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The follow up to the Nintendo DS RPG The World Ends with You now has a concrete release date. Square Enix has announced that NEO: The World Ends with You will be out on July 27th of this year, worldwide. It’ll be available on both the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, with an Epic Games Store exclusive PC version arriving a little while later, though still in that Summer release window.

The long-awaited follow-up to the RPG classic The World Ends with You follows protagonist, Rindo, as he explores the heart of Tokyo to uncover the mysteries behind the sinister “Reapers’ Game,” a life-or-death battle for survival in which he has been forced to take part. A new trailer, that debuted today, offers an introduction to a new cast of characters, a vibrant and fashionable equipment system, the game’s hyper-stylish action battle system, and much more.

 

[Deleted User]

Maybe I'd give it a try if Square would put effort into the pre-release. The last time I heard about this game was when it was announced. I didn't even know the name!

 

[KingVamp]

Will probably still be fun, but I'm going to miss the dualscreen play.

 

[jt_1258]

Maybe I'd give it a try if Square would put effort into the pre-release. The last time I heard about this game was when it was announced. I didn't even know the name!

it had the name as part of the teaser and...well...it was just a teaser at first. it's actually refreshing to have a company not overhype a launch and blow expectations higher then they should be for once

 

[RichardTheKing]

What kinda name is "NEO", anyway? It brings images of pills and failed consoles, nothing else.

 

[Super.Nova]

At least I got one thing to look up for in this so-far wretched year.

 

[RichardTheKing]

At least I got one thing to look up for in this so-far wretched year.

Persona 5 Strikers is great, and it's already out. There's also Mass Effect, next month. So...yeah, not much, but definitely something.

 

[Shenrai]

I have waited so long

 

[BitMasterPlus]

Oh yes, I do plan to get this in the future for sure.

 

[DS1]

Maybe I'd give it a try if Square would put effort into the pre-release. The last time I heard about this game was when it was announced. I didn't even know the name!

Yeah, that’s exactly how they ran the promotion for the original game. Kind of sad, because it eclipses everything else they’ve done in the past 13 years by far. Marketing probably blew all the budget pushing Kingdom Hearts spin-offs and rereleases.

 

[Deleted member 514389]

If this get's reviews above the 'standart square enix pedestal' 75 I'll get it, for science.

Since they already butchered KH and FF beyond recognition, let's see how this joins SE's latest "How to kill all my franchises in a year or less"-Masterplan.

Also:
Seems EPIC is SE's new sugarparent* now.
Huh. Seems piracy is a concept that they don't think exists on PC.
Great logic. These ppl have the most critical thinkers of the industry indeed. Not
Always good to see how well they fullfill (the already low) expectations. As in: Never



*revised for genderneutrality™

 

[RichardTheKing]

Since they already butchered KH and FF beyond recognition, let's see how this joins SE's latest "How to kill all my franchises in a year or less"-Masterplan.

I only really enjoyed Kingdom Hearts II (Final Mix on PS4) and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (PC, because mods). The rest of those series...eh. Played some KH1 and 3, and some FF9 and 7 (and finished 4 DS once), and just couldn't get into them for various reasons.
My favourite Square-Enix JRPGs have to be Bravely Default and Bravely Second, for sure.

 

[tfocosta]

Sounds good. The first game needed a sequel.

 

[DannX]

Let's goooooooo!

I am super excited for this, the previous on the DS is one of my favorite RPGs ever for its unique gameplay and visual style, and this one is looking pretty good.

Interestingly they sure are taking steps in bringing more of their games to Epic Games exclusive.

 

[CrimsonMaple]

HOLY SH*T!

I AM SO HYPED! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SOOOOO LONG!

CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY THIS!!!!

 

[duwen]

I'm remaining cautiously optimistic for this... but the response I've seen for the new Bravely Default doesn't instill much confidence.

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

@Ricken

 

[Ricken]

I worry that the battle system will grow dull if fights are nearly as frequent as they were in TWEWY; which already had really bad repetition issues near the end. However, the story looks on point and these characters seem just as unique and lovable as the original cast of TWEWY and I couldn't be more pleased
BUT OH MY GOD THEY GOT NEKU BACK IN THIS GAME I HAD A LITTLE FANBOY MOMENT

@Ricken

I appreciate you, kind sir

 

[Hells Malice]

Everything looks good so far, though i'll definitely miss the DS combat. But it's hard to even match it these days let alone beat it. I guess we'll see. It does at least look cool.

The story seems pretty wild, there's a lot of damn characters and it seems to span two different regions so that'll be interesting.

Hype

 

[Super.Nova]

Persona 5 Strikers is great, and it's already out. There's also Mass Effect, next month. So...yeah, not much, but definitely something.

Just to make sure, should I have played any previous Persona titles before this to get into it?
I've been very intrigued to play it but I don't have much time to commit to more than one game every couple of months.

Not much of a fan of Mass Effect games and all the blunders they had didn't inspire much confidence to start them at any point this far.