Square-Enix The World Ends With You

k so i got this game today! and man is it HAWT! im just starting day 4...and its going kinda fast...im hoping the days take longer from now on...and the plot gets more detailed...but im loving it so far :P

 

Don't worry. The game doesn't end with the week.

 

oh thank GAWD!

but now i must play and see why it doenst

 

I only got to play it until around Day 3 of Week 2 but I loved it. I wish I could of played it more.

 

Just don't rush,obtain some pins before moving,and set your level to a lower one so the enemies will drop more pins.
And also,remember to always use the 24 bytes you can in day.

You should,it just keep geting better and better.

 

what?

note im on day 5

 

As soon as I got this game I knew it was gonna be great. The music, the voices, the creative cutscene style, it's all great. I managed to get to thre final boss but he kicks my ass every time.

Spoiler

DAMN YOU JOSHUA!!!!

 

Food,you never eated anything in the game?
It's like theres a item(Any food item),i'll use Shoyu Ramen for a exaple,when youselect it,it says it goes down in 8 bytes(Your character gives one byte at each fight/round),you place the character to eat it(Move it to the big Square next to some little Squares),then after 8 fights your defense will be increased by 1.

And you can only do 24 bytes per day.
And it's not Days in-game,it's on real time.

Try using the Lighting Rook pin to hit more than one "hittable point" at once.
After some time you will stay with a permanent Light Puck and the fight will be easy.

 

Hmm good idea, thanks.

 

ohhhh food...k cool

another question

im at the AMX shop and one of Shiki's stickers are in there..am i buying it? or what happends when i take it out? i didnt know what happend the other time i did that...im guessing to goes into my inventory?

 

Don't buy any other like that!
It just boosts Shiki attack/defense by 1.
Only buy Shiki Fusion stickers by now,and also additional pin slots for Neku.
The Fusion stickers cmust come first,because add one more level to the character fusion.
I mean,to Shiki first fusion you need 4 points,for the second you need 8,but it heals more HP and does a lot more damage.

After some time,a lot different stickers will appear,and you only win one item that makes stickers(Scarletite)
once at each in-game days,so don't waste them now.

 

The sticker will increase her stats as soon as you get it just like if you got it from a mission. Like, if you bought, or got an attack sticker from a mission, it would increase her attack as soon as you got it.

 

... :(

Sadly, I own niether 'The World Ends With You', nor a DS.....mine broke. That's why I use my Brothers.......the main character kinda looks like a cooler version of Sora, don't he?

 

So, looking through some of my old text documents, I found a little tip/guide list for TWEWY of my favorite pin set-ups, Neku/Partner clothes set-ups, and other such useful information, so i figured I'd copy/paste it here.

Pin Combos
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Boss/Comboing:

Yoshimitsu -> Boomer -> Kusanagi -> Spider's Silk -> Excalibur

Yoshimitsu is 18 slashes forward which backs them into a wall, Boomer is 8 vertical downward slash combo, Kusanagi is 2 powerful uppercuts knocking them into the air, Spider's Silk rains down boulders comboing him in mid-air and slowing their descent, then hold down L and use Excalibur which is 4 spiked electrical chains (ala Love Me Tether) which damage them as they fall

By the time this entire chain of events has taken place, Yoshimitsu has completely recharged and is ready for you to use, and the entire process happens all over again uninterrupted. Each loop of this is around a 50 hit combo, on Megumi I completely comboed his entire Health bar with this setup

Noise/Grinding:

Mink
Drake
Indestructo-Man

This is my entire attack setup (for the sake of grindan, not necessarily for having fun, or bosses). Blow into the Mic to paralyze all enemies with Mink, Drake is Press Empty Space to Erupt Flames (the most powerful pin of this type in the game) which toasts every paralyzed noise, Drake also has a chance of inflicting HP Drain which will basically kill anything the initial attack didn't, and Indestructo-Man increases and damage and longevity of HP Drain

Then the defensive is Peace Full (5 uses of 50% healing), Psych Support (+2 uses to Peace Full for 7 uses of 50% Healing), and Splish Splash Barrier which wards off all enemies from attacking Neku to stall for time while Mink and Drake recharge, also heals Neku.

Symbiotic Pins​

Eden Set - Neku in invincible when holding the puck, puck damage multiplier is x5 from the start
Cat Set - Equip all three and you get a big reboot speed boost
4 Elements Set - The pins will float around the screen, touch it and a pulse will damage anything in the path. You can press start to pause and relocate the pins.
Black Set - All pins work individually, damage up when all 6 equipped at the same time
Big Set - Big Bang and Big Crunch are both needed to activate the psych.

Where To Grind For Materials​

Orichalcum: Shibuya River - Another Day (Hard)

Dark Matter: 104 - Week 1 Day 4 (Ultimate)

Adamantite: Bus Terminal - Week 2 Day 5 (Ultimate)

Adamantite: Station Underpass - Another Day (Ultimate)

Shadow Matter: Hachiko - Week 3 Day 6 (Ultimate)

1 Yen: Scramble, 104 - Week 1, Day 4 (Easy)

5 Yen: AMX - Week 3 Day 3 (Easy)

5 Yen: Scramble - Week 3, Day 3 (Easy)

10 Yen: Scramble, 104 - Week 1, Day 4 (Normal)

Minamimoto Boss Help​

Lightning Pawn, Lightning Rook, Boomer, Lightning Anger, Splish Splash Barrier, Peace Full

Draw a circle to use the Lightning Pawn, which will chase him down and make him flinch, which completely opens him up to attack via the other Pins. Use Lightning Rook to deal massive damage, and if it's the Dark side of Minamimoto, pass the Light Puck to Neku and blow into the Mic to deal ridiculous damage with Lightning Anger, then follow up by raping him with a full set of down slashes using Boomer.

Obligatory Splish Splash Barrier for protecting yourself while dealing out the hurt with Joshua, or just to avoid one of his attacks, and Peace Full is 5 uses of 50% healing (I prefer it over Healing Whale simply because HW has a big startup time which means that there's a chance you'll get hit and interrupt the healing)

Equips: Go for stuff with regeneration, and -combo panels for your Partner. Good accessories for regen are the Plumeria Studs (shop at Statue of Hachiko), Darling Lock (Shibu Dept Store), Green with Envy (I don't remember where), and Lovely One-Piece (I think it's at Cadoi City > le Grand).

Neku/Partner Armor Setups
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Boss-Rush Mode / Ultimate Armor Setup

Neku - +88 ATK +103 DEF +950 HP
-Samurai Helm (+20/+20/+500, +Combo Map Time, +Hits Time)
-Pi-Face's Coat (+15/+25/+200, Puck Power 3)
-The Dead Slammurai (+10/+15/+50, Puck Power 2)
-My Phones (+43/+43/+200, +Hits Time)

Puck power items give you a 5X puck right from the get go and are needed on Neku, since you'll be switching partners. Samurai Helm is the headwear that grants the most HP and will carry over to each partner. This is a solid, obvious setup, and I don't see how it can be much better without sacrificing puck power.

Shiki - +103 ATK +55 DEF +355 HP
-Samurai Wig (+30/+0/+0, Dual Resistance 1)
-Pi-Face's Jeans (+30/+15/+100, Combo Map "Upgrade" 2)
-Maid Costume (+28/+25/+100)
-Her Stuffed Animal (+15/+15/+250, Shiki Fusion +3)

The reason the jeans are on Shiki and not Beat is because its ability is actually a curse. Longer combo maps mean that it takes longer to pass the puck back to Neku, and it also means that there is a higher chance of your combo being interrupted, since Shiki has a Fusion that requires more of your attention, a longer combo helps you find the proper Tarot Card. Samurai Wig is the headwear with the highest attack, which should help with Shikis now longer combo, and the Fusion +3 is something best to have with every parter to start out with a lvl 1 Fusion.

Joshua - +88 ATK +90 DEF +2600 HP
-Pi-Face's Cap (+20/+25/+200)
-Lollipop's Parka (+10/+10/+300, Dual Resistance 2)
-Maid Costume (+28/+25/+100)
-Angel Feather (+30/+30/+2000, Joshua Fusion +3)

This setup is pretty self explanatory, giving Joshua his lvl 1 Fusion from the start of the battle, and with Angel Feather allotting +2000 HP, this set helps Joshua easily become one of the best partners in the game.

Beat - +101 ATK +70 DEF +175 HP
-Your Cap (+35/+0/+100, Beat Fusion +3)
-Patchy Biker Jacket (+21/+0/+75)
-Iron Maiden's One-piece (+20/+45/-75)
-Shades' Headphones (+25/+25/+75, SOS Powerup 2)

If you want to have nothing but oodles of attack, you can equip everyone with a Samurai Sword, the +53/+0/+0 accessory. Of course, it's a total pain to get four of them, and isn't worth the defense and HP loss unless you need to shave seconds off your time attack. I believe the maximum ATK Neku can have is 238 (Samurai Wig, Pi-Face's Jeans, Head Honcho, Samurai Sword). However, that setup only gets +5 DEF.

Puck-Combo Emphasis Armor:

Neku - +76 ATK +69 DEF +25 HP
-Iron Maiden's One-piece
-Pi-Face's Jeans
-Biker Gloves
-Purple Sneaks

Partner - +37 ATK +55 DEF +256 HP
-The Dead Slammurai
-Pi-Face's Coat
-Pochette
-Purple Sneaks

You may notice that this setup doesn't have much in the department of actually boosting your Def/Atk, but what is very fun about this setup is that every armor equipped gives Puck+ abilities in some form, meaning that with this setup you start a battle with a 5x Damage Multiplier from the Puck, and because of the Puck Speed+ abilities, the Puck has no transition period between the two screens, it instantly teleports to the other screen! So, despite there not being Atk+ stats to these armors, this setup grants you 5x damage via properly utilizing the green Light Puck.

Pin Type Analysis​

Flame Blast/Lightning Arrester:
These psychs deal powerful AOE damage and juggle from a distance, but they are obtained late maingame. Try to get a Blue Blood Burns Blue pin when the opportunity presents itself. Blue Blood Burns Blue is the best flame blast pin for the maingame, and it's still very powerful in the postgame. In the postgame, there is an angel class pin called Drake, and it's probably the best AOE damage pin in the game. You can have both Blue Blood Burns Blue and Drake in your deck for constant juggling. Put BBBB before Drake so that BBBB almost reboots before Drake is drained. Lightning Rook has a faster startup than BBBB, but has less juggling time.

Shockwave:
Many people love the shockwave psychs. Kanesada is 99x10 hits, while Yoshimitsu is 88x16 hits. Even though they are easy to use, they are outclassed by better and faster pins at the end of the maingame. The main problem with shockwave is that the execution of the full combo takes too long, which means you cannot take advantage of the puck too well. Kanesada is better than Yoshimitsu because it frees you up sooner, but some people swear by the latter.

Vortex Saber:
This is a great psych when you are holding the puck, as the massive one-shot damage is guaranteed to return the puck. Lightning Rage is the most powerful option, but Tin Pin Blade can be used when you need an unbranded pin.

Other puck finishers:
Anguis has no equal, although it will deal disappointing damage until you master it. Dope Line can replace a vortex saber psych, but it is more difficult to pull off. Anguis cannot be comboed with the pins that grant more uses.

Healing/Cure Drink/Barriers:
Both healing and cure drink are different psychs, so you can put one of each into your deck for double the healing. Healing Flamingo is the fastest healing psych with 4 uses, while Monkey Leisure has the most uses with 6. Peace Full is the best cure drink psych pin with 5 uses, but you may use a branded pin for influence. I Live for Food is the unbranded cure drink pin for Pork City. Note that all healing/cure drink pins will full heal when Neku has the puck, so avoid Healing Whale. Splish Splash Barrier is an unorthodox healing pin, but some people like to use it.

Thunderbolt/Lightning Bolt/Rounds:
The Natural Puppy beam/magnum pins may look nice, but they are very poor projectile weapons. For the main game, use Network Spider as your projectile weapon, since locking on ensures hits. Ovis replaces Network Spider in the postgame as the best thunderbolt psych. However, lightning bolt is even faster than thunderbolt. Once you get Excalibur, it becomes the ranged weapon of choice, but you may complement it with Ovis in a sub-slot whenever Excalibur is rebooting.

Rapid Flurry:
Lolita Chopper is faster than the shockwave pins and deals more damage, since each use counts two hits. However, it is prone to missing entirely, especially against flyers. Since most of the postgame pins focus on ranged attacks, Lolita Chopper is still useful for taking out Noise #4, Brassenfrog. You can cancel it quickly into a vortex saber when needed.

Gatito:
The eden set forces a 5X puck that does not disappear and invincibility to the puck holder. Other than that, the pins from the postgame brand are disappointing. Big Bang+Big Crunch is underwhelming, while the X as the Y set is terrible. The cat set isn't worth the waste of three pin slots. Lastly, the planet set can only be completed by defeating the final boss on ultimate, so there's not much of a point.

Grinding pins:
Black Rose and Raven are good for grinding, and so is Tin Pin Thrift, since it raises attack. Just make sure you switch them out when you're facing a boss.

 

I was hoping to pick this up since I just finished all my exams for teh year. Going through the concept art and trailers. Is it really as good as everyone says it is? I dont want to have extreme expectations of this game in case they get shattered. Do the characters undergo any development at all in the game? From what I've heard, Neku appears to be that typical JRPG character who angsts and is lonely.

...Joshua looks nothing like Near btw. He totally reminds me of Kaworu from Evangelion.

 

Neku is probably one of the furthest developed character Square-Enix has ever come up with since their merger.

 

I finished it about a week ago and I loved it.
The story, gameplay, soundtrack...
Great game for a handheld! Love the post-game challenges too.

 

I'm sorta having trouble with the game atm.

I'm stuck on Day 3. I dont get the Meme thing and I cant use the words I've collected. I didnt talk to the guy in the business suit first so that might be the reason but is there a way around it? I really dont want to restart after mastering like 5 pins. Was I supposed to have tried out the 'Meme' on the man first and then collect the other ones?

EDIT: Btw, I'm still on the First Week with Shiki.

 

Which Day 3 are you talking about? Shiki's?