Megadimension Neptunia VII
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 North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) |
Idea Factory Compile Heart[1] |
| Publisher(s) |
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| Artist(s) |
Tsunako Manamitsu |
| Composer(s) |
Kenji Kaneko Yoshitaka Hiroda Takeshi Toriumi Tsutomu Narita Chihiro Fujioka Takeshi Abo |
| Series | Hyperdimension Neptunia |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Megadimension Neptunia VII (新次元ゲイム ネプテューヌVII Shin Jigen Game Neptune Victory II, "New Dimension Game Neptune Victory II" in Japan) is a Japanese role-playing game in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series of role-playing games, developed exclusively for the PlayStation 4.[4][5] A western release has been announced for 2016.[3]
Gameplay
The game features a new battle system with a different combo structure to previous games, although some similarities still exist. The gameplay places strong emphasis on the positioning of characters.[6] Each goddess character has a "Next Form", which is an additional transformation phase on top of their existing goddess transformations; these forms cause changes to combat style, in addition to character personality changes.[7][8]
Plot
The game is separated into three individual chapters with different stories for each dimension, each with a unique title:[9]
- Zerodimension Neptunia Z: Twilight of the Desperate CPU (零次元ゲイム ネプテューヌZ 崖っぷち女神のラグナロク) - Neptune and Nepgear are blown to the Zero Dimension, where they stumble across Uzume and an adult-size Neptune.[6]
- Hyperdimension Neptunia G: The Golden Leaders, Reconstructors of Gamindustri (超次元ゲイムネプテューヌG 黄金の先導者 ギョウ界改変のエグジスタンス)
- Heartdimension Neptunia H: Trilogy Finale: Into Legend (心次元ゲイム ネプテューヌH トリロジーファイナル そして伝説へ)
Characters
- Uzume Tennohboshi (天王星うずめ, Ten'nōboshi uzume)/ Orange Heart Voiced by: Mariko Honda[10]: A mysterious tomboy who suffers amnesia (Represents Sega Dreamcast). She's serious and straightforward but she has her dreamy side. She's later revealed to be a CPU of Planeptune in her dimension, much like Plutia in Ultradimension. She later gain the ability to transform into Orange Heart. While as Orange Heart, her personality changes from tomboyish and seriousness into girly and childish but she can be serious in battle nonetheless. She carries a megaphone as her default weapon.
- Gold Third: (ゴールドサァド): A group consisting of four members who attempting to take over the four nations of Gamindustri in Hyperdimension. Among them are:
- B-Sha: Represents Bandai-Namco. A young girl who plays hero and loves money but is scared of monsters. She rules over Planeptune
- K-Sha: Represents Konami. A young girl attending Lastation's military academy, who becomes ruthless when holding a firearm. She rules over Lastation.
- C-Sha: The leader of the group, represents Capcom. Subjected to torture by Lowee's corrupt government.
- S-Sha: Represents Square Enix. Rules over Leanbox and has Vert do missions, but has another side to her.
- Kurome Ankokuboshi: The main antagonist who is the dark side of Uzume and one of the Dark CPUs. Her main purpose is to merge all dimensions and destroy them into nothing.
- DLC characters
- Million Arthur: Represents Square Enix's free-to-play card game, Million Arthur.[11]
- God Eater: Represents God Eater[12]
- Nitroplus: Represents Nitroplus.[13]
Development
The game was first announced on March 16, 2014 during the "Game no Dengeki Kanshasai 2014" stage event in Akihabara, alongside Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed.[14][15] On June 16, 2014 it was announced that the game would be a PS4 exclusive.[16] Compile Heart initially considered releasing each of the three chapters as separate games, and as a result different title logos were created for each story.[6] The game is produced by Naoko Mizuno, alongside director Shingo Onodera and character artist Tsunako.[17]
As part of a promotional collaboration with Makai Shin Trillion, costume DLC for the outfits of Makai Shin Trillion characters will be released for the game on July 23, 2015.[18]
Reception
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The game sold 22,609 physical retail copies within its debut week of release in Japan.[21] The game received a review score of 32/40 by Famitsu.[20]
References
- ↑ 新次元ゲイム ネプテューヌＶII
- ↑ 2014-12-22, Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II Will Release In Japan This April, Siliconera.
- 1 2 2015-09-02, Megadimension Neptunia VII coming west in early 2016, Gematsu
- ↑ 2014-08-28, PS4『新次元ゲイム ネプテューヌVII』最新PV“心次元編”が8月28日に公開！ PV中には“心”“二面性”といったワードや謎の少女の姿も！, Dengeki Online
- ↑ 2014-08-28, PS4『新次元ゲイム ネプテューヌVII』「終わりの幕開け」の真意とは!? 謎めく『心次元ゲイム ネプテューヌH』の登場も, Inside
- 1 2 3 2014-10-11, 「新次元ゲイム ネプテューヌVII」はシリーズ本編の正統後継作にして，新システムを盛り込んだ意欲作。その概要とシリーズ展開についてキーパーソンに直撃, 4gamer.
- ↑ 2014-06-25, Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II’s Next Form detailed, Gematsu.
- ↑ 2014-06-25, The CPUs Get A New Transformation In Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II, Siliconera.
- ↑ 2014-10-10, Compile Heart shares new Hyperdimension Neptunia VII details, Gematsu.
- ↑ 2014-06-24, Hyperdimension Neptunia VII introduces new form, more, Gematsu.
- ↑ http://gematsu.com/2015/08/neptune-vs-zombie-army-adds-tamsoft-chan-neptunia-vs-sega-hard-girls-adds-nepbike
- ↑ http://gematsu.com/2015/06/first-look-god-eater-chan-hyperdimension-neptunia-vii-uzume-neptune-vs-zombie-army
- ↑ http://gematsu.com/2015/07/hyperdimension-neptunia-victory-ii-adds-nitroplus-chan
- ↑ "【速報】『ネプテューヌ』の新作が2作も!? 『超次元アクション ネプテューヌU』＆『新次元ゲイム ネプテューヌVII』が発表" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ↑ 2014-03-16, Two new Hyperdimension Neptunia games announced, Gematsu.
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-17/new-teaser-reveals-compile-heart-neptunia-vii-will-be-released-for-ps4/.75644
- ↑ 2014-07-18, Compile Heart Teases Neptunia VII Game's Plot in 3rd Promo Video, Anime News Network.
- ↑ Dengeki PlayStation volume 594 (23 July 2015 issue), page 62-63.
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/megadimension-neptunia-vii
- 1 2 "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1376". Gematsu. April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Media Create Sales: 4/20/15 – 4/26/15". Gematsu. April 29, 2015.
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