Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution

reedio could experiment on me any day ;)

So im only one hour in, but i can already say gameplay or combat wise this game is the best ( for me ) neptunia game their is. Again, the story is kind of mid, when compared to the S tier rebirth titles. However, this game is basically a replica of Sisters Vs Sisters, with a different story and updated combat system. Basically everything wrong with SvS combat system is "fixed" to a degree in this game. Things SvS does such as common hit detection problems, your fellow characters hardly attacking, often times...just literally standing there running back and forth taking damage and doing nothing, are all mostly fixed in this game. I can semi-afk in combat and my squadron will finish the enemies fairly quickly depending on monster and zone etc. So if you want the non turn based semi open combat system, and no more AP either, so you can just keep doing combos essentially without waiting for stamina to regen like in SvS, then this is the game youd wanna buy asap. As always, tons of cool customization options and everything that makes neptunia games stick out. You can ride motorcycles, build your own little base, albeit fairly lmited, but theirs so many new features not in the other game…

The last "big" spin-off before upcoming main title. It got some improvements since Sisters Vs Sisters so let's kangaroo jump into it. + New cast members are alright. + Story is nothing groundbreaking but still interesting. While it's usual Neptune goofs, it got some...deepness to it. A lil bit. + Music is BANGING, I hope IF/CH will invite this composer again. + Combat got improved, at least it feels less clunky here. Still not perfect, but improvement is still an improvement. + A whole ONE real puzzle(not the usual time waster type, it's an easy one tho) and a MAZE dungeon. It's not a big plus, but gotta give credit where it's due. +- Dungeons are reused. Again. There are some new ones tho. +- I'm not sure, but I feel like dungeons got a little less tangled. +- Because we got new 3 Goddesses, story focuses on them this time. The others are mostly just there or being plot devices. It's understandable but still. +- Racing modes are fine. I wish time attack was less clunky though. Hard to race against time when you stuck on every corner of invisible walls. +- No different endings this time. They added "routes" and "choices" but only things that will change are a few scenes …

As a big Neptunia series fan, I desperately want to like this game. It has a lot of good ideas - the management part, taking over more and more territory, the dungeons look like someone tried to make them presentable and have some actual mechanics, all of that is fine. The graphics are even top-notch for the series I'd say. The story is kinda meh and the new characters are mediocre at best, but still fine. Unfortunately, the game falls flat on its face when it comes to exploration and the combat system. Side quests are all "Yeah, go...defeat 10 of those enemies I guess, then come back" - boring and repetitive. The fights are terrible. It's better than 4 Goddesses Online, but only just - attacks feel floaty and random, movement is just a suggestion, blocking is there but feels abysmal. With every fight I did, I could feel my motivation getting sucked out of my body until eventually, I couldn't do it anymore. Shame, I was really hoping this game would finally manage to scratch my Neptunia itch again - maybe it gets better in the long run, but since there are so many better games out there, I don't think I'll ever find out.

I'm sorry but it isn't any better than SvS.

Neptune fans are eating good on this one.; I stepped away from the franchise because of the VTuber nonsense of belittling fans of fanservice and this game has shown that Iffy and Compa like money more than telling people how they should think and live.; Seriously, this game is polished, pretty, comes with free bikinis and tiddies. The gameplay is fun, I'm 12 hours in and not finished chapter 2, there's at least 9 chapters. You like Neptune? You like RPGs? You like some A in your RPG? This game is so much fun I wrote this long ass review.