Why? Because You Can't. Deal.
Oct. 17th, 2012 05:45 pmI think I'm almost at the end of The World Ends With You! The opening screen said 'THE LAST DAY' in big capital letters, at least, which was a bit of a hint. I'll miss it when I've finished playing, but I'm looking forward to seeing how it ends.
The World Ends With You is definitely the first game to make me sentimental over partially-digested noodles. I'd go into more detail, but I'm trying to be vague to avoid spoiling anyone - I went into The World Ends With You completely unspoiled, and I'm glad I did - so I'll just have to leave you with that cryptic and slightly unpleasant statement.
Also, the story of how Beat and Rhyme entered the Game was the most awful, tragic thing. STOP MAKING ME SAD, THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU.
I actually quite like the bravery system in The World Ends With You. It's annoying when you're not brave enough to wear the threads you want, of course, but I feel it makes a lot of sense. In most videogames, you're simply not given the option to equip a male character with a dress. In The World Ends With You, you can dress your male characters in traditionally female clothing, but only if they're bold enough to wear it. There's nothing to stop you cranking up Joshua's bravery to the point where he doesn't care what anyone thinks of him and then putting him in a miniskirt (and very fetching he'd look in one, too).
Not that I've actually done this, but, you know, it's nice to know it's an option. Plus I can easily envision Joshua strutting around in a miniskirt just to weird Neku out.
Neku: Gyaah! What are you wearing? Take it off!
Joshua: Oh? Neku, I didn't know you felt that way.
Neku: I mean - put something else on! Get changed!
Joshua: Well, if you want my defence to be at rock bottom...
Neku: (scarlet) That's why you spent so long building up your bravery? If you were worried about your defence, you could have worked on that instead!
Joshua: Hee hee. But this way is much more fun, don't you think?
Sadly, this scenario relies too heavily on game mechanics to really work as a fic.
I did come to like Joshua eventually, around the end of Week Two. He's such an unashamed little shit. I think the 'little shit' aspect turned me away at first and then the 'unashamed' part gradually won me over. Damn you, Joshua.
The World Ends With You is definitely the first game to make me sentimental over partially-digested noodles. I'd go into more detail, but I'm trying to be vague to avoid spoiling anyone - I went into The World Ends With You completely unspoiled, and I'm glad I did - so I'll just have to leave you with that cryptic and slightly unpleasant statement.
Also, the story of how Beat and Rhyme entered the Game was the most awful, tragic thing. STOP MAKING ME SAD, THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU.
I actually quite like the bravery system in The World Ends With You. It's annoying when you're not brave enough to wear the threads you want, of course, but I feel it makes a lot of sense. In most videogames, you're simply not given the option to equip a male character with a dress. In The World Ends With You, you can dress your male characters in traditionally female clothing, but only if they're bold enough to wear it. There's nothing to stop you cranking up Joshua's bravery to the point where he doesn't care what anyone thinks of him and then putting him in a miniskirt (and very fetching he'd look in one, too).
Not that I've actually done this, but, you know, it's nice to know it's an option. Plus I can easily envision Joshua strutting around in a miniskirt just to weird Neku out.
Neku: Gyaah! What are you wearing? Take it off!
Joshua: Oh? Neku, I didn't know you felt that way.
Neku: I mean - put something else on! Get changed!
Joshua: Well, if you want my defence to be at rock bottom...
Neku: (scarlet) That's why you spent so long building up your bravery? If you were worried about your defence, you could have worked on that instead!
Joshua: Hee hee. But this way is much more fun, don't you think?
Sadly, this scenario relies too heavily on game mechanics to really work as a fic.
I did come to like Joshua eventually, around the end of Week Two. He's such an unashamed little shit. I think the 'little shit' aspect turned me away at first and then the 'unashamed' part gradually won me over. Damn you, Joshua.
