Hey there everyone, and welcome to the first part of my Nostalgia Nation playthrough of The World Ends With You: Final Remix playthrough. As with all my Nostalgia Nation playthroughs so far, although I have played The World Ends With You before, it was back in 2007 on the Nintendo DS, whereas now I’m playing the graphically enhanced version for the Nintendo Switch (which also comes with some new content and altered gameplay mechanics).
In this first stream I get to grips with our protagonist Neku Sakuraba as he wakes up in Shibuya with no memory of what happened previously to him. As we make our way through the Reaper’s Game we meet with our partner Shiki Misaki who we need to enter a pact with in order to defeat monsters known as Noise. Finally we help with setting up a concert for people to enjoy, even though the vast majority of people can’t see or interact with us, for some reason (I technically spoil this way before the revelation of the reason behind it in-game, whoospies!)…
Until next time…buh-bye!
About The World Ends With You – Final Remix
The World Ends with You (known in Japan as Subarashiki Kono Sekai, which translates as It’s a Wonderful World) is an action role-playing game with urban fantasy elements developed by Square Enix and Jupiter for the Nintendo DS. Set in the modern-day Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo, The World Ends with You features a distinctive art style inspired by Shibuya and its youth culture. Development was inspired by elements of Square Enix’s previous game, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. It was released in Japan in July 2007, and in PAL regions and North America in April 2008. Later, an enhanced port to accommodate the game for mobile devices ported by h.a.n.d. was released in 2012, while a further enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch was released worldwide in 2018 under the title The World Ends with You: Final Remix.
Set in a fictional version of Shibuya known as the UG (Underground), this plane of existence exists alongside the RG (Realground) where the residents live their every day lives. The UG is home to the Reaper’s Game, where selected individuals are placed in life threatening situations to complete 7 days’ worth of challenges to win a chance of returning to their RG lives. Neku Sakuraba, The World Ends With You’s main character, is one such person, though he has no memory of his life prior to waking up on Day 1 of the Reaper’s Game. In the original Nintendo DS version of the game, battles took place across both screens, with the player using the D-pad (or the face buttons) to control Neku’s partner, while Neku was controlled using the touch screen on the bottom screen. On the smartphone and Nintendo Switch versions, gameplay takes place entirely on a single screen with touch functionality (or Joy Con use) controlling both characters in a slightly different way.