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okroginator

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Nov 30, 2010 15:07

I have to flail some more about The World Ends with You, oh my god this game seriously.

( i guarantee you everything I say has already been said years ago BUT WHATEVER )

mmm analysis, asdhjdksl, the world ends with you

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unedited November 30 2010, 21:01:26 UTC

I agree with everything you said there, the end.

...seriously though. I love the game's message, I know some people were griping about the title change from "It's a Wonderful World," but that was the catch phrase of evil. "The World Ends With You" is such a perfect phrase that captures both the isolation of each person and their ability to expand their own horizons if they choose to do so.

And I agree with you about the Biblical analogies; they're played with, but in the end Joshua has messianic potential that he fails to follow through on. Joshua is a savior who doesn't really believe in or care about people and eventually probably came to this apex of disillusionment where he was completely detached from them and capable of endorsing genocide.

Personally, I read what happened as Joshua destroying Shibuya indirectly, and then directly. We're explicitly told that the city responds to the Composer's will, and I think his cynicism and disaffectedness is in large part what corrupted the city to the point where he thought "Man, we ( ... )

okroginator November 30 2010, 21:22:49 UTC

Oh my god, +1 to this entire comment. You basically managed to put into words what I was having a hard time getting out.

Joshua is a savior who doesn't really believe in or care about people and eventually probably came to this apex of disillusionment where he was completely detached from them and capable of endorsing genocide.

Yes, Josh is a fascinating example of a messiah who refused the call. His growing apathy, yeah, definitely I can see that as the indirect (or even direct) cause of the entire problem. And you can see in the scenes where Neku doesn't Act As Planned, Josh's grip on his own cynicism and disillusionment is shaken ( ... )