Cross-dressing for stat boosts: another The World Ends With You innovation

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The World Ends With You really does seem to be carefully designed, well-balanced game Alisha’s review makes it out to be. That’s not to say we would ever doubt our own reviews (which are always 100% accurate), but that that latest commentary from Siliconera offers another specific example of the amount of thought that went into the creation of that intelligent game.

Basically, the game uses a “bravery” stat to determine which clothing characters can wear. Bravery can be raised by

instance, to the point where Neku can wear clothing that isn’t necessarily designed for him — like girls’ dresses. that is brilliant considering not only does it keep Neku from equipment that would give him another character’s abilities and thus overpower him, the stat cleverly mirrors the real world — as in, only exceptional bravery would allow a teenage boy to slip on a dress for its combat effectiveness.

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