Prerelease:NEO: The World Ends With You
This page details pre-release information and/or media for NEO: The World Ends With You.
Concept Art
Characters
Ayano Kamachi
Daisukenojo "Beat" Bito
Coco Atarashi
Tosai "Fret" Furesawa
Fuya Kawahara
Hishima Sakazuki
Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu
Kaie Ono
Kanon Tachibana
Koki Kariya
Tanzo Kubo
Hazuki Mikagi
Sho Minamimoto
Motoi Anazawa
Nagi Usui
Neku Sakuraba
Raimu "Rhyme" Bito
Rindo Kanade
Shiba Miyakaze
Shiki Misaki
Shoka Sakurane
Kaichi "Susukichi" Susuki
Uzuki Yashiro
Enemies
Bear Noise
Chameleon Noise
Go-Go Beringei
Grus Cantus
Fuya Kawahara
Iris Cantus
Kangaroo Noise (Unused)
Leo Cantus Armo
Phoenix Cantus
Pufferfish Noise
Soul Pulvis
Cervus Cantus
T-Rex Noise
Wolf Noise
Wyvern Noise (Unused)
Cutscene Concepts
Miscellaneous
Storyboards
Week 3 Day 4 Cutscene
Week 3 Day 7 Cutscene
Ending Cutscene
Early Trailer Puzzle
In the announcement trailer for NEO, an unused event puzzle can be briefly seen. This puzzle does not appear in the game files, but this was likely an early version of the first puzzle in the game.
TWEWY brands in Trailer
In the announcement trailer used for NEO's countdown site, the brands "Wild Boar" and "D+B" from the original The World Ends With You can be seen in the background.
Interviews
Early battle mechanics
Initially, NEO was only meant to be released on the Nintendo Switch. During development, the team experimented with a few different ideas for a battle system. One initial idea used the Joy-cons as a gyro pointer to attack and move the camera, similar to how The World Ends With You: Final Remix controlled when the Switch is docked. There was also a concept to use a command based system similar to fighting games.
Pin Psychs
Similar to a few pins from the original The World Ends With You, there were pins that allowed you to control map objects and throw them at enemies.
Expanded Map
Originally, NEO's map was meant to be bigger and would have included areas from Shinjuku.
Kanon and Ayano Role Swap
Initially, Kanon was going to be a Shinjuku Reaper and Ayano was going to be a player. Later on during development, they had their roles swapped. Kanon's initial reaper designs can still be found in the guidebook concept art.
