It seems that fans have been getting a lot of long-awaited sequels as of late. And one that will be coming out in July is that of NEO The World Ends With You, the sequel to the cult-classic Nintendo DS title. However, as the same suggests, it’s not going with a more traditional sequel name such as “The World Ends With You 2”.
If you are curious as to why that is, your answer will come from director Tatsuya Kando, who told Destructoid:
“We deliberately did not name this game as The World Ends with You 2. We went with NEO: The World Ends with You. So you can essentially think of this as a completely different game. We have new protagonists in Rindo, Fret, and Nagi. They’re not aware of what’s going on, and that is essentially going to be the same perspective as new players who’ll be starting with this title. So in that sense, it shouldn’t be an issue for new players to enjoy the Reapers’ Game. That said, for players who have played the original, they’ll have a better understanding and a more in-depth view of the game.”
Plus, we already know the world will end with U2 so that no doubt helped things. Oh, and if you haven’t seen, Nintendo released the intro video for NEO The World Ends With You, so check it out!
