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:) My one suggestion is if you are new to the genre perhaps starting with something a bit more old school (Say any Final fantasy game) might be a better choice (6 is out on the DS) and then try TWEWY. Came fast, and was worth all the money I spent on it. While I am no stranger to Square(Enix) or their games, TWEWY is a unique and interesting experience with a ton of replay value. It took a lot of mastering and a bit of banging my head against the resident wall to get used to the combat system.
The mechanics take some getting used to (I hope you like multi-tasking). Anyone with a DS should at least try this game.Oh, and the soundtrack is amazing as well. Quite possibly one of the best games I have had the pleasure of playing. but once you get the hang of it the game is quite fun.
This game is hard to find and seeing my son enjoy it so much, I'm glad I found it.
I recently bought another copy to give to my younger sister so that she can enjoy the game, too. I tried this game out on a friend's recommendation last year, and loved everything about it. The game is full of style, with beautiful 2D visuals, a great story, unique and fun controls, memorable characters, and a catchy soundtrack.If you want to be immersed in a deep single player experience on the DS, there's no better game than "The World Ends With You".
If you ignore the bottom screen for more than a second, you get bombarded by enemies. I finally got into the combat part of the game, which I absolutely hate. You are expected to control two characters at once: one at the top of your screen, and the other at the bottom. So now I officially hate: the gameplay, the characters, and the combat. From the first time I booted it up, I thought "oh no. Square Enix failed to make a consistent game and decided it would be easier to have us switch difficulties throughout the game than to fix it. this looks cheesy - I'm going to hate this game", but I gave it a chance anyway.
I was expecting at least a little bit more of a traditional RPG with more realistic game play. After trying to figure it out, I found it too difficult to resist the urge to destroy my DS by slamming it against the coffee table, so I just left the top screen on autoplay (which apparently the autoplay does a terrible job and makes it impossible to achieve higher than a C on any battle, which hinders game play). I decide "Hell, 98% of people on Amazon loved the game, so lets keep going and try and see what they see." I played a few more hours, gathered a few more "pins", and all I discovered is that 98% of people on Amazon are morons. I must say though, I hate the characters a little bit less. I read reviewers say they like this aspect, but to me it's a cop out. On the bottom you run around in an extremely limited space using different attacks while trying to avoid the enemy. Boss battles have become extremely difficult because I have no choice but let the computer control my 2nd character - but wait. In this reviewers opinion, Square Enix failed to make a tolerable game.
I have the ability to switch the game to "easy". TWEWY was far from what I expected. After way too much ridiculous dialogue involving two characters that you can't help but hate, the game finally begins (sort of.).
While doing this, you are expected to follow a pattern of buttons to push to control the character on the top screen, which I have found impossible, as I am not a chamelean and my eyes do not look in different directions at once. Hands down one of the worst games I have ever played, and this is coming from a huge Square Enix fan. I am surprised to see that anyone enjoyed it, and baffled as to how so many people loved it.
I finally bought this game about a week ago after a month of reading amazing reviews on it, and I must say I felt very mislead. It feels like a mix of Dance Dance Revolution and Final Fantasy 2. But I definitely hate the game much more.
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