[DS] 'World Ends With You' (aka It's a Wonderful World) coming Stateside

I finally picked this game up, and I cannot for the life of me multi-task these damn battles. Hopefully I'll get used to it soon, since I'm only at the start of day two.

As far as the story goes, Shiki shows an odd amount of patience with whiny-bitchboy, Neku. I really hope he doesn't stay this way, since I'm not looking for Squall Redux.

EDIT: Ohhh, I can control the second character at any time. I thought I could only do that when the D-pad commands popped up, but that only happens when it goes into Auto (and it was pissing me off that it took control right when the commands popped up). It's begun barraging me with tutorials and info screens, and I'm starting to see how deep the customization is going to be.

Should be fun.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I got pretty used to the top-screen controls, but I prefer to button-mash in the direction of the enemy (at least with Shiki, not sure about Joshua or Beat yet) and focus wholly on what's going on with Neku. My best clothes also happen to give Star bonuses, so I can get away with it and still get those Combo special moves about a third of the time.

Honestly, though? The best RPG to come out in years. I'm rather surprised that this came from the guys who made Chain of Memories.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I'm on day 5 leveling up some pins that have branching evolutions. A bit time-consuming when I have to level through Mingle PP, but it's manageable. Making an Angel Magnum at the moment.

I can't think of an RPG I've enjoyed this much in almost all aspects (Pokemon Diamond was definitely up there, but that's enjoyable for entirely unique reasons), which is why I'm making that kind of claim.

How ya doing, buddy?

Now, for me, the soundtrack is the least compelling part of the game. It's hugely repetitive and monotonous, and like most J-Pop I've heard, it's just... not good music.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Yup, that's about right. Currently gaining Battle PP for the Hounder Magnum.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I just steal a DS, leave it in Pictochat, then continuously enter and exit Mingle mode. It's slow, but it works.

For those with absolutely no access, there's only Aliens.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I'm not sure how you mean. If you have one DS, it needs to remain in TWEWY's Mingle Mode in order to get MPP. Since that only searches for people via local wireless, I don't think the USB dongle will do much of anything.

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Originally Posted by Manny Biggz

I understand that you do not like the look of the characters, but I thought they were aiming for the trendy looks in Japan right now. From what I know, they hit the nail on the head with that. Same thing about the whole "hip" factor.

Have you noticed games about American youth culture and music tend to miss the mark? Either they use terms and phrases from older rap (Gears of War) or tend to jump on the popularity bandwagon about a year too late (music games that use licensed American music). Example? Britney Spears' Toxic. In my Taiko Drum Master. Words cannot describe the lameness.

To say The World Ends with You is an accurate representation of Shibuya youth culture is silly. It's more along the lines of a caricature of Tokyo's upper middle-class' youth socialites and their goofyass fashion sense.

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Gech, the game uses both control types at the same time. It's not feasible in the least to reverse them.

Originally Posted by Manny Biggz

Point taken. But you're still saying that it's following their current fashion sense. Whether it's exaggerated or not.

No, I'm not saying that. I'm saying it's a caricature of their oftentimes extreme and absurd fashion sense; not their fashion specifically. The outfits used in The World Ends with You are either too vague or simple to be applied to a particular fashion style (Joshua's button-up shirt and jeans), or way off the deep-end and not applicable to the real world (whatever the fuck Neku is wearing).

The game is right when it states that trendiness is Shibuya is constantly changing, so why would anyone think this game could possibly have a firm grip on that?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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I understand that you do not like the look of the characters, but I thought they were aiming for the trendy looks in Japan right now. From what I know, they hit the nail on the head with that. Same thing about the whole "hip" factor.

You're talking about the clothes they wear. I'm not. You're arguing that the character designs are okay because they're based on what Shibuya teens think is trendy and is actually what they wear right now, but it's not. That's the simple point I'm trying to make.

How ya doing, buddy?

Don't like Joshua much?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Just give Joshua some equipment that lowers his attack chain by 2 and then just start mashing left or right. You get Stars pretty fast that way.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Rotorblade

That takes care of the damage problem only slightly, given that the game still has a habit of giving him dumb crap like "Equals X" or "Greater than 8" or "Less than 1."

Yes, but you run through individual chains so quickly that it balances out.

Basically, even when you're not paying attention, you have a 33% chance of selecting the correct number. With the attack chain lowered by two, you get to select a number every two-three seconds. It adds up.

I was speaking idiomatically.

He's getting worked? That's kind of weird. Maybe I did a little too much grindan and eatan, but I never had that trouble.

Make sure to always feed your partners nothing but HP boosting stuff. The partners come and go, but HP is shared and vital. I won't worry about their Attack and Defense until the post-game.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Stop eating food that increases Brave after you hit 180 or so. I haven't found any clothes that exceed that yet.

If you have a lot of money, go to that organic foods store and buy some things there. You could use those items for your Collection list, as well as the ingredients for the Tatsumi Burger. Or just go to the expensive shops in the same shopping area and buy a suit or two for Joshua. That helps a lot.

How ya doing, buddy?