From PS Vita to PS3, the Neptunia series has transformed every dimension on the way, but what’s new and improved about the series’ next installment: Megadimension Neptunia VII?
Well, luckily you’re on air with “Iffy’s Nepstation,” straight from Idea Factory International! I’m Ari, your host/blogger and today I’ve put together a list of 7 reasons players are going to love Megadimension Neptunia VII — which is out today on PS4!
I. Neps in HDD and in HD!
Need I say more? It’s the first Neptunia game on PS4! From SP skills to each of Nep’s signature victory poses, the game flows in smooth 1080p!
II. NEXT Forms
NEXT forms are the third installment in this series’ signature feature: cute transforming heroines. These are the coolest (and strongest) transformations yet in the whole Neptunia franchise.
The NEXT forms come packed with elaborate SP skill animations and amazing transformation sequences, and each goddess’ transformation is directly inspired by the nation they protect. I mean, just how cool is wearing a Mario-esque hat with wings or an HMD while you hack n’ slash through dogoos?!
III. Even more ways to “Nep” Up the Baddies
New additions to the battle system like “Giant Battles,” “Parts Break,” and “Formation Skills” add extra strategy and action to the classic Neptunia turn-based battle system!
Giant Battles take players to a whole other realm to duke it out with larger-than-life bosses, and Parts Break allows players to seal certain enemy parts so their attacks can be disabled. When placement matters and when damage is solely relayed through SP Skills, EXE drives, and cooperative attacks, Megadimension Neptunia VII transforms the Neptunia series into more moe and battle than before!
IV. Neplunker
Neptunia is known for its game references and allusions to pop culture, but this time they’ve taken mini-games to the next level! “Neplunker” is a mini-game, completely separate from the main game, with elements of the classic “Spelunker,” and just as it sounds, the Neps must venture through the Neplunker dungeon to win special items!
V. Uzume & Umio
In good ol’ Neptunia fashion, the down-to-earth Uzume kicks butt in her HDD transformation, Orange Heart, alongside her fish-face sidekick-in-crime, Umio! And that’s reason enough for me to love this surf n’ turf duo. I should mention, Uzume’s weapon is a megaphone and it doesn’t get cooler than that. This allows her range to fan out before her, and she can definitely wham more enemies that way! Meanwhile, Umio is just dandy.
VI. Gold Third
In the game they’re known as the “New Rulers of Gamindustri” and play a huge role in the second part of the game, Hyper Dimension. But for me, these girls look as fun as they are to play because all of their attack combos and skills are a reference to popular Japanese game series and developers.
They’re every bit of eye-patched-jetpack-wearing-sword-slaying goodness you ever needed! I mean, just look at them!
VII. Stories, Worlds, and Good Things Come in Three
Speaking of Gold Third, the story is broken up into three parts: Zero Dimension, Hyper Dimension, and Heart Dimension. Each world has its own Nepic plot and focus with new characters like Uzume and Umio. It really takes the Neptunia series’ storytelling to the next level! There’s even separate endings you can achieve… so I’d save often if I were you.
So there you have it! Seven awesome reasons to check out Megadimension Neptunia VII. Get the game today on PS4 Be prepared: there’s even more nonsensical dialogue, more item customization, and tons of battle strategies waiting to Nep you up, all packed into one game.
And as something to look forward to, I give you…
Umio wearing an Umio eyemask (my favorite DLC item)! Expect more awesome DLC like this (e.g. Playable Umio, playable Nepgya, and Trillion: God of Destruction costumes), set to release weekly in the next few months to come.
Lastly, cut to the trailer!
Thanks for reading my maiden blog and let’s chat in the comments below!
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Can you give an explanation why the Japanese Voice Overs is not on disc but instead made as DLC? Although I am glad Japanese voice overs are included, there should be no reason why we need to use unnecessary hard drive space when there should be sufficient space to include them on the Blu Ray disc.
i think it’s something down to royalties, basically every copy they sell they’ll have to give a cut to the japanese VA’s so say they sell 50k copies and only 13k use the JP VA they’ll still be having to give a cut of that 50k revenue to royalties whereas with the dlc they can just get away with only giving a cut of the revenue from 13k worth of copies instead
Hmm. I’m assuming English VAs get a lump sum for their job and don’t get royalties, like Japanese VAs. But I doubt IF will confirm or deny any of this but your explanation certainly makes perfect sense. Thanks!
Check their Facebook page. Something about how the game was programmed made technical difficulties.
Hello TheWintendoHii!
We understand how much fans want Japanese voiceover audio in our games, so we always strive to bring JP audio to the west. Due to several technical reasons, this time there was no way to fit the audio on the game disc–the game was just so big, with all of its content! As way to still provide the JP audio, we’ve included it as a FREE DLC on the PSN Store.
It has nothing to do with royalties or anything, but simply that we could not fit the audio on the same disc. Hope that answers it! Thank you for understanding. :)
Thanks for clarifying Arianne!
I don’t understand you when you say “There is no reason.” Here is a reason, making a game is a difficult task and they also don’t need to bring over the JP voices at all. Be happy you’re getting them, you aren’t entitled to anything. A PS4 has more than enough space to hold any DLC they include.. I don’t mean to come off like a jerk but c’mon lol. Also my views only reflect my own opinion I don’t work for anybody in the industry lol.
Come on IFI you’re not fooling anyone with that lie and its honestly disgusting you would even go there.
Blu rays fit 25 gigs. The game doesn’t even come close to half of that with the audio included. Please do not take your fans for idiots.
Would have fit the correct audio on the game disc if time and resources weren’t wasted replacing it with a completely different audio track that doesn’t need to exist.
But still, at least offering it as a download is a huge step ahead of most games released today. Its sad that in 2016 its still a rarity for a Japanese game to include the correct audio and every game publisher still feels the need to waste time and resources replacing the correct audio with a different audio track.
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Time and resources weren’t wasted putting on the wrong audio track? Look I get that you’re a purist… who doesn’t want to learn the language in order to get the unadulterated PURE version (stuff is lost in Translation) but, they have made plenty of games. If they had evidence that no one wanted English they wouldn’t dub.
So clearly it makes sense form a business standpoint for them to hire voice actresses. You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not the arbiter of what is the right and wrong voice track for the rest of all of the gamindustri.
So please respectfully not use language like that.
Onto the space to fit the voice track? The game download is 8GB, the audio track is 2GB. This isn’t the 360, or the Wii U, there’s enough space. So… If I had to guess i would say they didn’t have time to finish all the coding for dual audio, before the disk were ready to be pressed, and maybe they have to get the game out soon enough to have an impact on their financial earnings.