The World Ends With You: Final Remix Trailers Introduce Its Shibuya Story And What’s New
0We still got about a month to go until The World Ends With You: Final Remix launches in the West, but while waiting you can check out new trailers that introduce the Shibuya Story and what’s new in Final Remix.
In the crowded chaos of Tokyo, players of the Reapers’ Game must complete daily missions or face total erasure. Learn about the Reapers’ Game and meet some of the enemies, seen and unseen, that Neku will need to survive.
This trailer shows us some of the new features including its touch screen and Joy-Con controls, co-op play, and a new post-game scenario.
The World Ends With You launches in Japan on September 27, 2018 for Nintendo Switch. Check our previous report for a look at the Japanese “Final Trailer.” The game releases in the West on October 12, 2018.
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The World Ends with You is an action role-playing game with urban fantasy elements developed by Square Enix and Jupiter for the Nintendo DS. Set in the modern-day Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo, The World Ends with You features a distinctive art style inspired by Shibuya and its youth culture. Development was inspired by elements of Jupiter's previous game, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. It was released in Japan in July 2007, and in PAL regions and North America in April 2008. Later, an enhanced port to accommodate the game for mobile devices ported by h.a.n.d. was released in 2012, while a port for the Nintendo Switch is targeted for release in October 2018.
In the game, Neku Sakuraba and his allies are forced to participate in a game that will determine their fate. The battle system uses many of the unique features of the Nintendo DS, including combat that takes place on both screens, and attacks performed by certain motions on the touchscreen or by shouting into the microphone. Elements of Japanese youth culture, such as fashion, food, and cell phones, are key aspects of the missions.
The World Ends with You received positive reviews, praising the graphics, soundtrack, and integration of gameplay into the Shibuya setting. The few common complaints were related to the steep learning curve of the battle system as well as the imprecise touch-screen controls. In the week of its release, the game was the second best-selling DS title in Japan, and the top selling DS title in North America. Shiro Amano, writer and artist of the Kingdom Hearts manga, later created a manga based on the video game.