I still can't believe Joshua stepped into Rindo and Shoka's moment there, tossed Shoka into a dumpster somewhere in Shibuya for a month and dipped out like that but it's the most Joshua thing to do.
My headcanon is that he sent Shoka to Cat Street. From there, Hanekoma could explain the necessary details of the life she gets to resume. (i.e Less work for Josh)
to be fair to joshua, according to the secret reports, he did that at the moment shoka was gonna be erased so that moment was gonna be cut short, either by joshua throwing her into a dumpster in the RG or by her being erased, he was just being a prick about honestly tho with the "yeah just find her lol"
@@theconfidentchicken3414 That's Joshua for you, even when he's doing something nice, he has to go about it in the most passive-aggressive and smug way. Got an image to protect, I guess...
Joshua: I vowed to interfere if Things took a turn for the worse. But than I was distracted by this popular Coffeeshop…… You don’t mind right? I got you coffee Neku: I hate coffee Joshua: I know * fat sipp *
Best part of all this? The coffeeshop is also ran by an angel who absolutely has the ability to fix things himself but would rather make capacinno art instead.
I have just finished this game, and I replayed previous chapters to 100% the game. I just realised something Joshua is already interfered FROM THE BEGINNING. Now it's been stated that Rindo's ability to rewind time should not be a naturally occurring power, that it muat have been given by a higher authority. So now go back to the opening chapter, look at the scene where Fret give the Reaper Pin to Rindo, he threw it at Rindo, and the pin rolled onto someone and that someone then picks up the pin to return it to Rindo... LOOK AT THE LEGS of that someone, it's definitely Joshua! He gave the rewind power to Rindo since the beginning of the game.
25:59 Detail that I don’t think you noticed: Rindo finally put his phone in his pocket after holding it in his hand the entire game. Similar to Neku not taking his headphones off until the very end.
huh, I didn't notice that myself. I know that his mask is symbolic for not speaking for yourself, but I guess I never realised about the phone. That's awesome! thanks for sharing that.
Man that detail was a LOT more subtle than headphones being left on the ground, tbh The phone detail is a bit more impactful than fully removing the mask would be tbh
Shibuya: In danger Joshua: I'll take a double triple balti deluxe, on a raft, four by four animal style. Extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axel grease make it cry, burn it and let it swim. Starbucks employee: We serve coffee here, Sir
@@BlueCrimson10 If see the cutscene again, its Joshua cuz of his blue jeans and white shoes. Different from Haz black pants. Also other fun fact, Haz may comes from the name Hazael - to see in Hebrew, a literal observer
When I was reading the secret report that mentioned that scene, I had my doubts. You can imagine my reaction when I started my Switch copy (first playthrough on PS4) and got to that scene at Wunafo. Also, Josh appearing at the start of the game and not knowing he's there kinda mirrors the original DS version where he's waiting near Hachiko on the very first day, but not realising he's there until you replay it.
I found out this game existed a week ago. I beat the main story two days ago. I learned Susukichi didn't die, he just wound up yeeted across space and time, where he keeps a selfie journal of where he's been, insisting he isn't bad, people just don't understand his style TODAY. Dude this is incredible XD
I love that Neku was given Gato Nero merch before that brand became a thing. So he knows all the stuff, but has no idea that it’s become a thing under that name.
I love that Joshua's main contributions to this game are: A: Show up, do finger guns at Neku, leave, and B: Show up, steal your girl, yeet her into the streets, do finger guns at Rindo, and leave.
I think it was poor marketing and advertising. Didn't see any ads for it and only recently just realized it was out. Hope they get to rerelease this with some sort of dlc or ultimate edition so it sells more. Glad Crystaahl is playing it doh and giving it some spotlight.
the secret reports for this game is great cuz it's basically Mr. H in the timeout box bugging Haz about Shinjuku and also watching Joshua get starbucks while also telling him to do something, like he didn't do anything until the end when he shoved shoka into the RG
A part of me always dies inside when I see you cry Crystal! But yes, this game is indeed a rollercoaster! The music, the story, everything is just perfect! At the end, the one thing I thought was, "It's always the little things..." only to find that THAT'S the name of the Credits Song!
I agree with Kariya. All the Angels look to be weirdos. Well except maybe Hanekoma, even if he did try to erase his friend Joshua (but it was to save the city). I think some of the social network rewards have a link to the character giving them. Like all the shop owners gives you something of their brand (or access to more dishes or their restaurant), Fret is your friend so he gives you access to Easy Mode, Nagi is smart so you can directly adapt your settings/retry after been beaten and so on.
In a way, Hanekoma is a weirdo for Angels because he is compassionate and wants to help. When Joshua and Haz don't interfere because they "trial" humanity, Hanekoma physically can't do nothing even tho he wants to
Well, it was Hanekoma's idea to go playing around with taboo noise, and to teach Pi-Face about them. So it's not like he didn't do any trolling of his own.
Now that we're at the end of the playthrough, there's one thing that bothers me It's stated that the Composer has enough Imagination to reincarnate people. When someone is erased, they're not gone forever. Their energy turns into something else (for example, Rhyme turned into a pin) or they become a different person. So... Why the heck isn't anyone undoing the mess that Kubo started when he decided to overstep his boundaries? A lot of people's erasure is on the angels' hands.
I think it depends on how much of a person's Soul is left. It would be easy to save Rhyme, but impossible to bring back Nao, Sota or the members of Death March. Either becoming 'Noise food' or their essesnse is scattered into the ether.
I think The Composer has a certain limit, not because they want it, its cause they are not literally Gods like "The Gods" like Jesus or Budda that they can do and know "everything". For E.X Joshua didnt know everything about Kubo and he needed it to investigate, or he didnt know the true intentions about Coco back in TWEWY Final Remix. Otherwise Kanon would be back :( Or cause they are really assholes xD. Its just a theory
same reason why Mikage just turned the Soul pulvis into Phoenix Cantus instead of outright getting rid of it, the angels still wanna nuke Shibuya like Joshua was going to in the 1st game, Rindo's plea just convinced him to throw em a bone
I think angels are just weirdos. We basically dont know anything about their rules and society though outside of them existing. iirc the first game mentionened them not being allowed to interfere personally usually (but we know of there being exceptions), maybe they just dont care outside of special circumstances. I agree on the Josh Neku relationship its unique. Loved the game. I didnt like it as much as the first, but I loved it regardless. So much good. Thanks for your highlight edits :3
I'm so glad you love The World Ends With You! It's definitely tied with Kingdom Hearts for my favorite franchise at the moment! I certainly wish I got into it sooner. Also don't worry about playing another day, it takes place in an alternate universe so it's not really canon to the main story as far as I know. anyways, cya in the next video you epic gamer nerd person!
kingdom hearts was how i got into the world ends with you if it weren't for kingdom hearts I would of never discovered how much I love kingdom hearts and the world ends with you series
If you take the effort to read the secret reports, it'll reveal the groundbreaking truth that Joshua was actually doing - - - - - - - - - nothing. Literally nothing. At all. Even at the very very end, all he did was show up. That's all he needed to do to stabilize Neku because angel waves but STILL. All dude did was show up and snark off. In fact, I like to think that it's because angel waves that Haz had Rindo show him around Shibuya. It wasn't until after this that Rindo was able to make up his mind and some REAL grit for once. It probably needed a little time to work its magic.
Joshua did do one other thing: pick up Rindo's pin when he dropped it. This tells me he was paying attention, but didn't feel the need to get involved.
Sorry for replying to a year old comment, but Josh's angel powers had nothing to do with stabilizing Neku. All he did was let Neku know he was there. The stabilization was done purely by their friendship with no supernatural abilities needed.
Honestly I love the scene with Haz Talking with the Shinjuku Composer on the nature of humanity and existence. And Haz pushing Rindo to grow and become decisive by giving him a choice and insisting on making that choice himself if Rindo won't
if we get another The World Ends With you, I want Coco and Minamimoto to be the main villains and have Prince, Girly voiced boy, Rhyme and uhhhhh Shiki to have major roles in the story because why not
I`m sure the way Joshua makes the game more difficult is by actuelly doing something for the first time... And just troll you all the time X"D like he doesn`t even help the enemy, he just messes around so that it`s harder to play.
I see you're with the Danganronpa series now, I'm looking forward to see the highlights! And I hope you play the Kingdom Hearts series some day, I think you'll like it. I'm happy you played TWEWY and NEO and you enjoyed it!
Do you blame her? She went through a near-death (after-death?) experience with him, where he changed from "I'll kill you to save my own skin" to "you're so important to me that you are my entry fee in the Game" in one week.
I'm glad that you enjoyed this game! I only played it recently myself, but the original TWEWY on the DS was one of my favourite games that I've played - I've never seen a game which takes such full advantage of a console's features, and one which also integrates just about every single mechanic so seamlessly with the message of the game. It's been fun watching your reactions in these highlight videos, they're fun and great ways to show this really interesting game, which itself had a very good message to it. The visual aesthetics to the game are also absolutely top notch, and I also really love the eclectic mix of genres for the music, and they grew on me a lot, just like the soundtrack of the first game did. I agree about Joshua, though, weirdly I like him and absolutely hate him, at the same time, haha. Though, there is a reason that Joshua doesn't do anything, which is mentioned in the secret reports. I will just leave it at that, but there is a reason for it, even though I also think he should have at least brought some coffee.
Glad you enjoyed the series! Definitely has one of my favorite soundtracks in general. I did guess Shoka being Swallow during week one, but it was purely based off the shape of her cloak and just wanting her to be a waifu to the end.
I know I'm a month late ish but I like that Crystaahhl kept hoping Joshua would show up the entire game for the simple fact that she wanted to deck him in the face, only to see that he's hot now, and arguably want to deck him in the face more.
This sequel's ending was neatly wrapped in a beautiful bow, but ngl even if it was ended very beautifully I think they can make another TWEWY game (this is just me begging for more of the Reaper's game)
I know Shiki just arrived and Neku was back for a couple days, but. Couldn’t beat have told Shiki to wait at her store and have Neku come over. It at least works like that in the first game. Not sure about this one.
Neku was Trapped in the ruins of Shinjuku for the 3 years between 1 and Neo. He only just got back to Shibuya. All things considered, this was the earliest he and Shiki could have reunited.
@@thegreendragon5390 I know, and yeah there would have been very little time. But imagine being in another day double prime and you enter the gatto store and Neku and Shiki meet up. I greatly prefer the ending we have. Just curious though.
First of all that game ended when Shinjuku was destroyed. Second of all every source agree that was a misstranslation. Why the FUCK would Joshua start a clandestine game with Kubo in the first place? It makes no god damn sense whatsoever.
@@AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz That still doesn't make sense. It would have been much easier and much simpler if the second Kubo step foot in Shibuya, Joshua would eliminate him. There was no need to covert games or any of the sort. Kubo's only instructions were to cause an Inversion in Shinjuku, anything else should have been prevented by Josh or Haz. There are way too many factors like this that the game either doesn't explain(Like who are the "elites" Haz mentions that allowed Kubo to operate in Shibuya) or are completely glossed over.
- Oh yeah, you skipped over when the Twisters fought those Noise clusters shaped like Ayano, Fuyu, Motoi, and Kanon - that was one of Nagi's finest moments, I'd say. As the eldest of the new heroes (physically, relative to Shoka), she's surprisingly the most emotionally matured of the four - so it's up to her to guide the other three through their post-traumatic struggles. - Hey, give Neku a break. He's spent the last three years investigating what's left of Shinjuku (and probably trying to stay off Shiba's radar all the while). Wouldn't be surprised if Joshua sent that coat as a comfort gift, though. - FEAR THE DEER - Okay, if you think about it, Susukichi's passion for Reversi makes sense by now. He's far more tactical than he appears. And his black/white mindset is likely why he didn't take a shot at Shiba sooner - probably figured that if a win isn't certain, it's best not to risk it. That said, with how close Shiba is to pulling off an Inversion, Susukichi likely couldn't wait any longer. If he was gonna make a risky move, it may as well be now or never. - "A power not of the supernatural variety." CrystAAHHL: {thinks of the biggest supernatural force of Shibuya} - Heh...Wanting Neku in his Game is what Shiba THOUGHT the point of these new pins was for. But Kubo was really only looking for someone who could Replay enough times to unwittingly propagate a city-sized flock of Soul Pulvus. (Kubo is only the second Angel that we've faced trouble from - the first one is only revealed by the Secret Reports in the first game. But Kubo is the only truly antagonistic one that we've met. And he was so despicably unfair that another high power had to step in to eliminate him.) - Yeah, just when you thought Joshua finally intervened, it was actually some other Composer. (I still can't believe the pre-release trailers went and showed what Haz looked like...!) - The start of W3D7'' is a...surreal kind of "helplessness moment". The city is safe and back to normal, but Rindo doesn't have anything besides this oddball stranger who's curious about the sights of Shibuya - and everything this stranger asks just "coincidentally" reminds Rindo of what he went through in the Game. (As for why everyone erased by the Soul Pulvus couldn't be restored...well, Noise destroy whatever they consume. The Soul they were all made of was already gone.) - 07734 - And there's the private dick extraordinaire you've been waiting for~!! Just showing up to express that he's proud of his...oh, what are Shibuya's citizens to him? I was about to say "his dear children", but...I-It's like a "well done, son" thing! Uh, yeah. Papa Shibuya's proud of everyone. (Joshua actually appeared in the prologue - of course, you could only see his shoes and his hand back then.) (I agree, it is kinda sweet that Josh already considers Neku a worthy successor as Composer. Maybe one day, Joshua - but for now, let's let Neku get as much out of life as he can.) - ...And completing the Shinjuku-based Cantus forms, we have Phoenix Cantus! We could probably consider this Kubo's Cantus form - like, the last remaining remnant of him. But again, another creature depicted as graceful. - Okay...now _what will it take to get Neku in Smash_ (with Rindo as his Echo Fighter)??
Ok, that Susukichi twitter account is amazing 3:40 I believe nothing happens to them cause they're angels. And you'l see why I believe this later. 9:39 You'd think so right? Just as everything looks the grimmest here comes Mr absentee Composer to save the day. But NOPE! 10:33 Ah yes, the character that is introduced at the very last moment and is the key to saving the day. I swear, do ALL angels/composers have terrible sense of timing or is it just these two? but anyway him being here is why I believe nothing happens to an angel once their UG is destroyed. 16:48 In case you don't know, 07734 is hello. Put it in a calculator and flip it upside down. This has been your useless fact of the day 17:10 Oh hey Joshua, NICE TO FUCKING SEE YOU! WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN? 17:54 Join the club... Yeah I aint gonna lie, the final boss in this game trumps the final boss of the first game big time. 21:05 Nappa: Vegeta! What does the scouter say about their sync level? Vegeta: It's over nine hundreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!* Crush* Nappa: What nine hundred? That's...not very impressive at all. 22:11 And that is the million Yen question. 22:45 Ummmmm EX FUCKING CUSE ME? A turn for the WORSE? The city was almost obliterated, how much WORSE could it have gotten? See this is why I have such a major issue with how Joshua was written and used in this game. Final game thoughts: Way better than the original in terms of the gameplay, especially on the Switch. Way inferior to the first game in terms of the story and characters.
i agree on your final thoughts. the story isn't BAD per se but it does feel like it failed to meet severla promises from the bonus content in TWEWY's re-release, several characters do basically nothing important (Including the character who was introduced in the aforementioned bonus content ostentsibly to be important for this game) and the themes feel kinda...forced. Also yes Joshua's...WEIRD here and it feels like they're trying too ahrd to paint the angels as good guys rather than acknowledge that they kinda kill a lot of people for shitty reasons, and don't even bother to explain wwhere joshua's been or why he didn't step in. hell, we don't even know WHY Kubo wanted to erase Shibuya. But it's not a BAD plot just....it could've been better
@@sarafontanini7051 Kubo wanted to erase Shibuya for the heck of it, simple as that. After he was done with Shinjuku he just thought" Eh, might as well erase the other UGs too". Yeah it's that simple and stupid. And yeah it's not a bad plot, just mediocre at best.
I've been scrolling for a while now and no one has mentioned Ayano at all. We barely got to know anything about and her (or Kaie and Hishima) and she seeminlgy only exists as an incentive to the audience to sympathise with Shoka. Also, Susukichi didn't have to die. Just sayin'.
@@dawnwayfinder Man, Ayano was so irrelevant that I always forget she even exists, same for Hishima. Hishima was basically a Deus Ex Machina type plot convenience and nothing else at the very end.
@@Ashurman666 it’s more that after the events of the first game, Shibuya was put on thin ice among the angels, with people that didn’t want to nuke it and people that did Kubo decided to try to nuke it as basically extra credit for those that wanted it gone, even though it was out of his jurisdiction
I hoping you'll play the other Ace Attorney games! Especially Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice, you're gonna fall for almost everyone in those games.
I don't like Neo TWEWY overall as much as the first, I think it drags a bit too much in early and mid-game, but the ending kicks so much ass even with the cheese. And the combat in this game is just great too. Glad you enjoyed them, and glad you went through that roller-coaster of emotions. I too, have Joshua brain-rot btw.
Idk if people know this but… Spoiler maybe? Hazuki is in reality the Composer os Shinjuku, (like how our boy Josh is Composer of Shibuya) and like Josh, Haz requested the aid of Kubo the Angel to “cleanse” Shinjuku, but Kubo overstepped and tried the same with Shibuya, manipulating both Shiba and Rindo to use their powers to create the Noise from the Player Pin to erase Shibuya. (Meanwhile Joshua… at Starbucks doing nothing at all) And also: not an insult to Neshiki ships, but tecnically Neku isn’t dating Shiki (the game addresses that Neku cares about Shiki cuz she drove him out of his emo shell, thats what caused Neku to be scared of losing in the second week of the og game) and as well in Another Day, Neku himself addresses that he only had one friend in school who showed him CAT’s (Hanekoma) mural at Udagawa and was avoiding people because he didn’t want to attach to other people since if they died, Neku would’ve become even more depressed and Neku also says “It almost broke me last time. If it happened again, I…” and Neku and Shiki become fast friends, causing Neku to open up to people) Mu thoughts but again not an insult or anything (I personally do ship them tho’)
When it comes to the gameplay and stuff, this game was a lot of fun. Probably better than the original TWEWY Switch version. In terms of story and characters? Absolutely not. The characters introduced in this game certainly aren't bad, but they don't get nearly as much development as the characters in the first game did. Nagi especially barely got ANYTHING, and that's a damn crime, because I like her a lot. Hell, the best parts of this game was when the old TWEWY gang got back together. I cared more about them than Rindo and the others. Neku reuniting with his friends, even Josh, are the best parts of the game. Speaking of Joshua, I really can't stand how he was written in this game. Coming in at the last second as a deus ex machina, when yeah, he could have prevented this whole thing if he just did his damn job. Why didn't he do his job? The Secret Reports give somewhat of an answer, but it's kind of half-assed and still makes me mad. I would have loved to see more of Josh and Haz. Super interesting characters that the writers did nothing with, when really, they should have been a huge part considering the whole destroyed cities thing. The story was kinda dumb too. The villains weren't nearly as interesting as in the first game, so that automatically makes it inferior. Nobody's really dead in the UG, or at least none of the main characters are, so the stakes of going back alive aren't there. The whole "play the game or die" thing has been done before in other games, and done way better (999 for example). It just didn't grab me as much as dead people trying to come back to life. And there's no entry fees for anybody either, so those stakes are gone too. Much less interesting. All and all, not a *bad* game per se, but extremely inferior to the original. Like I said, the best parts were when the OG cast were in the spotlight. Not sure what that says about this game, but I don't think it's good. 6/10 game imo.
I agree with most parts but the villains. I like Shiba way more than I care for Kitaniji. Shiba was actually a constant presence in the Game instead of Kitaniji working from the shadows until the third week, and I liked that. Plus, all the final day stuff combined with the epilogue actually made me care a little bit for the guy. I didn't care at all for Kitaniji despite what the secret reports said about him. As far as everyone else, they were just fun to have on screen whenever they showed up, and they always advanced the overall plot a bit each time too.
See it’s funny that you say that because I say that this game actually does better job at fleshing out characters than the OG game ever did. Take Shiki for example: she doesn’t get nearly as much time devoted to her development and gets shafted after the first week. She only becomes relevant as Neku’s motivation/entry fee and as a part of the Kitaniji fights while being brainwashed. Her relationship with Neku feels rushed since she only really has one day for her arc to get expanded on, elaborated on, and resolved, which, in my opinion, ends up hurting her immensely. By contrast, Shoka is arguably a much better constructed and engaging heroine with far more screentime. As much as she hides her true personality in sarcastic quips and insults, at her core she is a kind and compassionate girl that was forced to develop the mean girl front because of her job as a Reaper (which is established to involve dehumanizing Players at least on some level because it would be hard to erase them otherwise). You can see this conflict much more clearly in week 2 when you experience it again: she is very clearly conflicted about putting her best friend and his friends through horrific and pointless trials, and is conflicted that her "family" is the one doing so. Every time the Wicked Twisters tell her what an awful person she is because she's a Reaper (even though she's trying to help them covertly) it makes her question her own position as a Reaper and whether it's really right for her. Week 3 Day 2 is one of my faves because of how grounded it all is. It’s Rindo helping Shoka come to terms with having to kill Ayano, whose relationship with Shoka is something Rindo knows nothing about. Because that's what it's like to help your friends. You won’t know everything about them but you’ll still try your best to help them out. All Rindo can do as Shoka’s friend is listen to what she says about their relationship, and use that information to figure out what the best thing to say to help her move on is. Neku’s relationship with Joshua also felt rushed too. I see the parallel they’re going with in regard to how Neku treated Shiki at first when he accused her of being a spy as opposed to his reaction to Joshua’s various machinations but the execution leaves a bit to be desired, particularly in how Neku actually spends of the majority of Week 2 being distrustful of Joshua and only really putting up with him for Shiki’s sake, only for him to start regretting his actions when Joshua seemingly sacrifices himself for his own sake. But then Neku gets validated in the end when, yes, Joshua did turn out to be the one who killed him and was using him the whole time. Neku talks about how he felt that Joshua was the one guy he felt he can relate to but I genuinely never felt that throughout my time of the game, with his feelings over Joshua throughout Week 3 being primarily fueled by survivor’s guilt. Really, Neku and Beat had the strongest relationship progression by far due to how it’s been built up throughout the three weeks. By contrast, the relationships in NEO felt natural without the devs needing to beat you over the head with their dynamics. Nagi's character development is told through this with how she treats the Twisters as the weeks go on. Distant and professional for the first week, aware of and coignant of the personal issues/tensions in the second week but not directly putting herself in it, and finally, going out of her way to emotionally support the others by the third week. Rindo and Fret's dynamic is another major one. Passive aggressive but still friendly on the surface due to familiarity on the first week, strained and outright agressive on the second week because of the recognition of the game's stakes, then more resolved and understanding in the third week, culminating in Rindo actually respecting Fret's interests in the epilogue and encouraging him. I’m also curious on why you think the best parts of the game involve the old cast because for me, most of the best parts revolve around the new characters. Rindo helping Shoka learn to cope with the Ayano thing, Nagi helping the team learn to move on from their past failures on Week 3 Day 5, Fret risking everything to save Kanon but ultimately being too late while still being able to let her die as herself at least, Shoka betraying the Shinjuku Reapers for the city she’s come to love, Rindo giving Motoi a second chance and recognizing him as a flawed human being, Nagi and Fret reconciling their differences and becoming friends, Rindo’s final decision and more. Overall, I feel like a lot of OG TWEWY fans are looking at the first game with rose-tinted glasses when NEO arguably does a better job than it in some regards (and vice-versa for OG TWEWY, particularly in pacing)
While I do agree that some of the pacing and character development is off, Hishima for instance being central to Shiba's plot line and not even being mentioned until Week 3, one thing I read and do agree with is that it's okay that Nagi didn't change much as a character. Not every character requires a huge personal growth throughout the story, and Nagi is presented as, although somewhat eccentric, being older and a bit more sure of herself and her ideals. She adapts well to working in a team for the Game, presents input when she believes others will benefit from her insight, but doesn't try to wrest the reigns from the other characters. Her main foible is her interactions with Fret, which is due to her seeing him as insincere, which is then explained, lending depth to her motivations, and, along with Kanon's insight, facilitating his personal change. In essence, Nagi is a fully-realized character already, without significant character flaws, there to provide stability to the dynamic, and help facilitate the personal growth of other characters in the story.
Different rules for different Reaper's Games based on the different Wards is more interesting than if they all played the same one. If Square Enix ever felt like advertising another TWEWY game better than they did with this one, we'd have another type of Reaper's Game, which keeps things fresh.
If the villains are less interesting, it's only because they took the three best villains from the first game and made one of them playable, and the other two end up as allies. Except for the sort-of-villain who was already playable in the first game...
seriously, what the hell was up with that apparently fake RG filled with noise between the kubo figths? like...WHAT THE HELL? If Kubo has like illusions powers they do a poor job setting it up and explaining it, assuming that's what the poitn of that was. Hell, noone even talks about it so its honestly jsut filler.
@@Ashurman666 it's canonically confirmed that Joshua's appearance does get aged down when he lowers his vibe to go to the UG. It's only logical that he would get even younger is the RG.
Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like Kaie’s voice really doesn’t fit him. And I don’t mean how his voice reads his lines or anything. I meant it feels too high pitched when there’s no reason for it to be. But with him, I doubt there’s any good voice for him, since he never talks….. and I just realized the devs missed the opportunity to have him be voiced with a text to speech translator…
@@OriginalGameteer ok, but that still doesn’t excuse it from sounding so out of placed. Especially since the very first time he was actually voiced, was in a serious moment for the story!
@@OriginalGameteer seriously, dropping a high pitched bomb like that all of a sudden when going up against basically murder pigeons in a few minutes was like someone throwing a baby kitten at a bull fighter’s face as he’s facing off five bulls at once.
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I still can't believe Joshua stepped into Rindo and Shoka's moment there, tossed Shoka into a dumpster somewhere in Shibuya for a month and dipped out like that but it's the most Joshua thing to do.
My headcanon is that he sent Shoka to Cat Street. From there, Hanekoma could explain the necessary details of the life she gets to resume. (i.e Less work for Josh)
to be fair to joshua, according to the secret reports, he did that at the moment shoka was gonna be erased so that moment was gonna be cut short, either by joshua throwing her into a dumpster in the RG or by her being erased, he was just being a prick about honestly tho with the "yeah just find her lol"
"Fuck you" *teleports your girlfriend*
@@theconfidentchicken3414 That's Joshua for you, even when he's doing something nice, he has to go about it in the most passive-aggressive and smug way.
Got an image to protect, I guess...
Joshua: I vowed to interfere if Things took a turn for the worse. But than I was distracted by this popular Coffeeshop……
You don’t mind right? I got you coffee
Neku: I hate coffee
Joshua: I know * fat sipp *
I could just imagine him getting coffee and seeing his friends die and be like I need this to go But no rush take your time.
Best part of all this? The coffeeshop is also ran by an angel who absolutely has the ability to fix things himself but would rather make capacinno art instead.
@@williamweide2956 actually it isnt like that for him, since if he acted up... thing might have gotten EVEN ROUGHER...
@@williamweide2956 Cappuccino art in the shape of taboo noise refinery sigils
I have just finished this game, and I replayed previous chapters to 100% the game.
I just realised something Joshua is already interfered FROM THE BEGINNING.
Now it's been stated that Rindo's ability to rewind time should not be a naturally occurring power, that it muat have been given by a higher authority.
So now go back to the opening chapter, look at the scene where Fret give the Reaper Pin to Rindo, he threw it at Rindo, and the pin rolled onto someone and that someone then picks up the pin to return it to Rindo... LOOK AT THE LEGS of that someone, it's definitely Joshua!
He gave the rewind power to Rindo since the beginning of the game.
25:59 Detail that I don’t think you noticed: Rindo finally put his phone in his pocket after holding it in his hand the entire game. Similar to Neku not taking his headphones off until the very end.
Wait what? He always did? ... makes sense looking at myself😂😂😂
huh, I didn't notice that myself. I know that his mask is symbolic for not speaking for yourself, but I guess I never realised about the phone. That's awesome! thanks for sharing that.
Man that detail was a LOT more subtle than headphones being left on the ground, tbh
The phone detail is a bit more impactful than fully removing the mask would be tbh
He puts his phone in his pocket every time a battle starts.
Shibuya: In danger
Joshua: I'll take a double triple balti deluxe, on a raft, four by four animal style. Extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axel grease make it cry, burn it and let it swim.
Starbucks employee: We serve coffee here, Sir
Joshua: Did I stutter?
Fun fact, at the very beginning of the game, you can see it’s Joshua who picks up the pin after Fret throws it at Rindo
Is it him? I thought it was Haz
@@BlueCrimson10 If see the cutscene again, its Joshua cuz of his blue jeans and white shoes. Different from Haz black pants. Also other fun fact, Haz may comes from the name Hazael - to see in Hebrew, a literal observer
When I was reading the secret report that mentioned that scene, I had my doubts.
You can imagine my reaction when I started my Switch copy (first playthrough on PS4) and got to that scene at Wunafo.
Also, Josh appearing at the start of the game and not knowing he's there kinda mirrors the original DS version where he's waiting near Hachiko on the very first day, but not realising he's there until you replay it.
I thought it was Kubo tbh
Whole Game: WHERE'S JOSH?!?!
Josh appears: THIS BITCH
1:12 I run the susukichi account!! I never thought I’d see it mentioned in a video I watch omg
PLEASE KEEP THIS BEAUTIFUL ACCOUNT GOING IT'S GENIUS LOL
@@CrystAAHHL HAHAHAHA ILL TRY!! I FORGOT ABOUT IT FOR A SEC UNTIL THIS VIDEO😭 I’m posting this clip
Just from what was shown, there is quite a bit of lovely creativity shown. Well done on the Twitter account.
I found out this game existed a week ago.
I beat the main story two days ago.
I learned Susukichi didn't die, he just wound up yeeted across space and time, where he keeps a selfie journal of where he's been, insisting he isn't bad, people just don't understand his style TODAY.
Dude this is incredible XD
I love that Neku was given Gato Nero merch before that brand became a thing. So he knows all the stuff, but has no idea that it’s become a thing under that name.
I love that Joshua's main contributions to this game are:
A: Show up, do finger guns at Neku, leave, and
B: Show up, steal your girl, yeet her into the streets, do finger guns at Rindo, and leave.
I really liked Neo TWEWY. I was surprised it sold so poorly, especially with the first being so loved on the DS
I think it was poor marketing and advertising. Didn't see any ads for it and only recently just realized it was out. Hope they get to rerelease this with some sort of dlc or ultimate edition so it sells more. Glad Crystaahl is playing it doh and giving it some spotlight.
I would blame it on the marketing. There was barely any of it and I only found out about the sequel through word of mouth.
In reality, it sold a lot, they said it didn't sell as much as they wanted it to, but that is because they were comparing it with the sales of FF7R
@@yurikuki I found it on the EShop. That’s how I learned it existed. What the fuck, American Square Enix.
@@leithaziz2716 by marketing, you mean the anime, right? Because the only other “marketing” were the trailers released close to launch on TH-cam.
the secret reports for this game is great cuz it's basically Mr. H in the timeout box bugging Haz about Shinjuku and also watching Joshua get starbucks while also telling him to do something, like he didn't do anything until the end when he shoved shoka into the RG
A part of me always dies inside when I see you cry Crystal! But yes, this game is indeed a rollercoaster! The music, the story, everything is just perfect! At the end, the one thing I thought was, "It's always the little things..." only to find that THAT'S the name of the Credits Song!
I agree with Kariya. All the Angels look to be weirdos. Well except maybe Hanekoma, even if he did try to erase his friend Joshua (but it was to save the city).
I think some of the social network rewards have a link to the character giving them. Like all the shop owners gives you something of their brand (or access to more dishes or their restaurant), Fret is your friend so he gives you access to Easy Mode, Nagi is smart so you can directly adapt your settings/retry after been beaten and so on.
Sho is a fucking dickhead so he gives you Hard Mode.
In a way, Hanekoma is a weirdo for Angels because he is compassionate and wants to help. When Joshua and Haz don't interfere because they "trial" humanity, Hanekoma physically can't do nothing even tho he wants to
@@zettaslow9230 if Hanekoma is an outlier, I'm not sure if I should concerned about the other Producers and them probably not being so... benevolent
Well, it was Hanekoma's idea to go playing around with taboo noise, and to teach Pi-Face about them. So it's not like he didn't do any trolling of his own.
Now that we're at the end of the playthrough, there's one thing that bothers me
It's stated that the Composer has enough Imagination to reincarnate people. When someone is erased, they're not gone forever. Their energy turns into something else (for example, Rhyme turned into a pin) or they become a different person. So... Why the heck isn't anyone undoing the mess that Kubo started when he decided to overstep his boundaries? A lot of people's erasure is on the angels' hands.
I think it depends on how much of a person's Soul is left.
It would be easy to save Rhyme, but impossible to bring back Nao, Sota or the members of Death March.
Either becoming 'Noise food' or their essesnse is scattered into the ether.
When someone is erased their Soul turns into fragments that scatter. Rhyme was turned into a Noise because Hanekoma collected these fragments.
I think The Composer has a certain limit, not because they want it, its cause they are not literally Gods like "The Gods" like Jesus or Budda that they can do and know "everything". For E.X Joshua didnt know everything about Kubo and he needed it to investigate, or he didnt know the true intentions about Coco back in TWEWY Final Remix. Otherwise Kanon would be back :( Or cause they are really assholes xD. Its just a theory
same reason why Mikage just turned the Soul pulvis into Phoenix Cantus instead of outright getting rid of it, the angels still wanna nuke Shibuya like Joshua was going to in the 1st game, Rindo's plea just convinced him to throw em a bone
I think angels are just weirdos. We basically dont know anything about their rules and society though outside of them existing. iirc the first game mentionened them not being allowed to interfere personally usually (but we know of there being exceptions), maybe they just dont care outside of special circumstances.
I agree on the Josh Neku relationship its unique.
Loved the game. I didnt like it as much as the first, but I loved it regardless. So much good. Thanks for your highlight edits :3
I'm so glad you love The World Ends With You! It's definitely tied with Kingdom Hearts for my favorite franchise at the moment! I certainly wish I got into it sooner.
Also don't worry about playing another day, it takes place in an alternate universe so it's not really canon to the main story as far as I know.
anyways, cya in the next video you epic gamer nerd person!
kingdom hearts was how i got into the world ends with you if it weren't for kingdom hearts I would of never discovered how much I love kingdom hearts and the world ends with you series
If you take the effort to read the secret reports, it'll reveal the groundbreaking truth that Joshua was actually doing
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nothing. Literally nothing. At all. Even at the very very end, all he did was show up. That's all he needed to do to stabilize Neku because angel waves but STILL. All dude did was show up and snark off. In fact, I like to think that it's because angel waves that Haz had Rindo show him around Shibuya. It wasn't until after this that Rindo was able to make up his mind and some REAL grit for once. It probably needed a little time to work its magic.
Joshua did do one other thing: pick up Rindo's pin when he dropped it. This tells me he was paying attention, but didn't feel the need to get involved.
Sorry for replying to a year old comment, but Josh's angel powers had nothing to do with stabilizing Neku. All he did was let Neku know he was there. The stabilization was done purely by their friendship with no supernatural abilities needed.
Josh gives me feelings of "why are we still friends?"
Personality, surprisingly
Joshua showed up with starbucks only to take his coffee and pour it directly on your switch
Honestly I love the scene with Haz
Talking with the Shinjuku Composer on the nature of humanity and existence. And Haz pushing Rindo to grow and become decisive by giving him a choice and insisting on making that choice himself if Rindo won't
if we get another The World Ends With you, I want Coco and Minamimoto to be the main villains and have Prince, Girly voiced boy, Rhyme and uhhhhh Shiki to have major roles in the story because why not
I`m sure the way Joshua makes the game more difficult is by actuelly doing something for the first time...
And just troll you all the time X"D like he doesn`t even help the enemy, he just messes around so that it`s harder to play.
I see you're with the Danganronpa series now, I'm looking forward to see the highlights! And I hope you play the Kingdom Hearts series some day, I think you'll like it. I'm happy you played TWEWY and NEO and you enjoyed it!
i just realised shiki couldn't get over neku for 3 years
Do you blame her? She went through a near-death (after-death?) experience with him, where he changed from "I'll kill you to save my own skin" to "you're so important to me that you are my entry fee in the Game" in one week.
And Beat!
And Rhyme!
I'm glad that you enjoyed this game! I only played it recently myself, but the original TWEWY on the DS was one of my favourite games that I've played - I've never seen a game which takes such full advantage of a console's features, and one which also integrates just about every single mechanic so seamlessly with the message of the game.
It's been fun watching your reactions in these highlight videos, they're fun and great ways to show this really interesting game, which itself had a very good message to it. The visual aesthetics to the game are also absolutely top notch, and I also really love the eclectic mix of genres for the music, and they grew on me a lot, just like the soundtrack of the first game did.
I agree about Joshua, though, weirdly I like him and absolutely hate him, at the same time, haha. Though, there is a reason that Joshua doesn't do anything, which is mentioned in the secret reports. I will just leave it at that, but there is a reason for it, even though I also think he should have at least brought some coffee.
Sad that there's no reaction to the secret ending but I loved this TWEWY/NEO TWEWY saga of videos! Can't wait to see what's your next one!
Crystal you ranting over Joshua is so fun to watch.
Thanks for this collection-slash-review! It was a blast to watch and BOY OH BOY is the Joshua brain-rot mega infectious! XD
Glad you enjoyed the series! Definitely has one of my favorite soundtracks in general. I did guess Shoka being Swallow during week one, but it was purely based off the shape of her cloak and just wanting her to be a waifu to the end.
little did you know, joshua wasnt getting starbucks, he was stopping starbucks from making a second phoenix cantus
I know I'm a month late ish but I like that Crystaahhl kept hoping Joshua would show up the entire game for the simple fact that she wanted to deck him in the face, only to see that he's hot now, and arguably want to deck him in the face more.
I’ve been loving all of your twewy videos!
I'm happy you liked the games :)
This sequel's ending was neatly wrapped in a beautiful bow, but ngl even if it was ended very beautifully I think they can make another TWEWY game (this is just me begging for more of the Reaper's game)
YOU AND ME BOTH, CRYSTAAHL WITH JOSHUA!
MY VOICE WAS DESTROYED WHEN I SAW HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Well, we got the ending we wanted and the world didn't end with us again! (See ya partner...)
I know Shiki just arrived and Neku was back for a couple days, but. Couldn’t beat have told Shiki to wait at her store and have Neku come over. It at least works like that in the first game. Not sure about this one.
Neku was Trapped in the ruins of Shinjuku for the 3 years between 1 and Neo. He only just got back to Shibuya.
All things considered, this was the earliest he and Shiki could have reunited.
@@thegreendragon5390 I know, and yeah there would have been very little time. But imagine being in another day double prime and you enter the gatto store and Neku and Shiki meet up. I greatly prefer the ending we have. Just curious though.
Now we just need her to play KH if she hasn't played it yet... especially KH:3D
So who's the cutest: Rhyme, Shiki, or Crystal?
Trick question. All of the above.
OMG I MADE IT INTO THE HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!
this is literally how i reacted when i played the final chapter lmaoo SCREAMING INTENSIFIES SJLBSKSHD
8:49 Ayyy, made it in the video!
Secret Report Spoiler:
As part of the rules of this game Joshua had between Kubo, he wasn’t allowed to intervene. Neither was Hanekoma.
First of all that game ended when Shinjuku was destroyed. Second of all every source agree that was a misstranslation. Why the FUCK would Joshua start a clandestine game with Kubo in the first place? It makes no god damn sense whatsoever.
@@Ashurman666 my bad
@@Ashurman666 Hold up he did start a game. The secret reports say so. The rest I’m not to sure
@@AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz That still doesn't make sense. It would have been much easier and much simpler if the second Kubo step foot in Shibuya, Joshua would eliminate him. There was no need to covert games or any of the sort. Kubo's only instructions were to cause an Inversion in Shinjuku, anything else should have been prevented by Josh or Haz. There are way too many factors like this that the game either doesn't explain(Like who are the "elites" Haz mentions that allowed Kubo to operate in Shibuya) or are completely glossed over.
@@Ashurman666 You're assuming Joshua can simply erase an angel from a higher plane than himself.
17:10- Guess who finally got their order from Starbucks!
- Oh yeah, you skipped over when the Twisters fought those Noise clusters shaped like Ayano, Fuyu, Motoi, and Kanon - that was one of Nagi's finest moments, I'd say. As the eldest of the new heroes (physically, relative to Shoka), she's surprisingly the most emotionally matured of the four - so it's up to her to guide the other three through their post-traumatic struggles.
- Hey, give Neku a break. He's spent the last three years investigating what's left of Shinjuku (and probably trying to stay off Shiba's radar all the while). Wouldn't be surprised if Joshua sent that coat as a comfort gift, though.
- FEAR THE DEER
- Okay, if you think about it, Susukichi's passion for Reversi makes sense by now. He's far more tactical than he appears. And his black/white mindset is likely why he didn't take a shot at Shiba sooner - probably figured that if a win isn't certain, it's best not to risk it. That said, with how close Shiba is to pulling off an Inversion, Susukichi likely couldn't wait any longer. If he was gonna make a risky move, it may as well be now or never.
- "A power not of the supernatural variety." CrystAAHHL: {thinks of the biggest supernatural force of Shibuya}
- Heh...Wanting Neku in his Game is what Shiba THOUGHT the point of these new pins was for. But Kubo was really only looking for someone who could Replay enough times to unwittingly propagate a city-sized flock of Soul Pulvus.
(Kubo is only the second Angel that we've faced trouble from - the first one is only revealed by the Secret Reports in the first game. But Kubo is the only truly antagonistic one that we've met. And he was so despicably unfair that another high power had to step in to eliminate him.)
- Yeah, just when you thought Joshua finally intervened, it was actually some other Composer.
(I still can't believe the pre-release trailers went and showed what Haz looked like...!)
- The start of W3D7'' is a...surreal kind of "helplessness moment". The city is safe and back to normal, but Rindo doesn't have anything besides this oddball stranger who's curious about the sights of Shibuya - and everything this stranger asks just "coincidentally" reminds Rindo of what he went through in the Game.
(As for why everyone erased by the Soul Pulvus couldn't be restored...well, Noise destroy whatever they consume. The Soul they were all made of was already gone.)
- 07734
- And there's the private dick extraordinaire you've been waiting for~!! Just showing up to express that he's proud of his...oh, what are Shibuya's citizens to him? I was about to say "his dear children", but...I-It's like a "well done, son" thing! Uh, yeah. Papa Shibuya's proud of everyone.
(Joshua actually appeared in the prologue - of course, you could only see his shoes and his hand back then.)
(I agree, it is kinda sweet that Josh already considers Neku a worthy successor as Composer. Maybe one day, Joshua - but for now, let's let Neku get as much out of life as he can.)
- ...And completing the Shinjuku-based Cantus forms, we have Phoenix Cantus! We could probably consider this Kubo's Cantus form - like, the last remaining remnant of him. But again, another creature depicted as graceful.
- Okay...now _what will it take to get Neku in Smash_ (with Rindo as his Echo Fighter)??
Shiki: This is my boyfriend, Neku. And this is Neku's boyfriend, Joshua
Ok, that Susukichi twitter account is amazing
3:40 I believe nothing happens to them cause they're angels. And you'l see why I believe this later.
9:39 You'd think so right? Just as everything looks the grimmest here comes Mr absentee Composer to save the day. But NOPE!
10:33 Ah yes, the character that is introduced at the very last moment and is the key to saving the day. I swear, do ALL angels/composers have terrible sense of timing or is it just these two? but anyway him being here is why I believe nothing happens to an angel once their UG is destroyed.
16:48 In case you don't know, 07734 is hello. Put it in a calculator and flip it upside down. This has been your useless fact of the day
17:10 Oh hey Joshua, NICE TO FUCKING SEE YOU! WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN?
17:54 Join the club...
Yeah I aint gonna lie, the final boss in this game trumps the final boss of the first game big time.
21:05 Nappa: Vegeta! What does the scouter say about their sync level?
Vegeta: It's over nine hundreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!* Crush*
Nappa: What nine hundred? That's...not very impressive at all.
22:11 And that is the million Yen question.
22:45 Ummmmm EX FUCKING CUSE ME? A turn for the WORSE? The city was almost obliterated, how much WORSE could it have gotten? See this is why I have such a major issue with how Joshua was written and used in this game.
Final game thoughts: Way better than the original in terms of the gameplay, especially on the Switch. Way inferior to the first game in terms of the story and characters.
i agree on your final thoughts. the story isn't BAD per se but it does feel like it failed to meet severla promises from the bonus content in TWEWY's re-release, several characters do basically nothing important (Including the character who was introduced in the aforementioned bonus content ostentsibly to be important for this game) and the themes feel kinda...forced. Also yes Joshua's...WEIRD here and it feels like they're trying too ahrd to paint the angels as good guys rather than acknowledge that they kinda kill a lot of people for shitty reasons, and don't even bother to explain wwhere joshua's been or why he didn't step in. hell, we don't even know WHY Kubo wanted to erase Shibuya.
But it's not a BAD plot just....it could've been better
@@sarafontanini7051 Kubo wanted to erase Shibuya for the heck of it, simple as that. After he was done with Shinjuku he just thought" Eh, might as well erase the other UGs too". Yeah it's that simple and stupid. And yeah it's not a bad plot, just mediocre at best.
I've been scrolling for a while now and no one has mentioned Ayano at all.
We barely got to know anything about and her (or Kaie and Hishima) and she seeminlgy only exists as an incentive to the audience to sympathise with Shoka.
Also, Susukichi didn't have to die. Just sayin'.
@@dawnwayfinder Man, Ayano was so irrelevant that I always forget she even exists, same for Hishima. Hishima was basically a Deus Ex Machina type plot convenience and nothing else at the very end.
@@Ashurman666 it’s more that after the events of the first game, Shibuya was put on thin ice among the angels, with people that didn’t want to nuke it and people that did
Kubo decided to try to nuke it as basically extra credit for those that wanted it gone, even though it was out of his jurisdiction
I hoping you'll play the other Ace Attorney games! Especially Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice, you're gonna fall for almost everyone in those games.
I was finally able to finish watching these videos as I just beat neo:twewy, yesterday.
16:47 fun fact: when sho said zero seven seven three four he was actually saying hello
Shiba: "Color me unimpressed"
Beat: "Aight" *Shotgun blast psych*
16:47 07734 means Hello on pager
I think Joshua would have acted in the first timeline had Rindo not turned back time. And in the 2nd timeline, Hazuki acted instead.
Joshua has the Akechi vibes
YEEES Finally someone said this
I don't like Neo TWEWY overall as much as the first, I think it drags a bit too much in early and mid-game, but the ending kicks so much ass even with the cheese. And the combat in this game is just great too. Glad you enjoyed them, and glad you went through that roller-coaster of emotions. I too, have Joshua brain-rot btw.
Same, although honestly I think the combat ended up perfect, the story is just not as good as the first one. I cried at the ending tho its so good
Ya story seem way too back loaded in week 3. Week 2 is weakest by far with how it drags.
Idk if people know this but…
Spoiler maybe?
Hazuki is in reality the Composer os Shinjuku, (like how our boy Josh is Composer of Shibuya) and like Josh, Haz requested the aid of Kubo the Angel to “cleanse” Shinjuku, but Kubo overstepped and tried the same with Shibuya, manipulating both Shiba and Rindo to use their powers to create the Noise from the Player Pin to erase Shibuya. (Meanwhile Joshua… at Starbucks doing nothing at all)
And also: not an insult to Neshiki ships, but tecnically Neku isn’t dating Shiki (the game addresses that Neku cares about Shiki cuz she drove him out of his emo shell, thats what caused Neku to be scared of losing in the second week of the og game) and as well in Another Day, Neku himself addresses that he only had one friend in school who showed him CAT’s (Hanekoma) mural at Udagawa and was avoiding people because he didn’t want to attach to other people since if they died, Neku would’ve become even more depressed and Neku also says “It almost broke me last time. If it happened again, I…” and Neku and Shiki become fast friends, causing Neku to open up to people)
Mu thoughts but again not an insult or anything (I personally do ship them tho’)
Neku cosplay + Twister dance when? You'd look so cool!
That was my exact reaction to Joshua showing up lmao. Also you werent the only one to have the game crash at that moment :(
I got spoiled by this video because I didn't know there was a video right before it
Dun, duh duh dun, duh duh dun duh duh dun
Make way~ For Joshua~
Say hey~
It's Joshua ~
When it comes to the gameplay and stuff, this game was a lot of fun. Probably better than the original TWEWY Switch version.
In terms of story and characters? Absolutely not. The characters introduced in this game certainly aren't bad, but they don't get nearly as much development as the characters in the first game did. Nagi especially barely got ANYTHING, and that's a damn crime, because I like her a lot. Hell, the best parts of this game was when the old TWEWY gang got back together. I cared more about them than Rindo and the others. Neku reuniting with his friends, even Josh, are the best parts of the game.
Speaking of Joshua, I really can't stand how he was written in this game. Coming in at the last second as a deus ex machina, when yeah, he could have prevented this whole thing if he just did his damn job. Why didn't he do his job? The Secret Reports give somewhat of an answer, but it's kind of half-assed and still makes me mad. I would have loved to see more of Josh and Haz. Super interesting characters that the writers did nothing with, when really, they should have been a huge part considering the whole destroyed cities thing.
The story was kinda dumb too. The villains weren't nearly as interesting as in the first game, so that automatically makes it inferior. Nobody's really dead in the UG, or at least none of the main characters are, so the stakes of going back alive aren't there. The whole "play the game or die" thing has been done before in other games, and done way better (999 for example). It just didn't grab me as much as dead people trying to come back to life. And there's no entry fees for anybody either, so those stakes are gone too. Much less interesting.
All and all, not a *bad* game per se, but extremely inferior to the original. Like I said, the best parts were when the OG cast were in the spotlight. Not sure what that says about this game, but I don't think it's good. 6/10 game imo.
I agree with most parts but the villains. I like Shiba way more than I care for Kitaniji. Shiba was actually a constant presence in the Game instead of Kitaniji working from the shadows until the third week, and I liked that. Plus, all the final day stuff combined with the epilogue actually made me care a little bit for the guy. I didn't care at all for Kitaniji despite what the secret reports said about him. As far as everyone else, they were just fun to have on screen whenever they showed up, and they always advanced the overall plot a bit each time too.
See it’s funny that you say that because I say that this game actually does better job at fleshing out characters than the OG game ever did.
Take Shiki for example: she doesn’t get nearly as much time devoted to her development and gets shafted after the first week. She only becomes relevant as Neku’s motivation/entry fee and as a part of the Kitaniji fights while being brainwashed. Her relationship with Neku feels rushed since she only really has one day for her arc to get expanded on, elaborated on, and resolved, which, in my opinion, ends up hurting her immensely.
By contrast, Shoka is arguably a much better constructed and engaging heroine with far more screentime. As much as she hides her true personality in sarcastic quips and insults, at her core she is a kind and compassionate girl that was forced to develop the mean girl front because of her job as a Reaper (which is established to involve dehumanizing Players at least on some level because it would be hard to erase them otherwise). You can see this conflict much more clearly in week 2 when you experience it again: she is very clearly conflicted about putting her best friend and his friends through horrific and pointless trials, and is conflicted that her "family" is the one doing so. Every time the Wicked Twisters tell her what an awful person she is because she's a Reaper (even though she's trying to help them covertly) it makes her question her own position as a Reaper and whether it's really right for her. Week 3 Day 2 is one of my faves because of how grounded it all is. It’s Rindo helping Shoka come to terms with having to kill Ayano, whose relationship with Shoka is something Rindo knows nothing about. Because that's what it's like to help your friends. You won’t know everything about them but you’ll still try your best to help them out. All Rindo can do as Shoka’s friend is listen to what she says about their relationship, and use that information to figure out what the best thing to say to help her move on is.
Neku’s relationship with Joshua also felt rushed too. I see the parallel they’re going with in regard to how Neku treated Shiki at first when he accused her of being a spy as opposed to his reaction to Joshua’s various machinations but the execution leaves a bit to be desired, particularly in how Neku actually spends of the majority of Week 2 being distrustful of Joshua and only really putting up with him for Shiki’s sake, only for him to start regretting his actions when Joshua seemingly sacrifices himself for his own sake. But then Neku gets validated in the end when, yes, Joshua did turn out to be the one who killed him and was using him the whole time. Neku talks about how he felt that Joshua was the one guy he felt he can relate to but I genuinely never felt that throughout my time of the game, with his feelings over Joshua throughout Week 3 being primarily fueled by survivor’s guilt. Really, Neku and Beat had the strongest relationship progression by far due to how it’s been built up throughout the three weeks. By contrast, the relationships in NEO felt natural without the devs needing to beat you over the head with their dynamics. Nagi's character development is told through this with how she treats the Twisters as the weeks go on. Distant and professional for the first week, aware of and coignant of the personal issues/tensions in the second week but not directly putting herself in it, and finally, going out of her way to emotionally support the others by the third week. Rindo and Fret's dynamic is another major one. Passive aggressive but still friendly on the surface due to familiarity on the first week, strained and outright agressive on the second week because of the recognition of the game's stakes, then more resolved and understanding in the third week, culminating in Rindo actually respecting Fret's interests in the epilogue and encouraging him.
I’m also curious on why you think the best parts of the game involve the old cast because for me, most of the best parts revolve around the new characters. Rindo helping Shoka learn to cope with the Ayano thing, Nagi helping the team learn to move on from their past failures on Week 3 Day 5, Fret risking everything to save Kanon but ultimately being too late while still being able to let her die as herself at least, Shoka betraying the Shinjuku Reapers for the city she’s come to love, Rindo giving Motoi a second chance and recognizing him as a flawed human being, Nagi and Fret reconciling their differences and becoming friends, Rindo’s final decision and more.
Overall, I feel like a lot of OG TWEWY fans are looking at the first game with rose-tinted glasses when NEO arguably does a better job than it in some regards (and vice-versa for OG TWEWY, particularly in pacing)
While I do agree that some of the pacing and character development is off, Hishima for instance being central to Shiba's plot line and not even being mentioned until Week 3, one thing I read and do agree with is that it's okay that Nagi didn't change much as a character.
Not every character requires a huge personal growth throughout the story, and Nagi is presented as, although somewhat eccentric, being older and a bit more sure of herself and her ideals. She adapts well to working in a team for the Game, presents input when she believes others will benefit from her insight, but doesn't try to wrest the reigns from the other characters. Her main foible is her interactions with Fret, which is due to her seeing him as insincere, which is then explained, lending depth to her motivations, and, along with Kanon's insight, facilitating his personal change. In essence, Nagi is a fully-realized character already, without significant character flaws, there to provide stability to the dynamic, and help facilitate the personal growth of other characters in the story.
Different rules for different Reaper's Games based on the different Wards is more interesting than if they all played the same one. If Square Enix ever felt like advertising another TWEWY game better than they did with this one, we'd have another type of Reaper's Game, which keeps things fresh.
If the villains are less interesting, it's only because they took the three best villains from the first game and made one of them playable, and the other two end up as allies.
Except for the sort-of-villain who was already playable in the first game...
I wonder how she will feel with the first game is not Canon to the sequel but the Animations is
This episode is Crystal in a nutshell:
22:11 why do you like him? The same reason you like Sholmes
For some reason Neku's outfit reminds me of kingdom hearts
kh and twewy are both square enix games and both share the same character designer
Best game of 2021
Doesn't Joshua and Neku just remind you of Joker and Crow a little?
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Joshua is this games akechi for you huh
The another day out of canon story is fun, you play that yet?
what i wannna know is where the heck did FRET go an the end it what just Rindo and whats her name the reaper girl but what about Fret
seriously, what the hell was up with that apparently fake RG filled with noise between the kubo figths? like...WHAT THE HELL? If Kubo has like illusions powers they do a poor job setting it up and explaining it, assuming that's what the poitn of that was. Hell, noone even talks about it so its honestly jsut filler.
That’s Shiba’s power.
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Real ground Joshua might be a literal child. Has to decrease his vibe that much lol.
There is no "Real Ground" Joshua. He's an angel, that form is the only one he has.
@@Ashurman666 it's canonically confirmed that Joshua's appearance does get aged down when he lowers his vibe to go to the UG. It's only logical that he would get even younger is the RG.
@@jerry3115 Joshua wasn't that young when he killed *spoiler* in the RG in the first game (do I need spoilers for a decade-old game?)
@@lordpessimism good point actually. I guess the difference between ug and rg isn't that big
@@jerry3115 Especially when you look at Joshua's original form as the Composer, where he's tall and his face is so bright you can't see it.
Next play Trails of cold Steel. It shares some similarities with Persona. And also lots of they voice actors are in both Games.
if you wanna know why joshua never intervened, go read the secret reports. trust me, you're gonna love (and hate) his explanation.
Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like Kaie’s voice really doesn’t fit him. And I don’t mean how his voice reads his lines or anything. I meant it feels too high pitched when there’s no reason for it to be. But with him, I doubt there’s any good voice for him, since he never talks…..
and I just realized the devs missed the opportunity to have him be voiced with a text to speech translator…
I assume the voice used was to imply some form of social anxiety/panic, which is why he'd prefer to speak through text than with words
@@OriginalGameteer ok, but that still doesn’t excuse it from sounding so out of placed. Especially since the very first time he was actually voiced, was in a serious moment for the story!
@@destroyercreater98 I can I say agree on that one part. Kaie really should've had voiced lines earlier in the game
@@OriginalGameteer seriously, dropping a high pitched bomb like that all of a sudden when going up against basically murder pigeons in a few minutes was like someone throwing a baby kitten at a bull fighter’s face as he’s facing off five bulls at once.