[Mobile Games]Neverness to Everness preview - "An exhilarating, anything-goes RPG, but with an ongoing identity crisis"

[-CosmiNNe]

Back in my carefree Tales of Destiny days, all that wide-eyed ten-year-old me could do to feel mildly insurgent was to sneak to a cave off the beaten path, in vehement defiance of the next town the narrative was telling me to visit. 

In Neverness to Everness, becoming an outlaw is inevitable - so before you step into the colourful world of Hethereau, you'd best be prepared to embrace the full criminal life.

Everyone's calling it an anime GTA
In my aforementioned Tales of Destiny act of anarchy, the exhilaration of taking on enemies far stronger than I was - and getting beaten to a pulp within seconds - was an absolute thrill, because even though I'm the most non-confrontational person in the world, it's fun to feed my (non-existent) rebellious side every once in a while.
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In Neverness to Everness, you're encouraged to cause chaos to add even more colour to the already vibrant city, as you're free to do literally whatever you want across its open world.
Want to commandeer a car from a hapless citizen? Go right ahead. Need to flex those itchy hands? Feel free to steal people's personal belongings while they're not looking. Eager to rise up the ranks on the police's Most Wanted list? You don't even need to ask.

Paint the town red and the world's your oyster and all that - plus, it's all presented with gorgeous Genshin-esque visuals powered by the Unreal Engine, with streets that look wet after the rain and nights that shine under the city lights when you're out and about. 

And when you're on your sweet ride of choice (the RPG gives you a taste of the biker's life to begin), cruising through the highways without the weight of the world on your shoulders, anything's possible.

It's the end of the world…but this is fine
Well, in reality, there is some weight you'll have to carry along with you, as you're tasked with investigating Anomalies that are literally turning the world upside down.
The futuristic society you're in is the epitome of order, but the unexplained Anomalies popping up here and there are ruining the utopia by turning otherwise harmless objects and locations into twisted versions of themselves. 

https://www.pocketgamer.com/neverness-to-everness/preview/