When comparing The World Ends With You vs Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition, the Slant community recommends The World Ends With You for most people. In the question“What are the best Android RPGs?” The World Ends With You is ranked 27th while Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition is ranked 28th. 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 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.
Pro Easy to google for help
Due to the game popularity many guides and help tutorials are easily found through google search, which is great as there is much one needs to learn about the game that is not available as a tutorial.
Pro Remastered RPG classic with extra content
The whole game has been remastered to play and look well on modern devices. With additions to the game like skipping dialogue or being able to finally zoom this is the definitive version.
Cons
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.
Con Combat system is still convoluted
Certain weapons need certain stats to damage certain enemies, which is most left unexplained in game, which makes the game difficult to play at times.