#Neptunia reverse ps5 review full

When I did create interesting combos it was satisfying, but most of the time it felt like way too much effort for a payoff that was barely noticeable in the battle. I constantly had to go back into a pause menu, scroll through moves, and rebuild my combos when I wanted to try out new moves. And the limited amount of options while in battle is too restrictive. It's an intriguing idea, but the complicated setup makes the combo tree unintuitive. The combos are controlled via a customizable branching menu system. Each character has Action Points that are used on her turn to unleash four-part combo attacks. Neptunia's battle system is one of the few elements of the game that seems fully fleshed out, though overambitious for this RPG. There is a lot of unrealized potential in this world and these characters that never gets displayed.

Likewise, while the game has some well done 3D character models, the dungeons they run around in are all dull, boring hallways. And I really want to talk to NPCs that are more than a vague silhouette. But if a developer is going to create these worlds like floating steampunk islands and medieval kingdoms, I want to see them. I love menu controls as an option, a way to quickly jump to key areas. The art of the different planets is pretty, and I like the conceptualizations of how a world based around the consoles would look, but unfortunately there is nothing to explore because the entire overworld is menu based. Aside from the interesting premise, there's not much in Neptunia to get excited about. The localizers deserve kudos for translating Japanese-specific gaming jokes, and finding humorous American equivalents.

#Neptunia reverse ps5 review full

The story is crammed full of video game references that span multiple decades and numerous consoles, as well as memes and in-jokes that are region specific. That said, somebody give the localization people a raise.

Unfortunately Hyperdimension Neptunia's story is muddled, poorly written, and full of way too many side stories that go nowhere. The combined efforts of SEGA, NISA, and multiple veteran developers sounds like an RPG fan's wet dream, especially considering the sheer amount of cleavage, heaving bosoms, and sexual innuendo that a game like this produces.