMETHING I CAN’T FORGET
She's the cutest girl in the game desu
I want to protect her smile.
So, what are the chances that Square makes something as passionate and well-made as TWEWY in current year?
Considering modern Squeenix, we might have to wait a long while for that to happen. Enjoy your half-finished games, half-assed ports, and predatory DLC practices, though!
Next to none, if I’m being honest. I’m cautiously optimistic for FF7R, though.
Anyone got that pic of stump user?
You mean you're optimistic for the first third fourth? of FF7R, not counting microtransactions and DLCs?
What an absolute legend.
You know what, good point. God, Squeenix is such a shit show.
God bless stump user.
SAME SONG, SAME TONE IN YOUR VOICE
Get it on the switch ONLY if you are willing to deal with the shittiest controls you've ever experienced
TELL ME THIS ISN’T A DREAM
TAKE ME FAR WHERE THE STARS ARE STILL ASLEEP
YOU AND ME, WE’LL LIVE FOREVERMORE
I WILL FOLLOW YOU MY DESTINY
WON’T YOU GET MY FEET BACK ON THE GROUND?
>pick your own moveset
>set enemy strength as low or high as you want
>set your level as low or high as you want
>get better shit for stacking the odds against yourself
>all battles are initiated by the player, so that they can progress through the story or grind at their own pace
God, what a great fucking game.
Pretty much zero, but honestly even in 2007 TWEWY kind of came out of nowhere.
God, I hate Squeenix.
Absolute nada, my man.
Who the fuck is Mr. Twister?
He’s moist with the roistering.
He’s you, user.
But I already have enough candy canes.
I’m surprised that there’s not many games that copied TWEWY’s mechanics. Shit like this really helps turn down the tedium of grinding a lot.
I’M GETTING PLAYED BY YOU
DEJA VU
I SAW THE SPARKLES IN YOUR EYES
FOLLOW MY LEAD
SCREW THAT
Have fun Neku
Work for you?
What do you think?
YOUR SOOTHING WORDS MAKE ME FEEL ALRIGHT
How do I git gud with the DS combat?
Pay attention to whoever has the puck.
Pay attention to however has the light puck at the moment and try to complete a combo on their end to pass it to the other guy. Doing so helps increase your attack output. It also helps to keep your characters either moving or blocking during those times as well. Also, a neat trick is that the power of a healing pin is also increased when Neku has the puck on him so keep that in mind.
>Also, a neat trick is that the power of a healing pin is also increased when Neku has the puck on him so keep that in mind.
What the fuck, I never even realized this.
>Also, a neat trick is that the power of a healing pin is also increased when Neku has the puck on him so keep that in mind.
No shit?
AHHHHHHHH WHERE THE FUCK IS MY SEQUEL SQUARE
>he doesn’t know
>I’ll have to play multiple KH games to find out what happens in TWEWY 2
What the fuck, man?
What the FUCK did Nomura mean by this?
Didn't Nomura say this wasn't a reference to TWEWY? Or maybe he just meant the direct universe.
The Kingdom Hearts series is going to switch from Disney inspired worlds with a sprinkling of Final Fantasy characters to Square-Enix IP inspired worlds with a sprinkling of Disney characters.
That building in real life is numbered 109.
It's absolutely TWEWY related
I want a Chrono Trigger and Nier world if that’s the case.
I can only dream user. I've always wanted worlds like Midgar and Balamb Garden in the KH series. The Disney worlds got really old after 2.
I WOULD BE GLAD TO STAY AT YOUR SIDE
I wish, there's no way Disney would allow that though.