The World Ends With You. A record of Neku's character Development.

 

    

     The World Ends With You (TWEWY) is one of the most unique video games ever made. And I mean that in every sense of the word. No other game feels the same to play, no soundtrack feels the same to listen to, nor does any story feel the same to experience. Unfortunately, though, this originality is as much a curse as it is a blessing. Let me explain. Even among fans of JRPGs, this game remains one of the more obscure titles in the genre and there are a few reasons for that. Not the least of which was how the game is played. The peculiar combat system has a very steep learning curve and is a big turn-off for a lot of people. As a DS game, it utilized both screens in very different ways.  The way it works is that the player controls two separate characters simultaneously, one on the top screen, and one on the bottom. One character is controlled via the buttons, and one via the touch screen. Personally, I am a big fan of the game’s combat, but I can see why it wouldn’t be appealing to most people. Regardless, with the game’s selectable difficulty enjoying the story should not be an issue. The narrative of TWEWY is simply too amazing to miss out on.

Tales of Crestoria. What Makes it Appealing.

 

     

     Originally launching on July 16, 2020, Tales of Crestoria is a free-to-play mobile game for IOS and Android devices. Developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment, this game is a gacha game that is a part of Bandai Namco’s own Tales of series of RPGs. The best way to describe the gameplay is a mix between a visual novel and classic turn-based combat. As a self-proclaimed “RPG Written in Blood and Betrayal,” Tales of Crestoria brings together characters from the series’ 25-year history for players to collect and train while enjoying a new original story. The story of the game stars its own new cast characters and is primarily presented as a visual novel. Between each of the cutscenes, the player must clear battles with their own team of characters that may or may not be the same ones featured in the story. In short, while the cutscene will show the characters in battle, the battle the player plays that represents that conflict will most likely not be featuring the actual characters from the story. This is common for most gacha games. However, despite the disconnect between the story and the actual gameplay, the appealing original characters and intriguing setting come together to create an amazing narrative.