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Tag: The World Ends with You

The World Ends with You Joshua kill God trope JRPG protagonist and antagonist
Opinion

Joshua Embodies and Subverts the ‘Kill God’ Trope in The World Ends with You

Some say that most Japanese role-playing games always have you killing God. When I hear this in corners of the internet, I think ...
By Latonya PenningtonFebruary 3, 2021
The World Ends with You: The Animation anime Square Enix
Movies & TV

The World Ends with You Anime Gets a Slick New Trailer, Release Month

Today is a big day for The World Ends with You fans. Not only does the sleeper JRPG finally have a sequel coming out, ...
By Matthew RazakNovember 23, 2020
Square Enix The World Ends with You countdown timer website sequel
News

Countdown Timer Connected to The World Ends with You Appears

Square Enix has posted a website with a countdown timer that seems to be related to The World Ends with You. As of ...
By George YangNovember 17, 2020
Extra Punctuation

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the Confusing JRPG

There are a lot of things I don’t get about certain tropes that are common to the Japanese style of game. Like the ...
By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorFebruary 19, 2013
Featured Articles

Reasons to Look Around

The larger gaming worlds become, the more I invest myself in them. The more time I sink into places like Skyrim, Liberty City, ...
By Sinan Kubba Legacy AuthorMarch 12, 2012
J + RPG

United We Stand

When it comes to life and videogames, one thing’s for certain: I’m a mutt. With my mother being from the Philippines and Dad ...
By Joe Myers Legacy AuthorNovember 9, 2010
Reviews

Review: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor

The Nintendo DS now has the market cornered on a bizarrely specific niche. If you’re all about hip, headphone wearing kids in Tokyo ...
By Nathan Grayson Legacy AuthorSeptember 1, 2009
Gin, Juice and Videogames

Texture the Beat

“I gotta believe!” That was the optimistic motto of gaming’s preeminent MC, PaRappa the Rapper, and the declaration of hip hop’s looming arrival ...
By Brian Rowe Legacy AuthorJune 2, 2009
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