Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1
Rank #310 on PlayPulse
Rank #310 on PlayPulse
In the world of Gamindustri, four goddesses known as CPUs battled for supremacy in the War of the Guardians. One of the CPUs – Neptune – was defeated by the others and banished from the heavens. In her fall from grace, her memories were lost but a mysterious book reveals itself to Neptune with knowledge of all of Gaminudstri’s history. Joined by Compa, IF, and the sentient book known as Histoire, Neptune embarks on an extraordinary journey across four different nations on a quest to save the entire world! Key Features. Previously only available on consoles, now you can immerse yourself in the zany JRPG madness of the Hyperdimension Neptunia series for the first time on PC! . Major graphical updates let you savor the true power of these Goddesses in glorious HD! . Battle with up to 3 characters on the field, with 3 more as support. Use them to perform special attacks, or swap them out at any time! . Use "Plans" to customize the game - change up enemy difficulty, dungeon treasures, and more! . Craft unique equipment imbued with one or more abilities! . The game now features a Japanese language mode!. .
As someone who played this game to platinum three times on the Vita (thanks, stacking region trophy lists!), I find it to be the best Neptunia released in the West yet. The gameplay is simple to grasp and fun to play and the script is the best yet with quite a few funny moments, which is a huge step up from the very first game's cringe-worthy reference overdosing every few seconds. The English dub is also very good. Just one note: the cutscene portraits weren't scaled up, which is quite noticeable during cutscenes, particularly against the much crisper backgrounds. It's not a dealbreaker, but it may bother some people.
Pros: Improvements to the combat system compared to the original Neptunia Not an in-depth story, but a fun and enjoyable experience Customization to character appearances (not for all characters) Great comedy, even if you don't understand all the references Tons of replayability Not as fanservicy as you would think Lovable characters Nice animations (despite some being rehased from previous games) Meh: Grind for materials is real, especially when you're going into DLC territory Difficulty curve is very random. It's either too hard, or too easy You'll either need a list/guide/site for the materials. Unless you're a super-computer that can remember all 100+ items and where they drop. Cons: First PC port by Idea Factory, understandable for problems to arise. Community has pretty much picked up on all the fixes almost. Idea Factory mends this problem pretty quickly as well, which is commendable Chapter requirements for optional dungeons for the Add Enemies plans. Very tedious to navigate the store/plans when you have more plans unlocked Vita controls displayed. Once again, first PC port, but you'll have to memorize what you hotkeyed Would I recommend this game? You bet I would if you're into JRPGs. There's plenty of fixes for your systems from the community around. Just need to do a little search for them, if there's none. Feel free to always post about it for Idea Factory to potentially check out with future ports.
What you should look for in this game: Cute girls doing cute stuff GRINDING Fun RPG combat system Silly story Meta-puns What you should not look for in this game: Serious characters Serious issues Story-branches(there is no real branch, only 2 different endings and a part where you choose the order to do some stuff)
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