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How to Unlock Ultimate Difficulty

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This is a guide on how to unlock Ultimate Difficulty in NEO: The World Ends with You (NEO TWEWY). Read on to learn how to unlock Ultimate Difficulty in the post-game in order to get rarer pins!

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How to Unlock Ultimate Difficulty

Social Network Reward

NEO TWEWY Unlock Ultimate Difficulty

The Ultimate Difficulty can be unlocked in the post-game, after forming a connection with Joshua Kiryu on Week 3, Final Day. Purchase the reward in the Social Network for 8 Friendship Points (FP).

Social Network Guide

Go to Difficulty Settings

NEO TWEWY Unlock Difficulty

After purchase, open the Difficulty Menu by pressing + (Switch) or the Touchpad (PS4). Here, you'll have the option to choose between Easy, Normal, Hard, and Ultimate difficulty.

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Ultimate Difficulty Rewards

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NEO TWEWY Ultimate Rare Pins

The rarest of Pins can only be accessed on the Ultimate difficulty. If you want to 100% your Pin collection, you will need to defeat all enemies again on the Ultimate difficulty. These enemies will be a lot stronger this time, but you will also be rewarded with more EXP for defeating each.

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