WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03

a excellent finale finished with a bow on top of Hals journey
a bit slow in the beginning since the moon was about to become 2008 again
but it concluded nice with no regrets which im glad there are some series that can end properly (cough cough half-life, ciconia, and many unfinished franchises)
cant wait for the anime of this series after the spice and wolf remake concludes maybe hopefully
its nice and a great trilogy

A massive fall from grace from its 2 brilliant predecessors.

Nice series of VN with very basic introduction on some economy concepts. However, you MUST enjoy economics for it to be fun as well as play the whole series :)

By far the longest installment in WEE, the production value has seemingly improved even more from the previous game. While at times the economics of the story achieved a level of complexity that made things very difficult to follow, WEE episode.03 still manages to be a worthy conclusion to the story. I sincerely hope to see more work from Hasekura and the rest of the dev team in the VN world, maybe with some story variance via routes!

This is a very interesting VN about economic of the modern day involve stock trading and others dramatic aspect such as meaning of humanity and profit what more important. In general it's very enjoyable i will give it 8/10 the problem that i would not give it 10/10 is
- Why you have to do the setting in the moon, sure it all look hightech and all but the author doesn't grasp all the Hightech thing that it should be at all, like using of orbital elevator, it's one of the impossible thing to make in real science there other better way to travel to the moon. Also main economic point is about stock trading which not a new financial product at all compare to many product that come out recently. They can use setting of a current country such as Hongkok , New York , and many other it will make more sense.
- The fact that main protagonist in love with black hair girls is unknown to me. I mean why on earth he love her that much, feel like it unreal.

However for others point such as economic and stock the author is very dedicate to find information. i can imagine that it will be very hard to do and over all story is addicted.
So over all it a very good story. it will suit for those who like a story-rich VN with a little conspiracy with no blood and gore.

I was a huge fan of Spice and Wolf so when I found out they had another beautifully crafted world to sink my teeth into I was on board. Instead of the relaxing atmosphere of a traveling merchant, they went with an action-packed story about investments. They exceeded my expectations and I highly recommend it to anyone

A great finale to a wonderful trilogy. If you liked part 1 and part 2, you'll especially like part 3. The scale and stakes are higher then ever before and the translation while still not perfect definitely has significantly improved. The story is at its highest point ever and you'll be in for a thrilling story that'll also teach you a surprising amount about how economies work too. Overall, buy it, its a worthy conclusion and if you haven't read part 1 or 2 yet pick them up already and be ready to hop on an amazing adventure.

The translation of the final episode is not as immediately frustrating as the first two, but make no mistake: it makes up for that by becoming frustrating in the climax. There are still phrases that sounds weird or nonsensical in English, even if it took over 9 hours before I encountered one that was blatantly and provably wrong. By the later, climactic parts of the game, entire phrases are missing from the translated dialogue.

Again I say: If I have to switch over to the Japanese to understand what is being said, then the English translation is unfit for its purpose. If I have to switch over to the Japanese because entire clauses from sentences have been entirely and obviously omitted, the translation is UNFIT FOR ITS PURPOSE. The only more damning indictment would be if more of the translation did not reflect the original content at all.

In all fairness, this is not a new issue in this series. Anyone who has already read the first two and come back for more should be aware of what they are in for by now, and the story does largely make up for it. But on the off chance that somebody is reading this review without having experienced the previous parts of the series, I offer this question: Would you want to spend your valuable money on a product that is periodically just broken, demonstrably and in an entirely preventable manner?

I wish I hadn't, but it is too late for me.

Incidentally, I was obliged to return to this review late in the game to express myself more harshly. I would give it a second thumbs down if I could.

Just finished this. Solid recommend. The economic story largely borrows from reality's 2008 global economic collapse due to toxic assets and the general assumption at the time of home prices going up forever. I remember back then seeing commercials on TV about interest-only home loans and thinking to myself "that's dumb, you'd never pay off the loan." I was glad to see that topic and the irrationality of living in that bubble being covered here.

The ending feels a bit hand-wavy, because at that point it diverges from reality (of course), but I guess that's one of those "that's a story for another time" kind of things. Not to mention here in reality we're still dealing with the legacy of the 2008 recession in 2020 (amidst all the other stuff--2020 is a cursed year, to those of you reading this in the future. Hope you're reading this from a point in time after we've beaten COVID-19, among other things).

Good, but could be better, much better.

I feel like potential of this story is totaly wasted. Author should get Hagana back much earlier, somewhere around 2nd ep, but we have Chris episode, which was 100% boring childhood friend type, and Eleanor, she was interesting, but don't get as much "screen" time as should. And once Chris get some backbone and interesting character grows (church negotiations) - she just disappeared for the rest of the story, thanks, she could be great antagonist. Half of 3rd episode revolves around Marco, Lisa and some other side characters. So, instead of interesting (for me obv) characters helping each other to solve their problems, i read overexplained economic detail, tons of meaningless side character dialoges, MC constant losing and regaining confidence and so on. Romantic line appears only in the very end of 2nd and 3rd episodes, what is nearly not enough. Don't get me wrong it wasn't that bad, it's just some events i wanted to see, happens only in the end and don't have enough development, and wasn't rewarding enough. So overall feels like too much of story potential is wasted, still recommend it, just a lil sad.
P.S. Sorry for the mistakes)

This is the conclusing of the World End Economica trilogy. In this episode, eight years after it all began, Hal has to somehow gain enough capital to fulfill his dream and stablize the economy of the Lunar Surface.

A fine conclusion to the tale.

Definitely worth a read. Get the bundle as all three are good.

I honestly don't think this game has any cons. Ever since i bought the first EP i knew things would get even better from there on, but to think it would make me feel so emotional and this good. Who would have thought.

If you're thinking about whetever you should or not buy the triology, do it.

Maybe the only bad part is that it actually ends. Besides that, to me, everything was utterly flawless.

World End Economica. An epic tale about greed, dreams, and moon stocks. Set four years after the second game this story concludes the series in one hell of beautiful finale.

First off, if you're here to check out whether or not this trilogy is worth getting, YES. ABSOLUTELY. This series is great with each installment being an improvement over the previous which were already good and great games, respectively, in their own right. Be warned though, there's a lot of economics terminology that may fly over your head, but even if you don't understand a lot of the terms the underlying story is always easy enough to follow that it shouldn't be a real issue. In fact, it may even interest you. At the very least you're bound to learn something about stocks and the economy.

Unlike the first two games this one, as it should being the finale, comes to an incredibly satisfying conclusion wrapping up all loose ends that have gathered over the course of the first two. Also, unlike the first two, the pacing is faster but steadier and the story beats build up and actually reach satisfying conclusions throughout the adventure, rather then a majority of the plot transpiring rapidly near the end, which were the biggest issues the first two had.

The main reason the story ended up so tight this time though is because it picks up all those dropped story beats from previous titles, and most of the character development and growth was accomplished in the previous games. This ended up allowing the characters to perform their best, no more punk kid or traumatized young adults, and for the story to focus solely on telling this final epic that was heavily inspired by the 2007 housing market crash.

Pros:

• The best story of all three games
  
• The characters shine brighter than ever (though a lot of the cast got much less screen time than in previous entries)
  
• The soundtrack is very solid
  
• The art is as good as its ever been
  
• I actually understood all of the stock concepts this time
  
• A GREAT ending to the trilogy
  

[*]Spelling errors are still present throughout

There are a lot of really bad Japanese visual novels on steam. This is one of a handful I actually enjoyed and would recommend. This is not a juvenile fanservice laden piece of poorly written fanfic like most visual novels but actually tells an interesting story about economics and contains some real character growth.

Now I just wish Sekai Project would stop releasing trash and focus on visual novels with actual stories. Apart from this and Fault Milestone their libery is a disgrace.

Well that was a fun final episode to read through and what a fine investment this turned out to be.

Pros

• Makes for a great ending for this series.
  
• Music is enjoyable and relaxing.
  
• Big emphasis on economics and the stock market.
  
• Characters are interesting enough to keep the reader interested.
  
• Great suspense buildup for the end.
  

[*]A few written mistakes and word wrapping issues but its no big deal.

I wouldn't have mind waiting for another year if they made an Eleanor route, like at least one choice in the game which would decide how the story would proceed, not to say that Hagana was a bad character, it's just how the people reading interpreted the previous installments, it's possible that after reading episode 1 and 2 some were rooting more for Hagana because of the development on ep1 or some rooted for Eleanor because of the development on ep2.

I just thought that they should have considered the readers investment in these characters more (sorry Chris I'm sure some people rooted for you as well), though it's more of my bias talking here. I'm sure by now you know who I rooted for (I'm a sucker for blond types). Nevertheless, I enjoyed all episodes and was at my wits end waiting for ep3. Would I recommend it to others? Definitely yes. (even if my best girl didn't win, don't worry you won in my fantasies)

Regarding the end it was beautiful, but 30 minutes more of dialogue wouldn't hurt write?(this misspelled word is intentional) Instead of just still pictures, like they could have released it by January just to add that extra service. It was sad to see it end but what can I say more, it's better to end on a high note than risk extending it just to see it plummet. It may seem to others that I am ranting or being sarcastic but no! I love the series and will be keeping an eye for stories like this and stories made by Spicy Tails.

Very Important to know before playing Episode 3
(Eleanor is best girl, I woundn't be mad if they pulled an "I love Emilia" sh*t out of the blue ^^)

Ah.. The mixed feeling when something good reaches its conclusion. Also, the satisfaction that the story I like was wrapped up without big disappointments. It was worth the wait and a fun ride.

Now I'm hoping that they would make a good manga or anime adaptation. I would even accept some alterations to the story if it would lead to revealing some untold stories with certain "side characters". But I fear this product will be soon forgotten within the mass of inferior visual novels.

Foreword:

The World End Economica Trilogy had a rough ride from its start to its conclusion.
This review is only for the final chapter.

Aesthetics:

Not much has changed from the previous entries in the series. The writing, visuals, and sounds work harmoniously to bring a unique experience (the art assets are simple but beautiful and the character designs are ok). The main problem is the narrative. This episode feels a bit rushed, some character's decisions are not explained and some events feel forced. This makes the conclusion seem cheap. Overall there is not much more to say, it is just average, which is a shame.

Functionality:

It has all the features expected from a kinetic novel (hide text, skip functionality, autoplay etc.).
There are no major glaring spelling mistakes, illogical phrasings or major flaws in the narrative structure (some inconsistencies are continued from "episode" 2, for example, Lisa from "episode" 1 is still called Risa).
At the moment (24.12.2016) there is no Steam Overlay functionality.

Enjoyment:

Overall I enjoyed this novel, in spite of it being just OK and not great. I liked Hal's reunion with a certain character (it is not a spoiler if they show it in the Cover Art). In spite of all the flaws WWE episode 03 is still enjoyable.

Conclusion:

World End Economica Episode.03 is an ok conclusion to a good story. It was a bit short (finished reading it in 4 hours) but taking in consideration the hard road walked by the whole series, for people that enjoyed the first and second "episode", it is still worth it's price.

Other notes:

None at the moment.

Talk about being worth the wait.

Although not without flaws, this was definitely a stunning and satisfying conclusion to the World End Economica trilogy.

I just want to start off by saying that some of the side characters kind of got shafted in the end. I can understand why, since there really were a ton of intricacies regarding the complex story that they just couldn't let any extra time be wasted, but then again this is a visual novel and could've definitely run longer if needed.

Moving past all that negative stuff, I just want to say that I personally adored the overarching narrative. Even beyond all of the economics (which were great), I loved watching the characters grow over the course of the eight years that the entire series takes place. Episode 3 shows the growth of Hal and co., via the culmination of all of the gains and losses that he and his friends have been through. Compared to the first, and even the second games, it's clear to see how much more experienced and mature he has become, yet you can't help but feel like he's still the same kid from the first game. The appearances from characters from the first and second game also help give this episode an almost nostalgic atmosphere at times, and the worldbuilding itself was quite believable and enticing.

Despite it not being perfect (but really what is?) , WEE ep3. is an excellent conclusion to the trilogy. It might not satisfy everyone, whether it be the story not suiting your tastes or Hal not picking your favourite love interest, but aside from that, WEE ep3. is a mature and often times thought provoking visual novel and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for something with a bit more serious tone, in love with numbers, investing, or enjoy following people chasing their dreams.

Just be sure to start at the episode 1 for those who may stumble on this review first.

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Personal notes: I totally almost cried at least once. I also LOVED the ending. Super satisfying.

The majority of visual novels on Steam are made by relative newbies when it comes to writing and storytelling. This isn’t the case with World End Economica. It’s a thinly veiled recreation of the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, told with a level of attention to detail that requires more knowledge and research than you’d expect from your average visual novel. This is also a love story. But it takes up so little of the actual word count, that you better be on board for the economic drama, or you’ll have a miserable time.

This is the third episode, so by now you should know what to expect from this series. Everything from the characterization, production values, to the pacing are all of the same quality as the past two episodes. I’m not sure if it’ll turn out to be everything you hoped, but it is in large part exactly what you think it is.

I would’ve played the entirety of episode 3 in a single sitting, had I not started playing it too late in the evening for that to be feasible. The story keeps a good forward momentum between scenes, making it hard to stop reading. Many key moments hinge on characters and reader understanding how economic instruments work. This creates a dangerous balance, where the story has to make the jargon easy enough to understand quickly, and not dumb it down to the point where the characters don’t act as smart as they’re purported to be. There’s a built-in glossary this time, but at the time of writing, it isn’t translated yet. This will apparently be fixed with a patch. This isn’t a critical feature, as characters still go to some length to explain terminology in the script itself. So the glossary seems to have been added afterwards, and not something you have to wait for in order to understand what’s going on.

I’m not an economist, but everything you see in the story feels correct, authentic in its portrayal. Some of the events in the story are a bit too on the nose, with how they borrow from the 2008 crisis. But in most parts, it’s believable. Using the subprime mortgage crisis as a basis for the story was a good idea, because it’s an economic scenario that has aged well. Ie, it’s likely to happen again, with how China is going through its own housing bubble. When you get to “live” the crisis like this through a story, you get a better understanding for the emotional rationalizations that made it happen, and how it’ll happen again. Putting human faces behind the companies, governments and the people on the ground, living through the build-up and collapse makes it more tangible than it is just sitting at home, watching news anchors panic.

There’s three great criticisms I can level against World End Economica. First off, it’s not particularly good sci-fi. All the economic drama portrayed in episode 3 is stuff directly based off recent real world events. It was the same in the first two episodes. This isn’t how the economy will run when we have a moon colony, as we will have moved to a system beyond our current imagination. I feel it’s reasonable to expect something more visionary from sci-fi. I wouldn’t know how to begin to write such a story, so I’m actually fine with what we’ve got here. But it’s an easy thing to point out as a problem. The second thing is how characterization is packed into info heavy scenes. At times it comes across as desperate, like someone “puffing out their surprisingly developed chest”, before continuing a deep dive explanation of how credit default swaps work. Like witnessing a mashup of Frontline and harem anime. Dissonant is how I’d describe it.

The third and final criticism is the most damning one. This is the one that affected me the most. The ending feels cut short. I wanted something more indulgent, I wanted an epilogue. There’s 7 bits of CG that roll over the end credits, showing scenes I would’ve liked to have seen play out as full scenes instead. This isn’t nearly as bad as Final Fantasy XV, but it just chose to end at a spot where I felt like there was something missing, which we’re forced to fill in with our imagination by looking at pictures. It took the wind out of the finale, because up until that point, it was doing everything I wanted.

But overall, this is still very good. Time flew effortlessly as I read, and it was nice to see the story pay off on what it had spent three titles building up to. Anyone who enjoyed the first two will have a good time with this for sure. And maybe you’ll be more forgiving of the ending. I just feel like there was maybe 30-60 minutes missing there in the end. Just a bit more, and we would’ve had complete closure. So close! Still happy though.

The release of Ep. 3 is an amazing present for this holiday season. To all of us who waited this long, rejoice!

This episode is a spectacular conclusion. After playing non-stop after release, I finally hit the end to an epic journey. The beautiful yet insane world of the lunar surface is the ideal setting for Hal's final showdown. A society filled with human greed, wit, struggle, and love.

Pros

Another hype-inducing opening
Great references to plot points in ep 1 & 2
Meaningful backgrounds for crucial moments
Exciting moments like ep 1, with the character growth of ep 2
An answer to: Hagana please?

Cons (potential Pros)

Still a lot of inner monologue
Many investment terms casually tossed around
Lengthy economics discussions and explanations
Last episode (I need more)

At the end of the journey, I can say that I loved World End Economica. All of it. Even though it wasn't perfect, seeing the characters grow and mature was incredible. The dreams of children transformed into the ambition of young adults. The pacing was good, though when the game slows down, it reaally slows down. Overall, I liked the story's interesting premise and the following themes:

Low risk, low return- Light victories also mean light losses.
High risk, high return- One moment's decision defines the rest of your life. For better or worse.

WEE wonders: Maybe the giants who live unimaginable lives gambled everything they had to chase their outrageous dreams. Humans may use perfect math but their actions are downright irrational.

For an objective, some characters betray their comrades, act against their conscience, exploit the weak, etc. Is it a sign of evil? Maybe. But that motivation to cast away and move forward, is something Hal fears and admires at the same time.

Ambition is achieved through great loss and great success.

For the expectations I had after the first two games, episode 3 was the emotional payoff. My only regret is that with more CG, full voicing, and more writing, WEE could have shined even brighter. I do want more but if this is how it ends, I'm glad it happened at all.

Thank you Sekai Project for the delayed but awesome finale.
Also another thank you to the developer, Spicy Tails and the writer, Isuna Hasekura.
I expect great things from your upcoming project.

What can I say? Been waiting for this for what? 2 or so years? This visual novel isn't just interesting but deep in thought as well. Econ was never one of my strong suits but with this game you get a taste of the risk and reward of the stock market. Not to bash on other vn's but very few provide a serious narrative that takes itself seriously. WEE doesn't dumb itself down for the reader although the 3rd game provides hints in the way of highlighted terms (as of this post of the release of the game aren't translated, newcomers be aware). With that in mind I'd recommend buying the trilogy to get a full exprience.

Only Complaints? There are no voice overs so it does feel a bit detracting from the normal vn formula. Don't get me wrong the writing is incredible and the characters are memorable, but this game deserves at least character grunts or something!

Besides that the music is awesome and the art style is greatly improved this game! I recommend this game to anyone interested in economics, but also anybody who likes a good character building story (think wolf of wall street but in reverse and it's done in space and the characters are more enjoyable, basically, play it!)