When comparing Anodyne vs The World Ends With You, the Slant community recommends The World Ends With You for most people. In the question“What are the best ARPGs (action role playing games) on Android?” The World Ends With You is ranked 12th while Anodyne is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose The World Ends With You is:
There is a fair learning curve to the game that allows players to steadily learn while they progress.
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Pros
Pro Easy to learn how to play
With simple intuitive controls it is easy to get started playing Anodyne.
Pro Can be played in portrait or landscape view
Depending on what the users preferred rotation scheme is to play games, Anodyne allows for both to be used, portrait and landscape.
Pro Steady progression
There is a fair learning curve to the game that allows players to steadily learn while they progress.
Pro Retooled gameplay to work on single screen
The original version of The World Ends With You was for the Nintendo DS, which utilized two screen s for the gameplay. With the Android and iOS port the gameplay has been retooled to work on a single screen.
Pro Deep gameplay
Unlike the majority of games on mobile The World Ends With You has great depth to the gameplay. The amount of options and length definitely shows that this game was developed for core gamers in mind.
Cons
Con Story feels unresolved when the game is finished
After finishing the game there are still many elements that feel unanswered.
Con High price
Like all Square Enix games on Android, The World Ends With You asks a very high price for what is essentially an old game. Though it does seem like at least a little bit of work was put into this port as the graphics are redone in HD and gameplay has been adjusted for a single screen.
Con Contains in app purchases
Despite being a $17.99 upfront paid game there are also in app purchases that are $0.99 an item.