#Neptunia
#Neptunia
by Amr (@siegarettes)
Every once in a while Neptunia will draw me in with a new premise, something that promises to break up the monotony of the main line games. Like Superdimension Neptunia vs. SEGA Hard Girls, Dimension Tripper Neptune does this by drawing on the appeal of SEGA properties, this time with taking after SEGA’s Space Harrier. Sadly, the resemblance is only superficial, and the comparison once again doesn’t work in Neptune’s favor.
By: RJ (@rga_02)
• Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls
• Developer - Compile Hears
• Publisher - Idea Factory
• PC/Steam
We’ve already reviewed this game - not once, but twice. But as the resident Neptunia expert ™ here on clickbliss, I feel that I should give my two cents.
By: RJ (@rga_02)
What pops up to mind when you hear “VIIR?” You might think, “oh, it could be the long-awaited Final Fantasy VII Remake.” But surprise! It isn’t. It’s actually Megadimension Neptunia VIIR – but this time you get to be with your console goddess up close and personal, but would you want to?
By: David (@friendshipguy_)
• Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online
• Developer - IDEA FACTORY, COMPILE HEART, TAMSOFT
• Publisher - Idea Factory International
• PC/Steam
• Rating - T
There are some genuine gems that Idea Factory pushes out from their Neptunia franchise on the regular, though often times the gap between those is filled with titles that don’t quite have as much luster as the others. Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online for PC unfortunately lacks a lot of shine that I’d hope for it to have.
By: RJ (@rga_02)
People often joke about the number of sports videogames out in the market, then you look at a franchise like Neptunia. The games range from traditional RPGs to idol simulation games and they seem to come out every other month. It also feels that every entry seems to be a carbon copy of another. While the characters and dialog are charming, the games themselves are nothing to be desired of as of recently. Until now.
I’ll just say this right out of the gate. This game is good. Not ironically good, but actually good.
By: David (@friendshipguy_)
• Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls
• Developer - IDEA FACTORY, COMPILE HEAR, FELISTELLA
• Publisher - Idea Factory International
• PC/Steam
Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls is, of course, the next series in featuring the plucky cast of the games that centered around them before. If you’ve played a Neptunia game, you more than likely know what to expect - a good or bad thing, depending on who you ask. Most of the cast is back for this entry with new additions to their crew: the aforementioned Sega Hard Girls, which are developed via collaborative efforts between Sega and ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko imprint. A little esoteric if you don’t know where they’ve come from - I sure didn’t - but it makes sense for Sega’s officially sanctioned characters to eventually meet up with Idea Factory’s creations sooner or later. Doubly so considering the fact that Sega is the distributor of the entirety of the Neptunia franchise. Idea Factory always goes above and beyond with their translations and selection for English voice actors, though theirold habits and mechanics crop up like red flags in this installment. This review is for the Steam version that released this month, this a one for one port of the Vita version.
By: David (@friendshipguy_)
Read our original review here
Editor’s Note: NepZom is the term we made up to shorten the title for this game.
My inception into the Neptunia universe was bound to happen sooner or later, what I know about the series already is that; it’s about personified versions of hardware or gaming consoles, and that they’ve built a small but loyal fanbase around their jRPGs. It’s gotten to the point that I feel that at least most people into jRPG’s, or are at least somewhat invested in the jRPG scene have heard of the Neptunia series. As a new comer to the series, you could imagine my surprise when I heard they’d made an action game, with a PC version no less. There’s already a review for the game up here on clickbliss, but that happens to be the Vita version, I was tasked with the PC/Steam copy of the game – from what I gather, it’s not that different of an experience.
By: Omar (@siegarettes)
Read our original review on Neptunia U here
Having thoroughly toured the world of the JRPG, Neptune and company now venture out into the world of the arena brawler. Once again their fight takes place in Gamindustri, a world full of puns and jokes poking fun at the real world of Japanese game development. Instead of taking part in the main series Console Wars, however, this time the team is battling to show off for Dengekiko and Famitsu, two reporters based on the Japanese game magazines. The plot is a side story to the main series, removed from any stakes or events that occur there, and essentially exists to set up a reason for you to make each character brawl against hundreds of enemies.