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This Remake Of A Beloved Game Has The Style — But Lacks A Little Substance

Not a remaster or a reissue, NEO is a genuine sequel to the hit 2007 Japanese RPG that cast you and your friends as fashionable Tokyo kids battling for your lives in a strange alternate world.
Buddies Rindo and Fret fight for their lives on the streets of a strange alternate Tokyo in <em>NEO: The World Ends With You</em>

Just seconds ago, you were walking across the city street. You headed to the ramen shop for a quick bite. You open your eyes, delirious and confused, and find yourself collapsed in the middle of the crosswalk. People are walking right past you as you reach out for help. No one can see you. In your pocket you find a black pin with an ornate skull and crossbones design.

In 2007, co-developers Square Enix and Jupiter released for the Nintendo DS, an inventive Japanese role-playing game unlike anything that came before it. The story takes place

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