Since Amazon won't let me post this review and I hate to waste the review I spent a lot of time on, I decided to post after a hiatus of sorts. I just got lazy with posting. In any case, here is a new game review. Hope it helps someone buy a new game.
My Playtime: 300+ hours
Genre: Strategy Turn Based RPG
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Honestly, I’m not a fan of the Hyperdimension Neptunia series. I love the story but I just couldn’t get the
rhythm of the battle system. I gave up
on the series after playing the first one.
Now, this game was $5 digitally and I decided to give this series one
more try. Now after 300 hours of
gameplay, I think can safely give my fair assessment.
Wondering why I played for 300 hours for about 3 months? Besides the fact that I probably don’t have a
life. This is the main bad thing about
this type of game. If you are a
completionist, this game will push you to your limit. There were about 20 girls and each one has
their own character challenge (there was about 20 attributes i.e. fighting
alone, critical attacks, using items, counters, etc.) that needed to be maxed
out. Let me tell you, do you know how
long it takes to counter over 80 enemies with all 20 girls with a 50% chance of
actually countering? It is nearly an
impossible achievement. Besides leveling
up characters, there were “lily ranks” - the amount of affection between the
girls. This wasn’t so bad but this was
the reason for all my hours. To get 100%
trophy, you need max affection for all the girls.
Anyways, besides my obsession for trophy collecting, there
was a lot of good to the game. This was
a strategy/turn-based RPG. My only
comparison would be to Stella Glow’s (one of my favorite games). The characters can move certain amount of
squares in the grid and then be assigned an action. When your team is done, it is the enemies turn
to take action. It is different from the
original games.
The graphics were so cute and crisp. Their designs were of the 3D chibi variety
when they were in battle, but flat regular appearance during dialogue
sequences. Each character continued with
the theme of being a parody of video game tropes. There were a few fan-service images. Nothing too bad. The voice acting was good. BGM was forgettable but good elevator music. The only bad would be the repetitiveness of
the battles.
If you like Stella Glow, you will like this game as
well. People who like the Neptunia
series should get it for their collections.
However, the fighting system is different. So be aware of that. If you just want the story, it was possible
to breeze through, but there were some boss battles that will be difficult
without grinding. I would recommend
giving the game a try. However, if you
hate grinding and revisiting the same dungeons, it might not be for you.
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