When comparing The Wonderful End of the World vs American McGee's Grimm: A Boy Who Learns What Fear Is, the Slant community recommends The Wonderful End of the World for most people. In the question“What are the best katamari-like games that don't require a console to play?” The Wonderful End of the World is ranked 1st while American McGee's Grimm: A Boy Who Learns What Fear Is is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose The Wonderful End of the World is:
Varying from rock, jazz and original sound effects the games soundtrack makes for a pleasant experience that suits the game well just as it adds to the entertainment of the game.
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Pros
Pro Entertaining eclectic soundtrack
Varying from rock, jazz and original sound effects the games soundtrack makes for a pleasant experience that suits the game well just as it adds to the entertainment of the game.
Pro Assortment of gameplay modes
There are three different modes of play, timed, timeless and exploration. Timed consists of collecting a certain amount of objects before the time limit runs out. Timeless allows for the user to play without a counting down clock and scores the player depending on how many objects they picked up. Lastly there is exploration mode where the player is free to roam each stage as they want. Timeless and exploration modes do need to be unlocked through timed play and are not available from the start of the game.
Pro Theatrical nonsense of a story
Much like how Katamari games have a crazy story that sets the stage for the unique gameplay, American McGee;s Grimm also has an outlandish story where the player sets out to scare their father through six levels or rolling around stages scaring people to death.
Pro Keyboard controls work well
Using the WASD keys one is able to maneuver their character while simultaneously using the mouse to look around. The control scheme should be quite familiar to FPS players and is a great way to control the game due to the good design.
Cons
Con Lacks character
While a competent clone of Katamri gameplay wise, the story and should seem to be missing in what plays out as a very dry game that does not enrapture the player as one would expect.
Con May be too dark for children
The game centers around rolling ones character near AI characters in order to kill them. This can even be done to children, when rolling near them the children will be hung by a noose. This theme is a bit dark and probably is not suitable for young children.