NEO: The World Ends with You
Lead Rindo’s team through Shibuya’s Reapers’ Game, equipping pins that turn individual button inputs into psychic attacks and linking teammates’ moves to build toward a powerful Mashup.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.3 / 10
About this game
Rindo’s encounter with a mysterious pin draws him into the Reapers’ Game, a struggle for survival on the streets of Shibuya. You lead his team through its missions, including battles against creatures called Noise. Defeating these enemies can yield more pins, expanding the abilities available to your group. Each teammate equips a pin, and its assigned button activates a particular psychic power. Changing the loadout changes your mix of attacks, healing and support. Used-up pins need time to recharge, while a follow-up during a Beatdrop opportunity builds Groove toward a Mashup attack. Preparing the team and coordinating its moves are therefore connected parts of combat. Comic-style storytelling frames the journey through this urban setting.
Collected in series
The World Ends with You brings action RPG battles to a stylized Shibuya, where young people must survive the mysterious Reapers’ Game. Pins grant psychic powers, fashion shapes the atmosphere and the music keeps the streets alive. Learning to trust other people matters as much to the story as fighting alongside them.
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AI review
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A promising fit for players who enjoy designing a team’s moves and coordinating them in action.
Pin selection and Beatdrop timing suggest combat that rewards both preparation and attention to teammates’ attacks. Collecting abilities from Noise gives battles a practical connection to further loadout experimentation.
Strengths
- Interchangeable attack, healing and support pins provide concrete reasons to rethink the team’s setup.
- Timed follow-ups can give coordinated attacks a clear payoff through Groove and Mashups.
Who it is for: Players interested in urban fantasy and experimenting with linked team abilities.
Play notes: Pin recharge means a preferred attack cannot be used continuously; rotating available abilities is part of the combat tradeoff.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Noise missions and pin rewards can make progression a cycle of completing objectives and revising the team’s tools. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The connection between equipped pins and timed follow-ups should appeal to players who like building combinations and then executing them. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Comic-style storytelling gives the Shibuya survival premise a graphic-novel framing that may suit readers drawn to illustrated urban fantasy. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Switch demo progress can carry into the full game, reducing repeated opening content for players who begin with that demo. | Reviewed | 6.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Square Enixh.a.n.d.
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Release date
- Jul 27, 2021
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genreAction
- Tags
- Main Story 20–50 HoursSolo-friendlyReal-time Combat3D GraphicsFantasyThird PersonExplorationLong-term ProgressionStory-drivenLevel ProgressionTurn-based Combat
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideJul 27, 2021
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com