If you’re a gigantic nerd like I am, you may have played The World Ends with You: LIVE Remix during its short-lived run in 2013-14.
One of the more interesting reveals during the big infodump last month was the inclusion of pins from TWEWY:LR included in the Collector’s Edition sticker set. Square has been putting in the work to not let these pin designs fall into obscurity ever since LR closed down; even during the TWEWY ARTNIA campaign during the 7th Anniversary, the very first batch of official TWEWY pins included popular pins from the mobile title.
In some new press materials that went out today, we got a look at new screenshots of various game mechanics, and a highlight in the batch was a look at the Pin Deck and some brand new combat screenshots of new Pins!
Cruel Love’s Fortune is a Press-type activation psych focused on Neku, which releases a circle of swords! It’s effective for taking down enemies at a range in every direction!
Hermit Crab Feather is a Slash-type activation, where you slash Neku and launch him around the screen. He can smash into enemies and pinball off the ‘walls’ of the screen.
Brides Date is a new orb-type psych, activated with a tap like its alternative versions. It will float around the screen and deal damage to all Noise who touch it.
In addition to those highlighted three, you can make out some other new Pins in the decks shown in the screenshots. There are also some more shown here, used as an example when explaining the Deck menu.
What’s interesting about this screenshot is that the second pin in this deck belongs to LIVE Remix’s unique Brand. Along with the large addition of Unbranded pins, TWEWY:LR introduced a 14th Brand called Mithril Scale.
While Shibuya’s 13 major brands made up the pieces of the Chinese Zodiac, and the Cat who was excluded from their pantheon, Mithril Scale was a collection of mythological beasts and supernatural forces, creatures that sat outside of reality’s perceptions. In LIVE Remix, these pins were the best of the best, powerful destructive forces that tore Noise to pieces. They were incredibly hard to obtain, only available through the premium gacha (and only at the highest, rarest tiers) and lesser pins, but still strong, were handed out for free to Players who proved their might in the weekly rankings.
Whether Mithril Scale will retain this notoriety in Final Remix is yet to be seen. Screenshots of the main menu show that Trends still only rank from 1st to 13th, so it’s possible that Mithril Scale pins have been shifted to Unbranded. Either that, or Mithril Scale pins just can’t Trend, which may be a benefit to keeping their powers locked at a certain level.
Translations of the new Pin names are unprofessional and probably not final to the english release.
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