Super Neptunia RPG

This is one of the games it’s really hard to get an honest opinion of. We have die hard fanboys defending it regardless of flaws, fanboys upset by the direction the game went saying everything about it is awful, and a gaming media that for the most part has a hard time reviewing any game like this, where the target audience isn’t NA. So … hopefully I can do a better job for people on the fence about buying this.
One of the most common “fanboy” arguments is that the game doesn’t even have to be that good. As long as you’re doing something semi-enjoyable, the fantastic voice acting, the humor and the strong, developed characters are enough. If you can’t just enjoy hanging out with the girls making fun of video games and gamers, you might not have a soul. For the most part … they have a point. I laughed my butt off adjusting the voice volume because the test line is Neptune singing her own name.
When games can put a smile on your face in the setting menu … they have a lot going for them. It’s funny, and heartwarming, and if you like Neptune games you’re going to get most of what you love before you even have to worry about the gameplay. One negative here is the supporting cast, which isn’t nearly as strong as it is in other games in the series, or as strong as it could be if they just stuck to the usual cast of bad guys.
The combat system is very Japanese, and that’s got a lot of good and bad attached to it. At its core looking as objectively as possible … it’s solid. It’s got a ton of verity going for it, it’s versatile enough that you can build characters the way you want to, and enough complexity that it feels fresh and makes you want to dive in. But if you do … that’s where the Japan factor pops up. Combat can be simple enough that you can “auto win” most fights by being the appropriate level with the appropriate gear and hitting random buttons. At the same time, it’s extremely unforgiving with the way the weakness system and action points work. You could easily smoke show a boss only to get crushed by a standard monster, and if you’re not paying attention you might not even understand why.
If you ARE paying attention, the micromanagement required to min/max is, in a word, insane. Assuming only 4 characters and ignoring items and abilities, there are 354 meaningfully different ways to set up your party and changing between them requires a fair bit of time in menus. There is a giant whole in the combat system where a middle ground should be. Don’t engage with the customization, it’s too simple. Do engage, it’s overwhelming. This is how Japanese gamers like it though, and the idea of spending 5 minutes switching up your gear and abilities between most fights is part of most RPJs made for that audience. It’s also the norm for the game to have a tiered combat system, where just winning the game has you fighting relatively easy monsters you don’t need to think much about, but the opinion side quests have you up against enemies harder then the final boss. If that’s something you LIKE about the JRPG, this game pulls it off really well, but if it isn’t something you like … how well it pulls it off quickly becomes a huge negative.
`The platforming is a hot mess. Again, it’s giving the Japanese audience what it wants with brutal and unforgiving jumps, but I just don’t think the game has the mechanical foundation to support that. It’s not critical to game play though … most of the hard jumps are to get loot your likely going to ignore unless you are all in on the combat system. Missing a jump just respwans you close by, you never lose any progress or even that much time. You just set up and try again. You don’t need the top-tier loot you get from platforming unless you want to min/max, meaning it’s going to be super frustrating and unrewarding for most NA players.
The art is fantastic, but it’s often hard to tell what’s a collision object, so expect a lot of trial and error for something as simple as getting from a to b. There is a map system that really mitigates this problem, but again, switching to a map every time you move a screen isn’t a NA habit. In Japan searching for every possible hidden item or spot is normal to the point where if you DON’T have to pay as much attention to the journey as the destination, a game is poorly received. Just like the combat system, Nep RPG does a pretty good job of this, which you’re going to love or hate based on your expectations from an RPG.
I mean … the game is fun. If it wasn’t from such a storied franchise, I don’t think there would be a lot of discussion beyond that. Remove any expectations, most people are going to peg this at a solid 7, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But fans don’t want 7, they don’t even accept that it’s a thing. The game is 9+, or it’s garbage and the series is going to hell and IF betrayed me.
Who should buy this? Well, if you’ve played a JRPG that wasn’t made for the NA market before and liked it, or you’re a fan of Neptune and the rest of the girls, this game is easily worth the price of admission. I wouldn’t recommend this as anyone’s first Neptunia game OR anyone’s first JRPG, because it’s not a stellar example of either of those things on its own. And if you DON’T like JRPGs and cringe at “fan service” that goes the full spectrum from 4th wall breaking to call backs to jokes from decades old games to good old panty shots … stay away. Far, far away.

I was quite surprised. A game by a western developer in cooperation with the original neptunia devs.
+ Pleasant graphics
+ good animations
+ my fav Heroines pretty good in motion
+ i like the drawn bacgrounds
+ simple and easy to follow story
+ enjoyable gameplay
+ funny story with its moments :D
+/- music was ok
+/- controls were a bit clunky from to time
+/- minor bugs
- there a some serious issues with teh stat distribution (why has Noire so inferior stats?)
- short game (but its ok)
all in all for me as a neptunia fan i am quite surprised that this game was very entertaining for me. I saw more detailed expressions of the four goddesses. I am not quite fond of the visual novel style in the installments of this series, but this kind of story telling and cut scenes were by far pretty good. I enjoyed every minute of playing this game. I look forward to another 2D installment from both Artisan Studios, IF Compa etc.
Not all fans share my opinion, but it was something different and i am glad i played it :D

Battle system reminds me of Valkyrie Profile, leveling & mastering your weapons with equipment to get skills & abilities is like Final Fantasy 9. Game runs pretty well on my computer even during my playthrough of it. I'm enjoying Super Neptunia RPG the gameplay itself has a reference to other games as two I just mentioned. Never heard of Valkyrie Profile or Final Fantasy 9 look em up & play em. As Final Fantasy 9 is on Steam. I love the grinding in this game cause I did a lot of offscreen farming to save time from recording. So I recommend playing Valkyrie Profile & Final Fantasy 9 before playing this.

This game has good and bad qualities of it.
I liked the story in my opinion, it's very different from the other Neptunia titles, and I liked the music from the Deluxe DLC even though it's 192 kbps MP3.
The thing I hate on this game is that the battle system. I hate to admit it, it took me more than 20 minutes to beat the end because of lack of planning and I have to wait before I can attack.
But if you just want a Nep game in your collection, wait for Steam Sale and buy it.

Not worth $60. Get it at a discounted $20, then it's worth the price. Most people finish the game in just about 20 hours, I finished it just above 19. It was not JRPG difficulty. At no point in the game did I have to stop and grind or farm. All of the bosses and enemies were a piece of cake at the natural level. It's not a good RPG or a good Neptunia game, but it was still fun. There are pixel perfect jumps at the beginning but you get double jump later on that makes them easy. Overall, it's a good experience if you have the time to kill and want an easy sense of accomplishment.

Artisan treated the franchise well! I mean, it's not the best Nep game I've played, but it's solid nonetheless, especially the battle system (which was great). I had a lot of fun!
However, I should note: a disappointing aspect for me is that the whole premise of the series (characters representing video game companies/franchises) is largely ignored in this one. "Artisan" herself is the only new character where I got the reference. I even tried looking up what the new characters are supposed to represent, just in case I was missing something obvious, but as it turns out NOBODY ELSE KNOWS EITHER. Kind of a weird design decision, given what the series is about.

If you liked the previous Neptunia entries you'll like this one too. Nep nep
The story is very fun and entertaining.
Theres also quite alot of 2D platforming in this game and some abilities to do even more platforming.
I love the new change in gameplay and the combat system is a good idea.
The battle system is really solid and fun it features a stamina type AP system that fill overtime as the battle advances, which also fill way faster when exploiting enemy weaknesses combined with formation skill sets that let you switch between healing, buffing, attacking or using magic in real time. But you cannot use every skill in every formation so thats where the strategy is involved.
Theres alot of things to max out and tons and tons of skills and post game content to try to max out and try, characters learn skills by equipping weapons and accessories, skills have their own experience bar that fills a little after every battle, if you max it, you master the skill and your character doesn't require the item to be equipped to use that skill again.

Neptunia is known for their cute and funny characters and old rpg/game tropes, if you have enjoyed any other neptunia game, it should be an easy pick. For newcomers, if you like cute anime characters, rpg games and light hearted stories, I believe you should love the neptunia games and Super Neptunia RPG is a great choice to check out the main characters.
The 2D art style from characters to backgrounds are amazing reminds alot of 2D side scrolling rpg like (Valkyrie Profile, Odin sphere or Muramasa the Demon Blade )
NEPU ! !