Topic: REVIEWS: The World Ends With You

[Nick DiMola]

I'll agree with your sentiment, but don't make me replay parts I've already been through, what, 4 times? That was a major turn off for me. If you lost on one of the last play-thrus of the Temple you were forced to dump another 15 or more minutes to replay the same **** over again. Tedium is not my thing and that was all that Temple seemed to provide for me.

Aren't you exagerating things? With saves and shortcuts each playthrough I felt that each playthrough was unique and of a good manageable length.

I wish I was exaggerating how much it annoyed me, seriously. I really did like alot of the other elements of the game, especially sailing which was greatly improved from WW. However, that temple was just unbearable. At first I didn't mind, but by the end of the game, every time I had to traverse that temple the game literally infuriated me.

[Caliban]

Every other Zelda > Zelda II.

Lies.

[Bloodworth]

This thread has been madly derailed.

[TheYoungerPlumber]

Oh snap! I didn't mean to. Seriously!

Now give me back my hat.... seriously.

[vudu]

I'm about an hour and a half into the game, and while I enjoy, I don't quite "get" it yet.  I turned on auto-partner as soon as it was available to I can concentrate on the touch screen battle until I feel comfortable with that.  I have a hard time getting some of the pins to register attacks.  Granted, I haven't even opened the instruction manual, and I've only played about ten battles, (including the opening ones where you couldn't die) so maybe I just need to put some more time into it.

I'm amazed by the menus.  Even though I only have two of the sub-menus available at this point (pins & clothing) it seems incredibly deep, yet laid out very well.

I really like the graphic style.  The music is somewhere between great and grating.  I can't seem to decide which.

[Kairon]

My old roommate decided. He bought the soundtrack.

[Bloodworth]

cool. I've been listening to it in the car the past couple weeks.

[KDR_11k]

Auto partner is less effective than manual control, the AI doesn't attack as rapidly as you would and fails to properly suppress all enemies, resulting in a lot of damage to your partner.

[Mario]

So much bickering about a non-game

[vudu]

Auto partner is less effective than manual control, the AI doesn't attack as rapidly as you would and fails to properly suppress all enemies, resulting in a lot of damage to your partner.

Yeah, I figured that out.  Now I just rapidly press either left or right repeatedly.  It seems to work better, but like Pale,I can't help but feel I'm missing some of the finesse of the game.  I'll keep at it, and I'm sure I'll pick it up eventually.  (I've only just begun the third day.)

[nemyhlovecraft]

I'll agree with your sentiment, but don't make me replay parts I've already been through, what, 4 times? That was a major turn off for me. If you lost on one of the last play-thrus of the Temple you were forced to dump another 15 or more minutes to replay the same **** over again. Tedium is not my thing and that was all that Temple seemed to provide for me.

Aren't you exagerating things? With saves and shortcuts each playthrough I felt that each playthrough was unique and of a good manageable length.

I wish I was exaggerating how much it annoyed me, seriously. I really did like alot of the other elements of the game, especially sailing which was greatly improved from WW. However, that temple was just unbearable. At first I didn't mind, but by the end of the game, every time I had to traverse that temple the game literally infuriated me.

To weigh in on the PH meta thread cunningly hidden inside this larger review thread headquarters: The Ocean King Temple was genius precisely because it was so frustrating and repetitive (if you didn't take advantage of the shortcuts). I don't know that I've ever felt a catharsis as great from a video game, let alone a handheld game, as the final run through of the Ocean King Temple.

Also, the "sailing" was miserable in PH, especially since it was driving a steamboat, not sailing.  That being said I did not like traveling around in that thing, whereas I loved the sailing in WW because it was sailing. The music and the art made everything really grand and adventure-like.