Though I was skeptical, NEO: The World Ends With You feels like a very worthy successor to the original. The combat is fun, tight, fluid, and challenging. The music is strong, and the graphics are gorgeous and convey the sense of the style beautifully. The presentation is slick, and the story and characters are powerfully engaging and enjoyable. This is everything that made the first game popular, but made for a console, to take advantage of the benefits afforded by such a thing. It's loaded with content and customizability, and knows exactly what you want out of the experience. The game doesn't feel as thematically cohesive or thorough as the first entry, and there are some issues regarding sloggish story pacing - but the pros more than outweigh the cons.