The World Ends with You

The World Ends With You stands tall as both a compelling piece of interactive art and a brilliantly designed and executed game.

The World Ends with You is a game that every RPG fan who owns a DS needs to have.

I commend Square-Enix on bringing over a very niche title and taking the gamble with both the game mechanics and the audience.

And while it all seems a little hokey or emo (as the kids call it these days) at first, The World Ends With You is actually one of the most interesting and gratifying experiences I’ve had with an RPG in years.

It is a great example of innovative gameplay, and though it might take a while to get a hold on the actual battle mechanics, once you get going, you won't be able to stop!

All that said, this is a game that doesn't pander to the casual gamer. Those that persevere will however find a very accessible experience bubbling under the teen angst.

It ultimately suffers from trying too hard to be innovative and forgets the important part of being user friendly.

Best Game on the Nintendo DS. Peak Gameplay. The experience is totally different if played on emulators.

What drew me in to this game, wasn't the gameplay and its mechanics. But the amazing color pallette, art direction, music, and it was made by the same team that made the handheld games for Kingdom Hearts. I couldn't get into the gameplay, which is the main reason why I play a game, but all of its' other attributes were still amazing. So a 6 star seems fair to me.

The unique combat system plays like a dream, and the stylized atmosphere is also unique. But it's definitely dialogue-heavy, which can be a turn-off for many gamers. It's ultimately too slow for me.

The story telling, characters, and music are what is saving this game back from a lower grade. But one of the worst combat systems in a JRPG, let alone a video game, undo anything promising that the game might have had. Battles are an absolute chore in this game.

This game is the epitome of overhype. Did they need to sell a bunch of units so they got a bunch of good reviews pumped out? How is this supposed to be a fun game? I would love to just have ANY idea of what the hell is going on. The storytelling is loose at best. Not giving the viewer information does not make something mysterious or interesting, it’s just bad writing. I feel like people just give this game good reviews to pretend to be apart of some exclusive club that “gets” something the rest of us idiots don’t understand. Right. Bad game.