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Due to it’s weird control issues, The World Ends With You: Final Remix could be hard to recommend to most players if not for everything else it does so well. It’s fantastic story and characters, beautiful designs and unique gameplay more than make up for the occasional wrist strain, but just be warned going in that it’s not like any other title you’ve played.
65
You can safely sit this one out unless you're a diehard fan. [Issue #37 – January/February 2019, p. 68]
70
iOS and Android versions of TWEWY couldn’t handle the unique combat system with two different fights on two different DS screens, so they cut one of them. Switch port mutilates the game even further. [Issue#234, p.74]
7
Buen juego, jugabilidad regulera y algo frustrante. Como JRPG es notable, pero le lastra mucho su dificultad de juego. Recomendado si sabes pasar por alto ese problema.
9
I never played the original release, but I love this game. The story, the music, the gameplay, and the artstyle (love Nomura's artstyle a lot). There were a few times I got frustrated with the gameplay though, and I can respect this game definitely has a niche audience and wont be for everyone.
9
One of the best jrpg that i played.Soundtrack is amazing.I love the visuals and art style.Overall so stylish all the game to music to the character desings and gameplay everything just works perfectly.Story is maybe basic on the front but it teaches you a lesson and if you go under it you found a very well written lore behind it.Gameplay is so well desinged i heard for so many people that the touch play and the pins are a turn off but when you go into it your gonna definitely love it.Overall very good game one of a kind.Play it when you have time.Switch port is the most acsessible for the time so give it a chance your not gonna regret it.
The World Ends with You: Final Remix
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Oct 12, 2018
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Generally Favorable
77
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Generally Favorable
7.9
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Nov 6, 2018
100
Gaming needs more entries like The World Ends With You: Final Mix. Perfection in entertainment isn’t about lacking a single negative aspect, but rather how those blemishes are overcome, and how the work makes you feel. The game has issues as it fails in areas that could potentially cripple it for some. But at the end of the day, I believe it to be worthy of a perfect score. Deserving the highest praise, The World Ends With You: Final Mix can, and should, be listed among the best titles in the history of the medium.
Oct 10, 2018
87
One of the most unique and refreshing JRPG of all time. The controls are far from perfect (in both modes), but this is the best chance to experience this fantastic story... Or rediscover it once again.
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Apr 6, 2022
10
Yes, the Joycons controls absolutely ****, BUT when playing with the Touch Screen. It really fun to play the game.
May 8, 2020
10
The World Ends With You: Final Remix is an underrated masterpiece. The game has flown under the radar (to its own detriment) and that is a sad realization, considering how great the game is. The story is complicated, but the writing does a good job of making the story very easy to digest and understand, but that doesn't mean it doesn't deal with complex topics. The main character, Neku Sakuraba, doesn't feel like a bland, "fill in the blanks" edgy anime protag, he feels like a fleshed-out character who has genuine flaws and character growth. All the other main characters also feel very fleshed out and real. The gameplay is complex enough to be addicting, and barely ever gets tiring. Many people who play this game seem to have a hard time grasping it, and while it will take time to master, the game still feels very rewarding. You have to collect pins, which have abilities called psyche which can be activated by doing a specific motion with either the touch screen or a Wii-remote style cursor. It is true that the touchscreen version of this game is the easiest to control, but the cursor is a perfectly viable and nearly equally as easy way to play the game. It is worth sacrificing that for playing the game on a larger screen and with Co-Op. TLDR: If you can move your wrist, you can play docked. One thing this game nails more than any other game, is the atmosphere. The art style is a beautiful combination of 2000's urban street art, comics, and manga. And the music is legitimately the greatest video game soundtrack of all time. No exaggeration. If you are returning TWEWY fan, you will not be disappointed by remastered visuals, remastered soundtrack with many new tracks and older tracks (like the tracks from Kingdom Hearts, and the Japanese exclusive mobile game, TWEWY: Live Remix). The bonus content in "A New Day" is very enjoyable, as it switches up the combat by adding many new gimmicks that adds more difficulty to the game. The story in it is about as good as it is in the base game, but the ending is a cliffhanger. That wouldn't be too big of a problem if there was hope that Square Enix was making a sequel, but considering this game flopped and Square Enix doesn't give the game much recognition anymore, TWEWY fans are not in the best of spirits. Overall, this game is an amazing and underrated modern classic that I urge any JRPG fan to pick up and experience for themselves. 10/10.
Oct 23, 2018
80
Sure, an enhanced version of a mobile port is bound to disappoint some, but The World Ends With You: Final Remix is a more accessible version of the original that's still an extremely memorable and one-of-a-kind experience.
Oct 10, 2018
80
TWEWY is a very unique game JRPG fans cannot miss. Control-wise we don’t like the this version that much, but other than that, it has aged pretty well.
Oct 18, 2018
74
The World Ends with You Nintendo: Final Remix is an interesting old school experience on the Nintendo Switch that plays okay but is also lacking a little accuracy.
Oct 11, 2018
70
The new music is wonderful, the additional stories are engaging, and the updated visuals make it hard to return to the pixelated appearance of the original DS release. Still, despite these obvious improvements and extra pieces of content, there’s a downside to the update. Some people, especially newcomers, won’t find issue with the new control scheme, but for many long-time fans the dual-character combat of the original is a huge part of what made it a game worth remastering.
Oct 10, 2018
60
On paper, The World Ends With You would have been perfect for a Switch adaptation, and it still could be. There hasn’t been any indication of post-launch updates to fix the controls, but in a less cynical view we can be glad they’re not selling Another 7 Days as a separate expansion. But Final Remix is something rare: the Switch port of a classic game that would have been better served happening on 3DS if they wanted to replicate the original experience.
Aug 8, 2019
10
one of my favorite games of all time, great story, great music, and the gameplay is very fun.
Feb 6, 2023
7
Buen juego, jugabilidad regulera y algo frustrante. Como JRPG es notable, pero le lastra mucho su dificultad de juego. Recomendado si sabes pasar por alto ese problema.
Jan 24, 2022
7
Good - controls are really unique and challenging on the DS - combat is pretty cool. Fast pace and has a lot of variety of techniques. - music is cool - comic book style cutscene are cool - the story is pretty decent. The protagonist is very relatable, at least for me. Bad - Switch motion controls are a bit weird. Can't always do the moves you want, and the constant cursor re-adjustment ruins the experience a bit. - clothing status menu in shop could've added the option to compare current equipment so I didn't have to switch back and forth to check.
May 22, 2019
4
The game doesn't feel as good to play as it did on the original DS. Rather, they dumbed it down and remastered the phone version rather than remastering the DS version. Don't get me wrong, the story and music is still good, but the controls and removal of a true partner system are hideous changes. Partners no longer feel unique or fun to play, they're just tagged on as an extra badge to use. They no longer have fun or unique mechanics like they did in the DS version. I've only played handheld mode but it just feels super wrong not having access to a real partner system and Square Enix just throwing out the best feature in the game.
Mar 28, 2019
3
So take this with a grain of salt, But I was really dissapointed by this port. The controls are useless. Either you have to mess up your hands, or play with the worst joycon experience I have tried. It worked much better for the ds since you had the stylus abd the ds could be placed on a table, while the switch can't with touch control. The design, and story overall seems really good, and the music is amazing, but the controls made it so I could not get bast much, since by hands begane to hurt more than an 10 hour session with smash bros
SummaryThe highly stylised and critically acclaimed Nintendo DS game "The World Ends With You" is coming to Nintendo Switch. When the main character, Neku, suddenly encounters the mysterious girl Shiki, he gets caught up in a deadly game he'll be erased from existence if he can't complete a series of twisted tasks. Tear into each rhythmic... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date:Oct 12, 2018
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