{"id":132033,"date":"2020-11-29T01:25:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T01:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/persona-5-neo-world-ends-you-twewy-shibuya-locations-relationship-choice-social-links\/"},"modified":"2020-11-29T01:25:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T01:25:32","slug":"neo-the-world-ends-with-you-should-steal-these-lessons-from-persona-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/11\/29\/neo-the-world-ends-with-you-should-steal-these-lessons-from-persona-5\/","title":{"rendered":"NEO: The World Ends With You Should ‘Steal’ These Lessons from Persona 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After a 13-year hiatus, Square Enix revealed\u00a0NEO: The World Ends With You<\/em><\/strong> is in development for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Longtime fans have eagerly anticipated a sequel for the cult classic DS title, but a lot has changed in the long interim between titles. Square Enix would do well to look to the examples Atlus set with Persona 5<\/em> and Persona 5 Royal<\/em> <\/strong>for delivering a modern, JRPG classic.<\/p>\n

The original\u00a0The World Ends With You<\/a><\/em>\u00a0glistens with style, has an amazing soundtrack, and a tells an engaging story. It is also full of compelling mechanics, including a\u00a0few features that were ahead of its time, so as long-awaited sequels go, the core formula will likely require little modernization. But seeing where Persona 5<\/em><\/a> succeeded\u2014and taking note of where the game could be improved\u2014is a surefire way to deliver a memorable experience.<\/p>\n

RELATED: The World Ends With You 2 Announced<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It did not take long for\u00a0people to draw parallels between\u00a0NEO: TWEWY\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Persona 5<\/em><\/a>, with many accusing Square Enix of ripping off Atlus. To begin with, drawing influence from successful titles is rarely a bad thing, but it is also important to keep in mind that the original TWEWY<\/em>\u00a0predated\u00a0Persona 4,<\/em>\u00a0to say nothing of Persona 5\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0Royal<\/em>.\u00a0It seems possible, therefore, that\u00a0TWEWY’s\u00a0<\/em>aesthetic influenced the Persona<\/em> series in subtle ways, not the other way around. Persona 4<\/em> and\u00a05<\/em>‘s\u00a0use of comic panel-like character portraits to represent all-out attacks are similar to TWEWY<\/em>‘s animated manga aesthetic, and\u00a0Persona 5<\/em>‘s portrayal of Tokyo likely took some notes from\u00a0TWEWY<\/em>‘s stylized portrayal of Shibuya.<\/p>\n

Now, the time is right for\u00a0Persona 5\u00a0<\/em>to repay the favor in kind, providing examples and areas for potential improvement that could help\u00a0NEO: TWEWY\u00a0<\/em>live up to years of desperate anticipation and reignited hype. And even if Atlus did not use\u00a0TWEWY\u00a0<\/em>as an influence, Square Enix would be foolish not to take heed of some of Persona 5<\/em>‘s best ideas, especially since the title is making a jump to brand new platforms<\/a>\u00a0that play by different rules than the original Nintendo DS.<\/p>\n

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The original TWEWY<\/em>\u00a0brought\u00a0the vibrant, fashion-forward culture of Shibuya to life on\u00a0the DS.\u00a0The neighborhood’s vibe suffuses the game’s visuals and\u00a0genre-bending soundtrack by Takeharu Ishimoto, who is fortunately returning to score NEO: TWEWY<\/em><\/a>. But as Persona 5<\/em> demonstrated, Tokyo has so much more to offer gamers than\u00a0a single special ward.\u00a0TWEWY\u00a0<\/em>could use some extra ground to cover as well. The original game’s map is fairly small, and involves a near-excessive amount of backtracking, even if each area is ripe with things to do.<\/p>\n

NEO<\/em> also has the opportunity to improve on its use of Tokyo’s distinct locales. While many of the destinations Joker can visit in\u00a0Persona 5\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Royal<\/em> have intriguing activities, shops, and sub-quests,\u00a0others are essentially dating destinations that serve little\u00a0other purpose. If\u00a0NEO<\/em> expands its offerings to include a few other areas, bringing the same level of meticulous detail as the original game, players will have a truly rich world to explore.\u00a0At the very least, the sequel will need to expand Shibuya and Square Enix would do well to follow Persona 5<\/em>‘s faithful recreation of Tokyo’s notable landmarks.<\/p>\n

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Persona 5<\/em> offers players a staggering amount of content<\/a> in even the most expedient playthroughs. In fact, one could argue that the title is\u00a0too<\/em> big, especially since it was designed with multiple playthroughs in mind.\u00a0Part of this is due to the game’s extremely complex scheduling system. Even though TWEWY<\/em>\u00a0would lend itself to a scheduling system fairly easily given the Reapers’ Game’s use of time limits and countdowns,\u00a0NEO\u00a0<\/em>should take the opportunity to deliver a slightly more linear, focused experience than Persona 5<\/em>‘s sprawling narrative.<\/p>\n

This will not only help distinguish\u00a0TWEWY<\/em>‘s identity from Persona<\/em>;\u00a0it will make repeated playthroughs more feasible, which could enable the developers to come up with a wider variety of endings based on player choice than\u00a0Persona\u00a0<\/em>5<\/em> has to offer.<\/p>\n

Even though it was released over a decade ago, many of TWEWY<\/em>‘s characters still have a following and enjoy fairly wide-recognition for a niche title. And\u00a0NEO: TWEWY<\/em>‘s new addition,\u00a0Nagi, already has a legion of fans on social media<\/a>. Early reactions to the cast so far are similar to the reception the Phantom Thieves received when they were first unveiled, and now Joker\u00a0& co. are among the most widely recognized JRPG characters in the world, landing guest appearances in Super Smash Bros.<\/em> and spin-off titles to capitalize on their success.<\/p>\n

The best way for Square Enix to pour fuel on the fires of super-fandom would be to allow players to interact with those characters in mechanically meaningful ways. And fortunately, the game lends itself well to that system already. Both\u00a0TWEWY\u00a0<\/em>and the Persona<\/em> series have a strong emphasis on the power of relationships. Neku requires the cooperation of partners to compete in the Reapers’ Game, and\u00a0Persona<\/em> protagonists must establish meaningful bonds to summon more powerful personas.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Persona 5’s Joker and the Phantom Thieves Are in a Special Place<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

While The original TWEWY\u00a0<\/em>captured the spirit of teamwork through it’s frenetic, dual-screen gameplay,\u00a0NEO <\/em>seems to be\u00a0trading that system for party-based 3D battles. Therefore, another system is necessary to mechanically convey cooperation. Allowing players to “level up” their bonds to other characters would be a welcome addition, and it provides\u00a0TWEWY\u00a0<\/em>with an opportunity to distinguish itself from Persona<\/em>.\u00a0Rather than using dating-sim like choices to define relationships,\u00a0NEO<\/em> can allow parties to level up by completing successful combos in the context of combat.<\/p>\n

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There are even more parallels between TWEWY\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Persona\u00a0<\/em>that present opportunities for refinement and divergent evolution.\u00a0Just as\u00a0Persona 5<\/em> was adapted into an anime, an anime adaptation of the original TWEWY\u00a0<\/em>was announced<\/a> just prior to the reveal of\u00a0NEO.<\/em><\/p>\n

Unlike Persona 5<\/em>‘s anime, which is a fairly straightforward adaptation of the game’s content, the TWEWY<\/em> anime\u00a0has the opportunity to interact\u00a0with the game franchise in a novel way.\u00a0NEO<\/em> is supposedly a sequel to the TWEWY anime<\/a>, which means the anime creators have the opportunity to foreshadow the events of the second game, or raise interesting questions about what players thought they knew of the original rather than a more straightforward retelling.<\/p>\n

Persona 5\u00a0<\/em>is a brilliant game that provides\u00a0NEO: TWEWY\u00a0<\/em>with countless other ideas to draw from, and it will be exciting to see what Square Enix does with those opportunities.<\/p>\n

NEO: The World Ends With You<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is currently in-development for the Switch and PlayStation 4, due to release next summer.<\/p>\n

MORE: The World Ends With You Anime Adaptation Reveals First Trailer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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